Spahi

I just checked the I-129F Visa Timeline on the USCIS.GOV website and
it reads that they are processing application for Oct 3, 2003. I
called the USCIS hotline and the operator informed me that I can not
initiate an inquiry till a full thirty (30) days have past from the
day my application is received, which means USCIS will initiate an
inquiry only when they are processing applications received after Oct
5, 2003.
I want to know how did USCIS skip my application, which was received
by them on Sept. 5, 2003? Does it make a difference that my wife is
from India(I am a US Citizen), so USCIS has various processing time
for different countries? Does it matter that Missouri Service Center
(St. Louis or Kansas City) is processing my application?
Thanks.
Shantanu

Steve2003

More info... what visa are you trying to get (K-1, etc)? What service
center did you file? What are the circumstances surrounding your case
(anything that may make it take longer)... etc.



You may also want to call your congressman and initiate a congressional
inquery (which they will do for free). That often gets the ball rolling
in tough cases and cn possibly be the only way to really find out what
has happened.





Originally posted by Spahi

    > I just checked the I-129F Visa Timeline on the USCIS.GOV website and

    > it reads that they are processing application for Oct 3, 2003. I

    > called the USCIS hotline and the operator informed me that I can not

    > initiate an inquiry till a full thirty (30) days have past from the

    > day my application is received, which means USCIS will initiate an

    > inquiry only when they are processing applications received after Oct

    > 5, 2003.

    > I want to know how did USCIS skip my application, which was received

    > by them on Sept. 5, 2003? Does it make a difference that my wife is

    > from India(I am a US Citizen), so USCIS has various processing time

    > for different countries? Does it matter that Missouri Service Center

    > (St. Louis or Kansas City) is processing my application?

    > Thanks.

Shantanu

Sibsie

Are you sure you're looking at the right thing on the site? I-129F
is for the Fiance Visa but you're married and should be going
through the K3.

Hypertweeky

Originally posted by Spahi

    > I just checked the I-129F Visa Timeline on the USCIS.GOV website and

    > it reads that they are processing application for Oct 3, 2003. I

    > called the USCIS hotline and the operator informed me that I can not

    > initiate an inquiry till a full thirty (30) days have past from the

    > day my application is received, which means USCIS will initiate an

    > inquiry only when they are processing applications received after Oct

    > 5, 2003.

    > I want to know how did USCIS skip my application, which was received

    > by them on Sept. 5, 2003? Does it make a difference that my wife is

    > from India(I am a US Citizen), so USCIS has various processing time

    > for different countries? Does it matter that Missouri Service Center

    > (St. Louis or Kansas City) is processing my application?

    > Thanks.

    > Shantanu



Hey there!!



Don't you think is time to contact your rep??,

What state are you from?.

Go to: http://www.congress.org/

Click US Congress and follow the path to your state's congressional
members. Choose one and you will see if they have a website. If they do,
their website will provide the form. If they don't have a website, you
can usually e-mail them thru the Congress.org site and/or call their
office on the phone and request the form to be sent to you.



Hope this helps

Hypertweeky

Originally posted by sibsie

    > Are you sure you're looking at the right thing on the site? I-129F is
    > for the Fiance Visa but you're married and should be going through the
    > K3.



Yes he looked at the right aging report, MSC is currently working on
applications received on October 3rd

Jeffreyhy

sibsie,



The I-129f is also used to petition for a K3 visa.



You should be careful to distinguish between the different stage of the
immigration process and not use terms for visas (such as K1 and K3) when
talking about petitions. Such incorrect usage creates confusion.



And as this thread shows, it is sometimes necessary to specify both the
petition and the visa - by their correct names - to avoid confusion.



Regards, JEff



Originally posted by sibsie

Are you sure you're looking at the right thing on the site? I-129F is
for the Fiance Visa but you're married and should be going through the
K3.

Spahi

Hypertweeky <member13109@british_expats.com> wrote in message news:<>...
    > Originally posted by Spahi
    >
    > > I just checked the I-129F Visa Timeline on the USCIS.GOV website and
    >
    > > it reads that they are processing application for Oct 3, 2003. I
    >
    > > called the USCIS hotline and the operator informed me that I can not
    >
    > > initiate an inquiry till a full thirty (30) days have past from the
    >
    > > day my application is received, which means USCIS will initiate an
    >
    > > inquiry only when they are processing applications received after Oct
    >
    > > 5, 2003.
    >
    > > I want to know how did USCIS skip my application, which was received
    >
    > > by them on Sept. 5, 2003? Does it make a difference that my wife is
    >
    > > from India(I am a US Citizen), so USCIS has various processing time
    >
    > > for different countries? Does it matter that Missouri Service Center
    >
    > > (St. Louis or Kansas City) is processing my application?
    >
    > > Thanks.
    >
    > > Shantanu
    >
    >
    >
    > Hey there!!
    >
    >
    >
    > Don't you think is time to contact your rep??,
    >
    > What state are you from?.
    >
    > Go to: http://www.congress.org/
    >
    > Click US Congress and follow the path to your state's congressional
    > members. Choose one and you will see if they have a website. If they do,
    > their website will provide the form. If they don't have a website, you
    > can usually e-mail them thru the Congress.org site and/or call their
    > office on the phone and request the form to be sent to you.
    >
    >
    >
    > Hope this helps

I have a K-3 Visa pending. I should have clarified that in the intial
statement. I am Chicago, IL, so I am going to call Senator and Rep.
too on Friday. Thanks a lot.

Shantanu

Spahi

(Spahi) wrote in message news:<>...
    > Hypertweeky <member13109@british_expats.com> wrote in message news:<>...
    > > Originally posted by Spahi
    > >
    > > > I just checked the I-129F Visa Timeline on the USCIS.GOV website and
    >
    > > > it reads that they are processing application for Oct 3, 2003. I
    >
    > > > called the USCIS hotline and the operator informed me that I can not
    >
    > > > initiate an inquiry till a full thirty (30) days have past from the
    >
    > > > day my application is received, which means USCIS will initiate an
    >
    > > > inquiry only when they are processing applications received after Oct
    >
    > > > 5, 2003.
    >
    > > > I want to know how did USCIS skip my application, which was received
    >
    > > > by them on Sept. 5, 2003? Does it make a difference that my wife is
    >
    > > > from India(I am a US Citizen), so USCIS has various processing time
    >
    > > > for different countries? Does it matter that Missouri Service Center
    >
    > > > (St. Louis or Kansas City) is processing my application?
    >
    > > > Thanks.
    >
    > > > Shantanu
    > >
    > >
    > >
    > > Hey there!!
    > >
    > >
    > >
    > > Don't you think is time to contact your rep??,
    > >
    > > What state are you from?.
    > >
    > > Go to: http://www.congress.org/
    > >
    > > Click US Congress and follow the path to your state's congressional
    > > members. Choose one and you will see if they have a website. If they do,
    > > their website will provide the form. If they don't have a website, you
    > > can usually e-mail them thru the Congress.org site and/or call their
    > > office on the phone and request the form to be sent to you.
    > >
    > >
    > >
    > > Hope this helps
    >
    > I have a K-3 Visa pending. I should have clarified that in the intial
    > statement. I am Chicago, IL, so I am going to call Senator and Rep.
    > too on Friday. Thanks a lot.
    >
    > Shantanu

I e-mailed the Congressman and Senator from Chicago on Dec. 26, 2003
as per the suggestion of this News Group but I have not heard anything
from either of them, do their respective office reps contact you? How
long should I wait till I contact the offices of the Congressman and
the Senator?
Thanks.


Shantanu

Eric Drewry

My K3 was received on 9/2 per the receipt, website said 9/3. I received my
approval on 11/25.

As you probably already know the MSC appear to almost completely stop
processing K3's for 2 months
almost exactly when we sent in our I-129f's. This I found out through my
senator's office was due to additional
work that the MSC took on from the local offices. I contacted my senator's
office early in the process due to
our home in Jamaica getting broken into twice. The second time my wife was
cut and had to have a few
stitches.

When I emailed the senator's office about this, and that I believe the break
ins were due to it being widely known she is married to a USC, since I lived
there with her for quite some time. In Jamaica a USC means $$$ whether true
or not. I honestly don't know the the senator had any results in speeding up
my case. I sent the email out first thing in the morning and received a
phone call from his office by lunchtime. He's got my vote next time around.

Fortunately there have been no more break ins. My wife's interview is
Thursday.

One thing that may help, I honestly don't know, but I did it in my email. I
used as many phrases/keywords as I could to try to get past any email
processing software that the office may be using. Like US citizen needing
help overseas. It may have had no effect, but I did get a quick response.

I hope things get resolved for you quickly.


"Spahi" <> wrote in message
news:...
    > (Spahi) wrote in message
news:<>...
    > > Hypertweeky <member13109@british_expats.com> wrote in message
news:<>...
    > > > Originally posted by Spahi
    > > >
    > > > > I just checked the I-129F Visa Timeline on the USCIS.GOV website and
    > >
    > > > > it reads that they are processing application for Oct 3, 2003. I
    > >
    > > > > called the USCIS hotline and the operator informed me that I can not
    > >
    > > > > initiate an inquiry till a full thirty (30) days have past from the
    > >
    > > > > day my application is received, which means USCIS will initiate an
    > >
    > > > > inquiry only when they are processing applications received after
Oct
    > >
    > > > > 5, 2003.
    > >
    > > > > I want to know how did USCIS skip my application, which was received
    > >
    > > > > by them on Sept. 5, 2003? Does it make a difference that my wife is
    > >
    > > > > from India(I am a US Citizen), so USCIS has various processing time
    > >
    > > > > for different countries? Does it matter that Missouri Service
Center
    > >
    > > > > (St. Louis or Kansas City) is processing my application?
    > >
    > > > > Thanks.
    > >
    > > > > Shantanu
    > > >
    > > >
    > > >
    > > > Hey there!!
    > > >
    > > >
    > > >
    > > > Don't you think is time to contact your rep??,
    > > >
    > > > What state are you from?.
    > > >
    > > > Go to: http://www.congress.org/
    > > >
    > > > Click US Congress and follow the path to your state's congressional
    > > > members. Choose one and you will see if they have a website. If they
do,
    > > > their website will provide the form. If they don't have a website, you
    > > > can usually e-mail them thru the Congress.org site and/or call their
    > > > office on the phone and request the form to be sent to you.
    > > >
    > > >
    > > >
    > > > Hope this helps
    > >
    > > I have a K-3 Visa pending. I should have clarified that in the intial
    > > statement. I am Chicago, IL, so I am going to call Senator and Rep.
    > > too on Friday. Thanks a lot.
    > >
    > > Shantanu
    > I e-mailed the Congressman and Senator from Chicago on Dec. 26, 2003
    > as per the suggestion of this News Group but I have not heard anything
    > from either of them, do their respective office reps contact you? How
    > long should I wait till I contact the offices of the Congressman and
    > the Senator?
    > Thanks.
    > Shantanu

Spahi

<> wrote in message news:<6q0Kb.20630$P%>...
    > My K3 was received on 9/2 per the receipt, website said 9/3. I received my
    > approval on 11/25.
    >
    > As you probably already know the MSC appear to almost completely stop
    > processing K3's for 2 months
    > almost exactly when we sent in our I-129f's. This I found out through my
    > senator's office was due to additional
    > work that the MSC took on from the local offices. I contacted my senator's
    > office early in the process due to
    > our home in Jamaica getting broken into twice. The second time my wife was
    > cut and had to have a few
    > stitches.
    >
    > When I emailed the senator's office about this, and that I believe the break
    > ins were due to it being widely known she is married to a USC, since I lived
    > there with her for quite some time. In Jamaica a USC means $$$ whether true
    > or not. I honestly don't know the the senator had any results in speeding up
    > my case. I sent the email out first thing in the morning and received a
    > phone call from his office by lunchtime. He's got my vote next time around.
    >
    > Fortunately there have been no more break ins. My wife's interview is
    > Thursday.
    >
    > One thing that may help, I honestly don't know, but I did it in my email. I
    > used as many phrases/keywords as I could to try to get past any email
    > processing software that the office may be using. Like US citizen needing
    > help overseas. It may have had no effect, but I did get a quick response.
    >
    > I hope things get resolved for you quickly.
    >
    >
    > "Spahi" <> wrote in message
    > news:...
    > > (Spahi) wrote in message
    > news:<>...
    > > > Hypertweeky <member13109@british_expats.com> wrote in message
    > news:<>...
    > > > > Originally posted by Spahi
    > > > >
    > > > > > I just checked the I-129F Visa Timeline on the USCIS.GOV website and
    >
    > > > > > it reads that they are processing application for Oct 3, 2003. I
    >
    > > > > > called the USCIS hotline and the operator informed me that I can not
    >
    > > > > > initiate an inquiry till a full thirty (30) days have past from the
    >
    > > > > > day my application is received, which means USCIS will initiate an
    >
    > > > > > inquiry only when they are processing applications received after
    > Oct
    >
    > > > > > 5, 2003.
    >
    > > > > > I want to know how did USCIS skip my application, which was received
    >
    > > > > > by them on Sept. 5, 2003? Does it make a difference that my wife is
    >
    > > > > > from India(I am a US Citizen), so USCIS has various processing time
    >
    > > > > > for different countries? Does it matter that Missouri Service
    > Center
    >
    > > > > > (St. Louis or Kansas City) is processing my application?
    >
    > > > > > Thanks.
    >
    > > > > > Shantanu
    > > > >
    > > > >
    > > > >
    > > > > Hey there!!
    > > > >
    > > > >
    > > > >
    > > > > Don't you think is time to contact your rep??,
    > > > >
    > > > > What state are you from?.
    > > > >
    > > > > Go to: http://www.congress.org/
    > > > >
    > > > > Click US Congress and follow the path to your state's congressional
    > > > > members. Choose one and you will see if they have a website. If they
    > do,
    > > > > their website will provide the form. If they don't have a website, you
    > > > > can usually e-mail them thru the Congress.org site and/or call their
    > > > > office on the phone and request the form to be sent to you.
    > > > >
    > > > >
    > > > >
    > > > > Hope this helps
    > > >
    > > > I have a K-3 Visa pending. I should have clarified that in the intial
    > > > statement. I am Chicago, IL, so I am going to call Senator and Rep.
    > > > too on Friday. Thanks a lot.
    > > >
    > > > Shantanu
    > >
    > > I e-mailed the Congressman and Senator from Chicago on Dec. 26, 2003
    > > as per the suggestion of this News Group but I have not heard anything
    > > from either of them, do their respective office reps contact you? How
    > > long should I wait till I contact the offices of the Congressman and
    > > the Senator?
    > > Thanks.
    > >
    > >
    > > Shantanu

Well, I just checked the USCIS website and they are processing I-129F
K-3(spousal visa) for Oct 17, 2003 which is 1.5 months past my
application submission date. I do not know why the Missouri Office is
taking so long to process my application.I also have been contacted by
my congress person's office on Jan 5, 2004 and received a letter from
them that they have contacted the MSC office in regards to this
matter. Do you think I should also contact the USCIS office and
intiate an inquiry or will this further delay my case.
Any help will be greatly appreciated
    > >