Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
USCIS Service Centers	if any one know CSC customer care number ????????	http://shusterman.com/pdf/csc2003.pdf       this is the link which i found now  hope this will help to all also   I went to the CSC itself a few days ago as I live very close by.  Was disappointed but not surprised to hear that they no longer allow walkins or phone calls; they are strictly a processing center.  All inquiries have to go through the field office in Santa Ana.  The above document is from 2003; many many things have changed since then including CSC's policies (at that time they still even allowed walk-ins and face-to-face appointments/inquiries).  Too bad.	hlfmnlboanga	Male	Philippines	2013-12-01 00:05:00
USCIS Service Centers	For Filipinos that are affected by typhoon Hiayan. Expedite may be granted!!!	if you are from the philippines, it is not necessary to submit an expedite request.   Really?  Maybe that's because you are applying under the spousal visa and not fiance visa.  For those that requested expedite, did you call USCIS or sent a letter to the service center?  If a letter, may I see one as an example?  Been searching this site and google and did not find any examples.  I suppose it's a free format letter explaining the request for expedite but any pointers and or specific letters might be more helpful.     Good luck on your petitions everyone!	hlfmnlboanga	Male	Philippines	2013-12-02 03:09:00
USCIS Service Centers	For Filipinos that are affected by typhoon Hiayan. Expedite may be granted!!!	good luck to us!!! hi, nice to meet you...just curious what kind of visa did you request expedite processing?  I am applying for my fiance's K1 but unfortunately that doesn't fall under the expedite permitted visas on the website so i didn't send a request along with the packet in the mail.  Wondering if I should've tried anyway...	hlfmnlboanga	Male	Philippines	2013-11-24 00:03:00
USCIS Service Centers	USCIS announces workload transfer from the Vermont Service Center to the California Service Center	Seems like CSC is a lot slower now.  Not happy about this at all.  They were doing quite well until this happened (and perhaps the holidays?).    USCIS announces workload transfer from the Vermont Service Center to the California Service Center     U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently began transferring some extension of stay casework from the Vermont Service Center to the California Service Center to balance workloads. The affected casework includes the following form: I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, filed by an employer to extend the stay of an alien to perform services as an H-1B specialty occupation worker. To learn more, visit our website: http://go.usa.gov/ZZnQ	hlfmnlboanga	Male	Philippines	2014-01-07 21:11:00
Philippines	Approved..or not?!	Definitely agree with that and what everyone else said.  When I first did the I-129F I probably mis-read the instructions but the part where it asks about my fiance and her kids, I put our baby on there so it's honest and upfront...but being too honest backfired! lol   salamat sa diyos!  I will be checking CEAC like a hawk until the visa is issued! ;; Congrats. Your child should not have been on the I-129F, as she doesn't need a visa or medical. You probably created a bit of confusing by having her on it with no medical included.	hlfmnlboanga	Male	Philippines	2014-02-19 12:11:00
Philippines	Approved..or not?!	Thanks both of you for your fast replies!  I feel a little better now but will have to wait until I can call my fiance later today to get more details.   Indeed, I hope it was just the releasing window person saying that and not the CO.  That is one of my many questions for my fiance when we speak later today~   I checked CEAC site now and it's in "Ready" status, I suppose that's a good start ^^;; So paranoid and nervous.  Miss my fiance and baby girl so much!    Rarely doesn't anyone hear the word APPROVED at the embassy.  My wife is still waiting to hear those words...   They didn't give your fiancee a 221g, just told her to wait for delivery... so all is good!!     Congrats!!     You are correct, your USC daughter should never have been listed on the I-129F... that may be confusing someone	hlfmnlboanga	Male	Philippines	2014-02-19 11:41:00
Philippines	Approved..or not?!	Hi All, a little confused here since I was not with my fiance yesterday during her interview, i am even more confused...   Short background...I used to live in Manila over a year and half where I met my now fiance.  We lived together and had a cute baby girl together.  She is a US citizen now too with a US passport. Yesterday was my fiance's interview at the Embassy.  She told me she asked the officer and the releasing window person if she was approved and she was not given a firm answer.  The "releasing window" person advised her our baby needs a medical exam...#######?  The releasing window person also said "wait at home." Why our US citizens required the same as the foreign applicants?  I remember emailing the embassy a month ago asking about requirements for children and confirmed at that time if not a K2 applicant, no need for the medical.  If US citizens are required to have a medical, would have been smarter to take our daughter off the I-129F application when it was filed I suppose. Wait at home..I assume this means we need to wait for an update or notification to be mailed or if I am optimistic, it means she was approved and wait for home delivery?!   Do you think this was just "advice" to have a medical before going to the US or was it a definite requirement?  I checked CEAC site for a status update but it's probably too early (?) for the system to update either way (guessing here...).   So lost as to why the embassy can't even say yes or no for the approval after going through all that waiting time at the embassy.   Thanks for your inputs po!	hlfmnlboanga	Male	Philippines	2014-02-19 10:48:00
Philippines	APPROVED!!	me too po, AP status pala   Maybe will check again mid-next week.  Not expecting a faster update but one can pray ^^;;;; Congratulations! Anyway, what does your status says on ceac? Just wonderin if AP status s normal after the interview?!	hlfmnlboanga	Male	Philippines	2014-02-21 16:51:00
Philippines	Tracking Your Visa	how much time should we wait after embassy interview to check 2go and CEAC site?  It's probably too early for me but my fiance finished her interview yesterday (Feb 19).  CEAC says Ready but after closely checking it's ready for scheduling the embassy interview...   2GO has no record found using passport or case number Its still in the embassy. You can also track your Passport via 2go e-trace tracking by just inputting either your case number, passport number, or UID number located at the bottom part of your appointment confirmation notice. Goodluck.	hlfmnlboanga	Male	Philippines	2014-02-19 15:01:00
Philippines	K-1 approve. Thank you so much VJ family	She said 2go texted and will deliver today! 2go's site still says invalid. So weird! HI DID YOU RECEIVE YOUR VISA YET? HI DID YOU RECEIVE YOUR VISA YET?	hlfmnlboanga	Male	Philippines	2014-02-26 23:15:00
Philippines	K-1 approve. Thank you so much VJ family	Congrats!!   My fiance is also in Issued status yet 2go site still says "invalid" using passport, application or case number.  It's been "invalid" since the first day and even a day after "issued" status on CEAC.  Is this odd or normal?  Other posts say you can use that identifier to track on 2go Etrace... I was with my fiancee during her interview at USEM last Feb 18. The actual process took less than 30 min combined. But the waiting was long. Almost 8 hours! Lol we brought with us lots of documents of our proof of ongoing relationship ,but only the usual paperwork were asked: Birth Cert, NBI, Cenomar, affidavit of support form with a copy of my 2012 w2 and ITR. I also gave the Fil consul the original certified copy of my divorce paper. They did not bother looking at our pictures. When my fiancee was called by the American Consul he saw me and I was told to have a seat. He will call me if he has any questions. I was seated right infront of him and i can hear his questions to my fiancee. He only asked a few questions : when did we meet? How did we meet? What was i doing in the philippines the first time we met? What did we do on the 3 weeks I visited her the second time. Thats it. He did not say if the visa was approved. All he said was thats all the questions and wait for the window to call her number. At the window for 2go I ask if we were approve and was told most likely since the consul kept the pp and no further documents were needed. Our CEAC status first 3 days was ready then went to AP for 2 more days and finally issued yesterday. We are just waiting for 2go to text us as we opted for the visa ro be pick up at MOA. Thanks again for all the help and advice. Our journey is almost over.	hlfmnlboanga	Male	Philippines	2014-02-25 18:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	November 2013 filers?	That is ridiculous really!  You should call them again and demand an explanation.  That is unacceptable.   I was told it takes a week then if nothing, to call back.  When I called back I found out they made an error inputting one of my many details (when you are on the call you need to recite everything even if it's on their screen).  One of the idiots there delayed the expedite request about 2 weeks and was forced to do it again.   What did your hardcopy say?  It should give more details as to the next step.  Mine said "your case is now being adjudicated" and please wait up to 45 or was it 60, days for a decision.   I did get a letter confirming my expedite request.  It came almost 4 weeks later.  However when I did initially request it, they said I should hear a decision within 30 days...fat chance on that.   When the 30 days came up, i called again and they said they would put in a service request and I should hear  something within 5 days... Well guys what... Fat chance on hearing anything again!   So i called again and the person on the phone said... The 5 days to hear from is just a suggestion and it may take another 30 days to hear anything about our petition... I was like #######!!!   At that point i was pretty pissed and annoyed as hell.  I asked to speak to someone higher up and they transferred me to an immigration officer.   The officer stated that our petition went our for security background check and that since USCIS did not handle that, there was nothing USCIS could do.  I said, so now its a waiting game?  The person responded...pretty much.  I asked how long it possibly may take and the person said, a few weeks to several months!!   Aarrgghh!!!   This sucks cause like i said, while others can start to live their lives together, start a family together... We are friggin stuck in limbo... Both of us not being able to have defimitive plans or timetables on anything about our lives together!	hlfmnlboanga	Male	Philippines	2014-01-25 19:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	November 2013 filers?	Did you get anything in the mail about your expedite request?  You should've gotten a hard copy acknowledging your request and more explanation in that letter.  If not, you should call USCIS call center back and confirm they got your information correctly and specifically ask if the request was approved or not.   Good luck!   I actually did call for an expedite on dec 13 and the expedite was approved but from then, no update on anything.	hlfmnlboanga	Male	Philippines	2014-01-25 00:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	November 2013 filers?	Congrats!  I hope that means I am closer since you are approved from CSC...come on CSC!!! today please!!   been waiting too long considering I am on expedite status  T__T Our NOA2 was approved yesterday (9th Jan), so thrilled!	hlfmnlboanga	Male	Philippines	2014-01-10 13:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	November 2013 filers?	Calling USCIS during the NOA2 is quite useless.  I've been trying to do that and I did not get anywhere.  Feels like I am talking to a telemarketer reading from a script.  They just say to keep waiting and waiting...   My case is confirmed expedited but still waiting for NOA2.  I guess this is not a good sign for people under regular status.   I am happy you guys got approved)) But I don't think calling or anything during the NOA2 wait time is going to make it go any faster for me. I think maybe all Philippines cases are getting processed exponentially faster than most other countries.   Congratulations though)	hlfmnlboanga	Male	Philippines	2014-01-10 00:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	November 2013 filers?	It seems really hard to get any useful information or updates from USCIS via their toll free call center.  I tried to ask today about my RFE status and all they do is read verbatim the words from the USCIS website after inputting my receipt number.  I already know what it says so I tried to probe further and ask if there's any issues or such and they just say no and that it takes up to 60 days to get a reply. I confirmed that I am approved for expedite status yet the process is moving abnormally slow for an expedite case, imo...     As for speeding things up, if you call and email, often times you will get information that would take weeks to get if you just wait for them to contact you.  So while it may not speed some things up, it is not a bad idea to call or email or both because it can possibly allow you to move on to the next step (ie gettting your case number faster from the NVC).  For example, I still haven't been notified that my case was sent to the NVC and that I have a case number via the email/text system that they have.  But I called and got all of that information and have been able to move on to the other steps much quicker.  Hope that makes sense.  All I can say is be patient, but like I like to say, "Push with patience!"	hlfmnlboanga	Male	Philippines	2014-01-08 18:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	November 2013 filers?	Hi Gwapo (btw, nice nick name lol)   All I got was a hard copy letter from the CSC acknowledging my expedite request and it said "your case is currently being adjudicated" after which a few days after I got the RFE and I sent the G325As for me and my fiance asap which was Dec 20.  After that, no update at all.     I did some searches on VJ and other people who got a letter like mine for expedite confirmed that letter is equivalent to an approval for expedite.  The whole thing is so confusing...  but the weather delays and VSC transferring of workloads to CSC is what is concerning me now.     When you filed for an expedite request, did they ask for anything?   Also, how did you know they accepted the expedite request?	hlfmnlboanga	Male	Philippines	2014-01-05 20:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	November 2013 filers?	I have a feeling even CSC is now slowing down.  I noticed on USCIS website on December 23 the VSC transferred work to CSC to balance workloads... All of a sudden things are slowing down even more than expected with the holidays factored in.  Been 2 weeks since they got my RFE reply and still nothing. So nervous checking online everyday for a status update....please give me NOA2!!!       Man...that sucks!!	hlfmnlboanga	Male	Philippines	2014-01-04 23:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	November 2013 filers?	This is for the K2 visa right?  I know in the Philippines, it's the same fee as the fiance K1 visa.  Not sure if the country you are filing in has different fees but they must be paid separately.     question for anyone that knows....My fiance is bringing her daughter with her.... At the interview how much money does she pay for her visa? How much for her daughter ?	hlfmnlboanga	Male	Philippines	2013-12-27 19:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	November 2013 filers?	Congratulations!!!  Wow, you got a great interview date (in my opinion).  I thought I read on the forums here people saying the wait was until late April or May. I am very happy for the both of you po!   salamat sa diyos dba dba     We are so thankful for the very fast processed in our petition..finally set our medical and interview... we are hoping in less than 4 months we're done in this process and be together again Thank you so much Lord   Hi, just curious did NVC give any explanation as to why it took so long?  I guess technically the timing was within their default guideline but it sounds like something got lost on their end?  Maybe I am reading too much into it... but great you got the case number nonetheless.  Congratulations and good luck!     Sparkle Pony you are always so kind and helpful to all the posters! I hope you had a Merry Christmas and I hope 2014 brings a quick resolution to your K1 and you get married and live happily ever after!	hlfmnlboanga	Male	Philippines	2013-12-27 11:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	November 2013 filers?	I am trying to be optimistic and hope there are some ISOs working today and the rest of the week; I should be getting NOA2 any day now.  My status as of last Friday was RFE response review.   Please lord grant us the NOA2 por favor! hehe  ^^;;;     Merry x-mas to everyone!   This week they will probably be very slow... our case file was received by the embassy on the 23rd but on the CEAC webpage it still says "In Transit" So, I am guessing they haven't even looked at it... It is thrusday, so I don't think we will get any updates until the 2nd or 3rd of January... I just wished I knew my interview date! Oh well, at least we will be starting this new year with some good news!   Good Luck to everyone	hlfmnlboanga	Male	Philippines	2013-12-26 13:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	November 2013 filers?	Thanks for your kindness!  Yeah was expecting the RFE but had to wait for the hardcopy; I sent a reply via overnight mail last week.  Hope they can review it this week including the holidays so I will tried to be optimistic too ^^   You can wait in the St Lukes lobby but it will be very crowded and not the most ideal place to hang out but having said that, not much else in that area either.   Have a great time in Manila.  I miss it there sometimes.  Best of luck to you and your fiance!  Happy holidays!!       Thank you and good luck in your journey. I see you got the dreaded RFE. Hope it goes smooth. I agree the embassy interview date is way to far out there (past my k1 date) but maybe next month they will move things along quicker. Hey I am an optimist. I will be heading back to Manila in Feb. I am hoping my fiance can do her medical then as I will have a hotel in Manila. I am not sure if I would be allowed in st Luke's just to keep her company. Keep me updated on your progress. I am sending some positive vibes your way	hlfmnlboanga	Male	Philippines	2013-12-23 13:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	November 2013 filers?	I hope you get your case number soon.  The wait to get an interview date at the USEM Manila seems brutal.  Too much patience required.     Well after the excitement of receiving an NOA2 in 10 days unfortunately since then it has been over 4 weeks and the NVC still has not received the file. On the plus side it was very easy to get through to the NVC today when I called and they were polite. They just gave me the standard "It can take up to 8 weeks to receive" line. Sigh. Need to get that case number to move things along. Hate the feeling of being stalled.	hlfmnlboanga	Male	Philippines	2013-12-23 11:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	November 2013 filers?	Congratulations!!   Wow, that is odd re the website status.  They are pretty good about keeping updates accurate (in my opinion) anyway.   Holy #######!!! Here I was lamenting how I hadn't received a NOA2 yet despite my NOA1 being Nov 5th, and I just received a letter in mail saying that NVC has received and sent out my approved petition as of Dec 9th!!! Woooohoo! That means it is probably reaching Mumbai today! Amazing - my online status as well as the USCIS phone line says my petition is still in initial review with the last update Nov 7th, haha.	hlfmnlboanga	Male	Philippines	2013-12-17 00:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	November 2013 filers?	Finally got my text/email from USCIS saying they are sending me the RFE notification (as expected).  Hopefully it's nothing more than what was originally anticipated (sent the G325 instead of G325A).  Praying I can get NOA2 before year-end.	hlfmnlboanga	Male	Philippines	2013-12-16 16:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	November 2013 filers?	I used to live in Manila for 1.5 years and I can attest to that.  The amount of traffic they get on any given day is crazy.  Strong majority of that traffic, I would say is for B1/B2 tourist visas and the rest for the fiance or spouse visas.  If I was a consular officer, I would not want to work at that embassy!  But, could be worse...     That is specific for the Manila Embassy. I can't even begin to imagine the amount of petitions they get and process.	hlfmnlboanga	Male	Philippines	2013-12-14 17:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	November 2013 filers?	Hi, I called the USCIS call center phone number on their website.  After inputting my receipt number I spoke to an agent and I requested expedite status.  After giving them the reason (humanitarian) and a basic summary as to why, they asked for my name address and receipt number (yes again) and they finally assigned me a separate reference number for the expedite.  The agent said they usually decide within 5 days but if I hear nothing, it does not necessarily mean there is an issue or such.  Well, I called exactly a week later and heard of the surprising/shocking error or typo made by the agent thus my first expedite request was void.  Had to make a new one and got a new reference number...  Lost a week due to complete incompetence of one person on the phone.     I have no idea why they would tell you it takes 30 days.  That seems very odd to me but most of this process seems odd... o.O;;;     Today, 06:12 PM Yeah I called them and they said 30 days and gave me some kind of number ! They never sent me anything so I gave them my adress and my email adress so they said 30 days i don't know why but I hope something happens that's good and then the case moves quicker and hope I don't have to wait another 30 days to loose time we'll I hope it's nothing to serious and I get this done quicker and get over it and they told me that I have already been approved for the application .. So what happened where did they send you that expedite number did they email you or did you get it in the actual mail because they told me 30 days and I have no idea if it's going to take that long or is it going to be quicker ? What did you get after that and where did u get it ?	hlfmnlboanga	Male	Philippines	2013-12-13 12:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	November 2013 filers?	On December 12, 2013, the post office returned the notice we last sent you on this case I129F PETITION FOR FIANCE(E) as undeliverable. This may have serious effects on processing this case. Please call 1-800-375-5283 to update your mailing address for this notice to be re-sent. I DONT UNDERSTAND whyyyyyyyyyy ????   I had something similar happen about a week ago.  I called USCIS to request expedite (they said it takes 5 days) so I called yesterday to check on the status.  the USCIS operator said they sent a letter saying they could not match my profile with the delivery address.  #######?!  Sounds like the operator I spoke with made a typo when inputting all the details of my case.   It seems that even when giving your receipt number that doesn't link your profile and personal details.  Very odd. Lost a week for nothing basically and had to resubmit the expedite request.  T__T;;	hlfmnlboanga	Male	Philippines	2013-12-12 11:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	November 2013 filers?	gd pm kuya po.  I sent you msg po.  Hope to hear from you soon.   Anyway, I did put in my ER yesterday to the USCIS call center.  They asked me the reasons so I have a feeling they will request hard copy evidence which might take time and cause delays as I need docs from the Philippines.   I am happy for you (and everyone else!) that got their NOA2s so quickly!   ;;     good morning kabayan. if F beneficiary is residing anywhere in the Philippines you can request for expedite.    I filed my K1 few days before Yolanda landed to the island/s.   6NOV--uscis received K1 app. 8NOV-NOA1 13NOV-"ER" Expedite Request. 25NOV-NOA2       Kung kailangan mo ng tulong send me ng msg. Highly recommend you to Join "Asawa World" in Facebook. There's alot of members there that can assist irt K1/CR1.     Good luck po.	hlfmnlboanga	Male	Philippines	2013-12-06 00:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	November 2013 filers?	Mine has actually been pushed up.    Hi, how do you know if your case was pushed up?  Did you call USCIS or...?   My petition is also at the CSC but have a few weeks until I can get really concerned...  I know I will get RFE though so I have to wait for it, unfortunately.	hlfmnlboanga	Male	Philippines	2013-12-04 19:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	November 2013 filers?	      Hhhhhmmm.... I was wondering that too.  My fiance is in the Philippines and I wanted to see if the "expediting" included everyone from the Philippines   Hi, just wanted to ask did you end up sending a request to expedite?  Any update?  I am thinking about doing this too even though it's for K1, I am thinking there is no harm in trying but I am confused as there are mixed opinions on this forum about the expedite request.  salamat po~	hlfmnlboanga	Male	Philippines	2013-11-28 02:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	November 2013 filers?	The form is clear G325A not G325 you will have to make another one and submit it as soon as they send you an incomplete request file. I filed last Friday and application was received today at the Texas lockbox.  I also made that same mistake of using plain G325 instead of G325A   Will the lockbox first assign the case to the service center (strongly assume CSC since I reside there) or will Dallas lockbox reject it before it gets processed and forwarded to the CSC?  If CSC, I live very close to that building but it seems they don't allow outside visits anymore?  Infopass only assigns appointments to the Santa Ana field office and never a choice to choose the CSC itself.      thanks	hlfmnlboanga	Male	Philippines	2013-11-26 02:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	The RFE Master List	sorry to hear that about the photos but congrats on the approval!   It seems like all service centers have really slowed down.  Surprised it took 3 weeks to get your NOA2 based on a passport photo RFE.     I am still waiting for my RFE reply but mine was worse; I sent G325 instead of G325A.  Maybe it takes more checking and such   hi, I just wanted to add my RFE - I was very thorough, except that I my "passport style photo" wasn't to their liking.  I went to cvs and had them do it and returned it the same day I received the notice in the mail, and now 3 weeks later we got approved!   so go to cvs for your passport photos, you can find a $2 coupon off online!	hlfmnlboanga	Male	Philippines	2014-01-10 00:55:00