I-129F April 2016 Filers

[nygnyy 7]

https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/USCIS/Resources/Reports%20and%20Studies/Immigration%20Forms%20Data/All%20Form%20Types/all_forms_performancedata_fy2016_qtr1.pdf

credit to VJ user MandEJ

[jeessgb 57]

read the March 2016 filers thread. Someone posted a PDF with their inputs+outputs. They processed more in Q1 than they received, but there's still a backlog of about 600+ from before 2016 Q1

it's possible the November date they provide is the earliest received date of any petition that's still pending. That's the only way I can interpret that date

Make sense! I think you might be right. Well as of today the waiting is not too bad yet. Let's hope for late June or July, we're not too far behind !! Only one more month to go (March) and then we're next !

[Carly and Chris 4]

All applications are going to California !

Best wishes and much luck to all of you .

Thanks!! Haha, yeah I figured it out eventually. I'm not the brightest sometimes!

[Praying4K1 14]

Quick question... Does it take the same amount of time to get an rfe as it does a noa2? What I mean is the noa2's are taking between 2 and 3 months I guess. But if they find something to issue an rfe is it sooner? It would seem to me that an rfe should come sooner since it would be found earlier than getting to the final stage to a noa2. And has any April filers received rfe yet?

[chipmunk92 11]

Quick question... Does it take the same amount of time to get an rfe as it does a noa2? What I mean is the noa2's are taking between 2 and 3 months I guess. But if they find something to issue an rfe is it sooner? It would seem to me that an rfe should come sooner since it would be found earlier than getting to the final stage to a noa2. And has any April filers received rfe yet?

From what I understand, once they open your application they either accept it or issue an RFE within 15 mins. You would think that during the months and months it takes to hear from them they are working on your application for a majority of the time but apparently that isn't the case! So in answer to your question, I think that when you get an RFE that would have been when you would have gotten your approval if they hadn't issued the RFE.

This is a link to a Q and A with a former USCIS employee who explains how it all works... I found it interesting and thought others might too!

http://www.visajourney.com/content/adjudicator-q-and-a

[GloryAbdell 3]

Looking ay The timelines I don't see any of us April filers receiving and RFE yet. Probably is we do should be now in later May. Hopefully we will not get one! ?

[Doug & Cristina 2]

Earlier this morning 05/12/16, I contacted USCIS because we have yet to receive our hard copy of our NOA1. I received a text that our paperwork was received on 04/48/16. They cases the check on 05/03/16. No mail was ever received. After a lengthy wait, I was on the phone with an immigration officer who processed the request. In asking questions I discovered he too was going through the exact same situation as he had married a woman from Japan on 03/01/16. I discovered they have no benefits or receive special consideration for expedite processing. He did state that CSC was slammed very hard and the wait times were getting longer. He also told me that the process for married spouses had sped up and now the wait time is the same as a K1 now.

[Praying4K1 14]

From what I understand, once they open your application they either accept it or issue an RFE within 15 mins. You would think that during the months and months it takes to hear from them they are working on your application for a majority of the time but apparently that isn't the case! So in answer to your question, I think that when you get an RFE that would have been when you would have gotten your approval if they hadn't issued the RFE.

This is a link to a Q and A with a former USCIS employee who explains how it all works... I found it interesting and thought others might too!

http://www.visajourney.com/content/adjudicator-q-and-a

Wow! Good link chipmunk92! Very informative. Thnx!

[Delirium 114]

Looking ay The timelines I don't see any of us April filers receiving and RFE yet. Probably is we do should be now in later May. Hopefully we will not get one! ?

Don't expect to see any action in regards to RFE's or NOA2's until later June or early July :/ March applicants haven't seen any movement at all.

[Boo&Mica 157]

Don't expect to see any action in regards to RFE's or NOA2's until later June or early July :/ March applicants haven't seen any movement at all.

We are the black sheep of the year, sorry guys.

Signed, a March filer !

[nygnyy 7]

if you look at the timeline tables, it appears they are going through petitions that were RFE'd. The 3 approvals from yesterday were all applicants who received RFEs. Speculation.

[mizoumalak 1]

Last week, they had an NOA2 for someone who rec'd their NOA1 3/24/16. Perhaps that can offer us a small ray of light.

[Delirium 114]

Last week, they had an NOA2 for someone who rec'd their NOA1 3/24/16. Perhaps that can offer us a small ray of light.

I believe that was an expedited case. However, a March filer checked the previous 4000 cases before her case and saw 2 approvals....so that's something at least

[fruitcake 31]

Hi guys. I just wanted to ask something. My fiance lost the hard copy of our 1st notice of action. What should we do? Is that even important? Do we need to have that? Pls help.

I feel sad.

Please help.

[Praying4K1 14]

Hi guys. I just wanted to ask something. My fiance lost the hard copy of our 1st notice of action. What should we do? Is that even important? Do we need to have that? Pls help.

I feel sad.

Please help.

I have never heard of anyone needing it in the future. Hopefully you will be ok