Well, I just called and the guy who answered said that they cannot provide information to anyone apart from the petitioner. I told him that from listening to the recording at the prompt, it said that either the petitioner or the applicant is allowed to call. He said that since I'm the beneficiary, he could not provide me with any information. So I guess Mel will have to find a way to call them. I'll be calling her in a while...

That's too bad, but at least you'll find out soon.

WOW congrats Deron!! about time eh? we are all falling into place now haha.... hello NVC...


wioombeen

Hello fellow April filiers, I called CSC for the first time today, and a very nice woman told me that my case was assigned to an officer and they were processing files from 4/17/07 (which just so happens to be my NOA1 date, ha ha). So, for those of you who have an NOA1 around that time, I think you should be hearing something VERY soon!

Good luck to you all!

What??? From April 17? I hope that person was kidding... how about the ones before the 17th?




WIOMBEEN.. I was surprised to get a reply from CSC this quick. I mean I sent the email last night like after midnight and today after lunch I got a reply and this is all it said.. it still left me to a dead end..

The California Service Center (CSC) does not accept inquiries from the general public via email. All inquiries must be submitted by calling 1-800-375-5283. The National Customer Service Center will route your inquiry to the appropriate USCIS District Office or Service Center , and will track your inquiry to a final resolution. If you’ve received a transfer notice regarding your case, please inform the National Customer Service Center at the time you submit your inquiry. The National Customer Service is available Monday through Friday, 8:00AM to 5:00PM, PST.

First off WOW. I never even got that haha. And who knows they are transferring the letter to the appropriate place so maybe it can still do some good.

either way this late in the game I am sure you will get your NOA2 before you will hear from them. Yours has to be soon as well as everyone else's baring no RFE's

Wioombeen

True... At least now I know for sure that I shouldn't call... lol. Thanks anyway man!!!

Thanks Pal, I appreciate it. And darn right it was about time, what a horrible process.

BTW, where are you at with NVC, have they received and done anything with your app yet?

I hope and pray you are right wiombeen.. if I dont' get my NOA2 by tomorrow I hope next week will be the week.. It'll be my 4th month by the 12th so it would be a great blessing to get it before that date...

So far 18 April filers have been approved this week. That's amazing. I know it's frustrating that your not one of them, But 18 still. CSC is really cranking them out now. Hold tight, it's a coming!!!!

Wioombeen

Not only 18 this week, but no RFE's that I am aware of for weeks. I think that they are far enough behind that if the app is even close to complete they're going to approve it and approve it with only a quick review. This could be the only upside for those who have suffered through the last month.

I did very well at the NVC. Out petition arrived at the NVC in 6 days from USCIS, and only sat in the NVC for 4 days b4fore being forwarded to Manila.

Wioombeen

Oh too bad! But good thing that i found out from you that beneficiaries aren't allowed to make calls. i was thinking of doing that since my fiancé works at night . . i hope we've been approved already. both of us are touched on the same dates!

Congrats Deron! Hope you'll make it to NVC quick!

I really hope that person was kidding...or maybe it means that all the filers before April 17th are already approved! wishful thinking!!

Hope to see more approvals later!

Wioombeen, how did u know ur case was on NVC? did u call them? We've been calling but its too busy...
how did you do it? pls help........

Thanks DeeZee, my money says you already have your approval as well.

Wiombeen: Thanks for the NVC update, but I must be intoxicated from the NOA2. I didn't even think of looking at your timeline that cleary answered my question.

Hang in there



Congrats

Great News! and Congrats!

Yeap I called them. Press 1 for English and 5 to speak to an operator. A few times it was busy so i just kept calling over and over and over until i got though hehe. Thats it

Wioombeen

Amazing i just checked and so far 23 approvals this week. WOW

If not approved it should at least mean allocated

Congratulations Deron and for the rest who got their NOA2!!!!

We hope and pray to have our NOA2 next week............

skyblue thanks!

Ed and Riza thank you so much for the prayers hug and kisses

thanks Wioombeen, my fiance called them and talked to a bitchy lady and was laughing when he gave our notice date, it says we need to wait 90 days??? grrrrrrrrrrr......I called a little bit later and talked to a nice guy saying I need to call them everyday cause our case was not there yet.....it sucks others can make it to NVC so real quick

Congratulations to all the April filers who've received NOA2. I don't want you to think my disappointment in not getting ours yet means I'm not happy for you all. Besides, it gives me hope there's a light at the end of the tunnel.

It seems that every time I offer my congratulations, more are receiving their NOA2s, which is a great thing! Congrats to everyone and for those who are waiting, I'm sure that so soon I'll be offering my congrats to you as well.

today is saturday and I hope there will be a lot of approvals yesterday.. we had so much this week and hopefully it will be the same next week..

hopefully they are processing cases 24/7 I have been away from my fiance for almost 8 months now. having a hard time getting through this hard time of waiting,having difficulty of dealing with our separation I miss him so dearly,i love him so much that i cannot breathe without him as he is the best man that I have ever met. I will never give him up as he has my heart as well as my life..NOA2 where are you?!

How is everyone else doing anyway??

CONGRATS my friend!!!! It's about damn time!! so happy for you!!

YAY!! Hope we get to NVC real quick now!

Anybody want to co-miserate ?.........

What am I doing wrong ?

After 5 years in Japan, I met a wonderful young lady who agreed to marry me. We moved in together (really, really hard to do with conservative parents) and lived together in bliss for 8 years. Then, we consulted an attorney who advised the fastest way to move to the US was for me to return, find a good job, file a K1(fiancé visa) and wait 4~5 months. Well, I returned to the US in January. I finallygot a really good job with state government, and I mailed the 129F to the Nebraska SC, as instructed, on April 25th and they signed for it on April 27th.

For some reason, they forwarded it to the CSC and they first showed it received on June 15th in CA. (What the hey?)

I called the Customer Support line 7 times and spent 3hrs, 41min. and finally got an Hispanic lady that was really nice; she explained that they're behind approximately 6 months and I would get a letter soon. I've yet to get a letter and the online processing time still shows Jan.13th.

Since it usually takes 6~7 months to process the visa for Japan, does this mean Yumi and I aren't gonna' get a visa for another year ?

After having made three visits at $3500 each, missing each other very badly, and having to put our future plans on hold, this is getting ridiculous!

Anybody have any suggestions ?

If you fill in your timeline you will get an estimate of your time which is more accurate than that provided by USCIS. They are currently working on the April NOA1 people so I would guess that they will get to you in around 2 months but that is just a guess.

First, ignore the the fact they say they are only working on Jan petitions. They use this date as a safety net. they are indeed working on April petitions now. So you should hear something soon.

Vermont and California CS's are the only ones that process K-1 petition now but you still have to send them to the service center designated to your area. I think that might be changing but it was true when you sent yours in.

It is true that some people do indeed wait a very long time to get their approval but mostly it takes about 90-110 days right now. Check the guides for a K-1 flow chart.

Your wait for your NOA2 is almost over then you will wait Approx 3-4 months for the interview. Hope this helps.

Wioombeen

Hey you got your NOA1 April 13? kits_24_faith got their NOA1 April 12 and ours April 12...Isn't it weird? WE DON'T HAVE OUR NOA2 YET! whats going on with our NOA2? some April filers got their NOA2 already well in fact we got our NOA1 ahead of them.

Isn't it possible that the officer handling our petition are just one and the same person?? Oh my goodness! that sucks! what going on with our NOA2!!!!!!!!!!!???

I'd say I was starting to get depressed but I've been depressed for over a month At this point I'm just praying we aren't one of the "lucky few" who end up in limbo while everyone else moves ahead (albeit slowly).

Best of luck to all of us still waiting.

Thank you my friend, and I thank all of those who have expressed their congratulations to me.

As I read these posts I sympathize and understand the feelings everyone is expressing. I have felt a myriad of them myself over the near 4 months it took to get my approval. It is tough on the relationship, it preoccupies one's mind, and the inefficient process is overwhelming. However, the fact is that 95% of us will be handled in a relatively consistent and straightforward manner. Our time will come, nothing is certain in life, but this process, while cumbersome, will yield results for the vast majority of us, and it will do so in a semi-predictable fashion. Take heart those who are still waiting, it will happen soon.

Good luck all!!!

Another week gone without touches or anything. Day 117 here.
I'm beginning to think why I need this stupid country, perhaps we can settle somewhere in Europe and live together just fine.

Yeah another week gone without anything...lets see this coming week..

I know it is frustrating just sitting and waiting, but this is the process. Just be patient and before you know it, you will get your NOA2. The important thing is to remain positive. Good Luck to you, and to all!!!!!!

Well, I just ran some timeline searches and no one who's filed with the TSC and recieved their NOA1 within a day or two of ours has receive their NOA2, so that makes me less worried. The averafe for TSC filers is 110 days from NOA1 to NOA2.
So if I haven't heard anything by the end of the week I'll be ringing them.

On a down side, Laura just told me Mad Cow Disease is out again in the UK. Apparently this time released from a government lab. I hope this doesn't impact them approving her visa.

Congrats!

I hope this week will be filled with more NOA2s, tons of congratulations and merry couples!

Yes!! I wish everybody the best of luck! Hang in there, it's gonna be another week of MANY MANY approvals very soon...

Monday is here. Here is to many many more approvals this week

I GOT A TOUCH!!!!

So here i am at 3:30am unable to sleep and i decide to read about all the new approvals and before i log off i check my account on the csc site and.... 08/03/07 i got a touch!!!!11!1! no phone calls or anything... i'm SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
stoked and now i'm afraid i wont be able to sleep at all...

heres to another 20+ apps approved this week!!!!!

hmmmm should i text my girly while she's at work or wait until she gets off to tell her... hmmmm... i'll text her now.


!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

everyone pray its a good touch okay?

Keeping my fingers crossed for you, NeverSeen. Hope to hear some good news shortly!

needless to say my text didn't go over well because " i should be sleeping at this hour" hehe oh well. 3+ months of nothing and then a touch... that will get you excited!