inneedofmyhb

7 hours ago, Nyhearts said:

Thank you!!💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽 @portorusa.  The long wait is over...After waiting 300 days. I just couldn’t sit and do nothing.

 

The I-129F seems to help speed up decision making on an I-130 case from all the cases I’ve read on. 

 

Some folks get lucky with their cases sent to Potomac and they get a decision within 3-4 months, others are expediting their cases, some are contacting their congressmen/women to help push their cases, I decided to try out the I-129F route, a legal and free option and boom💥 , it worked like magic! 😁😁😁

 

If only I knew about this earlier, I would have done so right after I received my I-130 NOA1. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hi congrats!!! I’m a bit confused how you filed a fiancé visa after filing a spouse visa? Can you explain? Thank you and good luck on the NVC stage! 

On 7/13/2019 at 5:21 PM, Ayako2019 said:

hey @inneedofmyhb  I am praying for you. keep me updated when you hear something.

 

I still haven't heard anything from NBC either... Congress got an Email from NBC saying they will work on it as soon as they can.  Here we are 1 month and more from first inquiry number. Looks like NBC is not moving at all....

Hi there! Thank you so much!! 

I sent them everything We have so hopefully this will give them what they are looking for. 

Well, at least they answered something to congress. This hopefully will put a boot in their you know what and they will do something.  I am praying for you and nbc as well!! 

On 7/13/2019 at 1:34 PM, MK_25 said:

Omg that's a lot of going around in circles! Hopefully this is the last leg for you.. We haven't heard anything. Sent another inquiry yesterday and now involving congresswoman. No idea what's going on.. 😥😥 Thought I'd be with him by this time.

I can’t believe you haven’t heard anything.  Hopefully now that you involve congress, you will finally hear something. I feel the same as you, never thought it would take this long. Keep me updated and we have to continue with our patience. 🥺🥺

On 7/4/2019 at 5:20 PM, MK_25 said:

Am I the only Texas filer still in here? 😫 Giving Nebraska peeps company!

Hi!!!! I’m still right here with you!! I don’t know if you’ve read my previous posts, they transferred my case to nbc and then it was transferred to local office. We swore I was going to get called for an interview, but then as soon as I involved congress a little less than 2 weeks later, I received another RFE for additional evidence of bonafide marriage. My 4 lb package was fedex to local office and they have it. So now we are back to waiting game. You and I are about to hit the 1 year mark next month 🥺 just not right!! Have you heard anything??? 

On 6/28/2019 at 7:08 AM, Ayako2019 said:

Unfortunately  it wasn't. Congress emailed us again today says they have contacted NBC. So obviously  it was a mistake. Right now they don't have any estimate time line for NBC but they said they will be adjudicated as quickly as available resources allow. Whatever that means, I just have to pray...... I am praying for you my dear. how come they need so much evidence from you? So crazy. Hope this is it for you. Praying for you too.... Please keep me updated. 

Omg!!! How could they make a mistake in telling someone their approved when their not! That’s just horrible! I believe that my lawyer didn’t send enough evidence when we filed our petition to begin with....so here we are. I have lots and lots of evidence that dates back to 2015. Thank you and you’re in my thoughts. Keep me posted. 

15 hours ago, Ayako2019 said:

That is Crazy. Are you getting them from NBC? Or your local USCIS office ? But at least they have been contacting you. Praying for you. We hear nothing about our inquiry number yet. Congress office has contacted my husband and said he says he sees our case has been approved on June 5th. I don’t know which tools he has Been looking at, cause nothing has changed on our on line and we haven’t revived anything yet but this has to be a mistake cause we have called USCIS office after June 5th. He said he will contact USCIS and get back to us to again.  I will keep you updated too. I am getting so sick and tired of even think about how long we have to do this......  Hope to hear someone from NBC’s good news soon.   

If congress was told you’re approved then your approved!!! 😬😬 Your husband should call uscis directly and ask to speak with Tier 2 officer and tell them what you’ve been told, at least to get confirmation. 

I received the RFE from the local office. It states they need this evidence to make the final decision on our case, so I pray and pray this will be it. We are now going on 11 months. I’m physically sick all the time from this, so I know how you feel. Keep me posted and hopefully you are off to NVC....

On 6/20/2019 at 3:00 PM, Ayako2019 said:

That’s crazy. Hope they send you soon!!!  Now that sound like REF just to make everything delay. 

Well at least your case has been looking at.  Has been a month from notification and No Email.  Has been a week after we talk to congressman so hopefully soon. I will keep you updated too. 

Hi. Receive the RFE. They want more evidence of bonafide marriage. I have approx 3 inches of evidence. Will be sending off on Monday. 

13 hours ago, Ayako2019 said:

Thank you. Means so much. 8months is a long time 😭I am hoping you will be called for an interview soon. I will keep you updated!  Praying for you too 

Talk about congress making them move faster. I just got an update that I am getting another RFE. I am so confused. I am assuming because it’s a different office and they want to see more. My last RFE was for a divorce decree for my husbands previous marriage. What we had originally sent them wasn’t enough for them. So now I have to wait for snail mail to know what they want. 

4 hours ago, Ayako2019 said:

 

Oh yes. My 10 months too. She was saying she hasn’t seen her husband for 8 months. My daughter’s i 130 went to NBC which has NO processing time. So we don’t know how long we have to wait more. .... praying for everyone. 

My Congressmans office received a reply from uscis yesterday. Only 1 week after they submitted inquiry. They advised that our petition is at my local office and I will be receiving a notification from them soon and that I need to follow the instructions exactly given in the notice. We are almost certain they are going to request an interview with me. There was also a statement about stand alone 1-130 us citizens petitioning for spouses being transferred for relief in getting them processed because of the backlog.   She said that if I don’t receive anything from uscis by  July 20th, to let her know and she will push for an answer. My attorney said that since uscis answers congressman’s office so quickly, it kicked them into gear so I should hear from them within 2 weeks. Did you guys reach out to congress yet? It seems to be helping on our case. I will give you an update as soon as I hear something. Let me know if you hear something. 

On 6/17/2019 at 5:36 PM, Ayako2019 said:

How do you guys keep yourself not going insane! It has been almost 3weeks since we requested inquiry numbers. (They at first called it escalation number and we got so excited. They even told us we would get some emails in 2weeks) Still No words, no emails!!!

It is mentally challenging... especially NBC has no processing timelines.   Any tips for keep yourself positive!??  😀 I wish everyone get any good news sooner!!!

I don’t keep myself from going insane. I’ve already lost my poor mind. But patience and knowing this will all come to an end eventually is what keeps us going. It may take longer than expected, but eventually it will happen. Don’t think about tomorrow, just think about the Present day you’re in. This helps me a lot. 

From what I know when I had talked to a tier 2 agent a while back, NBC is 8 months. Since you haven’t received any updates, continue to call. I have found that even if they give me the same answers, calling all the time, gives me somewhat of relief. I havent seen my husband in 8 months. We were waiting for me to go for the embassy interview but now we don’t know when that will be, so hopefully soon we will get to see each Other.

i will hope you hear something soon!!! 🙏🏼🙏🏼

46 minutes ago, MK_25 said:

Hey! Sorry I don't check on this forum that often anymore. Nothing yet, had a generic email today saying they're still reviewing our case and there are no new updates.. Prayers 🙏

No no worries!! So you got the generic email as well. So did I. 🥴 hopefully something soon! 🙏🏼🙏🏼 Hang in there. 

On 5/23/2019 at 5:36 PM, MK_25 said:

Hey! No letter yet, and our 60 day timeline ends 13th July soooooo I'm not holding my breath. Just gonna switch off my brain until the 13th, that's the only way I'll stay sane. That will be hitting month 11 for us.. sigh. You're in my thoughts too ❤️ 

Hi!!! I had to go back into my notifications to find you lol! Any news? 

16 hours ago, Ayako2019 said:

I see.  Praying for you!! My husband did go to the congress office just now at where he is and they will contact USCIS for him too.  I will keep you updated, too.  one more question, so did you get another inquiry number after a month?? You need to wait an month correct??? 

Thank you!! I hope the same for you guys as well! The first inquiry they told me 30 days, but answered in leas than 2 weeks, the second inquiry, they said 30 days and answered in 1 hour. But with the same exact wording in the email. 

1 hour ago, Ayako2019 said:

Local office meaning are you in the US??  Anyways, hopefully you will hear something SOON. It doesn't make sense that we got Inquiry numbers and they say our cases are  Pending.  What is the meaning of inquiry number then!??  Crossing my fingers. Hope some good news for NBC filers. 

Yes, I’m the petitioner, I’m in California. My husband is overseas. Our attorney said that if it’s at the local office here, they are going to schedule an interview for me. For some reason or another they want proof of something. But that’s okay, I’m happy to go to an interview so they can see the face of a person who is very frustrated and not just see what’s on paper. In regards to the inquiry numbers, those are just generated in the system for reason of delaying. I submitted a second inquiry yesterday and for an email in 1 hour with the same response as the other day. I hope you hear something soon and I will keep you updated. 

13 hours ago, Ayako2019 said:

Really hope so.  Please keep me updated. So on your Email, it doesn't say anything about NBC?????

Yes, He just got an appointment with the congressman at where he lives. So hope he can help!!! 

Just spoke with Tier 2 officer. Case is at local office. They gave me excuse of backlog. They don’t send petitions to local offices for backlog. They get transferred between the service centers. 

So many people I am in contact with going through this process and everyone is getting the same answers. I don’t know what’s going on over there. But it’s interesting because someone sent me a link and the filings have decreased but processing times increased. It’s all backwards. 

40 minutes ago, Ayako2019 said:

at least you got an Email from them. You know we got inquiry number they even said they would email us in two weeks. It has been more than 3 weeks and we never get anything. we called back and was told there are backlogged and inventory was going on at NBC. I surly hope you will hear something soon. That gives us a hope. Let's stay strong! 

Why doesn’t your husband contact congress at this point? I’ve also done that, and they sent me and email letting me that they also sent in an inquiry to uscis and if I don’t hear from them in two weeks to call my direct representative at the congress office 

39 minutes ago, Ayako2019 said:

at least you got an Email from them. You know we got inquiry number they even said they would email us in two weeks. It has been more than 3 weeks and we never get anything. we called back and was told there are backlogged and inventory was going on at NBC. I surly hope you will hear something soon. That gives us a hope. Let's stay strong! 

Well here is what’s strange. I don’t believe my case is at nbc any longer. The top of my email has a local uscis address that is 20 minutes from me. I think nbc transferred to local and I believe at this point they are going to interview me. 

On 6/4/2019 at 3:38 PM, Jaz & JP said:

This is what I got yesterday:  

 

I have not called USCIS just yet.  

 

You received a RFE?  Can you tell me more about what they asked?  Was it an interview? Or just need to send them more information.  Please let me know.

Thanks.

 

 

Hi there,

Just wanted to see if you’ve received any updates. I received an email today for the inquiry I put in 2 weeks ago. They just said, my case is pending adjudication and they can’t provide a completion date at this time. BUT here’s what’s interesting. My case was transferred from Texas to NBC on 4/30. The email I received today the address listed at the top is from my local office. I am thinking my case has been transferred there and they are going to schedule an interview. 

I put in an inquiry on 5/31 asking why my case was transferred to NBC after they received RFE response and to notify them I never received notice in the mail. And I received an email today saying my case is currently pending adjudication and they can’t give me a completion date at this time. That’s it. That’s all I got. 

53 minutes ago, GAMAJM said:

It shows a decline in all forms and increase in processing time.

Interesting...🤔

On 6/10/2019 at 10:27 AM, GAMAJM said:

https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/historic-pt

 

Holy wowsers!! Now, I notice that this is for all forms filed. I know there is an increase in work visa applications, AOS AND citizenship applications but not 1-130’s. I could be wrong. 

But thank you for the chart! 

13 hours ago, Terry and Leona said:

The process slowed down maybe due to increase number of Nebraska filers. I have a question, did someone here requested their papers to be transferred to other service center? If yes, how was it? Was it helpful? 

This gives us headache but im keeping the faith! Lets hope and pray for the best.  

The number of filers truly have not increased. I don’t remember where on the USCIS website it’s listed, but the numbers are there. This is why congress is trying to get involved because they want explanations as to why they are backlogged and have officially called it a “crisis”. 

You can’t request a transfer.  They transferred my case after we submitted a response to an RFE from TSC to NBC and here we are at 10 months of waiting. So even when they decide to transfer you, it doesn’t make a difference at this point. We weren’t told why we were transferred and we never received a notice in the mail. I have an inquiry in now and they told me to wait 30 days. In my opinion it’s just their way of delaying even further. 

8 minutes ago, Terry and Leona said:

Hi! I know this is too late... but i hope you could help us. 

Here is our timeline:

Married: June 2018

Sent i-130 to Phoenix, AZ: August 4 2018

NOA1 received: August 6 2018 (Nebraska service center)

Priority date: August 6 2018

 

 

Noa2 none yet. What must be the problem? What causes the delay? Getting a little frustrated here now thank you

Unfortunately, The delay is unavoidable at this point. Truly, no one has the answer as to why some cases get approved before others. You can call a million times and will get the same answers everytime. We are all in the same boat. They are so backlogged it’s unreal. The frustration is pretty bad. Because when we all filed back in 2018, we thought 7 months at the most. And here we are 10 months in. Wishing you luck! 🤞🏼

1 hour ago, Cheridane123 said:

Are you still waiting for noa2???? Oooo GOD why Texas skip some August filers , I really hope that you have a good news soon . Remember nothing last forever , stay strong . 

Going on 10 months of waiting. And to top it off file is transferred to nbc. Ugh!!! God help us all. 🥴🥴

2 hours ago, Ayako2019 said:

 

@inneedofmyhb It has been 2weeks since my husband called USCIS and got a other numbers like you did.  we don't hear ANYTHING. so he did call again (the agent told us to wait for 2 weeks)  but they said it has been back logs, and takes time. so all we can do is wait and keep calling them every 2weeks.  I really don't  know anymore.. This is ridiculous. 

This is very ridiculous. I just don’t understand if they are so backlogged why are other cases with PD after ours getting approved? That’s what needs to be explained!