vbjohn

Happy to see that the processing dates  for Nebraska SC  as per VJ finally entered September . 

On 3/19/2017 at 6:44 PM, mimi2017 said:

Hi every one, no news for october2016???

staring at 'case was received' status since Oct 4!!! Seems some september filers are getting approved now...October hopefully will start rolling soon

10 minutes ago, raiser said:

Someone filed in September 2015 and they still have not received an NOA2. USCIS lost their case, apparently. Ombudsman, congressperson, senator, USCIS, all been contacted but no help. >shudder< 

omg that's really horrifying!! 

35 minutes ago, raiser said:

Quick question: Are any September filers still at Nebraska? Not transferred out to another service center, I mean.

My PD is Sept 12 and I haven't heard anything since. I DID hear a horror story, so I just wanted to check.

My PD is Oct 4. Haven't heard anything from USCIS so far. Everyday staring at the same 'case was received status' . btw what  'horror story' did u hear? 

2 hours ago, misshepburn said:

@vbjohn nice!! I'm actually the American.... my husband is the German  

 

I will do my best with your questions!

 

1) My husband requested his police certificate from his local courthouse - the "polizeiliches führungszeugnis" certificate is the one you want. It came via mail about a week later from the Ministry of Justice.

 

2) The certificate will come in German. There is no English option. You can translate it yourself, or if your German isn't strong you can ask someone else to do it. You need the translator to write a separate statement attesting to their fluency in German, sign and date it.

 

3) The rules state you need a police cert from each place you've lived for more than a year since you were 16. So if that is just India and Germany for you, you are ok!  You only need 1 from Germany. ALSO... if you've ever lived in the US before (for more than 1 year) you don't need any police certificates from them.

 

Here is some info from US State Department website (https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/immigrate/immigrant-process/documents/Supporting_documents.html)

 

"All documents not written in English, or in the official language of the country in which you are applying for a visa, must be accompanied by certified translations. The translation must include a statement signed by the translator stating that:

• The translation is accurate, and
• The translator is competent to translate."

@misshepburn Thank you very much  

7 hours ago, misshepburn said:

You can't contact them until you have officially gone over the "normal" processing time which is 6 months. If you try before that, they likely will tell you to continue to wait. However, that doesn't mean that you can't prepare a letter ahead of time and send it immediately after you hit 6 months. I'd also recommend a follow up phone call with the congressman/senator's office for the same day/week. 

Thank you!!! I  Iive in Hamburg for the last couple of years. I can see that you are from germany. So i guess I have got the right person here to shoot some of my questions

1) Am i supposed to get 'polizeiliches führungszeugnis' from kundenzentrum ?

2) Is it possible to get that certificate in English ? If not where can i get it translated?

3) I am planning to get PCC from Indian consulate, Hamburg and German PCC. Will that be enough?

Is it advisable/possible to contact senator for help before hitting the exact 6 months waiting time (normal processing time)? Has anybody already tried ?

3 hours ago, Bendite said:

I am hoping they are ahead of this time frame because it says as of January 31st and I saw some mid August people were approved last week! ? Am I reading that right as of January they were working on August applications right? Ugh so tired of this!

I really hope the same. May be AS OF NOW they are working on September. Waiting to see the next update (as of february 28) to make things bit more clear.

checking in...NOA 1 4th October  5months and counting!!!