mj08

Today marks eight months exactly since we shipped our K-1 visa packet off. I continue to wait and to wait. To update those who do not know my story:

- I have called USCIS multiple times. They are rarely helpful. They just read off the same script in robotic voices. The times where I have had a helpful Tier 2 officer put in a Service Request (happened twice) I get a form letter later stating that my case is still under review, background checks, etc.

- My Senator's Aide has contacted Vermont Service Center congressional liaison several times and is told the same thing we are told. She has no pull whatsoever. We are either told we are still in administrative processing, or that they have sixty days to reply from the date they received my RFE repsonse.

- We did receive an RFE at six and a half months. Requesting passport photos of myself. Which I had sent with the original petition. Regardless, I took the photos and mailed them back the same day. I mailed them back on April 20 - almost 1.5 months ago. They were received on April 22 but VSC did not confirm receipt officially until May 2 - buying them until July 2 for a response.

I am so happy for all my VJ friends who have received approval lately. But it makes the fact that we continue to wait, even though we filed before 99% of these individuals, even more difficult to swallow.

There is no reason on God's green earth that we should be waiting this long. I have no criminal record. I pay my taxes on time every year. I am an upstanding, professional citizen in my late twenties. I have been dating my fiance for four years. He is also an upstanding, law abiding, tax paying citizen in his country in his late twenties with no criminal background. He works for the Mexican subsidiary of a large U.S. corporation. He has a valid US tourist visa. Why would they have issued it if he was a criminal? Why are they taking eight months to verify our "background"? We have never been married previously. Neither of us have children. We met in real life, not through some online dating site. You would think we would be the perfect example of a case that should get whisked through the immigration process in 2-3 months. NOT EIGHT MONTHS.

I am at my wit's end. My patience is gone. It has been gone for awhile. I maintained a positive, optimistic outlook every day for eight months. Every day for eight months I woke up with renewed hope at seeing a change in my case status. That hope is gone. Everyday I wake up depressed, knowing another day will pass with no news. Every day ends with a soul-crushing disappointment in my heart. I am despondent and depressed. My life is on hold. I can't make plans going forward because I don't know what the result will be.

Although my fiance and I mutually agreed the US would be the place where we want to get married and put down roots, I am starting to second guess that decision. Mexico has a plethora of security and economical issues, and I would miss my family here and all my favorite stores like Whole Foods and Target - but other than that? At least in Mexico I was treated with respect and dignity by the government there. Neither my fiance nor I have received such treatment from the U.S. government here. It is enough to make me vomit.

My country has let me down.

hi...

i can feel you... we are actually on the same boat. we filed nov. 28, NOA1- Dec 13, 2010, 6 months after we received RFE that they lost our passport pics which we swore was there and we just resent them... and on we are waiting for NOA2...

it's very difficult. like you don't know where to turn your frustrations to. like you, we are professionals and we met in person before we have a relationship... almost 2 years into it now... and no criminal record. like it makes you ask...why did we differ and what went wrong?!

so...you would feel a stab when you are left behind when you were in line ahead. i would never wish for anyone to be in my state. how i wish though that we were in your state too... overjoyed by now to be in the arms of each other.

as of the moment... let's keep the faith. i will pray for you. know that you are not alone too. it will come. i hope soon. coz yes, it does try your patience. i would have loved to plan our wedding but this in between helds us back.

let's keep our heads up. God bless you.

That was what I was afraid of. So many people with RFEs, many of them minor mistakes and problems, being held back for no good reason except for VSC to pad out their numbers. I am very disappointed with VSC's actions. Hopefully those of us with RFEs can get our approvals so we can move on with our lives. This feeling of being on hold and waiting for USCIS is horrible.

Count me in... I recently got an RFE... we have not received the hard copy yet and we are so eager to reply to it. It's pretty hard and frustrating.

As my fiance said: We got to have faith! Let's pray for us that we will be stronger as we are dealing this hitch... BTW, may I ask what else should i give as proofs? If i have to send a 2 year memorabilia, LOL, I will

NO1 - Dec.13, 2010

RFE - May 20, 2011

God bless us all!

Go to this website: https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/Dashboard.do

Enter the case receipt number included in the NOA1 you received. It's the 13 digit number minus the dashes. You'll see then the actions done on the USCIS side

Thank you for the info. I did try to check on the status but it just say "Initial Review". It has been like that for months already. Is something wrong?

Godbless you all for the help!

hi to all... im actually new here and just about clueless... excuse me... but i've been seeing people say "touched" on their application. where can you check it?

we have received our noa1 last dec. 13, 2010... but im just confused because there's also a notice date (jan. 13, 2011). which should i base? if it was december 13, i should be expecting within this week for my noa2... the wait is endless... it's making me nervous and anxious.

please...anybody kind enough to have the details...i appreciate it.

thank you. godbless!

hi to all... im actually new here and just about clueless... excuse me... but i've been seeing people say "touched" on their application. where can you check it?

we have received our noa1 last dec. 13, 2010... but im just confused because there's also a notice date (jan. 13, 2011). which should i base? if it was december 13, i should be expecting within this week for my noa2... the wait is endless... it's making me nervous and anxious.

please...anybody kind enough to have the details...i appreciate it.

thank you. godbless!

Congrats! it's always so nice to hear happy news... We filed ours last december and im expecting this week for the noa2... im nervous coz i havent heard anything so far... please pray that i'll have mine too...

thank you