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CSC is making people upset

Disclaimer: The views of the OP are not necessarily the same as those of Hitler's

I hope they aren´t...because I could actually understand what he was saying in German :-) very funny video!

Jaz&Bry

Female

Germany

2013-03-26 15:28:00

Today on Barak Obama FB page. Let's Storm it!

I posted on there too. Said that the purpose of fiance and spousal visa is to reunite families as well and that many people could post pictures and stories that are just as heartbreaking. Said that it´s not fair that legal immigrants are being punished for choosing the legal route with unreasonably long waiting times and referred to CSC.
I said all of this in a very civilized way though

I know we all want to vent but I think one is more likely to be taken seriously if they express themselves eloquently and respectfully.

Jaz&Bry

Female

Germany

2013-04-05 07:10:00

CSC some sign of life

Agreed. Call me a conspiricist but I agree that the reason we are seeing more and more dec filers approved is so they can balance out their averages for their regulator or ombusman. Lucky for those guys I guess. And outrageous for those on 7,8,9 months since NOA1

Totally! I mean, it´s ok for a corporation to have that kind of a businessy approach, but a government agency??? :wow:

Jaz&Bry

Female

Germany

2013-04-10 06:39:00

CSC some sign of life

At least two of the four have posted here saying they were NOT expedited and did not do anything special and were quite surprised by the fast approvals.

I really don't know what to think about the December approvals ... other than the possibility with the flooding ("plumbing issues") if they moved stacks of applications around in a hurry to prevent damage, then it's possible that some officer simply grabbed the topmost stack, or that the files are now completely chaotically arranged?

Not that there can be anything more chaotic than CSC already was!

I think they just want to achieve their 7.5 months average. That´s why they throw in some more recent filers. It gets them closer to that goal in a short amount of time instead of just going ahead processing the old cases in correct order. Not saying that is ok or even fair. It´s all "cosmetics" to make the numbers look better.

Edited by Jaz&Bry, 10 April 2013 - 04:36 AM.

Jaz&Bry

Female

Germany

2013-04-10 04:34:00

trying to understand the CSC

i agree. it is addictive. but i can't blame anybody for checking daily. we are all in the same boat, banging our heads against the walls.
time wouldn't matter so much, if we could wait with our loved ones at our sides. but it's not that easy to combine two lives across the globe WITHOUT that visa. it's the epitome of frustration.

I´m officially addicted too! Don´t even recognize myself anymore, I´m on this site all the time, it´s the first thing I think about when I wake up, how terrible is that!
But Narnia, I think it´s a good sign that CSC has actually started working on K1s again and is able to crank out that many in just one day. You will be up soon! And me too, a few months later, and we will be with our sweethearts in Cali!
Viel Glück (F)

Jaz&Bry

Female

Germany

2013-04-10 16:00:00

USCIS processing times website

My question is, after they finish these Nov-Dec files to adjudicate, will they move to adjudicate January filers or will they go backwards? I'm soooo curious now:P
And another question...when they'll update their charts and processing times for April, if they include the Nov-Dec approvals, how are the processing times going to look like? 1st of December? If it's gonna be around that date, a lot of people could put in a service request then.

That´s exactly what I asked myself, too. (I´m a January filer).

After they´ve decreased their average processing time by approving those December filers, I think they will most likely return to working on the old 2012 cases before continuing on to January.

But who really knows? It´s extremely unpredictable. I am tired of guessing and making assumptions that only turn out to be wrong.
I am simply glad they´re back to working on K1s again.

Jaz&Bry

Female

Germany

2013-04-13 10:19:00

Did k1 CSC PROCESSING TIME JUST CHANGE?

It's not necessarily a bad sign... as blindly optimistic as this may sound. It took them a LONG time to update last time, and this time it was only a few weeks later. We all knew the wait times were crazy long and not being reflected properly. Now they have owned up to it. If what some members have been reporting from emails received from the ombudsman is true, then CSC is preparing to place emphasis on I-129f again. In the past (much of last year), CSC has shown that they CAN crank these applications out pretty fast. The glass half full hope is that now they are ready to hit the backlog, have updated the averages, and will proceed to get them down as much as possible.

Is that too optimistic? maybe. maybe not.

Thank you for saying that!!! That´s what the optimist in me is thinking and hoping too! Once CSC focusses its attention back on I-129Fs again, they may just crank them out en masse.
At least they´re being more realistic now with the 7.5 months, that way new filers have a better grasp of what to expect as far as waiting times go....
unlike some of us who were completely stunned by the sudden delay and had to come up with a plan B as to what to do with our lives when actually we were supposed to be with our partners already.

Jaz&Bry

Female

Germany

2013-04-04 16:32:00

The CSC I-129F Frenzy

I'm wondering if it has something to do with the petitioner. I am a naturalized citizen and I used to have an alien registration number. I can't remember but I think the I-129f form asks for your alien registration number. It could be that the system is deleting the alien registration number of the petitioner. Did anyone get this message who is not a naturalized citizen and never had an alien registration number? In any event I would be very surprised if you didn't get a case update today.

I don´t think the alien registration number relates to the petitioner. My fiance is a USC through birth in the US and we still got the same message.

I assume the beneficiary is assigned that number since he/she is the alien.

I think only since the beginning of the new year they change the alien reg, number immediately after receipt of the petition.

Back in 2012, they did not change it before they actually picked up the file and worked on it.

So if a 2012 filer receives that message, it could mean their NOA2 is coming up.

For 2013 filers, it doesn´t really mean anything, I believe, since it comes shortly after NOA1.

Edited by Jaz&Bry, 27 April 2013 - 04:48 PM.

Jaz&Bry

Female

Germany

2013-04-27 16:46:00

Possible cause of service center slowdown?

So I hope I am not correct but looks like H2B visa were delayed because of a court order, and now they are allowed to approve. They will also allow premium processing starting today.

I can't help and think this is why CSC is slowing down in the last 2 days. The timing seems right.

Again I really hope I am wrong, and someone can prove me wrong but for now..

USCIS Link -> H2B visa news release (click me)

Let´s not give up hope yet and continue watching what they do until the end of the week.

I thought there could be a correlation with the VJ site not working properly and people being unable to update their timelines for a couple of days. Right when this site was being updated is when we stopped seeing that huge amount of approvals. I am assuming that not everybody checks this site several times a day and possibly thought they´ll come back later when it´s working again,

Just a thought, but we can only guess.

Jaz&Bry

Female

Germany

2013-05-01 15:01:00

15 approved petition everyday?

It's been over 20 a day recently for I-129F petitions, which is unusually/absurdly fast. VJ members only represent about 5-10% of all applicants per visa class, remember. Just a few weeks ago, we had 0 approvals per day for many many days (less approvals per month January-March than per day for the last week). At this rate, I've calculated that December should be roughly finished up in about 2.6 weeks, which means CSC will be operating within their 5 month timeframe again. If the current rate continues, of course.

Once the backlog is clear, CSC approvals will most likely drop again to a steady rate to keep in line with the 5 month goal.

Yup, CSC is moving insanely fast at the moment!

No reason to complain whatsoever if they keep up that pace.

Don´t know how correct your estimate is though. I think it´s really hard to tell and CSC has been extremely unpredictable lately. It´s good to have hope though!

Hope things speed up for VSC people again, too.

Edited by Jaz&Bry, 28 April 2013 - 09:17 AM.

Jaz&Bry

Female

Germany

2013-04-28 09:12:00

January NOA1 Approvals

I wouldnt count on it I think its way too early for January yet

ya, I know...it probably means nothing at all :unsure:

Jaz&Bry

Female

Germany

2013-04-26 04:36:00

January NOA1 Approvals

I just looked at those WAC numbers on the USCIS site and I see quite a few alleged "address changes" among those cases! It´s not plausible that all of those people actually changed their address, is it?

I´ve read several times on VJ how the website shows illogical info that doesn´t make any sense.
But does it mean that those cases at least have been touched then?

Edited by Jaz&Bry, 25 April 2013 - 04:52 PM.

Jaz&Bry

Female

Germany

2013-04-25 16:43:00

January NOA1 Approvals

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36 cases near mine for January 14th NOA1

4 have been touched

one was was approved under 30 days ... expedited or lucky I can assume

and three RFE's

RFE 2/05

RFE 4/23

RFE 3/28

thanks for the post, it´s very helpful to have these numbers!
I am a January 9th NOA1 btw.

Jaz&Bry

Female

Germany

2013-04-25 13:08:00

Ja genau, deshalb macht mich dieser Trailer auch so sauer weil es genau diese Vorurteile schürt. :-/ Und ich mag wirklich gerne reality shows bzw. TLC aber eben bin ich echt aus allen Wolken gekippt.

Krass, ne? Ich habe das vor ein paar Monaten mitgekriegt, dass diese TV- Produktionsfirma Leute hier auf visajourney angeschrieben haben um sie für die Show zu gewinnen. Und natürlich hauptsächlich Paare mit einer Verlobten aus einem "kritischen" Land. War mir schon klar, dass das keine seriöse Dokumentation wird. Regt mich echt auf!

Habe mir neulich auch schon einen blöden Spruch anhören müssen. Als ich bei der Bank ein Konto eröffnet habe und die Sprache darauf kam, dass ich aus Deutschland komme und über ein Verlobtenvisum hier bin, sagte die Banktante "manche Leute bezahlen ja viel Geld dafür, dass einer sie heiratet und sie herkommen können"!!!!.....habe erst gar nicht kapiert, was die meint, aber dann noch die Kurve gekriegt und ihr erklärt, dass das in manchen Fällen vielleicht zutrifft, dass aber Deutschland kein Land ist, aus dem man so unbedingt weg will, dass man jemanden heiratet, den man nicht liebt und ihn auch noch dafür bezahlt! Ich war echt geschockt....

Jaz&Bry

Female

Germany

2013-12-18 14:24:00

So, ein mal auf Englisch weil es schneller und einfacher ist für mich.

We haven't had the interview for my husband's visa yet, and his medical is this coming Friday in Berlin, but I've already started pricing how much it will be to send boxes from Germany (Dresden) to California. We are not taking all of our belongings, but some things that hold sentimental value will be brought with us.

I'm already afraid that we will not be able to fit all of our clothes in our bags, so it looks like we will have extra baggage regardless of if we bring sentimental things with us.

In any case, did anybody else send boxes to the USA? If so, what company did you use? Or did you pay for extra baggage to be brought on the plane with you? The prices just seem outrageous right now! With Lufthansa (our preferred airline), it looks like it's going to cost 150?-450? per box. And shipping with FedEdx or UPS will be 250? or more per box. This is for a box 18*18*25, with an estimated weight of 10kg. That just seems ridiculous to me.

Any advice would be awesome. Und auf deutsch geht auch.

Hi Veronica,

I used DHL to send some boxes with clothing and household goods to California. A box that weighs up to 10 kg costs 47 ?, a box up to 20 kg costs 68?. The measurements can be up to 120x60x60 cm, that is huge, I did not even use boxes that big because they would have gotten too heavy to be properly packed and stable. That´s why I split up my stuff and mailed 6 different boxes. Take a look at the website www.dhl.de.

Also, some airlines offer 50% off on additional bags if you pay online beforehand. I am flying with KLM and my extra bag only cost 56 ?!

Where in Cali will you be staying?

Liebe Grüße,

Jasmin

Jaz&Bry

Female

Germany

2013-08-25 04:18:00

Danke an die Mädels hier, die mir geantortet haben! I appreciate it a lot!
Dann halte ich mich mal wie geraten exact and die Checkliste...wann habt ihr eigentlich Roskos&Meier bezahlt..soll ich warten, bis ich Pack3 bekommen habe, oder ist es egal und ich kann es jetzt auch schon zahlen..?

An J&C <3 ---> unsere Petition wurde im Juni auch nach Texas geschickt und ich habe viele Topics hier verfolgt, was die Sache angeht...lass dir sagen, IT'S A GOOD THING kann nicht mehr sooooo lange dauern, denke ich und dann habt ihr auch euer NOA2

ich habe es ein paar Wochen vor Packet 3 gemacht. Du musst ja die Zahlungsbestätigung dem Packet 3 beifügen und es braucht so 1-3 Tage, bis man die Bestätigung per Mail bekommt und die dann ausdrucken kann. Wenn du also keinen Tag verlieren willst, zahl irgendwann bevor du Packet 3 verschicken willst.

Jaz&Bry

Female

Germany

2013-08-08 04:48:00

http://photos.state.... Applicants.pdf

DANKE für deine Antwort

Ich hab mich auch ehrlich gesagt gewundert..dachte auch immer, dass da nur mein Zeugs rein soll, in Pack3 aber ständig liest man tausend unterschiedliche Sachen und das verwirrt und verunsichert mich immer total...

Ich bin sogar so ängstlich, dass ich was falsch mache oder nicht alles dabei habe beim Interview, dass ich eigentlich alles an Unterlagen, was ich habe mitnehmen wollte..lol die ganz Kopie-Mappe vom I-129F und alles andere, wie sein birth certificate etc. LOL
Hab voll Angst, dass was schief geht und ich mein Visum nicht bekomme..

hi! Mach dir nicht so einen Kopf. Habe auch gerade mein Packet 3 abgeschickt und habe die Checkliste (siehe unten) benutzt. Da steht alles genau drauf. Einfach stupide abarbeiten, dann klappt das schon

Jaz&Bry

Female

Germany

2013-08-07 05:08:00