How is your NOA2 waiting time?

[jaygregory 1]

We sent outs off at the start of August which was as soon as we could scrape the money together to get it sent off, its kind of a kick in the face because we were hearing of all these couple of week processing times and now were over the 5 month mark and havent heard a single thing from Vermont about this.

We had a little freak out recently because the 'national average' time is something like 22 months, i have no idea how that works out but 15 mins work?really?

so at almost 2 grand an hour pay for work it takes them 6 months to get round to it.

[Tyeger87 10]

we are 4 days away from the 3 month mark and according to the timeline we should be processed in April which would put us at 6 months.

im hoping things speed up and we all get through the process successfully and swiftly

[ilovemybaby 9]

6 months 7 days ... vermont really sux...

[Al422 221]

We sent outs off at the start of August which was as soon as we could scrape the money together to get it sent off, its kind of a kick in the face because we were hearing of all these couple of week processing times and now were over the 5 month mark and havent heard a single thing from Vermont about this.

We had a little freak out recently because the 'national average' time is something like 22 months, i have no idea how that works out but 15 mins work?really?

so at almost 2 grand an hour pay for work it takes them 6 months to get round to it.

As astounding as it sounds, it is true. Each adjudicator is expected to do 30 files a day, so 30 divided by 7 1/2 working hours a day equals 15 minutes per petition.

$455.00 time 4 an hour = $1,820.00 per hour.

The fanciest Wall Street law firms do not get even half that much money, yet they make tons of profit and get their work done on time, every time.

So why can't the government work more than twice as fast as the fancy Wall Street law firms? After all, they get more than twice the money! Why do they instead work slower than a dead tree sloth?

What are the two Disservice Centers doing with all that money? Not attending to their responsibilities to United States citizens, that's for sure!

What are they wasting their time and our money on?

[Lane O 38]

It will be 3 months on Jan. 21...the status online is INITIAL REVIEW.

[carine 1]

On the 24 january, we will be up to 4 months. Hopefully just one month of wait left for NOA2.

I so was hoping to spend my birthday at the end of march with my fiancee...but I doubt it will be possible

[KiwiBird 132]

So why can't the government work more than twice as fast...

I think you answered yourself with the fifth word of your own question.

[MalaysianGirl 26]

I just remembered something someone said on these forums: The US government's fiscal year starts in October. (I stand corrected.) So if the new fiscal year begins in October, maybe the reason why they are so slow now is because they haven't gotten their "motor revved up", so to speak. Food for thought, perhaps?

[George & Gina 29]

Five month wait in average is just unacceptable.

If you think about it: It is just a non-immigration visa, and it is only good for 90 days of stay. It is not a green card. It merely allows one to come to the USA to get married.

So why it takes 5 month (8 month if you count the consular processing time) for the government to grant a alien just a 90 days of stay?

While I agree that the 5+ month wait times are totally unacceptable, the K1 visa is a non-immigrant visa in name only. Anyone coming to the US on a K1 visa is intending to immigrate and stay.

George

[* Kristin * 49]

A May wedding eh?

I'm worried about ours in August!

We'll hit 5 months at the end of January. Starting to worry about rescheduling our May wedding.

What's really annoying is we scheduled a meeting at our local branch and asked very specifically when we should file if we want to marry in May. They said OCTOBER. Good thing we didn't listen to them, or we'd really be screwed.

[patient2010 93]

Thank you for you answer and congratulations on your wedding! So romantic, December 31st! God bless you guys.

Thank You!.......Hang in there

[Blob18 111]

I just remembered something someone said on these forums: The US government's fiscal year starts in October. (I stand corrected.) So if the new fiscal year begins in October, maybe the reason why they are so slow now is because they haven't gotten their "motor revved up", so to speak. Food for thought, perhaps?

Eh, congress still hasn't approved of FY 2011 yet. Either way, even if the fiscal year hasn't been improved, under the continued resolution, the government stays open (we are on the 3rd one right now, it ends in March). Workers still get paid their normal salary, there is just limits on what you can buy (like hardware etc).

So they should be working instead of doing what several people in my office do, stand around and talk for 30 mintues at a time about stuff not related to anything their job entails. Already gotten them in trouble too. Hope they get fired for being inept. Work = Work time. Home = fun time. School = School time.

[marklovetina 52]

Greatest news our I-129F approved email at 5.00 PM today. 156 days from NOA1 THERE IS HOPE FORTHE REST OF YOU

[J&F 0]

NOA2 means a couple has been approved and will move to the interview stage right? So, once NOA2 is received how long is it until the next packet with the info for the interview? Does it depend on the country?

I have friends who just did this same process last year. They sent their K1 application in late August/early September 2009 and had their interview in January 2010. They went to the States and married in June 2010 and just received the Green Card in November. They said the whole process went so smoothly. Our situation (no kids, no divorces, supportive families, filing from Chile, etc) is very similar to theirs. I wonder if this shift from having 2 services centers in CA and VT to one centralized one in TX is causing these delays...

We've been hoping our timeline would follow our friends, meaning we'd be interviewed around April and could head to the States in June (one of my closest friends is getting married at the end of July), but after reading all of your comments it seems like our NOA1 date of Nov 12 means we'll be staying in Chile much longer than expected....

[J&F 0]

NOA2 means a couple has been approved and will move to the interview stage right? So, once NOA2 is received how long is it until the next packet with the info for the interview? Does it depend on the country?

I have friends who just did this same process last year. They sent their K1 application in late August/early September 2009 and had their interview in January 2010. They went to the States and married in June 2010 and just received the Green Card in November. They said the whole process went so smoothly. Our situation (no kids, no divorces, supportive families, filing from Chile, etc) is very similar to theirs. I wonder if this shift from having 2 services centers in CA and VT to one centralized one in TX is causing these delays...

We've been hoping our timeline would follow our friends, meaning we'd be interviewed around April and could head to the States in June (one of my closest friends is getting married at the end of July), but after reading all of your comments it seems like our NOA1 date of Nov 12 means we'll be staying in Chile much longer than expected....

Also, we sent our application to the Texas center, per instructions on the USCIS site, but our NOA2 said our center was California - does anyone know why that would happen?