I-129F November 2016 Filers

[Chelleyandaaron 528]

14 minutes ago, KF & OS said:

wowwww hahahah congs to u and ur fiance....ur comments have made me chuckle once or twice, gonna miss u, but good luck my friend as u go thru the next steps. I am pretty sure most of the people on this thread who got NOA1 in early Nov will get approved this week, esp JIM!!!

Thank you

 

You'll be pleased to know I'm not going anywhere.  This forum has been invaluable in keeping me sane over the past two months - and I'm quite sure there will still be more moments that i'll be needing that!

 

Also I want to make sure everyone else gets their NOA2s - especially those who filed at the end of October.  there'll be some celebration when Jim's NOA2 comes through.  I have made some friends here and I am rooting for everyone else's visas now.  I was so delighted when I woke up, and through my early morning fuzzy eyes, scrolled through the posts in my inbox to read the forum updates this morning - lookinng for geowrian's report and saw how many cases were handled yesterday.  I blinked hard - I never trust what I think my eyes are telling me for the first hour after I wake up. I thought to myself - that's great, we might hear something before Valentine's Day if they keep going at that rate...

 

And when my phone buzzed I was catching up with posts on here, working my way towards the big screen version of the stats on my pc, - easier to trust than the tiny font on my phone-and looking forwarrd to seeing how those stats broke down (I am such a nerd sometimes) - but before I could get to geowrian's post - BZZZZZZZZZZ!

 

I sighed thinking it was more chat about my friends 40th birthday this week - or a message from the office. So you can imagine my surprise!

 

Hurray!  I won't feel awkward this weekend wondering if I should tell people who have booked their flights that I might not actually be able to make it to my own wedding

 

Right - now you lot - it's your turn!

 

 

[Anthony and Bobby 170]

58 minutes ago, JimJesDuma said:

Ok this has been discussed on other places here on the forum in the years past but I haven't seen it come up in this thread.

Any one here who would be brave enough to do a reality TV show?

Not me....LOL

I'm out haha

I know a lot of it is staged or guided reality but still it is mildly entertaining but sometimes down right horrifying on the other hand $$$ to those who end up on the show.

Jim

http://www.tlc.com/tv-shows/90-day-fiance/

90-DAY FIANCE- CASTING NEW COUPLES!

Have you found your one true love abroad? Was the man or woman of your dreams simply overseas? If you and your foreign fiance are looking to walk down the aisle in America, we want to be there! TLC is currently seeking couples to feature on our docu-series 90 Day Fiance. This series follows the day-to-day efforts of couples planning to enter the U.S. on a K-1 Visa. Any age, ethnicity, and gender may apply. If interested in sharing your unique journey, please email us at k1showcasting@gmail.com.

Nooope. ???

 

Bobby

[Anthony and Bobby 170]

25 minutes ago, KF & OS said:

wowwww hahahah congs to u and ur fiance....ur comments have made me chuckle once or twice, gonna miss u, but good luck my friend as u go thru the next steps. I am pretty sure most of the people on this thread who got NOA1 in early Nov will get approved this week, esp JIM!!!

This whole forum is gonna burst into tears of joy once @JimJesDuma gets approved!

 

Bobby

[Ray&Ash 271]

5 hours ago, geowrian said:

***Today's revised comprehensive update***
Date: 1/30/2017
Records: 5000

 

Cases updated today: 124
Approved: 79 (Woohoo!)
RFEs:33
Other: 12

 

Today's Data: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8es4j04tzi2QjBCck44SVpxM3M

 

All data: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B1B_oR3Imoi-dVhQSG02YkFhVjg

 

*Keep in mind I'm only counting WACs from WAC1790048000 onward. Records untouched prior to this are not included.*

I am eagerly waiting for you to start with the WAC17901 series  I know thats far too ahead into the future... and im trying to find respite in every single approval you 'unearth' in your analysis   (yeah unearth, cos all the files seem to have been gone underground in piles of dust on uscis tables in recent past ) 

[CmAndS 68]

1 hour ago, Chelleyandaaron said:

OH MY GOD!  I just switched on my pc after scrolling through my emails and seeing that there were lots of cases handled yesterday - and was catching up on the posts on my way to the report - and my phone buzzed in my pocket...

 

 

it was my case update.  NOA2!!!!!!!

 

we had a case received date of November 9th

 

 

Wooooooooooohooooooooooooo!

Wow. NOA1 is november 15? OMG. this is a great news!!! Congratulations

[Ray&Ash 271]

Congrats guys!!!! So happy for you  

 

I noticed on VJ site, under processing times, that CSC is processing Dec 2nd and TSC is processing Dec 8th. Refer the pic attached. 

Which dates are these and what does this mean? This was 28th Nov till yesterday. Please shed some light anyone.....

 

[CMJuilland 485]

1 hour ago, Chelleyandaaron said:

OH MY GOD!  I just switched on my pc after scrolling through my emails and seeing that there were lots of cases handled yesterday - and was catching up on the posts on my way to the report - and my phone buzzed in my pocket...

 

 

it was my case update.  NOA2!!!!!!!

 

we had a case received date of November 9th

 

 

Wooooooooooohooooooooooooo!

Yay, congrats! So cool! 

[Chelleyandaaron 528]

51 minutes ago, Ray&Ash said:

Congrats guys!!!! So happy for you  

 

I noticed on VJ site, under processing times, that CSC is processing Dec 2nd and TSC is processing Dec 8th. Refer the pic attached. 

Which dates are these and what does this mean? This was 28th Nov till yesterday. Please shed some light anyone.....

 

These stats are generated by what VJ members update on their own cases.  So - if yesterday some random case from December 2nd was approved then the VJ stats seem to say that that is the date which is currently being processed.  It seems to go for the most recent date as opposed to the most common date.  So even though there might have been 30 approvals for November 1st, if there is ONE approval for December 2nd, that's what it guesses is the current processing date.  Geowrian's reports are far more accurate in terms of giving you an idea of how many cases are being processed, which dates are currently being processed and therefore - with a few simple sums, you can guesstimate your own approval date.  The VJ stats are way off.

 

I have had estimated dates about 20 times since I signed up - and each time I reach the estimated date it moves to another few days ahead.  The funny thing was this week, it had already moved to next weekend (though I was estimating around Valentine's Day) and there a random bunch of cases received on November 9th were approved yesterday - and mine was one of them! 

 

However, there are still far too many people with recieved dates of October 28th and 31st still waiting (and some from even further back) so any estimate is still very vague and can probably be up to a month either way.  The VJ stats aren't terribly helpful unless everyone keeps their timeline updated and the updates aren't thrown out by random cases getting ahead of the batch.  The details that state that K1 cases from December are currently being processed only serve to make anyone with an earlier case panic that their case has been missed or lost or has a problem.  It's more likely that it is sitting at the bottom of a stack of boxes that have had more recent boxes piled on top.  When I decided to relax and only panic if it got to late March... then I got surprised!

 

Celebrating with a cup of tea.  The bubbles will have to wait until he comes to visit again in May.

 

Put the kettle on, read @geowrian 's updates each day.  That helps enormously!

[Ybhamster 122]

22 hours ago, loveMDE said:

Hi everyone, I have been following everyone's journey and this has really helped me get through it. We applied Nov 3rd and received Nov 7th. We got approved on Jan 27th!!! I was shaking! I couldn't believe it! So what's the next step?! I call uscis for?! How long does it take for his case to reach Bogota? 

 

Thabks 

Congratulations you two!

[Ybhamster 122]

2 hours ago, Anthony and Bobby said:

Nooope. ???

 

Bobby

I know someone who was on this show who is a friend of my brothers. His relationship was portrayed as creepy and troubling with lots of internal family strife and made his fiance look like a filipina gold digger. In reality they aren't any of those things. They are still very happily married and regret going on the show. If I recall they only made about 10k after taxes for doing the show. Which is a lot of money, but not worth the ill perception that they received around the city and from his coworkers.

 

This show is for entertainment only and seeks to show the rather difficult K1 process as a shame and a easy way to get to the USA while duping dumb and undesirable Americans.

[Ybhamster 122]

Congratulations all that got approved yesterday and today. Hopefully there are a lot more coming this week. 

 

If those who got RFE's don't mind, please share what that were requesting and what you sent or will send in response. 

 

Thanks!

[Brandon y Nadia 66]

Great to see all of the approvals start to come in. I am a December filer with NOA-1 date of December 9th. I lurk on the November forum daily to get the updates and it seems like it's getting closer. On a funny side note I wonder if you sign up for 90 day fiancé would your K-1 get expedited as part of the show, and does VH1 pay for the travel 

[blueskyna 39]

Congrats to all who received their approvals. As I wait, I'm getting excited for those who are celebrating. This website is amazing with helping with anxiety.

[Chi&Clint 203]

4 hours ago, JimJesDuma said:

Ok this has been discussed on other places here on the forum in the years past but I haven't seen it come up in this thread.

Any one here who would be brave enough to do a reality TV show?

Not me....LOL

I'm out haha

I know a lot of it is staged or guided reality but still it is mildly entertaining but sometimes down right horrifying on the other hand $$$ to those who end up on the show.

Jim

http://www.tlc.com/tv-shows/90-day-fiance/

90-DAY FIANCE- CASTING NEW COUPLES!

Have you found your one true love abroad? Was the man or woman of your dreams simply overseas? If you and your foreign fiance are looking to walk down the aisle in America, we want to be there! TLC is currently seeking couples to feature on our docu-series 90 Day Fiance. This series follows the day-to-day efforts of couples planning to enter the U.S. on a K-1 Visa. Any age, ethnicity, and gender may apply. If interested in sharing your unique journey, please email us at k1showcasting@gmail.com.

I know that show. I have been watching it recently and I think the producers just want to make the couples' relationships more drama, you know, to get more viewers. So to me Im not interested in being in that show. 

[JSWH 262]

Congratulations to all of you who got their NOA2! The first stage is over and now things start moving much faster. Very happy for you guys.

 

But what would fill my heart with eternal joy and happiness is to see Nowrya and JimJesDuma getting their approvals this week. They've been waiting for so long... Thinking of you every day, guys.