not happy with timeline!!!

[laurenzi 0]

received this today. My 1st date was 12/12/05 that it was sent to the TX center.

#######! this seems like they are just now starting on my case!!!!!

ANY INPUT???

*** DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS E-MAIL ***

The following is the latest information on your case status

Receipt Number: LIN0605352998

Application Type: I129F , PETITION FOR FIANCE(E)

Current Status:

On February 8, 2006, your I129F PETITION FOR FIANCE(E) was received here for

processing. It is taking between 90 and 120 days for us to process this kind

of case. We will mail you a decision as soon as processing is complete.

If you have questions or concerns about your application or the case status

results listed above, or if you have not received a decision or advice from

USCIS within the projected processing time frame*, please contact the

National Customer Service Center.

National Customer Service Center (800) 375-5283.

*The projected processing time frame can be found on the receipt notice that

you received from the USCIS.

*** Please do not respond to this e-mail message.

Sincerely,

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)

[road2kros 0]

You are processing at Texas service center, so expect a long wait for it. Just hang on there.

[Jasman0717 8]

Typical form letter. Do a timeline search on your service center.

[tina21 0]

what i dont understand is how could they have transfered your case to texas when texas is even not working on I 129 F anymore Texas is transfering all their cases to California that is weird .Did you send your application to Nebraska by mistake or what happened as for your answer that email id a normal email and if it really was received on february 8 th expect a long wait time at least 90 days from what i can see on this forum .

Good luck

TIna

[happyimmigrant 0]

received this today. My 1st date was 12/12/05 that it was sent to the TX center.

#######! this seems like they are just now starting on my case!!!!!

ANY INPUT???

*** DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS E-MAIL ***

The following is the latest information on your case status

Receipt Number: LIN0605352998

Application Type: I129F , PETITION FOR FIANCE(E)

You DEFINITELY need to follow this up. I would call them tomorrow first thing. The reason I say this is because of the receipt number: LIN0605352998. It starts with LIN - which is Lincoln, Nebraska. Unless Texas has started sending its I-129F's to Nebraska (which I suppose would explain the sudden recent slowdown in Nebraska), you need to follow up and find out why your petition is in the wrong service center.

Edited February 9, 2006 by gsmaclean

[laurenzi 0]

what i dont understand is how could they have transfered your case to texas when texas is even not working on I 129 F anymore Texas is transfering all their cases to California that is weird .Did you send your application to Nebraska by mistake or what happened as for your answer that email id a normal email and if it really was received on february 8 th expect a long wait time at least 90 days from what i can see on this forum .

Good luck

TIna

i hired a lawyer and he sent our package to Nebraska (his mistake) on 12/12/05. that is why i have a LIN case #. Then on 12/21/05 i receive a letter that it was being sent to TX for 'better' processing. Then i heard all the TX cases were switched to CA.

So, this letter states it is 90-120 days now! My clock should have started on 12/12/05!!! that is what is so frustating!!

thanks for eveyone's input,

JPD

[Peter Miami 0]

Hi Laurenzi,

There are some serious issues here. According to your timeline your service center is Nebraska (NSC) if your name is John.

On your thread it show you out of Jacksonville, Florida which would make your service center Texas (TSC) which off course mean that it will be transfer to CSC because you are a K-1.

But your receipt number starts with “LIN” (LIN0605352998). Nothing makes sense here because if you were going through CSC/TSC like me your receipt number would start with “WAC”.

Please correct your timeline also call and e-mail your service center because something are definitely wrong here or please give us an explanation.

Good luck,

Peter Miami

[rdou0494 0]

It's stories like this that make me so glad I fired my lawyer after one week...

[smc 0]

get rid of your lawyer....you dont need one to go through this process...if anything they will make it longer for you!!!!!!

[Keigwyn 1]

I started with a lawyer, but sooner or later you have to know what you are doing!...Especially when it gets to the foreign embassy!

[Jaylen Brit 0]

what i dont understand is how could they have transfered your case to texas when texas is even not working on I 129 F anymore Texas is transfering all their cases to California that is weird .Did you send your application to Nebraska by mistake or what happened as for your answer that email id a normal email and if it really was received on february 8 th expect a long wait time at least 90 days from what i can see on this forum .

Good luck

TIna

i hired a lawyer and he sent our package to Nebraska (his mistake) on 12/12/05. that is why i have a LIN case #. Then on 12/21/05 i receive a letter that it was being sent to TX for 'better' processing. Then i heard all the TX cases were switched to CA.

So, this letter states it is 90-120 days now! My clock should have started on 12/12/05!!! that is what is so frustating!!

thanks for eveyone's input,

JPD

Yeah its 'wrong' but its also 'right'.

Your timeline starts from when YOUR service center receives the paperwork - which *is* TSC/CSC

Your representative seems to have set you back by 28 days because he/she sent it to the wrong center (get a refund if you can from him - you pay for his expertise, so this mistake should NOT have happened, its just a matter of looking up info on the USCIS website for heaven's sake - its not even case law related).

I don't think there's really a lot you can do now - as for the reference number they 'ought' to assign a new one now its in the right place.

Best of luck and a speedy passage thru the system in spite of this slow start.

[Neonred 3,461]

Another fine example of a lawyers screw up costing you time AND money. Does this answer the often asked question of "should I use a lawyer?"

[calidreamer80 0]

oi vey, he sent it to the wrong service center??!!! Man u need to fire him and do it yourself. Look what time its costing you! I dont even wanna know how much money either. *shakes head*

[daisy16 0]

That kind of mistake is costly in many ways, read adding time apart, and just totally unacceptable.

My dog could have figured out which centre to send it to.

[happyimmigrant 0]

That kind of mistake is costly in many ways, read adding time apart, and just totally unacceptable.

My dog could have figured out which centre to send it to.

And what's more, it's not the first time I've heard (here, on VJ!) of lawyers making exactly that mistake. It's unforgivable.

Unfortunately, my experience (with two different US law firms specializing only in US Immigration) is that the "specialized knowledge" that immigration attorneys have, can be extracted in a simple consultation, and that any layperson can do the form-filling as good as, or (usually) better than, the lawyers.

The level of utter incompetence I encountered dealing with immigration attorneys left me many thousands of dollars poorer, no visa in hand, and very seriously considering sueing one of the firms for the long list of errors they made on my behalf. Had I followed their recommendations without first seeking a second opinion, I would have been charged with fraud.

BOTH of the firms came highly recommended from another, trusted, attorney.