Infopass appointment

[at long last 58]

Well as a few of you know our case seems to be stalled. You can see our timeline. This morning my fiance drove up to Hartford for a 7:30 appointment. What happened was:

Asked for appointment confirmation

Fiance explained the reason he was there

The customer representative said yes indeed ours was outside of processing time

They would be sending an email to the supervisor to check into our case and they would send us an email reply.

It is at the supervisors discretion as to when they approve/deny our case.

if we get the slow person, well we got unlucky. But that each adjudicator has a designated work load to get through in a certain amount of time.

So in summary..... no further ahead in information after the appointment than before.

Good luck to everyone and I think by the time we are approved there won't be any names I know on VJ...sigh..

had myself a little cry and then got on with my day. I broke out with shingles on the weekend, brought on by stress... WHO ME?????? STRESS......... nah how could that be?..

Terri

[Daniel and Laura 1]

oh my goodness I'm really sorry! I remember crying so many times. I started calling and contacting my congressman at 5 months and was told I had to wait until a month outside processing times. At 6 months we finally got the approval. I'm pretty sure that the congress person is what pushed things through for us. the vermont center was completely incompetent...the day I found out about the approval, the first tier customer service at the vermont center told me I'd have to wait an additional 30 days for a response, even though the congress person said I had already been approved. They transferred me to a "second tier" customer service person who said "oh yeah, you were approved 2 days ago, you should get the NOA2 in the mail really soon." I was like, seriously?!?!? I don't know what is wrong with these people. I noticed you said your congress person was useless...it might be that your case was given to a useless congressional aide. try the again... this is their job to help us, especially if they want to get reelected! Good luck with everything!

[Dan & Jenni 457]

im sorry you didnt get any answers but hopefully you will hear something good real soon.

you know you have more reason than most to be stressed and whine about the long wait but seriously... your dignity and strength through all this is a credit to yourself and a lesson to all those that cry like babies after a couple of months of waiting.

now go make yourself useful and find us some meaningless statistics to read through

[at long last 58]

oh my goodness I'm really sorry! I remember crying so many times. I started calling and contacting my congressman at 5 months and was told I had to wait until a month outside processing times. At 6 months we finally got the approval. I'm pretty sure that the congress person is what pushed things through for us. the vermont center was completely incompetent...the day I found out about the approval, the first tier customer service at the vermont center told me I'd have to wait an additional 30 days for a response, even though the congress person said I had already been approved. They transferred me to a "second tier" customer service person who said "oh yeah, you were approved 2 days ago, you should get the NOA2 in the mail really soon." I was like, seriously?!?!? I don't know what is wrong with these people. I noticed you said your congress person was useless...it might be that your case was given to a useless congressional aide. try the again... this is their job to help us, especially if they want to get reelected! Good luck with everything!

thanks.. We felt all the aide did was call and talk to someone who first answered the call.

We just need to know even where we are in the process.

Terri

[at long last 58]

im sorry you didnt get any answers but hopefully you will hear something good real soon.

you know you have more reason than most to be stressed and whine about the long wait but seriously... your dignity and strength through all this is a credit to yourself and a lesson to all those that cry like babies after a couple of months of waiting.

now go make yourself useful and find us some meaningless statistics to read through

thanks for the laugh. It is most appreciated. REALLY APPRECIATED.

Terri

[dukeandduchess 141]

Did you know that cat pictures solve everything?

[Darnell 8,478]

usually, for 'this type of query' at an infopass -

you can get the same thing via a telephone call into USCIS, a conversation with an ISO, a Tier 2 Human.

The benefit of calling ???

--you don't have to leave yer workplace/house

--an ISO can request other things that the local office human cannot

--you get immediate feedback without waiting for an appointment

for more info:

ISO - http://www.dhs.gov/files/publications/gc_1305658440339.shtm

Good Luck !

[Girl from Celebes 588]

Hi Terri,

I am so sorry to hear that. But, do not worried, I am still on VJ when you get approved. Granted.

[stefan y karen 23]

My InfoPass appointment was equally less than spectacular. Drove two hours to get there. Hand them my bar coded appointment letter. Ask them what's the status? They print up a page off the website of the processing times (that we can see ourselves). Told me to check back later. I drove two hours home--banging my head on the steering wheel the whole way. At least they did highlight the line that said 129F, so that was worth the 4 hours travel time.

[at long last 58]

My InfoPass appointment was equally less than spectacular. Drove two hours to get there. Hand them my bar coded appointment letter. Ask them what's the status? They print up a page off the website of the processing times (that we can see ourselves). Told me to check back later. I drove two hours home--banging my head on the steering wheel the whole way. At least they did highlight the line that said 129F, so that was worth the 4 hours travel time.

gotta love it when you get that important highlighted thing... love highlighted thingys..

sorry I just need to find a happy thought today.

I did see a post that two people from VSC got an email saying that their case had been expedited to due being outside of normal processing times... heres hoping we get the same.

Terri

[Ro Damon 7]

Well as a few of you know our case seems to be stalled. You can see our timeline. This morning my fiance drove up to Hartford for a 7:30 appointment. What happened was:

Asked for appointment confirmation

Fiance explained the reason he was there

The customer representative said yes indeed ours was outside of processing time

They would be sending an email to the supervisor to check into our case and they would send us an email reply.

It is at the supervisors discretion as to when they approve/deny our case.

if we get the slow person, well we got unlucky. But that each adjudicator has a designated work load to get through in a certain amount of time.

So in summary..... no further ahead in information after the appointment than before.

Good luck to everyone and I think by the time we are approved there won't be any names I know on VJ...sigh..

had myself a little cry and then got on with my day. I broke out with shingles on the weekend, brought on by stress... WHO ME?????? STRESS......... nah how could that be?..

Terri

Ghee whizz, hey Terri...as you kno we're both in the same boat.

Am awaiting the community liaison to make an expedite request on Thursday other to that I had a really nice rep today on the phone give me the email to get further details from the Vermont Center ...Email:vsc.ncscfollowup@dhs.gov of course ull need to provide all your info as well as the beneficiary's and your case number. You should try that route....also try getting your local congressional's office involved!

Best wishes,

Ro

[Ro Damon 7]

Ghee whizz, hey Terri...as you kno we're both in the same boat.

Am awaiting the community liaison to make an expedite request on Thursday other to that I had a really nice rep today on the phone give me the email to get further details from the Vermont Center ...Email:vsc.ncscfollowup@dhs.gov of course ull need to provide all your info as well as the beneficiary's and your case number. You should try that route....also try getting your local congressional's office involved!

Best wishes,

Ro

http://www.dhs.gov/files/publications/gc_1305658440339.shtm shows how to go about requestS!

[at long last 58]

Ghee whizz, hey Terri...as you kno we're both in the same boat.

Am awaiting the community liaison to make an expedite request on Thursday other to that I had a really nice rep today on the phone give me the email to get further details from the Vermont Center ...Email:vsc.ncscfollowup@dhs.gov of course ull need to provide all your info as well as the beneficiary's and your case number. You should try that route....also try getting your local congressional's office involved!

Best wishes,

Ro

Hey Ro

I'm the beneficiary and have way more time to do research for Glenn. We have done the congressional inquiry but got us no where. I did read a couple of post today of a couple of folks getting emails from USCIS VSC saying their cases were being expedited to being long in processing time. lets hope were are next in line.

Terri

[hikergirl 277]

Good luck to everyone and I think by the time we are approved there won't be any names I know on VJ...sigh..

I'll be here long after you are all done and this is just a distant painful memory.

We're hoping to get married this summer coming up and start this horrible process.

I do hope that you get very good news very soon!

[Ro Damon 7]

Hey Ro

I'm the beneficiary and have way more time to do research for Glenn. We have done the congressional inquiry but got us no where. I did read a couple of post today of a couple of folks getting emails from USCIS VSC saying their cases were being expedited to being long in processing time. lets hope were are next in line.

Terri

Ahhh ghee how long ago did u do ur request at the congressional office Terri? :/ I'm super happy about my aggressive take on this and wont stop.... i'll bug the heck outta those ppl! umm def hope and prayyyyy we on a good fast track to having our cuddle budday before Valentines yea? yea? cmon VERMONT!!

Ro