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

[MissLove 0]

Just in case no one has noted here, check out the Waiting for a NOA2 from VSC for your I-129F" thread ... the following is a draft/form letter many of us are sending in the next week to our congressional representatives (don't forget to update appropriately). In my case, I'm editing it a bit for family and friends and asking them to participate. The more the merrier:

OKAY, LET'S GET STARTED: Let's start dropping letters NOW and continue for the next seven days. Please spread the word. Only a LARGE number will make an impact.

Here is the link for your Congressman and Representative: Mail, fax and e-mail the letter. http://www.visi.com/juan/congress/

BELOW IS WHAT I'M SENDING TO USCIS:

1- make sure you change the name from Gonzalez to Aguilar in the last few paragraphs

2- tailor the same letter to your congressman and representative

3- choose a media outlet and tailor the letter to their attention (I have the ear of a reporter at the Washington Post and I'm trying to get Haberman from NY Times). Send a letter to anyone who you think will listen.

4- don't forget to send it to the obmudman at DHS-->cisombudsman@dhs.gov

Mailing Address:

Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman

ATTN: Recommendations

United States Department of Homeland Security

Mail Stop 1225

Washington, D.C. 20528-1225

5- For all you 'naysayers' if this doesn't work, we'll plans something more effective.

6- I'm going to REPOST as a new topic, please start to leave your responses there, ie.-->"I sent a letter to............."

Mr. Alfonso Aguilar

Chief of the Office of Citizenship

8201 Peters Road, Suite 1000

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33324 USA

Name

Street Address

Apt (if applicable)

City, State Zip

Phone

September , 2007

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Attn: Dr. Emilio T. Gonzalez, Director

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Washington, D.C. 20528

Dear Dr. Gonzalez:

I am one of many United States Citizens perplexed by the extensive delays

in the processing of K-1 and K-3 visas at USCIS all service centers.

When I began this process, I was pleased to find that our application would

be processed through the service centers quickly and efficiently. Since

April onward of this year, this has not been the case.

We are members of an on-line community who share information and

experiences related to the immigration of our loved ones. We have been closely

following the changes that USCIS has undergone, including a substantial

rate increase in the fees associated with processing of applications and

petitions. While we understand the need for fee increases and some

restructuring at USCIS (training, hiring additional staff, prioritizing the

processing of applications, etc.) to create a more efficient and customer

friendly organization/agency, there are several issues of concern shared by

many of us that we would like addressed as soon as possible. It is obvious

to us that especially since April 2007, things at USCIS appear to have

gotten worse instead of better. For example, at the Vermont Service Center,

the average time for our community members to get their K1 VISA NOA 2 has

gone from less than 30 days in May 2007 to over 100 days now.

Some of our concerns include:

1.) Significant delays in the processing of petitions. Many of us who filed

in May through the date of this letter are noticing that an extremely small

number of petitions have been processed/approved. Many of our community

members are close to the 120 day mark (At CSC, past the 6-month quoted

timeframe) in waiting for a decision on our petition. Some of us are

receiving RFE’s long after NOA 1, thereby re-starting the clock.

2.) Many of our members have not received a notice of receipt (NOA 1), even

though the On-line Case Status confirms the receipt of our applications.

3.) Information provided by your agency’s out-sourced call center employees

is often misleading, incorrect or incomplete.

4.) We feel it is entirely inappropriate to prioritize WORK visa

applications over Family-Based, Non-Immigrant Petitions.

Dr. Gonzalez, we understand that Immigration Benefits are a privilege and

not a right, but as a United States citizens, we deserve accurate

information AND the opportunity to have our concerns addressed by

knowledgeable officials who can give us FACTS (not in-accurate time

estimates and scripted misinformation designed to appease nervous and sad

callers). We also understand the need for security checks, as we are aware

of our national security issues, but we do not believe this is the source

of the most recent delays. Only the truth and some swift action on the part

of USCIS can alleviate some of the stress associated with this process. Our

lives, along with our loved ones abroad, are on hold and we have no idea

when this first part of the immigration process will conclude.

The wait for a petition to reach NVC, then the appropriate Embassy and,

finally, the attendance of the beneficiary at scheduled interview can add

an additional 3 – 12 months to an already excruciatingly slow process. The

USCIS needs to set a reasonable goal of 90 days and/or have expedited

processing available for K1/K3 VISA applicants.

The strain of this process (both financial and emotional) is taking a

serious toll on the health and well-being of many US law abiding citizen’s

who are trying to follow the laws to bring their loved ones to the US by

legal means. Our frustration level with USCIS' inability or unwillingness

to ease/improve this process is reaching a critical point.

We, as a collective, have some expectations which include:

1.) A formal response to our concerns,

2.) Improved processing time for petitions, we believe the USCIS goal

timeframe of 6 months to process a K1/3 VISA at the service centers is

inadequate for our needs. As with any company, if the 90-day standard

cannot be met with good management and talented professionals, then the

organization should increase staff or streamline processes,

3.) Accurate and detailed information from your customer service

representatives and,

4,) The immediate issue of NOA1 hardcopy receipts for all received

petitions.

We respectfully request your immediate involvement to drastically improve

this process.

Thank you very much for your time in reading our letter and we sincerely

hope you can initiate immediate and long lasting improvements in this

aspect of USCIS.

Very respectfully,

XXXXXX X. XXXXXX

[afterforever 0]

It will be our luck that after we have all waited for 6 months for an approval, USCIS will start approving people in 30 days.

[Rob & Jin 0]

It will be our luck that after we have all waited for 6 months for an approval, USCIS will start approving people in 30 days.

you are probably right

[kungfuadam 0]

This is an interesting thread. It gives me comfort that I am not alone in my wait. With a NOA1 of 05/16/2007, do I still have a long time to wait? Apparently there is no sense in calling customer service because they probably won't give me anymore information than what is online. My file remains "touchless" since 05/16/2007. Such is life.

[Scott n Yenifer 0]

Hey everybody...I spoke to an officer today and my case was assingned on th 14th and it should be done this week!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm so happy...I don't know what to do with myself!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Scott

Edited September 19, 2007 by Scott n Yenifer

[shadow42 0]

WOW Thats Great News !!!!

I am over the moon for you. I think we might also call tonight to see what they say about ours. Do you know who you spoke to, or was it a man or woman.

Just to help us with who we talk to.

Once again Hurrah !!! Congrats

[weedebz 0]

ok this is what I don't get.....it apparently takes 15mins to process a non complicated application but so far it has taken nearly 2 months to process may and they still no where near finished. I am a july filer so am I to believe that if they finish may this month and start june, then take 2 months again it could be Dec or Jan (I'm sure as government workers they have generous time off during holidays) before I get approval...possibly later. It is getting ridiculous, add on embassy stage and it's heading toward a 9-12month process. In my mind the k1 processing dept is a wee room where people go missing for weeks in the mountains of paperwork......."Helen I've not seen you for weeks, have you been on vacation"....."no I was sent to get a hole punch from the k1 room, just got out!"

[foxyroxy 0]

WOW Thats Great News !!!!

I am over the moon for you. I think we might also call tonight to see what they say about ours. Do you know who you spoke to, or was it a man or woman.

Just to help us with who we talk to.

Once again Hurrah !!! Congrats

Wow! Am so happy for everyone here who has received their NOA2. I am very new to this forum. my fiance just recently received the NOA1 last sept 10, 2 working days after he mailed it the CSC. We were both ecstatic!!! But now i see that we are really just at the beginning of a long wait. Well...we have waited for a long time to find love, so a little more waiting I guess won't hurt us but will be a real test of our true love for each other.

To everyone here....GOOD LUCK!!! MAY WE ALL GET OUR VISAS SOON AND BE WITH OUR LOVED ONE SOONER!!

[StillThePrettiest 3]

there's been some good news recently... and more over on the VSC thread... we WILL prevail

and I like your picture, weedebz

it's now ingrained in my mind; I'll always see the piles and piles of papers, and the poor adjudicators picking their way through, and occasionally causing an avalanche when they brush by someone's desk

[BabyBlueSusie 1]

wont matter because they will be caught in the backlog of the embassys, once they get all the petitions sent from NVC.

the pipe is clogged, when it moves it just clogs it further down the ,line.

they can have a NOA2 in 3 days, it will be many more months to get an interview with the embassy.

Chris

well that certainly would depend on the embassy...if youre like me, going through tirana, albania...im pretty sure there wont be much of a line waiting for an interview there...theres only about 20 people on vj who have ever listed it as there consulate...even less people actually got to the point in the process where they actually had the interview there (or they stopped updating their timeline)...i just wanna get the heck outa VSC, and ill be on my way!!!

[Rob & Jin 0]

wont matter because they will be caught in the backlog of the embassys, once they get all the petitions sent from NVC.

the pipe is clogged, when it moves it just clogs it further down the ,line.

they can have a NOA2 in 3 days, it will be many more months to get an interview with the embassy.

Chris

well that certainly would depend on the embassy...if youre like me, going through tirana, albania...im pretty sure there wont be much of a line waiting for an interview there...theres only about 20 people on vj who have ever listed it as there consulate...even less people actually got to the point in the process where they actually had the interview there (or they stopped updating their timeline)...i just wanna get the heck outa VSC, and ill be on my way!!!

Embassy timelines vary greatly, depending for example if its a large visa fraud country like china or russia, or again like china it sits in a wharehouse for around a month or two before the consulate picks them up. China NVC to interview is usually around 4-5 months, more crazy waiting

Edited September 19, 2007 by Rob & Jin

[pkewl 0]

there's been some good news recently... and more over on the VSC thread... we WILL prevail

Amen to that... I was just there congratulating recent NOA2s... Hopefully the positive vibe spread onto CSC too..

Good Luck to all for a speedy approval..

[shadow42 0]

Damn it, we just spoke to CSC using the RFE trick and unfortunately after 140 days of waiting the lady on the phone told my fiance that we have been given an RFE.

Just exaclty what the RFE is for she would not say. I wonder how long this is going to set us back now.

I am so dissappointed its unreal .

Good luck to all the others and someone please post some good news to cheer me up

[afterforever 0]

Damn it, we just spoke to CSC using the RFE trick and unfortunately after 140 days of waiting the lady on the phone told my fiance that we have been given an RFE.

Just exaclty what the RFE is for she would not say. I wonder how long this is going to set us back now.

I am so dissappointed its unreal .

Good luck to all the others and someone please post some good news to cheer me up

Sorry to hear that after the long wait you got an RFE on the way. I do feel your pain! Hopefully it will come quick and you can return it even quicker. Hopefully they will approve you soon thereafter. Hang in there.

[Bill y Bella 0]

Damn it, we just spoke to CSC using the RFE trick and unfortunately after 140 days of waiting the lady on the phone told my fiance that we have been given an RFE.

Just exaclty what the RFE is for she would not say. I wonder how long this is going to set us back now.

I am so dissappointed its unreal .

Good luck to all the others and someone please post some good news to cheer me up

Try not to be too disappointed. If they send the RFE to you promptly and you send it right back, you should not lose a lot of time. Your petition will stay on the adjudicator's desk waiting for your response. As soon as they receive it they will begin working on your case again. I have seen a lot of timelines with RFE's where approval was received soon after the RFE was returned.

Make sure you return the RFE in the envelope they provide (if they provide one) or use the identification information they provide.

Good luck.