Waiting for a NOA2 from VSC for your I-129F?

[MKCT 0]

I am gonna call them again!!! Have you called Mel and Syl?

Let us know what they tell you! Good luck to all of us today!!! I want my approval now!!!!!!!!

She said I would need to call again and ask for a referral in Vermont or look up the case on the website. For a referral she said dial 1-800-375-5283, 1,2,2,6,2 (then it asks for case # BUT dont enter it just hit 4). She said they would send an email out to Vermont requesting status...

Is this a first? I have not heard of this.

i'm confused.... What did you ask for?

I did the RFE trick as I have done in the past. NOW i am on hold BUT i never gave her a case# so I dont understand why I am on hold.

You're calling again!!?? Hahaha! Great!!!!

So you're using the RFE trick again?

Edited October 19, 2007 by Mirla

[afterforever 0]

I wonder how many of us May filers are left?

I will update the summary stats on Monday, but things have not changed much since the last one.

In the meantime, here is an interim partial report: There were 54 VJ VSC K1 petitions filed during May. As of now, 26 of them are still open. For the past 7 days VSC has averaged .43 VJ K1 approvals per day.

Assuming that 10% of the open May petitions are dead, at the current pace it will take approximately 54 days to complete May. (Open petitions from months prior to May are considered to be of primary importance but are assumed to be minimal and are not reflected in interim report calculations.)

Disclaimer: All statistics are compiled from VJ sources and are done so in a straight forward and consistent manner solely in an effort to help members obtain a clear picture of VSC progress or lack thereof. The author is not responsible for any depression, elation, discouragement, encouragement, jubilation, anger, pom pom waving or self flagellation caused by these statistics. Members who do not wish to experience any of the aforementioned emotions and/or activities as well as any other human emotions and/or activities are encouraged to utilize the appropriate reality denial technique as recommended by their mental health professional.

Bill, did you do any stats on CSC. We still have May filers waiting for approval also. Thanks

[nivesito 0]

Guys, this is the letter my fiance sent to his representative. It's our experience with the whole process. Maybe it's not going to make a big difference but at least we feel like we did something. He even paid 8$ for the letter to be printed out and hand delivered to the representative I didn't know it's possible to do that

"Good Morning,

I'm writing to you regarding the experience I have had with the USCIS and the National Visa Center. I applied for a K1 Fiance Visa at the end of May 2007. At the time I was a Captain in the Air Force stationed in Stuttgart, Germany, which is where I met my Fiance. She is truly the love of my life and I can't wait for her to, God willing, finally be able to live here with me as my Wife.

Unfortunately, I have had nothing but bad experiences with the Customer Service Centers at both the USCIS and the NVC. My experience started when I had to update my address after moving from Germany back to the U.S. due to my separation from the Air Force under the Voluntary Separation Pay Program. On the USCIS website there is a place to do so, unfortunately it will not accept a change if your previous address was outside of the U.S.

After my unsuccessful online attempt I called the Customer Service Center. I told the agent the situation at which point the agent tried filling out the same online form which I had already determined didn't work. The agent asked me for the address I put on my petition and I gave him my German address. He then told me that was impossible because the USCIS won’t send notice of actions to foreign addresses. I however, had just received my first notice of action in my German mailbox a week prior. The agent then told me that it was not a possibility to update the address and that I would have to send written correspondence to the Vermont Service Center, where my case was pending. I sent the package with tracking to Vermont and received notification from the USPS that the package had been delivered. A month later I still had not received confirmation of receipt from the Vermont Service Center. I called the Customer Service Center numerous times in an attempt to verify whether or not the letter had been received and my information updated. I was unable to verify but was finally told that I would have to wait at least 45 days and if I didn't receive any written notification by then I should call back. I again called another agent who told me that I should just enter a fake address into the online address change form and then enter my new address in the appropriate fields. I did this and the system took my change. Fortunately, only 5 days later on October 15th the Petition was approved. Had I followed the advice of the agent who said to wait 45 days I would have never received my notice of approval.

My Fiance is a Croatian citizen and was only in Germany as a student. Originally we listed the Consulate she would do her interview at as that in Frankfurt, Germany. As is normal in the course of time, circumstances change, and she moved back to her home country of Croatia. I have tried since then to update her information and change the Consulate but have come to find out that the entire Visa process is completely intolerant to any change. I was told that it was not possible for the Vermont Service Center to change this information and that I would have to contact the NVC. On the 16th of October I called to apprise the NVC of our situation. The agent I spoke with told me they had not received the Visa approval yet and that I should try calling back in 2 - 4 weeks at the earliest.

Luckily I knew this to be untrue, not due to any information I ever received from USCIS, but rather from a website named VisaJourney.com. There, people detail their personal experiences through the Visa process and the timelines involved with every step of the petition process. It is the single most useful tool available for anyone going through the Visa process but it is totally independent of anything the USCIS puts out. I knew from that website that it takes no more than 3-4 days for the NVC to get an application and once they do it only stays in their office for a day or two before they send it out again. Our petition, true to what Visa Journey said, arrived 2 days after approval on 17 Oct. I have since made numerous phone calls and sent e-mail requests to the NVC but as of today, 19 October, our information has still not been changed. In fact I talked to an agent who said that hopefully it will be changed but there is no guarantee of that fact. He then told me it was the NVC's policy that they cannot guarantee any changes can be made to an application. I then asked him what would happen if it did get set to Frankfurt. He told me that my Fiance would have to go back to Germany to do the interview there, however, that is an impossibility due to the fact she is no longer a resident of Germany. What he also failed to mention is if her address is not updated, sensitive information will go to a place where she no longer resides at.

I'm writing this in hopes to shed some light on the complete incompetence and indifferent attitude of many of the Customer Service Representatives I have talked to. In my experience the USCIS provides very little to no information on timelines involved with the Visa process and the update of information is a very cumbersome, timely, and uncertain effort. There seems to be little understanding that in the course of 6 months (the current window the Vermont Service Center has posted for K1 approvals) many things can change in the lives of those who have petitioned. I fervently hope something can be done to fix this broken system. I believe that for those U.S. citizens who happen to fall in love with someone who is not an American and try to bring them here legally, there should be a system in place much superior to that which we have now. I appreciate you taking the time to read this and I can only hope that this letter helps those who file in the future."

[soch 2]

APPROVED!!!!! The young lady who place me on hold came back to tell me she would transfer me to an officer. I spoke to the officer who ASKED for my case # and put me on hold again. She came back to verify my address and tell me I should be receiving something in the mail... I was approved on Oct. 15th. I told her I rec'd no email she said they were really busy. That must have been the reason for the touch on Oct. 16!!!

MIRLA YOU MUST CALL AND IT SEEMS THE INSTRUCTIONS I REC'D ABOUT CALLING FOR A REFERRAL WORKED BETTER THEN THE RFE... I GOT AN OFFICER ON THE LINE.

[empr 0]

AWESOME!

APPROVED!!!!! The young lady who place me on hold came back to tell me she would transfer me to an officer. I spoke to the officer who ASKED for my case # and put me on hold again. She came back to verify my address and tell me I should be receiving something in the mail... I was approved on Oct. 15th. I told her I rec'd no email she said they were really busy. That must have been the reason for the touch on Oct. 16!!!

MIRLA YOU MUST CALL AND IT SEEMS THE INSTRUCTIONS I REC'D ABOUT CALLING FOR A REFERRAL WORKED BETTER THEN THE RFE... I GOT AN OFFICER ON THE LINE.

[lulap 0]

AWESOME!

APPROVED!!!!! The young lady who place me on hold came back to tell me she would transfer me to an officer. I spoke to the officer who ASKED for my case # and put me on hold again. She came back to verify my address and tell me I should be receiving something in the mail... I was approved on Oct. 15th. I told her I rec'd no email she said they were really busy. That must have been the reason for the touch on Oct. 16!!!

MIRLA YOU MUST CALL AND IT SEEMS THE INSTRUCTIONS I REC'D ABOUT CALLING FOR A REFERRAL WORKED BETTER THEN THE RFE... I GOT AN OFFICER ON THE LINE.

SOCH - did you call the USCIS or the VSC?

Thanks

[*julez* 124]

APPROVED!!!!! The young lady who place me on hold came back to tell me she would transfer me to an officer. I spoke to the officer who ASKED for my case # and put me on hold again. She came back to verify my address and tell me I should be receiving something in the mail... I was approved on Oct. 15th. I told her I rec'd no email she said they were really busy. That must have been the reason for the touch on Oct. 16!!!

MIRLA YOU MUST CALL AND IT SEEMS THE INSTRUCTIONS I REC'D ABOUT CALLING FOR A REFERRAL WORKED BETTER THEN THE RFE... I GOT AN OFFICER ON THE LINE.

Sophia - I am so, so, so happy for you!!!!!!! Congrats!!!!!! Happy happy joy, joy!!!!

[MKCT 0]

APPROVED!!!!! The young lady who place me on hold came back to tell me she would transfer me to an officer. I spoke to the officer who ASKED for my case # and put me on hold again. She came back to verify my address and tell me I should be receiving something in the mail... I was approved on Oct. 15th. I told her I rec'd no email she said they were really busy. That must have been the reason for the touch on Oct. 16!!!

MIRLA YOU MUST CALL AND IT SEEMS THE INSTRUCTIONS I REC'D ABOUT CALLING FOR A REFERRAL WORKED BETTER THEN THE RFE... I GOT AN OFFICER ON THE LINE.

first!! Congratulations!!!! :dance: about time!!!! I just don't understand....you're telling me to call that number this first lady gave you??? What's a referral???

[nivesito 0]

APPROVED!!!!! The young lady who place me on hold came back to tell me she would transfer me to an officer. I spoke to the officer who ASKED for my case # and put me on hold again. She came back to verify my address and tell me I should be receiving something in the mail... I was approved on Oct. 15th. I told her I rec'd no email she said they were really busy. That must have been the reason for the touch on Oct. 16!!!

MIRLA YOU MUST CALL AND IT SEEMS THE INSTRUCTIONS I REC'D ABOUT CALLING FOR A REFERRAL WORKED BETTER THEN THE RFE... I GOT AN OFFICER ON THE LINE.

OMG!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :dance:

[MKCT 0]

APPROVED!!!!! The young lady who place me on hold came back to tell me she would transfer me to an officer. I spoke to the officer who ASKED for my case # and put me on hold again. She came back to verify my address and tell me I should be receiving something in the mail... I was approved on Oct. 15th. I told her I rec'd no email she said they were really busy. That must have been the reason for the touch on Oct. 16!!!

MIRLA YOU MUST CALL AND IT SEEMS THE INSTRUCTIONS I REC'D ABOUT CALLING FOR A REFERRAL WORKED BETTER THEN THE RFE... I GOT AN OFFICER ON THE LINE.

OMG!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :dance:

One more question....did you get the email from CRIS????

[Mel and Syl 0]

Congrat!

[thejoz 0]

Another May filer down!!

Mirla, your turn to call and get approved

[soch 2]

APPROVED!!!!! The young lady who place me on hold came back to tell me she would transfer me to an officer. I spoke to the officer who ASKED for my case # and put me on hold again. She came back to verify my address and tell me I should be receiving something in the mail... I was approved on Oct. 15th. I told her I rec'd no email she said they were really busy. That must have been the reason for the touch on Oct. 16!!!

MIRLA YOU MUST CALL AND IT SEEMS THE INSTRUCTIONS I REC'D ABOUT CALLING FOR A REFERRAL WORKED BETTER THEN THE RFE... I GOT AN OFFICER ON THE LINE.

OMG!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :dance:

Ok, I originally called using the RFE trick... then the lady asked, "when did you send application", i said "back in may" she said, "Oh, before July?", I said, "yes" she said, "you should call back the 800# press 1 for english, then 2,2,6,2 then instead of putting your case # press 4.. this will send you to request a referal for your status they will then send Vermont an email." Well I did as she said, I plugged in the #s got a live person (after being on hold) I told her I was concerned because I had not heard anything and wanted to check on the status of my petition. She said, "hold on I will transfer you to an officer" I waited, the officer asked for my case #, confirmed address and told be i should receive something shortly since i was approved 10/15"

[Toshtishtash 1]

APPROVED!!!!! The young lady who place me on hold came back to tell me she would transfer me to an officer. I spoke to the officer who ASKED for my case # and put me on hold again. She came back to verify my address and tell me I should be receiving something in the mail... I was approved on Oct. 15th. I told her I rec'd no email she said they were really busy. That must have been the reason for the touch on Oct. 16!!!

MIRLA YOU MUST CALL AND IT SEEMS THE INSTRUCTIONS I REC'D ABOUT CALLING FOR A REFERRAL WORKED BETTER THEN THE RFE... I GOT AN OFFICER ON THE LINE.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :dance:

[Bassi and Zainab 1]

Ok, I originally called using the RFE trick... then the lady asked, "when did you send application", i said "back in may" she said, "Oh, before July?", I said, "yes" she said, "you should call back the 800# press 1 for english, then 2,2,6,2 then instead of putting your case # press 4.. this will send you to request a referal for your status they will then send Vermont an email." Well I did as she said, I plugged in the #s got a live person (after being on hold) I told her I was concerned because I had not heard anything and wanted to check on the status of my petition. She said, "hold on I will transfer you to an officer" I waited, the officer asked for my case #, confirmed address and told be i should receive something shortly since i was approved 10/15"

Congratulations Soch!!!