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Because it says differently on the IRS website: http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/international/article/0,,id=96370,00.html

One government agency does not give a rat's #### about the fuckups of another government agency. That's just the way it is. Don't expect any special treatment at NVC.

Nonsense.

How does she know she is on her way? How could anybody dealing with the USCIS possibly know anything beyond what their receipt number and NOA1 date is?

Think about THAT next time the government says "oh, let us handle that for you...". i.e. healthcare
I think they should be stopped from lying. I mean telling everybody who calls that they are working on dates 15 days before their particular application date is despicable. They must think that people do not have the internet or are unwilling to compare notes. It's unbelievable to me what passes as Customer Service policy at USCIS.

I hadn't realized there were only 6 June filers in this group. I wonder if this is a lesson, don't file in summer when everybody is getting married. You're more likely to be transferred.

I dont understand why you people are in such rush? ?
It takes 5 months or longer if there is no back up in the system
1st of August NOA-1 2010 will be after 1st of January 2011.
Dont get yourself in a rush 5 months is 5 months
Just because it went to TSC MEANS YOUR BEING DONE FASTER......
It just means USCIS IS TRYING TO GET YOUR CLAIM TO TSC
so they can try getting it done by the 5 month and on time,
Not sooner dont get your hopes up to get it at 4 months.
There is no sign of them processing 4 months instead of 5 months.
Just be patient another 5 weeks wont hurt you to make the 5 months
Your talking about processing thousands of people, not a few hundred
at TSC.
Remember this, just think how many are not on Visajourney who arent here
do you think there on a few hundred.
More like a few thousand or more for the August 1st and later NOA-1
so let gather after THE NEW YEAR AND CELEBRATE THAN WHEN THE NOA-2
START ARRIVING THAN ..UNTIL THAN YOUR JUST WISHFUL THINKING ONLY.....
5 MONTHS MEANS JUST WHAT THEY SAY.

If my sister was working at DHS, I wouldn't wait 6-months then send an email to somebody at USCIS in DC. That's just me though. I'm not buying any of this tomfoolery.

I've got something else in mind you could also do single-handedly.

If my sister was working at DHS, I wouldn't wait 6-months then send an email to somebody at USCIS in DC. That's just me though. I'm not buying any of this tomfoolery.

If my sister was working at DHS, I wouldn't wait 6-months then send an email to somebody at USCIS in DC. That's just me though. I'm not buying any of this tomfoolery.

I've got something else in mind you could also do single-handedly.

If my sister was working at DHS, I wouldn't wait 6-months then send an email to somebody at USCIS in DC. That's just me though. I'm not buying any of this tomfoolery.

If TSC currently has time to surf the web, and make our approvals into some sort of personal vendetta, not only is the very notion insane but this organization is in a lot worse shape than any of us suspected.

Hey there is the answer to our question. Apparently, Ron decides the order of who is processed. Ron also got things moving at TSC single-handedly. Thanks Ron!

BTW I got the same automated response from TSC and I'm inside the USA.

The simple fact is that people don't how long it really takes for an immigrant spouse to be allowed into the country, let alone to get a Green Card. When I tell people I've been waiting 6 months and I expect to wait another 6 months, they are shocked because they all thought the process was more or less instantaneous. Get married and then you're home-free. Finally this is not an issue affecting very many people, as opposed to TSA pat-downs or the Arizona immigration laws so the media is not interested. That's why we have essentially no voice. Although, 19,000 cases in November at CSC seems like a lot of people. I would say the best way to affect change is to write your Senators once a week. Writing your local newspapers isn't a bad idea either.

IMO this is because of the over-reaction to 9/11. We need FBI checks on everybody coming into the country as a permanent resident? Like they couldn't cause a problem on a 6-month tourist visa if they really wanted to. The real loss due to terrorisms is billions of dollars and untold number of man-hours spent on useless gestures so we feel safer. And the kicker is that we do it to ourselves.

He's a security guard. You guys are creeping me out with your MySpace stalking.
Unless USCIS is outsourcing their processing to security guards...

Are you folks planning to follow any "NVC Shortcuts" or just take it as it comes? I'm not sure what I will do but I think I will at least follow the tips given here: EZGuideSpouse. I have not looked into detail on this page: James's Shortcuts. And another: LingChe NVC ShortCut

Download and use form 7001

I just filled out that form 7001 from his link and mailed it. I encourage everybody to do the same.

Either our applications are being used in some kind of inter-office backstabbing political stunt, or they gave all our petitions to one guy who promptly went on extended leave, or both. The fact that nothing has been approved in 2 months since they transferred to "speed up processing" is positive proof.

I'm starting to seriously think about refiling. Are new cases still being sent to CSC?

Well if I was DanTes and tomjoyce and I had a copy of everything I filed originally, I would ship that to the Chicago Lockbox along with a copy of your NOA1, transfer notice, and NOA2 and a cover letter detailing all the communications between you and USCIS. That way they have everything they need to resend to NVC immediately. Rather than sitting around waiting for them to find it, or finally realize that they lost it, just give it to them again. It could be that they are batching them and you guys are just the first to get NOA2 but they haven't bothered to send on to NVC because they expect to approve the rest of us soon. But the fact that nobody has been touched in 20 days or so makes me kind of doubt that.