Pretty frustrated *Sigh*

[Yanirose 64]

So it has been nearly 9 months and my status is still stuck on "Fingerprint fee received", Seattle field office stated on April 30th that they're working on November 20th case. So where did my paperwork go? They received my case on October 9th 2015.

I just don't know what to do anymore *Sigh* is anyone else going through this or has been through it? It's just really frustrating.

[zkt101 38]

Contact your congressman if they can help with your case.

[Illiria 980]

So it has been nearly 9 months and my status is still stuck on "Fingerprint fee received", Seattle field office stated on April 30th that they're working on November 20th case. So where did my paperwork go? They received my case on October 9th 2015.

I just don't know what to do anymore *Sigh* is anyone else going through this or has been through it? It's just really frustrating.

This didn't happen to me but most of the people who adjusted from a fiancé visa in the same month as me were given interview waivers, this sounds good but really it isn't as some of them waited up to 15 months for their green card while I was "unlucky" and got an interview which meant I had my green card after 3 months.

Judging from your timeline I would say you are in the interview waiver set and this can take up to 12 month before they will let you do an inquiry and the congressperson having any effect. Once you hit the 12 month mark other people have found contacting the ombudsman to help more than their congressperson

[yuna628 9,533]

It was 7 months being stuck in the same thing as you. In fact I was just starting to work on contacting a congressperson, when we finally discovered where the case was. It had been sent to a field office in a state we didn't even live in and we were waivered. Since it's been 9 months, I'd absolutely get on your congressperson and track things down. They'll help you out.

[Yanirose 64]

This didn't happen to me but most of the people who adjusted from a fiancé visa in the same month as me were given interview waivers, this sounds good but really it isn't as some of them waited up to 15 months for their green card while I was "unlucky" and got an interview which meant I had my green card after 3 months.

Judging from your timeline I would say you are in the interview waiver set and this can take up to 12 month before they will let you do an inquiry and the congressperson having any effect. Once you hit the 12 month mark other people have found contacting the ombudsman to help more than their congressperson

Yeah I've heard about the interview waiver and the long wait but I have no notifications at all and every time I call up USCIS they just say my local field office is working on it. Is there way for me to find out where my case is? Thank you though.

It was 7 months being stuck in the same thing as you. In fact I was just starting to work on contacting a congressperson, when we finally discovered where the case was. It had been sent to a field office in a state we didn't even live in and we were waivered. Since it's been 9 months, I'd absolutely get on your congressperson and track things down. They'll help you out.

Hey Yuna,

How did you find that out? Did you call USCIS or? Because whenever I give them a call they haven't got anymore info but your local office is working on it, which now shows they've moved on to cases from 20th of Nov. Thnx

[Wooderz 314]

Last week I contacted my congressman. Be specific. Don't just ask for a status inquiry because they may just come back and say "it's pending" which isn't helpful.

I asked my congress liaison to inquire 1) what is the physical location of the file? (this is going to tell you if it's still at NBC, your local office or another office) and 2) has it been marked as a potential interview waiver.

My congress liaison responded within a couple hours that my case was with my local field office but could not give me an estimate of when it might be processed.

This Monday, got an RFE dated the exact same date as my congress inquiry. It seems my inquiry prompted USCIS to look at the file. Things are finally moving again and I do absolutely believe the congress inquiry made that happen.

Also have you filed a service request? You should be able to since your local office has moved past your NOA1 date.

Edited June 16, 2016 by Wooderz

[yuna628 9,533]

Yeah I've heard about the interview waiver and the long wait but I have no notifications at all and every time I call up USCIS they just say my local field office is working on it. Is there way for me to find out where my case is? Thank you though.

Hey Yuna,

How did you find that out? Did you call USCIS or? Because whenever I give them a call they haven't got anymore info but your local office is working on it, which now shows they've moved on to cases from 20th of Nov. Thnx

The USCIS either said it was at the local office but wouldn't actually confirm that with me, or they couldn't give me an answer. The website was always stuck on the NBC and his biometrics date. It's not the misinformation line for nothing... We didn't find out where it actually was until we received an RFE for the vaccination sheet. They'd sent it to New Hampshire which was even further behind than our local office. They approved us several days after we replied though.

[Illiria 980]

Yeah I've heard about the interview waiver and the long wait but I have no notifications at all and every time I call up USCIS they just say my local field office is working on it. Is there way for me to find out where my case is? Thank you though.

Did you ask to talk to a tier two advisor or just the first person who answered the call?

The first person who answers the uscis line can only do the same look up that you can do but if you ask to be put through to a tier two representative then they can see more details on your case. It might be that the usps lost you waiver letter?

[Yanirose 64]

Last week I contacted my congressman. Be specific. Don't just ask for a status inquiry because they may just come back and say "it's pending" which isn't helpful.

I asked my congress liaison to inquire 1) what is the physical location of the file? (this is going to tell you if it's still at NBC, your local office or another office) and 2) has it been marked as a potential interview waiver.

My congress liaison responded within a couple hours that my case was with my local field office but could not give me an estimate of when it might be processed.

This Monday, got an RFE dated the exact same date as my congress inquiry. It seems my inquiry prompted USCIS to look at the file. Things are finally moving again and I do absolutely believe the congress inquiry made that happen.

Also have you filed a service request? You should be able to since your local office has moved past your NOA1 date.

At the moment I have a done a service request and they've told me to give them 14 days, I'll wait for that and if it doesn't work I am just going to do contact congressman. Thank you

Did you ask to talk to a tier two advisor or just the first person who answered the call?

The first person who answers the uscis line can only do the same look up that you can do but if you ask to be put through to a tier two representative then they can see more details on your case. It might be that the usps lost you waiver letter?

No I always speak to the first person and it they don't know anything lol. I have done a service request now so 12 more days I should get n answer. You'd thought a person who came in on K1 would've had it easier *Sigh*

[Pianist27 31]

We did an Infopass appointment at the Seattle office and the lady there told us that about 30 cases were delayed - our interview was cancelled and supposedly they are going to reschedule it. They claim the paperwork arrived on April 29th 2016, but we still haven't heard about a new interview date. Perhaps they'll just waiver us, but I would have imagined this occurring sooner.