9 Months And Still Waiting

[xmimi16x 0]

april 1st - daca

 

april 15th 2013 received receipts

 

april 19 2013- received letter to biometrics appointment 

 

may 13 2013- biometrics taken @san antonio center

 

 

my lawyer gave me a call and told me that they sent uscis an REF what does this mean can anyone help im so confused

its also been 9 months since i've  been waiting,

[rockets713 1]

Been waiting 16 months

[asuarez1985 7]

@xmimi16x: Do u mean that USCIS sent you a R.F.E through your lawyer? If that's the case then that means the  USCIS is requesting additional evidence in order foe them to resolve your case. Meaning they need more receipts, medical records, school records, i.d's ect. . Send them everything you can even things that you have already sent them, along with signed letters from friends, family members and acquaintances and copies of their i.ds. Once you do that keep calling them and emailing once a week. Send letters of your own to the service center where  your application is being processed. You'll get approved, you just gotta keep nagging them.

 

@rockets713: that sucks man, I waited 14 months and just got approved 2 weeks ago. Have you called to make a service request? If you haven't do so asap and tell them how long you have been waiting. I suggest you also write letters to the service center where your case is being processed. 

[iamMari2013 8]

I have been waiting 10 months ,,,it sucks! But what else can we do..

Good luck

[xmimi16x 0]

asuarez1985

My lawyer said they sent the RFE to the uscis. she didn't mention anything about needing more information and i'm uber frustrated i cant work or do anything. this is just driving me crazy .

anyway what did you mean by sending them my friend and families ID's how is that going to help my situation ?

 

by the way it will be april 1st. what are some of the things you have done to help with your situation?

[asuarez1985 7]

@xmimi16x: Usually its USCIS that sends you or in your case your lawyer a R.F.E not the other way around. What you and your lawyer can do is ask for a service request. You cannot request evidence from USCIS, they request it from you. 

 

To answer your first question, what I meant to say was that you should have family members, friends and acquaintances write letters on your behalf to USCIS asking for your case to be resolved. Hve them sign those letters and provide a copy of their i.ds. That help speed up the process on my case.

 

Call USCIS yourself(1-800-375-5283) and ask for a service request on your case. Make sure you have your receipt number ready. Tell them that you case is beyond normal processing times and you wish for a supervisor to handle your case.

 

That is what I did and I was approved 2 weeks ago. 

 

Good Luck!

[rockets713 1]

3 service request

[Kr1186 3]

It took one year from filing daca to receiving approval notice. After 8 months of waiting, around nov 2013, my lawyer reached out to uscis to see what the hold up was. They told us that we would hear back by jan 2014. We sent another inquiry, wrote a personal letter to uscis regarding the issue when we hadn't heard word. In early march, my mom called uscis and spoke to a representative. She ended up sobbing over the phone due to sheer frustration with the slow processing times. The lady was very kind and two days later, my case was approved. I don't recommend crying over the phone, but staying on top of your case helps. The processing times wet from approx 6 months to much longer, I've heard of some extending well beyond 12 months. Send inquiries and call if you have to, but know they only process one inquiry every 30 days. It's unfortunately, a big waiting game. Best of luck to you.