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A&P_Germany   8

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So I hope I am not correct but looks like H2B visa were delayed because of a court order, and now they are allowed to approve. They will also allow premium processing starting today.

I can't help and think this is why CSC is slowing down in the last 2 days. The timing seems right.

Again I really hope I am wrong, and someone can prove me wrong but for now.. sad.png

USCIS Link -> H2B visa news release (click me)

Petition Mailed: 11/02/2012

NOA1: 11/07/2012

NOA2: 05/09/2013

NOA2 Hard Copy: 05/14/2013

NVC Receive: 05/15/2013

NVC Left: 05/17/2013

Consulate Received: 05/22/2013 per DHL

Consulate Received: 06/07/2013 per DOS

Packet 3 Received: 06/13/2013

Packet 3 Sent: 06/14/2013

Medical Complete: 06/17/2013

Packet 3 RFE Email: 06/18/2013 (Passport picture background too dark :/ come on!)

Packet 3 RFE Response: 06/22/2013 (Replacement passport pictures)

Interview Date: 07/23/2013: Approved

Visa Received: 07/27/2013

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pachacuti   154

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So I hope I am not correct but looks like H2B visa were delayed because of a court order, and now they are allowed to approve. They will also allow premium processing starting today.

I can't help and think this is why CSC is slowing down in the last 2 days. The timing seems right.

Again I really hope I am wrong, and someone can prove me wrong but for now.. sad.png

USCIS Link -> H2B visa news release (click me)

Why are other visa classes given the opportunity to pay for premium processing, but mention the same for K1 visas (or I suppose any other family-based visa type) and the masses come out with torches and pitchforks? Corporations and businesses continue to receive benefits denied to citizens. Hmmmm.

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Lynkali   163

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Thank you for finding this news. I do hope it's the reason why these last two days are so awful ... at least if there's a logical reason, I can hold out hope that they will keep processing K-1's soon and not just STOP the way they did in December .... I woke up crying this morning because we are SO CLOSE and only days away from being approved, if they would just keep working on our cases!

Relationship since April 2006

K-1 Visa: I-129F filed November 6, 2012, NOA2 May 17, 2013, Interview and Approval July 24, 2013

POE San Diego, September 13, 2013, Wedding October 25, 2013

AOS filed November 19, 2013, EAD/AP received January 30, 2014, interview and AOS Approval on February 27, 2014.

ROC filed December 3, 2015, NOA1 12/4/15, Biometrics 12/31/15, ROC Approval on June 16, 2016, 10-Year Green Card received June 22, 2016.

N400 filed September 14, 2023, same day acceptance and Biometric Reuse notice, Interview on 2/13/24: Passed and same day oath. ALL DONE WITH USCIS.

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Relationship:
2006 April 01: Met online, music site, 2007 February 20: Met in person, Finland, 2007 - 2012 met several times in Finland and California

K-1 Visa:
2012 November 06: Sent I-129F (NOA1 on 11/9/2012)
2013 May 14: Contacted Congressman
2013 May 17: I-129F NOA2 Approved
2013 June 03: NVC Received (NVC left 6/6/13)
2013 June 10: Consulate Received, 2013 June 13: Medical, 2013 June 25: Sent Packet 3/4
2013 July 24: Interview in Helsinki, 2013 July 27: Visa Received
2013 September 13: POE to USA, San Diego

AOS:
2013 October 22: SSN Received
2013 October 25: Wedding, San Marcos, CA
2013 November 19: AOS, AP, EAD sent (NOA 1 on 11/22/13)
2013 December 17: Biometrics, San Marcos, CA, 2013 December 24: Online status changed to Testing/Interview

2014 January 23: Interview notice mailed (for 2/27), 2014 January 24: EAD card production, AP approval (card received 1/30/2014)

2014 February 27: Interview and Approval, GC in production (card received March 6, 2014)

 

ROC:

2015 December 03: mailed I-751 package

2015 December 04: NOA1 extension letter, 2015 December 31: Biometrics appointment

2016 June 16: Approval - Online status changed to Document Production, mailed 6/20/16

2016 June 22: 10-Year Green Card Received, done with USCIS for a while!

 

N-400 Citizenship:

2023 September 14: filed N-400 online

2023 September 14: same day acceptance notice and "Biometrics Reuse" notice

2023 December 28: notice of interview scheduled for February 13, 2024

2024 February 13: naturalization interview (five-year rule) passed, same day oath - now a US Citizen and done with USCIS!

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Jaz&Bry   9

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So I hope I am not correct but looks like H2B visa were delayed because of a court order, and now they are allowed to approve. They will also allow premium processing starting today.

I can't help and think this is why CSC is slowing down in the last 2 days. The timing seems right.

Again I really hope I am wrong, and someone can prove me wrong but for now.. sad.png

USCIS Link -> H2B visa news release (click me)

Let´s not give up hope yet and continue watching what they do until the end of the week.

I thought there could be a correlation with the VJ site not working properly and people being unable to update their timelines for a couple of days. Right when this site was being updated is when we stopped seeing that huge amount of approvals. I am assuming that not everybody checks this site several times a day and possibly thought they´ll come back later when it´s working again,

Just a thought, but we can only guess.

ckurt Explorer

ckurt   23

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So I hope I am not correct but looks like H2B visa were delayed because of a court order, and now they are allowed to approve. They will also allow premium processing starting today.

I can't help and think this is why CSC is slowing down in the last 2 days. The timing seems right.

Again I really hope I am wrong, and someone can prove me wrong but for now.. sad.png

USCIS Link -> H2B visa news release (click me)

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH ranting33va.gif (my original reaction)

I am hoping it wont stop completely. protest6wz.gif

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K1 from Armenia
I-129F Sent : 2013-01-16
I-129F NOA1 : 2013-01-24
I-129F NOA2 : 2013-05-21

NVC Pkg. Rcv. : 2013-06-03

Interview : 2013-07-16 (APPROVED)

US Entry : 2013-10-05

Got Married : 2013-10-15

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Bugs   455

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Could be, but it could also be that they had this planned all along.

Let's think about this for a second. When the frenzy started, it was mid-April. And they needed to be caught up to mid-October to reach the 6 months goal. So the rush was to get the applications up through October processed by the end of the month. Which they pretty much did (the many RFEs sent out will trickle in to take care of bulk of the rest). Now I'm guessing they will cut back and re-allocate their resources to other pending areas left behind during the focus on getting i-129Fs caught up with this 6 month timeframe.

It goes back and forth like this regularly. The only exception was the unusually long stop they had while processing DACAs the past few months, which is why we saw the two week frenzy. I am just going to be a realist here and just hope they don't have that kind of extended stop again.

Edited by Leon & Mylen

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Olive4870 Explorer

Olive4870   10

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hi there...i am new to this site i don't know where to write my question so i just type in here...does anyone experienced of having RFE and no response from VSC or any service center beyond 60 days after they got our response??? it's so frustrating...

A&P_Germany Explorer

A&P_Germany   8

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Germany
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Sadly... looks like they took all the workers off K1 and moved them to H2B ranting33va.gif

No way this timing is just coincidence.. I wish we had premium processing. protest6wz.gif I would seriously pay double or even triple what corporations pay to get my petition approved in 15 days of filing

Edited by A&P_Germany

Petition Mailed: 11/02/2012

NOA1: 11/07/2012

NOA2: 05/09/2013

NOA2 Hard Copy: 05/14/2013

NVC Receive: 05/15/2013

NVC Left: 05/17/2013

Consulate Received: 05/22/2013 per DHL

Consulate Received: 06/07/2013 per DOS

Packet 3 Received: 06/13/2013

Packet 3 Sent: 06/14/2013

Medical Complete: 06/17/2013

Packet 3 RFE Email: 06/18/2013 (Passport picture background too dark :/ come on!)

Packet 3 RFE Response: 06/22/2013 (Replacement passport pictures)

Interview Date: 07/23/2013: Approved

Visa Received: 07/27/2013

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A&P_Germany Explorer

A&P_Germany   8

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Germany
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I guess I will just have to hope now that they will finish H2B's ASAP and move everyone back to K1. (Good thing is premium processing is a 15 calender day guarantee or USCIS has to return the fee. I am hoping they will finish them by the 3rd week of May and then get back to K1's.

Looks like there are 6000 some pending applications. H2B Visa Stats (Then hopefully back to K1, and no one is currently trying to submit H2B)

Petition Mailed: 11/02/2012

NOA1: 11/07/2012

NOA2: 05/09/2013

NOA2 Hard Copy: 05/14/2013

NVC Receive: 05/15/2013

NVC Left: 05/17/2013

Consulate Received: 05/22/2013 per DHL

Consulate Received: 06/07/2013 per DOS

Packet 3 Received: 06/13/2013

Packet 3 Sent: 06/14/2013

Medical Complete: 06/17/2013

Packet 3 RFE Email: 06/18/2013 (Passport picture background too dark :/ come on!)

Packet 3 RFE Response: 06/22/2013 (Replacement passport pictures)

Interview Date: 07/23/2013: Approved

Visa Received: 07/27/2013

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JobienJeck Explorer

JobienJeck   10

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oh god hope not again this time sad.png i was so calm and happy in the last few days coz i can see lots of oct been approved and nov filters almost there but then now they slow down again. make me sad and frustrated again

me too, the last 2 weeks was giving me hope and now my heart is sinking back to this harsh reality. oh the waiting just won't stop. we're almost there but not quite. cray5ol.gif

Our Journey:
11/08/12: NOA1
05/13/13: RFE Hardcopy (Request to send in a legible copy of Annulment Decree)
05/31/13: 2nd RFE Hardcopy (Request to send Intent to Marry Letter)
06/25/13: NOA2

09/02/13: Medical
09/10/13: Personal Evaluation (due to psychological incapacity reason for Annulment)

09/10-12/13: Sputum/Culture Test

09/17/13: PEPS Test (Psychological Evaluation) at EDSA, QC

11/07/13: Culture Results - Negative (Thank God!)

11/13/13: Medical Completed

11/19/13: Embassy Interview - (APPROVED)

12/02/13: VISA Received

12/03/13: CFO Seminar and Registration Completed

12/11/13: Arrived in SFO

02/11/14: Got married

AOS

03/08/14: Mailed AOS Packet to Chicago Lockbox via UPS

03/17/14: NOA1

03/27/14: Check cashed-in, text/email notification received

03/31/14: Received NOA1 Hardcopy

04/04/14: Received Biometrics Appointment Letter

04/21/14: Biometrics done at San Jose

05/09/14: I485 status changed to Testing and Interview (Interview set for June 11)

05/12/14: Received hardcopy of Interview Schedule

05/22/14: EAD Card in Production

05/28/14: Received USPS Tracking number

05/31/14: EAD card delivered
06/11/14: AOS Interview at USCIS San Jose

06/11/14: Case Status changed to Card/Document in Production

06/20/14 GREEN CARD RECEIVED (ALAS!)

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Lemon75   7

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Yeah. I am hoping though that USCIS never slows down like it did before, and I hopeful that it won't. I believe all of our calls, letters, and complaints to them made a difference, and that they do not want that kind of mass call to action again. For that reason, I believe we'll start seeing approvals in a few days (to a week) at most. Granted, they most likely will not be 30 a day or anything like this---but, still I believe we will start seeing some. CSC is currently caught up (at least it appears that way), and therefore at least those that deserve to be next (wait wise) will be once approvals start rising again. Hey, it could even be a few later on today!

 
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