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[eli812 0]

Hello, everyone!!! I just recently mailed my initial I-129F petition to the USCIS center in Laguna Niguel, California. I mailed it express mail and received confirmation that it was shipped and received. My first question is how long before I get a final approval from them (on average)? My fiance is in New Zealand. I'm just extremely anxious. . . as I'm sure everyone is at the beginning of these complicated stages! Thanks to all who read/reply!

[kaus&Sanu 0]

Hello, everyone!!! I just recently mailed my initial I-129F petition to the USCIS center in Laguna Niguel, California. I mailed it express mail and received confirmation that it was shipped and received. My first question is how long before I get a final approval from them (on average)? My fiance is in New Zealand. I'm just extremely anxious. . . as I'm sure everyone is at the beginning of these complicated stages! Thanks to all who read/reply!

Final approval goal is 5 months from USCIS, however, if things go smooth (non complicated petition) you should be out and approved from uscis within 3 months.

good Luck.

[kizza 1]

Hello, everyone!!! I just recently mailed my initial I-129F petition to the USCIS center in Laguna Niguel, California. I mailed it express mail and received confirmation that it was shipped and received. My first question is how long before I get a final approval from them (on average)? My fiance is in New Zealand. I'm just extremely anxious. . . as I'm sure everyone is at the beginning of these complicated stages! Thanks to all who read/reply!

Hi and welcome eli,

Once you get your noa1, you'll enter the date in your timeline and you'll get a predicted date for your approval. That predicted timeline will change quite a bit at the beginning, depending on other approvals. It seems to be very accurate according to people who have gone through the whole process. Right now my guess is they would predict approval of your case in the end of January. But you have to remember other factors come to play and it is only meant to give you an idea. Could be less, could be more...

Lately CSC has been running slow so we're hoping it picks up the pace again.

Good luck! it is a stressful period so stay positive, it will come!!

[CA dreamer 3]

look at http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/

[gmjdmj 2]

As long as you keep your timeline updated, the estimated times that they give you are pretty accurate. Ours took 4 months to get approved but now it seems to be taking less time. Of course after you get the approval, there will be more waiting depending on how long the file takes to get to the NVC and then to the embassy, collecting documents for the interview, etc...The main thing is that you are on your way...Good luck with everything! This website has been VERY helpful to us as well as the members on here. I am not sure what we would have done without it...

[Stephen + Elisha 92]

status/timeline-related, moving to K-1 Progress Reports