Is it me or is Vermont now taking FOREVER???

[Jamie76 0]

Hi all,

I mailed my 129f packet on 7/25/07 to the Vermont Center. I confirmed reciept on 7/27/07...I still haven't received an NOA1 yet!! Am I just being impatient? I see that majority of recent 129f filers received their NOA1's within a week. Now I'm getting worried that I did something wrong! I want to call, but my fiance thinks if I start bothering them now, they will for sure put it at the bottom of the pile!

Any help or advice anyone can give me on this would be appreciated!

Thanks and have a great day!

I would say you are being impatient. Right now everything is backed up bc people were trying to beat the increased fees. So now there is this sudden increase which slows things down. Remember, VT is not really a long waiting time either way when you compare it to those who are going or have gone through CSC.

Actually, there didn't seem to be a huge increase in petitions like many people feared.

[BYRON-LEIDY 0]

If there wasnt an increase then i wonder why the dramatic slowdown at VSC????

[azcactus 0]

Those going thru VSC are just upset now because they aren't going to get the 4 week file I 129f .... approved, visa in hand entering USA anymore.

[StillThePrettiest 4]

yes; both anecdotal evidence and the stats in here show no July rush... as was said somewhere else: it's not really the sort of thing you CAN rush, in most cases; you're either ready to file or you're not... sure; I bet there were a few people who were planning to wait for some reason and then changed their minds because of the fee increase, but I can't imagine it would be many; how many of us were planning to wait to file? most of us just got engaged and started making plans and filed when we had our stuff together

and certainly the VJ stats indicate a pretty standard month

so the VSC slowdown remains a mystery...

[amrssnowangel 0]

yes; both anecdotal evidence and the stats in here show no July rush... as was said somewhere else: it's not really the sort of thing you CAN rush, in most cases; you're either ready to file or you're not... sure; I bet there were a few people who were planning to wait for some reason and then changed their minds because of the fee increase, but I can't imagine it would be many; how many of us were planning to wait to file? most of us just got engaged and started making plans and filed when we had our stuff together

and certainly the VJ stats indicate a pretty standard month

so the VSC slowdown remains a mystery...

For me I don't mind the wait...never did expect a 4 week approval anyways...however....it WOULD be nice for VSC to explain a bit WHY the huge change when sooo many were used to it the fast way. Just a bit of information would go a long way to sooth the worries and finger nail bitting many of us VSC'ers are experiencing. If there is a backlog I'd like to know and know what it is that is slowing me down from being with my SO. Maybe information on what they are doing to fix it and a time frame of when we can expect this to be brought back up to speed....or something. ANYTHING is better than the quiet anticipation. I mean...come on....3 approvals in TEN days.....does make you wonder what is going on.

[Jamie76 0]

I think it comes down to a more balanced split in where petitions are sent. I believe before the VSC received much fewer petitions than the CSC ever did. That is no longer the case.

[StillThePrettiest 4]

but they must surely be working on something else right now, for so few approvals... has anyone else read through the thread started by HuskerKiev, back in February? he used to work at Nebraska Service Center and he posted a LOT of detail about the process; so enlightening

(if anyone would like to read it, go here... he left after a bit, so the last few pages are mainly unanswered questions, but it's still really worth a read )

[Aaralyn 0]

Our packet was received at the VSC on July 28th, and the check cashed/deposited yesterday afternoon. Yay! None of us want to wait to see our sweethearts again, and it's a long long road, but I feel a lot of relief knowing they've done something!

[BYRON-LEIDY 0]

They need to find better ways to keep us updated...i understand not daily, but at the very least weekly!

[SweetSugahDumplin 0]

Hi all,

I mailed my 129f packet on 7/25/07 to the Vermont Center. I confirmed reciept on 7/27/07...I still haven't received an NOA1 yet!! Am I just being impatient? I see that majority of recent 129f filers received their NOA1's within a week. Now I'm getting worried that I did something wrong! I want to call, but my fiance thinks if I start bothering them now, they will for sure put it at the bottom of the pile!

Any help or advice anyone can give me on this would be appreciated!

Thanks and have a great day!

did you check on the uscis site to see when they mailed it out? you can either enter your receipt number or setup a profile where u can see ur status as it changes

[no name 1]

I think it comes down to a more balanced split in where petitions are sent. I believe before the VSC received much fewer petitions than the CSC ever did. That is no longer the case.

Exactly. VSC is getting far more petitions now, the 2 service centers will hopefully balance out.

so the VSC slowdown remains a mystery...

Not really. VSC now processes half the applications, therefore casuing a slowdown to be more like CSC times.

Edited August 13, 2007 by devilette