Can NOA2 get approved so fast?

[cdneh 3,112]

This thread is a question by a K1 petition filer, who got their NOA2 in short order. It happens. It's no place for scolding lectures.

[Beeeebs 19]

Not to rain on anyone's parade or anything but that's so unfair.... esp to us CR1 peeps

[Beeeebs 19]

IF they can approve a K-1 in 2 weeks, why is processing a CR1 in 5 months such a huge ordeal??? It is a joke... I completely agree

Its not 5 anymore. its 11 months

[Steve&Ema 25]

I was doing a lot of studying and research on here so I fully expected to get NOA2 in 20 to 30 days. I actually got it in 35 days. So I am stoked. Of course now the long wait to get to NVC. I figure about 6 weeks. That gives my fiancée plenty of time to get her NBI, CENOMAR and police clearance from Malaysia.

[LoveMyTico 999]

Its not 5 anymore. its 11 months

Yes........ I know what the current timeline is.

The national goal is 5 months and in my world, 5 months is more than enough time.

I was saying... it shouldn't be too much to ask to get the I-130's processed in a 5 month timeframe if the K-1s can be cranked out in a month ot even less.

[Hotter Otter 1,211]

This thread is a question by a K1 petition filer, who got their NOA2 in short order. It happens. It's no place for scolding lectures.

Having just reread this thread, the only thing that this post reveals is that you don't appear to know what scolding means...

[cdneh 3,112]

Having just reread this thread, the only thing that this post reveals is that you don't appear to know what scolding means...

Oh but I do. And K1's were told they ought not to post in CR1 threads. The same courtesy would be refreshing.

Edited November 14, 2013 by cdneh

[kiky 11]

I am happy for everyone despite what they have filed or how long they have to wait. Positivity brings blessing, negativity can consume you, so i chose to be positive and for that I feel very blessed! Good luck to everyone!

[Hotter Otter 1,211]

Oh but I do. And K1's were told they ought not to post in CR1 threads. The same courtesy would be refreshing.

Well that's getting closer to scolding. You'll get there eventually

I don't see why CR1 filers posting in a K1 thread is an issue if nobody has attacked K1 filers we are just seeing this on the home page of VJ and quite reasonably pointing out that if USCIS can process K1's so promptly why can't it give CR1's the same attention.

[cdneh 3,112]

Because K1's are a non immigrant Visa. CR1's are an immigrant Visa. Apples and oranges. Different processing, having to adjust once in the States. I don't like to see the sort of ' congrats and I hope you appreciate it because we are all suffering so horribly'. It's like they are allowed to be pleased they appear to be moving forward, just not TOO pleased. Let's remind them all how hard WE have it. It's inappropriate.

By your logic it would have been just fine for K1's to post in a CR1 thread. But, no. It got ugly. Given the latest hold ups in processing for spousal visa's, there seems to be more of it all the time.

[KayDeeCee 4,896]

ive read that most people from UK, Canada, and even mexico get their cases approved quickly

This is not true. Being from those countries does not make your I-129F petition get processed any quicker than someone else.

Because K1's are a non immigrant Visa. CR1's are an immigrant Visa. Apples and oranges. Different processing, having to adjust once in the States. I don't like to see the sort of ' congrats and I hope you appreciate it because we are all suffering so horribly'. It's like they are allowed to be pleased they appear to be moving forward, just not TOO pleased. Let's remind them all how hard WE have it. It's inappropriate.

By your logic it would have been just fine for K1's to post in a CR1 thread. But, no. It got ugly. Given the latest hold ups in processing for spousal visa's, there seems to be more of it all the time.

This is so true. The petition for the I-129F fiance(e) visa is not the same as the I-130 petition for an immediate relative. The I-130 requires much more evidence presented along with it for one thing. I do not think the processing times for the I-130 should be taking so long, but it is what it is right now.

The approval times change all the time. Not too long ago the processing times for the I-129F had people waiting 8-11 months or so for an approval. They were averaging at 6-7 months. And just to add to the response to the above about people from Mexico, the UK and Canada, I recall a particular one from Mexico waiting almost a year for an approval while others all around them that sent theirs months after them were getting approved.

This happens all the time. Over the years, sometimes processing is slow and sometimes processing is fast. It is an up and down roller coaster, and if you are lucky to get in when things are quick, then you should not be made to feel bad because someone else is having to wait longer than you. There are other posts to rant about your wait times. It is not the fault of the OP that the I-130 approvals are so slow at the moment.

Edited November 14, 2013 by Jay-Kay

[Sirdaniel42 86]

Count your blessings and hope that the rest will follow smooth.

Congratulations and good luck

[r060106 109]

This is so true. The petition for the I-129F fiance(e) visa is not the same as the I-130 petition for an immediate relative. The I-130 requires much more evidence presented along with it for one thing. I do not think the processing times for the I-130 should be taking so long, but it is what it is right now.

I was going to ask this question on the 14th but forgot about this thread: if they involve so much more, how much longer than an I-129F do you think an I-130 should take? All CR/IR-1s want is empathy and compassion from K-1s and others on the forum for their situation - nothing else.

Edited November 19, 2013 by r060106

[Bugs 455]

The real comparison should be the combined time it takes for the K-1 and ensuing AOS to process, as that is essentially what the CR1 is.

[r060106 109]

The real comparison should be the combined time it takes for the K-1 and ensuing AOS to process, as that is essentially what the CR1 is.

I'd pay triple the fee for the spousal visa if it meant I was actually allowed to be with my wife and child as a family, regardless of whether I would have go through AOS while with them. I could care less about AOS if it means we're together.

So basically you're saying being apart from our spouses for what might be 15 months to 2 years is the equivalent of having to go through the AOS process, and in that way makes up for the fact we don't have to go through it? I really think that's a stretch if it is in fact what you mean. My apologies if I'm wrong.

Edited November 19, 2013 by r060106