USCIS announced today 1 year timeline for K-1 Apps

[mounir412 101]

That's not good at all ...

[LA and CF 9]

Things are just getting worse and worse. We have spoken to our reps, the got excuse CSC isn't processing beyond 18th of July which is a lie. Just sent in another very opinionated letter mentioning all this nonsense. Its beyond ridiculous. We paid for our papers to be processed and instead they took our money and are doing daca classes while we are supposed tons it around quietly like little sheep and do nothing? I don't think so.

[moondream 36]

MOst of them never lived outside of US. If you come to US when you ar 1 y.o. how is it different from being born here?? I think you need to use a little logic..

I think that's easy to say when you have your NOA2. Took You 149 days. I'm at 256 days and not alone suffering because of DACA.

[asia/chris 0]

It feels like a nightmare we both cant wake up from!!!seriously???just left me and my love speechless....

[lierre 224]

Wow! This is just ugh I am mad for you K-1 applicants!

[odellmar 6]

I have my INFOPASS meeting set up in 2 weeks.

Edited March 29, 2013 by odellmar

[dd215 9]

"I also went to the USCIS local office and they told me that the new expected timelines they are allowed to give are 1 year from date of application."

--That's nonsense according to my congressional office. USCIS has not posted anything official regarding a one year wait from date of application. Clearly processing times have slowed down, but August applications are being approved as we speak. Hearsay and rumors can only make things worse for those of us waiting this out.

[kfischm1 18]

Seriously breaking down crying at work now. On the website USCIS is quoting the national processing time average as 10 months. I can't believe it.

I am a July 26 CSC applicant. It's been 8 months and after an emotional rollercoaster the last few months, I was thinking I should be getting my NOA2 soon. Now it looks like I may still be months away. (Check your status and then on that page do the drops for the processing times)

Edited March 29, 2013 by kfischm1

[Zipline 23]

Dear CSC,

Happy Good Friday. This cross I'm bearing for all your illegal immigrants is getting quite heavy. Why have you forsaken us?!

[Anna Grant 169]

Seriously breaking down crying at work now. On the website USCIS is quoting the national processing time average as 10 months. I can't believe it.

I am a July 26 CSC applicant. It's been 8 months and after an emotional rollercoaster the last few months, I was thinking I should be getting my NOA2 soon. Now it looks like I may still be months away. (Check your status and then on that page do the drops for the processing times)

I'm not quite sure how they're working that out. CSC shows as average of 6.6 months and the national average as 10.2 months. So CSC are doing better than the national average? With the NOA2s coming out of VSC it seems unlikely that CSC are doing better than the national average.

Going back to check VSC, their average is 5.0 months. National Benefits Center is 13.2 months and TSC is 16.2 months. So maybe the last two are skewing the average?

BTW - I think this thread is misleading and immensely demotivating. USCIS have not 'announced' that K1s will take 1 year. It is one conversation. Lots have people have had conversations with USCIS and got many different, contradicting answers and information. Our lawyer has told us that if USCIS go beyond 1 year, they have violated statute and are causing undue hardship to the US Citizen. It would seem unlikely that USCIS would go close to 1 year for so many petitions.

Edited March 29, 2013 by Anna Grant

[kfischm1 18]

I'm not quite sure how they're working that out. CSC shows as average of 6.6 months and the national average as 10.2 months. So CSC are doing better than the national average? With the NOA2s coming out of VSC it seems unlikely that CSC are doing better than the national average.

Going back to check VSC, their average is 5.0 months. National Benefits Center is 13.2 months and TSC is 16.2 months. So maybe the last two are skewing the average?

BTW - I think this thread is misleading and immensely demotivating. USCIS have not 'announced' that K1s will take 1 year. It is one conversation. Lots have people have had conversations with USCIS and got many different, contradicting answers and information. Our lawyer has told us that if USCIS go beyond 1 year, they have violated statute and are causing undue hardship to the US Citizen. It would seem unlikely that USCIS would go close to 1 year for so many petitions.

I hope you are right. I know from my own experiences speaking with CSC that they often give false or contradictory information.

And actually, if you average all four of those numbers it comes out to 10.25 months, which is right in line with the "national average" of 10.2 months.

Edited March 29, 2013 by kfischm1

[lost_at_sea 995]

I'm not quite sure how they're working that out. CSC shows as average of 6.6 months and the national average as 10.2 months. So CSC are doing better than the national average? With the NOA2s coming out of VSC it seems unlikely that CSC are doing better than the national average.

Going back to check VSC, their average is 5.0 months. National Benefits Center is 13.2 months and TSC is 16.2 months. So maybe the last two are skewing the average?

Likely. It would help if CSC would report their stats for Feb & March I assume the average is calculated for the preceding 12 months, and as such, CSC had a really good slot within their last 12 months, keeping their average still at 6.6. I expect it's more like 8 months at present.

BTW - I think this thread is misleading and immensely demotivating. USCIS have not 'announced' that K1s will take 1 year. It is one conversation. Lots have people have had conversations with USCIS and got many different, contradicting answers and information.

+1

Although I think it is very likely that CSC wait times are going to get longer, it's not helpful to say that it is *definitely* a year based on one conversation. I would expect CSC to report this on their processing times before stating it as a blanket truth.

[Avery Cates 1,141]

I don't care, if they are illegal they have to be sent back asap, I really don't see what the big fuss is about. You are ILLEGAL, you have no rights. I am LEGAL, my affairs take priority over any illegals', brought here as a child or otherwise.

Fully agreed.

[Bayareaguy 156]

Folks, the national average is a "bogus" statistic, taking the average of CSC, VSC, and TSC and NBC, the later 2 hardly processing any I-129F's. These just appeared in the average processing times at the last update, they weren't there before....not sure if it was accidental or done intentionally to "show a higher average" so people would be less likely to complain. Either possibility is pretty lame.

Edited March 29, 2013 by Bayareaguy

[Cali420 0]

I can't believe people are still saying this as if common sense wouldn't tell you otherwise.

I am at Vermont and I been waiting for 10 months Now