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Hi guys,

Can anybody understand how the USCIS is keeping this nonsense of not balancing the load between all the centers? CSC is overloaded while applications are being approved within couple of weeks at Vermont.

This is beyond my understanding.

Anyway, keep it up guys.

Cheers ^^

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TroyandCecilia
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Dont give up hope for their are many who are in same situation with you. We all have to wait in this endless struggle waiting on that piece of paper. But you will get it. We all will get it and when w

AstralEdge
AstralEdge

Progress my ####. Following the timelines, i was supposed to be approved early November, which seemed reasonable to me. Now it is early January 2012!!! So as for progress... I don't see it?! Why not

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I'm just hoping and praying that we hear from them some time before the end of this month or early Feb! Let's just keep the faith going!!!

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Swingman_Tomoyo   2

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Hi guys,

Can anybody understand how the USCIS is keeping this nonsense of not balancing the load between all the centers? CSC is overloaded while applications are being approved within couple of weeks at Vermont.

This is beyond my understanding.

Anyway, keep it up guys.

Cheers ^^

I wonder about that too... :\

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Alia&Jerald   5

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anyone have an update? Three months wait here and nothing, I dont know what to do anymore!!!!

Alia & Jerald

USCIS

08/15/2011-----I-130 Sent

08/18/2011-----NOA1 email received

08/22/2011-----NOA1 Hard copy received

02/15/2012-----NOA2 APPROVED ( GREAT VALENTINE'S DAY PRESENT!)

NVC

02/20/2012-------Case received at NVC

02/28/2012------- Case number received

02/28/2012------- DS 3032 ( choice of agent ) emailed to NVC

03/02/2012------- DS 3032 returned to beneficiery

03/02/2012------- DS 3032 resent to NVC

03/02/2012------- AOS fee bill paid

03/05/2012------- AOS fee bill shows " PAID"

03/07/2012------- DS 3032 accepted e-mail by NVC

03/08/2012------- IV fee bill invoiced

03/08/2012------- IV fee bill paid

03/16/2012------- CASE COMPLETE!!!!!!!!

04/11/2012------- Interview Date Schedule for MAY 7TH

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Hello Alia&Jerald ...

I have a priority date of Aug 19th. I used to be on line checking every minute. Now I am just trying to be patient. I look at the people that are from June and July and see that some of them are still not approved so that just helps me to have sympathy for them and be a little more patient.

Good luck and hope we all hear some good news soon!!

S&C

Married July 16th

NOA1- August 19th

Touch - August 24th

NOA2 - Feb 27th - Praise the Lord!!!!!!!

3/05/12 --- NVC Received CaseFile

3/20/12 --- NVC Casefile Number and IIN Issued

3/20/12 --- Emailed DS-3032 to NVC

3/22/12 --- AOS FEE BILL PAID ONLINE &

3/26/12 --- AOS Fee Bill Marked Paid []

3/22/12 --- AOS CoverSheets Generated &

3/26/12 --- AOS packet sent

3/27/12 --- DS-3032 Accepted

3/28/12 --- AOS Packet Delivered @ NVC 10:30AM

3/28/12 --- IV Fee Bill Showing as 'Payable' []

3/28/12 --- IV FEE BILL PAID ONLINE &

3/29/12 --- IV Fee Bill marked as PAID []

3/29/12 --- IV CoverSheets Generated &

3/30/12 --- AOS Packet Accepted

4/02/12 --- IV packet sent +

4/03/12 --- IV packet recevied

4/06/12 --- NVC reports 'Case Completed' *

4/10/12 --- Interview Date Set *

4/10/12 --- Appointment Letter Received via Email

Interview Date - MAY 3RD

Medical Scheduled - April 25th

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best thing to do is to get on with your lives and forget about it until it comes. Its only been 3 months and the average wait time is 5 months at this stage.

mailed i130: 05-05-2011

NOA1 date: 05-11-2011

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Adriene H   89

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I mailed off our expedite request on Friday.

Hopefully they approve it! :star:

I-130

2011-08-20 Posted

2011-08-31 NOA1

2011-09-03 Touch

2011-11-18 Sent Expedite Request to USCIS

2011-12-09 Response Received for Exepedite Request

"Wait your turn" in a nutshell

2011-12-02 Sent Expedite Request to US Representative Ed Royce

2012-01-27 Sent Expedite Request to Immigration Ombudsman

2012-02-02 Sent Expedite Request to Senator Barbara Boxer

2012-02-02 Sent Expedite Request to Senator Dianne Feinstein

2012-03-08 Case transferred to field office for additional processing

2012-03-23 Now being processed at a USCIS office

2012-05-10 Transferred to another office for processing

2012-05-14 Now being processed at a USCIS office

2012-06-05 Approved NOA2

2012-07-17 NVC Case/Invoice # Received

Petitioner: US Born Citizen (Wife)

Beneficiary: British Born Citizen (Husband)

Your I-130 was approved in 279 days from your NOA1 date

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Adriene H   89

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Hi Adriene,

We are thinking about doing the same. Can you please explain the procedure to me? What would be a good expedite 'reason'?

Thank you and best wishes :)

Well, my husband used to live in the USA from when he was 6 years old to about 20.

He had a daughter with an American girl when he was 17. He moved back to England

when he was 20 or so, and he hasn't been able to see his daughter since she was 2.

How time flies, she's graduating high school (valedictorian candidate!) in May 2012,

she's turning 18 in Feb 2012, and she really would like to share her many

accomplishments with him. :star:

We simply composed a very sincere, heartfelt letter, included a copy of our I-130

receipt notice, and posted it off to the California Service Center in Laguna Niguel.

The worst they can say is no right? :star: But hopefully it'll be compelling enough.

She really wants to meet him.

Edited by Adriene H

I-130

2011-08-20 Posted

2011-08-31 NOA1

2011-09-03 Touch

2011-11-18 Sent Expedite Request to USCIS

2011-12-09 Response Received for Exepedite Request

"Wait your turn" in a nutshell

2011-12-02 Sent Expedite Request to US Representative Ed Royce

2012-01-27 Sent Expedite Request to Immigration Ombudsman

2012-02-02 Sent Expedite Request to Senator Barbara Boxer

2012-02-02 Sent Expedite Request to Senator Dianne Feinstein

2012-03-08 Case transferred to field office for additional processing

2012-03-23 Now being processed at a USCIS office

2012-05-10 Transferred to another office for processing

2012-05-14 Now being processed at a USCIS office

2012-06-05 Approved NOA2

2012-07-17 NVC Case/Invoice # Received

Petitioner: US Born Citizen (Wife)

Beneficiary: British Born Citizen (Husband)

Your I-130 was approved in 279 days from your NOA1 date

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Adriene H   89

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Hi Adriene,

We are thinking about doing the same. Can you please explain the procedure to me? What would be a good expedite 'reason'?

Thank you and best wishes :)

Just for reference, here's the letter his daughter wrote (with sensitive details removed :thumbs:)

RE: WACXXXXXXXXX2

To Whom It May Concern:

I am writing this letter to help my father, MH, expedite his service request to

come back to the United States. I have not seen my father since I was 2 years old

and would like to get to know him in person. Next year there are many milestones

in my life that I would like for my father to attend. My 18th birthday is

February 22, 2012, my high school graduation, in which I am valedictorian candidate,

is May 24, 2012, just to name a few. I would be thrilled to have him here on my birthday.

It has been a dream of mine to see him and truly get to know my father.

I-130

2011-08-20 Posted

2011-08-31 NOA1

2011-09-03 Touch

2011-11-18 Sent Expedite Request to USCIS

2011-12-09 Response Received for Exepedite Request

"Wait your turn" in a nutshell

2011-12-02 Sent Expedite Request to US Representative Ed Royce

2012-01-27 Sent Expedite Request to Immigration Ombudsman

2012-02-02 Sent Expedite Request to Senator Barbara Boxer

2012-02-02 Sent Expedite Request to Senator Dianne Feinstein

2012-03-08 Case transferred to field office for additional processing

2012-03-23 Now being processed at a USCIS office

2012-05-10 Transferred to another office for processing

2012-05-14 Now being processed at a USCIS office

2012-06-05 Approved NOA2

2012-07-17 NVC Case/Invoice # Received

Petitioner: US Born Citizen (Wife)

Beneficiary: British Born Citizen (Husband)

Your I-130 was approved in 279 days from your NOA1 date

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Well, my husband used to live in the USA from when he was 6 years old to about 20.

He had a daughter with an American girl when he was 17. He moved back to England

when he was 20 or so, and he hasn't been able to see his daughter since she was 2.

How time flies, she's graduating high school (valedictorian candidate!) in May 2012,

she's turning 18 in Feb 2012, and she really would like to share her many

accomplishments with him. :star:

We simply composed a very sincere, heartfelt letter, included a copy of our I-130

receipt notice, and posted it off to the California Service Center in Laguna Niguel.

The worst they can say is no right? :star: But hopefully it'll be compelling enough.

She really wants to meet him.

Thank you Adriene. I wish you all the best in your expedite request. People like you deserve a quick procedure :)

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What would be a good expedite 'reason'?

An expedite is usually granted if the petitioner is in the military and has received orders to deploy to a combat zone.

An expedite can granted for humanitarian reasons, for example, the beneficiary lives in a war zone or an area devastated by a natural disaster.

An expedite can be granted if there is an extreme hardship (financial or otherwise) on the petitioner by the beneficiary's absence.

The request made by Adriene H will likely not be granted.

Our journey:

Spoiler

September 2007: Met online via social networking site (MySpace); began exchanging messages.
March 26, 2009: We become a couple!
September 10, 2009: Arrived for first meeting in-person!
June 17, 2010: Arrived for second in-person meeting and start of travel together to other areas of China!
June 21, 2010: Engaged!!!
September 1, 2010: Switched course from K1 to CR-1
December 8, 2010: Wedding date set; it will be on February 18, 2011!
February 9, 2011: Depart for China
February 11, 2011: Registered for marriage in Wuhan, officially married!!!
February 18, 2011: Wedding ceremony in Shiyan!!!
April 22, 2011: Mailed I-130 to Chicago
April 28, 2011: Received NOA1 via text/email, file routed to CSC (priority date April 25th)
April 29, 2011: Updated
May 3, 2011: Received NOA1 hardcopy in mail
July 26, 2011: Received NOA2 via text/email!!!
July 30, 2011: Received NOA2 hardcopy in mail
August 8, 2011: NVC received file
September 1, 2011: NVC case number assigned
September 2, 2011: AOS invoice received, OPTIN email for EP sent
September 7, 2011: Paid AOS bill (payment portal showed PAID on September 9, 2011)
September 8, 2011: OPTIN email accepted, GZO number assigned
September 10, 2011: Emailed AOS package
September 12, 2011: IV bill invoiced
September 13, 2011: Paid IV bill (payment portal showed PAID on September 14, 2011)
September 14, 2011: Emailed IV package
October 3, 2011: Emailed checklist response (checklist generated due to typo on Form DS-230)
October 6, 2011: Case complete at NVC
November 10, 2011: Interview - APPROVED!!!
December 7, 2011: POE - Sea-Tac Airport

September 17, 2013: Mailed I-751 to CSC

September 23, 2013: Received NOA1 in mail (receipt date September 19th)

October 16, 2013: Biometrics Appointment

January 28, 2014: Production of new Green Card ordered

February 3, 2014: New Green Card received; done with USCIS until fall of 2023*

December 18, 2023:  Filed I-90 to renew Green Card

December 21, 2023:  Production of new Green Card ordered - will be seeing USCIS again every 10 years for renewal

 

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Adriene H   89

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The request made by Adriene H will likely not be granted.

Well fingers crossed that someone at the CSC has a heart.

A little girl really wants to see her father :star:

I-130

2011-08-20 Posted

2011-08-31 NOA1

2011-09-03 Touch

2011-11-18 Sent Expedite Request to USCIS

2011-12-09 Response Received for Exepedite Request

"Wait your turn" in a nutshell

2011-12-02 Sent Expedite Request to US Representative Ed Royce

2012-01-27 Sent Expedite Request to Immigration Ombudsman

2012-02-02 Sent Expedite Request to Senator Barbara Boxer

2012-02-02 Sent Expedite Request to Senator Dianne Feinstein

2012-03-08 Case transferred to field office for additional processing

2012-03-23 Now being processed at a USCIS office

2012-05-10 Transferred to another office for processing

2012-05-14 Now being processed at a USCIS office

2012-06-05 Approved NOA2

2012-07-17 NVC Case/Invoice # Received

Petitioner: US Born Citizen (Wife)

Beneficiary: British Born Citizen (Husband)

Your I-130 was approved in 279 days from your NOA1 date

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TroyandCecilia   3

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Hello everyone, This really is a slow process its now going 4 months and still nothing yet. I tried checking status it seems the uscis home page wont let me check it. Is anyone else having problems checking status online? It seems also about the only way to get things moving is to expedite but not everybody has a reason :( Other than we miss our spouse to the point it is making us crazy. Anyway wishing everyone good luck and hoping we will all be getting some news by next month.

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Adriene H   89

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Hello everyone, This really is a slow process its now going 4 months and still nothing yet. I tried checking status it seems the uscis home page wont let me check it. Is anyone else having problems checking status online? It seems also about the only way to get things moving is to expedite but not everybody has a reason :( Other than we miss our spouse to the point it is making us crazy. Anyway wishing everyone good luck and hoping we will all be getting some news by next month.

The USCIS website is doing some kind of maintenance all weekend :bonk:

I-130

2011-08-20 Posted

2011-08-31 NOA1

2011-09-03 Touch

2011-11-18 Sent Expedite Request to USCIS

2011-12-09 Response Received for Exepedite Request

"Wait your turn" in a nutshell

2011-12-02 Sent Expedite Request to US Representative Ed Royce

2012-01-27 Sent Expedite Request to Immigration Ombudsman

2012-02-02 Sent Expedite Request to Senator Barbara Boxer

2012-02-02 Sent Expedite Request to Senator Dianne Feinstein

2012-03-08 Case transferred to field office for additional processing

2012-03-23 Now being processed at a USCIS office

2012-05-10 Transferred to another office for processing

2012-05-14 Now being processed at a USCIS office

2012-06-05 Approved NOA2

2012-07-17 NVC Case/Invoice # Received

Petitioner: US Born Citizen (Wife)

Beneficiary: British Born Citizen (Husband)

Your I-130 was approved in 279 days from your NOA1 date

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