January I-129F filers

[sabi 148]

As we all know they don't process them in order... I mean who knows maybe they do, maybe it's all up to how fast one person process the load compared to the other maybe they divide them somehow, I'm sure each person has their own way of processing... We can just guess , the fact is we all have to wait and be patient and be happy with any approval , even if it's not ours, it only means that they are trying to get the work done and we will be next, soon!

[rayandmel 39]

As we all know they don't process them in order... I mean who knows maybe they do, maybe it's all up to how fast one person process the load compared to the other maybe they divide them somehow, I'm sure each person has their own way of processing... We can just guess , the fact is we all have to wait and be patient and be happy with any approval , even if it's not ours, it only means that they are trying to get the work done and we will be next, soon!

Couldn't agree with you more... I am sure it depends on who has your file and they types of other files they have in the box at that time. So essentially "in order" but not exactly in order. I had to have a stern talk with myself and I have decided to stop checking files and getting all worked up. My checking is not going to make it come faster... I am with you, at this point I am ready to celebrate once any of you get an approval!

[sabi 148]

Definitely Mel I'll be happy with each and everyone being approved I'll start worrying when I am not approved in June but till then it's all about being positive and hoping that tomorrow it's us!

Yeah definitely checking those numbers makes you go crazy... I stopped it after I checked the USCIS website 7 times today and said to myself: you are going absolutely nuts! Haha

[Nathalie2007 3]

I'm... not sure I can face another 10,000

if I would have started this 4 months ago I would have a nice list by now ! let's see if I can come up with something these last few wks! i need to keep my self busy!!

[LeftCoastLady 441]

another thing i hate: the time difference meaning that i have to get through so much of the day before VSC even starts work for the day! also since my fiance moved from nyc to new orleans, that extra hour is a pain in the a$s - what time do you guys usually skype? must be really hard if the USC is on the west coast (depending on where the other person is, duh).

West Coaster here. We Skype at 6AM Pacific, which is 2PM for my fiancé. The worst is when daylight saving time hits because it throws us out of whack.

[sara80 17]

West Coaster here. We Skype at 6AM Pacific, which is 2PM for my fiancé. The worst is when daylight saving time hits because it throws us out of whack.

well hopefully by the time it changes again your fiance' will be by your side. fingers crossed for all of us!!

[wdm1986 2]

At Jamie & Sveta, thanks for answering my question! Agreed! I hope a lot of us start hearing from them soon!

[wdm1986 2]

Now that I scroll up I see more replies. Thanks all! I'm happy with any approval as well. I was just curious and hoping it didn't mean I was lost on a desk somewhere. My file was pretty thick so I'm sure whoever gets it will be on it for most of the day if not 2 days.

[kittylondon 47]

Now that I scroll up I see more replies. Thanks all! I'm happy with any approval as well. I was just curious and hoping it didn't mean I was lost on a desk somewhere. My file was pretty thick so I'm sure whoever gets it will be on it for most of the day if not 2 days.

how many pages are we talking here?!

[jcsp 0]

how many pages are we talking here?!

Do you know what the yellow pages are?

Ps I'm the other half

[kittylondon 47]

Do you know what the yellow pages are?

Ps I'm the other half

[ukcharlotte 4]

From what I can tell after punching in hundreds of CSC numbers they are not always completed in order. As of yesterday:

WAC1290100037 - WAC1290100052 (dated: 05-Dec-11) only one had an RFE, the others were all under initial review. The same for WAC1290110091 - WAC1290110099 (also dated 05-Dec-11) and WAC1290112415 - WAC1290112420 (dated 12-Dec-11). However, the batch WAC1290113395 - WAC1290113417 which is a higher number and so theoretically put on the system after all those other batches listed (but still listed as 12-Dec-11), has mostly approvals with only a few still under initial review.

From what I can tell, a pile of 1-129Fs are batched together onto the system and these are processed in order, but different batches on the same day can be processed days apart, presumably because different batches = different people.

Now those people who were having difficulty locating some December dates to keep an eye on can play with those number above.

[wdm1986 2]

how many pages are we talking here?!

Ummm... probably like 20-40 maybe? I can't remember, but it was a lot! I included all the evidence I could, I put tabs at the bottom of each page and labeled each page (the diff forms and my evidence) that way they could just pick the tab and flip to the page quickly to see it. Then, for that cover letter or whatever it was you had to write, I wrote a couple of paragraphs explaining our story in chronological order, then provided evidence that backed up our story. For all of my evidence, I labeled them with letters and I had a page that explained each piece of evidence, and I put it in chronological order. So for instance I put A. on the tab of the first piece of evidence and I typed A. This is my boarding pass from when I visited in September, etc. When I was assembling our packet, I saw someone post on here that the people that examine the cases don't know anything about you or your fiance so you have to be detailed and fill in all the gaps. They said to think of it as a puzzle, and you are providing all the missing peices, so that's what I tried to do. It was basically like a timeline with a short chat log, boarding passes and passport stamps from when we decided to meet (I saw somewhere that you needed to copy the entire passports so I did) and pictures of us together... everything I could that I thought would help.

Lol yea and jcsp is right, it was like a small version of the yellow pages (phonebook in the U.S.A)

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[sabi 148]

Hmmm just one approval yesterday from VSC against around 10 from CSC... are w slowing down ?

[kittylondon 47]

Hmmm just one approval yesterday from VSC against around 10 from CSC... are w slowing down ?

don't say that!!! yeah, this week has been disappointing. i wanted to feel so excited about it, but i'm feeling a little instead - realising it's still gonna be at least 3-4 months before i'm out there, assuming it takes another few weeks to hear, NVC is being slow, and london can make you wait a while for an interview date a month or six weeks ahead. grrrrrr. i wish we hadn't spent so long putting together our packet, at the time we just wanted to enjoy our engagement and the holiday season and didn't want to rush into visa paperwork, now i wish we'd just sat down and sent it off the day after we got engaged - i'd be there by now (maybe!). no point thnking about, i know.. but hard not to!

fingers crossed for a flurry of vermont activity today! thinking of everyone xo