processing time question??

[steve9179 0]

Hello, I filed my petition through a law office here in wisconsin, and I got the NOA on December 7th 2009 from the California office. Now its coming up on 4 months, and I know its says 5 months, but I guess I am an impatient person, especially when I read other stories on how it was processed so quickly. I called the lawyer and she said be patient and even called the uscis and they said they cant pull up the file because it still shows in initial review, the only reason I called them is because I have read a lot that the processing times on the website sometimes don't update, she was really nice and said call back when the 5 months is up. My fiance is from Davao Philippines and when I went there she accidentally signed both statements for permission to marry, I also forgot to sign mine, I asked the lawyer if that was going to delay it and she said no because we sent more than enough evidence and she has never had anything be denied. The only reason I didn't do it myself is because I wanted it done right the first time. Any Ideas on what I should expect from the time of packet acceptance til the time she has her interview and also the time that I can buy her ticket? Thanks for all the help.

Steve

[TracyTN 237]

Moving thread from K1 process to K1 progress forum.

[Zen Den 18]

Hello, I filed my petition through a law office here in wisconsin, and I got the NOA on December 7th 2009 from the California office. Now its coming up on 4 months, and I know its says 5 months, but I guess I am an impatient person, especially when I read other stories on how it was processed so quickly. I called the lawyer and she said be patient and even called the uscis and they said they cant pull up the file because it still shows in initial review, the only reason I called them is because I have read a lot that the processing times on the website sometimes don't update, she was really nice and said call back when the 5 months is up. My fiance is from Davao Philippines and when I went there she accidentally signed both statements for permission to marry, I also forgot to sign mine, I asked the lawyer if that was going to delay it and she said no because we sent more than enough evidence and she has never had anything be denied. The only reason I didn't do it myself is because I wanted it done right the first time. Any Ideas on what I should expect from the time of packet acceptance til the time she has her interview and also the time that I can buy her ticket? Thanks for all the help.

Steve

permission to marry, -do you mean the letter of intent to marry?

if so, forgetting a requirement like could cause an RFE.

i hope your lawyer is right.

on average, the petition takes 4-6 mos, and then another 2 from the time you gather docs for her visa application, medical, to her actual interview and receipt of visa (if there are no causes for delay).

but until you receive your NOA2, there is no telling how long you still have to wait. a lot of factors come into play like the volume of applications in the batch that yours is in, the person/s actually evaluating/[processing your application,and of course the completeness and organization of your application.

hope and pray, it helps a lot.

and when you do receive the NOA2, do the rest of the process yourself so you'll be familiar w/things, trust VJ people, no need for a lawyer if you don't have a special circumstance. saves you money too!

good luck and god bless.

[Jesserry 0]

Hello, I filed my petition through a law office here in wisconsin, and I got the NOA on December 7th 2009 from the California office. Now its coming up on 4 months, and I know its says 5 months, but I guess I am an impatient person, especially when I read other stories on how it was processed so quickly. I called the lawyer and she said be patient and even called the uscis and they said they cant pull up the file because it still shows in initial review, the only reason I called them is because I have read a lot that the processing times on the website sometimes don't update, she was really nice and said call back when the 5 months is up. My fiance is from Davao Philippines and when I went there she accidentally signed both statements for permission to marry, I also forgot to sign mine, I asked the lawyer if that was going to delay it and she said no because we sent more than enough evidence and she has never had anything be denied. The only reason I didn't do it myself is because I wanted it done right the first time. Any Ideas on what I should expect from the time of packet acceptance til the time she has her interview and also the time that I can buy her ticket? Thanks for all the help.

Steve

[Jesserry 0]

Hey Steve,

Well Jess who is from Cebu and I had to wait 3 weeks after we received the confirmation letter from the Embassy in Manila that told us we could schedule our appointment and that was 15 days after we received the confirmation letter from the NVC and 2 weeks after the NOA #2 ? to be able to get an apointment date.....We are here in Manila and will have our apt on April 5th! All in all it took about two and a half months after the NOA2 to schedule our appointment. Good luck to us both!

[steve9179 0]

I am talking about the page that states she can marry and also the one that I can marry, and as far as the lawyer goes, it was a flat fee of $500 to file all the paperwork until the day she gets here, and then she also files the paperwork once here. I just read a lot of stories about people that have had it processed sooner, and I wonder I mean I sent over 2000 pages of skype chat history, reciepts from travel, western union, gifts, dozens of pics together, I felt like I sent someone more about my life than most of my friends know. I didnt notice the documents for the permission to marry she signed both and i never signed mine until the lawyer sent me my copies, I immediatly called her and she said if it comes up they will probably just call. She said the main issue she ever saw was people that have never met in person, or didnt have documentation proving. We are coming up now on the final month and hopefully something good happens. My question is how long til the day the service center recieved the form til the day she was here?