Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	California Service Center To Texas Service Center	Thank God I found this thread. My petition was received on July 8th. It was transferred to TSC from California in November. Now I have been told repeatedly that it is being held for further review and is therefore taking more time. It seems I have found a group here with similar experiences. I have been watching August I-130s approved while ours collect dust. The last communication I had with USCIS asked me to wait another 6 months before inquiring again!!! I am a USC with a very straightforward I-130 petition. Welcome to the family OuterX	celldoc	Male	India	2011-01-20 21:10:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	California Service Center To Texas Service Center	Hey gang, I just caught up with the day's posts- I'm in good spirits thanks to you guys, as always wishing for the best for all of us. Cheers!	celldoc	Male	India	2011-01-20 16:07:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	California Service Center To Texas Service Center	Thanks, everyone! And I'm not going anywhere! I'm still gonna post on this thread and I would love to see my VJ friends approved this month!!!!!! Au contraire Jenny- you ARE going somewhere- you're going to the NVC!!! WOOHOOOOOOOOO!!!!!	celldoc	Male	India	2011-01-19 20:36:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	California Service Center To Texas Service Center	I'm thinking things may be over for today - are we aware of any approvals later than 7.30 Texas Time? I may go to bed - it's 1.30am here in the UK.... Yeah I suspect you're right buddy. Have a good night- I pray tomorrow brings many more approvals, including one for each and every single one of us. Keep the faith	celldoc	Male	India	2011-01-19 20:31:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	California Service Center To Texas Service Center	All these approvals compelled me to check my case status- alas, still no change Let's do this USCIS!!! Come on Officer Garza!!	celldoc	Male	India	2011-01-19 20:26:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	California Service Center To Texas Service Center	Keep the faith - things are happening now, we will all soon be with our loved ones and things will appear so much brighter. I'm sorry for what you're going through. Ditto Nab, I'm sure you've heard this before, but I'll say it again anyway- hang in there! You're clearly going through a lot, I can only imagine. Try and give yourself strength by imagining how happy you'll be when you'll finally be with your hubby	celldoc	Male	India	2011-01-19 20:11:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	California Service Center To Texas Service Center	I'm a little late to the party- Jenny, Rickey, Tdis- my heartfelt CONGRATS to you all!! May we all be with our loved ones VERY soon	celldoc	Male	India	2011-01-19 20:04:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	California Service Center To Texas Service Center	Yes, I'm a writer and musician in my bored times, Val & I do all the music/lyrics recording and playing... I suspect it was your senator too! Check out this link if you like the music we write - there's a lot more on there... http://valgary.bandz...com/fr_home.cfm Gary- great tunes mate	celldoc	Male	India	2011-01-19 16:35:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	California Service Center To Texas Service Center	I am fed-up with all this. I am going to smuggle her across the border. Now guess whether or not that I am being facetious USCIS! LOL I was just speaking with one of the security guys in my building here in Miami, who happens to be Cuban- he shared his story of how he got to the States from Cuba on a little boat. Assuming you survive the treacherous boat trip, according to him as long as you reach U.S. soil you're good to go. He was saying that for Cubans, even in the event that they get caught, from what I understood by his broken English all they need to do is request political asylum and that's that.	celldoc	Male	India	2011-01-19 15:52:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	California Service Center To Texas Service Center	Nice email, and yes, a very similar answer to others. The I 129F may not be a bad idea....we have one in...but...it's at TSC... Ditto- my I 129F seems to have been lost in the abyss.	celldoc	Male	India	2011-01-19 15:34:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	California Service Center To Texas Service Center	We didn't formulate expectations based on any erroneous statement. We formulated expectations based on common sense. Of course, our priority date stands. No court would see otherwise unless the judge was retarded. Billy, I was being facetious. I take it you were being the same.	celldoc	Male	India	2011-01-19 15:32:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	California Service Center To Texas Service Center	I wrote and recorded this song about our ordeal, and put it together with some happy time pictures. Enjoy... http://www.facebook....654020 Any chance you'll put it up on youtube?	celldoc	Male	India	2011-01-19 15:15:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	California Service Center To Texas Service Center	We know their system is obviously broken, personally, throwing in another wrench (I-130) will complicate it even more. They screwed up a transfer, imagine what they could do with this scenario. Just my 2 cents........... I was thinking the same thing. It would royally suck if a second application were to get to CSC, get to the verge of approval, and then get flagged by some computer for "additional examination" because of a prior application. Say hello to an additional 8-12 month waiting period. Edited by celldoc, 19 January 2011 - 02:56 PM.	celldoc	Male	India	2011-01-19 14:55:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	California Service Center To Texas Service Center	If so, they woudn't write in the NOA transfer that it was to speed up the process Unless the "speeding up of the process" was one of a series of "clerical errors". -In which case we've all formulated expectations based on an erroneous statement. Edited by celldoc, 19 January 2011 - 01:38 PM.	celldoc	Male	India	2011-01-19 13:37:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	California Service Center To Texas Service Center	I really hope you're right. I just find it hard to see how TSC can deal with 36000 July filers all at once!! Part of me is more optimistic though - I swing between optimism and pessimism.... WE WILL GET THRU!! The 36,000 figure comprises solely of July filers??	celldoc	Male	India	2011-01-19 13:09:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	California Service Center To Texas Service Center	Contrary to what our letter said about "speeding up", I feel our time HAS indeed been reset. It appears we can do nothing at all about it. Hey all, work's kept me too busy to actively participate as of late but I've been checking on you guys daily. Unfortunately for us, all signs do seem to point to our clocks being reset to some degree. Politicians don't seem to be of any help in our case. I'm beginning to think the reason is because, as some of you have already alluded, this scenario has not played out before, and subsequently there's no standard protocol that the TSC is mandated to follow. Of course I'm making all this up- it all pure speculation. I've been calling the USCIS (against my better judgment) somewhat regularly. What completely baffles me is that I continue to get different information from both Tier 1 and Tier 2 Officers alike. Some of them, perhaps being cognizant of the conflicting information they're dishing out, get downright nasty when I inquire about the blatant inconsistencies in the statements I'm given regarding our situation. Anyway, just wanted to touch base with my VJ family. Cheers	celldoc	Male	India	2011-01-19 12:54:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	California Service Center To Texas Service Center	Hey guys I wanted to share with you what we have just got: Post Decision Activity On January 13, 2011, we mailed you a notice that we have approved IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN We ARE APPROVED!!!! Good luck to all of you and things have really started moving at TSC, you will get good news soon too! Thank God!! CONGRATS!!!	celldoc	Male	India	2011-01-14 06:11:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	California Service Center To Texas Service Center	rpratt Congrats!! Like others have said, I sure hope this approval signals the breaking of the log-jam at TSC. Hoping to see many more approvals this coming week, so we all can be together at NVC. Hope us June/July/August filers can stay in touch, and help one another through the NVC and Consular stages. Although our spouses are from different countries, I feel a bond with all you guys. This has been a roller-coaster of a ride so far, but I feel things will start picking up for us now. I have faith that we will all be reunited with our families within the next 3 or 4 months. I second that	celldoc	Male	India	2011-01-08 09:44:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	California Service Center To Texas Service Center	Hey everyone... I just got approved. Praise God! We're on the way!!!! Post Decision Activity On January 7, 2011, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I129F PETITION FOR FIANCE(E). Please follow any instructions on the notice. If you move before you receive the notice, call customer service at 1-800-375-5283. Post Decision Activity On January 7, 2011, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I130 IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN. Please follow any instructions on the notice. If you move before you receive the notice, call customer service at 1-800-375-5283. Let me join everyone here in congratulating you- that's great news!! I hope good news continues to come for all of us	celldoc	Male	India	2011-01-08 07:42:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	California Service Center To Texas Service Center	And we were given the exact same date when we called a few days before Christmas. No one at all has been correctly approved yet. What on earth is going on? This is so frustrating. I'd rather them come out and say "OK, we messed up - no approvals until February" than tell us bare faced lies all the time. The excuses we have had: "Your approval is on an officers desk, and will be done within the next few days" "TSC are working on July 12th as we speak" "TSC are working on July 17th as we speak" "You are expedited and nothing has happened? I'll fax TSC for you - oh wait, that's funny, they removed the fax number" "Your file has been transferred to your local office" "Your file is still in TSC". "Your NOA2 could be in the mail" Oh boy, oh boy. INFORMATION AND THE TRUTH is what we need - not excuses and appeasement. lol Please add the following 2 to the list: Your application is at the Department of State Let me phone the TSC on your behalf. What is your contact number? Thank you- I will call you later today after I reach the TSC.	celldoc	Male	India	2011-01-07 17:41:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	California Service Center To Texas Service Center	I just spoke with a USCIS Officer and inquired about whether cases like ours can be expedited on the premise of "USCIS Error"- the Officer explained that she could submit a request to expedite such cases but whether the cases will ultimately get expedited or not lie in the hands of another department at the TSC.	celldoc	Male	India	2011-01-07 17:16:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	California Service Center To Texas Service Center	I was just told by a Tier 1 that they were working on July 16th and 17th applications. Its clear to me now that TSC viewed the transfer as reseting the clock for their purpose. Interesting- on January 5th you were given the above information. Today, January 7, I was given the same date- the Tier 1 rep told me that TSC is "backed up" and processing applications from July 16th (I noticed she didn't even mention July 17th). Happy Friday	celldoc	Male	India	2011-01-07 17:05:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	California Service Center To Texas Service Center	I just read the article. Considering they had all that trouble in November 2009, you'd think they would have improved their output in 2010. It seems we really got suckered in our transfers to TSC. Optimism is fading.... I know what you mean Val and Gary, it really feels like we're part of an unfortunate batch.	celldoc	Male	India	2011-01-07 11:38:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	California Service Center To Texas Service Center	Here's a USCIS Field Operations Directorate Quarterly Meeting document found on the American Immigration Lawyers Association website- it is dated June 14, 2010 from the USCIS. One portion of the document reads: "There were a numbers of questions and concerns raised by stakeholders regarding customer service and case status inquiries. In general, USCIS encourages applicants or their representatives to follow a specific procedure..." No mention of the I-130 of I-129f. No mention of the CSC-TCS transfer. Thanks for posting this. I've read the article but I'm not sure what to think. It didn't say anything about I130s, did it? I might have missed it. No worries. And you're correct, no mention made of the I-130. Edited by celldoc, 07 January 2011 - 11:35 AM.	celldoc	Male	India	2011-01-07 11:35:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	California Service Center To Texas Service Center	Has anyone heard of the website zzi.net? They've published an article on the TSC that begins with the following: The American Immigration Legal Association (AILA) recently distributed to its members an update of various issues after a meeting with USCIS officers at the Texas Service Center (TSC) in November 2009. The meeting covered multiple areas of concern including TSC processing times, EB-1 adjudication standards, denial without RFEs, separated derivative applicants, among other issues. Edited by celldoc, 07 January 2011 - 10:51 AM.	celldoc	Male	India	2011-01-07 10:50:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	California Service Center To Texas Service Center	Today is 5 months + 1 day from my NOA1 priority date. I will do whatever it takes to file a service request. I found a USCIS "Customer Guide" guide online that states that WE CAN file a SR if the USCIS processing time is outside of their guidelines (http://www.uscis.gov...ticle/F1eng.pdf - pg 1, lower left, paragraph titled "Processing Times"). Also the USCIS processing times FOR ALL service centers for a spousal I-130 is 5 months (https://egov.uscis.g...sDisplayInit.do). I don't care how they manage service centers internally. Our NOA1 date was Aug 5, it is past the 5 months and their own documentation states I am entitled to service request. Obviously, I will be super polite and politically correct when making the call and will start with the “assumption” that the rep is good at his or her job and wants to help me (hmph, hmph – clearing my throat). If that doesn’t work, I will continue to be super polite and respectful and point out that their own documentation states that they will process a request if they are outside of the posted processing time frames. If I feel I am getting nowhere, I will simply say goodbye, call back, get another person and try again. If your NOA1 date is older than 5 months, I strongly suggest you do the same if you haven’t already. If their response to my request for an SR or their response to the SR itself does not meet “normal expectations” under THEIR guidelines, I will also contact my congress people and an Ombudsman. In the meantime, if they tell me to call back in 60 days, 180 days, or any other unacceptable time frame, I will simply keep calling back until I get a rep that can help me. Another avenue I might try is to make an infopass appointment at my local USCIS office. I have done this before and they were actually very nice and helpful. Since I wasn't outside of the processing timeline, they couldn't do a lot for me but, since that has changed, I will go their again if needed. My 5 months will be up very shortly (NOA Aug. 9)- I agree with your plan of action. About calling back if one officer is not helpful- I will share this. I was getting absolutely nowhere with a Tier 2 Officer (see my prior conversation on this thread)- so I tried calling back and lo and behold, just my luck, my call was escalated to the same officer. I mean come on- really?!?! What were the odds?!?! Making an infopass appointment had also occurred to me- unfortunately my job doesn't allow for time off during a weekday, and I can't imagine them being open on a weekend. If you or anyone knows for sure that an infopass appointment has gotten results, then I'll seriously have to think of requesting time off of work.	celldoc	Male	India	2011-01-06 11:15:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	California Service Center To Texas Service Center	And yet another CSC Sept approved this afternoon. Hey TSC, can I get some LUBE please! LMAO	celldoc	Male	India	2011-01-05 19:47:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	California Service Center To Texas Service Center	Just got off the phone with USCIS NCSC. Escalated to a service representative per my request. Told her my story, she looked up my petition number, and told me that there was nothing new to report. She did say that I could expect my case to be completed and sent to NVC within 2 weeks. Nice to hear, but not holding my breath. Also, as I was browsing another website, it appears that VJ members who were transferred to TSC are not the only ones having problems getting their cases adjudicated and/or forwarded to NVC. That sounds nice- I hope they come through for you this time, and I hope they get things moving for the rest of us as well. Edited by celldoc, 05 January 2011 - 05:26 PM.	celldoc	Male	India	2011-01-05 17:26:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	California Service Center To Texas Service Center	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 trying to believe that the USCIS had good intentions when they had transferred us to TSC. Like you and a few other are saying though, the lack of approvals from a center that had been thought to get things expedited is disconcerting to say the least. Especially for the July filers. Something that we need to remain cognizant of however is that we on this thread probably, and likely, represent a very minute fraction of people out there who had been transferred from CSC to TSC. Therefore it's hard to assess if there is a statistically significant trend with such few known numbers of us- all we have are a handful of people in the same boat, with no information on what's happening to the rest of the transferees out there. What would argue towards there being a chance that something terribly went awry with the transferees is if hindustani24 meant to say that CSC applicants are not having any issues getting to and through the NVC component.	celldoc	Male	India	2011-01-05 14:53:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	California Service Center To Texas Service Center	Thanks Doc, I just called and talked to Representative, he Said i cannot create SR right now as i am under 180 days, and when i asked about my priority date he said currently we are processing 16 or 17 July petitions, well i think couple of weeks ago someone from this thread received a same statement from them , Thanks for the follow-up! Normally I would think that this is good news for the July filers who are still in limbo, but taking into consideration the apparent lack of any coherent trend, I'm not entirely sure how to process the info you were given- especially because I would bet you if you were to phone again, you may very well be given different information. As in my case, you may even be told by one officer that the other officer had given you completely incorrect information Either way, let us hope for the best. And I'm still looking into what options we may have as a group, just as a few others on this thread are doing. Cheers	celldoc	Male	India	2011-01-05 13:54:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	California Service Center To Texas Service Center	Ok I haven't made any call to USICS till now, i am over 5 months, should i make service request or let it go as it's going, any suggesion. In my opinion, it doesn't hurt go for a service request. If it helps, great, if it doesn't help then you'll be in the same shoes as a bunch of us.	celldoc	Male	India	2011-01-05 12:24:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	California Service Center To Texas Service Center	Nope! CSC CSC. Nice. That pretty much fits the pattern.	celldoc	Male	India	2011-01-05 11:22:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	California Service Center To Texas Service Center	Those are the exact questions that I have. I kinda want to re-file but with my luck it would get transferred again and I'd continue to live in hell. I'm relatively new to the visa game- is re-filing for the I-130 even an option??? Why would you wanna start over? Do you want to pay USCIS again? For what???? Remember March and April filers, they were in the same situations as we, but finally got approved, so I am sure we will hear good news soon!!!! That's what I was thinking as well... I'm hoping for the best for all of us	celldoc	Male	India	2011-01-05 10:43:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	California Service Center To Texas Service Center	Just spoke to a level 2 rep. He said my case is outside normal processing and he opened up a service request for me. He says my case is in "Final Review" and I should have a decision in 2wks on the case. He said to call back if I don't hear anything within this 2 wk period. So, let's see what happens. I sincerely hope that you will have better results than myself- they told me the same thing 3 weeks ago. To know the outcome, refer to my post on this thread regarding my enlightening conversation with a USCIS officer yesterday. Basically, in case you receive a letter similar to mine in 2-3 weeks (which I hope you won't), know that your application, like mine, is at the Dept. of State, which it in all likelihood is not. Do keep us updated friend! Peace	celldoc	Male	India	2011-01-05 10:40:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	California Service Center To Texas Service Center	And another September filer gets approved! Seriously? They weren't from the TSC were they?	celldoc	Male	India	2011-01-05 10:36:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	California Service Center To Texas Service Center	I received a letter via snail mail that basically states the following: On 12/13/2010 you, or the designated representative shown below, contacted us about your case. This much is true. Then it reads: The status of this service request is: Normally, in the English language, the above phrase ending with a colon would indicate that the status of my service request ought be listed following the colon. Instead there's simply a blank space. After the blank, the letter continues to read: Please contact the Department of State, Visa Center.... or call the consulate where the interview was held. I'm really baffled at this point. Interview??? Umm... how about an approval first??? Neither does the letter tell me what the service request status is, nor does it give me any other meaningful information. Of course out of curiosity I called the D.O.S. and they had no clue what the letter was talking about, which of course makes sense, since the USCIS had apparently never sent my paperwork out of Texas. Unbelievable. Really, it makes me so very sad to see how not only mine, but our collective paperwork is being managed. I spoke with an Officer at the USCIS who told me she'd call the Texas Service Center and get the skinny on my paperwork. She said she'd call me when she had something- we'll see if this holds true. Again- unbelievable. So much to my expectations, I did not receive any phone call regarding the status of my case. Against my better judgment, I phoned the USCIS, and my call got escalated to an Officer. After having explained my situation to him, here's basically how the conversation went: Officer: Your application is at the Dept. of State. Me: Really? No, I'm not sure that that is the case. Officer: Yes, your application is at the Dept. of State. Me: That's not what the last two officers at the USCIS told me. Officer: They were wrong. Your application is at the Dept. of State sir. Me: I just called the Dept. of State though, they have no record of me or my file- if the USCIS had in reality sent my application to them in November, I ought to be in the system by now. Officer: My computer is telling me that your application is at the Dept. of State. Me: With all due respect Officer, are you sure? Come to think of it, the last three USCIS officers had somehow verified that my application had never left the TSC, that the letter you are referring to was in fact sent to me in error. Officer: Sir, you are wasting time- as I said, your application is at the Dept. of State. Just like your service request letter states. Me: WHAT? That is NOT what the letter states- the letter actually doesn't state ANYTHING useful, just two blank lines! (refer to above, original post) USCIS: Sorry sir, but according to my computer and the letter we sent you, your application is at the Dept. of State. Me: But Officer, I am holding my letter, I am clearly proficient in English, I know what I am reading, and am NOT reading what you are telling me the letter states. Officer: You will just have to wait. I am sorry but we cannot continue this conversation because you are not listening to me. Me: I don't mean any disrespect Officer, of course I am listening to you, I am just trying my level best to understand what's going on. Officer: As I said, your application is at the Dept. of State. Me: Umm, ok, when should I call back to inquire again? Officer: That is up to you sir. Me: And there's nothing else you can do to further assist me? Officer: No. Me: Thanks so much for your patience and your time Officer, good bye. Officer: [No reply] Me: Edited by celldoc, 04 January 2011 - 08:00 PM.	celldoc	Male	India	2011-01-04 19:59:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	California Service Center To Texas Service Center	I am REALLY curious as to whether ANYONE has got ANY paperwork up to NVC from TSC. I don't think they have approved a single case correctly, and we were all transferred on the 2nd November. I think it is our right to know what is going on there. US citizens have paid good money for the applications - this is not a charity. USCIS have part of their wages paid by customers, and, as with any consumer service, at least have the right to know exactly where they stand. All valid points in my opinion- someone tried conveying a very mild version of these feelings to a USCIS officer who pretty much hung up the phone on them	celldoc	Male	India	2011-01-04 19:40:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	California Service Center To Texas Service Center	Hi everyone and Happy New Year! I am a new one here and just wanted to add myself on the unfortunate list of from CSC to TSC list. My NO1 was July 8th. Got that bogus e-mail and hard copy about the transfer in Nov.....This is THE SECOND time my husband is petioning an I-130 for me as I moved back home when I thought our marriage was not going to work and went to the consulate and returned my green card. We never divorced or even formally seperated so it's been a frustrating journey as we've been married for four yrs now. We cannot claim hardship because of me being from a country where health care, sosial security, education etc. is top notch. Very depressed so I'm happy to read other peoples stories as it gives me some solice. I hope we all get some good news soon. Keep your spirits up although it's tough, I know. Welcome Saaga, happy new year to you too! Sorry to hear about your circumstance- if anything, as you say you can at least take solace in knowing that you're not facing this hardship alone. I consider all the folks on this forum- irrespective of their opinions- as friends, and I hope you will as well. For me, none of my non-cyber friends have gone through this visa process, therefore none of them would be able to even begin to fathom the cause of our sentiments as the people on this forum, who are going through the exact same thing. Cheers	celldoc	Male	India	2011-01-04 19:38:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	California Service Center To Texas Service Center	I received a letter via snail mail that basically states the following: On 12/13/2010 you, or the designated representative shown below, contacted us about your case. This much is true. Then it reads: The status of this service request is: Normally, in the English language, the above phrase ending with a colon would indicate that the status of my service request ought be listed following the colon. Instead there's simply a blank space. After the blank, the letter continues to read: Please contact the Department of State, Visa Center.... or call the consulate where the interview was held. I'm really baffled at this point. Interview??? Umm... how about an approval first??? Neither does the letter tell me what the service request status is, nor does it give me any other meaningful information. Of course out of curiosity I called the D.O.S. and they had no clue what the letter was talking about, which of course makes sense, since the USCIS had apparently never sent my paperwork out of Texas. Unbelievable. Really, it makes me so very sad to see how not only mine, but our collective paperwork is being managed. I spoke with an Officer at the USCIS who told me she'd call the Texas Service Center and get the skinny on my paperwork. She said she'd call me when she had something- we'll see if this holds true. Again- unbelievable.	celldoc	Male	India	2011-01-03 17:54:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	California Service Center To Texas Service Center	My 7th month of waiting has started... I feel for you, really. I'm hitting the 5 month mark and if I'm this anxious, I hate to imagine what you must be going through. As usual, if I am able to obtain any additional info that I think may help us in any way, I'll be sure to share. Cheers.	celldoc	Male	India	2011-01-03 12:52:00