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K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reportsim getting stressed out of noa2
I too am getting frustrated and depressed. My NOA1 from CSC is July 26. I can't help but feel enraged when I see people in late August and September getting approved when there are so many in July like myself who haven't received a response or even a RFE. I wouldn't be as frustrated if it seemed that CSC was processing cases, but one or two NOA2s seem to trickle in each week - and often from later file dates. What further enrages me is calling CSC and not getting a straight answer. Talking to the customer service reps I get one response, talking to a Tier 2 gets me a contradictory response. The customer service reps told me that my application is within normal processing time still and that I could not do a service request. They said that they were processing July 18 still (which they have been saying for almost two months now?!? umm what? Sounds like it is a just a script/excuse) When I asked to speak to a Tier 2 representative, I was transferred to one, who said my application was NOT in normal processing time and that if I wanted I could submit a service request online. I told her what the previous person had said, she she said they were wrong. I told her I had heard of people trying to do the service request and not being permitted to go through with it (per other VJ posters with July dates), and she basically laughed at me and said that she had walked several people through the steps that day (though not saying if they were K-1 filers or not). I asked if my application had been "touched" and she said that of course it has been looked at because it is an ongoing process of reviewing the applications. She wouldn't give me a date of when my file was looked at. So after I got off the phone with her I tried to do the service request, and of course the system wouldn't let me, saying that I am still within normal processing time. I just want to know what is going on. Why such a delay? Why can't they give an estimate? Waiting wouldn't be so hard if I knew approximately how much longer I had or when I was going to receive a response! Every time I have called it is always "wait 3 weeks" or "wait a month" and then when I do and call back, it is just "wait another month." I can barely function at work and cry myself to sleep.
kfischm1FemaleFrance2013-02-14 15:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsI-129F FIVE Months and NO answer?
Sorry but five months is nothing to be worried about. Lots of us are sitting at 7 months and still haven't heard a word. You can't really do anything yet - USCIS won't let you put in a service request, and calling is going to get you the same BS script every time. :-/
kfischm1FemaleFrance2013-02-22 15:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsK-1 Petition
If you read the K-1 guide it answers nearly all of your questions and is very helpful regarding what you need to do and what to expect :-)

Here is the link I was referencing. http://www.visajourn...m/faq/k1faq.htm

It is divided into what the U.S. petitioner needs to do, what the foreign fiance needs to do, process outline, what to do after the marriage, etc.
kfischm1FemaleFrance2013-02-28 14:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsCSC July Filer Contacting Congressman

I may be flogged and hung out to dry, but what happened to patience? AND a handful of August and one September approval hardly equates to "many."

Instead of continually contacting USCIS, congressman, God and who knows.. Concentrate on the positive.. that is your fiancée!! Work on your relationship, plan for the future.. work on yourself.. save money, get in better health and physical shape. All of which will make the time go by quicker.

Besides, I would think that every time someone calls in, stopping the process to find where one petition is, causes a slow down for everyone.. Not just yourself..


With all due respect, I don't think you understand the reason for our frustration.

The people we talk to when we call USCIS are in a call center. They are not retrieving our files and diverting time away from the processing because they are not the people working on our files. Calling is not delaying the processing of applications in anyway.

The reason we are all upset is because of the lack of information and blatantly false information. When we July filers filed our petitions, we were told there was an average of 5 months for processing at CSC (though it was very common for approvals within 3-4 months). I patiently waited for a decision for 5 1/2 months before I tried to inquire on what was occurring as I had heard nothing and had not received an RFE. We are upset because many of us are at 7 months with no word since the day we filed. We would be fine with waiting if we would be given an accurate estimate of expected approval, reasons for the delay, or even a small update on our file, such as they are waiting for X paper from Y office. But that is not the case. No one will even pull up our case or tell us why it has not been approved or if they have even looked at it. No one will tell us truthfully when we can expect a response. If we call we are told "Wait __ weeks and you should have a response." We then wait, and when we haven't received a response, we call and are told to wait more and that we should hear within that time. Many of us have no problem with being patient or waiting our turn. But we are sick of being told excuses and contradicting information. We just want an honest timeline or answer as to why there is such a delay. They are clearly not on July 18 applications - it is a line they are told to say. And if for some odd reason they really are stuck on July 18 after two months, that is very alarming.

And that is the other reason why we are upset. There is clearly a dramatic decrease in the number of applications for fiance visas being approved/processed at CSC in the last few months. Movement appears to have almost came to a complete stop. CSC has not stated the reason for the sudden drop in processing or the cause. If we were given a reason from CSC, or if it seemed that they were actively working to process applications and rectify the delay/backlog, many of us wouldn't upset.
kfischm1FemaleFrance2013-02-26 23:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsCSC July Filer Contacting Congressman
Thanks for all of the good wishes everyone. :-) I'll update once I hear something.

I know my senator isn't going to get on the phone and call himself, but when I was in his office his staff definetely seemed like they cared. They had a conference with me get the details on my case and said they would inquire on it. Maybe the fact that my senator he has served as governor of my state and also as the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture will help. Either way, might as well try.

I might look into the omnibudsman too.
kfischm1FemaleFrance2013-02-26 15:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsCSC July Filer Contacting Congressman
Seven months now and no NOA2 or even an RFE. I'm tired of calling USCIS only to be told, "We are processing July 18" (as they have been saying for the last two months !! despite many August and September petitions being approved) and to "Wait ____ weeks and you will hear something" and then after waiting ____ weeks, calling and being told the same thing again. Speaking to a Tier 2 agent has done nothing - in fact, they have often contradicted what the previous agent said. The online system doesn't let me put in a service request (because "my petition is not outside of the normal processing time" per the so-called July 18 processing date) Those few July filers who were able to do a service request received service request responses of "wait more," so service requests are useless.

So today I decided to contact my state senator's office and they are going to inquire on my petition. My NOA1 dates is July 26 and it has been 214 days.

Perhaps this won't do anything - perhaps it will. At this point what can it hurt? The only other option is wait...and wait...and wait.

Maybe if all of us July CSC filers contacted our congressmen it would put pressure on CSC to finish the July I-129F K-1 applications.
kfischm1FemaleFrance2013-02-25 16:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsCSC July filers
It bothers me when people say "use this time to gather the other information you need" because many required documents - employer letter, bank letter, fiance's birth certificate, fiance's police record, etc - often have to be dated within the last three months for some consulates. So I while I have used my ridiculously long wait time constructively to "plan ahead," I am now having to go back and get those letters again, though I'm hesitant to do so without my NOA2 because I just may have to get those documents a third time before my NOA2 is issued.
kfischm1FemaleFrance2013-03-19 13:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsChasing for NOA2 is Finally Over
Congrats. :-)

Glad to see some movement from CSC finally, though I wish they'd finish up with us July filers here soon! We are a week away from waiting 8 months with not even an RFE.
kfischm1FemaleFrance2013-03-20 13:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsPhone call with USCIS......16 days to file service request
I don't think people are trying to be negative to bring you down or attack you personally. They just don't want you to get your hopes up and then later be emotionally crushed like many of us who have been told similar, blatant lies by the USCIS hotline.

I can't count how many times I've been told that I should hear something within two weeks and if not to call back, only to call back in two weeks and be told the same thing again. Or to be transferred to another representative who told me information contradicting the first person. I am a July 26 CSC filer and I haven't been able to put in a service request. A few people here on Visa Journey who were successful in putting in a service request with dates close to mine have received responses a few weeks later telling them that there was a backlog and to wait 4 MONTHS before putting in another request. Service requests don't seem to be doing any good at this point.
kfischm1FemaleFrance2013-03-21 14:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reportsthis k1 journey seems so frustrating and depressing
I think USCIS is going to leave the "July 18" date as long as they can so they don't have to get to the rest of our July applications, answer our inquiries/compliants or respond to service requests, etc because they are still "not yet at our date," although it is clear that they have approved August and September petitions despite claiming to be stuck working on "July 18" petitions. Very frustrating.

I'm beginning to lose all hope of ever receiving a response. This is heartbreaking. Eight months in and no end in sight.

Edited by kfischm1, 18 March 2013 - 03:04 PM.

kfischm1FemaleFrance2013-03-18 15:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsCSC July 30th filer NOA2
Congrats! I'm a July filer at CSC. Hope to hear some good news here soon too!
kfischm1FemaleFrance2013-03-28 20:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsK1 the forever wait :(

Are you still not able to file a service request? My NOA1 was August 14, and I was able to file a service request on Feb 13 (I tried every day until it finally let me).

I hear you on the frustration with "normal processing times". What does that mean? The "goal" is 5 months....so they are late now, and "normal processing times" are now 7 months? If it becomes even more delayed, does the definition of "normal processing times" change as well?


I haven't tried to file a service request since some time last week. Either way, it seems pointless to file a service request. I've seen other people on VJ with similar NOA1 dates as me who filed a service request recently and when they finally got a response, all it said was that they were still within normal processing times, that CSC was overwhelmed with petitions and that they should wait 120 days (!!!!) before filing another inquiry.

Yeah who knows what "normal processing time" means. I originally thought it was the 5 months goal/average that they posted for average CSC processing time (well, now it has been changed to 5.5 I believe). But it seems to be the national average between the two centers of 7.9 months (though how VSC with a average of 6.1 and CSC with an average of 5.5 together becomes an average of 7.9 months makes NO SENSE to me)
kfischm1FemaleFrance2013-02-18 13:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsK1 the forever wait :(
I too am getting frustrated and depressed. My NOA1 from CSC is July 26. I can't help but feel enraged when I see people in late August and September getting approved when there are so many in July like myself who haven't received a response or even a RFE. I wouldn't be as frustrated if it seemed that CSC was processing cases, but one or two NOA2s seem to trickle in each week - and often from later file dates. What further enrages me is calling CSC and not getting a straight answer. Talking to the customer service reps I get one response, talking to a Tier 2 gets me a contradictory response. The customer service reps told me that my application is within normal processing time still and that I could not do a service request. They said that they were processing July 18 still (which they have been saying for almost two months now?!? umm what? Sounds like it is a just a script/excuse) When I asked to speak to a Tier 2 representative, I was transferred to one, who said my application was NOT in normal processing time and that if I wanted I could submit a service request online. I told her what the previous person had said, she she said they were wrong. I told her I had heard of people trying to do the service request and not being permitted to go through with it (per other VJ posters with July dates), and she basically laughed at me and said that she had walked several people through the steps that day (though not saying if they were K-1 filers or not). I asked if my application had been "touched" and she said that of course it has been looked at because it is an ongoing process of reviewing the applications. She wouldn't give me a date of when my file was looked at. So after I got off the phone with her I tried to do the service request, and of course the system wouldn't let me, saying that I am still within normal processing time. I just want to know what is going on. Why such a delay? Why can't they give an estimate? Waiting wouldn't be so hard if I knew approximately how much longer I had or when I was going to receive a response! Every time I have called it is always "wait 3 weeks" or "wait a month" and then when I do and call back, it is just "wait another month." I can barely function at work and cry myself to sleep.
kfischm1FemaleFrance2013-02-14 15:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsI just want to RANT!!!!! - Don't mind me....
Last night I emailed the USCIS ombudsman about my concerns regarding the processing times at CSC and my pending case.

This morning, I received the same response that someone else posted on visajourney yesterday: The processing time at CSC has slipped due to other processing priorities, but they are currently moving resources to the I-129f cases. As they do so, they anticipate the processing time to decrease. (My letter said not to copy and paste it, otherwise I would have posted it here)

Here is the ombudsman email: OLUInquiries@dhs.gov

I suggest everyone write to them. No matter if you just received your NOA1 last week, or if you have been waiting months. It takes 5 minutes to write a couple of sentences about your concern regarding the processing times for K-1 fiance visas at CSC.

It seems they are finally doing something about it, and if we keep the pressure on, maybe they will realize just how bad it has gotten.
kfischm1FemaleFrance2013-04-03 09:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsI just want to RANT!!!!! - Don't mind me....

Ohhh I definitely feel you. Thank God my family is in full support and they don't ask things to make me uncomfortable. The problem is my friends and coworkers. It's almost 1,000 times I explain to them what a fiance visa is. And they are just not getting tired of asking "When are you getting married??"
"Why does it take soooo long??"
"Why doesn't he visit again???"
Or even stupider questions like :
"You're being too complicated. Just get a tourist visa and get married there! My cousin did that." - Yeah her cousin did that like..30 years a go. I was not even born yet!!! Things changed, guys. :bonk:
"Why not go to school there and then get married? "

It's just.... :help:


OMG that drives me insane. I can't even count how many people I know who have tried to *solve* my problem with their suggestions. "Why doesn't he just come here as a tourist and then get married?" or "Why don't you go there and get married and then he can come back with you?" It takes almost everything in me to keep from saying, "OMG!!!!! WOW!!! GREAT IDEA! Seriously, you are a genius! Why didn't I think of that?! Thank you so much!! I'm going to call him right now and let him know!"
kfischm1FemaleFrance2013-04-01 23:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsI just want to RANT!!!!! - Don't mind me....
I feel you. I'm also a CSC late July filer.

Ranting can feel good, and sometimes you just need to vent to people who somewhat understand what is going on (unlike many family and friends who a simple, "Why haven't you heard anything?" turns into a 20 minute discussion about the process with their eyes glazing over). At times it is the only thing we can do to try and stay sane when faced with the uncertainty that lies ahead, though some people on here don't seem to understand that. (And it definitely doesn't help when people who were approved A LOT faster tell you to "just be patient" or to "use the time productively." It is easy to tell someone else that when they are not in the same situation, and it is rather condescending to assume that we are not already being proactive and doing what we can to prepare for the day we do receive our NOA2.)

Hopefully we here some good news soon!
kfischm1FemaleFrance2013-04-01 13:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reportsmy 8months waiting at csc was yesterday
Last night I emailed the USCIS ombudsman about my concerns regarding the processing times at CSC and my pending case.

This morning, I received the same response that someone else posted on visajourney yesterday: The processing time at CSC has slipped due to other processing priorities, but they are currently moving resources to the I-129f cases. As they do so, they anticipate the processing time to decrease. (My letter said not to copy and paste it, otherwise I would have posted it here)

Here is the ombudsman email: OLUInquiries@dhs.gov

I suggest everyone write to them. No matter if you just received your NOA1 last week, or if you have been waiting months. It takes 5 minutes to write a couple of sentences about your concern regarding the processing times for K-1 fiance visas at CSC.

It seems they are finally doing something about it, and if we keep the pressure on, maybe they will realize just how bad it has gotten.
kfischm1FemaleFrance2013-04-03 14:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsCSC filers
Last night I emailed the USCIS ombudsman about my concerns regarding the processing times at CSC and my pending case.

This morning, I received the same response that someone else posted on visajourney yesterday: The processing time at CSC has slipped due to other processing priorities, but they are currently moving resources to the I-129f cases. As they do so, they anticipate the processing time to decrease. (My letter said not to copy and paste it, otherwise I would have posted it here)

Here is the ombudsman email: OLUInquiries@dhs.gov

I suggest everyone write to them. No matter if you just received your NOA1 last week, or if you have been waiting months. It takes 5 minutes to write a couple of sentences about your concern regarding the processing times for K-1 fiance visas at CSC.

It seems they are finally doing something about it, and if we keep the pressure on, maybe they will realize just how bad it has gotten.
kfischm1FemaleFrance2013-04-03 14:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNEW reason for delay at CSC - 48,000 files damaged
After all of this, I am tempted to blast my congressman's name, and also the name, telephone and email of the congressional aide who told me all of this so-called information regarding USCIS. Seriously, are they not there to HELP? Or to just spread BS like this and treat their constituent's like #######?? I cannot believe what is happening. Clearly, someone is lying. And either way, that is f-ed up. Now we can't even expect to NOT be lied to by our government???
kfischm1FemaleFrance2013-04-04 00:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNEW reason for delay at CSC - 48,000 files damaged
Everytime I start to get my hopes up that they are working on applications, that I might hear soon, that there is a light at the end of the tunnel, that it can't be much longer, that each day that passes means I am one day closer to the end, then something seems to happen that makes it worse. Like this. Now maybe I'll have to resend in everything. I've already been waiting more than 8 months. I don't even want to think about the delay that will cause.

Especially with this news, I am overwhelmed with desperation and despair. I was fine until 5 months, but ever since then I have been slowly slipping emotionally to the point where it is hard to function normally. I am not a weak person, but this is destroying me, and I wonder how much more I can take.
kfischm1FemaleFrance2013-04-03 15:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNEW reason for delay at CSC - 48,000 files damaged
"All files affected by water are available for staff to work in date order."

I don't like that wording. It says that they are available. It doesn't say that they are usable, unharmed, etc. Merely that they are in existence still, in some shape or condition.
kfischm1FemaleFrance2013-04-03 14:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNEW reason for delay at CSC - 48,000 files damaged

after about 50 minutes on the phone, the Tier 2 rep informed me that they are processing July 18 applications! :)


And nothing about the damage? Wow, they are beyond useless.
kfischm1FemaleFrance2013-04-03 14:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNEW reason for delay at CSC - 48,000 files damaged
Just got the same reply from the ombudsman.

So what does that mean? All files are available to work in date order? Ok, so they are availabe...but are they able to be used?????
kfischm1FemaleFrance2013-04-03 13:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNEW reason for delay at CSC - 48,000 files damaged
Last night I emailed the ombudsman about my concerns regarding the processing times at CSC and my pending case.

This morning, I received the same response that someone else posted yesterday - The processing time at CSC has slipped due to other processing priorities, but they are currently moving resources to the I-129f cases. As they do so, they anticipate the processing time to decrease.

(My letter also said not to copy and paste it)

Here is the ombudsman email: OLUInquiries@dhs.gov

I suggest everyone write to them. No matter if you just received your NOA1 last week, or if you have been waiting months. It takes 5 minutes to write a couple of sentences about your concern regarding the processing times for K-1 fiance visas at CSC.

It seems they are finally doing something about it, and if we keep the pressure on, maybe they will realize just how bad it has gotten.

Edited by kfischm1, 03 April 2013 - 09:38 AM.

kfischm1FemaleFrance2013-04-03 09:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNEW reason for delay at CSC - 48,000 files damaged
I really, really hope this is someone's idea of a joke at CSC. Or maybe some customer service representative's new idea to get people to stop calling. Or maybe my congressional aide is a complete a**hole and made it up. I don't know. I really hope that it isn't true either.
kfischm1FemaleFrance2013-04-03 00:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNEW reason for delay at CSC - 48,000 files damaged
Just sent off a letter to the Ombudsman.
kfischm1FemaleFrance2013-04-02 23:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNEW reason for delay at CSC - 48,000 files damaged
In reply to a couple of people on here about contacting my senators:

I originally contacted one of my Republican senators a month ago. I gave the immigration aide the information regarding the situation and my case. He said he was going to do an inquiry on my behalf. Still no update from him as of today, despite three calls/messages on his voicemail.

About two weeks ago I decided to write to my representative in the House, also a Republican, thinking that maybe I would have better luck. (That is whose aide told me the information today that I posted here regarding the so called "pipe issue.") Honestly, I was shocked by the way he spoke to me and how he seemed to not care, merely repeating whatever USCIS spouts out, and seemed to have not even read the concerns in my letter regarding misinformation about the "July 18" processing date, what appears to be happening at CSC, etc. Considering the Republicans in my conservative state are always upset about immigration issues, I thought they would jump at the chance to look into the possible effects caused by DACA, USCIS mismanagement, unreasonable delays for U.S. citizens, etc.

Today I spoke with the immigration aide in the office of my other (Republican) senator and gave her the authorization to look into my case and the information on what is going on in general at CSC. Maybe I'll have better luck with her. Who knows. :-/
kfischm1FemaleFrance2013-04-02 22:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNEW reason for delay at CSC - 48,000 files damaged
From the USCIS website news alert -

USCIS California Service Center Has Reopened

The USCIS California Service Center (CSC) has reopened on March 27, 2013 following a temporary closure due to plumbing issues. Deliveries have resumed and USCIS does not anticipate any delays due to the closure.

Last updated:03/27/2013

NOWHERE does it say that 48,000 files have been ruined. In fact, they make a point to say that they do not anticipate any delays due to the closure. (Then again, if they already weren't working on our cases, and the plumbing issue caused them to not work on cases, I guess technically there wouldn't be any delays. Haha)

If you want the link: http://www.uscis.gov...000082ca60aRCRD

Edited by kfischm1, 02 April 2013 - 07:11 PM.

kfischm1FemaleFrance2013-04-02 19:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNEW reason for delay at CSC - 48,000 files damaged
And I'm pretty sure that the congressional aide will not be following up on my case for me. I'm sure I pissed him off.

So much for trying to get my congressman to help :-/
kfischm1FemaleFrance2013-04-02 17:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNEW reason for delay at CSC - 48,000 files damaged
Maybe it is just an excuse? The pipe break happened a couple of weeks ago and no one has said anything about it causing that kind of damage until now. Based on the misinformation that USCIS seems to spread lately, I wouldn't be surprised if this was their latest attempt to try and explain their long delays on processing.

I would think that if 48,000 files were destroyed, word have been out before now, and it wouldn't be from a congressional aide who inquired on a case for someone in his district.

ANYONE ELSE HEARD SOMETHING LIKE THIS? Really interested in hearing if anyone else has been told this.
kfischm1FemaleFrance2013-04-02 17:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNEW reason for delay at CSC - 48,000 files damaged
So I requested help from my congressman a few weeks ago to inquire about my case. Today the aide called me with an update.

Apparently the USCIS congressional liason at CSC told him that 48,000 files were damaged when the pipe broke a couple of weeks ago. (Remember CSC was closed for two days for a plumbing problem??) They are saying that my case, July 26, was included in that pile. However, they haven't reviewed my file to see if it was damaged and if I will need to send in everything again or not. According to my congressman's aide, that is what is causing a delay now. When I asked if I needed to send a copy of my entire I-129f, he said no, wait until CSC gets to my case.

So I asked him, "Ok, that is the reason they are giving for the delay now What about before that? What was causing the delay before two weeks ago?" The aide got kind of huffy with me and said, "Well I'm sorry you don't like my answer but that is what CSC said." He didn't give me an answer.

He said that they are currently processing July 18. I told him that they have been quoting that for four months now, though they are clearly not on that date. I told him how I have been to many websites and monitored other people's cases, and there are a good chunk of people in August that have been approved. He said, "If you choose to believe that, that is fine. But I believe CSC." I said, "Ok, so thousands of individual people are all lying about their individual cases?" Again he said that he was choosing to believe CSC because he talked to the liason and blah blah blah. I asked if he knew when they expected to move passed the July 18 date. He said that was not a question he had asked.

Has anyone else heard anything like this? At first I was devastated to hear that my file was possibly destroyed and about the delay it would cause having to send everything in again. However, this is starting to sound like a BS excuse for CSC to buy some time considering they haven't made an official announcement.
kfischm1FemaleFrance2013-04-02 16:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsCSC K1 Approval

Hello everyone,



Okay to clear some confusion. I contacted my SENATOR 10 days before I received the email stating that my file was in transit to an adjudicator. Three hours after my Senator rep. emailed me, I received the USCIS approval notification. This was not a coincidence. Our Senator rep. stated that she was fed the same line of BS that the USCIS tries to sell everyone. Thankfully, our rep did not accept these answers. She was prepared, she was informed and she did not accept anything short of action, as it pertained to our petition.

I would suggest that everyone, who is around 7 months or more, to contact their state's US SENATOR. I have been asked to share the email that I had sent to my Senator. Unfortunately, the email I sent was on the online form I had to fill out. I don't have a copy but, I will try to paraphrase. I basically told the Senator what was going on with CSC. I told him that I believed the work load influx from DACA was affecting the process as pertained to our petition. I asked them why it was taking 4 months to complete one days worth of petitions. Most importantly, I introduced VJ to our rep. Thankfully, she looked around, became more informed and was ready for the return phone call from USCIS. I am also fortunate to have had a rep who would not take BS excuses.

Listen, I wish you all the best of luck. The main reason I post my original post was to inform those who were before me in line on how I was able to be approved. I feel badly that we received approval before many in front of us. To those who fall into this category, I am sorry to have jumped ahead, it was not my intention. Mostly, I was writing to complain about the process. It worked out for us and I hope it will work out for all of you. Again, my suggestion is to contact your prospective state's US Senator and inform, educate and plead your individual feelings as it pertains to the process. Make it personal, thank them for the service they give to our country and implore them to help fix this process. I did not ask to be put ahead of anyone. Nor, did I ask to be expedited. My rep did this on her own accord.

I am sorry if this is not specific enough for some but, I think it best for all of us to submit original, personalized requests to our Congressional representatives. Form letters and similarly outlined emails will not allow for personalized experiences and will negate the efforts taken.



Again, I thank you and wish you all the best.



Chris



Would your senator perhaps want to help with my case since my representatives and senators seem to be just puppets of CSC? Lol.
kfischm1FemaleFrance2013-04-05 15:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsCSC K1 Approval
Congrats. Unfortunately, it seems like my senators and representatives don't even read my letters regarding the situation and just give me the generic BS from USCIS.
kfischm1FemaleFrance2013-04-03 01:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsPlan for wedding?
I don't want to be a pessimist, but I wouldn't even start thinking about wedding planning until you have the NOA2 at least. Maybe that wasn't the case in the past, but at the rate things are now, it would be a waste to plan in advance, especially if your file is sent to CSC. I filed and receive my NOA1 on July 26. At that time the average processing time was 5 months, though many people were approved in 3-4. Thank God I didn't make any wedding plans. I am now at 8 1/2 months and like many CSC July filers, have heard nothing, and we have no idea when we might hear. It is sad not being able to make any plans, but at this point we can't guarantee when we will have our visa, and at least we aren't worrying about all the money we are losing for the planned wedding we can't have yet.
kfischm1FemaleFrance2013-04-04 00:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsAny July Filers have their Noa2 Yet
NOA1 July 26th and still waiting. :-/
kfischm1FemaleFrance2013-02-19 20:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsUSCIS announced today 1 year timeline for K-1 Apps

I'm not quite sure how they're working that out. CSC shows as average of 6.6 months and the national average as 10.2 months. So CSC are doing better than the national average? With the NOA2s coming out of VSC it seems unlikely that CSC are doing better than the national average.

Going back to check VSC, their average is 5.0 months. National Benefits Center is 13.2 months and TSC is 16.2 months. So maybe the last two are skewing the average?

BTW - I think this thread is misleading and immensely demotivating. USCIS have not 'announced' that K1s will take 1 year. It is one conversation. Lots have people have had conversations with USCIS and got many different, contradicting answers and information. Our lawyer has told us that if USCIS go beyond 1 year, they have violated statute and are causing undue hardship to the US Citizen. It would seem unlikely that USCIS would go close to 1 year for so many petitions.


I hope you are right. I know from my own experiences speaking with CSC that they often give false or contradictory information.

And actually, if you average all four of those numbers it comes out to 10.25 months, which is right in line with the "national average" of 10.2 months.

Edited by kfischm1, 29 March 2013 - 05:36 PM.

kfischm1FemaleFrance2013-03-29 17:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsUSCIS announced today 1 year timeline for K-1 Apps
Seriously breaking down crying at work now. On the website USCIS is quoting the national processing time average as 10 months. I can't believe it.

I am a July 26 CSC applicant. It's been 8 months and after an emotional rollercoaster the last few months, I was thinking I should be getting my NOA2 soon. Now it looks like I may still be months away. (Check your status and then on that page do the drops for the processing times)

Edited by kfischm1, 29 March 2013 - 04:56 PM.

kfischm1FemaleFrance2013-03-29 16:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsCSC approval after just 4 months!
July 26 filer at CSC here. No RFEs. Neither of us has been married before. My fiance is from France, not a high fraud country. He has no criminal history. We submitted tons of evidence. We followed the guide on here exactly as to what documents to submit. We have as simple of an application you can get, so if your theory was correct, we should have been one of the lucky few being approved in 4 months.

No word on my case as of today. NOTHING. Just "We are currently processing July 18. Blah blah blah. Wait some more. Blah blah blah. Cases are processed in the order they are received. Blah blah blah."

Your "theory" of us July filers having problem cases is BS. Especially considering half of July filers have not yet heard back.

But anyway, congrats to the original poster. It's not your fault you were approved before us. But please, do be thankful and appreciative and know how lucky you are.

Edited by kfischm1, 11 April 2013 - 02:56 PM.

kfischm1FemaleFrance2013-04-11 14:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsAny july filers
Unfortunately, yes. There are many of us. Welcome to the club. :-/
kfischm1FemaleFrance2013-04-09 18:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsAttn November and December filers with NOA2s

The biggest waste of your time and nerves is calling the customer service for USCIS.


Well, at least this time after all that he put in a service request for me (which I know will probably just be a letter saying "we have a backlog - wait 120 days before contacting us again") but at least this time I could finally put in a useless service request.
kfischm1FemaleFrance2013-04-11 18:40:00