i guess i am just really hoping for that approval, and looking at the statistics of other individuals whose spouses are from India- my approval date should have been within the last week. thats why i have been giving so much significance to that touch. However, i usually get everything late in life.. so ur probably right- that touch was probably due to that phone call.

WHERE'S MY APPROVAL!!?

Neel, I got a touch on a Sunday (6/3) and found out my petitions were approved on 6/1....

Count me on your boat Neel, I have been geting everything on late through out my whole life (31years so far)... I used to get the result at school on late...the papers back on late.....luggages at the airport : I will be the very last person to get his luggages, got married late(comparatavely to my family persons)....got job on late... and now geting my wife here on late...still un certain... cause I have been waiting since september 2006(I-130), had also filed for I-129F on March 2007... till today no touches since 3/28/2007. Today I called the USCIS and did that RFE trick and guess what.. it really connected to me the VSC (as the machine said..) waited 7 mins then a person identified himself as officer replied my call. I asked whether I have any RFE or not since I waited so long.. and sometime websites doesn't reflect the current data. He checked and said it's pending... and some one still working on it (What type of work is he doing ... for the past nine month???). Any way after the call I check for my case portfolio, but no touches could be found... LvivLovers, did you get the update date right after you call?? or just a day later?? any way above all I am at the same place as I was except now I am sure that there were no RFE sent to me....Oh God please have mercy on me and have them approved my petetion... I have no vacation left to go and visit her.... I am missing her terribly...

i hope thats the case with me...but haven't received no email.

Congrats vikasp!!! That is great news...

Vikas- when u call the uscis number do they still say ur case is processing or do they indicate ur approval.

Neel,

You got touches on both I-130 and I-129F. That's a good sign. And also, looking at you timeline, it's about time for that approval e-mail. You will get your approval very soon, today or tomorrow. Good luck!!!

Adhi,
Are you pursuing the K3 or the CR1 route? If I send in both the I-864 and I-134 to NVC, do you think that there is a chance we might switch the interview to CR1?

Neel, according to the website, still pending. I have not called USCIS for an update and don't want to...NVC had sent my approved petition to India already.

From my experience, the USCIS help line does not tell you any different than what's available on the website (though I know some people have had better luck). I will only confuse the representative when I tell them my petition is already approved.

if i don't receive my approval this week i will seek help from an attorney. It has exactly been 100 days for my I-130 and 89 days for my I-129. majority of the India filers (ones without an RFE) get their approval within this time span. some of u may think i am over reacting.. but i can't help myself i am extremely worried. the sad irony is I am a mental health counselor... and i think i am gonna need therapy myself. THANKS USCIS

That's really good news

Congratulations to you

Neel, I bet that the approval comes very soon. I think that you will have some notice by the end of the month.
Hang in there a little longer. You can do it stay positive. I am expecting to receive notification around 2-3 months after I received the notice that the petition is pending at CSC. So, for me I guess that I should have something by the beginning of September at the very latest. Thank the Lord it will be here.

Neel, I don't blame you, I felt the same way. When my cousin applied for his wife it took only 60 days and for my sister for his husband took 80 days, none of the person that I know from Bangladesh took more than 90 days for just the approval... look at my case it is over 270 days... and till today VSC officer says they are working on my case???... By the way I just wanted to late you know that 8 hours passed since I called and spoke to VSC officer still none of my cases were touched, therefore I am wishing that the touch that you got on your case is an approval touch... you will get the approval today or tommorrow...for sure.....good luck mannn

Sumon

Hopefully, we will all forget this ordeal once we are reunited with our spouses. It has been 270 days for urs ur very patient. Why don't u seek some help. 270 days is just tooo much. anyhow thanks for the best wishes.

Chopf##ks!!! Speed up!!

I don't think seeking help will do any good for you... cause they won't take a look unless it passed the Current processing application time... and according to the website they are still processing March 12 2006, and mine is September 11 2006. Today while talking to the VSC officer, he told me unless I have a referal no they won't provide me detail status (Like which step they are performing on my application), and suggested me to call the NCSC and not to provide the receipt no on the automated system...so I did that... and connected to the NCSC rep. I asked about referal and he stated, no referal will be given untill the case went beyond the current processing case time.... therefore, your lawyer also will be unable to help you until that time.... I don't want to make you frustrated... you may not be as unfortunate as I am.... I am still very hopeful about your case since you have a meaningful touch!!! and I have none!!!

Hmmmm they are processing November 12th 2006.
Here is the link
https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/jsps/Processtim...eviceCenter=CSC

i can feel and understand ur frustration and ur pain...

Hi!! Island princess.....how did you know that your papers was received by the US Embassy now. Mine were approved by NVC last may 16 and they sid in the letter that they will sent it to the US Embassy and they will received it with in a week. But we have not heard from the US Embassy yet.

We are approved of our I129 and I130 April 19/2007. I just want to ask if i can get my case number ahead of time and how could i do it. Also How can i inquire for my medical and interview Schedule. Pls help me. We proccessed it through California Service Center.

I just want to be prepared ahead of time.

Thanks and God Bless you all ,waiting for you response.
She Rylou

Jean, have you called the Embassy to find out if they got your petition?

Hey

I just found out our I-130 got approved!! I have been jumping up and down ever since!!! We filed beginning of March.
Sadly our I-129F is pending in Vermont and not supposed to be approved before august, sigh...
But we are one step closer!!
Good luck to all of you, i hope more people will be approved this week

Congratulations,Eva

Congratulations, Way to go CSC, you are the best ....now can you approve mine please

And mine too...IF possible

Vikas:

How did u track your case thru DHL. I was not able to. It has been 11 days since my case left NVC. Chennai still doesn't have the file

Thank u

just called uscis California Service Center... NO APPROVAL, NO NOTHING. the guy told me to wait 4 months because they are still processing november. when i told him that other people are getting their approvals who filed near or after me... he said their case could be due to an expedite request. WHAT SHOULD I DO GUYS??????
I AM DESPERATE.

ahhhhhhhh my I-129 got touched again... right after the phone call. So the touches i saw last week were due to my phone call.

All my touches are after phone inquire through RFE line. So really my petitions are not touched at all. When my husband called they said the same as to you neel06. I am very desperate too. We are so helpless. I don't know what to do

I'm with you all! lol This wait stinks. But there's nothing we can do but just hang in there and one day we'll get that dang NOA2!!!!!

I called CSC again today (through the RFE path) and learned that although my cases were approved 16 May, they still have not sent my NOA2. At least they agree with me !

The guy I spoke with talked of how they were slammed when the H1B season opened this year -- and I'm sure they were. I know first hand that employers can be as frustrated with the system as we are -- just less emotionally attached to outcome than we are.

Anyway, he's putting in some sort of request that they actually issue the NOA2's. Apparently the mail room has had an order to print my NOA2s for a few weeks now.

congrats. atleast CSC is making someone happy.

Adhi, I really don't know 100%. I called NVC and they said my petition was to be shipped on the 8th. I then called DHL and asked to track packages from Portsmouth (?), NH to Mumbai, India with sender as Department of State. The lady then gave me a tracking number and I looked it up online and saw a delivery.

I will try calling the Mumbai consulate tonight to find out for sure. If that doesn't work, I'll call Dept. of State Visa office in D.C. tomorrow.

Hello pals,

Just want to share my happiness...

I ALREADY GOT MY MEDICAL (July 2007) AND INTERVIEW DATES (1st week of August 2007)!!!!

congratulations!!!!!

I just got my interview date July 19th!!! THings do move fast once they are past the USCIS! Still no NOA2, though. Not just paper, but CRIS still says the petition is pending.

so true... we're still waiting for our I129F approval...

I am extremely happy for the friends with the interview dates- island princess and portlander.
Best of luck


u guys are soo lucky that ur are out of uscis's trap... i am still stuck there. so pray for me plz.

Yes, Neel!
Ill pray for your case.TC.

What's this "touching". I assume it's when they look at your documents??? We applied in March. We see people who are approved. It's very frustrating. What's the number you're calling??? Please help.

Update - More touches!

:spank: USCIS adjudicator. Get a move on!

Neel, I just have this feeling that your case is approved but the system just isn't showing it. This seems to happen more often than not. Good luck buddy!

Congratulations to island_process and portlander for getting your interview dates. It really seems things have moved fast past the NOA2. Good luck to both of you...

neel, I also feel that you are approved, just that your case is not updated online.

Hopefully, I am next.. please God please

atleast you guys know your applications were touched - they looked and reviewed it. we never got any touches...

Good Luck, to all of you with recent approvals and Interview dates!

Ive been following along, were stuck at VSC

I feel double cursed because once I have I get the NOA2's , I then have to wait for Montreal, who is extremely slooooooooooooooooooooooow!

already checked the mail today and NUTTIN!!!

Good luck to all of us!!

vikas I don't think i am approved. I called CSC and if i was approved they would have let me know..don't u think?

Hey! Congratulations! Your application seems to be moving right along. I don't know what happened to mine. I got a received date of March 6, 2007. Then I didn't even hear from them again until June 2, and they were requesting more evidence. So I sent that back overnight mail, and they received it on June 5. Now I haven't heard anything since then. I'm really getting impatient. I can't find out anything about it. The customer service number is no help at all. It said if you got anything in the past 60 days, then they're working on it. I don't want to wait 60 days before I find out they didn't get the evidence or something. How do I find out what's going on?

Thanks!

where is my approval

NEEL, after my phone call, i got another couple of touches and then an APPROVAL for both petitions.
Something totally unexpected. - I think that when you think about it all the time, you actually unintentionally prolong the wait. Try to stop dwelling on it, and get ready for a great surprise!