Mrgunnar

On 5/12/2018 at 6:17 PM, Derik-Lina said:

Can you think of a reason why? 

The immigration process is done per country. One week they process applications from one country, next week the next country in line. I was told this by a person that worked for a processing center a few years back. So, if you miss that week, your waiting time will be longer. Also, if you get an RFE that adds at least 30 days to it too. 

It depends what service center processing your I-130. Normally between 175 to 375 days. In our case it took 475 days. I’ve not seen anyone matching or coming close to that. Just buckle up and wait. It takes time!

It took us 475 days to get the I-130 approved. You just have to wait patiently! 

8 hours ago, Derik-Lina said:

Are you at NVC now? maybe you go smoothly there and make up the lost time.

Not yet, still waiting! The USCIS has 90 days to send the case over to the NVC. Most cases on VJ shows from two to four weeks. The NVC’s representative said that files being received no later than four to six weeks. We are into our fifth week waiting now, so hopefully soon!!

31 minutes ago, payxibka said:

BACKGROUND CHECKS for one

I can’t agree more! However, being patient is of great value while we enduring this process. Hopefully we all will be home free soon!

3 minutes ago, Derik-Lina said:

Can you think of a reason why? 

I asked a Tier II representative recently. There is no reason why. I did get an RFE that required extra time, but beyond that no. A friend of mine that used to work for the immigration years ago, mentioned that applications were processed by country. If you miss your country’s turn, you would  have to wait until the next time it came around. This might explain why, if they still follow the same procedure. 

1 hour ago, Derik-Lina said:

I am Oct 3rd CR1 and 2 people from February 2018 have been approved.

The USCIS emailed me:

"We ask that you allow additional time for this process to take place since we process these cases in the order received. " In the order received??? My question:

 is it possible that the Officers who are Humans with Political views, feelings, gender, nationality affiliations etc....could approve some applications before others??? 

Honestly, I am trying my hardest to come up with an explanation. True every case is different, but 3 and 5 months difference between Application A and Application B s approvals is a bit extensive. 

It took us 475 days to get NOA2 approved. It’s been more than a month now and the case is not yet sent to NVC. We have been waiting a long time. It’s very difficult. 

When your case is approved with the USCIS it’s done so far. The US consulate is not making a second judgement on what’s already been approved. What they are looking for is evidense of an ongoing relationship. That’s why you like to present all available pictures, airline tickets, hotel receipts, phone records, chats, etc. from the time of your I-130 application to the final interview. 

You are not alone!

We filed I-130 in December, 2016. It is 105 days since CSC received our response to a RFE. I have called several times. I don’t know what to do either. This is very very difficult. 

We all want to be with our spouses! It takes a lot to endure this wait. We just have to have patience. I’m sure the USCIS is trying to be fair to everyone. 

I filed the I-130 December 2016 for my wife in Nigeria. I went through the naturalization process and became a US citizen last October. The following month in November 2017, I received an RFE. Today is 90 days since the CSC received my response to the RFE. I contacted USCIS customer service and spoke to a Tier 2 representative. He told me it could take between three months to a year to get NOA2. I hope this information can help some of you. 

I filed I-130 December 2016 for my wife. Submitted a response to an RFE that was received by CSC on December 22, 2017. That is 86 days ago and we are still waiting for NOA2. 

Last year I filed married, but didn’t get any tax benefits because of no social security number