California Service Center RFEs have been sent out

[William33 110]

Here is a reply I got from the lawyer today.

Not too encouraging.

At this point all we can do is update and react to their actions. CSC is

stating a 87 day response time to get the petitions forwarded on to the NVC

and then to the embassy once they receive your RFE response. Problem now is

that we have to wait for the RFE to arrive....

Plus no RFE for me.

Well, at least we have tomorrow. One day at a time. All we can do is hope.

kitkat, I hope you get that RFE before you leave. I can only imagine how it weighs on you.

What? 87 days on top of what we have already waited? #######?

Here is a reply I got from the lawyer today.

Not too encouraging.

At this point all we can do is update and react to their actions. CSC is

stating a 87 day response time to get the petitions forwarded on to the NVC

and then to the embassy once they receive your RFE response. Problem now is

that we have to wait for the RFE to arrive....

Plus no RFE for me.

Well, at least we have tomorrow. One day at a time. All we can do is hope.

kitkat, I hope you get that RFE before you leave. I can only imagine how it weighs on you.

What? 87 days on top of what we have already waited? #######?

Perhaps you need a new lawyer mate. That 87 day information makes no sense at all.

[Ladylethal 12]

It´s wait too long indeed.

[JoePaddock 0]

I can only imagne that they are saying 87 just to cover their a$$'s.

But the truth is once they get the RFE returned from us. I would think we would still be more or less at the point when they put us on hold.

My thought would be that the USCIS does not see our extra time waited as anything at all. Doesn't really matter to them. They think they are making us happy by just doing what they are doing now.

I can only hope that the 87 is just a over estimate on the CSC part. But I think we need to be realistic.

I know it does not sound positive just trying to be smart. (cause we know the USCIS is not being smart)

But well we can still all hope that it all comes sooner.

Edited June 28, 2006 by JoePaddock

[GaryC 7]

Calm down now!! The 87 days isn't to start doing them, it is to FINISH doing them. We have been told many times that the CSC will honor our original NOA1 dates. They will take them in order. The 87 days is to get to the NOA1 dates of June 6. The March 6 NOA1's will be done first. The RFE paper itself says it takes 14 days to proccess.

[joseph22 0]

Frankly, I dont care about any numbers anymore.

Until I see some actual progress (our NOA1 date is mid March) then all of this heresay and 'senators' response is meaningless. We all know that what CSC says in regards to what they are doing and when they are doing it is complete bulls**t.

We are so completely tired of wearing ourselves out by stressing over expectations that cant be practically demonstrated. No, USCIS does NOT care about the time frames they give or how long this costs us. We should make them. I'm going to continue to overwhelm CSC with emails and phone calls until they ACTUALLY PRODUCE RESULTS! Please join me.

[GaryC 7]

Well, here is something to consider then. There have been no NAO2's come out of the USCIS since the begining of May. In that time the respective embassies are still doing the interviews for the pre-March 6 NOA2's. So it only stands to reason that they are getting caught up. So to use the Manila embasy for an example: Before this mess started it took between 4-6 months to get an interview. The embassy is still doing interviews for the NOA'2 they have. So if the USCIS starts sending out NOA'2 again on Aug 6 they should have cleared 3 months worth of backlog. When they start getting our petitions instead of a 4-6 month wait we should have a 1-3 month wait. It will all even out in the end.

[jen&darcy 0]

I am not trying to slam Gary because I am grateful for all that he has done but not all consulates/embassy's take 4-6 months to get an interview date. In my mind, it doesn't wash out. If I would have filed before this damn IMBRA came into affect, I would right now been approved through Nebraska. This is how the timeline was going when I filed. Vancouver only takes 2-4 weeks to get an interview so in essence I am lucky that I don't have the backlog that some people have with getting an interview but as it stands now with CSC I will be lucky to be approved by September or October.

Sorry I am beyond the point of frustration!

[GaryC 7]

I am not trying to slam Gary because I am grateful for all that he has done but not all consulates/embassy's take 4-6 months to get an interview date. In my mind, it doesn't wash out. If I would have filed before this damn IMBRA came into affect, I would right now been approved through Nebraska. This is how the timeline was going when I filed. Vancouver only takes 2-4 weeks to get an interview so in essence I am lucky that I don't have the backlog that some people have with getting an interview but as it stands now with CSC I will be lucky to be approved by September or October.

Sorry I am beyond the point of frustration!

I understand. It is all so frustrating!!! It's hard to deal with the pain of separation from the one person you really want to be with. I left from visiting Luz a week and a half ago. She has just now stopped crying because she misses me. I wish there were something we can do to make it all go faster but we are at the mercy of a government that just doesn't care who it hurts. ANY wait hurts and the longer it goes the more it hurts. I was just trying to look on the bright side for my own sanity sake.

[JoePaddock 0]

Well, here is something to consider then. There have been no NAO2's come out of the USCIS since the begining of May. In that time the respective embassies are still doing the interviews for the pre-March 6 NOA2's. So it only stands to reason that they are getting caught up. So to use the Manila embasy for an example: Before this mess started it took between 4-6 months to get an interview. The embassy is still doing interviews for the NOA'2 they have. So if the USCIS starts sending out NOA'2 again on Aug 6 they should have cleared 3 months worth of backlog. When they start getting our petitions instead of a 4-6 month wait we should have a 1-3 month wait. It will all even out in the end.

I will have to agree with you on that point. I guess it is the only silver lining on this whole thing. (besides being with our SO)

Edited June 28, 2006 by JoePaddock

[jen&darcy 0]

Sanity Gary? What's that? I think I lost mine long ago!

[tmma 467]

Nothing here yet either ( NOA1 6 March from TSC/CSC)

Nothing else to do but keep hanging in there everyone!

Michele

Edited June 28, 2006 by tmma

[GaryC 7]

On another post it seems that someone FINALLY got a RFE email yesterday from the CSC.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...mp;#entry278895

Look at the third post down.

I got a email from my senator stating that my RFE was mailed on June 23 but as yet my status online hasn't changed. He said he would call them again and confirm that I really do have a RFE coming.

[tmma 467]

This is driving me NUTS! Just not knowing is the worst! PLUS it seems they are not processing according to NOA 1 date at all

PS Thanks for directing me to the CSC RFE post-I am happy for them-but it is still driving me nuts!

Edited June 28, 2006 by tmma

[YnaYeBa0808 0]

GUYS JPINE GOT his/her EMAIL IN THE MAIL TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[JenT 0]

Nothing received in Michigan yet....