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Kk, I falsified all information associated with it.  Keep it as long as you want.

All this website has done is given me false hope.  It isn’t good for me.  How do I delete my account? 

I just found out that my case was transferred to Texas less than a week after NOA1. That was six months ago. My online account has never been updated with that information. Also, longer processing time. (removed)neato!

On 4/2/2021 at 7:44 PM, JoeBacon said:

Right there with you on this one! Our i-130 (spouse of USC too) has been gathering dust at Nebraska since early July 2020!

 

After literally no contact or updates for almost 9 months we submitted a case enquiry, as we are almost 2 months outside of 'normal' processing times at this point and then we got sent this:
 

Yikes!

It's very frustrating to see people get approved in a few months, about 10 of the last 15 approvals at Nebraska (according to this site) have been from applications submitted in 2021! So no, they clearly don't understand the concept of first come first served.

I try to be happy for all those getting quick approvals, I really do, but it's very difficult. Each day longer they make us wait is another day apart from the ones we love the most! It's like emotional torture to be kept in the dark about something as important as when/if you can be together with your soulmate again...

Have you consulted an immigration attorney? That is what I would do if I got an inquiry response like that.  I might just skip the inquiry and the courtesy call to the useless hotline to do exactly that when my case falls outside of the normal processing time in May.

2 minutes ago, Chancy said:

 

I meant that for petitions for spouses of US citizens, it would not be accurate to say that those are processed on a first-come-first-serve basis.  The closest analogy would be to think of USCIS processing like a supermarket checkout line.  You may be unlucky and get a slow cashier, or the person ahead of you could have a lot more in their shopping cart.  The difference is that petitioners don't have control over which cashier -- i.e. USCIS processing center or adjudicating officer -- they get assigned to.  Ours was first assigned to Nebraska SC, then transferred to Potomac SC.  Ugh.

 

I've personally followed 2 cases of USC spouse petitions that were filed months after ours, yet approved in around 3 months!  Happy for them, but depressing for us.  But then I also know of a case that was filed in Jan 2020 and only approved in Jan 2021.

 

That is a reasonable assessment which makes me feel better. I appreciate you taking the time to accept the challenge of my angry post. Thank you. 

6 minutes ago, Chancy said:

 

I don't know where you got the idea that USCIS processes petitions on a first-come-first-serve basis (they don't).  The best you can hope for is that your petition is reviewed within the published estimated time posted here -- https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/

 

If your case has not been processed within the published estimate, you can try logging a request for "Outside Normal Processing Time" using this form -- https://egov.uscis.gov/e-request/displayONPTForm.do?entryPoint=init&sroPageType=onpt

 

We filed our petition in early May 2020 and only very recently got approved.  Before we got the approval email, my spouse was starting to have revenge fantasies about withholding essential services from USCIS employees 

 

Hang in there!

 

Thank you for your response. I suppose if we’re going to split hairs over who is “first” in line then I’ll say here that I am USC petitioning for a spouse, which I believe is priority. If this is not what you meant about how “they don’t” do that then perhaps you could shed some light on how they do decide who comes first? 

Thanks again. I’m glad you and your wife got your approval after such a long wait.

My petition has been collecting dust at the Nebraska SC since October. I’ve seen soooooo many people on here who have gotten approvals in just a couple of months. My timeline on here has said “past due” for over a month now.  I sent everything they wanted and more, and even if I didn’t am I not entitled to an RFE? I paid their fee. What the eff is wrong with these people? Do they not understand the concept of first come first serve? 
 

It’s infuriating.