K-1 process going faster?

[corvusheart 163]

So when I filed I was told it would take 5 months from my NOA1 to get my NOA2. But I am looking at approved I-129Fs and I see december filers having their NOA2s already!! Why is this happening? I mean I know its a good thing but why the all of a sudden switch from 5 months to 1 month?

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

Timelines go up and down all the time. 5 months is the USCIS goal, sometimes it's faster, sometimes it's slower.

[2018JourneyDone 77]

We were approved within 41 days if memory serves me. However, the wait post NOA2 has now exceeded 4-months....We rec'd our NOA2 on Sept 20 and finally had interview on Jan 15, 2014 and should FINALLY have a decision in the next week. <<fingers crossed>> Our big delay was in the NVC receiving our approval (over 1-month) and then with the embassy acknowledging the receipt and sending packet 3 (another month+ ) Hopefully it will go much faster for you post NOA2.

[Trisha89 36]

Still waiting since august 12, 2013!

[corvusheart 163]

Still waiting since august 12, 2013!

That is weird I wonder why some cases don't take as long as others. Did you get a RFE? Ever been previously married?

[Trisha89 36]

No criminal backgrounds, no kids, both haven't been married before! We are both same age, 24, he is getting in march 25 and me in july!

I am totally upset and don't understand it! We have a service request pending.... Told us that they come back to us in 15 days or less ... Service request is pending since last thursday... They have passed our date of august 12th,2013! Told us on the phone that they actually work on august 16th, 2013 cases!(LOL I KNOW MAKES SENSE WHEN YOU SEE ON IGOR'S List always people getting approved from december and november 2013!!) but well, that's what they tell us on the phone! Can't change it...

We never got an RFE! But could be also that they were sending it but never got it????? Worried about so much right now,..... Maybe lost our petition??? omg..

[Trisha89 36]

That is weird I wonder why some cases don't take as long as others. Did you get a RFE? Ever been previously married?

[corvusheart 163]

No criminal backgrounds, no kids, both haven't been married before! We are both same age, 24, he is getting in march 25 and me in july!

I am totally upset and don't understand it! We have a service request pending.... Told us that they come back to us in 15 days or less ... Service request is pending since last thursday... They have passed our date of august 12th,2013! Told us on the phone that they actually work on august 16th, 2013 cases!(LOL I KNOW MAKES SENSE WHEN YOU SEE ON IGOR'S List always people getting approved from december and november 2013!!) but well, that's what they tell us on the phone! Can't change it...

We never got an RFE! But could be also that they were sending it but never got it????? Worried about so much right now,..... Maybe lost our petition??? omg..

You need to call again or get a lawyer. Do you check on your case status? If you go here: https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/Dashboard/CaseStatus.do and type in your case number you should be able to find out where you're at.

[Trisha89 36]

You need to call again or get a lawyer. Do you check on your case status? If you go here: https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/Dashboard/CaseStatus.do and type in your case number you should be able to find out where you're at.

1. YES we have a lawyer, immigration lawyer, we fillet with him the petition!

2. i check the website of the gov. 20 times a day.... Still initial review!

I had the thought already that they haven't approved us because of my denial on june 30, 2013! But the lawyer told us that this WILL NOT affect our petition and I asked here on VJ already too and got from the people here said too that it has no influance on the I-129f petition!

Plus I have here seen a person getting denied before to from the UK an he got still approved the k1 so I don't know, maybe i am just worried about something that really doesn't affect the visa..... Probably our case haven't been touched yet :-/ I hope

[corvusheart 163]

1. YES we have a lawyer, immigration lawyer, we fillet with him the petition!

2. i check the website of the gov. 20 times a day.... Still initial review!

I had the thought already that they haven't approved us because of my denial on june 30, 2013! But the lawyer told us that this WILL NOT affect our petition and I asked here on VJ already too and got from the people here said too that it has no influance on the I-129f petition!

Plus I have here seen a person getting denied before to from the UK an he got still approved the k1 so I don't know, maybe i am just worried about something that really doesn't affect the visa..... Probably our case haven't been touched yet :-/ I hope

You were denied for what? I-129F petition previously?

[Trisha89 36]

The lawyer, can't really help much, he said it is a long process and we can't do anything as wait! My fiancé and me already asked for a service request! We will see what they have for us.... If that is not helping us and the USCIS wants to tell us to wait another 6 months before calling again, because of "background checks" (that's what I always read here on VJ when people asked for service request), than we will ask. For an INFOPASS!

We already contactedtge senator of Alabama and the congressman too (just wrote the congressman yesterday - no reply yet) and the ombudsman too!

[Trisha89 36]

You were denied for what? I-129F petition previously?

I came in the us on march 25th, 2013 I was spending 84 days with my at that time still boyfriend, NO VISA i just came with the Visa Waiver Program! I staied two weeks at my parents house in germany and wanted to go back in the US on june 30th, 2013. i told the officer I want to spend another 2 months with my boyfriend but they didn't let me in the country.... :-( I didn't know you have to stay for at least 3 months in your country before you can come back! We didn't had any intention to get married just spending time together! And another thing that was making them looking like a red flag was that i had no job and lived at my parents house at that time because my job as flight attendant ended in the end of march 2013 because my company was getting bankruppt.....

[Trisha89 36]

I never had applied for a visa before and he neither! I was getting denied because they thought that we were trying to get married when I would come there a 2nd time for two months! We bith didn't informed us that you have to stay at least 3 months in your country before you can come back! There was at no time for us the idea to get married when I visit him again for so long.... I just wanted to spend my time with him but oh well it's their job!

It was just really hard and unfair when you know so many people are in the US without a visa and they don't get this people! And me they are catching where I just wanted to spend time with him :'(!

For us it was always for sure that we will make everything on a legal way with applying for a visa

[corvusheart 163]

I came in the us on march 25th, 2013 I was spending 84 days with my at that time still boyfriend, NO VISA i just came with the Visa Waiver Program! I staied two weeks at my parents house in germany and wanted to go back in the US on june 30th, 2013. i told the officer I want to spend another 2 months with my boyfriend but they didn't let me in the country.... :-( I didn't know you have to stay for at least 3 months in your country before you can come back! We didn't had any intention to get married just spending time together! And another thing that was making them looking like a red flag was that i had no job and lived at my parents house at that time because my job as flight attendant ended in the end of march 2013 because my company was getting bankruppt.....

I am very sorry for your misfortune. Yeah my fiance always got a hard time from customs but luckily was let through every time. But yeah I don't see why this would hinder immigration.

[Trisha89 36]

I am very sorry for your misfortune. Yeah my fiance always got a hard time from customs but luckily was let through every time. But yeah I don't see why this would hinder immigration.

Thank you. I hope y'all get your good news soon too! Hang in there! It is really the hardest part this waiting but totally worth it when you always know you'll spend the rest of your life with this person <3 Love is always the strongest!