can you help me guys?

[kozah 1]

i just read e mail from lawyer to my wife in usa saying that :

I have learned that the USCIS California Service Center is now processing spousal I-130 cases that were filed prior to August 2, 2011.

Mario’s priority date is September 6, 2011.

Mario is one month away from having his case adjudicated.

Immigration does not consider his case processing to be delayed.

I have carefully reviewed the documents that you provided my office to request an expedite based on your medical problems related to your emotional state.

I do not think that presenting you as an emotionally disabled petitioner this early in the process is worth justifying a request to have your case adjudicated three or four weeks earlier.

I ask that you trust my judgment in this matter.

Getting an expedite on these grounds could result in a real delay in Mario’s case at the National Visa Center or consulate level which would be self-defeating.

Hope this helps to clarify where you are in this administrative process.

what i know since we start with him she told him my wife i want to expidite and he always say wait wait and next week and bla bla ....

from 2 weeks i send him e mail and i start to scream at him ...

so i just dont know what to do anymore can u explain to me what he mean in this e mail?

[Darnell 8,479]

i would suggest you ask your wife's input for any translation of that email.

[Ebunoluwa 6,136]

i agree with your lawyer, you need to wait.

[jaycali 415]

He's basically saying what the USCIS would tell you. USCIS is seriously backlogged, and taking about 6 months to process I-130 petitions. They don't care if you are suffering emotionally, it does not give grounds for expedite. We're all suffering emotionally If emotional suffering qualified for an expedite, 95% of petitions would be expedited, and the expediate process would be just as slow as the regular process.

I think your lawyer is doing his job and giving you good advise here. Thank him. Asking for an expedite at this stage, and not getting the expedite, may actually delay the process.

As far as timing, it's all in the hands of the USCIS, there is nothing you, your wife, your lawyer or any lawyer can do to speed it up.

My advise to you is:

1. Expect the petition to be approved at some point in March.

2. Begin to work with your lawyer on the NVC stage. That way, when your petition is approved, you'll be well prepared, and the NVC stage will be quicker.

3. Remember that we are over 100,000 petitioners wanting to be with our husbands and wives ASAP.. All waiting for the USCIS to adjudicate our petitions.

4. Remember that while the process is slow, your petition will be adjudicated.

Good luck to you.

Edited February 22, 2012 by jhsm85

[iwuvcheshert 6]

since you hired a lawyer, its best to let them do their jobs.. we really couldnt control much of how the USCIS process works.. you can anyway update urself by checking on the website... they process papers according to priority dates and if they wud approve expedite, it should be of valid reasons..

its not only u who's experiencing such delays.. a lot from my home country too is...

[jaycali 415]

Immigration does not consider his case processing to be delayed. I have carefully reviewed the documents that you provided my office to request an expedite based on your medical problems related to your emotional state. I do not think that presenting you as an emotionally disabled petitioner this early in the process is worth justifying a request to have your case adjudicated three or four weeks earlier.

Your lawyer is doing his job well. If you were to get an expedite based on a medical reason it would have to be an extreme emergent situation.. Like cancer.

[Moomin 292]

He doesn't believe that it qualifies as extreme hardship IMO.

You were already in that position before petitioning(emails 2 weeks after submitting paperwork). When the situation hasn't changed or it's not an extreme hardship, there's no foundation for an expedite. Having proof of being emotionally disabled might help you but not if your lawyer refuses, and not when it's more than common that it takes its toll on most couples to be apart through this process. I'm sorry, hope time will fly by.

[pushbrk 13,625]

i just read e mail from lawyer to my wife in usa saying that :

I have learned that the USCIS California Service Center is now processing spousal I-130 cases that were filed prior to August 2, 2011.

Mario's priority date is September 6, 2011.

Mario is one month away from having his case adjudicated.

Immigration does not consider his case processing to be delayed.

I have carefully reviewed the documents that you provided my office to request an expedite based on your medical problems related to your emotional state.

I do not think that presenting you as an emotionally disabled petitioner this early in the process is worth justifying a request to have your case adjudicated three or four weeks earlier.

I ask that you trust my judgment in this matter.

Getting an expedite on these grounds could result in a real delay in Mario's case at the National Visa Center or consulate level which would be self-defeating.

Hope this helps to clarify where you are in this administrative process.

what i know since we start with him she told him my wife i want to expidite and he always say wait wait and next week and bla bla ....

from 2 weeks i send him e mail and i start to scream at him ...

so i just dont know what to do anymore can u explain to me what he mean in this e mail?

He means you wait. There is nothing else to do now. We have all been through this wait for varying lengths of time.

The lawyer is also saying that to claim the US Citizen spouse has severe enough emotional problems to rush the case, would cause problems with the issue of the visa. If your spouse is emotionally unstable, perhaps the relationship she has with you is based on unstable emotions, making it less genuine.

You wait. You don't like it, but you wait.

[Waiting_Sugar 1]

i just read e mail from lawyer to my wife in usa saying that :

I have learned that the USCIS California Service Center is now processing spousal I-130 cases that were filed prior to August 2, 2011.

Mario’s priority date is September 6, 2011.

Mario is one month away from having his case adjudicated.

Immigration does not consider his case processing to be delayed.

I have carefully reviewed the documents that you provided my office to request an expedite based on your medical problems related to your emotional state.

I do not think that presenting you as an emotionally disabled petitioner this early in the process is worth justifying a request to have your case adjudicated three or four weeks earlier.

I ask that you trust my judgment in this matter.

Getting an expedite on these grounds could result in a real delay in Mario’s case at the National Visa Center or consulate level which would be self-defeating.

Hope this helps to clarify where you are in this administrative process.

what i know since we start with him she told him my wife i want to expidite and he always say wait wait and next week and bla bla ....

from 2 weeks i send him e mail and i start to scream at him ...

so i just dont know what to do anymore can u explain to me what he mean in this e mail?

I have been waiting 6 months by today so dont worry nothing is wrong with your case.. and I am also going through emotional breakdown but everyone else is too so they cant really do anything with our cases I hope its not long from now though...

[Sandra G. 5,102]

Folks people from Brazil (my home Country) are waiting 1 year to have their I-130 approved, they would be very happy to exchange place with someone waiting just 6months.

[together4evr 360]

Folks people from Brazil (my home Country) are waiting 1 year to have their I-130 approved, they would be very happy to exchange place with someone waiting just 6months.

I do not know who those brazil people are but here are the stats from VJ. The longest I seen is 6 months and many others are less than 2 months. Maybe you should fill out your timeline to give us more accurate data?

Thank you

http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/k1list.php?op6=All&op7=Brazil&dfile=No&op1=&op2=&op3=5&op4=1&op5=5%2C6%2C8%2C10%2C11%2C13%2C14%2C15%2C16%2C17%2C18%2C20%2C21%2C22%2C25%2C26%2C27%2C28%2C108%2C110%2C111%2C208%2C210%2C211&cfl=

[Trav&Shell 83]

I do not know who those brazil people are but here are the stats from VJ. The longest I seen is 6 months and many others are less than 2 months. Maybe you should fill out your timeline to give us more accurate data?

Thank you

http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/k1list.php?op6=All&op7=Brazil&dfile=No&op1=&op2=&op3=5&op4=1&op5=5%2C6%2C8%2C10%2C11%2C13%2C14%2C15%2C16%2C17%2C18%2C20%2C21%2C22%2C25%2C26%2C27%2C28%2C108%2C110%2C111%2C208%2C210%2C211&cfl=

Actually, know what? I'm from Canada, my timeline is updated, we've been in touch with CSC and congressmen, we found out the same information you did - CSC is backed up - and our petition is at almost 6 months. Looking like at least two more weeks, too. Waiting is not the end of the world if you're really in love. Seriously - if you know it's real love, you'll do whatever it takes to get there, right? Well, sometimes that means waiting. It kind of sucks but what can you do - besides more paperwork?

Edited February 23, 2012 by Trav&Shell