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[TraciB 0]

I don't understand how it is that applications are being approved from November 2011 when June and July 2011 haven't all been approved. Everything says applications are handled in the order they are received, so how is this happenening? We hit our five month mark yesterday (December 26, 2011) and still nothing.

Sorry, just venting my frustration.

[Saylin 1,605]

I don't understand how it is that applications are being approved from November 2011 when June and July 2011 haven't all been approved. Everything says applications are handled in the order they are received, so how is this happenening? We hit our five month mark yesterday (December 26, 2011) and still nothing.

Sorry, just venting my frustration.

You have to remember that cases land on officer's desks and the officers process cases at their own pace. So if there's one slow officer and one fast officer, then it's "normal" for not all applications to be approved from the summer, and some that have been approved from November.

[TraciB 0]

You have to remember that cases land on officer's desks and the officers process cases at their own pace. So if there's one slow officer and one fast officer, then it's "normal" for not all applications to be approved from the summer, and some that have been approved from November.

Yes, I understand all this but it doesn't make it any easier with the waiting...unfortunately.

[Saylin 1,605]

Yes, I understand all this but it doesn't make it any easier with the waiting...unfortunately.

Yeah, sorry Just hope your case is on the desk of an officer who is fast

[TraciB 0]

Yeah, sorry Just hope your case is on the desk of an officer who is fast

[TraciB 0]

I think we have long passed an officer who was fast. Timely would have been appreciated (within the 5 month timeline) but now we are even past that. Ah well, Senator's office will contact them January 2nd, hopefully that will help some. Thanks!

[dwheels76 5,463]

I think we have long passed an officer who was fast. Timely would have been appreciated (within the 5 month timeline) but now we are even past that. Ah well, Senator's office will contact them January 2nd, hopefully that will help some. Thanks!

That's smart wise move getting the senator involved. What I have read through threads is that they do these ones that just file to keep that average of 5 months alive. So yours suffers so the center still looks like the are cranking them put fast.

And no its not fair and surely it doesn't help. I am just going to file on January 3rd and pray as one person posted the other day they filed December 9th, 2011, and NOA2 approval December 15th,2011. That's got to be like a record. Man I am praying for that speedy officer and much favour from God.

Happy journey to you all.

[Matt & Rocio 28]

Yes, I understand all this but it doesn't make it any easier with the waiting...unfortunately.

I feel your pain. Today is our 5 month mark and it can be frustrating to see that some VJ users are getting approved so fast while others are waiting 5 months and beyond. Hopefully we will fly through the NVC process. I have already gathered all the documents they will ask for so we won't be adding to the wait. Hang in there, our day will come soon.

[TraciB 0]

I feel your pain. Today is our 5 month mark and it can be frustrating to see that some VJ users are getting approved so fast while others are waiting 5 months and beyond. Hopefully we will fly through the NVC process. I have already gathered all the documents they will ask for so we won't be adding to the wait. Hang in there, our day will come soon.

Have you contacted your Senator or Congressman yet? I was in touch with both about two weeks ago since the holidays were so close. The Immigration Specialist for my Senator's office was very kind and contacted USCIS on my behalf, since we were still in the five month window they wouldn't do anything. I am to email the Senator's Immigration Specialist on January 2nd and she is going to request that our file be pulled. I can only hope that this does something to speed up the process.

I watch Igor's charts and really it seems that anything after June of 2011 has been slow going, not really sure why that is. Can anyone shed some light on this??

Any words of advice would be greatly appreciated.

[maimuni726 0]

my 5 month mark wait, was exactly 5 months...but that was just the easy part for me NVC is so slow!

[Saylin 1,605]

Have you contacted your Senator or Congressman yet? I was in touch with both about two weeks ago since the holidays were so close. The Immigration Specialist for my Senator's office was very kind and contacted USCIS on my behalf, since we were still in the five month window they wouldn't do anything. I am to email the Senator's Immigration Specialist on January 2nd and she is going to request that our file be pulled. I can only hope that this does something to speed up the process.

I watch Igor's charts and really it seems that anything after June of 2011 has been slow going, not really sure why that is. Can anyone shed some light on this??

Any words of advice would be greatly appreciated.

That happened last year as well. It seems there's an influx of applications in the late spring/summer so there's many more cases to deal with at USCIS, thus the slowdown.

[TraciB 0]

my 5 month mark wait, was exactly 5 months...but that was just the easy part for me NVC is so slow!

No, please don't tell me that. I can only hope that NVC is faster than USCIS has been....

[Matt & Rocio 28]

Have you contacted your Senator or Congressman yet? I was in touch with both about two weeks ago since the holidays were so close. The Immigration Specialist for my Senator's office was very kind and contacted USCIS on my behalf, since we were still in the five month window they wouldn't do anything. I am to email the Senator's Immigration Specialist on January 2nd and she is going to request that our file be pulled. I can only hope that this does something to speed up the process.

I contacted Congressman Jim Matheson's office through their online form in mid November. They responded back to me and told me that until I have waited 5 months they don't get involved. I too am planning to contact the office again a week from today if I haven't heard back from the USCIS by then.

[TraciB 0]

That happened last year as well. It seems there's an influx of applications in the late spring/summer so there's many more cases to deal with at USCIS, thus the slowdown.

So last year, was there a huge amount processed at the beginning of the year?

[Saylin 1,605]

No, please don't tell me that. I can only hope that NVC is faster than USCIS has been....

The longest part of NVC is just waiting for the case number to be assigned. For the last few months, it's been taking around 3-4 weeks to get it. Once you have the case number though, the remaining time spent in NVC is mostly up to you to send in packages (and sending them in without mistakes).

So last year, was there a huge amount processed at the beginning of the year?

I don't remember to be honest. But my case was approved at the end of January and my husband sent the application at the end of August.