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Absolutely correct. I got my NOA2 today (only took 191 days:). If I knew ahead of time that it would take this long, I would've moved abroad, got married, and done a I-130 DCF . It really hurts to be apart this long. VSC has picked up big time though so yours probably won't take as long.

I am getting so frickin pissed off at the USCIS. I have patiently waited 6 months for an approval or RFE or denial or something. Have heard nothing except give us another 60 days. I cannot believe this is the United States Government. I cannot believe US citizens are being treated this way. I have paid taxes my whole life, served 4 years of Honorable service in the United States Marine Corps. I am doing this the American way by filing paperwork properly instead of just being a douchebagger and trying to sneak her in the border. Why can't they fix their freakin system so we the citizens, the people who pay them to even have a job can see where are case is at in the process. Maybe they can make it to where we can see that they are waiting on a background search or waiting on a response from your local county courthouse to verify your previous divorce was legal. Or maybe see that they are currently on the golf course and will resume work on your case once they finished the 18. Instead they leave us completely in the dark knowing absolutely nothing. I am telling you my bitterness is brewing badly. My Senator was able to get my case approved for an expedite on Wednesday and still have heard nothing. Has anyone ever called to speak to a teir 2 officer and requested to speak to their supervisor? Any luck getting that done that way? If i have to, i will email the Director of the Department of Homeland Security. I am so sick of waiting for an answer that will only take 10 minutes of somebodies time. I mean i know how difficult physical and mentally their job must be, having to work Mon-Fri 8am to 4:30pm even having all of the medical and retirement benefits. Truthfully i would rather be a Port-a-John cleaner than have to undergo the physical and mental strain of their schedule. One thing i am doing consistently is calling them twice a day and speaking with a teir 2 officer. Next week will be three times a day and the week after that will be four times a day. You can start calling me Andy Dufrene(you know Shawshank) if you want to. Each one of them will be told that i am calling that much. And i will continue to call that much until one of them burns the ten calories it takes of getting up off their ####, walking five steps to the next desk and asking their supervisor to call the VSC. If they are going to waste me and my families time, i am going to waste theirs. Can i get an Amen??!! They are already getting to know me.

Any thoughts anyone? Suggestions?

Amen. Maybe you can set up a visit in person thru Infopass. I've written to 2 members of Congress in the last 3 weeks (and also put in a service request) but still haven't gotten any feedback. I'm gonna setup an appointment next week thru Infopass with the local USCIS office here in Dallas if my case is still under "Initial Review"..... Good luck to you.... My past is clean as a whistle, there's no reason my case should take this long.

I am glad you significant other rented a place for you in Cebu. My finance, her whole family and relatives live in the village area. Nothing is safer for her then to stay with her family. I send them money to help out as needed, get her shots, and be ready. Such as it is. the senator's office called me today. The CSC is sticking to the original decision. Nothing has changed. We talked for a while on it and the decision. I told the office I really expected no change. I really did not expect them to bend. Then I asked how to change it legislatively. He said draw up an idea. a bill, a way to reform. I told him I am here to stay to fix the issue. I have learned a lot, and the more I learn, the more I wonder why the legislation which was written for families has been ignored, in favor of those coming to work. The legislation was for families first. He said, it all starts with just one person. You may be that person. So over the next couple of weeks, I am going to do much, much research. Draw up the plan and submit to my Senator. Then ask each person here to write this senator as well, plus their senators. I will contact each and every senator and member of the house of representatives.

You rock man... I've written to both Sam Johnson and Kay Bailey Hutchison in the last 3 weeks but am still waiting. I think if we keep it up enough they'll have no choice but to reform. Good luck...

Very discouraged watching people get approved that rec'd their NOA1 AFTER us......not sure whether to call now or wait till the 6 month mark which is only a week or so away......

Call now. I put in a service request yesterday on April 27th (my NOA1 date is 10/25/10) and they said I was outside normal processing time by 8 days (which to me means I could have called a week before 6 months was up). Good luck......... keep contacting those folks in DC too; i'll be sending my 2nd letter tomorrow...