January I-129F filers

[sara80 17]

They def don't stack petitions by number, they must have another way of grouping them!

[P+J 47]

Well 2 approvals today. Keep them coming! And another late January approval. It's pretty much all roulette it seems. I guess anytime is our time now.

[sabi 148]

It's pretty much all roulette it seems. I guess anytime is our time now.

Looks like that was the case from the very beginning...

[Nana & Dodo 1]

Well 2 approvals today. Keep them coming! And another late January approval. It's pretty much all roulette it seems. I guess anytime is our time now.

Yes Paul, as you said "all roulette". It's a matter of luck now regardless of your NOA1 date which is so frustrating that your application is just holding there and no body even looked at it, while others who applied after you got approved. The only thing we have now is praying praying praying. Lord have mercy upon us all amen.

[P+J 47]

Looks like that was the case from the very beginning...

Yup the lack of consistency is probably the most stressful aspect of this entire process. At least if we could see them coming down the line with approvals it would alleviate some anxiety.. I just want to be within processing time. Got the rest of this week and next week and then my real disappointment will commence...

[sabi 148]

I just want to be within processing time.

I want that and no RFE at this stage, seeing how much time takes them to get you back in the line...

[P+J 47]

I want that and no RFE at this stage, seeing how much time takes them to get you back in the line...

I know. I would be very angry if I received an RFE after using an attorney with over 20 years experience doing K1s. The only explanation for something like that would be they lost my documents..gah. that would be terrible. It would be pretty unfortunate to pay 340$ for a 15 minute approval that takes 6 months while losing your documents along the way...Something just doesn't sit right with me in that situation. I think we need to modify the website banner a little bit. Along that road to the Flag, we need to add some flames...because this process is definitely hell. ha.

Edited June 6, 2012 by Paul86

[P+J 47]

Yes Paul, as you said "all roulette". It's a matter of luck now regardless of your NOA1 date which is so frustrating that your application is just holding there and no body even looked at it, while others who applied after you got approved. The only thing we have now is praying praying praying. Lord have mercy upon us all amen.

Yes. I hope all of our prayers will be answered soon. Everyone here deserves it, and we have waited patiently for them to process our petitions in a timely manner. It disturbs me to see that some petitions will randomly get neglected and endure some irrational and lengthy processing time long after the approval of their peers. I think it's most troubling because this is a very personal process (some less than sincere couples may get through), but most of us truly love and care for our beneficiary and were willing to endure this nightmare just to be with them. So in a way, they are playing dice or roulette or whatever we want to call it with our lives...Honestly, there should be a system that prevents any petition from grossly exceeding those 5 months (the service requests are less than adequate). Again, it hasn't happened to me yet. But the thought sickens me. I know a part of me will really experience some sadness when I check my timeline this weekend and see that my approval window has passed...The scripted responses when we call, the inaction when petitions linger beyond the normal processing time, random RFEs for documents that were most likely lost during process, and the NOA2 isn't even the end of the battle for the K1...It's a nightmare process. But I agree. May God help us all. It appears January filers are going to really need it.

Edited June 6, 2012 by Paul86

[katchoo12 8]

My timeline was up today, still nothing... My case must be in the wrong box, on the wrong desk, with the wrong adjucator...i just feel hopeless now

[P+J 47]

My timeline was up today, still nothing... My case must be in the wrong box, on the wrong desk, with the wrong adjucator...i just feel hopeless now

Yup. We honestly can't even get excited now until we solid 4-5 approvals each day along with a more systematic pattern for dates. They are in an absolutely huge hole right now. We literally lost 3 weeks worth of processing maybe more. They were cranking out NOA2s for petitions in December at about 4 months each. If you look at December, there were petitions filed at the end of that month getting NOA2 at the end of April. We should have been well through January long ago. June is going by very quickly...Yet this will probably feel like a very long and agonizing month in every way....

Edited June 6, 2012 by Paul86

[BnT 9]

A bunch of numbers around me got RFEs today...a few others who were after me got approved on May 31st...and yet mine has not been touched! As someone said, getting an RFE at this point would be absolutely infuriating!!! I think my timeline is up tomorrow.......my NOA1 was Jan. 9th so regardless of the timeline, this should be our week...I think I am going to call my Congressman tomorrow and get that ball rolling so we are ready to file that Monday if we don't get anything this week. Honestly, I am nervous every time I check my email or the account status! Ahhhh!!!

[sparclight 9]

My timeline shifted today...+2 days...I gave up on this week and now I'm all about next week. Oh, and I almost forgot, I found out that coefficient of correlation of me checking USCIS website and average time for VSC to approve my application is 0...I was hoping to see inverse relationship:) ah well, another one bites the dust

[P+J 47]

My timeline shifted today...+2 days...I gave up on this week and now I'm all about next week. Oh, and I almost forgot, I found out that coefficient of correlation of me checking USCIS website and average time for VSC to approve my application is 0...I was hoping to see inverse relationship:) ah well, another one bites the dust

Indeed. I think next week might be the week for us (Although I know we say that every week ha) But statistically it should be based on the average processing time for petitions and USCIS projected processing times. At least there was another approval this evening. A mid January in addition to another late January. The roulette continues. so we'll see what happens..My timeline ended up - 2 days now. Which puts me beyond the VJ approval window. But I figure add about a week to that for any level of accuracy with the amount of data we're working with.

Edited June 7, 2012 by Paul86

[sabi 148]

Indeed. I think next week might be the week for us (Although I know we say that every week ha

Yeah it feels that way doesn't it? We say that every week yet we really can start expecting when we hit the 5 months mark! 2 more weeks and I will start getting really anxious...

[photomile 101]

9 green bottles....