Waiting for a NOA2 from VSC for your I-129F?

[Jason-Sasha 1]

Weekends are bittersweet. Less hectic than the workweek, yet stagnant as we wait for the government.....

[Jamie76 0]

I do hope there are some approvals today. I'm not sure if they send them out on Saturday (e-mail) or if people just get them in the postal mail on this day.

[Jason-Sasha 1]

I think some people have received NOA2s with issuance dates on Saturdays. But certainly not on Sundays. but, hey I could be wrong.

[Bob & Kim 0]

Same old bullshit I see...zero!!! Day in and day out...and a few folks don't think there will be people hitting 6 months and more...we'll see...

Good luck all May and earlier filers...weekends suck so bad especially as each week goes by. Come to think of it, week days don't give me much encouragement either since they only approve about 2 or 3 VSC VJers a week and some of those are unexplainable.

[patrick_r 0]

WELL I HIT 5 MONTHS. IM GOING TO CHRIS SMITHS OFFICE NEXT WEEK TO SEE WHAT HE CAN DO. HE IS A REP FROM JERSEY AND I HEAR HE WORKS HARD FOR HIS PEOPLE. NOT SURE HOW TO PROCEED BUT ITS A START. MY LAWYER SAID WAIT TILL 6 MONTH POINT BUT NUTS TO THAT. I BEEN PATIENT LONG ENOUGH. I WANT TO LIVE.

[*julez* 124]

WELL I HIT 5 MONTHS. IM GOING TO CHRIS SMITHS OFFICE NEXT WEEK TO SEE WHAT HE CAN DO. HE IS A REP FROM JERSEY AND I HEAR HE WORKS HARD FOR HIS PEOPLE. NOT SURE HOW TO PROCEED BUT ITS A START. MY LAWYER SAID WAIT TILL 6 MONTH POINT BUT NUTS TO THAT. I BEEN PATIENT LONG ENOUGH. I WANT TO LIVE.

Yiu may as well have everything signed and ready to go with the congressman so that if you do hit 6 months they can immediately make the inquiry.

[patrick_r 0]

WELL I HIT 5 MONTHS. IM GOING TO CHRIS SMITHS OFFICE NEXT WEEK TO SEE WHAT HE CAN DO. HE IS A REP FROM JERSEY AND I HEAR HE WORKS HARD FOR HIS PEOPLE. NOT SURE HOW TO PROCEED BUT ITS A START. MY LAWYER SAID WAIT TILL 6 MONTH POINT BUT NUTS TO THAT. I BEEN PATIENT LONG ENOUGH. I WANT TO LIVE.

Yiu may as well have everything signed and ready to go with the congressman so that if you do hit 6 months they can immediately make the inquiry.

STUPID QUESTION. HE IS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. DOES HE HAVE TO BE IN CONGRESS? HE HELPED ME IN THE PAST WITH A WRONGFUL TERMINATION ISSUE BEFORE

[Zee Bee 61]

WELL I HIT 5 MONTHS. IM GOING TO CHRIS SMITHS OFFICE NEXT WEEK TO SEE WHAT HE CAN DO. HE IS A REP FROM JERSEY AND I HEAR HE WORKS HARD FOR HIS PEOPLE. NOT SURE HOW TO PROCEED BUT ITS A START. MY LAWYER SAID WAIT TILL 6 MONTH POINT BUT NUTS TO THAT. I BEEN PATIENT LONG ENOUGH. I WANT TO LIVE.

Yiu may as well have everything signed and ready to go with the congressman so that if you do hit 6 months they can immediately make the inquiry.

STUPID QUESTION. HE IS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. DOES HE HAVE TO BE IN CONGRESS? HE HELPED ME IN THE PAST WITH A WRONGFUL TERMINATION ISSUE BEFORE

The US Congress is made up of the Senate and House of Representatives.

[virgillionaire 0]

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QUOTE(Bill B @ Oct 27 2007, 12:35 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

OK Operation Chocolate press release 2.0 :

Date FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CITIZENS JOIN IN CHOCOLATE GIFTS TO USCIS IN HOPE TO GET SERVICE FOREIGN WORKERS GOT WITH FLOWERS TO DIRECTOR OF USCIS

- A Web based group of US Citizens frustrated with waiting times that have increased from one month to five months and growing for the first step on the long process to bring their fiancee's to the USA has sent loads of Hershey's Kisses to remind USCIS that they are waiting to be with their loved ones -

This week dozens of pounds of chocolate kisses were sent to the USCIS Vermont office by US Citizens applying for I129f visas for their fiancee's to join them in the USA. The first step in the year or longer process that continues once they arrive in the US is the I129f petition to show the fiancee' is initially eligible to apply. These citizens are also frustrated that foreign workers holding H1B visas can get a visa for their spouses in just one day from the US Embassy in their home country.

Waiting times for this initial step have increased from one month in April to five months and climbing. This is in spite of a more than 150%increase in the filing fee in July. This extended time apart is very stressful for the couples who have to deal with separation anxiety, medical issues like miscarriages or family health emergencies, even children being raised without one parent.

These citizens are frustrated that USCIS is giving priority to work related visas and has pulled immigration officers off their cases for other priorities. This type of I129 petition is also not allowed to pay for premium 15 day processing as employment visas are allowed to request. The citizens hope that by sending these chocolates they can get the same positive response foreign workers with H1Bs got by sending flowers to the USCIS director earlier this year when they sought, successfully, to extend an already unusual opening for them to file greencard requests.

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Hi virgillionare,

Looking great. At the end of this, "Hershey's Kisses to remind USCIS that they are waiting to be with their loved ones -" Please add this, "in which they are trying to follow the legal way of bringing them to the United States."

And after this, "These citizens are frustrated that USCIS is giving priority to work related visas and has pulled immigration officers off their cases for other priorities." please add this, "while adjusting the US citizen petitions for their foreign spouses and fiance(e)s visa processing times to what many claim an unreasonable, unfair, and immoral internal goal of 6 months for doing just the first portion of the long process."

How much does it cost to pay for it to ensure it gets in? I think I saw where we could pay or where we could email it and hope it gets in. Is this correct? Please clarify. Again, thanks for all your efforts on this.

Hey Bill B,

thanks for the comments and the additions. I put the first one in but the second one didn't read right can you double check it for me so it says what you mean. I'll add something in that vein at least.

As for the press release distribution. It's free to send one to AP, they have an email address for it. Other places like CNN we'd have to email and hope. One news group said they wanted press releases only from one of the press release services like PRNewswire.com, Business Wire, PrimeZone or Market Wire. Upon checking these places I saw prices like $350 to distribute to all the news services.

I did see one site when when I searched "press release how to" that offered to distribute for $30 but it read like it only distributed on the web or 'in search engines'. Sounded like you get what you pay for to me.

We also have the Post article and she'll put it in if we do it soon enough. Then the story can get 'picked up' as they say. So I'd like to do this soon ... What do you think?

[virgillionaire 0]

Another updated draft - hope to get this rolling this week so we can make the Post article

OK Operation Chocolate press release 2.1 :

Date FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CITIZENS JOIN IN CHOCOLATE GIFTS TO USCIS IN HOPE TO GET SERVICE FOREIGN WORKERS GOT WITH FLOWERS TO DIRECTOR OF USCIS

- A Web based group of US Citizens frustrated with waiting times that have increased from one month to five months and growing for the first step on the long process to bring their fiancee's to the USA has sent loads of Hershey's Kisses to remind USCIS that they are waiting to be with their loved ones and trying to follow the legal wayof bringing them to the United States -

This week dozens of pounds of chocolate kisses were sent to the USCIS Vermont office by US Citizens applying for I129f visas for their fiancee's to join them in the USA. The first step in the year or longer process that continues once they arrive in the US is the I129f petition to show the fiancee' is initially eligible to apply. These citizens are also frustrated that foreign workers holding H1B visas can get a visa for their spouses in just one day from the US Embassy in their home country.

Waiting times for this initial step have increased from one month in April to five months and climbing. This is in spite of a more than 150%increase in the filing fee in July. This extended time apart is very stressful for the couples who have to deal with separation anxiety, medical issues like miscarriages or family health emergencies, even children being raised without one parent.

These citizens are frustrated that USCIS is giving priority to work related visas and has pulled immigration officers off their cases for other priorities. They also want adjusted what they believe is an unreasonable, unfair, and immoral internal USCIS goal of six months to complete the initial step of the I129f petition (which can take a processor as little as 15 minutes to review). This type of I129 petition is also not allowed to pay for premium 15 day processing as employment visas are allowed to request. The citizens hope that by sending these chocolates they can get the same positive response foreign workers with H1Bs got by sending flowers to the USCIS director earlier this year when they sought, successfully, to extend an already unusual opening for them to file greencard requests.

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For more info contact at

[patrick_r 0]

WELL I HIT 5 MONTHS. IM GOING TO CHRIS SMITHS OFFICE NEXT WEEK TO SEE WHAT HE CAN DO. HE IS A REP FROM JERSEY AND I HEAR HE WORKS HARD FOR HIS PEOPLE. NOT SURE HOW TO PROCEED BUT ITS A START. MY LAWYER SAID WAIT TILL 6 MONTH POINT BUT NUTS TO THAT. I BEEN PATIENT LONG ENOUGH. I WANT TO LIVE.

Yiu may as well have everything signed and ready to go with the congressman so that if you do hit 6 months they can immediately make the inquiry.

STUPID QUESTION. HE IS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. DOES HE HAVE TO BE IN CONGRESS? HE HELPED ME IN THE PAST WITH A WRONGFUL TERMINATION ISSUE BEFORE

The US Congress is made up of the Senate and House of Representatives.

of course. i meant i should contact chris smith,not frank lautanberg or mendenzez,my senators.

[Zee Bee 61]

WELL I HIT 5 MONTHS. IM GOING TO CHRIS SMITHS OFFICE NEXT WEEK TO SEE WHAT HE CAN DO. HE IS A REP FROM JERSEY AND I HEAR HE WORKS HARD FOR HIS PEOPLE. NOT SURE HOW TO PROCEED BUT ITS A START. MY LAWYER SAID WAIT TILL 6 MONTH POINT BUT NUTS TO THAT. I BEEN PATIENT LONG ENOUGH. I WANT TO LIVE.

Yiu may as well have everything signed and ready to go with the congressman so that if you do hit 6 months they can immediately make the inquiry.

STUPID QUESTION. HE IS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. DOES HE HAVE TO BE IN CONGRESS? HE HELPED ME IN THE PAST WITH A WRONGFUL TERMINATION ISSUE BEFORE

The US Congress is made up of the Senate and House of Representatives.

of course. i meant i should contact chris smith,not frank lautanberg or mendenzez,my senators.

Contact whoever will help you. Contact all 3 if you want.

I contacted my senator.

[Bill B 0]

Another updated draft - hope to get this rolling this week so we can make the Post article

OK Operation Chocolate press release 2.1 :

Date FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CITIZENS JOIN IN CHOCOLATE GIFTS TO USCIS IN HOPE TO GET SERVICE FOREIGN WORKERS GOT WITH FLOWERS TO DIRECTOR OF USCIS

- A Web based group of US Citizens frustrated with waiting times that have increased from one month to five months and growing for the first step on the long process to bring their fiancee's to the USA has sent loads of Hershey's Kisses to remind USCIS that they are waiting to be with their loved ones and trying to follow the legal wayof bringing them to the United States -

This week dozens of pounds of chocolate kisses were sent to the USCIS Vermont office by US Citizens applying for I129f visas for their fiancee's to join them in the USA. The first step in the year or longer process that continues once they arrive in the US is the I129f petition to show the fiancee' is initially eligible to apply. These citizens are also frustrated that foreign workers holding H1B visas can get a visa for their spouses in just one day from the US Embassy in their home country.

Waiting times for this initial step have increased from one month in April to five months and climbing. This is in spite of a more than 150%increase in the filing fee in July. This extended time apart is very stressful for the couples who have to deal with separation anxiety, medical issues like miscarriages or family health emergencies, even children being raised without one parent.

These citizens are frustrated that USCIS is giving priority to work related visas and has pulled immigration officers off their cases for other priorities. They also want adjusted what they believe is an unreasonable, unfair, and immoral internal USCIS goal of six months to complete the initial step of the I129f petition (which can take a processor as little as 15 minutes to review). This type of I129 petition is also not allowed to pay for premium 15 day processing as employment visas are allowed to request. The citizens hope that by sending these chocolates they can get the same positive response foreign workers with H1Bs got by sending flowers to the USCIS director earlier this year when they sought, successfully, to extend an already unusual opening for them to file greencard requests.

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For more info contact at

virgillionairre,

Thanks again for the work on this.

Looking good..concerning the last para, I would put the word priorities in quotation marks, ie. "priorities"

In this part of the last para, "This type of I129 petition...' I would change the word "petition" to "petitioner"

By the way, I am willing to pay a share of the money to post it. Who else is?

Edited October 28, 2007 by Bill B

[Zee Bee 61]

Another updated draft - hope to get this rolling this week so we can make the Post article

OK Operation Chocolate press release 2.1 :

Date FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CITIZENS JOIN IN CHOCOLATE GIFTS TO USCIS IN HOPE TO GET THE SAME SERVICE FOREIGN WORKERS GOT WITH FLOWERS TO DIRECTOR OF USCIS

- A Web based group of US Citizens frustrated with wait times that have increased from one month to five months and growing for the first step in the long process of bringing their fiance(e)'s to the USA has sent loads of Hershey's Kisses to remind USCIS that they are waiting to be with their loved ones and trying to follow the legal way of bringing them to the United States -

This week dozens of pounds of chocolate kisses were sent to the USCIS Vermont office by US Citizens petitioning for I129f visas for their fiance(e)'s to join them in the USA. The first step in the year or longer process that continues once they arrive in the US is the I129f petition to show the fiancee' is initially eligible to apply. These citizens are also frustrated that foreign workers holding H1B visas can get a visa for their spouses in just one day from the US Embassy in their home country.

Waiting times for this initial step have increased from one month in April to five months and climbing. This is in spite of a more than 150% increase in the filing fee in July. This extended time apart is very stressful for the couples who have to deal with separation anxiety, medical issues like miscarriages or family health emergencies, even children being raised without one parent.

These citizens are frustrated that USCIS is giving priority to work related visas and has pulled immigration officers off their cases for other priorities. They also want adjusted what they believe is an unreasonable, unfair, and immoral internal USCIS goal of six months to complete the initial step of the I129f petition (which can take a processor as little as 15 minutes to review). This type of I129 petition is also not allowed to pay for premium 15 day processing as employment visas are allowed to request. The citizens hope that by sending these chocolates they can get the same positive response foreign workers with H1Bs got by sending flowers to the USCIS director earlier this year when they sought, successfully, to extend an already unusual opening for them to file greencard requests.

###

For more info contact at

I made my changes in bold.

Excellent work It looks really good.

Let us know how much all this is going to cost.

Thanks virgillionaire

[janaus 0]

Sure, I can contribute.