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My pd is 4/1/2013. My file is tranferred to st louis missouri service center on 11/13/2013. how to find out proccessing time for this center?Is there anyone else here file also transferred to this service center?


So your petition started at NBC "St. Louis, Missouri" and got transferred to "St Louis, Missouri". Your petition went nowhere! Haha.. Tier 1 and Tier 2 representatives are saying that currently they are working on Oct petitions..

Hint: I would read little more closely to your notice or expect it to be a typo. Also you can look at timelines and notice they have been processing petitions from Feb through April regularly... With that spread and statistically speaking your looking at anywhere between TODAY thru 4/5 more months..



TimandAnaMaleEl Salvador2013-11-15 15:59:00
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My husband's father was rushed into hospital last night with a heart attack and is due to have triple bypass surgery on Monday. It's at times like this I really realise just how far away we are, and wish I could be there to support... Sorry for the vent, but need to write it somewhere!


You realize how strong you really are when you can't fully comfort someone that you want to because of distance.. The situation is horrible and I'm so sorry.. Try to hang in there and let your spouse know that your there to cheer him up, be a listener, and/or distraction.. Soon all this will be past memories of distance and waiting. Then everyone can focus on making many new wonderful memories in our lives.

TimandAnaMaleEl Salvador2013-11-15 14:50:00
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finally my case was transferred today from the MSC , I don't know where yet... Does any one knows where USCIS would send it? I live in Alabama and there is NO local office that I can see...

Alabama's local office is Atlanta.. Unless your needed for interview chances of you going there is slim to none.. Last time I looked up Atlanta backlog it was 14 months.. They are probably the reason NBC says Oct online.. You should be thanking God if your petition doesn't go there.
TimandAnaMaleEl Salvador2013-11-14 23:13:00
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CONGRATS TIM  !!   I am sooo friggin happy for you !!  GOOD LUCK with everything . 


Thank you!! I wish you got the same news I got today.. You have worked your butt off like me.. Hurry up and get to the NVC so we can help each other out

TimandAnaMaleEl Salvador2013-11-14 20:56:00
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Just got the text that my petition was updated

Just got the email my I-130 is Approved!!

Off to the NVC :) Good luck to everyone still waiting and hopefully not to much longer for all you.




TimandAnaMaleEl Salvador2013-11-14 20:07:00
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Replying to questions :
 
Blueberry Pancake - I only filed a i130, along with all of the proof. when stacked together the proof was probably about 4 inches thick.
 



Congrats!!! Wow 4" thick! They probably tripped over it when they went to transfer some files or didn't want to pay for shipping! Haha I wish you the best of luck with the rest and may it go fast

TimandAnaMaleEl Salvador2013-10-30 10:12:00
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What is the reason for expedite?


Well for one my wife lives in the 2nd highest country with murder rate. But since then truce between gangs happened so I never worried but the bus she takes has been robbed twice with her on it. Gang members have started hanging out in her neighborhood. Her coworker was robbed at gun point for wedding ring. Her neighbor's house was robbed by gangs. Most recent friend of mine was robbed there and got stabbed also lost a eye.. Tier 2 told me that was 100% valid reasons so I filed.

TimandAnaMaleEl Salvador2013-10-29 09:48:00
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Good news.. I got confirmation from my congressman my expedite was approved.. Said I will have my decision on the I-130 in 30 days :)
TimandAnaMaleEl Salvador2013-10-29 09:17:00
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To be honest I don't think anything I do does any good.. Starting to think everything I do slows it down!!
Contact congressman (yes)
Contact senator (no)
Call tier 2 (yes)
File expedite (yes)
Place service requests (yes)

I have gotten zero from service requests (maybe done 6 so far). No letter or anything.

I am though disappointed in my expedite request.. I have many valid reasons as to why to approve it based on the safety of my wife but when I filed it the tier 2 just said she living in dangerous situation and conditions which did not include any details. Said I should get something in 5 days with decision or requesting documentation. I did get the letter in 2 days after I did request saying my "case was under review" and they "received my expedite request". I talked to a tier 2 about it and they told me I will get something again in 30 days that it should go fast..

VJ timeline shows I should get adjusticated anytime from now to mid November.

Reading everything it seems like I'm back where I started.. First waiting to be transferred to local office and now waiting to be transferred to different service center..

So far all efforts are wasted and looking for that light at the end of the tunnel

Have a wonderful day everyone and I hope this week brings many families together

















TimandAnaMaleEl Salvador2013-10-27 07:47:00
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***Now that everyone has had a chance to have their say, any additional posts that do nothing more than to stir up drama or are meant as bait for a specific kind of response will not be tolerated.***


That's the only time we get to hear from the lovely moderators :P haha

TimandAnaMaleEl Salvador2013-10-27 07:31:00
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Poking my head in looking at updates..

1rst congratulations on everyone getting approved it's amazing! Thanks for posting and giving us people waiting some hope

2nd government back up and running till Feb at least so hopefully will not slow other part of process

3rd and last. Good luck for everyone waiting and hope we all get approved soon :)






TimandAnaMaleEl Salvador2013-10-17 19:58:00
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I'm going to take a break and ignore all.. The more I read or do math the more disappointed I get.. I hate calling and getting different answers than y'all.. I was even told when I called that since i did things the legal way "not cheat" I will get the short end of the stick and wait longer until there is immigration reform.. I even did math and came up with VJ makes up .16% of petitions.. That's 1.6 in every 1000 petitions so knowing there is between 80-90 local offices, Vermont, Texas, CSC, and 2 offices of NBC and not seeing 3 people approved every day is same as saying they can't do 2000 petitions so they are NOT working on them!! Them giving everyone different answers means they don't care.. Ignorance may be bliss with USCIS right now
TimandAnaMaleEl Salvador2013-09-26 12:34:00
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I'm confused as to who you're talking to. Me? I already submitted my package at the beginning of the month.


Haha don't try.. It expression of what I did personally

TimandAnaMaleEl Salvador2013-09-25 14:21:00
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Oh yeah also they won't touch your petition just to review it.. I had to hold it up to the glass and flip the pages one by one.. Also got a lecture on what marriage is because I ask what kinda proof is acceptable for evidence of bonefide marriage..
TimandAnaMaleEl Salvador2013-09-25 13:33:00
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Try schedule a info pass appointment at the local field office just to review your I-130 before you submit it when they are 8 months back logged.. She had attitude and brave behind that glass window!!
TimandAnaMaleEl Salvador2013-09-25 12:59:00
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I will treat y'all same way the IO treated me when I asked for her to look at my I-130 before I submitted which I had passport, license, birth certificate everything in it.. She went no no no pointless pointless.. Your petition looks like a business deal you don't need this!!

I was mad because I worked my butt off to get all translated and called teir 1.. Again told no no pointless and to read and include ONLY what the instructions say..

http://www.uscis.gov.../i-130instr.pdf

http://www.uscis.gov...form/g-325a.pdf






TimandAnaMaleEl Salvador2013-09-25 12:31:00
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Yes April 10th.

I didn't send the uscis a copy of her passport I only sent mine? Is that going to delay my process?


No you do not have to send her passport, birth certificate, or driver license .. They get all that when she files for visa at embassy.. Quote from my local office "I-130 is only proving citizenship and proof of relationship not her identity".

Tell her to go ahead and swap to your last name if that is her new last name.. It isn't going to hurt because everyone has to renew their passport sometime and if she has any stamps when visiting you in US then make a copy



TimandAnaMaleEl Salvador2013-09-25 12:15:00
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So you're thinking that they're approving petitions faster if the couple was married in the US? That makes no sense to me.


Well the speed determines which service center it goes to and their current pending petitions.. Also typically your filing status determines that service center.. Example
Children go to one
USC living overseas goes to one
USC living in the states with foreign spouse goes to one
Ect..

It would make more sense to sort them all out equally so they have the same processing time but it doesn't happen.. USC living in the states, married abroad is the slowest it appears







TimandAnaMaleEl Salvador2013-09-25 08:09:00
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Guess I'm wrong it's a approval
TimandAnaMaleEl Salvador2013-09-25 00:02:00
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Check out the September filers thread. Oddly, I think someone might have gotten approved already. But I need more people to check it out, as I don't know for sure what Post-Decision Activity means. I'm assuming it means NOA2, but don't know.huh.png

Well looking at some of the history of posts from her.. They married in the states but he lives abroad, forgot to add passport photos to the petition, and it went to CSC.. If I had to guess it is a RFE or denial.. But guessing it got processed.

That makes 2 petitions processed from couples married or living already in the US

Edited by TimandAna, 24 September 2013 - 11:44 PM.



TimandAnaMaleEl Salvador2013-09-24 23:37:00
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Well I'm April 1rst and nothing on mine.. But song just came on the radio that said "wait till tomorrow fat boy". Haha. Tomorrow by Silverchair

Please I want my approval before..
They find life on Mars
A new president
My funeral
Hell freezes over
Ect...







TimandAnaMaleEl Salvador2013-09-24 20:10:00
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You want to know what places are processing and what places are not? It is easy.. Look at the current approvals which are atretching from Dec to Feb.. That shows me that it is local offices approving them right now.. Butttt if all was being processed and transferred to local offices then you would see a greater span of approved petitions ranging from Dec to April right now... Since there is no evidence of this and also nobody has gotten any confirmed reports of their petitions being transferred I have to think they are not doing such and the stats you see for each month is maybe outdated.. At least I can hope.. If mine gets transferred right now it would be 16 months from my NOA1 to NOW2.. But congressman, local office, teir 1, and teir 2 all said my petition was not going to be transferred.. So I'm sitting in the black hole of "when they decide to start processing". Which probably a lot of you are sitting also..
TimandAnaMaleEl Salvador2013-09-22 15:48:00
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Week is over and the VJ approvals for the month updated..
1. S & K United Kingdom (NOA1 - 2013-01-22) (NOA2 - 2013-09-16)
2. Majid & Martha Morocco National (NOA1 - 2012-12-27) (NOA2 - 2013-09-11)
3. Maor & Kaela Israel (NOA1 - 2013-02-05) (NOA2 - 2013-09-05)

Still waiting on this "new employees" or even older employees to process applications..





TimandAnaMaleEl Salvador2013-09-22 01:15:00
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Different atmosphere's bring different thoughts.. I'm in construction so the amount of illegals is high.. Yes illegals and they call themselves that also!! I have sat at the construction office and watch one guy come in and apply for job and use a SS card.. Then another guy come in 5 minutes later with the same SS card!! Basically to get a job you need a SS card but because of privacy laws the employer can not check to see if it is valid.. (At least that is what the companies always tell me).. Another example I was on a project and I notice a guy was missing.. I inquired where he was at and was told he was deported.. They caught him drinking and driving.. A week later he was back working on another project.. Sooo if everyone can tell me this is acceptable and there should be no consenquence for illegal immigrants then why are we waiting on immigration?!? Just sneak your spouse here right now!! Trust me it has crossed my mind.. But I know it's wrong and believe that things should be done lawfully.. That's why I wait.. Knowing others don't care what is wrong or right and they benifit from it while I wait.. Yeah it makes my blood boil!
TimandAnaMaleEl Salvador2013-09-19 05:05:00
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There was another NOA2 for Jan..

Also I don't really see any insults.. Sometimes people confuse debates with insults.. The law is the law though and should be enforced..

This issue does effect us in immigration.. Instead of having 500 people working on I-130s then they are processing illegals..

I really want to get back to seeing approvals like when I filed.. 30+ people per month on VJ not 3 so far like this month






TimandAnaMaleEl Salvador2013-09-18 19:05:00
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You all are so funny when it comes to illegals and reading online or watching news about it.. I'm in the south and illegals are becoming a way of life because of the lack of enforcement with laws.. Do not believe everything you read because "studies" or "news" are not accurate..
1. Young illegals brought here or born here.. The whole family is still here and the whole family is illegal
2. Marry just for visa.. Yes it's true in many cases
3. Illegals pay taxes.. This is far from true on most accounts because none will pay taxes because it is the same as telling the government your illegal.. BUT with some jobs that require SSN then shared IDs are used so a minimum amount of taxes are payed in this case.. They usually file exempt while paying SS tax, Medicare, ect but not federal or state..
4. The illegal immigrant laws are not enforced and when they are enforced by each state in deporting illegal immigrants or trying to include things like biometrics for employment the federal government claims it is "unconstitutional" so there is very minimal consequences

So to be here illegal is not perfect but it is not very difficult.. And there should not be a double standard and laws should be enforced to the fullest.. If a person breaks into my house (young, hungry, old, poor, or rich) I expect them to go to jail.. No double standard!!






TimandAnaMaleEl Salvador2013-09-18 16:31:00
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Ok.. I have to put my reasonable thoughts to this.. I don't mind causing a major public pleed but timing has to be correct.. I'm at 5 1/2 months which is only 2 weeks past due of the "goal". Even with bill collectors, people are given 90 days before action is taken sooo until 8 months have passed I think our voices will be over looked.. Timing is everything to make the proper statement and not sound like a group of people whining wanting things "Now". The wait sucks but all entered this knowing I-130 approval is goal of 5 months but told roughly 6 months at the beginning..
TimandAnaMaleEl Salvador2013-09-17 21:13:00
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But understand that it was my local office giving this info (which they are really at 9-12 months)...
I talk to tier 2 at CSC that told me 6-9 months
Talk to another that said 6-12
Another that told me 5-6

Basically depending on which office you talk to determines your answer.. IF my petition was at my local office 9-12 months would be about correct.. With my petition stuck at NBC then I do not have a clue because they aren't processing any yet!!!





TimandAnaMaleEl Salvador2013-09-17 15:33:00
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Straight off the press from my congressman and local office..

Timothy,

I was able to reach our Congressional liaison in the Memphis USCIS office. Below is her response. Im not sure about the website address, it may give you what the National Benefits Center is processing currently, as far as the date a petition was filed. That can give you a clearer indication of when your might be approved.

If there is anything else I can do with any other matter, please do not hesitate to contact me again.



Not all Petition for Alien Relative (I-130s) are processed locally. The current processing time is 9-12 months. Mr. Richeys I-130 is at the National Benefits Center and is in initial review.

He can track the progress of the I-130 here: https://egov.uscis.g...is/Dashboard.do.

I hope this is helpful.














TimandAnaMaleEl Salvador2013-09-17 15:22:00
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Sounds like you had a fun conversation.. Haha.. My congressman wrote me but didn't give me any info I didn't already know., it was kinda pointless :(
TimandAnaMaleEl Salvador2013-09-17 15:18:00
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Hahaha.. Loveeee dropped calls
TimandAnaMaleEl Salvador2013-09-17 14:44:00
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Your welcome.. When I'm on hold I always think of my questions and joke.. One time I told the tier 2 to hold for me while I order some BBQ.. I'm sure you will have great news to share with everyone
TimandAnaMaleEl Salvador2013-09-17 13:34:00
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Ask things that you want to know to ease your mind..
Ask where teir 2 is at.. Where is your petition.. When do they expect petition to be processed.. Will it get transferred to local office, new office in Kansas, or Missouri.. Has it been transferred?.. Ask what is going on for increased delays.. What can you do to help speed process.. Anything you have questions or curiousity about.. Some answers you will like some you will not.. Here lately they are telling good news for everyone..

TimandAnaMaleEl Salvador2013-09-17 13:25:00
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Remember when you talk to a teir 2 they might not know anything.. Don't put much faith in a teir 2 in California or Vermont telling you what they "think" is going on in Missouri or Kansas.. I always ask what office they are at and I haven't gotten anyone from Missouri yet..
TimandAnaMaleEl Salvador2013-09-17 13:12:00
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Ummm am I really seeing only 2 .. Only 2 VJ people approved this month?!? One per week?!? ... Umm there is over 100 people in front of me on VJ!! So another 100+ weeks at this rate.. Honestly #######....
TimandAnaMaleEl Salvador2013-09-16 06:50:00
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if you scroll down it has data for Q1 of 2013.


Wow.. If you look at it upside down then it tells you when your petition will be processed

TimandAnaMaleEl Salvador2013-09-14 12:04:00
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Hello everyone, 
it's my first post here. I've been around for a while, only reading stuff though. 
In the first place we hoped to have a final decision early in January, but here we are without any clue and our lives on hold. So I got to agree, it's the hardest thing not to have a date to look forward to.
The waiting is just an awful torture.



That is the worst for me also.. Just let me know at least what month it will get processed.. Not knowing anything and always told wait wait and still in review is the worst ever

Hello everyone I applied april 10 and im still waiting for my Noa2.


I'm April 1rst and still waiting also.. Welcome to the club :(

So question: my number starts with MSC...does that mean anything different? I heard some buzz about an MSC number in another topic.


MSC just means what service center received your petition.. MSC is Missouri



TimandAnaMaleEl Salvador2013-09-13 15:54:00
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I have my letter typed up to send to my states senate, can any one help me to check it 
if i have all my points and questions and if its good enough to send. 
thanks 
 



I am the worst person when it comes to emails and grammar! I'm more of a people person that talks face to face.. My emails, letters, ect are always poorly written and I come across as sharp or confusing..

TimandAnaMaleEl Salvador2013-09-11 16:12:00
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I have came to the conclusion that immigration is above the law and government.. They do what they want to do, say what they want to say, and have no consequence of it.. I been trying to figure out who is above them.. Maybe only the president?
TimandAnaMaleEl Salvador2013-09-11 14:24:00
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She explained that if you ask specific questions, they will actually go get your file and page through it.  Get your information and respond. it does pull it out of que


I don't understand this.. I talked to a tier2 in California that could look at all my information.. So I assumed that either my file was scanned into the computer or someone had done some data entry.. Which means pulling it out of a box or que to answer questions sounds stupid.. IMO

TimandAnaMaleEl Salvador2013-09-11 13:28:00