January 2017 I-129F Filers

[J@grurtx 5]

Hi all me and my wife get married in January 2017.

Filed For I 130 in February 2017

Filed for K3 Visa (By filing I 129F) in March 2017 (To just take chance as I 130 is delaying).

 

yesterday I got update through an email as below:

 

Can any one please explain that what it could be, I have no idea what to do?

 

 

I tried to call and spoke to level 2 officer buy they said I have to wait till I get a letter.

 

 

x

Status Termination Notice Was Mailed

On April 6, 2017, we mailed you a notice for Receipt Number SRC1790XXXXX, terminating your status. The notice explains the reasons for our action. Please follow the instructions in the notice. If you do not receive your notice by May 6, 2017, please go to www.uscis.gov/e-request to request a copy of the notice.

 

 

[J@grurtx 5]

13 minutes ago, jagrutrx said:

Hi all me and my wife get married in January 2017.

Filed For I 130 in February 2017

Filed for K3 Visa (By filing I 129F) in March 2017 (To just take chance as I 130 is delaying).

 

yesterday I got update through an email as below:

 

Can any one please explain that what it could be, I have no idea what to do?

 

 

I tried to call and spoke to level 2 officer buy they said I have to wait till I get a letter.

 

 

 

Status Termination Notice Was Mailed

On April 6, 2017, we mailed you a notice for Receipt Number SRC1790XXXXX, terminating your status. The notice explains the reasons for our action. Please follow the instructions in the notice. If you do not receive your notice by May 6, 2017, please go to www.uscis.gov/e-request to request a copy of the notice.

 

 

I am asking here as this group is very very active and deals with K visa

Did any one in your group has seen this type of message ever on case status ??

Is it because I 130 got approves and they are discontinuing  ??

or it appears because of RFE ?

or it appears because of some other reason ?

 

Thanks,

[eastcoastgroove 329]

2 hours ago, jagrutrx said:

I am asking here as this group is very very active and deals with K visa

Did any one in your group has seen this type of message ever on case status ??

Is it because I 130 got approves and they are discontinuing  ??

or it appears because of RFE ?

or it appears because of some other reason ?

 

Thanks,

I am not sure, but I was under the impression from this group that the K-3 visas were obsolete, and that you do a CR-1 when married (which I just looked up and that one you submit the I-130 that you mentioned).  Possibly they are returning it because they won't process it??  Someone who has been here longer might have seen this before though.

Edited April 8, 2017 by eastcoastgroove

[Mattagba 141]

5 hours ago, AkesAngel said:

Cases for January updated 4/7/2017: 46
Approved: 43
RFEs: 3

Other: 0

*Only cases starting with a receiving date of Jan 1 onward*

 

Details for January (4/7/2017): https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B1QbA9c-L-c1ZWFvZ01ScjV0X2s

 

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1/4/2017	65	65	0
1/5/2017	51	51	0
1/6/2017	75	85	10
1/9/2017	201	205	4
1/10/2017	78	79	1
1/11/2017	54	60	6
1/12/2017	50	60	10
1/13/2017	134	142	8
1/17/2017	376	376	0
1/18/2017	108	108	0
1/19/2017	199	199	0
1/20/2017	154	154	0
1/23/2017	333	333	0
1/24/2017	142	142	0
1/25/2017	116	116	0
1/26/2017	132	132	0
1/27/2017	322	322	0
1/30/2017	301	301	0
1/31/2017	186	186	0

 

Are these filers really serious. Almost half of the petitions were return for incorrect fee. Why can people just go to the USCIS website to get the fee before filing 

[Mattagba 141]

3 hours ago, jagrutrx said:

I am asking here as this group is very very active and deals with K visa

Did any one in your group has seen this type of message ever on case status ??

Is it because I 130 got approves and they are discontinuing  ??

or it appears because of RFE ?

or it appears because of some other reason ?

 

Thanks,

In practice, the K-3 is not a popular visa option. In 2014, there were only 392 K-3 visas, compared with 29,913 CR-1 visas. Some have suggested that’s because CR-1 visa processing times are improving. But at least equally important is that USCIS and NVC have conspired to choke off K-3 issuance. First, USICS routinely delays adjudicating the K-3 petition (filed on Form I-129F) so that it is adjudicated simultaneously with the related I-130. Next, the NVC will “administratively close” a K-3 visa application if it receives from USCIS the approved I-130 before NVC finishes processing the K-3 case: this is routine since USCIS sends both to NVC at the same time. Together, these practices defeat the congressional intent embodied in the statute that K-3 visas should be issued to allow the foreign spouse to enter the U.S. to “await the approval of [the I-130] and the availability … of an immigrant visa.”

[AkesAngel 585]

1 hour ago, Mattagba said:

Are these filers really serious. Almost half of the petitions were return for incorrect fee. Why can people just go to the USCIS website to get the fee before filing 

I assume that most prepared for the petition earlier and didn't realise the raised fee after Dec 23rd ... just a guess

[Klitt3rJ 22]

My heart just cracks when I see Jan 9th received date SLLLOOOWWWWLLLYYY counting down...and then checking my receipt number and nothing 😩.....

[notantifun 196]

55 minutes ago, Klitt3rJ said:

My heart just cracks when I see Jan 9th received date SLLLOOOWWWWLLLYYY counting down...and then checking my receipt number and nothing 😩.....

Tell me about it.. Slowly January filers are getting their NOA2. I am genuinely happy for them. The more cases get approved the less pending cases there are. Which means there's more chance they work on our case. But I can't help but feel anxious when I see January filers get their NOA 2 when their received date is later than my fiancee and I's. We are on our 93rd date since our case was received.

[Mattagba 141]

3 hours ago, AkesAngel said:

I assume that most prepared for the petition earlier and didn't realise the raised fee after Dec 23rd ... just a guess

I was thinking the same thing

[alexo 3]

2 hours ago, notantifun said:

But I can't help but feel anxious when I see January filers get their NOA 2 when their received date is later than my fiancee and I's. We are on our 93rd date since our case was received.

Same here. Early January filer, and it's making me nervous when I see later January filers getting approval first (I'm happy for them, don't get me wrong), because it makes me think I'm about to receive an RFE. My guess is that the ones getting it early are from Vermont service center. There are some from California/Texas ones that may have gotten it expedited. However, my gut feeling says that there is a box of case files and they just pull randomly. With the number of cases that there are, I doubt they have boxes full of files that are neatly ordered and filed in the order of date received.

[p-ana 933]

9 minutes ago, alexo said:

Same here. Early January filer, and it's making me nervous when I see later January filers getting approval first (I'm happy for them, don't get me wrong), because it makes me think I'm about to receive an RFE. My guess is that the ones getting it early are from Vermont service center. There are some from California/Texas ones that may have gotten it expedited. However, my gut feeling says that there is a box of case files and they just pull randomly. With the number of cases that there are, I doubt they have boxes full of files that are neatly ordered and filed in the order of date received.

Most if not all petitions for i129f, since March 2015, are routed to the California service center. Maybe a couple go to some other service center, but it's highly unlikely. 

[notantifun 196]

44 minutes ago, alexo said:

 it makes me think I'm about to receive an RFE. 

My fiancee and I are also worried we'll get an RFE. But I've been checking timelines here regularly and RFEs aren't necessarily a bad thing. Most of those who got RFE get their NOA2 2 weeks after their file is received. If anything it means a case officer is already working on your case.

[PR&PR 325]

10 hours ago, jagrutrx said:

Hi all me and my wife get married in January 2017.

Filed For I 130 in February 2017

Filed for K3 Visa (By filing I 129F) in March 2017 (To just take chance as I 130 is delaying).

 

yesterday I got update through an email as below:

 

Can any one please explain that what it could be, I have no idea what to do?

 

 

I tried to call and spoke to level 2 officer buy they said I have to wait till I get a letter.

 

 

x

Status Termination Notice Was Mailed

On April 6, 2017, we mailed you a notice for Receipt Number SRC1790XXXXX, terminating your status. The notice explains the reasons for our action. Please follow the instructions in the notice. If you do not receive your notice by May 6, 2017, please go to www.uscis.gov/e-request to request a copy of the notice.

 

 

Well normally when they terminate a case, it is because the person is not eligible...You will need to wait for the letter to actually figure out what it is and try to see why. It could be because your I130 got approved or something like this...

[p-ana 933]

3 hours ago, PR&PR said:

Well normally when they terminate a case, it is because the person is not eligible...You will need to wait for the letter to actually figure out what it is and try to see why. It could be because your I130 got approved or something like this...

 

14 hours ago, jagrutrx said:

Hi all me and my wife get married in January 2017.

Filed For I 130 in February 2017

Filed for K3 Visa (By filing I 129F) in March 2017 (To just take chance as I 130 is delaying).

 

yesterday I got update through an email as below:

 

Can any one please explain that what it could be, I have no idea what to do?

 

 

I tried to call and spoke to level 2 officer buy they said I have to wait till I get a letter.

 

 

x

Status Termination Notice Was Mailed

On April 6, 2017, we mailed you a notice for Receipt Number SRC1790XXXXX, terminating your status. The notice explains the reasons for our action. Please follow the instructions in the notice. If you do not receive your notice by May 6, 2017, please go to www.uscis.gov/e-request to request a copy of the notice.

 

 

Is it an update for the i129f receipt? Seems like they're closing it down and going for the i130, k3 are obsolete so it was bound to happen anyway

[AkesAngel 585]

16 hours ago, Antriksh said:

Sorry for too many questions, but how long does it normally take from this point till getting the visa. 

I finally found the country specific page 

http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/stats.php

There you can look up the average times for your country after NVC has received your case