Aquelunya

Called USCIS again, and they still don't have my file back. I was told, however, that if thirty days goes by from the date it was sent back by the embassy and there's no sign of it, then they can take investigative action to see what has happened.

<sigh>

I think you should email NVC.

I think they will be able to check if your petition was sent from your Consulate and then fwd from them to VSC.

That´s how I got my answer.

I don´t know for sure, but maybe, the people in charge of answering emails are not the same ones who answer phone calls.

But I´d bet your case is back in Vermont.

I did that yesterday after you posted the address. I haven't heard back yet. I wish USCIS had email. I vastly prefer having things in writing; being able to quote those emails when on the phone seems to motivate people to do things at times.

I'm in the same boat, the embassy sent it back, they wrote to me that this diplomatic mail takes anywhere from 3-4 weeks But its going to be 4 weeks on Monday!!!!! And NVC still DOES NOT have it

Isabel, those are encouraging words, and even though I am grinning my teeth right now because of the delays, I have to agree.

In the end it is simply a test of our patience..and thats all....tough luck for me that I barely have any patience

Okay i'm pissed!!!! they told me they sent back our petition on May 11, same day they called to cancel the interview! This BITES!!! And NVC tells me they have recieved nothing yet! Who's LYING here? How can this "diplomatic mail" or what not take 3 weeks? I checked it out, and diplomatic mail is flown by PLANE!!!

I also didn´t get a response by the phone.

Only got that when I emailed them.

It´s worth a try.. It takes them a few days to answer.

Here it is: NVCInquiry@state.gov

good luck

The sad part is I did email them, and the response I received was that they did not receive it yet, and I should contact the embassy, we did that today and they said they sent in on the May 11 like I said diplomatic mail.

and by the way, in case you missed my earlier post, when I spoke to USCIS rep. on Friday, she had assured me that the recalled petitions are going to receive priority attention.

rlt, I take it NVC has not confirmed that they sent your petition back to USCIS yet. You only have confirmation from the embassy at this point, correct?

Not really, I also got this from the NVC:

"Dear Sir or Madam,

Your inquiry has been received at the National Visa Center (NVC).

The petition has been returned to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS-formerly known as INS). Any further inquiries should be directed to CIS."

That was back on My24th !

Okay i'm pissed!!!! they told me they sent back our petition on May 11, same day they called to cancel the interview! This BITES!!! And NVC tells me they have recieved nothing yet! Who's LYING here? How can this "diplomatic mail" or what not take 3 weeks? I checked it out, and diplomatic mail is flown by PLANE!!!

Hey, guys.

As I posted here 10 days ago...

I emailed CSC even though my case is from Vermont.

I got this from them:

You should phone the National Customer Service Center at 1-800-375-5283 and inform them of your inquiry. They will either answer your question or send it to Vermont Service Center to answer. I phoned National Visa Center (NVC) today and they did return the petition to that Vermont location. Essentially the petition has completed processing. It was approved by USCIS, Vermont Service Center who sent it to the NVC who referred it to the Consulate for interview. The Visa was not issued by the Consulate and was returned to USCIS for revocation on our system.

just to let you know, my interview was scheduled and sent back with 30 others from Brazil to USA due to IMBRA.

What do you have to say about that?

rlt, I take it NVC has not confirmed that they sent your petition back to USCIS yet. You only have confirmation from the embassy at this point, correct?

Has anyone who had their petitions recalled had any news yet? There were different messages, some saying they were going back to the service centres and some (almost) saying that the petitions were practically void.

I had my petition recalled and have no news about it yet. Only that it´s been sent from NVC to USCIS.

That´s all.

No update on their website, no contact at all.

Did NVC confirm that for you? My embassy abroad claims to have mailed our petition back on the 11 of May via "diplomatic Mail" whatever that is. As of last Thursday NVC replied to my email and said that they did not receive my petition as of yet. ITS BEEN 3 WEEKS

How long did yours take? I'm trying to keep calm, but I think someone here is lying!!!!

I think I will be bald by the time he gets here!!!

ME TOO!!!!!!

Oh right!!! i forgot to add to spec of info from my talk with the USCIS rep from this morning.

She said that the status on their online website would change once they have received my petition back from the embassy abroad....so keep checking, for those whose petitions have been recalled

Well I spoke to USCIS today, and finally someone actually said something about this law, considering all the other times they knew absolutely nothing! Anyway, it looks like the Embassy has not sent my petition back yet!!! Even though they cancelled the interview on May 11th!! NVC still did not receive it as of yesterday, therefore neither did USCIS. Here is some information I got from the immigration representative though may be helpful to some:

-There will be a separate form/questioner sent out to the petitioner to fill out, as soon as the petition is received at the local center from the US embassy abroad.

- You will not be placed at the bottom of the "pile" and they will in fact try to speed up all the delayed petitions effected by the IMBRA law

-Therefore you should fill out this form ASAP, and return to them so they can finish with this new process.

She was very nice and understanding...not that it helps me, but does simmer the boiling a little

So I was trying to find out exactly when did my petition go back to USCIS from the embassy abroad.Since all petitions go through NVC ( I think ) I thought they should have a date. Mind you they called my fiance on the 11th of May and made it sound like they are sending it out ASAP. I never bothered to ask on what date. SO I emailed NVC, and here was my answer:

Dear Sir or Madam,

Your inquiry indicates the petition has been forwarded to the National Visa Center (NVC) for further processing. The NVC has not yet received this petition back from the US Embassy. The NVC will send further instructions upon receipt of the petition. Please contact the US Embassy to verify the status of this petition.

Regards,

National Visa Center

I am flipping out!!!!I have no idea what the $%*& is going on!!! And tomorrow is a holiday in Israel so I doubt I can get a hold of them, plus they are not very forthcoming with information on this topic, as I've realized already

i think this is the worste just looking through people's timeline's.

someone who replied to a post of mine. I really feel for this couple.

Aquelunya

The journey begins...got the package together sent FedEx OV 2/22/06

Packet received in VT Center 10:53 AM Signed by G.Merrihew 2/23/06

Packet returned, check made out for the wrong amount, I feel stupid 3/4/06

New check made out, given to Fedex today but will go out Monday morning 3/6/06

Packet received SECOND time signed by same person at 11:00 am, please God let this be it! 3/7/06

NOA 1---------------------------------------------------------------------------3/8/06

Check cashed------------------------------------------------------------------3/9/06

Touched------------------------------------------------------------------------3/21/06

NO2 approved electronically!!!!!!!!!------------------------------------------3/22/06

Touched, I guess they mailed the petition out today-----------------------3/23/06

NVC sent out approved petition!!! YAYYYYYYYY-----------------------------3/27/06

Packet 3 received by my fiance----------------------------------------------4/9/06

Medical appnt.-----------------------------------------------------------------4/10/06

Packet 3 sent back------------------------------------------------------------4/14/06

Interview Date Given for MAY 15--------------------------------------------4/24/06 Interview cancelled 5/11/06

Thanx for noticing, after the initial shock and chest pains....I calmed down, but i was really mad with myself, and my mom warned me about rushing everything too!!! Oh well you cant turn back the time

For whatever it may be worth, I received this email from the Ombudsman's office today. I sent my email Thursday night, so not a bad turnaround time, especially considering the holiday on Monday.

Dear Ms. [Tigre],

On behalf of the Ombudsman, Mr. Prakash Khatri, our office thanks you

very much for bringing the issue of the K-1 visa adjudication to our

office's attention.

Our office has received other inquiries, comments and suggestions of

similar nature. The information that you provided was reviewed by the

appropriate persons in our office, and it will be brought to the

attention of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services

(USCIS).

Under the Homeland Security Act of 2002, it is the CIS Ombudsman's

statutory mission to assist USCIS customers, to identify problem areas

in the immigration process, and to propose changes to the administrative

practices of USCIS. Process change recommendations from individuals like

you are the best source for identifying systemic problems in the

immigration benefits process. Again, Ombudsman Khatri thanks you very

much for brining this important issue to our attention, and for taking

the time to provide your suggestions and comments.

Sincerely,

CIS Ombudsman's office

OH boy! they thanked you like 3 times

Ok, fiance called the DOS and USCIS today.

I'll post the e-mail he sent me after he called.

"So, I called USCIS and DoS and here is how it goes. I called USCIS, got to talk to a representant, but this time it was different. It was weird..you see..they always ask your receipt number and your name and proceed to answer your questions normally. This time the women went like this...your name...your birthday...were you live? Your address? your zipcode? your fiance's name?were does she live? all questions a second apart...of course I answered all quickly as it was asked..but I found it weird...then she told me the IMBRA wouldn't hurt or halt the process and the the reason they havent gotten to us is 'cus they are at march 6 and I say how can that be last time it was different and she goes oh but that's what the machine shows...anyway...that was a load of BS why?

'Cus I called the DoS which were honest and helpful...the guy I talked to said look the law is halted the process a bit..but we are just looking at a month delay right now. Stay in touch for any changes."

Now we need to know if it's a month delay since the delay started or from today (that my fiance called). And USCIS is completely crazy.

Well, let me tell you if its a month from the time all this BS started it should be coming to an end by now, I think we should figure a month from now...I'd like to think it would be a month from the time they received all the petitions back...but no way of finding out when that happened.

I have to agree with GaryC, until we have some facts we can only speculate. I think that if we spit out enough ideas and speculation we will eventually fall upon the right one, that is the one that will become fact. So let the people speak, it eases the pain and anxiety. Personally I feel a lot better from reading every tiny little scrap of news whatever it be it gives me hope, rather than sit and have the same fact sheet in front of me saying "we have no facts, just wait" Honestly I think we wont have any facts until USCIS just starts to fix their mistake. I believe they just will keep us in the dark until they are half way through dealing with it, to avoid panic. Just a thought...of many that is on this site

Aquelunya,

Those 1100 plus all of the petitions after March 6 that have still awaiting processing because the guidance on how to process them is not yet available.

Yodrak

I'm curious........

Has anyone in here actually used a marriage broker? Of any sort?

Cheers

I didnt,and our interview was cancelled.

We met online on a russian FREE site. But from what i can make out, they do not care, they are recalling all petitions after March 6th, and I guess they will sort them out one by one ...all 1100

Agreed, but eventually ONE day they have to get around to them...i hope its sooner than later

I'm curious........

Has anyone in here actually used a marriage broker? Of any sort?

Cheers

I didnt,and our interview was cancelled.

We met online on a russian FREE site. But from what i can make out, they do not care, they are recalling all petitions after March 6th, and I guess they will sort them out one by one ...all 1100

GRRRR

Will they tell us something soon already???!!!!!

Ok, now I feel better.

Did you contact your senator and/or congressman? My feeling is they will not tell us anything anytime soon unless they get pressure from senators and congressmen all over the country. If they had a clue, they would have handled this correctly. And unless they start getting bombarded with calls from state government officials on behalf of their constituents, they'll sit around with their thumbs up their asses while the petitions gather dust . . . I wish I could do something to feel better. I am FUMING knowing that we had just filed our petition 3 weeks earlier we would have avoided this or better yet if this stupid USCIS had a clue none of us would be going through this #######.

I did contact my congressmans office and signed their form to allow them to investigate on my behalf, and now all they said is wait because they're waiting to hear back from USCIS, I ask how long, they say weeks maybe a month When they know they will send me news in the mail. there you have it

GRRRR

Will they tell us something soon already???!!!!!

Ok, now I feel better.

How are individuals who hasn't used online/offline brokers affected? For causing undue hardships and emotional distress, could someone file a class action law suit for applying a law which is being applied to individuals who hasn't used marriage brokers?

I think I saw something online about a class action suit perhaps in the future, let me try and find where and i'll post it here if and when I do.

oh WOW, you are taking it well!! I would have gone to his office and personally strangled him How irresponsible!!!I would be very worried about trusting him again with any other petition.

Hi everyone,

Well, i was just thinking and well wondering about this whole IMBRA thing it seems that it's really more of an approach to mail order bride angencies but yet it effects us all. I wonder if they are taking it in to consideration peoples responses to question 18b. for example for someone who has seen there fiancee on a regular basis e.g. US/Canada relationships what would be the reason for a background check, they both get to see each other regularly and well if you don't know things like criminal record about your Fiance(e) you've got problems. I hope that maybe they will take these situations into consideration due to it will alleviate a back log of stupidity of our governments mistakes. i just wanted to throw it out there...for a different discussion. because we're all stuck...it doesn't matter how much you pester them it falls on depth ears. what we really need is to know people on the inside so then we don't have to wait on phones for 2 hours just call a friend or acquaintance up who works at NSC,VSC,TSC and CSC and find what they are actually doing at work. sitting around not touching paperwork or sorting out the back log?....anyways we're all in this together so better make the most of it.

Thanks for your time everyone,

So just a thought here, but if any of you saw the movie "my date with Drew Barrymore" and of their logic that I must know somebody that knows somebody else that knows somebody.......that knows Drew. Well perhaps we can get inside USCIS. It would be a much better resource than talking to their automated operators for hours on end and then being politely disconnected.

I am a bit dissapointed in my Congressmans district office. First of all they received my signed permission form (to investigate my case) on the 18th of May. I called them today and of course I do not speak to the Congressman but I get to speak to the office that deals with the immigration issues, and they did not seem to care much at all. They said they sent an inquiry in and they are waiting for a response and they will let me know by mail. she also added it could take anywhere from weeks to a month. A MONTH!!!!!!!???

I am losing hope, no one cares, they are just going to keep these petitions on their desks collecting dust, until they feel like sending them back!

To add insult to heartbreak, my job SUCKS, the people I work for are completely immoral, disgusting and cruel.

you work for a bunch of attorneys?

HAHA

No I work for precious stone dealers...I dont know whats worse

To add insult to heartbreak, my job SUCKS, the people I work for are completely immoral, disgusting and cruel. being all by myself without my beloved is terrible. I was waiting so patiently for him to come..... I feel so weak in the opposition of the mean big world out there sometimes. UGH, I need a new job, anyone know of one in New York?

Sorry for all your troubles. May I ask why was the interview cancelled?

The IMBRA recall was the reason, if it wasnt for that, he should have been here in my arms already

And of course we didnt use one, and I never applied for any other petitions before in my life, and I dont have any kind of a criminal record!!! And really they received my petition the first time around before March 6th, but my check was in the wrong amount, so instead of sending me an RFE for a different check they returned the whole thing without a priority date