goobies

2 minutes ago, agripa said:

I can't tell you if they'll actually call you back past 8 PM; however, I would recommend that if your goal is to try and reach a Tier 2 representative call the very first thing at 8 AM (whatever timezone you happen to be in) and asked to be patched through to a Tier 2 representative. For the two times I tried calling a Tier 2 representative it took me 75 minutes and 125 minutes, both times.

Thank you for the speedy response, agripa. I do appreciate it.

Congrats on all the approvals!

I just got off the phone with USCIS, trying to get any info at all. 

This is what happened: they told me they could get me the wait times and let me know if my case was past this window, to which i replied I know what date that is, and I'm looking for info I can't get on any website. 

The lady was actually quite nice, but couldn't give me anything new. I asked to be transferred to Tier 2. She transferred me to some automated service, which said I will get a call back in 355 minutes....that will be past 8pm!

Is this what was supposed to happen? Are they really going to call at 8pm? Should I call back again now and hope to get a different person this time?

3 hours ago, agripa said:

Even worse there are still June, July, and August I-130 fliers that still have yet to be approved. The process is deeply unfair. Although people here on VisaJourney don't really want to admit it, what country your spouse is coming from makes a huge difference. Clearly people in Western European countries and the Phillippines are approved faster. Some petitions are definitely given more scrutiny than others (for reasons we don't understand and for reasons I suspect that aren't even rational). This a fact; a deeply unfair and unpopular fact, but a fact nonetheless. I wish everyone a speedy approval!

Agripa, you are 100% correct. People got offended by me saying this earlier, but it is true. The country of origin of the spouse and the origin of their parents has so much to do with how long the process will take.

I find it hard to empathize with people whose spouses are from certain countries when they complain that they haven't seen their spouse/fiance in 2 months. I do, at the end of the day, cool down and feel for them. At the end of being two months apart, it was really painful. But now we are going on 7, and that pain only grows deeper and less easy to cope with.

What I feel everyone needs in this day and age is gratitude for the blessings they have.

I'm very happy for you, Agripa. Thanks for standing up to voice the truth, and thanks for your well-wishes.

4 hours ago, davidoffbln said:

Thought I'll check here how far Nebraska is and this is frustrating me even more. Our PD is 11/28 😐. How many people are working at Nebraska? Five? Don't get why they raised prices...Seems like they didn't hire more ppl.

I completely agree...you would think the hike in prices wpuld have brought about some speed. Apparently not. Nebraska is the stereotypical example of a government office...slow and underproductive. Grrrr!!!!

5 hours ago, miki0630 said:

Hey.. when you enter your recipt number start from LIN...which stands for 546 then continue with the rest of the numbers

Oh, crazy. Ok. I didn't try that because it asks for 10 digits, and including LIN would make that 13.

Thanks for letting me know.

2 minutes ago, nessasmom980 said:

I just tried the automated thing...got same message about not enough digits.. maybe phone system error..or maybe it going over the 6 months.  I don't know as I have never used the phone service before.. sorry, tried to help lol

Hey, wow! I genuinely appreciate you doing that. Thanks so much. You are very kind.

Well, let's hope we both get our NOA2 very soon. The anticipation is suffocating!

Yeah, we actually use the website and app, but I decided to try calling today, in hopes of speaking to someone. I called the  1-800-375-5283 number. Is there a different number, the one people talk about speaking with a tier 2 rep on?

We are October 13th, so we have officially hit the 6 month mark. I tried the automated phone system to check on our I-130 today, and it says i am not entering enough digits! But I am entering all 10, as it instructs me to do.

Has anyone else had this problem? I am hoping this is GOOD news, like maybe we are about to get an approval. But at the same time, it is really worrying me!

Ah, perfect. I thank you for the response. That sounds good to me.

Have a nice day!

Anyone?!?!?

Greetings dear VJ'ers! 

I am about to return to Uganda to be with my husband until he gets his visa. This is going to be a 6 month stay, at least, as we have yet to get our NOA-2. (PD for I-130 is October 13th).

In preparation to leave, I am getting all of the NVC paperwork in order so that my mom can just mail it off as soon as it is requested. 

The address question, Part 4, numbers 2-4 which asks about my address is giving me a problem. Obviously for the mailing address I will write my US address. Now #3 asks if my current address and mailing are the same. By the time the I-864 is sent off, I will be living in Uganda. So my question is should I put my Ugandan address as physical, even thought it will just be for a handful of months? Or should I say that my physical address is the SAME as my mailing address? 

The conflict is that it will look great for the consulate to see I am living with my husband. The more proof of marriage, the better. But I also worry that it might raise questions about my domicile. Is 6 months abroad "too long"? Will I need proof of residence in Uganda to add this address as my physical address? 

*So many unknowns!*

Thanks to all of you VJ'ers who take time to answer questions like these. You are tremendously appreciated.

-Goobie A

22 minutes ago, Kattikiarash said:

Oh my God! I just checked my app and we were Approveeed!!!!!

im on cloud nine! 

Our date was Oct 6th and they approved us exactly after 6 month on Apr 6th!

you guys are next! Woohooooo!!!!!

I must add we were at Nebraska and werent transfered out

Yaaaay! Congratulations!  Which country is your spouse from?

Please, everyone keep us updated as you get your approvals! The suspense is too great! 

Congratulations to everyone getting approvals. We collectively feel your sigh of relief. 😊😍🤗

This is amazing news! My heart is pumping so fast now. 🤗😊😍😀🌱💗

Congrats to us all. The progression of one means progression for every one of us.

Ohhhh my goodness! This is just amazing. My heart is beatingg so fast!

I'm hoping to be sent to NVC in just a few weeks, so wanted to check in on you all and see how things are going.

Good luck to you all!

13 hours ago, bookman said:

Yes. Send a letter to Where ur case is at. Uscis or NVC along with the of proof of name change, it could be ur married certificate. I did the same when my case was at uscis.. I had no prob. I was the USC. Good luck!

Did it cause any delay?

Thanks for responding. 

18 minutes ago, myheart0628 said:

I am changing my SS card and drivers license. When I went to the SS office they gave me a hard time about my marriage certificate because Ghana is not one of the countries with an agreement with the U.S. The first time I went they told me in the field offices they can't accept foreign certificates without U.S. Agreements.These certificates have to be sent to a office in Dallas along with marriage evidence to authenticate the marriage. That took about a week to authenticate and then I went to the office to fill out the papers.  I basically just gave them what I did to USCIS , marriage certificate, USCIS notice of action and my husband pension with me as the beneficiary. After changing the SS card everything else will be way easier to do. 

 

You can send a notice but more than likely it will delay your case.I actually found out that you could've just put your married name on the petition and changed it later ?. 

Key question: Are we REQUIRED to send a notice? And if I don't and just put my married name on NVC forms, will this cause problems?

13 minutes ago, myheart0628 said:

I am in the process of changing my name to my hsuband's(I am the U.S. citizen. In an interview in Ghana the CO requested proof of her name change. They told her husband to come back with the proof. I think it would definitely help with your case. Also you can still travel on your passport in your maiden name. You just need to travel with proof of the name change. 

Which documents are you changing? DMV won't accept my Marriage Certificate because my husband's clan name is before his given name.

I am going to SSA tomorrow. Hopefully I will have better luck with them.

Do we need to send any notice to USCIS or NVC to get our names updated with them? Does this cause any delay?

Thank you for responding.

11 minutes ago, The waddoups said:

No, my husband is. 

Oh, yeah. That makes sense for your case. 

I am the USC, so I know that won't happen for me, unfortunately.

8 minutes ago, The waddoups said:

The first time I went through the I-130 process, USCIS ( INS at that time ) changed my name without even asking me. 

Are you the USC?

I have a quivk question. Maybe it can take us all off the loop of thinking about the LONG WAIT!

I have not yet changed my last name to that of my husband's. Will this make any red-flags arise? Is it advised to change my name? 

The reason I haven't is that I didn't want to pay for a new passport AND run the risk of it not being ready by the time I needed to get back to my sweet husband. 

What say you, VJ'ers?

I comfort myself by convincing myself that getting transferred isn't better. Those people might have longer to wait. Who knows? But it makes me feel a little better. 

Wow, that is what I would like to know!

Hello again!

Any CR1/IR1 filers?

We applied for I130 in October and are still waiting for our NOA2 from Nebraska.

It seems things have REALLY slowed down since we first applied. People were getting theirNOA2  after only 4 months then. 

I miss my husband and his family and our cat. I just want to go back and be with him. ???