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  1. I sort of wish I hadn't seen that photo. It terrifies me! Imagine how easy it would be for a file to become lost in all those shelves. I doubt anyone is paid to go through and regularly organize them!

     

    Having worked in a medical records office, I know just how easy it is for files to become misplaced. We could spend an entire work day trying to relocate one file. Usually, the comma place is what threw people off. Or the 0's. 

     

    That image just gives me absolute chills.

  2. 29 minutes ago, R and KJ said:

    have you tried checking your status online the link is this https://egov.uscis.gov/casestatus/landing.do

     

    you may call them at this number USCIS Customer Service Number  (800) 375 5283 

     

    or you may email them at this address  NSCFollowup.NCSC@uscis.dhs.gov

     

    i hope for a positive response and a speedy journey 

    Yes, I do check the website weekly. As of now, we don't have a single update, but to my understanding, this is pretty normal for most of us. 

    I am going to email them right now though.

    Thanks so much for the information and well wishes.

    I figure we have about another 60 days to go before we get our NOA2.

  3. 9 hours ago, Elleandeff said:

    Sorry to hear about your husband's situation. My husband is also frustrated because he hears other couples who had their visa in the past within 6 mos, etc. I tried to explain about the Nebraska center being backlogged, and we just keep reminding ourselves that we anticipated the entire process would take about a year. So I just keep that in mind when I get frustrated! We just have to keep a positive outlook, I think we will be very strong couples after all this.

    I agree, this ordeal shall make us all stronger couples. I think it also helps to strengthen our communication skills, unconditional love, and to explore each other's minds deeper than we might do if in person, simply because the mind is all we have to explore while away.

    Good luck to you and everyone else. 

    Hugs!

  4. 9 hours ago, Elleandeff said:

    Sorry to hear about your husband's situation. My husband is also frustrated because he hears other couples who had their visa in the past within 6 mos, etc. I tried to explain about the Nebraska center being backlogged, and we just keep reminding ourselves that we anticipated the entire process would take about a year. So I just keep that in mind when I get frustrated! We just have to keep a positive outlook, I think we will be very strong couples after all this.

    I agree, this ordeal shall make us all stronger couples. I think it also helps to strengthen our communication skills, unconditional love, and to explore each other's minds deeper than we might do if in person, simply because the mind is all we have to explore while away.

    Good luck to you and everyone else. 

    Hugs!

  5. 1 hour ago, Elleandeff said:

    Yes, this waiting is taking such a toll on my husband and I. Grrr.... How do people get through it? I just pray Nebraska processes us all soon!

    Tell me about it. My sweetie is in Uganda where there has been a three month long drought that jas dried up even the rivers, so no water around for miles. If only we knew when Nebraska was going to approve us, it would give a little cheer to the situation. Instead, we are left to wonder if they habe even LOOKED at our case once yet. 

    My husband is losing his faith. He is convinced the NOA2 isnt coming because others at Cali, Texas and Vermont have already received theirs.

    I feel for all of you stuck in Nebraska. I really do.

  6. 14 hours ago, cordoba2015 said:

    :jest::jest::jest: APPROVED!!!!!!!!!!! Just received the text message early this morning, and then a few minutes later the email arrived. PD August 2, 199 days waiting at Nebraska, and we are finally approved!!! :jest::jest::jest:

    Yaaaaaaay! Cordoba, this is excellent news! I'm so happy for you. Thanks for all the help you have given in this group. You are much appreciated.

    Keep us updated on how the rest of your processing goes!

  7. Income Tax Help!

     

    Greetings everyone. 

     

    I am having a very difficult time trying to file my taxes. I have selected the option, "married, filing separately" on two different programs and with the AARP tax assistants at my library, and no one has been able to help me!

     

    The problem is that I need a ITIN or SSN for my husband, but he doesn't have one. I checked what is required to get the ITIN, and from what I and the AARP woman understood, he doesn't qualify.

     

    Does anyone know what to do? 

  8. 2 hours ago, cordoba2015 said:

    I finished my analysis of the receipt numbers from cases before my priority date of August 2. There are around 300 I-130s left from the last couple of days of July that still need to be approved. I have noticed a lot of cases from July 28 being approved in the last two days, so Nebraska should be starting to finish up on those last cases from July in these next few weeks and hopefully continue with August as we head into March.

    Cordoba, thank you for the time you put into your analysis. It is much appreciated. Although it isn't cheerful news, at least it lets us know SOMETHING, which is far better than nothing.

     

    Is there any way to see which country these are from? Or how long they've been married? Do you feel either of those might habe something to do with the time it takes to make an approval?

  9. On 2/7/2017 at 11:47 AM, REHMAN321 said:

    HI Guys 

       i have a query if anyone can help me out please.i red that i need to Send PCC to NVC from every country i lived in more than 12 months.I lived in UK and Portugal more than a year and now i am in my home country from where i applied CR1 for U.S. so my question is i have got 8 months old PCC from UK which i applied when i was in Portugal for Portugal immigration and the PCC of Portugal I have got is 6 month old which i  received from there the day before i left Portugal.Can i send both PCC with my home country one where i am living now to NVC.It doesn't  say expiry date anywhere on PCC and i did not go back to those countries again.The reason i am asking is Portugal embassy here in Pakistan takes one to two months to issue PCC 

    Hi, im sorry no one answered you sooner, Rehman.

     

    Well, I am no expert, but I believe the PCC must be less than one year old at the most, even if there isn't an expiration date. I would suggest getting the new one from the Embassy now, instead of waiting to find out later that you do need it. This is one of those "better safe than sorry" situations.

     

    Good luck.

  10. 2 minutes ago, Dilorena said:

    Who the hell knows. But it is scary reading that they keep becoming slower and slower.

    WE LIVE IN TEXAS TOO! well, my husband does. But I'll be joining him in Austin. 

     

    Nebraska is... where is it? I don't think I've ever figured where it is in a map. Ugh. 

     

     

    Oh, how awesome! We will be moving to Austin once my sweetie gets here and we save up enough to move. It's a great city with some amazing Chicano culture. I think you will enjoy living there. Maybe after all of this is done, we can meet up and burn our NOA1's in a bonfire over Lake Travis! Bwahahahaaaa!!! ???????????

     

     

    Nebraska is in the "heartland", full of corn crops that go for miles, and miles, and miles and miles. 

  11. 13 minutes ago, Dilorena said:

    I'm so sorry we all got stuck with Nebraska. Do anyone know how that works, is it random or not really?

    I can't believe it already jumped from 5 to 7 months and I'm really, really hoping they will find a way to be more efficient and it won't continue to increase :(  

    My friend, I am asking the same question....WHY IS NEBRASKA SO CRAPPY, AND HOW DO THEY DECIDE WHERE TO SEND US?!?!?! 

    I prayed each day leading up to and after sending the I-130 that we would get ANY center but Nebraska. Imagine the horror when I saw it on the NOA1.

    Texas would have made sense! I live in Texas! But noooooo, it had to be Nebraska.

     

    Nebraska is the only state on our roadtrip list we have not included. ?

  12. 12 minutes ago, Dilorena said:

    I completely feel you. We are in this together. 

     

    I'm Mexican, so our waiting time for a NOA2 is between 5 and 8 months.  (I should know something in September. September! ) So less 5 and more 8.  It's completely heartbreaking. We are in the same continent than the U.S, but we are third world so... yeah. I also don't want to feel jealous or discouraged, but some days are harder than others. 

    Absolutely. It is really difficult. Hang in there. I have counted, and compared our case to others like ours, and it seems we should get our NOA2 by the first week of May. This may sound silly, but crossing days off on the calendar and counting down the days to May 1st is a big relief. We now have 74 days to go to May! It won't be our exact date, but breaking the time up into manageable chunks has really helped my husband and I keep our sanity.

    Good luck to you! ¡Si se puede!

  13. 1 hour ago, myheart0628 said:

    I am, I am going through Ghana and I figured since it is such a hard embassy we need to do everything to make sure our case gets approved. I am hoping we get an interview date in July.

    Yeah, we also decided that we should go together for the interview. It would haunt me forever if I don't go and we get denied. Uganda/Kenya isn't much easier than Ghana. 

     

    Good luck to you guys! You will be fine. I just saw a girl from the USA get her Ghanaian husband's visa approved after not seeing him in person for something like 2 years. So if they could get it, so can you!

  14. 2 hours ago, Mary Lou said:

    Thanks goobies, same to you!

    I will go there when he has his interview, Will you being going to your husbands country for interview?

    Thanks! Yes, I will be going back as soon as we have the interview date set up. At our Consulate (Nairobi), it takes about 2-3 months from the day you book to the actual date of the appointment. They oversee 4 (maybe more) countries in East Africa, so they are really backed up.

    But, that will give me a couple more months in the Pearl of Africa to be with my beloved in-laws and enjoy the slow pace of village life before coming back to the rush of the USA.

     

    Where is your spouse from? And how long does it take to get an interview?

    1 hour ago, applerose said:

    My husband is planning on coming to the interview with me, when ever that will be...

    5 months of waiting for NOA2 

    That is awesome! Which country are you from?

    I know you must be anxiously awaiting that day, to be with your sweetie again.

  15. 3 minutes ago, cordoba2015 said:

    Ok, so you can see where it shows activity then. You are in the right place. If you just see the date it was scanned, that means that nothing else has been done with the case yet. We are all in that same boat. I have been waiting over 6 months for approval and my case only shows the day it was scanned.

    Ah, ok. Well that makes me feel slightly better, yet not. Hehehe. Oh, Nebraskaaaaaaaa. 

     

    Thank you so much for the info. I do appreciate it. This was starting to make me panicky.

  16. 21 minutes ago, cordoba2015 said:

    Make sure you have created an account on the USCIS website. Are you logging into your account on the USCIS website, or are you just entering in the case number without logging in? If you log in, the information you are looking for will be available when you enter in your case number. It will appear below your case status. If you do not log in, you will not be able to see that information.

     I do indeed login. ? The only thing it has is the day it was scanned in. There isn't anything else. Now I am really starting to get worried.

  17. On 1/22/2017 at 10:58 AM, Ldn2Chicago said:

    Hey everyone,

     

    I thought I'd join and say hello! :) My partner and I have been together since 2009, married since 2013 :wub: and living in the UK up until last year.

    We made the decision to move to the USA, my partner moved back to the states last year got a job and sorted out an apartment; and we filed the petition - we have a priority date of October 14th. 

     

    Our petition has been sent to Potomac - as of today, the petition is just showing as 'case was received'... :mellow:

     

    Anyone else in the same position as me? I see that some people have already been processed! I'm trying my best to be patient but really just want to be out there properly with my other half - all the travel back and forth and distance is pretty tough :(

    Do you mean you have only just now gotten your NOA1?

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