Awwww I'm sooooooo moody and anxious at the same time, right now......

Does reaching the 90 day mark mean we can get our Congressman to help already?? OH I KNOW, I'm impatient, it's just my 90th day of waiting today, but......

Nope. Reaching the "current processing date" posted at the USCIS website does.
I'm beginning to fret a little as well.

Congrats !!!!!

We finally got a touch yesterday, naturally, after we had to change the password. As we were talking about it, I noticed I got an e-mail from CRIS, and went all ga-ga and my heart started pounding.

Unfortunately, they just informed that the passwords was changed, thanks and goodbye

What I fear now, is that what if we had changed the password sooner, like the 15 days or whenever it started sending the reminder... would that have speeded things up? At least after the password change they actually touched us

Same thing happened to me. I was so excited to see an email from CRIS, but was just the changed password verification. Although I never got a touch from that. And it seems to me that the password would only be in relation to your online account, and have nothing to do with your physical petition. I don't want to get your hopes up if I'm wrong, but I suspect that might be a legitimate touch.

Anyone else notice getting a touch just after changing their password?

Wioombeen

No touches after any phone calls, or after I changed my password! LOL

Come on VSC......91 days....what's the matter with you.

me too..last week i got a mail and i was so excited to open it..glad i didn't call my fiance first before opening the letter.. because it was just to inform us about their number.. bummer

Man! I'm kind of feeling left out here... i don't get anything in the mail, email, or otherwise.. i would take a "go to hell" letter... at least i would know they know i'm alive ... still haven't even got the NOA1 in the mail... well... they can only ignore me for so long

BRING ON THE NOA2s CSC!!!!!

Another touch today.

So I called again and they say my case has still not been assigned to anyone. Ya think they really know what's going on over there? haha.

He tried to tell me that they are still adjudicating cases with December dates. I asked him "if thats the case then why have 80%+ of January, February, and March filers have been approved already?" He only told me that it looks like my case will be adjudicated very soon.

Hmmmm who knows hahahha

Wioombeen

Grrrrrr! that is so frustrating. So he had no explanation as to why you were getting touches at all? wait a minute....so he went from saying that they were only working on cases from December to saying yours would be adjuncticated soon???? Don't think they know what's going on over there it's all so unbeleivable frustrating. Makes you want to them all over there...

...hang in there, I STILL beleive that you will be approved soon. Take care

Annette

Wow...I just wanted to check in ....as I filed in April. There seems to be some people still out there waiting on NOA2s.

I am in the same situation, I was touched everyday last week with only 3 calls and so I called yesterday to see if something was happening. He said the updates were from my calls, so I asked why 5 updates for 3 calls? He told me it was that phonecalls registered as two touches or something of that nature. A couple hours after I called my updated date jumped to the 9th and this morning to the 10th, possibly the two touches resulting from the one phonecall? I pressed him for more info because he was a young guy I thought I could get info out of, and as he was telling me about their internal processing times and not the official ones, our phonecall was cut off. So I'm not sure what's going on, but I do know for sure that I am one day closer to adjudication than I was yesterday...

mysteriously 'cut-off' eh? Convenient...so the story is they have huge sausage like fingers over there and are hitting keys like mad, causing multiple touches interesting...oh I'll be quiet and behave now... ...sorry for being a little miss smarty pants this whole thing is just so frustrating!

Hoping you get some good news very, very, very soon !

Good Luck everyone!
Annette

NVC got my case!!!!
FINALLY!!!!

....we started off with the same exact timeline as you (I remember PMing you about it wayyyyy back!)

CONGRATS DakotaK1......How did you find out that NVC got your case?

Hope rest of April filers get there NOA2s soon.

My fiance called for the first time today using the RFE trick, and he said a very sympathetic guy told him that our case is still not assigned to any officer yet, and that we have to be patient and wait.... And also, he doesn't know when our case will be assigned....

The weird thing is, when we changed our password, plus this first call to USCIS, our last updated date is still at 04/12.....

OK, I just checked egov, and my last updated date has changed to today! So calling them does update the date. But mine is not immediate though, the call was made at noon, and it only updated just now.......

It must've been legitimate after all...we got another touch the next day. No touches since 04/12/07 and then one on both 07/09 and 07/10... maybe this is it after all... We're going nuts with the wait, but I know you all can understand

Here's to us all getting a move on SOOOON!!!!

Thank you. I called the NVC and talked to a real person.This person gave me my new case number also.

OK today is Wednesday. We've only had one approval this week. And technically that was a June 26th approval haha. I think we had what? one approval last week? haha

So CSC is averaging about 1 every two weeks? sigh.

Maybe today we will have many announcements hehe.

Day 93,
Wioombeen

SIGH......i wonder how much longer we have to wait..i'm really starting to worry and run out of patience now.

I hope CSC will start moving faster!!!!! argh!!

Don't forget that only a small % of those filing for K-1 are sitting here on VJ filling timelines. This statistics is only so useful.

So....being a VSC filer...I decided I'd not to complain as much but now that I reached the magical 90 day mark I was wondering if any of you would mind if I started whining. Give us our freaking NOA2 already!

Yeah thats true. I wasn't thinking about that haha. Which produces another SIGH. hahah.

Next time you reply please say something to make me feel better like. "Heya gang guess what? They just invented magic, and we can all now wish for things to go faster even instantly." hahha. Just kidding. HAHAHA


Wioombeen

Whining is completely and TOTALLY OK to do, I frequently do it here myself You should have been approved ages ago, this is just ridiculous. Will keep my fingers, and toes crossed for you.

*hugs*

Annette

Just wanted to say good luck to everyone!..Im a MARCH filer stuck at VSC!!! Day 111 for us since NOA1 on our 1-129...

Once we do get approved we have the unfortunate luck of having to also wait for Montreal, who at this moment is taking anywhere from 5 to 7 months to schedule interviews after receiving Packet 3!!!!


again good luck to all!!

I've read a lot posts with people complaining about how long Canada is taking.

That long wait time makes no sense to me. Seems all ya should need to immigrate from Canada is either a divers license a bicycle or a strong pair of legs haha.

Is there just a buhjillion people waiting to immigrate from Canada?

Doesn't make sense for that to take so long when your fiance can just drive on down and stay awhile.

Immigration laws can be so silly.

Wioombeen

I did forget to add a hearty......... Good luck Kimmbo. and thanks for your support as well.

Wioombeen

Weekly Rant: (seems like the situation hasn't changed at all for weeks...)

So a quick immigration timeline search of CSC shows a whopping 9 applications approved in the last 2+ weeks. Not only that, a total of 1 has been approved so far in July, that's right, 1! First 10 days of June had 25 approvals, first 10 days of May had 53. What's even better is that no one that sent their application in during April has been approved, that's right, not one. Fantastic!!! The only thing I love more than this K-1 process is knowing that I'm lucky enough to have filed at CSC. CSC is such a superstar that our wise government decided to send 2 of the other 3 national service centers application to be processed by CSC right after we all filed. Now, while also dismally slow, TSC and NSC are actually being processed faster than the applications that are actually suppose to be at CSC. Don't forget, TSC and NSC apps, while at CSC, are being processed independently of the true CSC ones, so they really provide no indication of adjudication for us true CSCers. The only real indication we have right now is that those that sent their apps in mid-late March are being processed at the rate of about 1 per day. Let's face it my fellow April filers, we are on the four month plan if we are lucky. No summer love for any of us....

Its true the stats are indeed dismal, but there have been some April filers with CSC that have been approved. DakotaK1 has a NOA1 date of April 9th. JVKnCVO have a NOA1 date of April 14th. both of these couples have received their NOA2's. There have been others as well but I can't remember their names.

Where did you hear that they adjudicate transfered applications separately. This has been a theory posted by some. I did call the CSC using the RFE trick and they assured me they do not. Now I know I don't entirely trust what they say either, but have you read this somewhere or did they tell you that?

I do agree it has sucked not seeing more people announce they have received there NOA2's, but Blues Fairy made a great point earlier, stating that those of us VJ'ers only amount to a small % of all the K-1 filers. So its really hard to truly know how many approvals April filers have chalked up without knowing how many actually filed but never stopped by the VJ to fill out a time line.

I know it's still frustrating. I told myself I would not fret until I hit the 100 day mark. And I'm trying HAHA. But as soon as I hit the 90 day point it has been harder and harder haha. All we can do is take that photo of our better halves out to remind ourselves why we are doing this. One thing to note. If we are 4 monthers then our wait for this leg of the journey is almost done. and if not then those torrents of NOA2's should be flying through our doors soon.



Wioombeen.

My timeline started out saying aug 2, then 15, then 17 *sigh* and *whine*

Yay we're not alone!!!! Hope you get yours soooooooooooooon! (Your case and mine were *received* at VSC on the same day, btw). I'll bet we're on the same desk or something.




Mine is now moving backwards. Last week it said July 11, now it says July 5. But when we first started ours said May 19.




Awww, thanks . -whine- lol

I've got everything crossed...guess you could say I'm pretty cross. hahahahhaa. Sorry, bad humor....I'm cheezy.

I think the code that determines your date is actually a Magic 8-ball

I appreciate the reply Wioombeen. We are certainly in the same boat together on this one.

My comment on no April filers was not with regards to the NOA1 but as to when the application was sent in. Both DakotaK1 and JVKnCVO sent their apps in during March, not April, many here would consider them March filers. No one that actually mailed the app in April has been approved.

I agree that VJ is not everyone, however if you look at I-129f's sent in April to CSC, NSC, or TSC, not only will you see zero approvals, there is a total of 79 applications. This is certainly a large enough sample space to extrapolate. It you look at the total apps adjudicated last year, this number represents a solid percentage of total filers in a month. I don't remember the totals off the top of my head or I'd say exactly what percentage we VJers are. Now maybe some people are lagging on filing in their timeline, but still...not one.

I'm don't recall exactly where I learned that the service centers are being processed independently. It seemed credible at the time so I just filed it as fact. It seems to be backed up by the differences in NOA2 dates, based on NOA1 filing dates, but of course that could be for other reasons. It's not scientific, but the NOA2's at CSC that have recently been approved seem to have NOA1's a couple weeks behind NSC and TSC. Again, I maybe wrong...

I'm with you on the waiting, surely we must almost be done, even if it is four months, and that is a very positive outlook as compared to the 'wait and frustrate.' I was really hoping that I would see my girl this summer, a fact that I am sure is amplifying my frustration. I must keep reminding myself that everyday is one day closer, no more, no less.

I do appreciate the reply, thanks Wioombeen!

Indeed Deron we are in the same boat. That is one thing I love about VJ is we don't have to endure this insane waiting alone. HAHA not that I'm glad you all are waiting too haha but you know what i mean. I am still trying to be optimistic that my fiance can be here before Christmas.

I feel blessed that I was able to spend 6 months last winter with her in the Philippines. The fact we spent so much time living together has made this time apart all the more frustrating for me. Plus we have had to endure a system that is even worse than the USICS process. We had to go through an annulment in the Philippines. Talk about frustrations haha. That took almost two years. And I've been told I was lucky thats all it took. But with that compared to the time we have been waiting for the K-1 process I really can feel how close I am to the end haha.

But as I said before i would walk though fire for her so I'm grateful all I have to do is wait in the worlds longest line for her hehe.

Just think. This time next year. The K-1 process will be months behind us. We will already be married and enjoying life. Well yeah there is still paperwork to do the AOS and lifting conditions blah blah blah. but once that special person is with you, its all downhill from there.

The waiting sucks......sucks bad....I go bat nuts just waiting for a book to come in the mail from amazon haha. this, THIS is excruciating. But honestly..I know the end to this story, well this chapter anyway haha. And knowing that, I wouldn't trade it for anything.

So if you can, take solace that we are indeed in this together. It's not just you having terrible luck.(a fact that I have a hard time realizing sometimes haha) But eventually, we will also, ALL get through this together.


Wioombeen

Wioombeen,

This isn't the first time your words have helped me out. I appreciate your perspective and I'm doing my best to follow suit. I believe you are right, we are already so lucky to have our SO's, this time is just a small blip in the big picture of life. Wishing it to be smaller is both futile and frustrating, therefore focusing on the grand scheme of things clearly has it's advantages.

I also spent about 4 months in Ukraine, a time that I am very thankful for. It makes this waiting process more irritating, but I of course wouldn't trade it for anything. It's kind of like the webcam and laptop I brought her last month, I love to see her over the net but I miss her even more each time I see her.

I'm even more thankful now that I didn't have to endure an annulment process. I thought having to wait for my divorce papers, a process that held me up 'the' critical month, was difficult. But alas you are correct, it sure makes it better to have others to share our experiences with. VJ is great, without it I would complain and eventually share my success, to those tired of hearing about it.

Thanks again for your response Wioombeen. Take care!

Deron, you are right! I've never noticed it before, but those April filers who already have NOA2s sent in their apps in March! But they got their NOA1s in April, so technically they're still considered April filers right?

Anyhoooo, I'm also in the same boat of waiting and frustration, I got my NOA1 on April 10, you got yours April 11, and Wioombeen got his April 9. Hopefully we all get approved pretty soon....tomorrow, perhaps!!

I just checked, we got touched again today, but we didn't call today, so this might just be the real touch, right, right, right?? COME ON NOW, CSC!!!

I have a sneaking suspicion that some of our petitions are being used as coasters over there haha. And my Roommate here has his own theory, that my petitions touches are because the adjudicator needs something to read when nature calls. HMMMMM Perhaps I should have included a few Entertainment Weeklies in my petition.

I called CSC yesterday using RFE trick. The person was very helpful, but our file is still pending and has not been assigned to an officer yet. Last night I checked the status online and noticed a touch. I assume due to my phone call. Will continue waiting...

I am one of those,I actually call myself an April filer. But there is knowbody or hardly anybody of the April filers waiting at NVC...

I think i'm still waiting for my petition to get sent to NVC, and i'm not a nobody!

Frankly, I'm not even worried about it at this point. I'm in the home stretch leading up to the bar exam, a little less than two weeks to go and I'm freaking out about that. I don't have time to worry about NVC at this point! Of course, it will be another story after the 25th, and if we haven't heard anything about petition by then, I'm calling NVC every hour on the hour.

Ahhhh so nice to hear from a NVC person Quinn
My papers made it there on Monday,I have a new case number now ( I asked them on the phone what it is). Also had my medical exam done today
:banana:

Rambaldi,

Let's hope for all of our sake that was a legit touch....

I think that technically the NOA1 determines if your an April filer, however I've noticed that the send date has as much to do with adjudication time as any. For example, if you look at those that were approved, from NOA1 to NOA2, in a short period of time, many times you'll see that it took quite a while for them to get their NOA1. The dates seem pretty consistent from mailing to NOA2, but again this isn't scientific just a result of combing the timelines way too much.

I'm in the opposite boat and concerned as my NOA1 took only one day to be issued. If you and wioombeen get approved quite a bit before I do, that would potentially be proof that I am right about the mailing date being relevant. Oh please let me be wrong....

Go CSC go!!!!

I always thought I should have baked some cookies into that packet.. maybe it would have enticed a little touching... either that or i would have been arrested...

Oh and My date keeps getting pushed back as well on the VJ Timeline... was July 16th then Aug 7 then 14th.. now its the 20th of August... not so encouraging.. today has been a downer day anyways...

These past few weeks have been dismal. HOLY CRAP BATMAN!! while writing this response I checked mine and it jump from July 16th to august 11th. Almost a month. That is ridiculous. Now this is if I use the Nebraska Service Center.....Now here the odd thing. If I use the CSC one then it is July 31st. hmmmmm

My timeline is suffering from border lined multiple personality / manic depressive disorder.

Hi Everyone. I have patiently been waiting and reading posts on a daily basis. I sent my petition on April 17, 2007 and it was received on April 18th according to FedEx. I waited and was going to call CSC regarding my NOA1 after thirty days cause my check had not been cashed even on May 14th. On that day, I got my NOA1 and later saw that my check was cashed a few days later.

My NOA1 showed a received date of April 18, 2007, but the USCIS showed May 11, 2007 as the received date online.

I finally got impatient and thought I would contact CSC via an email address previously provided by another filer in a post. I emailed CSC on July 10th asking about my status and the different dates listed for the received date. I got a response on July 11th stating that it was pending and that the received date is May 11th. I sent another email stating that the NOA1 showed April 18th and got a follow-up email stating I was right. I guess I can officially call myself an April filer now.

Reviewing some other posts and seeing no change online as to my received date, I contact my local congressional representative via fax and provided the requisite privacy form. I received a call from a staff member within one hour and was very optimistic. Unfortunately, the person said that she contacted USCIS and they are working on November files now and I just have to wait. She also said that USCIS puts the received date as the date they start inputting the case into the computer and not the date they receive it. I told her what I had learned on VJ and she said that she knows more than me about this and accused me of implying she is "ignorant." I asked to speak with her supervisor. Her supervisor was much nicer and said that we just received your paperwork today and we need time to look into it. I said that is all I want.

I saw that I received a touch later on July 11th and also had one today. Unfortunately, I don't think the touch is anything special anymore after reading so many other posts.

My reasoning for contacting my congressional representative also dealt with so much emphasis being placed on illegal immigration, I want them to know that the people going through legal channels are being ignored. Year after year, I vote for the same party for congressional seats without question. I have never needed any support from them until now. It will be very interest for me to see if they will be helpful at all. I will definitely remember this on election day.

My best to all and especially to those who have been waiting so much longer than me.





April 18, 2007 FedEx delivered Petition
May 14, 2007 Received NOA1
May 16, 2007 Touch-probably to cash check
July 11, 2007 Touch
July 12, 2007 Touch

Yeah, I'm not sure if we are supposed to be using the Nebraska Service Center with the receipt date for the I-129F on our timelines OR if we are supposed to use the California Service Center /NOA1 issue date information on our timelines instead? I am confused. either which way I guess

Annette

Oh wow Deron, you're so analytical, I'm so impressed. I've been spending the last 3 months poring over other people's timelines, and yet I didn't see what you saw...hehehe

On a side note, we didn't get touched today....pls tell me our call on the 10th didn't generate 2 touches!!

Hi MGMK,

Welcome to the April Filers thread!

I'm kinda surprised that your congressional rep actually attended to you, coz I thought we can only contact them for help when your application has passed per USCIS processing times? Pls correct me if I'm wrong! Anyhow, I still hope that CSC would get a move on, aww really, these past weeks have really been dead.....