Aug 2013 I-130 filers

[Eastyo 100]

I think there was alot of filers in july and they ar bambarded something will give in a week or two we just need to calm down the good news is that being are being approved now its not like its stagnent like it was a few months ago july is haveing enough movement for us to keep positive. We will be transferred soon we have to if its true the national benefits center is just a place for transfering cases than they have to transfer august cases soon.

I agree, lets all calm down, we are getting worked up (which is understandable). We are now only just hitting the 5 month mark, and we have had Christmas and New Year in the way..... Yes perhaps i129's may affect the transfers for a week or so, which perhaps reflects the sudden slow down of July transfers, but lets just see what happens. Also im sure that the NBC (overland park) was set up to process i130's?

Festamati89 makes a good point, at least we are seeing approvals, and ones from April/May/June (also non expitides) which is very positive. The time frame does state 8.7 months (which bad but much better than the 21 it was before) So we really shouldn't see August approvals start until end of March early April, therefore (as we are only Jan 10th) we still have most of January before they start transfering us......

..... we will know more on the 15th when we get the update, however as this will be "as of November 31st" done expect miracles, I think they will put a PD date of March/April and an 8 month timeframe..

.... Dont panic, especially as we have no real proof, if we see no more transfers of July next week, then perhaps enquire, end of the month, we can write a joint letter...

[Lisa y Miguel 62]

I agree with kaylara also...because GOD FORBID they were any quicker than their claimed processing times !!! :eyeroll:

[festamati89 40]

I think you are right because pf teh recent transfers we all got excited thinking we will be in the next two weeks. Before all those July transfers I has my hear set on getting approved in march latest mid april whic for multiple reasons have made me strongly believe that will happen. These last few days transfers just got us all excited about the possibility of being approved earlier. So we shouldnt be so panicked i should speak i think i was going crazy the last few days. We will be transfered in due time we will. Btw- 129-f what the heck being approved in 31 days lol we should of all done that and joined 90 day fiance hahahah

[aditya3245 113]

Btw- 129-f what the heck being approved in 31 days lol we should of all done that and joined 90 day fiance hahahah

HAHAHAHAA

Yes. Except for those of us who've been married 5 years my friend

[festamati89 40]

HAHAHAHAA

Yes. Except for those of us who've been married 5 years my friend

Lol yea i know just shedding some light on our stress levels loll

[bruins 14]

At what point should we start contacting our senators and congressmen?

Festamati89 I see that you also filed a I-129f, can you explain what that is?

[quitepainful 56]

well an alternative way to look at it is, perhaps by doing this they are actuall working off some of the backlog at the service centers... if service centers are flowing in with petitions from feb-july... that is a WHOLE lot of them... perhaps it gives them a weak to put a dent in the stack before the next batch arrives?

[festamati89 40]

At what point should we start contacting our senators and congressmen?

Festamati89 I see that you also filed a I-129f, can you explain what that is?

I already did contacted my senators office last night begging lol. I contacted my congressman in october just to clarifiy something about my case that worried me. I had a representative reply to me and said i should be approved before april she said that if im not shes gonna help me out so my pd date is august 29 im at one month and a little over a week i would start contacting them when it hits 7 months for the rest of you who have priority dates a few weeks before me. I-129f for a k-3 visas is meant to unite families faster while waiting for the i-130 i did mine as soon as i got my firts letter about the i-130 do i think it will work maybe slight chance. It doesnt hurt to try but if your i-130 has been pending over 3 months whats the point.

[Eastyo 100]

well an alternative way to look at it is, perhaps by doing this they are actuall working off some of the backlog at the service centers... if service centers are flowing in with petitions from feb-july... that is a WHOLE lot of them... perhaps it gives them a weak to put a dent in the stack before the next batch arrives?

Exactly, there is no point clearing a backlog by creating another. Or, perhaps overland park will start adjudicating i130's and we will be first in line, we just don't know, so no value in getting worried.... It says 8.7 months, and we are seeing them done in 7-9 (non expadites).....

.... feel free to shoot me down if i am wrong, but recently we are not seeing any (or many) over 9 months?

If we feel like they are going backwards, we ALL write another letter reminding them about their "May 5 months" commitment, but until we get facts/figures then we cannot....

[festamati89 40]

Im at four montsh and one week*

[Eastyo 100]

I already did contacted my senators office last night begging lol. I contacted my congressman in october just to clarifiy something about my case that worried me. I had a representative reply to me and said i should be approved before april she said that if im not shes gonna help me out so my pd date is august 29 im at one month and a little over a week i would start contacting them when it hits 7 months for the rest of you who have priority dates a few weeks before me. I-129f for a k-3 visas is meant to unite families faster while waiting for the i-130 i did mine as soon as i got my firts letter about the i-130 do i think it will work maybe slight chance. It doesnt hurt to try but if your i-130 has been pending over 3 months whats the point.

My lawyer seems to flat out hate the i129f/K3 route, says its no available anymore..... anyway, as long as I get my visa by the end of September I will be happy.... IF

[aditya3245 113]

well an alternative way to look at it is, perhaps by doing this they are actuall working off some of the backlog at the service centers... if service centers are flowing in with petitions from feb-july... that is a WHOLE lot of them... perhaps it gives them a weak to put a dent in the stack before the next batch arrives?

yes. and if you look at month by month statistics, between april and july - a total of ~ 20% petitions have been approved so far.

Of what remain, there might be some that have even exceeded the 60 day limit.

80% of their 3-month case load is not processed and some of it is going over their 60-day promise.

I bet you they were like "no more in our queue please"

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Where the heck on earth is Lee's Summit and how are they going to "reduce" processing time without additional headcount ?

Edited January 10, 2014 by aditya3245

[Eastyo 100]

Same, my PD is 22nd August.....

.... I am lucky as my wife is here in the UK with me (we moved from Hong Kong in September so no DCF), but we just want to move on, get sorted and start a family....

[Eastyo 100]

yes. and if you look at month by month statistics, between april and july - a total of ~ 20% petitions have been approved so far.

Of what remain, there might be some that have even exceeded the 60 day limit.

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Where the heck on earth is Lee's Summit and how are they going to "reduce" processing time without additional headcount ?

Trouble is we are trying to decipher where USCIS are by applying a sensible methodology to an organisation that is random, there is no real way we can be sure. At least they are moving....

[festamati89 40]

I never did it thinking it's a def shot but again you never know

My lawyer seems to flat out hate the i129f/K3 route, says its no available anymore..... anyway, as long as I get my visa by the end of September I will be happy.... IF

I never did it thinking it's a def shot but again you never know

My lawyer seems to flat out hate the i129f/K3 route, says its no available anymore..... anyway, as long as I get my visa by the end of September I will be happy.... IF