What the heck is going on here?

I haven't heard anything what so ever on where my RFE is. Are people with NOA2's in April now getting their RFE's?

I read a few posts, and it's kind of making me worry.

BTW, my case at the USCIS hasn't even been touched since 04/16/2006.

Hey, not everyone has gotten their RFE's (as you can see here: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=20652)

In fact, a few people are in the same boat as you. Some people can't even find out where their petitions are (when they had to be returned from the consulate).

I didn't realize so many people with recalled NOA2s were still waiting for RFE's... that's crazy!!

From experience I can say don't worry. I looked at your timeline. Yours will come soon. It just feels like everyone else has gotten theirs.

What is crazy is all of us NOA2 and March and April NOA1s waiting while May and June NOA1s are getting approved left and right.

I am not even getting touched anymore!!!

I know.
Did they aprove someone from march or april yet? Even if no recall was made. Someone with their petition pending..?

Don't worry. They have been sent out. I think you will see yours very soon.

Have you gotten the update saying you had your case back or reopened? Some people who have been waiting forever got their cases reopened today.

We have a feeling that things *are* starting to move - and it was about time already. But there are a few cases that have been recalled and have heard nothing so far.

nope, I haven't heard anything yet. I had to call the department of state to tell me it had been recalled. However, he said it too fast to really have checked. So I suppose he just batched it in because of my NOA1 date.

Okay, so you definitely want to check this thread: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=18817 -You'll see some stories very similar to yours.

Also, people have been contacting their congressmen for help. It could work for you.

I've got squat. The 9 of us charted plus zethris makes 10 little indians. What ever happened to your class action lawsuit, chief?

The only problem is if we go to the courts....This wait will be nothing compaired to getting something done there. I can also see the Gov. freezing all K1 and K3 Visas until the figuire out if our Constitutional rights have been violated. This will take years. I just want my Woman here that's all now. I guess some might feel thats a selfish statement but it's how I feel. Just my 2 cents




The only problem is if we go to the courts....This wait will be nothing compaired to getting something done there. I can also see the Gov. freezing all K1 and K3 Visas until the figuire out if our Constitutional rights have been violated. This will take years. I just want my Woman here that's all now. I guess some might feel thats a selfish statement but it's how I feel. Just my 2 cents

It could very well come to fruition afterall if this is what is happening. So it might have been good that I got the ball rolling a couple months ago. The aproach we decided to take was to lobby and politic some leverage to hopefully speed things up. All along though more evidence and information has been accrued, and if they lost some of our cases, well that might be the straw.

We'll see.




Thats part of the reason why we aren't pressing anything right now too. It's a very fine string that is keeping them from putting the whole thing on pause just so they can re-evaluate if this is a lawful law. I would rather take the aikido aproach for now and let their momentum be used against them at the right time, or have it cancel itself out naturally (as in, the RFE's and such go out and it's business as usuall sooner than later)

However, if it escalates any more, if it's not me, someone is going to cry foul loud enough to cause the whole thing to freeze. So because I know I could have a while back, I chose to give it some more time.

I completely agree. Waiting for the right time is best. I have a Bad Feeling that the USCIS is also waiting to see what happens. The last time I spoke to an Officer on the phone 1 week agao, he candidly said "Lokk you are gonna get your RFE eventually but... There is no precident to process these Petitions and im not sure how things will move forward for people who already got there NOA2's" He shut the conversation after that. There was lots of dead air when I asked more questions. I hope Im wrong, but we may be in for a long ride so... Buckle Up!!!

I can't seem to find that post that had the number and path through the phone tree to get to the VSC. I just barely (like 2 seconds ago) recieved an e-mail from the Manila Embasy (a full month and a half after I even asked) that they had sent it to the VSC via the NVC, but I haven't heard anything from the VSC or the NVC. I need to try to at least confirm the physicall location of where my case is. Maybe raise an awareness that i am one of few who seems to have fallen through the cracks here.

So it's actually the very first thing I even officialy heard about my being recalled at least.

Yeah, I sent them an email and they claim I must deal with Manila. Then Manila emails me and says I must deal with the NVC. Then then the USCIS says that the NVC has nothing to do with my case now and they will not enter it into there computer system that they ever touched my Petition. I have comfirmed that with the NVC on the phone, they claim they don't retain any info at all.

They really don't, the NVC is kind of like a clearing house or checkpoint before our applications go abroad. Other than the record that it was sent, and where, they don't have anything else to record. It's an unfortunate buffer because most embasies think that you have to contact the NVC because that is who they deal with. They don't deal with the service centers. And the NVC is lacking valuable information that both we, and the embasy could use.

I just hope we are allowed to expedite our cases in Manila because of the extended wait. They are taking 4 to 6 months for an interview lately I have heard. Im gonna have my Congressman write a letter asking for the expedition of the Petition once all of this reprocessing B.S. is through.

I don't know if it matters, but the listed appointments that manila updates once a month have already passed my MNL case number. So I suspect I should have been setup for Aug 23rd or so had IMBRA not taken effect.

Yeah, I did the same thing. My # would have been for Aug 22nd. I plan to go to the interview with my Fiance when we are finally rescheduled. If the process by # we should be 1st when they give new appointments. Maybe we will rub elbows in Manila if you go too. lol.

Maybe so. The plan is to go there because she's not flown in a plane before and would like to be with me on the flight here. But I might not if the pocketbook says noooooo!

Well $ wise im in the same boat but.... Im affraid after going thru all of this trouble that being there will make sure my Fiance wont get refused. So Im gonna Find the $ lol

Here's what you were looking for. However, they aren't very hepful down there in terms of giving specific info. You could try though.

1-800-375-5283
press 1 pause 2 pause 6 pause 1
Enter Receipt #
press 3 pause 2 pause 1

Thanks for the info. I have been without internet for about 3 weeks, so I was kind of out of touch with things and I remember seeing a post before with that information. I just couldn't find it.

Is that the EAC number? or the embasy recipt number?

The receipt (EAC) number. The embassy number is only used by the embassy, I guess.

Zethris, I thought you were looking for the NVC phone number. The USCIS phone number is the only place to get any info, I figuired you knew that. Let us know what they tell you.

I'm in the same boat.......got the same stupid letter! IT killed me to finally see something in the mail and find out it was so inconsequential. I also got a letter from the VSC about an inquiry I made because every time I called I got conflicting information, nobody knew if my petition was actually there or not. They sent me a letter saying they hadn't received it from the NVC yet. I called the NVC got confirmation that they actually mailed it back to the VSC on June 28. Most likely it it there at the VSC but it's sitting in a pile waiting to be touched an eventually reunited with our "A-file". Have been told that only then will an update be posted to the USCIS website and an RFE sent out.

What kills me is that it's apparent that new petitions are flying through the process in addition to petitions that were never sent off to an Embassy and we unfortunate souls who WERE ALREADY APPROVED have to wait and wait for someone to get off their ###. The only backlog they have is getting to the returned petitions which should be getting preferential treatment.