hi guys, our lawyer filed our paper early december and got our NOA1 December 10, 2007. its April 2008 now and i still havent got my NOA2, how long does it usually take to get NOA2? Ive heard that CSC is the slowest service center at all....maybe because many people file petition there?.....im not sure...thats only my guess.....
SOme of my friends who filed their petition January and February 2008 already have schedule interview next month ( May ) and they're done having their medical....

Please post reply if u have same boat as mine or similar............ any advice will help alot...thanks.....

Hi, I filed in January and haven"t heard anything yet... Looking like around 5 to 6 months to NOA2 for the CSC.. My friend filed in November out of CSC and just got his NOA2 the beginning of this week so you should hopefully hear in the next month.. Good luck

you're not alone we filed our and got our noa1 first week of november and until now our documents are stuck in CSC.
I know how obnoxious it is.

nope...you are not alone we filed in October and still nothing......be patient ...it will come

well one good thing is they are not caught in that mess we are from so many applications at once ..........

its good to know that iam not alone who's waiting so patiently to get NOA2..... Our lawyer gave us wrong receipt number at first and thought our paper have been approved last february 28 from VCS, we've been waiting for over a month to have our case number from NVC and ive been wondering so much why it took so long, then our lawyer found out that he gave us a wrong receipt, it supposedly to their other client, so Dissapointing! then we asked him to scanned the receipt from uscis so we're sure that he gave us a correct receipt number this time and found out that our paper is filed in CSC and got stucked in there for now. But im hoping to hear some progress with my papers soon....

well you are not alone my friend because I also got NOA1 same day just like you and so far nothing but my lawyer said that we should get it this month or next month latest otherwise he is going to call and find out what is happening but he says that usually takes 3 to 5 months so it should be here soon ...

goodluck everyone

Lets hope and Pray that we'll have our NOA2 so soon................

Look at my timeline..................hope yours is better.

I saw your timeline!! ALL i can say is WOW!!! thats so freaking long time to wait.Im glad you made it!

im about 19 days from being where u were when u got ur noa2..........im so happy that most of everything is out of the way for u..........congratulations and i hope that i can stay sane thru all of it as u did

Thanks!

What sucked is the first RFE was my error, quick fix though. The NOID (2nd RFE) is what pissed me off, it was info that I had ALREADY provided.



Thanks! You can stay sane, just have PMA.............Positive Mental Attitude!!

I work in mental health and right now I am probably not better than my patients!!!!!

haha wellllllllll at least u know how to hide the insanity from watching what others are like when they really do have mental problems lol...........

WOW, hope my paper wont take that long....im hoping to have my NOA2 later this month or May....

haha wellllllllll at least u know how to hide the insanity from watching what others are like when they really do have mental problems lol...........



Well ...yes I am sure i can do that

I really hope u dont take this the wrong way but .........i would say more like may or june.......csc is slowwwwwwwwwww

lawyer assured us it will be 6 to 8 months for noa2

hi we have the same filed date and also filed it with a lawyer and still havent received the 2nd NOA

To tell you the truth... after I read this thread I'm a little more than discouraged.

The first time we filed, the application ended up in the nether (it was frickin LOST). No one knew where it was. The USCIS, the postal company, NO ONE. Then again we should have sent it via registered mail. My guy's from Idaho. And I just noticed that the Idaho service center is linked to the Californian one which I have been reading is experiencing very, VERY slow production rate. This time however, we went through with the services provided by We The People as we could not afford a lawyer's fees ON TOP of the exorbitant filing fees.

I also noticed that the majority of posters in the forums itself file at the Vermont Service Center and are all happy and stuff. I look at that and I feel even MORE discouraged because I honestly want to be like that. I want to be happy too in regards to my application. I want to feel the relief from the stress and pressure that this whole ordeal has caused my guy and I. I just want to be with him. I don't know why they can't make it such that we as foreign applicants can go to the consulate in their respective countries and apply right there and then.

My best friend is moving to Belgium in July, and he only filed HIS application two months ago.

It's not fair, it's just not fair.

You shouldn't compare to Belgium... when you want to get married and live together, Belgium is VERY easy (if the petitionairy is European tho)... on the other hand, it is almost impossible to get into my country to live with the person you love (which is why most people from my country move to Belgium instead for a couple of years, after the beneficiary becomes European, he/she can live anywhere in Europe)..

I know, it sucks but Belgium is one country you shouldn't compare with

It seems the CSC has all but stopped processing K1's during the past 2 weeks. As you can see from Igor's web site only 4 NOA2's have been issued for VisaJourney members in the past 2 weeks. Last month, they were issuing 2 or 3 NOA2's a day.

I think this is totally unacceptable. Why should CSC filers have to wait 6 months for an NOA2? The USCIS should be transferring cases from the CSC to the VSC office to balance the load.

Who's in charge at the USCIS? I'd really like to give this person a call and get an explanation of what is going on over there. We need to start a campaign and put pressure on these guys to make some improvements.


Igor's web site: http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/igor/vjdata/

I can't quite call them as it's a toll-free overseas number, and I'm not sure I'm able to actually get through because I'll get cut off before I even finish dialling. It kinda sucks because my guy's the passive type. Which infuriates me sometimes because he's the one IN THE COUNTRY.

Blargh.

Should I send them an email though? It just says feedback on site and not so much general enquiry. Or maybe I could email the US embassy here. Or the Singapore embassy there.

What do you think?



I guess you're right


- P

This is disheartening for Sarah and I, as we're looking to file next month...

We're hoping with current trends that would put it around Oct/Nov...oiy.

Agreed as to how it seems strange how one center is whipping them out, and another one seems to be taking its sweet time.

I was hoping for around then, too... but it seems as though it won't be happening. Until CSC transfers some applications to VSC or get around to stepping up on the workload, I don't think any of us CSC filers will be happy.

I know the wait is terrible but keep patient
CSC been about 130 to 160 days
and the embassy is almost as bad. However recently the embassy has been issuing more P-3 lately

patience can be a challenge given how hard some days are in this process. it hasn't even been a month since we got our NOA1 so we know we have quite a wait left. seeing folks getting approved quickly at other service centres can be frustrating BUT we try to look at it this way... with each passing day we're one day closer to being together. and whenever i get upset or think "it's not fair" or "holy cow, this is a complicated process" i stop myself and think of how lucky i am to have found someone who i want to spend the rest of my life with. i have been given such a special gift.

hang in there

As Sarah and I say time and time again...as hard as it will be, it's but a drop in the ocean when its all done. And we like to think, if we can survive the visa process, we can get through anything

I'm sure it will get better in due time, patience is just the key...

3 months is possible at the CSC. Keep the faith everyone...It can be done.

They say patience brings the greatest rewards.

But how does one survive the period of time in between?

Sometimes I think it's not fair, as a fellow Singaporean managed to go to the States for an extended period of time to work on an album with her sub-standard vocals (I can probably sing better than her for goodness' sakes). What visa would she be on? "Entertainment Visa"?

Ah the rich and bloody famous.

I keep seeing threads and comments from people who are understandably frustrated by the process and missing their significant other, but I also get the sense that some had unrealistic expectations to begin with. Having made use of the very helpful resources and information here at VJ, I anticipated a 4-6 month wait for NOA2 when I applied - obviously I'm hoping for an approval after only 4 months (which would mean I get approved next week... as unlikely as that seems) but I realise that it's far more likely to take nearer the 6 month mark.

I anticipated a minimum of 8-9 months to get my visa, with the possibility of it taking up to a year.

It may not seem fair but that's the reality of the situation for people filing through CSC.

The good part of all this is that a relationship that can survive this process makes a strong foundation for whatever else life throws at you.

I agree. I wonder sometimes if people find it more fair for VSC to be processing at a much slower rate? It was very depressing to see how quickly some applications were approved at one end of the country vs. how slowly they were being processed at the other. I had to ultimately do a reality check, and not get caught up in the swirl of VSC excitement or CSC depression. I was a vj member (and lurker) before I sent my application in. I saw the timelines for the service center I was filing at. I KNEW WHAT TO EXPECT ON THE DAY I FILED. Since that time my expected adjudication date has fallen by a month - so I should be very happy with my situation - based on what my expectations were going in. What really changed (and initially caused me the greatest depression) was to see that some fellow filers were getting approved very quickly based on no reason other than geography. I finally couldn't even read the January filer's thread because it seemed to me to have become is a "congrats" thread for filers from a parallel universe. When I found myself becoming jelous of other people's happiness and good fortune I figured that I was not thinking rightly.

So I try to focus on my individual journey with Olga, which is not about the VSC, nor the CSC but with my quest to finally be with the woman I love. I have met some wonderful people on this quest that have helped me a lot. I am confident the day will come, but I don't waste the emotional energy to hope that next week, or the week after the CSC will eliminate the inequities between the two centers. I am perfectly capable of driving myself crazy, but that's no fun. After a rough first month and a half, I got off the rollercoaster, and find I'm much happier over all for it. The seperation still stinks, and I shake my head at the obvious inefficiencies at the CSC when compared to the other center; however, when I really look at it the timlines when I filed, the CSC has not broken it's "promise" to me. I really hate to admit that

Nicely put blake!

Still it sometimes seems unfair.

Especially when people who filed later are being approved first. I thought it was supposed to be done at the same pace (when compared to volume). Guess not.

I know it's frustrating...I'm in the same boat as you are (though, I filed a week later). Here's to keeping our sanity during this crazy time!

I agree it does not seem fair ....we passed the 180 days at the week end and today is exactly 6 months since our file was received at CSC and I can say it is really getting harder everyday my SO will be trying to call CSC to try to get some answers before I get a breakdown

It is better not to judge on Vj timelines .......my estimated date is passed by 1 month and 1 day now

Sarah and I have talked about this, and I have to agree with Blake, is we're focusing on our journey through this. She will be visiting for a month in September, and then I'll be back there for Christmas. We're focusing on those dates, and what we plan to do, and keeping the visa on the back burner in our minds.

It's very discouraging thinking that the time line is so long, but keeping in mind the "big picture" it's but a drop in the ocean. And also I agree that it definitely sets a positive foundation for a relationship...both are working toward the same result, and it's not just one person doing all the work! Keep your faith in knowing that it *will* end and you'll be together.

You guys really have gotten the pointy end of the stick. Seeing all those touches with no result must have been exceedingly frustrating. If I were in your position, having waited so long, I can't honestly say I'd be holding myself together as well as you have.

hey there december fillers. i filed december 10, 2007 then received NOA1 december 19, 2007 and now its MAY still waitng for NOA2 anyone knows why its taking a long time for CSC to process my papers? how long should i wait? please advice