ForumTitleContentMemberSexCountryDate/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsHit the 9-month mark at CSC. How to escalate?

Yep, backpedaling and making excuses. Dealing with USCIS is like dealing with a 10 year old.


I have an 8 year old. He tells less lies than USCIS!
Oregon BoundFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-04-16 12:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsHit the 9-month mark at CSC. How to escalate?

I wrote to the ombudsman yesterday about how later filers, November and December, are being processed at CSC. The person replied that they were able to "locate the issue" that may have caused a few days worth of cases to work out of order. He then said it was a result of the flood a few weeks back, the files being wet and having to be relocated, and therefore them not having access to them. He said that they believe they have resolved the issue and are back on track beginning today.

(I would copy and paste the response but the email explicitly says not to do it)

Ummm so now it is a "flood," not a pipe breaking/plumbing issue? Wasn't this the same issue that supposedly didn't damage ANY files?


lol how many excuses can they make? After we complained to USCIS they actually called my fiance to reassure us that no files were affected by the burst pipe.

Now if they are back on track today (which I seriously doubt but I have been praying for a miracle) then I will be a very happy girly indeed!
Oregon BoundFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-04-16 12:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsApproved!!! 6th August

Congrats!! I hope I'm next! :D


I think we are all saying that lol
Oregon BoundFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-04-16 00:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsApproved!!! 6th August
Ooooooo Congrats! :)
Oregon BoundFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-04-15 20:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reportsanyone here filed in August 2012?

August 27, but we just recive a RFE on april 12... :huh:



That's great! Atleast they have looked at your file. Many from earlier haven't even been looked at yet. Have you been intouch with your congressman?
Oregon BoundFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-04-16 06:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reportsanyone here filed in August 2012?
OP is a Vermont filer. Shouldn't be long before you hear something. Now if you were a California filer it would be a totaly different story!
Oregon BoundFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-04-15 14:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsCan somebody explain?

thanks! hopefully i will be able to get my camel through this heavy rain!


I am sure your camel will move faster than my snail :) I started with a race horse. It seemed inappropriate so I changed to a snail lol

Edited by Oregon Bound, 17 April 2013 - 12:39 AM.

Oregon BoundFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-04-17 00:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsCan somebody explain?
lol yes you got it :) Very nice
Oregon BoundFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-04-16 23:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsCan somebody explain?

I have gone to the ticker site, but there I dont see any ticker maker for NOA1 or immigration types. I see them for pregnancy, weight loss, birthdays, etc.

Sorry, not exactly understanding.


You have to click on one that counts the dates for you. I think the option is Vacation and Travel

Edited by Oregon Bound, 16 April 2013 - 11:20 PM.

Oregon BoundFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-04-16 23:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsCan somebody explain?

I don't think all of the recent approvals from months 7,8,9, and even 10 are due to senator or congressman interference.

It was reported that they have more people working on them now, this does seem to be accurate. Over 16 in the last 48 hours.

I think you will approved this week. . .

I have to ask though, how do i make a ticker for noa1?


Yes suddenly there is a glimmer of hope where there has not been one. Maybe they have their processing dates sufficiently down to go back to processing the ones they should be doing i.e July onwards.

Click on my ticker and it takes you to the ticker factory site. Make your ticker and add it to your signature in your profile.
Oregon BoundFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-04-16 22:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsCan somebody explain?

Wow thats terrible!
By doing this, they are skewing all the charts, even the data which we see on VJ.

That's a pretty shady tactic! why cant they just speed up the rest.

Although, I am noticing a high volume of approvals this week, including some from July and August! :D


But it seems the July/August approvals only happen when people have had help from Congressman or Senator :(
Oregon BoundFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-04-16 21:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsCan somebody explain?
Because they are evidently trying to fix the figures to get their processing times within USCIS goals. So july/august/september/october get ignored because the processing times reduce faster by processing November and December.
Oregon BoundFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-04-16 04:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsAfter a long wait!
Congratulations :)
Oregon BoundFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-04-17 01:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsAugust Filer CSC NOA2 Approved!!!!!!

The problem is that CSC is under-processing at this time, so even waiting your turn will take a long time. We all have our own reasons to want to have the process continued, and not stalled.


"under-processing" lol that is an understatemnet if ever! lol

Take a look at what's happening at Vermont. Just over half of August have received their NOA2 but September filers are almost at the same rate. That to me is stranger than CSC's slow pace. I don't for one minute think that all those September filers expedited their cases.

Sitting and waiting you turn was ok up to 5 months but CSC needs looking into and answers got. Why are they processing so few per month? Our letter has gone off to our congressman. It may not help but then again it may. Whatever the outcome for our petition, it's one more congressman that is alerted to the problems at California. Maybe every politician in the whole USA needs to know our plight then they may see they have a real problem on their hands.
Oregon BoundFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-03-22 02:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsAugust Filer CSC NOA2 Approved!!!!!!

It's been that way for some time. They don't care about K1's.


I hope your wrong! Anyway, I have finally typed a letter to be sent to anyone who will listen. My fiance will send it out when he wakes up. Got to atleast try to do something.
Oregon BoundFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-03-18 22:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsAugust Filer CSC NOA2 Approved!!!!!!
According to Igor's list, one approval for California and FIVE for Vermont for 18th March. Something is very wrong here :(
Oregon BoundFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-03-18 21:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsApproved!!! 4 months and 5 days

They don't allow non US citizens to talk to them! See? We're just unworthy of even talk to them since we're pieces of dirt! I stay polite.



If it weren't that important, I wouldn't even talk in here or elsewhere...

No there's other option : for him to come to France. He won't be treated this way I tell you!


Privacy laws apply no doubt. Your fiance filed so it is their petition. Is there a problem with your fiance calling them?
Oregon BoundFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-04-16 12:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsApproved!!! 4 months and 5 days

No i did not. I was not expecting anything until mid august. I know there was one her who was mad beause we r approved but am sorry its not my fault to be approved. I didnt call the senator nor the congressman not expedite.



Hershey888 we know it's not your fault. The system at California is currently not working as it should be. November and December filers are lucky just now while California works on getting it's average processing times reduced. Soon they will move back to processing the dates they should be doing which is July onwards.

Enjoy your unexpected NOA2 and best wishes for the rest of your journey :)
Oregon BoundFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-04-16 11:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsApproved!!! 4 months and 5 days
Then that would be a huge disappointment to your fiance surely? I am stuck waiting too but I would rather wait and be with him eventually than end everything and lose him. The money side of things doesn't come into it. I love him and if I had to walk the 6000 miles to be with him, I would.

Yes it's frustrating to see CSC approving Nov/Dec filers but it is not there fault. I wish them all the best in the world. Yes I am mad but I am mad at the system, mad at CSC and I wish I could do more to help all of us in the black hole but one thing is for sure, I WILL NOT GIVE UP!
Oregon BoundFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-04-16 11:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsApproved!!! 4 months and 5 days

Disgusting!


They should do their job correctly instead of approving the nov/dec and work on the ones who have been waiting for 9 months!

I'm about to cancel everything! I'm so disgusted!


OP, congratulations :)

Yes they should do their job correctly but they are not. Not the OP's fault.

What are you going to cancel? The whole application that you have been waiting so long for?
Oregon BoundFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-04-16 10:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsK1 visa approved
Congratulations :)
Oregon BoundFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-04-17 06:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reportsthank you GOD.
Great news. Congratulations :)
Oregon BoundFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-04-16 21:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsJuly 26 CSC RFE
Your part way to an approval :) I understand that it's still frustrating but atleast your file is now being worked on :)
Oregon BoundFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-04-17 21:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsPost decision Activity
Congrats :)
Oregon BoundFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-04-17 21:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsMessage From CSC
They seem to be dealing with petitions from all sorts of dates right now. It's great to see so many approvals, I just can't help wishing it was mine :(
Oregon BoundFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-04-17 22:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsMessage From CSC
Fingers crossed for all of us but I just checked Igor's list and there is another December filer approved :(
Oregon BoundFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-04-17 13:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsAugust filer, CSC, NOA2!
Congratulations :)

Keep calm folks. This is another that had contacted his congressman. Still maybe too early to get excited for the July onwards filers (me included!)
Oregon BoundFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-04-17 00:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsApproved! Aug 24th Filer
Congrats :)
Oregon BoundFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-04-17 21:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNOA2 APPROVED TODAY! CSC is moving again :)
Congrats :)
Oregon BoundFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-04-17 21:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNOA2 APPROVED TODAY! CSC is moving again :)
Congratulations and good luck :)

Did you have help from the congressman or senator?
Oregon BoundFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-04-17 00:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsAugust 2012 filers!

Thank you will look at them



It's because I'm the French one and I called and they don't want it because it's not legal.

Why? It's legal to make people wait nine months and put them in the S????


Hang on in there :) There are signs things are improving. I am getting a little more hopeful. Tuesdays's has been the most approvals I have seen come out of California since I joined.
Oregon BoundFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-04-17 00:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsAugust 2012 filers!

I don't know. Looking at the story, I'm not sure if it did anything. The first reply was the ^%$&^%$ BS July 18 line, then a week or so later, they contact that the file is being adjudicated. So, maybe it was being put in the cue, and the congressional rep just wants to take credit, or maybe it did do something. These types are in the "maybe the congressman helped" pile.

Also, being the same day NOA1 also may signal "in the same pile" as opposed to " special processing, pulled the file out".

Hey, I'm trying to be optimistic.

Ha, ha, Bayareaguy optimistic. :rofl:


Who knows if contacting their congressman worked or not but most August filers that have been approved have contacted their congressman. I think my fiance should call his senator tomorrow with a whole new heap of facts and figures which I will get to work on shortly while my fiance sleeps :)

I would like to think it is a pile of files. They were dated 6th August and I am 7th August. Please, please let me be in the same pile!

While I would love to share your optimism, I think I am stuck with pessimism :rofl:
Oregon BoundFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-04-15 22:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsAugust 2012 filers!
While it is great to see August filers at CSC get their NOA2's, it still gives us no hope! Both of these today had congressmen help them. It is a terrible system we are stuck in :(
Oregon BoundFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-04-15 21:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsAugust 2012 filers!

August 8 filer, I pray for all of us. God please help us get our NOA2 soon. I can't take this anymore!!! :(


Yes you can take it and yes you will take it because the love of your life is so worth it!

It's Monday again, come on folks lets try keeping upbeat. You just never know, miracles do sometimes happen.
Oregon BoundFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-04-15 00:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsAugust 2012 filers!
Well it's another new week.

Lets hope this week brings more approvals and less frustration.

BUT.......somehow I doubt it :(
Oregon BoundFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-04-14 22:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsAugust 2012 filers!
Just don't read the November thread. All that cheering and happiness!

Sigh! one day it will be us.
Oregon BoundFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-04-14 13:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsAugust 2012 filers!

I don't know who or where else to vent but here. We're all august siblings so I know we're feeling the same way. The 27th will be my 8 month, I've done everything in my power to push my file to a desk. Wait, let me rephrase that, to push my file onto a desk with someone there.. working.. preferably a USCIS worker not a plumber.. But if the plumber can approve my documents, then i'm all for it. My fiance and I (and i'm sure all of us without the NOA2) just want a timeline to go by, a reliable one. I know they have a lot of documents to go through, but is it too much to ask to shed some light on us? I just want to know how long i'll be waiting.. because every single day feels like forever. I'm embarrassed to say this because I know someone's going to tell me to keep myself busy and etc.. but I've made it a routine to check visajourney and my ins case status every 5 hours. Seriously, sometimes more. I do keep myself busy, I do work on my relationship, and I do work on the next steps of our life in America. (that's for the butt hole that's going to say something negative.) Every minute that passes gives me hope that if I check again, this time, it just might be there. My heart is aching I don't know what to do, when I cry I can literally feel myself break. I'm so sorry for venting, there's just no one else I can talk to who understands. :crying: :crying: :crying:


We understand, we are in the same boat. Somedays I am angry about it all, others I am too upset to be angry. It may not feel like it at times, but we will all get through this eventually and will look back on it all and it will seem such a small amount of time in our lives. (well I hope so anyway!)

I am down to just twice a day checking for USCIS updates now. When I get up and just before I go to bed.
Oregon BoundFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-04-12 02:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsAugust 2012 filers!
Bumping this back to the top because I think a lot of us need support right now.

What is happening right now at CSC is definately unfair. We are limited in what can be done about it. We have got to try stay positive and move forward.

I just had a lovely chat with my fiance on Skype before he headed out to work and we found our silver lining (hopefully) in this intolerably long wait. If things keep going the way they are, and I don't get out to the States till around December time, we are going to have a Valentine's Day wedding :) Ahhhhhh he is such a romantic :) But he did say we would have to get the peas planted though as they are supposed to be in for Valentines Day too :rofl:
Oregon BoundFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-04-11 10:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsAugust 2012 filers!

They should add one more requirement for k1 visa. It should go: met in person in the ladt 2 years, free to marry, able to go insane without negatively influencing your relationship while waiting for noa2. And once the foreign fiance/e moves to the US they should offer free sessions with a shrink. Please csc, have mercy on us!


once this is all over and we can be in the arms of our loved ones we will be fine. That's the only therapy needed :)
Oregon BoundFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-04-09 09:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsAugust 2012 filers!

Holà!!! ;)

Anyway they in no way take care of files that come in order. Check out Igor's list grrrrr Two NOA2 from December filers!!! They want to enrage us?


Vermont surged ahead processing petitions from further ahead than what we expected them to be working on, they then got their processing time back to 5 months. This could be California trying to fix figures too. On a positive note though, for a Monday, that was not bad for California to have processed three petitions.
Oregon BoundFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-04-09 05:21:00