Adriana&Karel

I'm absolutely right there with you! it's so incredibly heartbreaking I'm too the point where i'm anxious and scared and crying frequently..I can hardly eat or sleep. If I have to wait, it's okay..i just want to know if my petition is okay. While I'm happy that people are getting approved, a part deep down inside is angry (not at those approved!) but rather the service centers for their lack of organization. It's not fair that someone waiting since october or november is still waiting while others are getting approved after only 2 or 3 months. It's just not. It should be on a first come, first serve. This picking and choosing who to approve next is inconsistant and not fair. That's what upsets me the most. They have these guidelines and processing times but the truth is, you don't know WHEN you are getting approved because they way they have things set up now, it really is the luck of the draw. It's like the lottery. If you are the lucky petition they pick, you win! I'm completely heartbroken and actually crying as i'm typing this. You have said everything I felt as well. We have been apart for almost 3 1/2 years and we are just so sick from being apart. I have kids so moving there is not an option for me either or i'd be there now.

Our NOA date is similiar. Ours is Nov. 16th. so i'm not far behind. I couldn't even get an answer from USCIS when i called! I was told i couldn't even put in a service request because i was still within the time frame. They gave me heck for demanding to know where my petition is..All I got was "wait up to 60 days and if you don't get anything, call us again" REALLY!? That's the best that they can come up with?? I wonder how they'd feel if they were torn away from their family? How would they like to wait?

I just wrote my congressman and I pray to God that he can help us..anything at all..I'm so scared and it's the uncertainty that is killing us the most

I know right?....i even saw someone from March getting approved today..less than 2 months...i mean, c'mon

my thoughts to you is keep calling, chances are you wont get the same person picking up your call and the answer might be different, the first time i called they told me i was under the right time frame even though it was at the 6th month already, i tried again and waited over 2 hours for a tier2 so i hung up cause i was at work...3rd time i was able to speak with the tier2 and he gave me more information....so, keep insisting!

I thought about moving with him, after all most of my family is there but the situation of my country its not the best at this moment...besides that i have shared custody with her dad and that would open another troublesome process. worst case scenario, if i go without her i would have to deal with lawyers and draft a new custody document and blah blah blah....stuff a kid should be hold responsible for....this should be an easier process, there is no need to make families suffer and kids separated from their parents....its not right!

I feel so much sympathy for those of you still waiting. A week ago -- even 5 days ago -- I was exactly where you are, and I was OUT OF MY MIND with stress and worry and anger and rage and frustration, I really remember almost nothing else from last week except a haze and fog of obsessive worry.

The only thing that helped at all during that time was to take action and feel like I was doing all I could: contacting my senators and congressman. As it turned out, the congressman was the best bet after all, because they are much more local and deal with only a small section of the state, compared to my two senators who have to deal with 30 million constituents. So I do urge all of you still waiting: get in touch with your congressional representative. Fax, email or mail them the privacy form and force them to place an inquiry with CSC/VSC. I really feel that was the deciding factor in getting my NOA2. I might be wrong, it could just be coincidental timing, but the fact that the approval came approximately 24 hours after my congressman placed the inquiry tells me that they did in fact urge it along.

I know it meant very little to me last week to hear soothing words, so I won't offer any to those still waiting. You have every right to be angry, frustrated and stressed out -- all I can say is that for me, simply waiting had become unbearable, and even just contacting representatives made me feel a bit more in control. I hope everything works out quickly for all of you!

Thank you....it does mean a lot....hopefully we will see the light at the end of the tunnel soon!

Good luck on the rest of your journey and congratulations on your NOA2

Let's make a Prayer Chain.

We could Pray at any hour we want but lets make it at 7 am for those who haven't gotten the NOA2 yet and 7 pm for those who got the NOA2 already. Lets do it for 7 days start today. And lets see how God works on it.

Good idea, i will be praying for all of you...even if its not at 7

saying a prayer for all of you still waiting.

Thank you so much!!!

yayyyyy....congrats guys

Hey everyone

How will the immigration reform (if approved) affect those who want to file for a family-based visa, LPR and those who are close to becoming US citizens?

Thnks

Vanessa is right! In the case of DACA it slowed down all the family based visas petitions. Normally to get a Noa2 only took 5 or 6 month even less, like your case or mine but now is taking more than 7 to 11 month to get a noa2. A month ago the workload were transfer to nebraska and texas services center to try to speed things up. But yes, sinces august 2012 all this process slowed diwn dramatically.

My jaw fell to the floor once i detailed you guys timelines......OMG!! 2-4 months for a NOA2...i wish things were like that now. I have been waiting for mine for 7 months and every day i feel more and more hopeless....

Today i woke up with this pain in my heart i cant see myself waiting for 6-7 more months i will go crazy my relationship is already rocky i just want to be with my future husband. Im writting pacrell idc!

I know how you feel Hunnie

my relationship with my future husband is great...but if im away or we haven't seen each other for too long its no so great anymore, it's so hard being away, and just talk on the phone, chat, etc that it does become almost impossible not to be down, depressed, grumpy, and frustrated. It is a constant test and I continue to tell myself that if we are able to pass this we will able to overcome everything in life, this has made us trust each other more, make our patience stronger and be commited to this love whatever happens....this is what gives me hope for us, that we havent given up, our love is strong and we'll make it work. Try focusing on the positive and keep busy gathering documents or reading about the process...it helps me!

Will you be filing the I134 on your own? or do you have a co-sponsor? The reason why i ask is because the co-sponsor makes it easier for you to go wait with your fiance at least for a few weeks...and it's so important some times to have that connection with your love.

Anyways, when im down...i appreciate the words of encouragement....i hope i was able to give you a little of that!

Good luck on your journey!

Hello November filers...!!

My I129F was received on October 26th, however, my case status shows Nov 6th as the NOA1 date....This saturday would be 7 months waiting
I am so sad and stressed out, i find myself checking the USCIS site several times a day, i contacted my congresswoman already and just today i spoke to a tier2 agent on immigration who told me they were currently processing October 1st.

I really wish im next, i mean, im sincerely happy for all of the couples who have gotten some sort of reassurance on their case receiving the NOA2, those that are getting near the final line, and those who even got lucky enough to be together at this point....but i can't help but feel depressed since i have been waiting for so long i just need to be able to smile again....On the bright side, while talking to the agent he mention my case looked good and there was no indication of any further information needed so far, so i'm really praying that would translate to zero RFE for us.

Is anybody out here on the same boat? are you still waiting for your NOA2?......some days i come across stories that would lift my spirits up and will get me through the day....whenever someone was about to loose it and all of the sudden there it is....the magic words that keeps you going!!....and other days like today i just feel hopeless.

My poor fiance is desperate and depressed as well, he has a little girl and so do i. It is very hard to think leaving any of our kids for the sake of the love and the relationship, and its even harder to forget the love of your life for your kids as well. At times i feel like quitting and just dissapear but its the positive words of encouragement on this site that keeps me going. Thank you all for sharing your stories.

I just pray for a happy outcome for me and all of you as well....you are all in my prayers!!

It sucks...I want to cry too....i will hit the 7 months waiting on Saturday...and when i called today, a tier2 told me they are processing October 1st and that i should wait 25 more days...i felt so hopeless.... The only thing that made me glad i called was hearing from them that my case seem fine and in order...so hopefully that means no RFE for me....fingers crossed!!

I will continue to pray and bother my congresswoman in hopes to get my NOA2 before the end of the month....my fiance and i are so down and depressed, we have tought about abandoning it all and don't let countries decide our destiny...i know it sounds cheesy but being appart has become so hard, specially because we can't start our lives like we want to...I wish there was an easy way to do it all.

Good luck to you all!

hey guys... . I just checked online USCIS webstie and status is that : On May 21, 2013 we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I-129F PETITION FOR FIANCE9E).

Even though I haven't receiived any notification via email yet, but I am still happy. thanks for your support

OMG.....CONGRATULATIONS!!!

I was about to tell you that you were not alone, they received my papers on 10-26 and that today when i spoke to a tier2 he told me that i should wait an extra 25 days, since they were working on October 1st.

But now you are the one giving me hope...i really hope i get our NOA2 soon...the stress, depression, anxiety and separation is taking the best of us.

Just got off the phone with a rep at the VSC. Apparently they are now just getting to petitions filed in October 2012. My app was received in January. Its frustrating to think that I will have to wait so long now. They had their estimates on the USCIS site as 5 months which is wrong. Just letting you guys know. Good news for you October filers though. Good luck everyone.

Tell me about it...i called USCIS today too and a tier2 told me the same thing. I am a late october filer and i was so hoping to receive my NOA2 by March or April, long story short it's now the end of May and their answer was to wait 25 days more ...So frustraiting!!! The good news is that he said everything on my case looked fine so hopefully that translates to zero RFE.

Good Luck!!

We filed on Dec 18, 2012 at the Vermont service center. If anybody has recently received their approval from VSC for a k-1, when did you file? Just trying to get an idea what dates they are currently processing now. Thank you very much.

Derek & Nicole

Hi

I am from late october, my service center is also Vermont...Just to let you know that i got off the phone with a Tier2 agent of USCIS about an hour ago and he told me that they are currently processing October 1st....it's definetly not what i wanted to hear, specially since i have been waiting for almost 7 months...but i keep my hopes up and pray there is a NOA2 coming up soon, he said 25 more days for me..i hope that is right, because i'm going crazy here.

I hope this information is helpful to you,

Good Luck!

Your information is quite helpful thank you!!!

Thanks....VJ has help me so much that it's the least i can do.....

They always say they're working on October 1st but we can see November filers getting approved already, why didn't you ask them to put in a service request for you since you are obviously way out of the normal 5 month processing time according to the uscis website?

Anyhow, I believe you will get your NOA2 soon since the rep did say that you didn't have any RFE. this information is truly helpful, will definitely try and call now! thank you so much

Last time when i called they told me they were behind a month but didnt tell me they were working on an specific month, today the give was very helpful and he even round it out to days (25 more days to be exact) i hope he didn't get my hopes high for nothing.

I did however, point out the differences in approval times and his reply was to try not to compare our cases to others because every case is different. I figure i could have use the service request but since i already have the Congresswoman calling on my behalf and since he gave me a time estimate, i decided to wait the 25 days and that would buy me time to gather my paperwork together for the next phase of the journey.

I just pray to God that i don't receive an RFE after all this, that would truly bring me down....but for now i have to stay positive and have faith i will be posting my NOA2 Approved post soon

well at least you got to be put on hold but I wasn't allowed to. they said call a different time. when we did, we got the same answer. its frustrating.

i would love to hear what will happen with your call tomorrow so i hope you can keep me posted! thanks!

Hello....

So...I started my day by calling my Congresswoman's office, i had contacted them before and wanted an update on their part, they told me that they had received my privacy release form and were actually working on getting me more information and resolution to my case, that was a good sing.

Right after that i called USCIS and spoke to a tier1 officer, she told me that the only information she had was whatever showed on the website, so i went ahead and scalated to a tier2...they offered again to get my contact information and call me back in 3-5 days....of course i refused that offer and just waited....The recording told me this time my estimated waiting time of 40 mins. I waited anyways and at last someone picked up my called.

After explaining the situation to the officer, he said everything looked good on my end, and that so far there is no request of further information (Thank God!!!) but that they are currently working on October 1st, and my case was received on October 26th, so that i should wait for 25 more days so i can receive my NOA2. It is not what i wanted to hear, but at least i got some insight on whats going on....i hate being on the shadows, i feel so powerless because there is nothing i cant do but wait..urgh!!

Anyways, i hope this info is helpful for your....try calling now!!....don't get a NO for an answer, it is your right to be informed and they can't tell you you cant wait for a Tier2..The waiting time this time wasnt as excruciating as yesterday, so go and make the call....

Good Luck!!!

well at least you got to be put on hold but I wasn't allowed to. they said call a different time. when we did, we got the same answer. its frustrating.

i would love to hear what will happen with your call tomorrow so i hope you can keep me posted! thanks!

They actually gave me an option, they said they were very busy and that i should leave my name and phone number and i will receive a phone call within 3-4 days...are you kidding me? that's why i firmly said NO, thanks...i rather wait...it's ok. Little did i know it was going to be for 2 hours :/ but you should try again tomorrow too, maybe you will have more luck then. I don't work tomorrow so i have all day to wait lol

I will keep you posted

Good luck!

<<<<WOOHOOO>>>>

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!

I hope im next

Hello all,

I'm trying to get to talk to a Tier 2 rep, but Tier 1 reps say they are busy so they couldn't connect us to them and if I offer to wait and its okay for me to be on hold they still won't allow that. I just wanna ask how you guys got to talk to a tier 2 rep based on your experience. Or does anyone know a time where Tier 2 reps are reachable? I'd be glad to hear your experiences. thanks!

Hi,

I tried to talking to one today too and i was on hold for 2 hours and a few minutes, that is CRAZY....!!!

I mean, i know i'm not the only one calling but 2 hours on hold seem like a bit much, needless to say i had to hung up without any luck since i was at work and that didn't help my situation. I will try again tomorrow. Good Luck!!!

Wow I can't believe I just received our NOA2! It has been very rough for us being apart and we actually broke up for almost 2 months and just got back together 2 days ago, then today I received the NOA2! So I think that is a good sign!

I have read what the next steps are, such as filling out the Affadavit of support and sending to my fiance. Can anyone tell me how long the process usually takes from here? Does my fiance get his interview in a month from now? And does the beneficiary have to call the embassy to set up his interview or will they contact him with his interview date? And after the interview how long does it take for them to approve you?

Also anyone have an interview in Spain?? Any tips/advice??

Sorry a million questions I am sooooo excited and my fiance is sleeping because of the time difference so I havent even gotten the chance to speak to him about it yet!

Thank you so much!!!

Hi, Congratulations!!!

I don't know much about it since i'm still waiting for my NOA2, but at this point you both should start gathering all the paperwork...in your case, proof of employment (i believe is just a letter stating your position, pay, time at that job and whether if is permanent or temporary), W2, Taxes from the past 3 years, I134 (Affidavit of support for you and a co-sponsor if any). As far as his documents, he would need police records, vaccinations records, valid passport (6mos prior to visa), and translated and certified documents like birth certificate, divorce decree if any,,,,,oh and 4 photos...I am sure there is someone out here who can inform you better, but for now this should be a start

The case gets send from the NVC to the fiance's consulate and once the visa fee is paid they will provide the list of doctors for the medical exam...once that is done, the interview should follow ( i think you gotta call and place it for him, please double check on this).

If any of what i mention is not correct, please provide us with the right info....Thanks

This process is so difficult, i understand the frustration of your fiance....it happens to all of us....my fiance gets really depressed and it's very hard for me to cheer him up when i'm just so stressed out, discouraged and sad too....we have been waiting for almost 7 months and still have no answer. At least love conquered and now you two are together again.

Thank God we haven't broken off, but it gets harder and harder to keep being optimist, to pretend everything is great and perfect, when in reality you just want to leave it all to be with the one you love....luckily you are getting near!!.....donn't loose faith!!!

Congratulations again, i wish you guys the best on this journey.

Good Luck!

Amen....i hope God's victory is near me too.
Congratulations

Hola! I'd like to share my experience...

On 14th March, 2012 I left my beautiful family and my beautiful country for starting a new life with my Teddy. We left Peru at 2:30pm. By 5:30pm we arrived to San Jose, Costa Rica Airport. My Teddy and I waited like 40 minutes to take the 2nd plane to Miami We arrived to Miami Aiport at 10:30pm. I loved both planes since they were bussines class and for me, to have the 1st time on planes, it was something I really enjoyed

Fortunately, Miami Aiport was really really empty, we didn't make any line We went to the Immigrant Line, my Teddy was with me. A woman from customs security was talking to my husband, she was serious but at the same time very funny, she was asking him about the way we met each other... She took my brown envelope (I took a very good care since the 1st time I got it) she didn't open it but she told us: "follow me"

She took us to a room were there were like 6 more person waiting. We sat and like 5 minutes later a man from a windows called us. We stood up in front of the windows and he opened the brown envelope, he was checking the documents that were inside of the envelope. He asked us for taking sit again. After 10 minutes he called us again and he made me sign a document, then he told us: "Follow me" We went to a different room where he took my fingerprints and he putted a stamp on my passport (Department of Homeland Security US. and Customs and Border Protection - Admitted MIA) Finally he told us to remove the Conditions 90 days before my arrival and that was all, all took us like 20 minutes! He was very kind and nice.

Now I'm finally with my Teddy ♥♥♥♥ No more distance for us!! YAY!!! ♥♥♥♥

Wishing the best of luck for all of you my friends

Congratulations on your new life....it is really encouraging to read this, i can't help but imaging us going through the same path to finally be together. How exciting, that you guys are having a baby too....what a blessing!!....we can't wait to have one and all this situation, plus the stress and the distance is driving us crazy...but this post reminds me there is hope. Enjoy your new life and congratulations again

Praying for you and all of us!....good luck!

hello,everybody , I sent my application for 129F 10 days ago, got NOA1 on May 11

""Your case has been accepted and routed to the USCIS Vermont Service Center for processing.""

on their website show 5 month procedures timeline , but right here almost everybody not on time . a lot of people take 6 month , 7 month without RFE?

I am so worry about it , I hope I can take her to us before april 2014 .

My service center is also Vermont, i called a few days ago since my case has gone over the 6 months and i still haven't received an NOA2.

They told me that they are running 30 days behind and that i should expect receiving it by June.

If their time frame is of 5.5-6 months and in my case that came and went and on top of that i am supposed to wait another month, then yeah it's one of the slowest centers at least to me, because i've seen people from CSC getting approved quite fast. (4-5months)

Regardless of what anybody says, i think it's important to fight and defend your petition anyway you can...which means, if you waited your suggested time and still haven't heard any info, do as you need to get some answers...i for example, called my congressman today and im forwarding the proper paperwork to have some extra help, i couldn't hurt to try right?

Good Luck in your journey!!!

Congrats!!!

Thank you, i really hope so too.

and no, my fiance is Venezuelan...

Good Luck.......i'm keeping all of you in my prayers as well~

i know....it's so depressing!!
I hate the fact that we can't really get to start our lives together, we want a baby, we want to get married already and live together for good....this is just so overwhelming and sad...i miss my fiance so much and this process has been very hard on him too, he is mad at the world and depressed....which makes my journey even harder...i know how you feel, i really hope this would soon be over for you, me and all of the ones still waiting.

Good luck!

Your post gives me hopes, sometimes i feel so depressed and overwhelmed with this whole process....i have been waiting for more than 6 months and it's a drag...my fiance it's going crazy and he is just so sad everyday....I will definitely write the letter today.

What do you think is best? Should i try calling or send a letter? What should i say?

Thanks and Congrats!!

So are they in November? I called a few days ago and they told me VSC is behind 30 days...and that i should expect my NOA2 in June...which sucks!!!
I guess nothing is certain with immigration, but i did notice that California seems to be faster. I just hope all this waiting is over...ugh!
good luck to you!

Thanks for the tip, i have been waiting for more than 6 months already, so i guess it is about time to write to my congressman.
Happy Journey