SidAngelika

We married in June filed NOA July 31st.. then a RFE request.. submitted, RFE Notice on Nov 17th.. Is this another 90 day wait?
We are on day 137 (today) and counting.. Our petition went to the Missouri service center. Anyone have info on time frame with MSC? thanks Sid & Angelika

Hebapotamus42

No way. Michael (glasgowm) and Tmushen both submitted their RFE responses before you did and they still haven't been approved. Hang in there.

Folinskyinla

Hi:

You don't give your response date. Give them at least 30 days. Also, we are in the holiday season where "real" work slows down. USCIS is not immune to the holiday work slowdown.

SidAngelika

Just called BCIS, and was told that they are now on Sept 15th dates for the K-3 visas, and will be another 30 days til we hear something from them.. We agree too that it does slow down this time of year, but after the 1st of the yr. things should pick back up..

This will be the last xmas we will be apart..



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glasgowm

Yup, we got an RFE as well. The RFE was on 10/30 and our documents arrived 11/13. Haven't heard a thing. It's been over 30 days since they got our response. Originally I heard that it takes 2 to 4 weeks for our paperwork to make it from the mailroom to the case handler. Well that time has passed. I tried calling NCSC yesterday and that don't know anything except what is read on the web site. One interesting thing the woman told me was that a case never becomes overdue or delinquent and that there is no set time frame in which they are required to process applications. When they tell you to check on status if you don't hear anything in 30 days is just a suggestion.

I've pretty much given up hope. I think it's time to smuggle her across the border from Mexico. She'll be illegal, but at least she'll have the Government of California and many activist groups fighting for her rights.

kysilver50

I pray this is the last Christmas we are apart...Hang in there!!

dutchman2001nl

How can they say they are now on Sept 15th, while Sept 19th, 23rd, 26th have been approved? (see http://www.mediabrew.com/k3/list.php?action=update )

Matthew Udall

I've heard that about the processing of RFE'D cases, once the RFE materials arrive. In other words, the service center processing reports are for cases that don't get RFE'S or IBIS hits. The reports are used to determine an overdue date. A case is overdue if its not been approved, denied or RFE sent by the overdue date (using the report and the calculation made using the information on the report).

If a case gets an RFE, than it "did" receive initial processing and one can no longer use the service center report to calculate an overdue date.

As a side note, I’m sending my first K-3/I-129f submission to Chicago/NBC today. I think my clients and I have put together a well documented submission and hopefully this particular case will avoid receiving an RFE!

tmushen

What about this one:

My wife has been granted a citizenship interview date in New York because 5 years ago when she had her green card she applied for citizenship and they are giving her a date now but we still can't get her I129f approved.

This is how backwards things are. We just found this out today.

glasgowm

I understand the overdue method for cases once they have been submitted, but what about for RFE's. Does the same thing apply based on when the received your documents. Is it overdue 30 days after they receive them, or does it go back into the normal cycle. Our RFE documents were received on 11/13/03, so does that mean I have to waint until a report says 11/13 or earlier then start the clock.

What does overdue mean anyway? Does it receive some sort of priority? According to the woman on the desk at NCSC, cases don't have to be processed in any set amount of time.

Michael

SidAngelika

I only go by what the man told me on the phone. Maybe his database is a week late? I dont know how they operate, only thing I know.. Is they are slow! I will go by your dates.. Thanks,
SidAngelika..

SidAngelika

Nice picture! I will see about posting some of our pics on for everyone to see, since we are in for a wait like so many of you are!
Our paperwork is complete now.. Only thing we will need is the affidivate for proof of earnings for my wifes interview appt in Frankfurt.. otherwise I think we are ready.. Thanks for the prayers, and good thoughts! We will continue ours for you as well.. Thanks, SidAngelika

Matthew Udall

As I said, I believe I’ve been told on more than 1 occasion while at the Service Centers asking about this, that cases that receive an RFE “won’t� then have an overdue date.

Overdue dates only apply to cases that are awaiting initial processing. A case that gets an RFE has received initial processing.

I don’t know about the woman you talked to (and remember, most of the employees at the National Customer Service Center have never worked at a Service Center and know little or nothing about Service Center operations), but this was explained to me by Dona Coultice, the former director of the CSC when she and her staff first explained the brand new (back then) CSC JIT Reporting system that they were just trying out for the first time (the CSC was the guinea pig for this experiment to see how well this would work… which apparently worked pretty well as they now issue these reports for all of the Service Centers… hey they are better than wild guesses printed on a receipt notice at the outset of a case!).

It was their policy that their officer should approve, deny or send an RFE within 30 business days of being given the case. If the case becomes overdue, they asked us to contact them at that time to let them know so they could check it out to see what the hold up is.