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6 minutes ago, applerose said:

I guess it doesn't work for everyone cause when I was at 8 months it didn't work for me. 

Nothing makes sense about this process lol. Some get lucky others don't. 

7 hours ago, JustinS said:

This was posted on the other Nebraska forum. Congrats on all the approvals and figured this should be here in case anyone else sees transfers/movement.

Do we know the source of this info? I checked the USCIS site and did not see anything about I-130 cases being transferred recently. 

On 7/26/2017 at 8:30 AM, Longingfor said:

Hi guys 

 

I just sent in a request to USCIS regarding case outside normal processing which is 6 month mark. The request actually went through so i guess anything outside of 6 months is outside the normal processing.

 

Not sure if this will actually help or hinder but i will wait and see because now it forces them to actually look at my case and give a reply. 

So I tried this again today and was given the generic my case is within normal processing time blah blah blah. Did you select the "Submit a Case Inquiry" option? It's so odd your PD is after mine yet they won't allow me to send an inquiry 

1 minute ago, johhnie said:

NOA: notice of approval

PD: priority date

 

You find these two dates on the letter you got from uscis. 

I thought NOA = Notice of Action 

NOA1 is the PD and NOA2 the approval 

Congrats to the recent approvals

11 minutes ago, applerose said:

I'm just glad i'm past that, just need to know when its at NVC

I am glad you're passed it too. You waited a long time. Hopefully NVC goes by fast for you. 

13 minutes ago, applerose said:

On every request you send them they give you an actual date but sometimes you may get a respone before that. 

As for the 60 days I had done the request in May, tried to do another one June but the pop up kept telling me I had already made a request for the same thing. They had told my husband / senator that the end of June I would have been approved but because I had a request early June even though the pop up said other wise I would have to wait until August but I was approved July.  

What? That sounds crazy. Shouldn't matter request or not if you're up for approval they should approve you. Something really needs to be done about this process. 

1 minute ago, applerose said:

I just got approved after  10months an 1 day. Each time I sent a request it push me back 60 days. When the senator an my husband contacted them due to time was outside of normal processing they said due to the inquiry it pushed me back 60 days an wouldn't be aproved till late august. It was a good thing the senator kept tabs with them that

 I was approved last Thursday.

I was told this is not true as far as being pushed back 60 days each time you send an inquiry.  However, I don't know what is true and what's not. This whole process is a huge unknown, nothing is clear cut. 

I also did an inquiry via my senator and was sent a response last week. Basically saying Nebraska has a huge backlog and that I am still within normal processing. However, if I need help expediting the case send the proof to my senator's office and they will forward to the congressional supervisory unit for review. I have decided to just wait as I know they aren't going to approve the expedite. I hear they are really strict on those unless it is life or death. So I am not going to even bother with it. 

Just now, Longingfor said:

I went online log in and then lodge the request and was given a reply and tracking number and the say information was emailed to me

Wow, I am surprised. When I tried it I was never given a tracking number. Just a generic auto reply that I was within normal processing time. 

As far as delaying your case, it may or may not. The USCIS reps say it does not. However, I have read posts online from others that says it does. I guess you will just have to wait and see what happens. 

23 minutes ago, Longingfor said:

Hi guys 

 

I just sent in a request to USCIS regarding case outside normal processing which is 6 month mark. The request actually went through so i guess anything outside of 6 months is outside the normal processing.

 

Not sure if this will actually help or hinder but i will wait and see because now it forces them to actually look at my case and give a reply. 

Each time I sent one after 6 months I got a response that I am still within normal processing time and a case may or may not be generated.  Was this via phone or email and did you receive a service request number for tracking? 

1 minute ago, Yhwinnie said:

That is really interesting. It's new to me. Thanks for letting me know! I just found the application on her website. I will do that today! Thank you!

You're welcome  

1 minute ago, Yhwinnie said:

I'll try the Tier 2 representative, but contacting a congressman or senator? Not sure if I should go that route. 

They are supposed to help you. For some it helps others it does not. I see you are in Daly City. I am in Hayward. I contacted senator Dianne Feinstein's office. If you go to her webpage there is a section for immigration help. They contacted USCIS on my behalf but being that I am still within "Normal processing" wasn't much that could be done. They did say if I needed to have the case expedited send proof and they would send it to the congressional supervisory unit at USCIS for immediate review. It's worth a try, especially since your case is outside normal processing at this time. 

19 minutes ago, Yhwinnie said:

Yes and I even see people with a later date than mine getting approved.. I seriously think it's because our cases are handled by this one person who is out on vacation or something. We will see what happens. I'll wait a week and if I don't get any response, I'll probably call them and still not approved, I don't know. Even my lawyer says we just have to wait. 

You should ask to speak with a Tier 2 representative.  Also, have you tried contacting your congressmen or senator for help?

50 minutes ago, Meashka08 said:

Thank you! 

You're welcome  

11 minutes ago, Longingfor said:

Thanks alot

You're welcome!

2 minutes ago, MrHanky said:

You might want to check the Nebraska thread instead, be prepared for a wait, they've been working on November since may.

And yes I agree with MrHanky, be prepared for a wait. There are still cases from November pending. 

5 minutes ago, Longingfor said:

Hi December filers. Im a January Nebraska filer and I'm hoping to here good news from you guys so that i can atleast gauge how January petitions will go. 

 

Any updates as yet.

I saw a case with PD of Dec 1, on the app get approved. Also here on VJ someone with PD of Dec 3, was approved and just recently updated their timeline. 

1 hour ago, Leah09 said:

Exactly. Maybe they have like 500 agents working on 500 cases that range from November 1 to December 31, for example. 

Right! Also have to factor in whatever vetting process or approval criteria they use. For some cases it might be cut and dry, while others not so much. Additional review equals additional wait time. Various factors to consider.

39 minutes ago, Leah09 said:

I think they are processing cases simultaneously. It's hard to tell how they do their job.

I think so too. Or, some work faster than others. For instance at my job we all pull from the same workload in the order received. However, some of us work faster than others. Therefore, I might breeze through all the requests I pulled from two days ago and start on current requests, while others are still working on things from a couple days ago. 

5 hours ago, Meashka08 said:

I know I saw some of you posting a while back about expediting once we get approved with Nebraska but Im having trouble finding the posts. Can someone tell me the page number they're on or explain to me how to do this? I thought I saw someone mention that you have to call the embassy/consulate and they can bypass NVC??? 

Not sure about calling but you can email and request an expedite after you receive approval from uscis. You need your NVC case number first and it's best to do it as soon as you have it because if approved you don't have to pay any fees until the time of interview. You would send your request to NVCExpedite@state.gov

They generally respond within five days with an answer. Be sure to upload any proof of your request for the expedite and send it with your email.

1 hour ago, MrHanky said:

I've been checking this number someone posted,

LIN1790190497

 

Lots of Nov 29th and none of them have been processed yet.

As a slight glimpse of hope, they don't always update things right away so its possible these get updated after the fact.

I just put that number in my app. I see there are many cases still pending from Nov 29. As you said maybe these haven't been updated yet. Hopefully 

16 minutes ago, harsh2010 said:

yah seeing those approvals on app ,  you are really close on your Approval man , being December 12 PD , you should hear something within few weeks or at very late before August ends    hang in there almost  out of this Nebraska Black Hole  

Yes, hopefully soon. I am hanging on, waiting, nothing else I can do. It will feel like a ton of bricks lifted off of my shoulders when I finally get out of the Nebraska Black Hole lol. 

37 minutes ago, AJLove said:

Thanks for keeping us updated.  The date on VJ timeline now shows December 1st, 2016.  I have noticed a lot of applications from November that still have case received status as well. Hopefully some cases will be transferred to other centers.

 

Are you viewing this on the app? 

I saw some late November and one Dec 1. I am hoping things speed up. But on average looks like it is taking 8 months now for approval for cases in Nebraska. 225 days waiting as of today for me. 

2 hours ago, Leah09 said:

Thank you, although on my iphone the only setting option I have is for visa bulletin notifications. It's weird. I guess I'll keep posted on this forum lol

OK I use android so it might be slightly different. Here is the link to the app, they have it for iphone too

http://www.uscisapp.com/

18 minutes ago, Leah09 said:

I dont understand this app.. all I can see is similar cases statistics but not specific cases. Am I missing something?

You can set the app to notify you when other cases similar to yours have been approved, get an RFE etc. To do so:

Go to "Settings" > turn on "Similar Case Notifications/Case Status Notifications" > click on the bell symbol to go to the "Real-time Updates" screen > there click on the gear/settings symbol > customize "Fine-tune real-time updates" 

I hope this helps. 

1 hour ago, From Tx said:

Not much November updates it seems like they stop working! 😏 218 days still hanging.

222 days here...yup still hanging

I got a couple yesterday on my app. One PD was 11/16 the other 11/28. There is also a 12/1 PD that got an RFE but it doesn't state which service center.