Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
Caribbean	Petition Sent Directly to Kingston Consulate	my fiance called and they told him 15 business days so he called today because today would make the 15th day when he called they told him is 20 business days why they keep misinforming persons everytime you call its something different	tweety&irv	Female	Jamaica	2012-05-21 15:33:00
Caribbean	Jamaican K1 Filers---	Okay - so I finally got Packet 3 - just received from the embassy. Thus the reason I didnt know about Form 134. So, yes, according to this check list, I need form 134. Thanks everyone!! I'm so glad I asked. You guys rock!!!!!! finally	tweety&irv	Female	Jamaica	2012-06-13 15:56:00
Caribbean	Jamaican K1 Filers---	It looks like "Evidence of financial support (Form I-134, Affidavit of Support, may be requested". I'm above the poverty line so I dont think I'll be asked to supply this. As of today, I havent. But thanks for having me check that out! are you saying you dont need to fill the I-134 affidavit of support form Edited by tweety&irv, 13 June 2012 - 08:54 AM.	tweety&irv	Female	Jamaica	2012-06-13 08:53:00
Caribbean	Jamaican K1 Filers---	what is a 401k statement ?	tweety&irv	Female	Jamaica	2012-06-13 08:45:00
India	What is NVC doing after case completion	which visa category your in Edited by tweety&irv, 04 June 2012 - 01:26 PM.	tweety&irv	Female	Jamaica	2012-06-04 13:24:00
USCIS Service Centers	VSC speeding up?	I sent my I129F application to the TSC Texas) and I noticed the 1NOA was sent from VSC, Does it mean my case was forwarded or transferred to VSC? yes it was so if u ave any queries u should do it at the vsc	tweety&irv	Female	Jamaica	2012-01-13 12:09:00
USCIS Service Centers	Vermont Service Center	for real..I had to laugh out loud ..tweet you have not seen waiting yet...	tweety&irv	Female	Jamaica	2012-01-16 11:06:00
USCIS Service Centers	Vermont Service Center	how long does it normally takes for the process to be in its initial stage at the vermont service center. aah bowy all this waiting is killing me	tweety&irv	Female	Jamaica	2012-01-16 08:54:00
USCIS Service Centers	service centers	hello vj family...i was just thinking and i would like to share this thought your comments would be greatly appreciated. well i was thinking if the reason why some persons petition get processed so fast is because of the person processing it....meaning that person might work fast or something you know they might not linger that much.....i know some persons get approved because they are in the military or work insome federal agency or others...but this was just a thought i wanted to share...thats all i acn do when it comes to this process THINK...have a good day everyone and all best with your journey	tweety&irv	Female	Jamaica	2012-02-08 14:53:00
USCIS Service Centers	processing times	i have a question that popped up in my head recently... here goes i hope you understand....i filed from december my noa1 is dated december 16, it has been 71 days frm that time excluding weekends but the ending of this week will make it 3 months and about 6 days. my question is do vsc count by days or by month cause if its days i wouldnt reach 5 months for now but if its by im good....i just need some clarifications please and thanks and i hope all is doing well	tweety&irv	Female	Jamaica	2012-03-26 10:16:00
USCIS Service Centers	processing times	[quote name='Brit Abroad' timestamp='1326998894' post='5110305'] If USCIS were the only agency involved, it would be easier to keep track of, and they would probably be a lot better at updating the status and removing all this angst and hand-wringing. Unfortunately, they are required to interract with many other departments in order to verify that you aren't someone that America doesn't wish to admit, and that you have been truthful on your application. So, basically, it isn't just the staffing level at USCIS ... it's about the staffing level of the FBI, CIA, Interpol, IRS and various others and any backlog they happen to have, or difficulties they encounter retrieving information. That's just within the US. When they have to wait on verification from foreign agencies .. well, do I really need to spell out how that works? Quite frankly, for the amount of activity our application files see, I'm amazed that we get off with only paying around $5k total for the whole process. How much more would you be prepared to pay in order to speed your application up? 10, 000? 20? Most of us prefer to wait rather than double, or triple, the costs involved in this already expensive process. Your time would be better spent enjoying the company of family and friends, and scenery of a country you're going to be leaving behind, rather than panicking about how unfair it is to make you wait. Trust me, there will be a lot of things you'll miss from home once you arrive, so don't squander the time you have by worrying about how long it will be before you can give it all up. Make sure everyone has some kind of video conferencing and knows how to use it, visit everyone, go through your personal items and decide if you want gift some as mementos to your loved ones. Make memories to bring with you. It's often the little things that mean the most when you're here without them. Six months seems like forever in this process, but when you look back you will realise how quickly it goes, especially in the last couple of weeks. Don't set yourself up for regrets when you get here, it's so much harder than you realise. It's great to finally be with your soulmate, but the drawback is that in your excitement to get here, you overlook what you are giving up. Wishing you an uneventful process that passes as quickly as it can. [/quote thanks for those words and not trying to bash you but do you have regrets just asking based oon what you said	tweety&irv	Female	Jamaica	2012-01-19 14:01:00
USCIS Service Centers	processing times	I totally get what Tweety is saying and I don't think it's a matter of being selfish. Think about it if ppl are hired to take care of the backlogs then those who send in their petitions now will get approved in their given timeline and not face being backlogged and the ones that are now backlogged will get their approvals quicker. I'm just thinking that right now case workers are going from backlogged cases to ones that they just received and so you have recent applications being approved before ones that are being backlogged. They still have to take care of applications they just received so it's a little hard to concentrate on both. I do agree on teamwork to get it done but I think it's not a bad suggestion Thank you very much that is exactly my point. Thats all i am saying.....teamwork is always good in any organiztion but when dealing with the public good customer service is even better i know there is no way we can go around the system but i was just saying.....i work with a government agency in jamaica and there is a back log of divorce file....i know this is a different case but just think if they had persons to work on those back log and a other set to deal with the new ones i personally think that things would get done alot faster...what if the team is small and not enough to get off the back log....if is even to get persons placed at other sections from uscis....for example the POE what if all the persons there are no needed bcause the work load is not so heavy they can use some of them to help with the processing of files....... i am just thinking poeple thats all.....i just strted my journey and alot of things are on my mind....but what use of this site if i cant express my opinion without being bashed love you all but pls no name calling	tweety&irv	Female	Jamaica	2012-01-19 13:25:00
USCIS Service Centers	processing times	i really dont understand what people are complaining about... i already got approved lucky u and congrats	tweety&irv	Female	Jamaica	2012-01-19 12:17:00
USCIS Service Centers	processing times	With RFEs and the such, it's been a little over 7 months for us. I agree something needs to be done about the obnoxiously long wait! thats exactly what i am trying to say something needs to be done	tweety&irv	Female	Jamaica	2012-01-19 12:08:00
USCIS Service Centers	processing times	There are people over 7 months waiting. Yes, it would be wonderful if there were enough people trained, and hired to handle the backlog. What you see on this site is only a VERY small percentage of the 3000+ petitions received at a service center in a month. If there is a language issue, all documents must be translated, and certified. Each country has DIFFERENT method of documenting birth certificates (if one can be found), marriages, divorces, and so on. Some countries have political upheaval that takes precedence over our tiny lives. Someone who has not being doing adjudication for a while may not understand what makes the documentation (translated to English) valid. The names are put through several databases. A background check is done. This is to prevent visa fraud, especially from high fraud countries with websites set up to let you dial-a-fiance/ee. Now add in paperwork that is missing information, evidence, incorrectly completed, assuming it is in English and can be verified as valid and legal documentation. Yes.. that's right.. add RFE time on top of that. Now you have a backlog of exceptions as well your piece of 3k new petitions. Something does need to be done. But it won't happen overnight. Training the adjudicators is a constant process with so many foreign countries represented. So, grab a hot chocolate, lace it with peppermint schnapps, and settle down for a wait. Use this time to gather additional documentation of relationship, save up money for medical, travel, shipping of personal household goods, and filing AOS. Use this time to save money for the wedding. But please do NOT use this time to selfishly insult those of us who have been waiting more than 6 months as if it were some how OUR fault for the delays! i am not being selfish so i would appreciate it if you guys dnt call me that i just have a suggestion and i mentioned it. i thought this was a sit where you can share idea and thughts and express ourself about certain you have regarding your filing. i had a thought and wanted to share it with yall. but i was not being selfish when i thought about that i am just thinking of ways they can get things moving faster without persons being back logged i am concerned about everyone here as i am on a journey too and also have feelings so pls no name calling pls thats rude thank you.......hope those who file are back logged will get approve soon......all the best every VJ member on your journey.....nuff love	tweety&irv	Female	Jamaica	2012-01-19 12:05:00
USCIS Service Centers	processing times	I am deeply sorry if you guys think i am selfish and yes it is not a month as yet but all i am trying to say is that they should have persons working on the backlogs and different persons working on the recent one therefore they would not have to go over the processing time they should meet. I know i have a long wait and i am not only thinking about me but other persons who petition is backlog and have not recieve their NOA2 as yet. Cause if you think about it when its my time to be approve i would be back log too cause they are still trying to finish the ones they had before. I am just trying to be logically.They need different persons to do that thats all i am saying.	tweety&irv	Female	Jamaica	2012-01-18 16:50:00
USCIS Service Centers	processing times	If there are back logs of files uscis should have persons personally to deal with that. The files they recieve recent should not have to wait until they have finish with there back logs because this is messing with the timeline for persons. It is unfair to file my petition and my five or six months has past and i have to wait on uscis to finish with there back logs before they can deal with the recents filers.......Something needs to be done about this. This is very bad service......persons wants to be with their love ones.....this is foolishness	tweety&irv	Female	Jamaica	2012-01-18 15:33:00
USCIS Service Centers	USCIS Updated the processing times page again!	i saw it too i feel so relief even tho im still waiting on my noa2 sigh	tweety&irv	Female	Jamaica	2012-04-30 13:54:00
USCIS Service Centers	service request	oh ok thanks much for the responses and god bless you all	tweety&irv	Female	Jamaica	2012-04-25 09:21:00
USCIS Service Centers	service request	hey everyone hope everyone is doing ok....i have a quick ? . what is the service request all about cause i have heard persons here saying they called to have a service request so pls i would like to be enlighten on this....thanks in advance and all the best on your journey everyone	tweety&irv	Female	Jamaica	2012-04-24 16:01:00
USCIS Service Centers	APPROVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!NOA2 is here	thanks everyone i couldnt have done it without the help and company of you guys you made the wait seem very short......wish you all the best on your journeys	tweety&irv	Female	Jamaica	2012-05-01 14:19:00
USCIS Service Centers	APPROVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!NOA2 is here	I am so happy right now wow the wait wasnt so bad as i thought i was so surprised when i saw the email this morning....what to do now....when should we call nvc to ask if they receiced our petition.....i am so nervous	tweety&irv	Female	Jamaica	2012-05-01 11:52:00
USCIS Service Centers	TREMENDOUS WORK VERMONT SERVICE CENTER	Thanks for the input...but we at the service of CSC are very much aware of the way they are handling or petitions but we only can seatdown and wait...and for the ones more religious PRAY...but not long ago Vermont was in the same situation California is today...so nothing is forever in this life used say my late mother! Pray for us! i am not trying to let those who have their petitions at CSC feel bad i see good work and i am pleased and want to congrats them on their good work	tweety&irv	Female	Jamaica	2012-02-28 14:59:00
USCIS Service Centers	TREMENDOUS WORK VERMONT SERVICE CENTER	i must say vermont service center is doing a tremendous job the noa2 are coming on fast and i like the order in which they are going i am not pointing any fingers but if you take a look at the percentage graphs and see how petitions are being approved at both service centers california is all over the place and vermont is coming down the line that may have something to do with the fast pace of approvals i am loving it and hope my petition can get approve fast love what they are doing i am impressed	tweety&irv	Female	Jamaica	2012-02-28 12:28:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	APPROVED!!!!!	We got approved!!! Happy Thanksgiving!!!!! congrats and all the best on the rest of your journey	tweety&irv	Female	Jamaica	2012-01-16 15:39:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	Got My Interview Date!	congrats	tweety&irv	Female	Jamaica	2012-06-04 11:52:00
China	I129F approved	Congrats!!!!!!! give it a week and then start calling NVC to get your new case number the number is 16033340700 and all the best on the rest of your journey	tweety&irv	Female	Jamaica	2012-05-31 11:50:00
Asia: East and Pacific	Has the VSC employees gone on vacation?	it seems so sigh	tweety&irv	Female	Jamaica	2012-04-30 15:46:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	6 days and Case received by NVC!!!!!!!!!!	they did i wonder if they recieved mines	tweety&irv	Female	Jamaica	2012-05-10 15:34:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	Why is this so	hey everyone i am fustrated and tired of this foolishness every step there is some problems i want to know why person who got approved after me NVC has received their case and they are assigned their new case numbers already if USCIS sent out the petition as they said they did why is it NVC has not recieved it as yet i am so mad right now and just cant deal with this and we are not getting a straight answer at all i had to wait 5 months for the petition to be approved and now i am at the stage where things should be alot faster and its not what are we suppose to do i am confused, fustrated and angry i really need some closure Edited by tweety&irv, 29 May 2012 - 04:27 PM.	tweety&irv	Female	Jamaica	2012-05-29 16:26:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	NVC still haven't recieved my petition!!!!!!	@ candycandy they said they have not received it and i am wondering why Edited by tweety&irv, 25 May 2012 - 10:04 AM.	tweety&irv	Female	Jamaica	2012-05-25 09:58:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	NVC still haven't recieved my petition!!!!!!	hey everyone i am really fustrated with this and i need yall advice next week is gonna be 1 month and nvc still have not recieved my petition i keep calling and still nothing i dont know what to do at this point is it possible that my petition can be forwarded straight to my embassy cause i called last night and the rep ask me to read what was on my approval notice but i didnt have it with me please i need some comforting words at this moment i am really lost i feel hopeless and if there is anyone who had their petition at nvc for this long or longer please let me know thanks yall in advance	tweety&irv	Female	Jamaica	2012-05-25 08:08:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	Case has not left NVC as yet.....urrrgggghh	Alright here we go again. Breath and relax. At least yours goes to the Embassy, I still got steps to go through NVC. When you least expect it BAM!!!!!! Interview Date!!!! I love reading your messages they always make me smile. Again all will go well for you. lol thanks Ours has just been received and have not yet been assigned a case number after almost one month since it was approved. I know how difficult it is when the wait seems like forever. You just have to not think too hard about it, and just pray, be positive, and hope things will go smoothly in a timely manner. trust me i do pray it just seem like everytime we are one step forward there is a pause but thanks for the comforting words	tweety&irv	Female	Jamaica	2012-06-07 08:39:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	Case has not left NVC as yet.....urrrgggghh	Hi, I know it can seem to be a long wait. But I will say that I know it can take that long. All the NVC is doing is making sure that everything is in order. I know it seems that it's unfair, I was even talking with someone this morning that had been waiting for 20 days... but today within an hour of us talking there case had been completed and a interview had been assigned. Your almost thru the entire process, just hang in there, and watch your Email! That notice can come anytime within 10-15 business days. You can't count the weekends or the holidays of course. But before you know it!!!! BAM!! It's there. Just hold on a little while longer, and when it arrives, it's amazing how quickly those days go by. I promise! I know because it happened to my wife and I, and we moved thru the whole process in what seemed no time at all. She had her interview within 30 days of our notice. And as of this morning, her time, the process was complete, and the VISA will be delivered to her within a week. Just hold on a little while longer! Good NEWS is right around the corner. thanks that was some very encouraging words i really appreciate it and congrats to you and yours on your visa approval	tweety&irv	Female	Jamaica	2012-06-06 13:52:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	Case has not left NVC as yet.....urrrgggghh	NVC received my case on the 31st of may and i was assigned the case number the same day....i called them yesterday and was told my case is still there and i am wondering why...they told me that it takes 2-4 weeks before they send it out and i'm like really why? if the case number was assigned i dont see why it has to be there so long....i thought the calling game was over but i guess not Edited by tweety&irv, 06 June 2012 - 12:57 PM.	tweety&irv	Female	Jamaica	2012-06-06 12:57:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	Finally NVC received my petition!!!!!!!!	OMG Tweet I prayed for you after I read your status. So happy for you boo! thanks i really appreciate that OMFG ... I think life is crazy .. so much blessed right now ... I Just got good news from my fiance ... he called NVC .. and guess what ... WE got our number from NVC .. Thats amazing .. i was just some hours before very upset and now im happy ... after 25 days we got our RDJ ... yay .... so ppl never loose your faith ... wow congrats also cause trust me i know the feeling	tweety&irv	Female	Jamaica	2012-06-04 12:00:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	Finally NVC received my petition!!!!!!!!	FINALLY SO GLAD FOR YOU!!! thanks much	tweety&irv	Female	Jamaica	2012-06-01 15:41:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	Finally NVC received my petition!!!!!!!!	LOL! You never know. We may travel out east sometime or if you ever hit Chicago...you know where Tweety & Irv need to stop by for sure!! most definately ma	tweety&irv	Female	Jamaica	2012-06-01 15:01:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	Finally NVC received my petition!!!!!!!!	Congrats mi gal!! Exciting stuff! lol would love to hear you say that in person and you know you have been there for me for which i am truly grateful FINALLY!!!!!!! Now things are going to roll fast for you!!!! thanks alot ma i really appreciate you	tweety&irv	Female	Jamaica	2012-06-01 12:39:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	Finally NVC received my petition!!!!!!!!	After a month of waiting NVC had received my petition yesterday and i got my case # the same time i am so thankful cause i was really starting to worry what had happen to it	tweety&irv	Female	Jamaica	2012-06-01 08:37:00