Too long waiting?

[Al422 221]

The first event is they deposit your check. Look at your online banking (or go there if you don't have online banking) and see if they deposited it. I am willing to bet that already happened. The NOA1 is average two weeks and can be up to 30 days or maybe even more.

[ChrisFurlough 18]

I sent my original I-129F to Texas a week ago & still haven't heard they even recieved it yet. Yes I included the G-1145. I look at other times on timelines & it's days. Now, it will be a week tomorrow, is there cause for concern?

Welcome to the waiting club. Some things to note. Most of the government organizations that you will deal with have "avg wait times" which are generally bunk. The USCIS likes "5 months" to work on your K-1, and they want you to wait that long before calling to enquire about the status. (Ignore it, and call anyway) :-) Odds are, it'll take less time. I think this is just a tactic to attempt to keep the call volumes down at the call center.

The NVC, If you check the timelines, you'll see that ALMOST EVERYONE clears the NVC in around 3 days. It's possible that you won't, and if you try to ask them about it, they'll tell you that it normally takes 3 months. Which is total horse manure.

Getting a good interview slot will take patience, and commitment. (If they didn't have the damned captcha on the front, I'd write an app that would let you monitor available dates, so I can only assume that they did that to keep people like me from doing just that). So, just keep your case open in your browser, and refresh ever so often, and maybe you'll get lucky. Rumor has it that there's a browser plug-in like app that will monitor a page for changes, and alert you if it changes. This could be handy if you're trying to get an appointment at a time when none are available.

Post interview, you could get the visa in a couple of weeks, or a couple of months. And, since the embassy is their own little island, you can't call them on it. They simple work at their pace, and if it doesn't fit your schedule, that's tough. Most of the inner workings of it are secret, so that you can "read the tea leaves", and figure out what's going on.

[Hank_ 9,174]

Welcome to the waiting club. Some things to note. Most of the government organizations that you will deal with have "avg wait times" which are generally bunk. The USCIS likes "5 months" to work on your K-1, and they want you to wait that long before calling to enquire about the status. (Ignore it, and call anyway) :-) Odds are, it'll take less time. I think this is just a tactic to attempt to keep the call volumes down at the call center.

The NVC, If you check the timelines, you'll see that ALMOST EVERYONE clears the NVC in around 3 days. It's possible that you won't, and if you try to ask them about it, they'll tell you that it normally takes 3 months. Which is total horse manure.

Getting a good interview slot will take patience, and commitment. (If they didn't have the damned captcha on the front, I'd write an app that would let you monitor available dates, so I can only assume that they did that to keep people like me from doing just that). So, just keep your case open in your browser, and refresh ever so often, and maybe you'll get lucky. Rumor has it that there's a browser plug-in like app that will monitor a page for changes, and alert you if it changes. This could be handy if you're trying to get an appointment at a time when none are available.

Post interview, you could get the visa in a couple of weeks, or a couple of months. And, since the embassy is their own little island, you can't call them on it. They simple work at their pace, and if it doesn't fit your schedule, that's tough. Most of the inner workings of it are secret, so that you can "read the tea leaves", and figure out what's going on.

USCIS "was" expediting everyone from the Philippines, but are not anymore. If you call USCIS about your petition and the timeline has not exceeded what they have posted they won't help you.

NVC is finally getting back to normal also, it was taking 30-60 days to clear there, thank goodness that has went away. The norm for NVC once they receive the petition from USCIS is 7-10 days.

USEM is getting back to normal also, the month of September is sitting there with numerous openings to choose from, back to the good old days once more. So no browser plug-ins are needed. Now that the expedites have cleared and the computer glitch has be fixed (so it appears) processing times after the interview are getting back to normal also.

[ChrisFurlough 18]

That's GREAT news Hank! :-)

[LionessDeon 2,060]

I sent mine by regular USPS certified mail on 7/21 I didn't not receive a text or email until 7/29 They signed for it on 7/24.

You can see if ur check cashed but ur probably fine. You'll hear something soon!

[Greenbaum 12,259]

Ranshiel, on 15 Aug 2014 - 08:27 AM, said:Ranshiel, on 15 Aug 2014 - 08:27 AM, said:

I have none don't handle waiting very well 2.5 years now

Well good luck with the rest of the process. No matter what you feel, it's not your feelings that reflect on the process. They have the gold and they make the rules.

Edited August 16, 2014 by Greenbaum