congressional inquiry- controversial question

[chicurious 0]

Please spare any flaming remarks or opinions. I want just analysis of facts.

So, when I filed for my I-129F the CSC was averaging (according to this website) about 90 days between the NOA1 and the NOA2. Now it is nearly to 150 days, which is nearly double. Can someone explain that to me? And when is the USCIS considered to be out of their processing time? I'm only at 2 and a half months, so I'm just curious for the future.

I'm particularly interested to know this since I understand that we can start a congressional inquiry. When is the appropriate timeframe to do so? I thought I'd be getting the NOA2 by the first days of November, but now wonder if I receive them with all the backlog.

I just believe the agency should have appropriately prepared for this increase of applications with the fee increase. Therefore, I wonder if more of us got our congress member involved it would perhaps call more attention to the time increase (if you look at the time lines from even a year ago it seems considerably lower). I'm not going to call any action on this site since I saw another guy do it and most people seemed to have the sentiment of "just deal with it." But I do wonder what a congressional inquiry would do at the three month mark if I just personally did it. Could it affect the case for the worse?

[*julez* 124]

Please spare any flaming remarks or opinions. I want just analysis of facts.

So, when I filed for my I-129F the CSC was averaging (according to this website) about 90 days between the NOA1 and the NOA2. Now it is nearly to 150 days, which is nearly double. Can someone explain that to me? And when is the USCIS considered to be out of their processing time? I'm only at 2 and a half months, so I'm just curious for the future.

I'm particularly interested to know this since I understand that we can start a congressional inquiry. When is the appropriate timeframe to do so? I thought I'd be getting the NOA2 by the first days of November, but now wonder if I receive them with all the backlog.

I just believe the agency should have appropriately prepared for this increase of applications with the fee increase. Therefore, I wonder if more of us got our congress member involved it would perhaps call more attention to the time increase (if you look at the time lines from even a year ago it seems considerably lower). I'm not going to call any action on this site since I saw another guy do it and most people seemed to have the sentiment of "just deal with it." But I do wonder what a congressional inquiry would do at the three month mark if I just personally did it. Could it affect the case for the worse?

Your congress person willnot become involved until you are outside of the 6 month processing window. If you get beyond the 6 months without your NOA2 the inquiry will typically move your case along.

May as well pull up a chair and wait it out with the rest of us!

[Rob & Jin 0]

Please spare any flaming remarks or opinions. I want just analysis of facts.

So, when I filed for my I-129F the CSC was averaging (according to this website) about 90 days between the NOA1 and the NOA2. Now it is nearly to 150 days, which is nearly double. Can someone explain that to me? And when is the USCIS considered to be out of their processing time? I'm only at 2 and a half months, so I'm just curious for the future.

I'm particularly interested to know this since I understand that we can start a congressional inquiry. When is the appropriate timeframe to do so? I thought I'd be getting the NOA2 by the first days of November, but now wonder if I receive them with all the backlog.

I just believe the agency should have appropriately prepared for this increase of applications with the fee increase. Therefore, I wonder if more of us got our congress member involved it would perhaps call more attention to the time increase (if you look at the time lines from even a year ago it seems considerably lower). I'm not going to call any action on this site since I saw another guy do it and most people seemed to have the sentiment of "just deal with it." But I do wonder what a congressional inquiry would do at the three month mark if I just personally did it. Could it affect the case for the worse?

Your congress person willnot become involved until you are outside of the 6 month processing window. If you get beyond the 6 months without your NOA2 the inquiry will typically move your case along.

May as well pull up a chair and wait it out with the rest of us!

I know its frustrating, I will be at 100 days from noa-1 in a few hours, I was hoping my petition would be at or leaving NVC by now, but alas its in a box holding a door open at CSC. I did pose a question once about how will doubling the fees impact processing, maybe cut it in half, haha, guess we have our answer. USCIS dropped the ball big time, they are not going to admit it or apologize . The fact that a govt agency could not organize a piss up in a brewery should come as any surprise.

I was hoping when i filed to have jin here by Jan/Feb 08, now its looking more like May or June as its takes 5 months to get to interview in China, so 11 months in total (assuming no RFE) or overcome. It sucks, its crazy, but theres nothing we can do.

Edited October 19, 2007 by Rob & Jin

[afterforever 0]

Please spare any flaming remarks or opinions. I want just analysis of facts.

So, when I filed for my I-129F the CSC was averaging (according to this website) about 90 days between the NOA1 and the NOA2. Now it is nearly to 150 days, which is nearly double. Can someone explain that to me? And when is the USCIS considered to be out of their processing time? I'm only at 2 and a half months, so I'm just curious for the future.

I'm particularly interested to know this since I understand that we can start a congressional inquiry. When is the appropriate timeframe to do so? I thought I'd be getting the NOA2 by the first days of November, but now wonder if I receive them with all the backlog.

I just believe the agency should have appropriately prepared for this increase of applications with the fee increase. Therefore, I wonder if more of us got our congress member involved it would perhaps call more attention to the time increase (if you look at the time lines from even a year ago it seems considerably lower). I'm not going to call any action on this site since I saw another guy do it and most people seemed to have the sentiment of "just deal with it." But I do wonder what a congressional inquiry would do at the three month mark if I just personally did it. Could it affect the case for the worse?

Your congress person willnot become involved until you are outside of the 6 month processing window. If you get beyond the 6 months without your NOA2 the inquiry will typically move your case along.

May as well pull up a chair and wait it out with the rest of us!

When I called my Senator's office (California) I was told exactly the same thing. Seems we are at the mercy of USCIS until after the 6 month mark. I am at day 147 and still do not have an approval. Good luck with your wait, it is definitely stressful.