CALLING USCIS -ADVISABLE OR NOT?

[LaneAndDaisy 0]

hi everyone...sorry if im back for this question---i just would like to ask the general public their thoughts or real experiences or facts about calling the USCIS to inquire or check the status of one's case, whether NOA2 is on its way or not...do u think that will be good? or advisable? or better not dare at all??

did anyone try to call USCIS and got NOA2 sooner than expected??

OR

did anyone try to call USCIS and was scolded by the said office and had added more torturing months from normal NOA2 timeline( ouch! )

i heard some people tellin me their hubbies/fiances called the office..i know this is a case to case basis..but i am only curious...i hope this wont kill me like how the cat was killed for bein curious...

god bless and thank u in advance for all the replies

daisy

[~happyndinlove~ 540]

hi everyone...sorry if im back for this question---i just would like to ask the general public their thoughts or real experiences or facts about calling the USCIS to inquire or check the status of one's case, whether NOA2 is on its way or not...do u think that will be good? or advisable? or better not dare at all??

did anyone try to call USCIS and got NOA2 sooner than expected??

OR

did anyone try to call USCIS and was scolded by the said office and had added more torturing months from normal NOA2 timeline( ouch! )

i heard some people tellin me their hubbies/fiances called the office..i know this is a case to case basis..but i am only curious...i hope this wont kill me like how the cat was killed for bein curious...

god bless and thank u in advance for all the replies

daisy

there's nothing wrong to be curious for as long as you know what you are curious about ....also there is nothing wrong to call USCIS and inquire your case status, hubby did that many times though and didn't change anything with our case but to our phone bills...

[Otto 83]

Call all you want - doesn't help get the petition approved - doesn't really hurt your processing either.

Unless your petition is 6-months old/older, you're simply going to get the same answer each time and take up the operator's time that might be used to help someone in real need of assistance. Free country though.

[marklovetina 52]

yes sis i will try too bcoz cant see my case status online and its been almost 4months now... and were not yet inquiring about it since my hub sent our packet.... think there's nothing wrong with that...

[LaneAndDaisy 0]

hi everyone...sorry if im back for this question---i just would like to ask the general public their thoughts or real experiences or facts about calling the USCIS to inquire or check the status of one's case, whether NOA2 is on its way or not...do u think that will be good? or advisable? or better not dare at all??

did anyone try to call USCIS and got NOA2 sooner than expected??

OR

did anyone try to call USCIS and was scolded by the said office and had added more torturing months from normal NOA2 timeline( ouch! )

i heard some people tellin me their hubbies/fiances called the office..i know this is a case to case basis..but i am only curious...i hope this wont kill me like how the cat was killed for bein curious...

god bless and thank u in advance for all the replies

daisy

there's nothing wrong to be curious for as long as you know what you are curious about ....also there is nothing wrong to call USCIS and inquire your case status, hubby did that many times though and didn't change anything with our case but to our phone bills...

ahh..thanks madam/sir happyandinlove for ur funny reply...and also to Otto and Karin....thanks....i like that...i can imagine ur accordion-like fon bills after u made that call...kidding aside, i got curious coz one friend told me that the reason why they got a a sensitive "touch" recently was bcoz the fiance called USCIS..at least thats something good and uplifting rather than not having any touches at all..i dont know if my fiance is contemplating on giving them (office)a call...i just wanna know if calling them will bring good news...so far , u and otto are tellin me the same thing--calling wont approve the petition..but at least its worth a try...thanks so much guys....and wish us luck for the noa2,,muchas gracias y vaya con Dios!

[LaneAndDaisy 0]

yes sis i will try too bcoz cant see my case status online and its been almost 4months now... and were not yet inquiring about it since my hub sent our packet.... think there's nothing wrong with that...

whats the normal timeline for vcs sis tin???and pls. let us know if ever u call and got ur noa2 after few days....

gracias tin!

[marklovetina 52]

yes sis i will try too bcoz cant see my case status online and its been almost 4months now... and were not yet inquiring about it since my hub sent our packet.... think there's nothing wrong with that...

whats the normal timeline for vcs sis tin???and pls. let us know if ever u call and got ur noa2 after few days....

gracias tin!

naku mejo matagal sa vsc eh... kasi nakikita ko talgang umaabot ng almost 5months.. yes sis will let u know what happend sa follow up ko

[~happyndinlove~ 540]

hi everyone...sorry if im back for this question---i just would like to ask the general public their thoughts or real experiences or facts about calling the USCIS to inquire or check the status of one's case, whether NOA2 is on its way or not...do u think that will be good? or advisable? or better not dare at all??

did anyone try to call USCIS and got NOA2 sooner than expected??

OR

did anyone try to call USCIS and was scolded by the said office and had added more torturing months from normal NOA2 timeline( ouch! )

i heard some people tellin me their hubbies/fiances called the office..i know this is a case to case basis..but i am only curious...i hope this wont kill me like how the cat was killed for bein curious...

god bless and thank u in advance for all the replies

daisy

there's nothing wrong to be curious for as long as you know what you are curious about ....also there is nothing wrong to call USCIS and inquire your case status, hubby did that many times though and didn't change anything with our case but to our phone bills...

ahh..thanks madam/sir happyandinlove for ur funny reply...and also to Otto and Karin....thanks....i like that...i can imagine ur accordion-like fon bills after u made that call...kidding aside, i got curious coz one friend told me that the reason why they got a a sensitive "touch" recently was bcoz the fiance called USCIS..at least thats something good and uplifting rather than not having any touches at all..i dont know if my fiance is contemplating on giving them (office)a call...i just wanna know if calling them will bring good news...so far , u and otto are tellin me the same thing--calling wont approve the petition..but at least its worth a try...thanks so much guys....and wish us luck for the noa2,,muchas gracias y vaya con Dios!

oh dear, i didn't mean to be funny...i was just trying to state the fact and i apologize if you thought i were. yes, you can try calling the USCIS but it wont do anything to make the processing quicker nor will it help your case to get approved sooner. i maybe wrong but i am basing from our own experienced. i understand your curiousity, my husband used to call them for almost everyday then but was always told to call back again...didn't help anything really...

good luck and just be patient, keep the faith high...

[MikenKyhen 0]

As other members have said it won't speed up the process but it definately won't hurt anything to call them. They don't penalize you for inquiring about the status of your case. I'd call em everyday and bug the Hell out of em, then maybe they will push your case thru just to get you out of their hair. It would probably be the first time but why not give it a shot? Good luck.

[marriedtomrg 141]

Hi LaneAndDaisy.

Their current processing time for K1/K2, K3/K4 and CR1/IR1 is 5 months across the board, regardless of which Service Center is processing it.

You are within your right to call them if 5 months has passed and you have received no response from them. You could try calling your Congressman or Senator. A number of VJ members have found them useful, especially when they have gone over the 5 month waiting period...it takes your Congressman or Senator at least a month to respond anyhow, so you may want to think about hanging back for a bit while you are still within the average processing period.

Did you register your receipt number on Case Status Service Online? If you did, the moment you are sent an RFE or an Approval Notice, you will be notified via e-mail if you activated that option on your account...they will mail the hardcopy of the notice later. Here's the website: https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/jsps/index.jsp

My husband and I were hoping to see an approval within 60 days (like a lot of the VJ peeps who filed between January and April; we monitored their progress here constantly), but we didn't get one will 106 days (for the I-130) and 94 days (for the I-129F).

Waiting has been one of the hardest things for us to do...what drives us even more crazy is not knowing the outcome.

Thank goodness my husband and I have each other to get us through all of this (as hard and as taxing the wait and being away from each other has been, we believe this will all be worth it)...and for VJ and its supportive members.

Good luck with your journey.

hi everyone...sorry if im back for this question---i just would like to ask the general public their thoughts or real experiences or facts about calling the USCIS to inquire or check the status of one's case, whether NOA2 is on its way or not...do u think that will be good? or advisable? or better not dare at all??

did anyone try to call USCIS and got NOA2 sooner than expected??

OR

did anyone try to call USCIS and was scolded by the said office and had added more torturing months from normal NOA2 timeline( ouch! )

i heard some people tellin me their hubbies/fiances called the office..i know this is a case to case basis..but i am only curious...i hope this wont kill me like how the cat was killed for bein curious...

god bless and thank u in advance for all the replies

daisy

[LaneAndDaisy 0]

hi po marriedtomrg..thanks for the advise and great info u got there for me..i guess po ill wait muna till the end of sept and see if i got news from USCIS..if none, thats the time ill encourage my fiance to call the office ,,my vj estimate is from sept. 22-27..i hope we either get it bfore the 22nd or within that span..two of my nice friends from both centers(vermont and california) already got their NOA2 at the exact or even earlier than their vj timeline..the VSC was less than 5 months..she got it in 4 months time and the csc filer was 3 months to be exact...like u, it became my habit to monitor the timeline of filipina beneficiaries esp. those who got NOA1 in June...friend or ate, if i may call u that, i am hoping that it will be approved soon...it would be a wonderful gift to my fiance is we get it bfore his bday or before he arrives here...

regarding the uscis site..yes po, we have two accounts for that so i can also check it on a daily basis...should we receive an rfe (hope none ) or approval notice, it will go straight to my email addy....im a worry wart..but i wanna be optimistic as much as possible...esp. this journey is really testing my patience....... LOL

btw,,ive got no touches since june 28, is that somethin to worry about?? does it mean our I129was thrown in the waste bin and has not been seen/reviewed/checked since then??? hope not!!!

thanks po very very much for ur reply....i appreciate ur time and effort to write ....

every second, every minute, every hour, every day counts...and as u have said, " waiting is a difficult thing to do"....

god bless po....daisy

Edited September 10, 2009 by LaneAndDaisy

[abbielovesjeremy 5]

hi po marriedtomrg..thanks for the advise and great info u got there for me..i guess po ill wait muna till the end of sept and see if i got news from USCIS..if none, thats the time ill encourage my fiance to call the office ,,my vj estimate is from sept. 22-27..i hope we either get it bfore the 22nd or within that span..two of my nice friends from both centers(vermont and california) already got their NOA2 at the exact or even earlier than their vj timeline..the VSC was less than 5 months..she got it in 4 months time and the csc filer was 3 months to be exact...like u, it became my habit to monitor the timeline of filipina beneficiaries esp. those who got NOA1 in June...friend or ate, if i may call u that, i am hoping that it will be approved soon...it would be a wonderful gift to my fiance is we get it bfore his bday or before he arrives here...

regarding the uscis site..yes po, we have two accounts for that so i can also check it on a daily basis...should we receive an rfe (hope none ) or approval notice, it will go straight to my email addy....im a worry wart..but i wanna be optimistic as much as possible...esp. this journey is really testing my patience....... LOL

btw,,ive got no touches since june 28, is that somethin to worry about?? does it mean our I129was thrown in the waste bin and has not been seen/reviewed/checked since then??? hope not!!!

thanks po very very much for ur reply....i appreciate ur time and effort to write ....

every second, every minute, every hour, every day counts...and as u have said, " waiting is a difficult thing to do"....

god bless po....daisy

hey daisy. don't worry about the touches. i have read from a lot of people here that they don't really mean much. some get a lot of touches. some don't. i know some never had a single touch until they got approved don't worry. just keep praying good luck to all of us still waiting

Edited September 10, 2009 by abbielovesjeremy

[LaneAndDaisy 0]

As other members have said it won't speed up the process but it definately won't hurt anything to call them. They don't penalize you for inquiring about the status of your case. I'd call em everyday and bug the Hell out of em, then maybe they will push your case thru just to get you out of their hair. It would probably be the first time but why not give it a shot? Good luck.

hello there Mykekhen..thanks for the advise...ill try to do that but i can still wait until my timeline has lapsed..i dont think calling them everyday will help..that maybe annoying on their part, u know....hehehehe... .

thanks for the advice..i do appreciate ur time and effort in sharing ur thoughts

godbless....btw,,ur baby is so cute...i saw some of her pics in ur profile....

[tallcoolone 102]

You need to chill out and wait.

Your getting to anxious.........

[marriedtomrg 141]

Hi Daisy.

While we were waiting there were absolutely no touches on our file. VJ estimated our case to be adjudicated between September 8 and 14.

When the Last Update date did change, my husband received the e-mail notice of approval within a couple of hours. That was August 28...way earlier than VJ predicted.

I know it is difficult not to compare ourselves with other VJ members in terms of timelines, but we just have to hang in there.

Hope you receive a response soon.

As other members have said it won't speed up the process but it definately won't hurt anything to call them. They don't penalize you for inquiring about the status of your case. I'd call em everyday and bug the Hell out of em, then maybe they will push your case thru just to get you out of their hair. It would probably be the first time but why not give it a shot? Good luck.

hello there Mykekhen..thanks for the advise...ill try to do that but i can still wait until my timeline has lapsed..i dont think calling them everyday will help..that maybe annoying on their part, u know....hehehehe... .

thanks for the advice..i do appreciate ur time and effort in sharing ur thoughts

godbless....btw,,ur baby is so cute...i saw some of her pics in ur profile....