Feel like a CR-1 CSC Castaway??

[Mohan bahadur 3]

well guess what?

I just called and got transferred to CSC on Jan 14. As you all know , my case has been stuck at CSC and was originally filed in chicago lockbox. Then was routed to VSC and later tranferred to CSC. I did not file I-129 because that seems to take same amount of time.

well i called, and clearly, a person with South Amecian access picked up. and said, " give a few seconds and i will right with you"

I said sure and he came back in 5 minutes.

he asked me for the Reciept number, and i gave him just that.

Conversation as below:

" give me few seconds and i will be with you"

"sure"

hold for 5 mins

"ok how can I help you"

"sir, i applied for my wife and son, and the last I know of is when they were transferred to CSC. since then I have not heard from your office. in the mean time i see people coming behind me are getting approved - some in record number of days. What is happening ? what did i miss? where did i miss it? can you please help?"

" you need to call the number and then dial 1-2-3. and they will tell you"

" you mean the customer service rep s?"

'yes"

"well they read the paragraph that is available on the website word by word, and i can see that. I am trying to get more than what is available on your website or phone, becasue it is coming to be now 6 months...."

he cut me off and said, " i cannot help you. You must go through them"

" sir, i have tried going through them and they provide nothing but..."

"you must go through them. i cannot help."

"please just tell me how long do i still have to wait, or where the files are"

Again he cut me off and said, " I CANNOT HELP YOU. YOU MUST GO THROUGH the SYSTEM"

I was about the say F* you , but controlled myself, Thanked his stinky #### and hung up.

There goes my hope....now what. well I am preparing a long nice letter, with all the photo copies of the NOA1 and Transfer Notice. Come May 1, i will send that letter and copies to Senators office. There is no other relief.

why, oh lord!! why these people at the USCIS knowingly dont want to help . is it because they are just too swamped with milliions of cases. What a Moron picked up my phone... talking about luck.

How i know that, His accent ( i am not tryin to stereotype ) just obeservation.

[Beth/ Paris Heart 2]

well guess what?

I just called and got transferred to CSC on Jan 14. As you all know , my case has been stuck at CSC and was originally filed in chicago lockbox. Then was routed to VSC and later tranferred to CSC. I did not file I-129 because that seems to take same amount of time.

well i called, and clearly, a person with South Amecian access picked up. and said, " give a few seconds and i will right with you"

I said sure and he came back in 5 minutes.

he asked me for the Reciept number, and i gave him just that.

Conversation as below:

" give me few seconds and i will be with you"

"sure"

hold for 5 mins

"ok how can I help you"

"sir, i applied for my wife and son, and the last I know of is when they were transferred to CSC. since then I have not heard from your office. in the mean time i see people coming behind me are getting approved - some in record number of days. What is happening ? what did i miss? where did i miss it? can you please help?"

" you need to call the number and then dial 1-2-3. and they will tell you"

" you mean the customer service rep s?"

'yes"

"well they read the paragraph that is available on the website word by word, and i can see that. I am trying to get more than what is available on your website or phone, becasue it is coming to be now 6 months...."

he cut me off and said, " i cannot help you. You must go through them"

" sir, i have tried going through them and they provide nothing but..."

"you must go through them. i cannot help."

"please just tell me how long do i still have to wait, or where the files are"

Again he cut me off and said, " I CANNOT HELP YOU. YOU MUST GO THROUGH the SYSTEM"

I was about the say F* you , but controlled myself, Thanked his stinky #### and hung up.

There goes my hope....now what. well I am preparing a long nice letter, with all the photo copies of the NOA1 and Transfer Notice. Come May 1, i will send that letter and copies to Senators office. There is no other relief.

why, oh lord!! why these people at the USCIS knowingly dont want to help . is it because they are just too swamped with milliions of cases. What a Moron picked up my phone... talking about luck.

How i know that, His accent ( i am not tryin to stereotype ) just obeservation.

Not too upset you, but call again later today or tomorrow, I bet you get a different answer and a different person. It happened to me once before, I called, did not get a satisfing answer, called back and got a officer who truly helped me, he is even the one who told me that my petition was on a desk now, and I did not even have to ask him.

FYI glad you controlled your mouth, cause it would of been reported on your file you cussed at him. And Im sure they would be in no hurry to process a petitioner who cursed at them. Would you???

[Courtney08 0]

Beth,

Way super glad to hear you got touched... Nothing on my end ...

fighting the urge to pick up telephone.....

I cant about to go to job 2 and be super nice to people............. YAKK

I am ready for you to get approved and get out my way

Mayra & robin

At least you know that processing has resumed............ little for you .............

[Beth/ Paris Heart 2]

Beth,

Way super glad to hear you got touched... Nothing on my end ...

fighting the urge to pick up telephone.....

I cant about to go to job 2 and be super nice to people............. YAKK

I am ready for you to get approved and get out my way

Mayra & robin

At least you know that processing has resumed............ little for you .............

Have a good eveing at work. Hang in there, I will be glad to get out of your way for my approval.

Talk with you later.

[nurse1967 287]

I got touched again today too and I didn't call today. I have been touched 6 times in the past 7 days. Come on Cali!!!

[Beth/ Paris Heart 2]

I got touched again today too and I didn't call today. I have been touched 6 times in the past 7 days. Come on Cali!!!

Copy Cat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Edited April 29, 2009 by Paris Heart

[nurse1967 287]

Well they just need to make us both happy and mail out our dang approvals. LOL

[Beth/ Paris Heart 2]

Well they just need to make us both happy and mail out our dang approvals. LOL

A email first would be fine!!!!!!

[sasha414 0]

hey guys, just wanted to lift everyone's spirits up. i understand how you all feel, been there done that. during our time, about a year ago, uscis was working so slow, they would take at least 6 months to 9 months to approve. some even took 1 year. can you imagine how it made everyone crazy? now, i believe theyre working faster, approving petitions within 1 month or 2 months. lucky people! so hang in there all of you, the approvals are just around the corner.

[Used to be broken 143]

Not too upset you, but call again later today or tomorrow, I bet you get a different answer and a different person. It happened to me once before, I called, did not get a satisfing answer, called back and got a officer who truly helped me, he is even the one who told me that my petition was on a desk now, and I did not even have to ask him.

FYI glad you controlled your mouth, cause it would of been reported on your file you cussed at him. And Im sure they would be in no hurry to process a petitioner who cursed at them. Would you???

If a case is well within NORMAL processing times I don't understand calling USCIS and apparently working through some type of alternate system that involves real people instead of the automated response that says,

"your case is within normal processing times" ..

Can this be "helping" to distract workers and look for files? March filers have gotten approved but there are Oct 08- , Feb 09 cases still in the works.

I think the best advice for March filers is to stay off the phone and check in periodically with USCIS case status online.

The Oct filers should go ahead and ask for a Congressman or Senator to get involved at this point.

[Beth/ Paris Heart 2]

Not too upset you, but call again later today or tomorrow, I bet you get a different answer and a different person. It happened to me once before, I called, did not get a satisfing answer, called back and got a officer who truly helped me, he is even the one who told me that my petition was on a desk now, and I did not even have to ask him.

FYI glad you controlled your mouth, cause it would of been reported on your file you cussed at him. And Im sure they would be in no hurry to process a petitioner who cursed at them. Would you???

If a case is well within NORMAL processing times I don't understand calling USCIS and apparently working through some type of alternate system that involves real people instead of the automated response that says,

"your case is within normal processing times" ..

Can this be "helping" to distract workers and look for files? March filers have gotten approved but there are Oct 08- , Feb 09 cases still in the works.

I think the best advice for March filers is to stay off the phone and check in periodically with USCIS case status online.

The Oct filers should go ahead and ask for a Congressman or Senator to get involved at this point.

There are reason why filers call. A few called cause they cant see their case on line, turned out, they were approved, and never got the NOA 2 in mail. Some found out they had a RFE, sent evidence, and took 3 weeks for them to aknowlede it, one called to find out why they got 2 NOA 1 in mail a month apart. Some called to see why filers who filed same time are already approved in record time, and some that filed after, got approved while theirs is still sitting there.

CSC had many bugs in their computer system, plain and simple did not work, so like one person, found out they were approved cause NVC contacted them, USCIS never did. All these examples are Feb. and March filers alone. I dont think calling everyday is necessary, but does not hurt to call, especialy when USCIS is not notifiing of NOA 2 much less sent out the NOA 1 timely or at all.

[Mayra&Robin 0]

I have been touched 6 times in the past 7 days.

Hey, that's pretty good for being apart from your loved one! I haven't been touched since I visited my wife

Gotta have a sense of humor about all this...

[Mohan bahadur 3]

Not too upset you, but call again later today or tomorrow, I bet you get a different answer and a different person. It happened to me once before, I called, did not get a satisfing answer, called back and got a officer who truly helped me, he is even the one who told me that my petition was on a desk now, and I did not even have to ask him.

FYI glad you controlled your mouth, cause it would of been reported on your file you cussed at him. And Im sure they would be in no hurry to process a petitioner who cursed at them. Would you???

If a case is well within NORMAL processing times I don't understand calling USCIS and apparently working through some type of alternate system that involves real people instead of the automated response that says,

"your case is within normal processing times" ..

Can this be "helping" to distract workers and look for files? March filers have gotten approved but there are Oct 08- , Feb 09 cases still in the works.

I think the best advice for March filers is to stay off the phone and check in periodically with USCIS case status online.

The Oct filers should go ahead and ask for a Congressman or Senator to get involved at this point.

paris heart, thatnk you for your nice words. I did call back again after half an hour and spoke to CSR and told her my case has been 6 months. so she took all the information and at the end provided confirmation numbers for service tickets. she said if you dont hear in 45 days call back. what? 45 days. and i told myside of the story.

further the confirmation numbers had VSC at the end. So i was curious to know where my files were at. I know i recieved the notices that my cases were transferred to CSC, second when i called the first time and after entering my Reciept number, i was straight taked to csc making me beleive my cases were still at CSC. However, the csr lady i spoke said the VSC at the end of the confirmation number signifies where the files are at. So that means my files are sent back to VSC? she says that is how it seems. upon further probing she said she did not know when or why they would have transferred it to VSC but her supervisor would know. so she transferred me to her higher people but i was on hold for 10 minutes and the phone on the other end hung up on me.

Now , how much trutch is there in her saying? ####### are they doing with my files moving back and forth to VSC ?

This makes me wonder, those who got transferred in Jan and have not heard any thing back from CSC, yet recieved an approval yesterday or today or recently, DID THEY GET THE APPROVAL FROM VSC OR CSC? were there cases too sent back to VSC? Can anyone or everyone please enlighten me ? this is getting ridiculous.

to be honest if i had power , i would storm into that csc or or whatever SC it is , i would go straight ;and grab one of the IOs and make them go through my file. They have not even looked into it. when i called back in March 20, a nice lady told me my cases were not assingned. Now i hear they were sent back to VSC. what is the truth? How can I find out?

Oh God, Looks to me i am going to have to prepare for a war.

[Mohan bahadur 3]

One more thing. my experience tells me , if your case is at CSC and you fet frequent touches i have seen those cases get approval or RFE in the making soon. Now does that depress me , of course cuz i am a human being. but can i do anything , No. what does that mean ? that means i am helpless, and when we become knowingly helpless , that is when we get angry and lose control.

well , i am trying my best. WIll call again, and see what they say. In the mean time i am preparing for the Senator's office, instead of preparing for NVC. what a dilemma i am in.

I love USCIS

[Beth/ Paris Heart 2]

One more thing. my experience tells me , if your case is at CSC and you fet frequent touches i have seen those cases get approval or RFE in the making soon. Now does that depress me , of course cuz i am a human being. but can i do anything , No. what does that mean ? that means i am helpless, and when we become knowingly helpless , that is when we get angry and lose control.

well , i am trying my best. WIll call again, and see what they say. In the mean time i am preparing for the Senator's office, instead of preparing for NVC. what a dilemma i am in.

I love USCIS

I understand how you feel, last year I filed in Jan. 2008 at VSC, saw so many CSC approvals quickly, K1 filers being approved as soon as they were filed, 6 months, I was in hell. Then we had to withdraw our petitions, now that is heartbreaking. 6 months for NOTHING. My heart does go out to you, and I understand the anger of feeling helpless, I know that very well. Contact your congressman or Senator of your state. Call the service center and have them do a inquiry if your past your processing time,

losing the temper is easy, Im very guilty of it. Just keep trying, it will come. We are all human, and in a world of hell without our loved ones. Take care and keep us posted.

Edited April 30, 2009 by Paris Heart