Originally Posted by belina

So this is my first time actually posting in here, despite reading pretty much everything for months. I feel like I know a lot of you, as disconcerting as that sounds haha. And I want to thank all of you for posting and talking about how this process has been because I tend not to talk about this much or to anyone at all, so it was comforting to see other people endure the same (if not more) wracking anxiety.

With that said, I'm now posting because I received an answer to my second service request that made me very uneasy. I tend to worry a lot so I was wondering if anyone else received an answer like mine.


The first one that I sent (On June 30) received the reply I've seen most of you post: "Pending Adjudication."


But the second (On Sept. 23) read:

"On 09/23/2013 you, or the designated representative shown below, contacted us about your case.

The status of this service request is:

We have placed your case on a processing hold because the required security checks remain pending. Until we receive the results of these security checks, we cannot move forward on your case. We require the results of security checks before we make a decision on any pending case.

We cannot predict when we will receive the results of these security checks. Please be assured that we will make every effort to make a decision in your case as soon as the security checks are complete."



Has anyone else received a response like this? Processing hold??



Not sure how to add a signature yet but my timeline is:

Application Sent: January 2, 2013 // Delivered to Texas Service Center: January 3
Routed and Accepted at Vermont Service Center: January 7
Biometrics: February 5 Transferred: May 23, 2013 (Texas)
I came here on an L2 visa and I have one expunged misdemeanor.