MMEE

21 hours ago, Genesis11 said:

Oh ok thank u! i hope they give me my cas numbe in the two weeks!

And they dont send it to the nvc? are u call them? whats is your office?

Texas service center,  my case was sent to the department of State on February 1st, my attorney sent them an email asking if they have an invoice number for my case, and they just replied, we have to wait within 30-60 days :/ ... 

I was approved exactly 2 months ago, and I haven't heard anything from uscis 😔 7 months waiting for NOA 2, and it's not enough for them, 2 months since I was  approved and nothing? Are u kidding me? How long I'll have to wait just to continue with the NVC process?  I pray to the lord for the people responsible for the delay of the immigration process , they are forcing families to be separate and it's not fair. 

My entry was denied to the United States, because I was traveling with a B2 visa and Im married with an USC citizen, the maximum time I have spent  in the states it was 1 month and 15 , and I wasn't traveling often, i was traveling every 4 or 5 moths, and just for 20 days, and it was only twice I spent a month and a half there, as you I signed for the withdrawal of application for admission, it doesnt say something about a ban, and I was inadmissible under the same section as you, BUT!!!!!!! I'm going to need the waiver, my attorney told me something really important, sometimes they just give you the opportunity to withdrawn your application for admission and your inadmissible in that moment under section 212 A 7 a I i, but that means that they found u  were inadmissible under that section, only that day in that moment , almost every inadmisibility under 212 A 7 a I I carries with it another inadmisibility later,  they look for your record they look for every little thing just to make you inadmissible for an INA section that requires a waiver, so of course if you try to enter to the states or try to immigrate your going to be inadmissible because of your previous  traveling record, I see you have been very persistent to go to the states, maybe you have family, a girlfriend , fiancé etc etc there, so if you have it, you should start a the process soon, because it's taking a lot of time now. 

16 minutes ago, Pamela.J said:

OMG! 14 weeks is crazy! What is wrong with Texas Center?! When I read things like that I get upset. I can't stop thinking that on the past people were approved within 4 moths, now we have to wait luckily 7 moths and one month for NVC. 

Thank U 4 sharing your experience with us, now that we know that they are not sending the files to the NVC fast, I think we have a month or a month and a half for preparing the documents por the NVC step, I was approved January 10, I hope to hear something from the NVC in middle-ending February, but I already have my passport pictures, the pictures for the medicals , and the appointement this week for the police certificate, I think it's a way to save time later.  

On 1/16/2018 at 7:53 PM, tayloralexandra1 said:

PD June 7th, 2017 Texas Service Center - US Citizen spouse still no RFE and no case update or approval.
 
Called spoke to a tier 2 officer and was told roughly about 105 more days.
 
My wife left me in August 2017 (not an official legal divorce or separation so it is still processing) the distance was too much for her I am still here on this site so that when I do get the approval I can update our timeline to help people. 

My priority date is June 22 Texas service center, I was approved January 10th, so I'm sure you r very close to get the approval, maybe with that you can make up things with your wife, because U r going to be close to finally live together! Good luck 

On 1/19/2018 at 10:47 PM, Hk1610 said:

Good news! 

 

Our approval finally showed up in the mail..!!

 

pd 06/22/17 Texas service centre

 

what is the next step that we are supposed to work on? 

 

 

 

 

My PD is June 22, Texas service center , and I was approved in january  10th but the case stills appear as received , I called yesterday and tier2 told me to wait within 90 days to received a case number from the NVC , so the waiting game starts again 😂 

28 minutes ago, Crispyxx said:

Ugh... Let us know if the response changes please

If this information helps you... my PD was June 22, I tried to send an inquiry and I received the response "inquiry may not be created this time" bla bla bla ... I called until I was able to talk with a helpful tier  2 And I told him, I 130 cases around my case have been approved,the case before and after mine have been updated since December 13 , (so they should have been approved since November 13 at least) so of course I think my petition is not in normal processing time so I asked him if he was able to send an inquiry for me, and he told me he was  able to unblock the system to allow me to send to inquiry because he saw all of the cases around mine were already approved , so he told me: try to do the service request now, and that time I could send the inquiry with no problem, so I think if you PD is after February 22, you only can make the inquiry if you call first because of the system, or if you filled the immigration congressional inquiry form of your congressman or representstives , they are allow to send an inquiry no matter the PD you have.  

I sent the inquiry on January 2nd I got A response on January 6th that said my case was under additional review, that I should hear a decision in 60 days, but I called to ask what kind of addiontal review,  when I called tier 2 they told me my case was under review since November  2017, and we were approved  in January 10th but we got the letter yesterday, and the system is not updated yet. My advice is if you want to inquiry, look for help of your representatives in the webpages you can find the steps and the form for making the immigration inquiry . 

22 minutes ago, MMEE said:

no request for evidence by the way, 210 days of waiting. 

So I bet a lot of you have been approved already as me but its the system that shows the case with no update 

no request for evidence by the way, 210 days of waiting. 

OMG while I was texting my attorney and she was telling me "I'm sorry maybe it's for real they are working in February cases" she texted me again and told me "you can't believe it I have the uscis letter with your approval here" I don't know when I was approved , the system is not updated yet, stills appears as received but guys finally , IM APPROVED! PD June 22, TSC, sent an inquiry in January 2nd. 

PD June 22

No approval no RFE

I have seen so many June approvals with priority date near mine 😭 But 208 days and still waiting, looks like submitting the inquire it wasn't worth it 😞 

1 hour ago, Esperanza82 said:

Abies,

exactly very confusing what the rep informed me.  I decided to continue waiting patiently because it seems that USCIS has a different story for everytime that I called.

 

 

I don't know what's wrong with them, every time I called n speak with Tier 2 they tell me something different, on Monday they told me my case was still pending, on tuesday they told me my file is waiting for security checks, yesterday they told me they are working in February filers and I will have to wait 4 months more, And in January 6th I received a letter from uscis with this response to my inquiry "we have had to perform additional review and this has caused a delay in processing time. Your case is currently with an adjudication officer. You should receive a decision or notice of further action within 60 days" . So honestly IDK what's true 🌝. 

1 hour ago, Trinab80 said:

Just got off the phone with Tier 2 who informed me my case is still pending and that it makes no sense to submit another inquiry at this time and I should wait at least 5 weeks before calling and submitting another request. He said that the petition is reviewed by different officers who conduct the variety of background checks and he could tell me that my case has been touched but could not tell me where it currently stands in the review process. 

 

So at this point I have submitted an inquiry to the Ombudsman which takes 45 days for response which is basically 5 weeks. I'm really at my wits end and now have to share this disappointing news with my fiance when he gets home from work. 

 

I'm still left to sit here with no answers, still feeling uncertain and not knowing what's going on and what to do. 

 

Just want to say that I'm happy for everyone here that has further movement in their cases and a day closer to your love one. I'm gonna be mute for awhile because with everyone having so much excitement going on with the next steps of their cases, my case is stuck and now I'm starting to think this process was the wrong thing to do.

 

 

Hello Trina, you know my spouse and I are in a similar situation as you, so let me tell you the process it's not wrong, because I'm living the same with the I-130 petition, we also submitted an inquiry in January 2nd, we got a response in January 6th. The email and letter we got said this "we have had to perform additional review and this has caused a delay in processing time. Your case is currently with an adjudication officer, you should receive a decision or notice within 60 days" . So we called again and talked with tier 2, and asked him to explain what kind of review they are doing, and he told us, he doesn't know the number of the officer has our case, and told us, are many background checks, and our case is under FBI and immigration background check because of the previous Tourist visa cancelled because of the "intended immigrant" thing, don't  have a criminal record at all, but yes I had the issue with immigration and we were told we have to wait 2 months and a half,  or three,  because that officer has to return our file to the adjudication officer who's going to approved when the FBI and immigration background check finally ends, so if you would have submitted the I-130 u would be married right know but the story it would be the same girl 😞. The only thing we could do Right know it's sending a immigration congressional inquiry, we have it ready but we are going to send it in February 1st and we are asking to the congresswoman to ask uscis if they could speed up a little bit that background check. But that's all , nothing but wait!   So I bet they are doing the same with your file but in 7 months it was the first time a tier 2 was helpful and kind with us, in pretty sure in your service center they are more rude, less helpful and they also have a overload with the files, and they sent you the standard response of the inquiry, but I'm sure your file is in background checks before mine, you'll see you'll have the approval before. Good luck Trina and I hope this information helps u. 

10 minutes ago, hopelifebetter201 said:

just because i never heard that. now i see. it is very helpful information. thank you. wish you go through this depression time. 

Yes, if you don't get and approval when cases around u start being approved maybe you can ask for help with your congressman/congresswoman , look for info in the webpage... wish our cases get the approval soon and finish dealing with Texas service center!!!! Have a nice day! 

18 minutes ago, hopelifebetter201 said:

i think this month, June filers will get NOA2 notice. i just curious that congresswoman may work on USCIS jobs? i think they are not related to each other ?

Do you think they are not related to each other? Mmmmm I'm not sure because there is a resource in her webpage called "help with federal agents" then there's the option to help with the immigration cases and there is the immigration congressional inquiry Form...

14 minutes ago, hopelifebetter201 said:

i think this month, June filers will get NOA2 notice. i just curious that congresswoman may work on USCIS jobs? i think they are not related to each other ?

If it's not related or if she's not able to help. Why does the immigration congressional inquiry exists?  And why there's a space on her webpage related for helping with immigration cases? 

5 minutes ago, hopelifebetter201 said:

do not understand why you have to send those to congresswoman ? did you get any mail since you got NOA1? 

Because I called congresswoman offfice asking for help, they gave the instructions, told me where to download the immigration congressional inquiry and what else I need to sent to them. And I didn't hear anything from uscis until I put the service request and the only answer was the standard answer they give to the online inquiry; that I have to wait and do not contact them for 60 days 😂 They are just asking for more time 

Texas Service center 

PD June 22 

200 days of waiting 

No approval, No RFE

put a service request in January 2nd, received an answer January 6th "we have had to perform additional review to your case ". Honestly that's a lie...it's the standard answer for the online service request.

now I Have my immigration congressional inquiry filled, a letter for the congresswoman, a copy of the NOA1, and the screenshots of the evidence cases near mine have been approved already.

BUt now my spouse wants to give uscis more time, wants to wait until February 1st, because basically we put the inquiry the first day of this month, spouse thinks uscis is going to tell us something this month, but anyway our package for the congresswoman is ready.  We are going to give them exactly 24 days since now to sent it to the congresswoman. 

11 hours ago, MaksK said:

You can call the center and ask to speak with tier 2 representative to inquire about your case. I am also waiting 3/28 Texas but all they told me is that it takes time

Hello! Did u submitted a case inquiry? 

4 hours ago, Esperanza82 said:

 

I only can advice you to have a little more of patience...

 

Right now this is my case.... :

72 days after USCIS received the RFE

 

In total I have been waiting 271 days.

Hi!! But at least you received a RFE before you had 6 months of waiting, imagine I haven't received anything from uscis, and im about to be waiting for 7 months, imagine if a RFE is also coming  😭 I would prefer I had receveid already at least a RFE but they haven't touched my case 😞 

194 days of waiting , haven't heard anything from uscis 

Texas service center 

Priority date June 22

called today tier 1 said "I was in normal processing time" ...tier 2 said the only thing he could do, was  opening a service request for me , then I received and email that they are going to assigned my inquiry to someone and I should hear some news in January 24th 😭 

4 hours ago, Trinab80 said:

Another week gone with no NOA2. Thought that this was the week just like the weeks before and no NOA2. Trying to fight being sad and depressed but I can't. 

 

Looking at the calendar and just did the calculations. IF I get the NOA2 this week, with the NVC now also being in a backlog and it taking 6 weeks to get a case number, my fiance won't get an interview scheduled until FEBRUARY....FREAKING FEBRUARY!!! That will make this 9 whole months from beginning to end!!!! Only 3 months shy of a year, but again that's IF I get the NOA2 this week!!!! For every week that passes is a week taken away!!!

 

As I type this, the tears fall down my face and I keep saying to myself, "I should have did the spousal visa like we originally planned to do".

 

My family and friends look at me like I'm crazy to go through something like this. I fight against them trying to prove that he isn't the stereotype that others have built up in society.  But the US government makes it damn hard to fight those stigmas. They raised the fee and the process takes longer. My tax paying money is paying for tier 1 and tier 2 to get paid to do nothing because they have a pointless job! But yet the CSC and NVC are understaffed with ill-experienced employees. Again, my tax money going to waste!!!

 

Next Friday will be my 200th day and in my heart I feel I will lose another week with no approval!!! 

 

 

I'm so sorry for you, I feel your pain, I'm in the same situation, I see approvals around my case and it's very hard for me, that's why I texted you a couple of weeks ago , I try to follow every timeline of people with the petitionary having a previous B2 cancelled, and I'm pretty sure that's delaying our cases, I think we should add 3-4 months of the normal processing time.  .  

9 hours ago, JohnnyintheUSA said:

Thank you very much! It is difficult waiting and waiting. Texas took 201 days to approve our petition. 3 weeks for NVC to receive it and 6 and 1/2 weeks to complete. They say 11 but that's not so. Unless there are issues. We had no RFE's and no Checklist. Thank you God! Best to you and yours! 

But you were really lucky that your noa2 took 201 days, now are a lot of people waiting for an approval since early march, they are over 250 .days of waiting , now you have to expect an approval when you hit the 200 and on 😭 and now texas agents dont give you always the option to open a service request for you no matter if you havent heard something from them over than 7 or 8 months, now they tell you you are in the normal processing time and they also tell you the noa2 could take a whole year 

June filers of Texas service center , unfortunately I think we shouldn't expect to hear some news of our cases in December, maybe early June cases can hear something about it, but im not sure...but I'm pretty sure Texas is going to start approving June filers in January 2018, but the situation for our service center it doesn't look good, there are tons of march, April and of course may filers pending, and they are not approving filers in the order of priority date. So I think we should try stop thinking about the process and hopefully January and February are going to be our months 🎊🙏🏼🎉.