Congratulations Graziela and Daniel !!!!!!!

April? Good lord!!! Well done!!!

Hey Hey!!! we have our first November approval - Riza and Ryan filed on Nov 5th and just got their approval. Congratulations

Things seem to be picking up a little at the CSC with 7 approvals so far this week. We're all due a big big week!! Eli your time has arrived!!

Yay Eli (and I'll forgive you for missing my date by predicting an approval of March 2 ). We TRULY are due a big week and YOU should be one.

Yippee for the 1st November approval. Can I be the 2nd PLEASE???????????

Seems CSC have been approving December filers too...

And 3 more approvals, from October, November and December filers! Congratulations to Emily & John, Riza & Ryan and Adrienn & David!

Yeah it's great to see December 2006 filers going through!! Just great!!!

Oh? What's that? It's December 2007? Say it ain't so!!! But CSC promise they approve in the order they receive files!!! Surely there's some mistake?!?

R

PS Before I get flamed I am happy for the people getting pushed through from November and December, sincerely. But WTF? It grinds man!!! It grinds!!!

Totally know where you are coming from - I was in a similar situation and it does sting It's just nice to see that CSC are trying to catch up with VSC... just a pity it has to be at the expense of other filers

Oh - am also collecting ideas for making money... I am sooo poor and I am really worried that we are not going to be able to afford everything we need to do over the next few months as my job is ending in a few weeks and I am worried I won't be able to find another one that will take me on knowing that I am leaving - I can't not mention it at an interview

I know that feeling ... i just passed up a job offering TWICE the money that I didn't have the heart to take knowing full well I'd be leaving them in the lurch in a few months.

You know what though? If it's not a job you'll need a reference from then when you leave I'd say take the job, keep schtum and hand in your notice. That's just my two cents ...

Oh, and in case you didn't guess, no NOA2 today either.

Good Luck, ETB.. like I said, there are still some of us out here doing what we can for you and that do not like the- left behind policy. You are one of us!

Congratulations CSC filers! Great to finally see them getting to at least some of the backlog! Now how about these Sept/Oct filers???

I think someone should grab your files from the slow adjuticator and slip them onto a speedy one's desk!

Your time is coming folks!

Cheers Guys!!! Yeah I think this is best immortalized by the words of Sam Cooke ...

"It's been a long time coming ... But I know a change is gonna come"

Can you pick up some short-term temping work? I know it doesn't tend to pay as much, but any income is better than none! I temped for 2 years and was only out of work for a total of 3.5 weeks in that entire time... the key is being willing to take on whatever assignment they've got going at the agency. Good luck!

And congratulations to the recent approvals - always great to see movement at CSC

Congratulations to everyone that's been approved in the past few days (both VSC and CSC)!
These approvals give us a bit of hope now =)
Keep it going CSC!

Yeah - I am "short term" temping right now but have been with the company for over six months and have really settled in - my only qualm is I don't want to drive too far as it is a nightmare with traffic through the city and petrol costing as much as it does!!!

I'm on the case - my agency are looking out for me so fingers crossed I won't have to worry too much...

And also don't forget Masako & Nathan (that would be Masha2008)- They were approved last week but just updated their timeline. They were July filers that had fallen off the radar screen... 7 months of waiting and finally an approval. Congratulations!!!

Eli, perhaps they finally found the box your file's in

ETB, we are another October couple who are still waiting for NOA2. you are not alone! Let's hope the day is coming for us - one of these days!!

I hear ya!!! The jedi mind trick hasn't worked, time to bum rush the CSC?

We called CSC twice.. both times they just pretty much "read" the info we could find from our online account.. we were told everything is normal. it can be as long as another 60 days or as soon as 2 days.. and that we can call back again after 60 days.. oh well!

Wow, a hearty congratulations to U&M (MikeT) late November filers - so late one could almost call them December filers - who were just approved. That makes 10 NOA2s for this week so far.

Congratulations

Ok Mercedes called tonight and spoke with a woman who was gruff and unhelpful.

Anyway, get this. They had my address as the one in Oregon. We checked back over our forms and we were correct - we put both our addresses as in Northern Ireland and Mercedes permanent residence in the USA as Oregon and we recieved our NOA1 here in Belfast.

They changed Mercedes' address for her, said we were within timeframe, and that was that!!! Said there was nothing unusual with our case and that they were filing in order.

So, to counteract the negative vibes given off by CSC we spent the last few hours looking at wedding photographers and are gonna book one this weekend before Mercedes leaves for Easter - think of it as a '**** you' to the nay sayers.

So don't be expecting anything too drastic from us over the next few days/weeks. Until we are the last people in line I'll bite my tongue and not moan too loud as I do feel for the people still waiting. Once and if we are last in line, oh momma ...

Have a good evening y'all!!!

R

It was the weirdest thing. Yesterday, I was bored at work, it was around 5 PM PST, so I figured I would check and see. Still no activity since 12/12. So since I was bored, I thought I would call to see what the touch in December was about. WHen the system asked for our case number, I mistyped it and then tried again. It told me that our petition was approved on 03/11. I thought, "What? that's weird." So I went back to USCIS and checked and sure enough it showed as approved now. I just sat there saying oh my god a few times, jumped over to a co-workers desk. told them what happened. tried to call Riza, but my cell phone won't allow international calls, so I went looking through my wallet for my phone card, emailed Riza, called my mom, charged my phone card, called Riza, no answer, got an email from Riza that she had gotten the email from USCIS and she was crying, and she left her cell phone at home.

It was a pretty good day.

-Ryan

Haha - that's awesome!!! I was kidna freaking out like that when I got my first touch It had been so long that the fact someone had looked at my file was more important to me at that point than NOA2

Eli - I am sure you will be fine with the wedding date you have planned It's nice to book things as well We're in discussions with our wedding planner about a few things they want to charge us for and we are disputing so that is fun(!) because we really get on with them well

Well done Ryan!!!

Who said God doesn't have a sense of humor!

Congratulations - what a great story.

Bad sign when I have to resurrect this thread from page 3 - Come on CSC let's get er done

Well another week almost over and CSC is not exactly setting the world on fire with their approval rate. It looks like they are starting to do some november filers not much consolation to the 30+ october filers still waiting. I got 2 touches this week, so there are signs of life but they are capable some of cranking out 40+ per week or more if they really wanted to.

It is so frustrating when week after week VSC cranks out more approvals and we all know they have less staff than CSC.

Igors stats here incase anyone needs Igors Stats

Actually, if you take into account some of those October filers haven't logged in since 2007 I'd guesstimate that there are 24 October filers left - of which we are numero uno.

They are saving ours for St Paddy's Day!!!

Wouldn't that be both ironic and awesome?!

How are you going to celebrate if you have given up alcomahol for lent?!?!?!

Congratulations to Julia & Onur, December filers that just got approved -

Still looking for Eli and Hoosier and all remaining October filers.

Congratulations!

Thank you! I hope my good luck extends to all those who are waiting for their approval. Let's go CSC!

Prayers have been answered-two more CSC November approvals: Kay & Jay, and James & Jen. That makes three so far today and we're just started!

Congratulations

Congrats to all the new approvals, it's always good to see CSC on the move!

And gratzies to moxie with his spangly new interview date

Wow, that was fast! I guess the powers that be are trying to make up for the long wait for approval. Congratulations Mox!

SWEET, Mox that is awesome! congrats man!

Congratulation Mox !!!!! that was fast even if interview is still a long way away. Well I do hope I will get our NOA2 for April 1st ...it is my SO 's birthday

Just checked, we were touched again today. All these touches and no kiss...

I have a feeling you will be getting a surprise in the email.

I want a surprise too !!!!!!!!!!!

Don't just tell me you love me....... Show me!!

Thanks all for the congrats (and to Aly for mentioning it!), it was definitely a surprise. I figured it was going to be well into next week before we had a realistic chance of having an interview scheduled. It's yet another thing to wait for, but at least it's not an open-ended wait this time. Thanks everyone for your support and kind words!

But more importantly, congrats to all the new approvals, and here's hoping the touches amount to something.

Hey Hey, Congratulations to Ruby and Greg - November filers approved after business hours on Friday!

Let's keep em rolling

Looks like the CSC is starting to gear up a little..... God I hope so.

Congratulations to Sherl & Robbie, late November filers and Christine & Steve, early November filers who got their approvals.

Also to May & Danny who were December filers that just got their approval yesterday!!!!

Congratulations to you all!!

Well done to all the recent approvals/touches/interviewee dates. Still nothing here.

Mercedes left for the USA today - only for 3 weeks but I'm heartbroken.

R

*hugs*

It's horrible isn't it? It's worse I think when you have got used to spending time with each other Don't worry - it won't be long before you don't have to be apart again

Hii all, i'm new here, i'm from Ukraine i and my future husband waiting for NOA2 since 11 february 2008. I know all timelines and it makes me going crazy

Welcome to Vj

Now this is what I call a wait ... well done these guys all the same ...

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