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Adriene, that's wonderful news! Your case gives us hope

I hope you don't get stuck in the same 'local office hell' I'm in. I'm glad that there are stories of people who had good experiences with their local office. No amount of infopass, senator, service requests, etc has helped us.

There is nothing more to the story.

D/D,

I agreed with your original post! There is definitely bias in the immigration process. Me and my husband have two areas on the so-called red flag list: Divorce / new marriage dates close, and we are different races. The result: we are still waiting for a NOA2 going on 14 months. We know our relationship is true, and we are praying each day.

When I hear cases on here when some poor USC has suffered fraud I get so angry because how can the fraudsters get through but me and my husband kept apart because of a bias system.

13 months and counting...

Less than two weeks ago, I contacted our congressman after a year of waiting for a NOA2. I don't know if it will help, but I'm basically out of options/ideas. Our lawyer hasn't been able to get anything out of USCIS either.

I realized it by traveling in the US and UK. Staying there and being "surrounded" by people with a more positive attitude makes me complain less! That's even a game with my fiance now, when I complain, for him, I'm being french. (I don't deny it, I just work on being more optimistic)

modmodgirl, that's a though decision but as others said, don't take it too fast. And you already invested money and time in the K-1 visa...

My husband's French, and he's the least complaining person I know. In fact, he barely complains and he hates the protests there...

Modmodgirl, I lived in France a year with my husband, and I found the job market to be extremely depressing. My husband has to work odd temp jobs just to get to the next month and those are few in between. You waiting on your finance being able work is going to be hard, but you guys love each them and you will make it work.

We've been waiting 388 days. I didn't get a RFE, but our case was transferred to my local U.S. office for me (petitioner) to do an "Interview and Testing". I did the interview in October and still haven't gotten an our NOA2. Our lawyer have put in numerous inquiries, and nothing. I recently asked my senator to get involved.

Reina, I'm sorry to hear about your husband being threatened. I'm praying that USCIS will expedite your case based on your request and evidence.

Unfortunately, I see no reason to be hopeful at all...

Don't ever lose hope! We've been waiting on our NOA2 for over a year, and I'm not giving up hope. You love your significant other, and that will get your through this tough time.

Is your timeline correct? You submitted your I-130 in 2001?

I was thinking about cutting my losses and moving to France. I guess that plan may not work

Maimuni726,

I'm so sorry to hear that you have been stuck at the NVC for almost a year. We have been stuck at the NOA1 stage for just over a year, and no one can tell us why.

Did you asked the rep to speak to a supervisor. Do you know what document they are reviewing? Maybe there's supporting documents you can submit. I don't know for sure, hopefully, people who have been through the NVC can offer more accurate advice.

Whew, panic attack over. Although it's still not telling me what I want to hear

oh okay. I thought it was because of the bad-mouthing I've been doing about them

Hi VJ Members,

I've been trying to check my case status on the USCIS website tonight, and I keep getting the message "You are not authorized to view this page. The Web server you are attempting to reach has a list of IP addresses that are not allowed to access the Web site, and the IP address of your browsing computer is on this list." Could USCIS really have blocked my IP address? Anybody else getting this message.

Wishing you the best, BellaRose. We have being waiting on a NOA2 for nearly a year, and that's short in comparison to your wait. Hopefully your Ap will be quick.

I believe that I have inadvertently killed thousands of kittens

Amanda, my interview is on Oct. 11th... hopefully it comes fast.

TogetherForever, we are gathering everything: joint leases, financial statements, e-mails, receipts for major purchases, skype history, shared bills, telephone bills, pictures... I hope I'm not forgetting anything.

Thanks, Hope

Thanks, TogetherForever and Dary.

I recently received a "Testing & Interviewing Letter" which states that I (the petitioner) would interview in the local office to prove eligibility. I'm praying that this will go well, so we can finally start moving in the process. Seems like we have been stalled at the first step for forever.

Freddie + Anya NOA1 October 7, 2010 Russia

t and t Oct 26 Viet Nam

E and Y Nov 15, 2010 Ethiopia

am and cj McJa Dec 2, 2010 Phillipines

Dave and Mani Dec 4, 2010 India

Nemo and Nano Dec 22, 2010 France

Maria dela Caridad and Martin Jan 17, 2011 Mexico

BRM and MCM Jan 17, 2011 Phillipines

Dennis and Seree Jan 24 South Korea

Lori and Yun Feb 7, 2011 Indonesia

Mark and Reese Feb 8, 2011

Lindsey and Elmer Feb 11, 2011 Netherlands

Steven and Ashish March 1, 2011 India

Mazia and Hammad March 8, 2011 Pakistan

J and K March 18, 2011 Thailand

Mister and Missus March 28, 2011 Phillipines

Robert and Roamona March 29, 2011 Phillipines

K and B april 13, 2011 India

Ayisha and Anas April 20, 2011

Tom and Effie April 20, 2011 Greece

Briana and Adrian April 27, 2011

Celina and Francisco May 2, 2011

a and b May 13, 2011 India

Bridget and Joao Paulo May 13, 2011 Brazil

Amanda and Ilhan May 16, 2011 Turkey

Ana and Marco May 16, 2011 Mexico

Zipporah and Wendell May 18, 2011 South Africa

K and C May 19, 2011 Canada

J and S May 19, 2011 Nigeria

M and W May 24, 2011 Egypt-THIS ONE IS ME! Then I stopped looking for active VJ members.

Thank you all for your prayers and kind thoughts.

God Bless

Thanks for everyone prayers. I'm praying that we can all get approved soon. The wait has been hard for all of us, but it's good to know we can support each others in our difficult journeys.

:dance: :dance:

Excellent, congratulations Moroccan-Wife!!! Prayers Work, I know it!

Break open a bottle, and celebrate a little

Update: I just received this email from CSC:

Your background checks are now complete. Your case is currently being adjudicated. You should receive a notice of action within 10 days. The notice of action may be in the form of Approval Notice, Denial Notice, Transfer Notice, Request for Evidence, Notice of Intent to Deny or Notice of Intent to Revoke. Thank you very much.

Ok. It's moving!!! I'm praying now it's an approval!!

I'm praying it's an approval!!!!! Hopefully you will know soon... Waiting is so hard.

What have you done so far? Have you contacted anyone? Do you know why it is taking 9 months so far? Is your congressman, senator involved?

All these long waits really have me worried.

We filed the I-130 in Dec; mid-May our case got transferred to the local office (Chicago) for "interviewing and testing". After waiting for an interview notice, I put in a service request and the reply to that was that USCIS was performing background checks and to wait for six months. Our lawyer put in another request, this time with a supervisor in Chicago, and we got the following response on 8.31.11: "This is in response to your inquiry dated August 15, 2011. Service records indicate your request for scheduling of your I-130 is pending. The service will send you a letter by mail when your I-130 has been schedule."

I dont know if this latest response means anything, so I don't want to get my hopes up. I'm at my wit's end like so many others who have gone through this process. Should I have my lawyer write to our congressman? What else can I do? I feel so helpless.

My thoughts and prayer go out to them. We have been waiting since Dec 2010, and no NOA2 as well. Hopefully all of us waiting since last year will get ours NOA2 soon.