Aug 2013 I-130 filers

[aditya3245 113]

Something to keep in mind. The Supreme Court struck down the DOMA laws on June 26th. This means that every gay couple who had been waiting for years to file their paperwork (like me and my wife) probably did so in July. I know our lawyers were so overwhelmed with clients wanting to file their applications that they had their own backlog, and I'm using one of the largest same-sex marriage immigration firms in the States.

Not trying to burst anyone's bubble, but maybe it can explain why things are more delayed for us August filers. Add the expedited applications for those caught in the typhoon, and we're looking at a big 'bump' in the timelines at our end.

I dont think it would affect the transfer of cases.

Even if there is a greater volume of cases (intake wise), the NBC is simply scanning submitted documents and emailing them to CSC/VSC/NSC/TSC.

I dont think transfers should be delayed by a week because there are too many petitions. But it does explain a lot of what might happen in both July and in August

Edited January 11, 2014 by aditya3245

[aditya3245 113]

To be honest, I am ok with a year, but we just don't know if it will be. I see people writing that i130's are 10-18-16-7 and 9 months, so i guess we just dont know.

What did your lawyer say? Mine said a year, but maybe 14-15 months in total.....

Our consulate is India.

Best Case: March (CSC) + 60 days at NVC + 3 months to the interview (That's just how India rolls ) + 1 month or so in AP = September 2014

Worst case : Oct/Nov 2014 if we hit the NSC or TSC.

So, anywhere between 13-16 months overall.

FML

[Eastyo 100]

I dont think it would affect the transfer of cases.

Even if there is a greater volume of cases (intake wise), the NBC is simply scanning submitted documents and emailing them to CSC/VSC/NSC/TSC.

I dont think transfers should be delayed by a week because there are too many petitions. But it does explain a lot of what might happen in both July and in August

Do you think August will take the full 9 months then?

[aditya3245 113]

Do you think August will take the full 9 months then?

To i-130 approval.

Yes.

And that pattern will apply to all of August.

I like Sarah's explanation a LOT because most of us who have been looking at trends completely ignored this outlier. This could cause a lot of delays - imagine what it will do to the rate of approvals if its causing a week long delay in the rate of transfers - to JULY filers.

This is what its doing to July filers.

If DOMA was approved in June - and a lot of people filed in July - imagine how many waited a month or two and then filed in August my friend. That tsunami will bump out late-August filers no ?

Edited January 11, 2014 by aditya3245

[Eastyo 100]

To i-130 approval.

Yes.

And that pattern will apply to all of August.

I like Sarah's explanation a LOT because most of us who have been looking at trends completely ignored this outlier. This could cause a lot of delays - imagine what it will do to the rate of approvals if its causing a week long delay in the rate of transfers - to JULY filers.

This is what its doing to July filers.

If DOMA was approved in June - and a lot of people filed in July - imagine how many waited a month or two and then filed in August my friend. That tsunami will bump out late-August filers no ?

I guess we will have a better idea when/if they update the times on the 15th..... although as this is "from November 31st 2013" i am not expecting miracles.... I also don't expect the time to go up, but i also don't expect it to go down either...

[festamati89 40]

July is being approved can we just gets transferred all I am asking for lol I agree with all of you above but it doesn't make it easier I was hoping to bring my husband by June because in my country it takes a month after approval to get a interview so I don't know now my pd is august 29th

[Eastyo 100]

July is being approved can we just gets transferred all I am asking for lol I agree with all of you above but it doesn't make it easier I was hoping to bring my husband by June because in my country it takes a month after approval to get a interview so I don't know now my pd is august 29th

Sorry, what country are you from? it takes about 30 days (so i hear) to get an appointment in london to, which is also not bad. i hear some can be 3-4 months!

June i would say would be optimistic, I don't think we will get approval until late April early May, then another 3-5 month wait for a visa...

..... however, this is one of those special times I am VERY happy to be proved wrong!

[festamati89 40]

My consulate is in Macedonia he lives in Kosovo they tend to give visas on hand at interviews a lot or say pick it up the next day so we'll see I really miss him this is so difficult I'm optimistic because though all of everything we just listed it still means there is movement. I just want to see august filers getting transferred now

[Eastyo 100]

My consulate is in Macedonia he lives in Kosovo they tend to give visas on hand at interviews a lot or say pick it up the next day so we'll see I really miss him this is so difficult I'm optimistic because though all of everything we just listed it still means there is movement. I just want to see august filers getting transferred now

Same as me, i think there will be a week delay, i am sure we will see transfer movement early/mid Feb.....

[festamati89 40]

Hopefully sooner I woke up and saw so much on the august thread I thought for sure someone was transferred and we were throwing a party lol

[TJsMomSarah 5]

If DOMA was approved in June - and a lot of people filed in July - imagine how many waited a month or two and then filed in August my friend.

There were really three groups of couples that were part of this whole wave.

There were couples who had previously been denied a visa based on their same-sex status that were added back into the system. Most of these have already been approved, though, as they went through the entire process only to be denied after their interview.

There were the couples who had already got all the paperwork done and literally sent it in as soon as DOMA was struck down - so last week in June, first week in July.

Then there were couples like me and my wife, who waited for the actual decision to be made before getting in touch with a lawyer and starting that process. We got in touch with a lawyer on the Monday following the decision and got our docs out the last week in July.

I'd be of the mind that not only would July be chock-full of these application, August was as well.

[Eastyo 100]

There were really three groups of couples that were part of this whole wave.

There were couples who had previously been denied a visa based on their same-sex status that were added back into the system. Most of these have already been approved, though, as they went through the entire process only to be denied after their interview.

There were the couples who had already got all the paperwork done and literally sent it in as soon as DOMA was struck down - so last week in June, first week in July.

Then there were couples like me and my wife, who waited for the actual decision to be made before getting in touch with a lawyer and starting that process. We got in touch with a lawyer on the Monday following the decision and got our docs out the last week in July.

I'd be of the mind that not only would July be chock-full of these application, August was as well.

There were still a lot of May/June transfers, same kind of chat on those threads - i think we were just excited by July as it is one month ahead of ours...

Anyway, why is NBC (overland park) not doing i130's now? Maybe we will be first in line there?

Hopefully sooner I woke up and saw so much on the august thread I thought for sure someone was transferred and we were throwing a party lol

I wish, seriously I am not going to think about worrying (transfer wise) until early Feb...

[festamati89 40]

There were still a lot of May/June transfers, same kind of chat on those threads - i think we were just excited by July as it is one month ahead of ours...

Anyway, why is NBC (overland park) not doing i130's now? Maybe we will be first in line there?

I wish, seriously I am not going to think about worrying (transfer wise) until early Feb...

yea i need to relax lol

[aditya3245 113]

There were still a lot of May/June transfers, same kind of chat on those threads - i think we were just excited by July as it is one month ahead of ours...

Anyway, why is NBC (overland park) not doing i130's now? Maybe we will be first in line there?

I wish, seriously I am not going to think about worrying (transfer wise) until early Feb...

Overland park aint ready yet brah.

August transfers begin Feb at the earliest

[B & G 200]

I have been around long enough to know that there is no rhyme or reason to what USCIS does or why they do it. The only thing that is clear is that they are playing with numbers.

By transfering and approving July filers, it will result to a reduction of the processing times. I will take a guess and say that next average will be in the 7.something range and the date of working on cases will probably be begining March 2013. They will still try to hold off service requests as much as possible.