December K-1 2009 Filers VSC

[PanamaJack 1]

Good Luck to all of the December filers! This process is frustrating but I know in the end it will be all worth it-the waiting SUCKS!

Feb-09 introduced and started talking online

May-09 I visited the UK

July-09 Adam visited Colorado

Oct-09 Adam visited Colorado

12-1-09 mailed I-129 paperwork

12-4-09 packet received by CSC

12-8-09 check cashed

12-11-09 received NOA1 hard copy

Currently it looks like CSC is processing in 5 months so we're HOPING Adam is here by April or May-fingers crossed.

TeriandAdam, this is for Vermont Service Center filers ............not California... Good luck to you anyway...

[PanamaJack 1]

As I see it everybody's estimate date dissappeared over the weekend......... and now VSC processing times are rising.. It went from 58 Days from NOA-1 to 65 days to NOA-2 in just 72 hours and sill climbing..... I guess we are getting screwed.. Mabye because of the holidays or because in August they hired some temps to do August , Sept, and Oct 09 filers.................. Because the trail of progress stops after October 2009 filers... This Blows.!!!

[Mark and Carol 4]

I noticed that as well. I searched similar timelines as mine and there are 13,512 visas pending just for VSC. I think that we should be prepared for a long wait. Yes it does suck, but we have 1 month down and 35+ days to go. Good Luck everyone and stay postive.

[Reddstars 5]

Wow in for a long wait indeed!!! Im still waiting on my NOA1...uscis received my petition on the 28th and cashed my check on the 28th... however the firm that is handling the k1 process for my fiance and I has received a copy and has since sent me an email of it. I should be receiving a copy as well shouldnt I?

[A and J 4]

wow 1 month already, I guess its has only gone quick though as i have been lucky enough to have spent it here in the us with the other half. Also the way my schedule is now the rest of this month and February should go fast as i have my graduation and he is also coming to England to meet my family for the first time .

All we can do is keep praying for a fast time and hope that it doesn't take too long. I have had to stop myself checking the uscis website daily as i am driving myself insane, we have signed up for emails so i only check it once a a week now....don't know if this will last when i get back to England, but we will see.

Good luck to everyone on a speedy journey

[Mark and Carol 4]

Wow in for a long wait indeed!!! Im still waiting on my NOA1...uscis received my petition on the 28th and cashed my check on the 28th... however the firm that is handling the k1 process for my fiance and I has received a copy and has since sent me an email of it. I should be receiving a copy as well shouldnt I?

Matt,

The firm that is handling your paperwork should mail your NOA1 hardcopy to you. It takes about one week to receive the hardcopy after your paperwork is received. If you haven't already, go to the USCIS website and sign up for automatic notification by email. The USCIS will notify you via email if they require additional information from you. Snail mail can take up to two weeks for you to receive. You will need the case number on the NOA1 to sign up.

Good Luck and wishing everyone a speedy response.

[Reddstars 5]

Matt,

The firm that is handling your paperwork should mail your NOA1 hardcopy to you. It takes about one week to receive the hardcopy after your paperwork is received. If you haven't already, go to the USCIS website and sign up for automatic notification by email. The USCIS will notify you via email if they require additional information from you. Snail mail can take up to two weeks for you to receive. You will need the case number on the NOA1 to sign up.

Good Luck and wishing everyone a speedy response.

Yes I've already signed up for everything you can sign up for to watch my case lol...Thnx for the info on the hard copy of the NOA1.

[PanamaJack 1]

The way things look now with VSC they are going back to the 6-9 month processing times. In the past 4 days NOA-1 till NOA-2 jumped by 10 days and still climbing. Somebody or something pissed them off.. Probably that jerkoff on X-Mas day who tried to blow up that plane... It only takes one arsehole to fuk it up for everybody....

[rushica03 2]

Hello fellow December filers,

Just wondering if any of you have had touches to your case? I know sometimes this means nothing but just from following people who have filed months ago and no touches and being they touched mine 1-5-10, it gives me hope that they are not resorting back to the 6-9 month timeframe.

Thanks,

Jessica

[PanamaJack 1]

Hello fellow December filers,

Just wondering if any of you have had touches to your case? I know sometimes this means nothing but just from following people who have filed months ago and no touches and being they touched mine 1-5-10, it gives me hope that they are not resorting back to the 6-9 month timeframe.

Thanks,

Jessica

Jessica, Look at November 2009 VSC filers posters...........Not one of them has had anything..Not even a touch... Your touch was the USCIS recording the fact that they sent you the NOA-1.. I am not trying to be negative here because I am also in the same situation as you are.. VSC has stopped processing the I-129F's for now.. I have been dealing with USCIS since 2001.. And back then they were caled INS.. Before VJ was formed I was dealing with the system they have... Relax..And get ready for a long wait..I am not happy with the way things are now compared to my 12 week wait for my 1st. I-129F application back in 2002....I hope I am wrong but the facts are they feel they are caught up with the I-129F's and are processing other applications ..

Examples are 130's N-400's and so on.........................

[PanamaJack 1]

As of today there are 22,889 Visas at the VSC..13,591 are pending meaning they did more than just send out a NOA-1 and 9,298 are just sitting in a box on a shelf somewhere.. This surely looks like they are back to the long wait times.. 6-9 months would be the timeframe I am expecting. I too wish I filed earlier...Now the K-1 times between NOA-1 and NOA-2 keep climbing and Jan.2010 is almost half over and only a few approvals that you can count on one hand...This sucks as I was not planning on waiting all year...

[rushica03 2]

As of today there are 22,889 Visas at the VSC..13,591 are pending meaning they did more than just send out a NOA-1 and 9,298 are just sitting in a box on a shelf somewhere.. This surely looks like they are back to the long wait times.. 6-9 months would be the timeframe I am expecting. I too wish I filed earlier...Now the K-1 times between NOA-1 and NOA-2 keep climbing and Jan.2010 is almost half over and only a few approvals that you can count on one hand...This sucks as I was not planning on waiting all year...

Hi PanamaJack,

Thanks for the previous response, appears you have alot of knowledge on this process. How can you see the number of Visas at the VSC?

Thanks,

Jessica

[Martyshk 137]

As of today there are 22,889 Visas at the VSC..13,591 are pending meaning they did more than just send out a NOA-1 and 9,298 are just sitting in a box on a shelf somewhere.. This surely looks like they are back to the long wait times.. 6-9 months would be the timeframe I am expecting. I too wish I filed earlier...Now the K-1 times between NOA-1 and NOA-2 keep climbing and Jan.2010 is almost half over and only a few approvals that you can count on one hand...This sucks as I was not planning on waiting all year...

It was never 9 months to begin with. 6 months is overshooting it as well. Even with the slowdown, they are about halfway through October.

Stop being a downer too

[that_girl 9]

It was never 9 months to begin with. 6 months is overshooting it as well. Even with the slowdown, they are about halfway through October.

Stop being a downer too

Yeah, if they were really planning on taking that long, surely they'd have to change the processing times on their website, which still say 5 months...

Maybe 6-9 is a reasonable estimate from date of mailing the petition to when the actual visa is in your hand (depending on your consulate and whatever AP might be involved, of course).

[Martyshk 137]

Yeah, if they were really planning on taking that long, surely they'd have to change the processing times on their website, which still say 5 months...

Maybe 6-9 is a reasonable estimate from date of mailing the petition to when the actual visa is in your hand (depending on your consulate and whatever AP might be involved, of course).

To be quite honest, I think that all is happening with Vermont right now, is that they are, by some sort of weird logic, slowing down to CSC timelines of about 90-100 days processing.

People, it's not THAT BAD, really.

We have to do it once and that's it. Yes, it's hard as hell being apart, but this is one and only time when we HAVE to.

So let's stop with downer posts here, we all need to be helping each other and cheer up