January 2017 I-129F Filers

[glmg21 330]

Cases updated yesterday, 4/24: 140

Approved: 92

RFE: 43

Other: 5 

 

Raw data: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wcm8Lb7gtd36ERFfjWE05fUyyzzUXD6q2ngE-apbuCo/edit?usp=sharing

[Alexia TL 123]

6 hours ago, SkruDe said:

Congrats to everyone who got good news today!!! 

 

Unfortunately, today wasn't my day   Tomorrow will be 109 days for me since they received my petition... starting to get up there

Oh well, tomorrow is another day to hope for our approval!

 

Goodnight all

 

I feel you, today is day 110 since received date for us ! Our time will come soon !  

 

Very happy for all the people that got approvals last night. Please keep up posted on the rest of your journey  

 

 

[Alexia TL 123]

7 hours ago, slo said:

We were just approved...finally!  Our petition was received on January 4 (with NOA1 of January 12), so it has been 110 calendar days since they received it.  As far as I could tell as of last Thursday, 70% of petitions received on January 4 had either received approval or RFEs.  So, as a point of reference to others still waiting, you should prepare mentally to wait ~110 days, and just hope that it comes sooner.  Lastly, I need to make a suggestion--on behalf of myself and other patient readers that are careful to only post information that may be useful to others on the blog--to the small number of posters that submit innumerable messages full of nonconstructive rants or PMs to others that are of no use of the greater group:  Stop it...ask yourself before you post anything, if it has any value to others.  On the flip side, thank you to Geowrian and AkesAngel and all of the other good people on this site that post well-reasoned and helpful messages.  Best wishes to all...even the prolific, unhelpful posters. ;-)

 

Apparently, you clearly didn't get what a forum is supposed to be. 

If we can help each other in any way, most of us are happy to do it. And yes, sometimes it goes by reassuring people and trying to make them feel a little better about how long the process is. 

If you don't like it, then don't come on this forum. As another user said, if you're only looking for practical stuff, go to a lawyer or the uscis website ! 

If you have people to talk to about it, good for you, but if some of us wanna take the advantage of talking to people going through the same thing, you have absolutely no say in that !

 

To conclude ... Judging by the likes, it definitely doesn't look like you're having "major support"  oh well, at least you tried ! Next time maybe try to be a little less judgmental and mean. 

[MrMizo 144]

48 minutes ago, Alexia Taisson said:

 

I feel you, today is day 110 since received date for us ! Our time will come soon !  

 

Very happy for all the people that got approvals last night. Please keep up posted on the rest of your journey  

 

 

First off I would like to congratulate all people who received approvals, you earned it with your dedication and patience!😁

 

Unfortunately, it looks like a lot of us Jan 10 filers are still untouched according to the raw data.. hopefully we see some movement..hitting 105 days since received date, 102 since NOA 1.. 😭

 

The good news is we still have 4 days left to see some type of movement.

[Phoenix314 9]

1 hour ago, glmg21 said:

Cases updated yesterday, 4/24: 140

Approved: 92

RFE: 43

Other: 5 

 

Raw data: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wcm8Lb7gtd36ERFfjWE05fUyyzzUXD6q2ngE-apbuCo/edit?usp=sharing

Thanks for posting this! Glad they're making progress- still heart breaking that so many numbers after my case were approved instead =(

 

Happy for them, but hard not to get discouraged and lose hope.

[SkruDe 311]

1 hour ago, glmg21 said:

Cases updated yesterday, 4/24: 140

Approved: 92

RFE: 43

Other: 5 

 

Raw data: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wcm8Lb7gtd36ERFfjWE05fUyyzzUXD6q2ngE-apbuCo/edit?usp=sharing

Judging by the Raw Data, my receive date only has 6 untouched cases and go figure mine is one of them....

 

That fact is extremely unnerving, as now I'm sitting here thinking why?  What could be holding it up?  I'm confident they looked at it, started processing it, but something happened during the processing that is holding it up.  Ahhh, how frustrating

 

[slo 12]

2 hours ago, Miina said:

You have to understand that what you find helpful, constructive, and informative is highly subjective! You seem to look for easily digestible facts and regulations, but other members of this forum find emotional support more helpful. Both approaches are fine and have equal right to exist here. You are not a moderator so please don't try to enforce your own preference as a rule here.  

Thank you Miina for the thoughtful reply (unlike several others).  You make excellent points and I understand your perspective and the others voiced here.  My point is that the stated purpose of this specific forum is as follows: "Discussion on the US immigration procedure to obtain a K1 Fiance(e) Visa for a non US Citizen (living overseas) engaged to a US Citizen. K2 Visas for children of the foreign fiance(e) (if applicable) are also discussed."  So, for all of those posts that do not discuss US immigration procedure, and they are the majority of the posts, it is not really the purpose of the forum.  I realize that our society caters to those that honk their horns the loudest and it is increasingly so; but, on behalf of those of us that are more considerate of others people's time, I do think a bit more discretion in what is posted is overdue.  I will not post on this topic again because it would defeat the purpose.  I only hope that prolific, unhelpful posters will stop and think once in a while.

[glmg21 330]

2 minutes ago, slo said:

Thank you Miina for the thoughtful reply (unlike several others).  You make excellent points and I understand your perspective and the others voiced here.  My point is that the stated purpose of this specific forum is as follows: "Discussion on the US immigration procedure to obtain a K1 Fiance(e) Visa for a non US Citizen (living overseas) engaged to a US Citizen. K2 Visas for children of the foreign fiance(e) (if applicable) are also discussed."  So, for all of those posts that do not discuss US immigration procedure, and they are the majority of the posts, it is not really the purpose of the forum.  I realize that our society caters to those that honk their horns the loudest and it is increasingly so; but, on behalf of those of us that are more considerate of others people's time, I do think a bit more discretion in what is posted is overdue.  I will not post on this topic again because it would defeat the purpose.  I only hope that prolific, unhelpful posters will stop and think once in a while.

I'm sorry to burst your bubble but waiting for the approval of a K1 visa, and the stress that it brings many people, is very much part of this particular immigration procedure. It's an infamously long wait. There is a long established culture on this website of members discussing their thoughts and concerns with each other, and your crusade to change that is pointless. 

 

To claim that this is about people honking their horns loudest is quite frankly ill-advised, incorrect, and downright rude to those people who find solace in discussing the process (yes, that includes the wait) with others. I do not happen to be one of those people, but I respect their right to post here just as much as anyone posting stats or information. I suggest you do the same or stop checking this thread, cause it ain't gonna change.

[SkruDe 311]

2 minutes ago, slo said:

Thank you Miina for the thoughtful reply (unlike several others).  You make excellent points and I understand your perspective and the others voiced here.  My point is that the stated purpose of this specific forum is as follows: "Discussion on the US immigration procedure to obtain a K1 Fiance(e) Visa for a non US Citizen (living overseas) engaged to a US Citizen. K2 Visas for children of the foreign fiance(e) (if applicable) are also discussed."  So, for all of those posts that do not discuss US immigration procedure, and they are the majority of the posts, it is not really the purpose of the forum.  I realize that our society caters to those that honk their horns the loudest and it is increasingly so; but, on behalf of those of us that are more considerate of others people's time, I do think a bit more discretion in what is posted is overdue.  I will not post on this topic again because it would defeat the purpose.  I only hope that prolific, unhelpful posters will stop and think once in a while.

Slo,

 

This is a single thread, on a very large informative forum, that is specifically dedicated to the progress of January filers to "discuss" their progress, whether that is a lack of progress or not.  Visajourney, at its core, is a "Support Forum" just as much as it is a "Informative Forum" and website.  Our discussions have been isolated to this thread (or other monthly progress threads respectively, depending on filers date) and are well within the intended parameters of this group support community. If you don't feel the need to support us all on our journey, thru the ups and downs, then it probably is in your best interest not to post anymore.  This thread is a discussion thread, and will continue to be a discussion thread for us January filers to come together as a group and work together and support each other thru an extremely difficult process and journey.

 

Have a nice day and congratulations on your approval!

[Bitofanerd 174]

2 hours ago, glmg21 said:

Cases updated yesterday, 4/24: 140

Approved: 92

RFE: 43

Other: 5 

 

Raw data: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wcm8Lb7gtd36ERFfjWE05fUyyzzUXD6q2ngE-apbuCo/edit?usp=sharing

Whew! I can breath again! Thanks glmg21

[Penguin_ie 5,994]

1 hour ago, slo said:

 So, for all of those posts that do not discuss US immigration procedure, and they are the majority of the posts, it is not really the purpose of the forum

 

 

Mod note:  you are wrong.  This forum is also for support during this difficult time, when many couples are separated and face financial and other stress. This can include some off topic posting, in specific progress/ monthly filers threads like this one. That is one big reason why we have two forums, the K1 Procedures forum and the K1 Progress forum.

[pajobra 1,395]

6 minutes ago, Penguin_ie said:

 

 

Mod note:  you are wrong.  This forum is also for support during this difficult time, when many couples are separated and face financial and other stress. This can include some off topic posting, in specific progress/ monthly filers threads like this one. That is one big reason why we have two forums, the K1 Procedures forum and the K1 Progress forum.

As a March filer I do read the posts in all the progress threads and I enjoy all of them. I think that our progress does involve what we are all talking about. Its so nice to find people that know exactly how we are feeling or thinking and ways on how to make it better. We all deal with stress differently. This forum is a sanity saver for soo many of us. Our family and friends are supportive BUT they do not truly understand what we are going through emotionally unless they have been there themselves. HUGS for all as we work our way through this process and deal with our emotions and lives while working towards a common goal - to be with the one we love.

[klamchop 7]

yeaahh mine is approved!

here's my little timeline 

1/17 sent

1/23 noa1 

4/24 approved!

 

hang in there everyone!

[Hannah96 110]

8 minutes ago, klamchop said:

yeaahh mine is approved!

here's my little timeline 

1/17 sent

1/23 noa1 

4/24 approved!

 

hang in there everyone!

Congrats !! I sent on the 19th but we have the same NOA1 date and for some reason I'm freaking out and scared that they won't even touch our case. Seriously don't understand how they work over there 🤦🏻‍♀️

[Kamikazi718 56]

They still have over 1,900 cases to go for January. ;-(