soooo angry!!

[Marwa 3]

Hi everybody, I'm seeing that California is approving march fillers and our petition was sent on the 17th of January, it's been 5months and 5days of agonizing wait and still we didn't hear anything from them i'm so pissed offffff , plz can anyone tell me what we should do? Any comment will be helpful! THANK U ALL!!

[Brusik 11]

Contact your Congressman and Senator.. If you go to their websites it will give contact information and release forms so they can contact USCIS..

Good Luck

[Dumb/Dumber 61]

I wish I had good advice, but everything I have tried has not helped. I have been waiting since November 15, 2010. I filed a service request at six months and received a letter saying that we were still in background checks, inquire back in 180 days. I contacted my Senator and they told me they inquired and got the same response. I think if I had it to do over again, I would contact my Congressman first.

I feel your pain. I am trusting in God to get us through this process in His time.

Good Luck

[Palladin 18]

Contact your Congressman and Senator.. If you go to their websites it will give contact information and release forms so they can contact USCIS..

Good Luck

No just directly call the USCIS number and get to talk with an agent. Tell him/her your case has exceeded 5 months. Hopefully they will approve it soon. A Congressman may not give you approval any sooner at this point. If it drags much beyond 5 months then use a Congressman.

[Markieboy 104]

Hi everybody, I'm seeing that California is approving march fillers and our petition was sent on the 17th of January, it's been 5months and 5days of agonizing wait and still we didn't hear anything from them i'm so pissed offffff , plz can anyone tell me what we should do? Any comment will be helpful! THANK U ALL!!

Since your petition is beyond the normal processing time of 5 months, I would definitely contact your respective congressman and senators. IMHO, it is a much better option than calling USCIS. I, personally, have contacted my state representatives when my stepdaughter's petition was at 5 months. I received an approval email several hours later. A congressional inquiry cannot force USCIS to make a decision, but it certainly can speed up the processing of your petition. You will need to complete an authorization form, from their respective websites. This authorizes their liaisons to contact USCIS on your behalf.

Good luck with your petition! Keep us posted with what happens.

[britishspouse 1]

What country is the beneficiary from?

Some do take slightly longer than other, due to additional checks i believe?

Im a member of another forum and we have two people who filed middle january too, that havent had their NOA2's yet.

Hopefully it will be soon for you

[Jojo92122 1,924]

The 5 months processing time is an average time goal for USCIS. It's a goal of USCIS to process cases within an average of 5 months. Some may be done quicker and others slower. A goal of 5 months is not the same as a guarantee that it will be done in 5 months.

While I empathize with the OP, the processing time for the case is not outside of what is expected.

[Marwa 3]

Contact your Congressman and Senator.. If you go to their websites it will give contact information and release forms so they can contact USCIS..

Good Luck

Thank u for ur reply, but i'm kinda confused cos some of the guys here say to call the uscis before contacting a congressman!!

[Marwa 3]

What country is the beneficiary from?

Some do take slightly longer than other, due to additional checks i believe?

Im a member of another forum and we have two people who filed middle january too, that havent had their NOA2's yet.

Hopefully it will be soon for you

Thank u for u reply!! the country of the beneficiary is Tunisia so that's why find it weird cos not a lot of people here going through the process of immigration

[Marwa 3]

I wish I had good advice, but everything I have tried has not helped. I have been waiting since November 15, 2010. I filed a service request at six months and received a letter saying that we were still in background checks, inquire back in 180 days. I contacted my Senator and they told me they inquired and got the same response. I think if I had it to do over again, I would contact my Congressman first.

I feel your pain. I am trusting in God to get us through this process in His time.

Good Luck

OH SORRY abt that I feel ur pain but what r u willing to do abt it?!! May God make it smoother for!! praying for!!

[Marwa 3]

Since your petition is beyond the normal processing time of 5 months, I would definitely contact your respective congressman and senators. IMHO, it is a much better option than calling USCIS. I, personally, have contacted my state representatives when my stepdaughter's petition was at 5 months. I received an approval email several hours later. A congressional inquiry cannot force USCIS to make a decision, but it certainly can speed up the processing of your petition. You will need to complete an authorization form, from their respective websites. This authorizes their liaisons to contact USCIS on your behalf.

Good luck with your petition! Keep us posted with what happens.

Thank u so much for ur reply!!! but according of the replies contat congressman or uscis first? it's soo confusing!!

[Jojo92122 1,924]

You should contact USCIS first.

I imagine that the first question from your Congressman's office will be "Did you try to contact USCIS to determine what is going on?" If you don't even bother to try contacting USCIS first, your request for him will likely land on deaf ears.

[Adil & Jeanne 296]

Of what year? OUrs was Arril of 2010 and just got approved this year in February.

The process takes time. Look at the country with the appovals. That means a lot. April to November I heard nothing and then got an RFE 4 pages long and the evidence returned weighed 25 pounds. It was not a packet but a box of proof.

Good luck to you but patience is what you need now.

Hi everybody, I'm seeing that California is approving march fillers and our petition was sent on the 17th of January, it's been 5months and 5days of agonizing wait and still we didn't hear anything from them i'm so pissed offffff , plz can anyone tell me what we should do? Any comment will be helpful! THANK U ALL!!

[Loricap2 0]

I am right there with you. My filed date is January 31st. I am just one week shy of the five months and my case has not been touched since febuary 9, 2011. I contacted my congressman a while ago, due to the fact that on May 10th I filed for an expedite due to a personal situation that I wont go into here, and still I am waiting.. The only word I got was to ask for proof for the reason of my expedite. I sent it the next day.. that was May 11th.. on June 2nd my congressman was told that they are not done with background checks and nothing can be done until the checks are completed.. I was told to call back next Friday, July 1st (5 month and 1 day mark), if I have not heard anything yet. So I am waiting...and trying to be patient.. and praying... my husband also comes from a country where there are not many immigrant visas being processed at all...and i have one friend from here and the same country who filed 2 weeks after me and got an RFE about 2 weeks ago.. not the best news, but at least they know someone touched their file already. By the way, call USCIS first, they will hopefully open a service ticket for you, then call your congressman. FYI, I called my senator first and was advised that this is not a senator's field of work.. they deal with state issues, immigration is federal. my senator referred me to my congressman...just trying to save you a call. I wish you the best for a quick and smooth approval and will include you in my prayers. Take care, stay patient. good things come to those who wait, right?

[RosyMad 2]

You know what that happened to me as well.. It was past the "5 months" and they were just telling me to wait another 30 days.. I kept calling and checking my online status and nothing.. They couldnt do a service request because the 5 months is only an estimate.. I was completely sad.. I called in the morning on May 31st and they said the same thing.. to wait another 30 days.. later that day I got my NOA2 in the mail.. O_o I had been approved since May 26th... my online status still shows initial review.. so try and hang on a couple more days it may be coming in the mail..