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Update

After talking to a tier 2 representative for the second time, after receiving the initial response from CSC for the e-request I put in, I said I happen to know they are well into March and April petitions while ours goes neglected. She admitted that fact. She then says that although the response from CSC did not specifically admit that our petition was outside normal processing times nor did it outline a course of action that will be taken, they indeed are aware of it and will work on my petition as soon as possible. She made note that my petition has been assigned to an adjucator as of July 25th. That could be the result of the response I got from CSC on July 24th, or the inquiry I sent to ombudsman on the 24th after receiving CSC's unacceptable response. Who knows, but supposedly someone is finally assigned to my case and they will be working on it. Will keep you updated. Total BS March and April nearly surpass February petition approvals.

Try calling again.....I just got my response from my service request back: It was weird,... first they notified me that they received my service request and that they would render a decision within 45 days, 2 days later (yesterday) they notified me of an address change (even though I never changed my address), then 1 hour later they notified me that a new alien number has been issued to me (I think it was the same notice i initially received when I got the NOA1 notice), then today they sent me an e-mail saying my petition has been approved!!!! It works. call and ask for another service request.

You should file the request as soon as possible otherwise I don't think they are going to do anything.I say this because that's what happened to me.I filled the request,I called 4 times,I filed a complain with the ombusdman and finnaly I got my NOA2(Noa1 Jan 30 CSC)
So my advice is to do the request right now and keep calling them,I'm sure you are going to get the NOA2 soon;)
Good luck;)

My case has past the 5 month mark July 4 and I called last week and spoke to a tier 2 rep and they said California service center is behind but they placed a request for case status and they told me to call back in 3 weeks. I'm hoping to hear good news but keep calling.

Do the e-request online, USCIS website. I also requested last Feb 19 and they replied to wait for 30 days. Good luck to all of us!

If your lawyer has a good track record for K1/CR petitions then I would just go with what he says. You've educated yourself on the process so at least you will not be going into it blindly, and it's good to question what he does when you feel it differently. Your Fiancé seems to be stuck on going through the lawyer, so I would just go with it. Though as a I previously said he could at least come here and read the guides. Arming himself will be good too.

Then you should have your Fiancé ask the lawyer how to have it processed in Manila, though I remember a spot on the I-129F asking what embassy you will use.

just ask help here. believe me we have lawyer but i do most of the paperworks.

I know exactly how she feels, I was in the same situation, it's a great feeling when you're approved, then the adventure begins. Like the above member stated it's always better to do it the right way!! The wait is hard, but stick with it

I have never had that issue. I give them my receipt number and information so they can pull up my file (they have to enter the call into the database on their end), then I tell them I have case-specific questions and ask to be transferred to a tier 2 immigration officer -- they transfer all the case details to them via computer service, including receipt number, so the T2 IO doesn't have to ask the same questions. If they offer you a call back in 3-5 business days or the opportunity to wait, tell them you'd rather wait.
Then I opt into the "automated call back" typically you get a call back in the time they specify your wait will be. You won't lose your place in line, they'll just call you back right before you're transferred to a T2 IO.

as a recent green card holder,
if you divorce him now,
he really doesn't have any fast path to bring in the next wife.
you could write up letters of attestation about what's going on, and submit them to the IV Unit somewhere in India, so at least what you're purporting happened to you would get into the next casefile - but that's some time down the road of HIS next venture..
I dunno, I suggest you simply divorce him and make certain his name is on nothing that shows any 'joint co-mingling' - utility bills, bank accounts, etc. i also suggest you move this week, and find some room mate situation with some classmate for the fall term.
If you are renting somewhere, don't pay the August bill. If you are living with your parents, don't tell them where you are going. Change your cell # asap, as well.
File for divorce on Monday - you can prep the documents and file it yourself.
I'm a bit unfocused for time and timing, at the moment, so the best advice I can give you is - PLAN and them IMPLEMENT.
You can't get his green card revoked, at the moment, but you can certainly make things difficult for him down the road, if you choose that path.

i wouldnt worry about it too much i got my noa2 at around 5.1 months, it should be processed soon! dont give up!

This does not need to be disclosed on the I-129F. Read the question in the petition: Have you ever been convicted by a court of law (civil or criminal)...for any of the following crimes:
Three or more convictions for crimes related to a controlled substance or alcohol not arising from a single act.
You answer is no, you haven't. One, you weren't convicted of anything and two, it was a single event.
There is no need to disclose this. Answer what is asked of you. Do not volunteer information that they do not ask for.

I had the same feeling. I teach in a small southern town and people don't understand me and I even had parents tell me "What? Why can't you speak American"
I learned that it is not my problem, it is theirs. You just need to be patient and don't change yourself to fit into their mold.
Good luck

This legal research paper discusses the legalities surrounding revelations of drug use at US immigration medicals, and is remarkably comprehensive and thorough. Read it. Now. I'll wait.
http://www.wolfsdorf.com/Stevenson%20FINAL.pdf
The upshot being that if the physician determines you to currently be "a drug user or drug addict" that is a Class A (deniable) medical condition, and will get your visa application denied. The physician also may determine you to have "a mental disorder" that renders you likely to cause harm to yourself or others. This will also get you denied.
Alternatively, admitting to past drug use while making a convincing case that there is no current drug use could get you labeled as an addict "in remission", which is a Class B condition and they can, in principle, force you to go to rehab in the US as a condition of your AOS.
This matches well with what I've read here of panel physician's treatment of prior drug use in Jamaica, where prior marijuana use is far from unheard of among visa applicants. The current practice (according to a thread I've read here in the last 3 weeks or so) seems to be to fail you, but allow you to reapply in a year. They apparently treat being drug free for a year as a bright-line threshold for determining that no condition of drug use or abuse currently exists. The paper refers to three years being the threshold within which drug use is treated as a deniable condition, but this may have changed recently.
A lot of the advice you're getting here is rather muddled. Having any detectable quantities of anything in your system will virtually certainly get you denied and told to come back in a year. Admitting to any use within the last year (or three) - probably the same. Admitting to any use farther back than that is much more murky - it'll be the physician's discretion that determines whether he thinks a condition of drug abuse or addiction, in remission or not, currently exists.
And of course you know not to even think about lying. If the lie is ever caught you can get deported, even if you've become a US citizen in the meantime. As far as I know there is no statute of limitations on denaturalization and deportation due to material misrepresentation.

I hear ya. I just called the USCIS again. Apparently all we can do is sit and wait until our petition goes outside normal processing times, which are updated monthly. I know the USCIS lists I-129F as 5 months for normal processing, but that is only an estimate and the Rep stated so. The "official" processing time is based off of the Service Center data, which can vary. If you are past the 5 month mark, you can call and listen to the BS they tell you, but you cannot make a request for anything until your case is outside normal processing times. To find out if it is, you have to call and they will tell you if it is or not. You can also use the USCIS site to log into your account and attempt an e-request. If it allows you to make a request because you are outside normal processing times, then you are "officially" outside normal processing times. If it does not allow you to file the request, then you are not outside normal processing times. What fun eh? Ridiculous system of monkeys flinging papers around.
Even more disturbing, a good portion of February filers have already been approved or RFE'd. While my February 6th petition remains untouched, the are processing March and April. @#$@# joke. I look forward to the day when I no longer have to use this site as a means of therapy due to our incompetent government immigration system and its employees. Think that wraps it up!

My collage of photos were returned also,i attached a paper to back stating who was in photos and place them in zip lock bags. Uscis returned them stating "not in a format we can put in your file for adjudication". I didnt question it just said to myself they can look at my pictures come interview time. It was 3 collages with about 10 pictures on each from Walmart.

About the pictures:
I made a black and white photocopy of the front and back of an original photograph, onto 8.5x11 paper. I then wrote the names, and July, 2011 on the back. That was the only photo of us together which I had sent in, and I was approved without any trouble.
Proof of having met was easier for me, because I lived and worked in Mongolia for a considerable amount of time, so I had things like drivers licenses, bank cards, long-term 3-year working visas, etc. etc. I think I just showed my Mongolian drivers license, and took copies of every page in my passport, and printed out the itineraries which matched the stamped visas.

Also photos do NOT have to be on photo paper. You can print them on normal paper, and write underneath.

You have to call NVC or wait for them to send you a letter in the mail. The choice is yours. I can tell you that NVC assigned my case number on June 28 and I didn't receive the hard copy letter until July 13, so if you are impatient, I recommend calling. NVC Contact information is at this page: http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/info/info_3177.html plus I'll paste the relevant information below

Answered by Hank_ in private message
Only the DS-156 needs a barcode.
the other DS forms in the fiance process are regular PDFs and do not require a barcode.

I have noticed that quite a few of the VSC/TSC transfers have gotten that message, and I think it was because there was a delay between approval and shipping to NVC. Most cases are just shipped directly after the approval and thus no message. My case, for instance (CSC) was shipped to NVC, assigned a case number, shipped off to London and received there, where they mailed my fiancee the "packet 3" letter of instructions, and my USCIS status is still saying approved.

It directly answered the question in the OP.You know that for a fact, do you?Perhaps this was the second post that you misread. The story was told to try to put your situations into perspective. In short, however bad your circumstances seem to be, someone else's will always be worse.Yes, you did, but it's classy of you to apologize.As a suggestion to all: Rather than bemoaning your wait, continually spending hours on hold while calling USCIS, continuously checking your case status on the USCIS website, pestering your Senators or your Congressional immigration liaison, or venting in this thread, spend the time studying the next stages of the process, particularly the consular phase. Spend the time preparing your life and your home to receive your beneficiary. Find out exactly what he/she wants to do, and line up the steps for those goals so that he/she hits the ground running.
For example, if the beneficiary wants to attend school here, find out the requirements for admission 3 months hence, 6 months hence, etc. Research scholarships (some could well be available).
Begin planning your LIFE TOGETHER. This means nuts & bolts, not just "we'll live happily ever after." Research posts by the member "Gary and Alla" for details.
Probably none of the veteran VJ members wants to see one post like the following, from any of you, in the coming weeks or months:
"We got the NOA2!!! What do we do now? What's the next step?"
"Should I be there when he/she has the visa interview?"
"Can we go on a Caribbean cruise for our honeymoon?"
"How soon can he/she work here and go home to visit?"
"We don't have money for AOS! When do we need to apply?"
It's hoped that the above is "positive comment about hanging in, some hope."

Some very useful comments here, thanks.
Its a game of patience and learning not to be frustrated. USCIS are doing it as best as they can .
I think there are so many components that go into processing the file , its not as simple as first come first served for sure.
Lets all keep hoping.

You can always write in "self-employed tour manager" the in the blank. then where it say "with" put "see attached sheet."
Type out a sheet--
Form I-134, Item 7, additional information
I am employed..... (all that part)....with the following bands
The Rolling Stones 123 West St. New York, NY
Maroon 5 456 East St., San Diego, CA
(use tabs to make it look nicer.)
Sometimes you have to get creative if the form doesn't fit you. They don't care. Make it work.

Stevie b ,you are absolutely right. This is why I felt so bad quitting my job this morning for a technicality that could have been avoided by not oversighting the RFE. Now that I read the instructions it's pretty straightforward. In my defense and this will serve me as a lesson,
When I filled the RFE I was dealing with family problems back in France and I had a new banking job that I had to get ready for so I
End up being too cocky thinking that I could do it 'quickly'. I didn't think that RFE was one miss or hit things ! hence you can't mess it up !
Moral of the story, when you and your wife are too busy, DO NOT do it assuming they (uscis) would resend you a RFE if you make a mistake.
From now on, when I don't have time to do something right and read all the fine prints well I simply won't do it and pay a lawyer to do it for me !
I am gonna post on here further advancements in my case.
Thanks you everybody for the help and the constructive criticism.
It's the first time in my life I use a forum and I didn't know if people would actually care, well you do so thank you !
David