biggish data

I just called the USCIS to see if the have shipped my case to the NVC and they told me that because it has been approved, they are no longer responsible .. that my case is handled by the NVC and to wait 90 days.... what?????

We are going to see a lot of passing the buck now. No one with balls is willing to step in and say "Hey, USCIS screwed up, because of that and the hardships that we have put petitioners through, we will make sure that they are all processed immediately at NVC as well as the Embassy/Consulate."

We are minions to them..............

SqdnGuns

Male

Thailand

2011-02-23 10:53:00

Congrats to those whose have got through CSC/TSC/CSC today.

SqdnGuns

Male

Thailand

2011-02-22 21:33:00

I dont have my case number either and I was approved February 9th...I got the email notification that I was shipped to NVC on February 16th.

I guarantee you they fvcked up again............just look at the spread sheet. They either sent them back to CSC or they are still sitting in a damn bin at TSC.

Same here brother.... approved on the 14th and still.... nada.

SqdnGuns

Male

Thailand

2011-02-22 20:59:00

Called NVC again, still not RECEIVED!! ####### is going on?? Others sent on the 15th have already been received, mine went on the 10th. I am going to break something, hopefully it won't be somebody's neck!!

SqdnGuns

Male

Thailand

2011-02-22 19:26:00

Fermat - I am by all means writing my own email, but wanted to double check how everyone phrases it. I am simply afraid that this may get this entire situation even worse than it already is. That's all.

Trust me, you cannot make it any worse than it is. I have sent courteous and some have been abrasive, situation is still a cluster F**k.

SqdnGuns

Male

Thailand

2011-02-22 18:55:00

Did anyone who was approved on the 10th of Feb get a NVC case number yet?

NO! I fired off an email to Mr. Badger today, he replied stating that he is looking into it. I told him that I feared that it was sent to CSC with all the turmoil at TSC.

SqdnGuns

Male

Thailand

2011-02-22 18:01:00

mine was forwarded two days ago...still no NOA2 hard copy, which is a bit worrisome.

you can have one of mine, they sent me two :bonk:

SqdnGuns

Male

Thailand

2011-02-18 16:19:00

As raj would say:

YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Congrats Val&Gary

SqdnGuns

Male

Thailand

2011-02-18 14:40:00

The incompetence is overwhelming. I just received this TODAY (from TSC):

Dear Mr. XXXX

On 02/04/2011, you or the designated representative contacted us about your case......

Documentation submitted meets the requirements for EXPEDITE processing of your application/petition. We have received your application from the Western Service Center, NOT the State Department (see my signature for explaination). Your application has been assigned to an adjudicating officer. You will receive notice when a decision is made on your case.

HELLO !!!! TSC, are you there? You idiots transferred me back to CSC and my application has since been approved AND sent to the NVC. You're a little late aren't you???? But... it makes me wonder.... does this "expedite" carry over to NVC as well? Do any of you know?

Thanks,
Erick

You have to request an expedite at each stage of the process: Service Center > NVC > Embassy/Consulate

It looks like my Congressman is going to "guide" mine through NVC and the Embassy............we'll see.

SqdnGuns

Male

Thailand

2011-02-17 23:58:00

Merhaba!!!

Yes,receipt number matched but not the husband

Who knew? USCIS = Match.com :rofl:

SqdnGuns

Male

Thailand

2011-02-17 23:42:00

TSC making a mistake left and right.I just received RFE letter from them and guess what guys,they have somebody else's name as a beneficiary.I included a letter and told them,that name is not my beneficiary's name.Maybe I didn't even needen RFE.They are mixing Couples

Merhaba!!

Did the receipt number match? That is freaking ridiculous!! Have you engaged your elected officials yet?

Edited by SqdnGuns, 17 February 2011 - 11:29 PM.

SqdnGuns

Male

Thailand

2011-02-17 23:28:00

Congrats to today's approvals!!! :thumbs:

SqdnGuns

Male

Thailand

2011-02-17 20:56:00

Guess what I got in the mail today???

I got ANOTHER NOA2!! #######!! :rofl:

At least I have my Congressman's attention now. Can't wait for CaliforniaGuy to get online to see if he got a call from the Congressman's office as well (we're in the same district). I mad a "tweet" last night about another constituent (CaliforniaGuy) not hearing from his office as well.

SqdnGuns

Male

Thailand

2011-02-17 20:51:00

Try to channel your inner badger and write some nasty emails to some of the email addresses previously posted in this forum.

You need to BADGER your elected officials via Facebook and Twitter...........seems to be working for me now. :devil:

SqdnGuns

Male

Thailand

2011-02-17 18:29:00

Thanks !! i dont post much but read every word of this thread..you've been a great support for all of us..May you unite with you son and wife in no time..my prayers for you..

Thanks, I appreciate it.

SqdnGuns

Male

Thailand

2011-02-17 16:57:00

Just got an email from Mr. Badger saying that my case was shipped to NVC today.

Buwahahahaha, love the Avatar!!

SqdnGuns

Male

Thailand

2011-02-17 14:32:00

If any of you are still hitting a brick wall with USCIS and your elected officials acting (or lack thereof) on your behalf, take advantage of Twitter and FaceBook. I got a call from my Congressman's office this morning which was triggered my by "Tweets" and Facebook post last evening. Be aggressive, just state the facts.

Got another call from the Congressman's Aide, he called NVC and they said they still have not received our package yet. They will push it through to the embassy once they get it.

If you have justification, it helps to be a pain in the #######.........

SqdnGuns

Male

Thailand

2011-02-17 14:30:00

If any of you are still hitting a brick wall with USCIS and your elected officials acting (or lack thereof) on your behalf, take advantage of Twitter and FaceBook. I got a call from my Congressman's office this morning which was triggered my by "Tweets" and Facebook post last evening. Be aggressive, just state the facts.

SqdnGuns

Male

Thailand

2011-02-17 12:20:00

Please let me know when you receive the RFE in the mail. I got it on Valentine's Day as well just like you. What a gift lol. Since you live in Texas, whichever day you receive it in the mail I will most likely receive it the following day since I'm in California. I hate the waiting! Keep your hopes up and keep in touch.

Have you heard anything from Senator Dianne Feinstein? Congressman Rohrabacher was useless, well, at least his staff sucks.

SqdnGuns

Male

Thailand

2011-02-17 01:00:00

ignore this please, just my impatience talking. Sending all positive thoughts to our group!

YES, be positive but we are not out of the woods yet. WE need to hold them accountable.

I have no confidence that they have FIXED any of these problems, proof from the email and letter I got today from USCIS TSC.

SqdnGuns

Male

Thailand

2011-02-16 23:55:00

Just left this on my Congressman's Facebook page:

http://www.facebook....76240421?v=wall

Also sent him this "tweet":

@DanaRohrabacher haven't heard a thing from your office in regards to my @USCIS issue. EXTREMELY disappointed. http://tinyurl.com/644ksn3

I'm either stupid or have a huge set of brass balls, maybe both, but we will not be ignored.

SqdnGuns

Male

Thailand

2011-02-16 23:45:00

how long does it normally take a person to get the hard copy of their approval?

My approval showed up on USCIS status page last Wednesday, Saturday I had the hard copy.

SqdnGuns

Male

Thailand

2011-02-16 23:40:00

Added some comments to my blog and starting to send out some more "tweets".

Although I have our NOA2, I am fricking livid with the email and letter I received from USCIS today. The incompetence is giving me doubts that I will have my son and wife back here anytime soon, I need to get my son to a US doctor before he gets sick once again.

SqdnGuns

Male

Thailand

2011-02-16 23:31:00

Another example of TSC not having a clue as to what the hell is going on! I just got this reply from an e-mail I sent on the 5th, keep in mind I was approved on the 7th and was shipped to NVC on the 10th.

More fodder for my blog.................

Thank you for your recent inquiry regarding your application. If your inquiry is case-specific, please call and speak to one of the officers or you can make a service request at the National Customer Service Center (NCSC) at 1-800-375-5283 (TTY 1-800-767-1833). This toll-free call center has additional information and, during their specified office hours, can connect you to live assistance in English and Spanish.

In order to make a service request and speak to a Customer Service Representative, please follow the below instructions:

1) Call 1-800-375-5283
2) DO NOT ENTER A RECEIPT #
3) Select the prompt “1”
4) Then select the prompt “2”
5) Next select the prompt “3”

At that time you will be connected to a Customer Service Representative and advise them you would like to make a service request. This office only accepts an inquiry after an initial service request is made with the National Customer Service Center. If after 30 days and you made a service request and not received a response, you may contact us with a referral tracking number and/or an identification number of the person you spoke to regarding your case. This information will assist us in better serving you.

As a courtesy, we can inform you that the status of your case may be obtained online at https://egov.uscis.g...s/Dashboard.do.

Officer Vara - XM0353
Immigration Services Officer
USCIS - Texas Service Center

Incompetence x2 today, this is ridiculous.

I just got home, had a letter from USCIS TSC, hmmmmmmm, what could that be?

WOW, I was approved for ANOTHER expedite!! Holy sh!t Batman!! Dated the same day I was approved for my wife's I-130!!

Tell you what, those people at USCIS are on the ball...............this is so freaking stupid that it's sorta funny. I am going to raise more hell once our petition gets to NVC, providing copies of BOTH expedite approvals I received, one in November and this one today. Maybe NVC will feel sorry for TSC's incompetence.

I cannot wait for the article to come out in the paper and online next week!!!

SqdnGuns

Male

Thailand

2011-02-16 20:47:00

It's raining in SoCal, here that is like a disaster according to the news media. Hopefully CSC will not close due to the drizzle.....LOL

SqdnGuns

Male

Thailand

2011-02-16 19:14:00

the troll is still running rampant, guess I made him mad by banning one of his aliases. I guess he is a Russian spy now, dont mind him. Keep posting as usual and ignore "ron" aka choey aka 1jetskrla and whatever aliases he has at this point.

It's Norwegian, I know some Swedish which is similar and he/she/it is just babbling.......

SqdnGuns

Male

Thailand

2011-02-16 18:57:00

when will she get her packet?

QUOTE (in_love_with_him @ Mar 6 2008, 03:24 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

just want to ask how long will it take before my fiancee receive her packet? we got approved 29 of january and got our appointment date 25 feb...until now no packet yet....until when are we going to wait?her interview will be on the first week of april...can she request for pick up or just wait till they send it to her?thanks for all your responses....God bless

Have you gone to the USEM Web Site to download the packet?

http://manila.usemba...v/wwwh3023.html

SqdnGuns

Male

Thailand

2008-03-06 02:28:00

Help?? Passport not attached to Envelope

QUOTE (Arrta @ Mar 13 2008, 01:42 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (DeeZee @ Mar 13 2008, 12:29 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

You can open the envelope containing the passport as long as you don't open the one with the corner cut off. You will need the passport to leave the country and for CFO.

Again, that is not the issue.
She received the envelope with the passport and the "brown envelope that should not be opened" in it.
The passport was "attached" "connected to" to the brown envelope and she separated it from the brown envelope.
The guide I found talking about the CFO Seminar says "When you have your visa xeroxed, make sure the person doing the photocopying doesn't detach the envelope containing all your paperwork from your passport, or you'll have to go back to the US Embassy to get it reattached"

What I get from this comment is that the brown envelope is physically connected to the passport, whether it is stapled or not I'm not sure. And that if they come apart you have to go back to the embassy to have them reattached.

What I am looking for is information from someone else who has gone through the process recently to tell me if they had any issues if the passport was not attached to the brown envelope.
We have not and will not open the brown envelope. So please stop telling me not to open it.

Why not call the Embassy to get the straight scoop?

SqdnGuns

Male

Thailand

2008-03-13 01:11:00

Visa Seekers Map of Manila

Cool, I can see my old house when I zoom in to the south a bit..........

SqdnGuns

Male

Thailand

2008-03-13 01:37:00

Anyone else thinking of leaving US Due to USCIS

Be patient...........

I had an RFE and a NOID (Notice of Intent to Deny). After my reply to the NOID, I was approved in a few weeks.

I was about to move back to Thailand or take a job with my company in Hong Kong. I decided it would be best to hold on for the approval, I want my fiancee to go to school here and after 5 years, we are moving back to our farm in Thailand.

SqdnGuns

Male

Thailand

2008-03-06 03:13:00

Pacquiao vs Marquez

I saw him fight Larios @ Araneta Coliseum in 2006.

If he had not of knocked Marquez down in the 3rd, it would have been a draw or possibly a loss for him.

SqdnGuns

Male

Thailand

2008-03-16 04:43:00

Our March 13th, 2008 Interview Experience

Congratulations to the both of you!

SqdnGuns

Male

Thailand

2008-03-16 04:54:00

Does anybody here who will leave thru CONTINENTAL AIRLINES via GUAM?

QUOTE (amy n @ Mar 16 2008, 06:20 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE

QUOTE (Ting Tong Farang @ Mar 16 2008, 12:03 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Check out this thread:

Is Guam a US POE?

http://www.visajourn...php/t51004.html

Yes

i found that after i post my inquiry . Thank you so much

Walang anuman

SqdnGuns

Male

Thailand

2008-03-16 05:22:00

Does anybody here who will leave thru CONTINENTAL AIRLINES via GUAM?

Check out this thread:

Is Guam a US POE?

http://www.visajourn...php/t51004.html

SqdnGuns

Male

Thailand

2008-03-16 05:03:00

Dishonest taxi drivers ? or cops ?

I lived just outside Manila for a year and I could tell some stories about cabbies and cops.......

The one thing that pissed me off, when opening up a facility in down Laguna, we were delayed 4 months by PLDT in getting our DSL line for many bogus reasons. Funny how 5,000 Pesos solved the problem........

SqdnGuns

Male

Thailand

2008-03-23 02:14:00

fake bag

When going through customs at LAX back in September '07, the lady in front off me got nailed for having a "knock off" Gucci. She was promptly removed from the line and led to a room.

Don't take a chance..............

SqdnGuns

Male

Thailand

2008-03-25 21:52:00

American Idol (filipina)

Maganda babae! She has my vote.......

SqdnGuns

Male

Thailand

2008-02-28 20:48:00

US Embassy warns of possible kidnappings

QUOTE (RyaNRiza @ Apr 2 2008, 06:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (dbears @ Apr 2 2008, 08:44 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Completely agree!

That bombing was an isolated case and even the number of people who got killed that time is still lower than the number of people getting killed in Manila. There's muggings, white slavery, day light hold up, etc.

Zamboanga is not Mindanao. And compared to the peacefulness in Davao, Manila is a jungle.

I have been to Manila several times, have lived there for almost a year. have worked in Ayala and also in Paranaque but still I don't like Manila. I don't like the pollution, the traffic and I don't like the taxi swindlers.

Everytime Ricky comes here, I make it a point to have him spend more time here in Davao than in Manila

I was in Davao City last December and stayed there for couple of days. I like the place so much and the natural beauty mesmerized me. Peace and order is outstanding. I can even use my celfon in public without fearing that someone would snatch it. I saw very very few foreigners though which I wondered why because Davao is such a very beautiful and peaceful city and has a bunch of tourist attractions. I deemed foreigners are reluctant to visit the city because it's part of Mindanao and there are lots of exaggerated news when it comes to peace and order.

I've never been in Manila, but I believe Cebu and Davao is much much better when it comes to peace and order, pollution and such.

-Riza

You are absolutely right! GenSan is nice as well............

SqdnGuns

Male

Thailand

2008-04-02 21:51:00

US Embassy warns of possible kidnappings

Nothing unusual. When I lived in the Philippines, I was registered with the USEM and would receive e-mail advisories at least once a month.

You have more of a chance of being killed by a Jeepney or crazy taxi driver in Manila than being kidnapped in the south.

SqdnGuns

Male

Thailand

2008-04-02 02:16:00