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I have been reading all these entries and can't help but wonder if all this calling may be not good. I would think if someone keeps calling and I know they are calling every few days I might not be so quick to address your packet. Might even put it on the slower pile. I'm sure that calling at this point is not going to make it faster and probably taking people off working on files. I think updating each other on status from looking online or getting approvals is great but do you really think calling them so much is helpful? Anybody else have thoughts on if it is helping or hurting ?

Ive heard from attorneys I know that calling helps because a lot of times they allow the files to sit there and do not even acknowledge them. It's better to call than not call at all and keep waiting and waiting while not being updated by them not even two every 3 months or even once a month.

Result: 160 days ....

and still waiting just got off the phone and said you were transfered for faster processing

same here....but Ill call next week and see what they say.

Thats good.

wow I can say wow .......October filers should here in the month march something..

That's what I am hoping for or at least maybe in April or end of it we may get an update.

where is that can you give me a link thanks

http://www.visajourney.com/content/times

its at the top of the forum "processing times"

I send my I-130 on 02-26-2016 for my husband,hi is Dominican Republic, I'm citizen of the unite estate. My case is in Potomac service center, I received I-797c notice of action. How long I have to wait for the approval? How long Potomac take to send it ??

It can take a long time. If you are lucky then you may hear something within 5 months...but if not like myself then do not expect anything even after 5 months. My case is 10/2 and I have not received an approval. I can expect to wait 6-8 months to get a "approval" or "denial" notice. But there are some who have received approvals within 5 months.

I'll wait and call in April or near April since they haven't updated the status of "request for evidence" but yeah no approvals or anything yet. An attorney I know will call for me and see if they tell him anything different. I'll have him call like lay week of March.

I agree really they gave me headaches so I wont call anymore

If they gave us an exact date then we wouldn't need to worry or call but no one even tells us what is happening or when they'll send out a notice. They leave most people hanging.

??????

dont listen they told me that like 12 times already

they go by your pd date so not the transfer date

I don't believe nothing they tell me. They're pointless honestly.

does anyone know what month they are working on

They told my sister give Potomac another Month...from the day they got it ...so maybe maybe maybe we all may here from them April or May? :crying:

:cry: :cry: :cry:I got an update but it says the same thing as the December 2, 2015 update the only thing that changed was the date to March 13, 2016. I have my 5 months tomorrow. My pd is 10/16 and transfer date was 11/9 I haven't had a goodnight sleep in months and this whole process is stressing me out. I just want to be with my love again. The worst part of it all is that i have no idea what it all means. My file was already at a local office...does that mean they found something wrong with my application or what? i dont understand anything. I'm so stressed out...why couldn't this just go by normally. All i hear is people getting approved it breaks my heart that they are doing this to me. We were transferred to Potomac for faster processing but this is taking longer than i have intended...

yup that's the same update my sister got on her case. It is frustrating. Our PD is 10/09 and transfer is 11/09

its crazy my pd date is 10/09 and still waiting

same here....and them asking for "evidence" means nothing to me unless I see "approval" or "denial" notice.....I guess we just have to wait until April 09 again :cry:

wow....

exactly and the only reason there was an update is because I made info pass appointment for us two Monday and went to INS and said hey what the hell is going on...why are there no updates or info about our cases. (my sister and I married best friends so I filed her stuff and mine together so her PD date is same as mine and yours.)

i see

yeah and they didn't ask my sister for any pictures...they just updated her status to the same December 2, 2015 status that her stuff were sent to local office...which I do not get at all...what that means

what kind of photo were they asking for ..?

My marriage certificate has my photo and husbands (back home they attach photos to it) they Photoshop the pictures too much. So, I think that's the reason they wanted a picture to compare to my passport one...since passport pic compared to marriage certificate pic is different. Or else I do not know why they wanted just picture and nothing else as of yet.

Sent in my photo for request for evidence. I overnighted the envelope lol so let's see what next month brings ??????????

The letter came in. They want my passport style pictures don't know why but I assume bc I look somewhat different from my passport style pictures on my marriage certificate. In Northern Iraq they tend to bloody photoshop every damn passport pictures and my passport picture/copy of passport pic looks different than marriage certificate pics :/

will they transfer me to a tier two officer

yes they will ask them you want to be transferred and they will do it.

same her we have the same dates...

just ask for a tier 2 officer...

yeah ask to speak to tier 2 officer and ask them to file an inquiry bc processing time is over 5 months.

can someone help me please I have called for the past like 2 months and when I do that trick 87716 when they anwser the phone

do they say say i am the tier 2 officer or should I ask for one they only state there name

Always ask for a tier 2 officer and make sure you put in inquires even if one is not needed. They take forever to get back anyways so keep on inquiring after it. Also get in touch with state rep office for them to help you and contact the immigrations. They always get back to the rep office asap.

calling right now lets see what happens I said I wont call anymore but just cant stop looking at the phone

I know what you mean its hard not to bc you don't know whats going on.

Same as me... Waiting for some updates from other persons who got the same. I think I'll call today or tomorrow but I also think that they want tell me nothing. Hope is good news and our cases to be approved soon.

I told my sister to call and see why theyre updating it for the second time to the same status #######. it's frustrating

really I knew I shouldnt believe what they say uhhh just another headache

Yup yup...I believe absolutely nothing...see my status and my sisters changed once I made an appointment to go to the office...I think you should make an info pass and go talk to the immigration people...maybe that will flag it..so they can look at your folder. It's so frustrating...it seems you and I and my sister...hahahah are the only ones waiting for an approval...

####### they just updated my case with the same thing. PD 8/10 and I'm still waiting for NOA2

PD 8/10 and my case was updated to this

My sisters case got same update as you. I got an update that says freaking after Nov30th that they've sent request for evidence...am waiting for the mail...to see what evidence they're wanting

They finally and for the second time just updated the site and for my sisters case it states On March 13, 2016, we received your Form I-130, Immigrant Petition for Relative, Fiance(E), or Orphan, Receipt Number ***********, at your local office. If you move, go to www.uscis.gov/addresschange to give us your new mailing address...what I do not get is why they updated it again when before it stated on December 2.....and same #######!!!!.....Also...what they mean by local office...do they mean state/city office we live in or the Field office aka Potomac Service Center...since it was sent there on Nov 9th!!

everytime i call different anwser

Just don't bother calling. They aggravate me.