Natsukiii

Got an e-mail from USCIS a few hours ago:
"Your Case Status: Post Decision Activity

On December 12, 2013, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I130 IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN. Please follow any instructions on the notice. If you move before you receive the notice, call customer service at 1-800-375-5283."
Approval at last! Thank God!

My attorney just sent our CR-1 package yesterday and it should arrive on Monday. We're so excited and nervous at the same time!
Did anyone else send theirs in this month?

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The way I see it is, any expedite, any transfers and any DCF approved before me, is one less file on top of our file! lol!

I'm not going to argue with you. You've made your stance perfectly clear and there is no need to explain.

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2 posts removed. do not make personal insults towards other members

Show a little compassion guys. I get that we are all frustrated by the drawn out situation but a disaster of this magnitude affects EVERYBODY in the country, especially one the size of the Phillipines. Fast-traxking the applicants is a display of goodwill, one that will affect you very little and one that you should be able to survive.
I shall now resume refreshing this page. Consider yourselves scolded.

I love you admin.

Lots of negative people here. Even with news of transfers and approvals people still find something to be negative about. Guess it's just one of the realities of the community here.
I agree with you though - let's stay strong and be positive!

Three posts violating the Terms of Service have been removed (personal attacks). I can appreciate the frustration people have when something like this happens but please do not resort to name calling and insulting each other in your frustration. If you can't post constructively, then do not post.
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greenivy, congratulations on your quick approval. Over my years here I have seen a few cases like this - and during my own visa journey there were a few instances. Upon investigation, it turns out that when USCIS is training new staff they will often just grab a petition/application from the most recent applications received that haven't yet made it to an adjudicator's desk. They aren't trying to circumvent the waiting time, just that those are the applications that are just coming up from the mail room and are readily available. It looks like they are training new adjudicators right now so there are going to be a number of petitions/applications processed quickly, and as we have a large membership here on Visa Journey, it is not surprising that some of these quick approvals will go to our members.
Is it fair? Nope. Is it frustrating? Absolutely. Is there anything you can do about it other than wish the beneficiary of this largess congratulations? Not likely. Many people - including me - have complained to USCIS about this over the years, and yet, it still happens.

Philippines or not, who cares?? They would have been in line at some point anyways. They got approved faster now, good for them!
And thank you for understanding Ema & Jin

I just saw eight March filers approved on the 21st, so all in just one day, which is awesome news.
I feel like a lot of people are very negative here. I do miss my husband a lot and can't wait to move, BUT I'm also pretty sure USCIS is doing their job and it doesn't change anything complaining the entire time. I haven't even called them once, because I believe that whenever my case is ready to move on they will let me know.
Since they seem to approve a lot of February and March I would give us May filers 2-3 more months for normal processing time and normal cases. Stay strong and PLEASEEEE be positive

For us May Filers, even if people are from the Phillippines, also remember, they have been filing April since last week. So we are next. Let's try not to judge from the Current events and say they are only Processing people from the Phillippnes. We waitied for so long all together, our time is coming.

People, people.. stop being so pessimistic!
Let's try to collectively visualize getting that NOA2. We see it.. it's in the mail. It's in our hands... let's try the power of positive thinking.
Want it, wish it, see it... it's ours!

I think you guys are thinking too deep with what she was asking. I'm sure if it was a way for everyone to get their family here quicker they would. What's wrong with her asking? She didn't demand that they do, she simply asked if they would do it. Now I must admit, the common sense should've kicked in but dag everyone has been waiting for NOA2 for awhile. desperation is bound to happen. Just saying. Stay calm...it will all be over soon.

Nice to have hope that way but I sincerely doubt it -- I worked for a congressman before and those things are really what they call LPB .... "Low Priority Bitching"
As long as there is a system in place and it is moving it isn't a fix problem on the overall scheme of things. An intern will be handling those for them -- I started to read all those steps they were taking in the other forum and it made me feel for them because I am sure they are spending many hours on those letters and contacts.
Worth a try but you have just described 98% of us ----

Certainly more individual bashing and going way off topic than a couple years ago -- I agree

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I dont want an expedite, my family needs one, which is the only reason I contacted my senator to see if she was able to help to get it expedited which she said she would. I don't think that others out there dont want their cases to be expedited as well, its really damn frustrating when I am asking for an imput on the process, not the case itself. No reason to be on edge, it is stupid how unfriendly people can be. I'm not saying its any harder for me, than it is for anybody else, but I can not really look at that can I? I can look after myself and my own family and I will do whatever I can to speed up the process for me and my family as we are facing some serious problems if we dont get it expedited.

Again, I asked about the process, not any input on why I think I should get expedited.
be friendly or dont respond at all, it immature and weird that people would use this forum to get their frustration out on the system. to bad I feel I have to delete thet thread because of people not knowing how to act civil.

Folks, let's be less heated and less on a hair-trigger. The "hurry up and wait" is hard on everyone. Please edit at least twice before posting -- no one wants to be banned from this thread. Thanks.
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Dont attack her, like us, she is just desperate to make her case approve really fast. When she saw someone posted that he applied for his case to expedite because of thypoon happened in the philippines, she didnt think of immorality, ethics, she just think of her case, her husband, herself. But pls try to understand everyone here. We all want our case to be approve..the soonest. Anyway she didnt reply anymore so I think she knew she was wrong. Anyway even we are not from the place being affected with the thypoon..we are all griefing for what had happened to our fellow filipinos. And dont worry even if she apply to expedite her case, USCIS might be lazy but not stupid to give approval if the applicant is not from the place affected, peace everyone, just smile, december is our month...fingers crossed

Yep! Also the expedite doesn't carry over to the NVC and another expedite request will have to be submitted and approved at the embassy after you get your case #. Which is 2-3 weeks after you get the NOA2 just to get a case #.. But this is just what I read on this (not from personal experience).

I've given up on trying to figure things out. It's better to just wait and not stress about it. My wife and I's mindset is, "it'll happen eventually."

I've given up on trying to figure things out. It's better to just wait and not stress about it. My wife and I's mindset is, "it'll happen eventually."