I don't get it!

[gummyneo 0]

Sorry to vent out my frustrations but I don't understand how some people send in their applications and get a NOA2 so quickly!

I received my NOA1 on 8/16 and that's it, it hasn't been touched or anything. Then I come here and I see that there are people who get like a NOA2 a week or two after their NOA1!!! What's the deal? What am I doing wrong?

[heishe 2]

You don't live in the Vermont area, that's what you're doing wrong.

[raymaga 25]

Unfortunately, if you want to save yourself a lot of frustration through this whole process, the one thing you can't do is to compare your case to anyone else's.

All kinds of factors play into how fast you get approved, such as the Service Centre you go through, what country you are from, how complicated your case is, etc.

And then, even when you think you have a cut and dry case (as ours was), many others pass you by without any explanation.

I completely understand how frustrating it is to see approvals and waiting, waiting, waiting for your own approval, but just remember you will get your approval too and that every day is one day closer to being with your Sweetie.

Good luck for a speedy approval.

[JenT 0]

If you look, you'll see they're probably going thru Vermont. Processing is faster there.

[bebop + rocksteady 0]

As stated above, Vermont is fast. If you are going through Nebraska (to California), Texas (to California), or California itself. Be prepared for quite a wait on your hands.

Remember, try no to compare your case to anyone elses (they are all so different) and ESPECIALLY try not to compare your case to those at Vermont.

Cass (bebop the great)

P.S. Have you gotten an NOA1 yet? It doesn't say in your timeline or your siggy.

Edited October 10, 2006 by bebop + rocksteady

[maggieNomar 0]

As has been said here many times, it all depends on which pile or box your file goes into upon arrival, the speed of the officer that ends up with it, the pull of the tide and other things that seem to make no sense at all. Also Vermont (which is probably where you are seeing fast approvals) is much faster than CSC as they are only handling cases for a section of the USA, while CSC seems to be handling the rest of the country. I often wondered if something was wrong with mine, thus delying it, but then one day bammm!! approved. So just be patient. It's really all you can do, short of going crazy.

Maggie

PS: No you can not refile your petition at VSC to get it approved faster, unless maybe you move there! But even then...

Edited October 10, 2006 by maggieNomar

[TucsonBill 0]

It would make it alot easier for me to speculate if you were to complte your profile, (so I could see where your beneficiary was from and what office you are working through), and helpful if you were to complete your timeline.

[AKW65 0]

Try to RELAX. There are still people on here waiting since MARCH!!! My NOA 1 date is June 12th and I'm still waiting for approval. My case is pretty cut and dry AND I even hired a visa attorney.

You can't let this portion of the waiting get you down. I know it completely sucks, BUT, in the bigger picture, you have to imagine that you (hopefully) found a person you will spend your life with which will be many years down the road. I know it doesn't seem like it now, but there will be a time later on that all of this waiting will seem like it never happened after you are together and moving on with your life. With that in mind, be patient and focus on what you will do then. It will make it easier to deal with the waiting you have to do now...

Good luck.

[MariaEric 0]

Ours was a very fast approval (21 days total) but as it has been said above it was porcessed by the VSC, we have been very lucky, but i do understand your frustration.

I guess the CSC has lots of petitions to process but i have no idea of their methods or order of processing, I wish you the best of luck on your journey.

This can be one very stressing and frustrating process even if things go smooth and fast.

~maria

[robacjd 1]

Don't worry, (too much). CSC received my I-129F on July 18th, 2006, and it was approved on September 18th, 2006. I never received any touches or anything. I registered with the USCIS for emails and on the 19th of September, I received an email telling me my petition was approved on the 18th. It can happen for you too. Just be patient. That is easy for me to say now, but not while I was waiting for the approval.

Good luck!

[Ladylethal 12]

Instead of comparing your timeline with those fortunate few that get approved faster than normal processing time, just hang in there and hope you're not with the poor souls waiting since March.

[Chemist_Geek 0]

You don't live in the Vermont area, that's what you're doing wrong.

IANAL, but I cannot understand how such a geographic discrepancy can be permitted by the Equal Protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Look, the Supreme court held in Loving v. Virginia that marriage is a basic civil right of man, and, Rev. King had beforehand pointed out that rights delayed are rights denied.

Of course, there are huge standing, damages, and sovereign immunity issues to bringing a suit, and even if successful the likely governmental response would be to slow VSC down...

[yassmine2878 1]

Sorry to vent out my frustrations but I don't understand how some people send in their applications and get a NOA2 so quickly!

I received my NOA1 on 8/16 and that's it, it hasn't been touched or anything. Then I come here and I see that there are people who get like a NOA2 a week or two after their NOA1!!! What's the deal? What am I doing wrong?

Don't feel bad, you're probably not doing anything wrong. CSC usually takes awhile to get things done (and calling them doesnt seem to do anything but make you upset). We got our NOA1 on March 22 and NOA2 didn't come until September 6. We didn't even get touched until June or July. You're now a member of the CSC waiting club. Enjoy the forums, bounce off the walls I used alot of the waiting time to read up on the next steps of the visa process so we would be prepared when NOA2 arrived.

[matako 0]

In my opinion, it also matters which race you belong to as well.

GENERALLY, white people countries like Canada and European countries are given priority. This is an unwritten rule, though one person hinted so when they said they are from Canada and need faster treatment. USCIS also knows that WHITE always comes first, as those who are familiar with the Visa waiver program know:only predominantly white people countries are on the list!

Race is always a hidden criteria, so many people wont agree with this, but its true. Its the big elephant in the room no one wants to talk about in America, until there is a next police beating of blacks!

[Caladan 19]

I've also heard that the USCIS doesn't process the applications of attention-seeking trolls, but unfortunately, that's just a rumor.