February 2017 I-129F Filers

[TriloByte 1,818]

12 minutes ago, MehdiAndAyms said:

My Fiance called Customer service at USCIS on Friday, just to find out whats the update about our case. He was told that December cases are being worked on and we would have to wait another 56 days!!!! just to get an update. If we dont hear anything in 56 days we should call. Hethen told the lady that some friends are being approved or notified who have a receive date after us. She replied saying thats no true because they work according to receive dates. 56 Days longer!! thats so disappointing!

Then either she's a liar or she's ignorant. The part about December is a half-truth because they really ARE still working on December cases, only that information tells us nothing about what's going on. What that date means is that the oldest untouched case is in December. Maybe there are about 10 December cases untouched, but that doesn't help us answer the question we called about. What we want to know is how close our case is to being approved and unfortunately, it seems like that December date is what they use, intentionally, to keep us all in the dark. Thanks for the update

Edited May 28, 2017 by TriloByte

[WayneAdoresWendy 232]

19 hours ago, TriloByte said:

 

I need some advice. My Fiancé is about to lose her mind. She understands absolutely nothing about the K1 Process. Long Story!

 

She wants me to call USCIS Tuesday. Sounds like the only way to get a decent answer is Tier 2. Do I speak with the Customer Service first? And then ask for Tier 2? Or do I just ask for Tier 2 straight out of the gate? 

 

 

[Mgwlkr 41]

14 minutes ago, TriloByte said:

Then either she's a liar or she's ignorant. The part about December is a half-truth because they really ARE still working on December cases, only that information tells us nothing about what's going on. What that date means is that the oldest untouched case is in December. Maybe there are about 10 December cases untouched, but that doesn't help us answer the question we called about. What we want to know is how close our case is to being approved and unfortunately, it seems like that December date is what they use, intentionally, to keep us all in the dark. Thanks for the update

I dont believe these old cases are untouched.  I just believe they are undecided for one reason or another.   It would be ridiculous to think they havent been looked at.  Like i stated earlier i am sure that cases with issues probably have to pass through several sets of hands 

[TriloByte 1,818]

2 minutes ago, WayneAdoresWendy said:

I need some advice. My Fiancé is about to lose her mind. She understands absolutely nothing about the K1 Process. Long Story!

 

She wants me to call USCIS Tuesday. Sounds like the only way to get a decent answer is Tier 2. Do I speak with the Customer Service first? And then ask for Tier 2? Or do I just ask for Tier 2 straight out of the gate? 

 

First, be very respectful. You will likely have to go through the normal routine that tier 1 does of asking you for your case number etc. They will tell you your case is received. Then, according to them, they do not have to grant you access to tier 2, it's solely up to them, so you can either ask to speak to them, or give them some reason why. The why for me once, was to report the approval glitch of the online checker. Good luck with it.

[eastcoastgroove 329]

9 hours ago, Pizzaislife said:

Hi all,

 

I know now everyone is anxiously awaiting their approval notices from USCIS. I wanted to share 2 items.

 

1. I spoke to a customer service agent at USCIS yesterday and was told that NOA2 will only be mailed. It will not be updated on the website, even if you have an

account. 

 

2. We received our NOA2 in the mailed today! Received date 2/17, approved date 5/19. Didn't get it in the mail until today.

 

I am over the moon happy, and have my fingers crossed that more and more approvals will be arriving soon. 

Congrats! You are the third one going through Montreal that Ive seen on here that was approved on the 19.  They must have liked the Canadians that day!

[TriloByte 1,818]

2 hours ago, Mgwlkr said:

Congratulations on getting your NOA2 and thank you for the info.

Its seems they are working in the typical 90 day time frame for most and its just the waiting for the mail that is adding time.  

It also seems as if they are going through and sending out obvious rfe's and straughtforward approvals and cases that take more scrutiny are getting delayed.   I wonder if the cases they arent sure about have to be reviewed by a second or third person and that is why there area few filers that end up waiting so long?!    

 

The 90-day thing is the average, but not everyone is an average. A percentage of cases deviate from the average.

 

When I was watching the January data a month ago, when the online checker still worked, there were still November and some October cases untouched/in received (at least 50). This thing about sending out obvious RFEs first is simply not true. I have watched the data for going on 2 months now and consistently I see groups of RFEs go out, leaving a gap of untouched between them for weeks, and then the ones in between get RFE'd or approved later, not being any more/less straightforward than the ones before based on VJ feedback. I think it's more accurate to say that nobody knows what's going on.

 

If you get it into your head that there is some order to it all, just be prepared to be even more disappointed down the line when you figure out you were mistaken all along. For example, I got it in my head that since my case number was the only one in a group of 20 cases that was not RFEd or approved that mine MUST be approved and it's just a matter of time before I get the letter in the mail. That was a month ago.

 

This is just how I see it based on the real data that I look at daily. 

[Mgwlkr 41]

27 minutes ago, TriloByte said:

The 90-day thing is the average, but not everyone is an average. A percentage of cases deviate from the average.

 

When I was watching the January data a month ago, when the online checker still worked, there were still November and some October cases untouched/in received (at least 50). This thing about sending out obvious RFEs first is simply not true. I have watched the data for going on 2 months now and consistently I see groups of RFEs go out, leaving a gap of untouched between them for weeks, and then the ones in between get RFE'd or approved later, not being any more/less straightforward than the ones before based on VJ feedback. I think it's more accurate to say that nobody knows what's going on.

 

If you get it into your head that there is some order to it all, just be prepared to be even more disappointed down the line when you figure out you were mistaken all along. For example, I got it in my head that since my case number was the only one in a group of 20 cases that was not RFEd or approved that mine MUST be approved and it's just a matter of time before I get the letter in the mail. That was a month ago.

 

This is just how I see it based on the real data that I look at daily. 

I have been watching all of this longer than 2 months.  Try 6!  And the idea that just because your case wasnt changed to rfe or approved or denied doesnt mean no one has looked at it.  I think that is a silly notion to assume that you were just unlucky.   I think like all offices there must be a hierachry and if something cant be decided easily then someone else would have to review it. Sorry i am a very logical person.  I also spend my time dealing with contracts and legal matters and to think that they just didnt feel like looking at someones case from Dec seems absurd 

[TriloByte 1,818]

9 minutes ago, Mgwlkr said:

I have been watching all of this longer than 2 months.  Try 6!  And the idea that just because your case wasnt changed to rfe or approved or denied doesnt mean no one has looked at it.  I think that is a silly notion to assume that you were just unlucky.   I think like all offices there must be a hierachry and if something cant be decided easily then someone else would have to review it. Sorry i am a very logical person.  I also spend my time dealing with contracts and legal matters and to think that they just didnt feel like looking at someones case from Dec seems absurd 

It is absurd, but there are December cases. We can know this by scanning for received December cases (most likely approved) and then scanning all of the December cases in the range and looking at RFE dates. You will see RFEs for these December cases in April and May. This is not based on belief, but actual data. It's true that just because a case has not been approved or RFE that it doesn't mean it's not been looked at, for me, it means nothing at all because there's no way to know what it means unless I am there and see what's going on myself. 

 

We all have our theories, but that's all they are, just theories.

Edited May 28, 2017 by TriloByte

[Estibaliz 3,037]

This is a chaotic work process that however involves some logic. Groups of petitions getting RFE's or approved, with some other groups of them still untouched, could be explained by cases organized in boxes: agents pick boxes and work on them. Not all agents are equally fast. I guess some of them could leave some petition aside to work on 'easier' ones because their work is measured by productivity criteria (that's a fact I read somewhere around here... It's hard that productivity has to apply to a situation that ultimately involves human beings, real lives and feelings... But at the same time productivity means more cases would be touched average).

 

Since this process is performed by human beings, there will be mistakes and delays. I guess some cases get unlucky for reasons I can't picture. Do they even lose cases that fall behind the desk? Who knows... With my luck, I'm expecting to be left behind when my turn comes. Frustrating, specially when now they are even cutting off communication

 

Nothing of this is comforting, so I'll just say good luck to you all. 

[SugarLai 60]

11 hours ago, L&y said:

Hello everyone. I been reading this thread for a couple of weeks now. I was feeling very discouraged because i was seeing approvals for people with noa1 received after mine so i decided to call uscis on may 19 and asked to speak to tier2 so i did and the guy told me that my case was still on received. So i called again on may 24 and spoke to tier2 again and this time i waited 2 1/2 hours for them to call me and i told him that people with february received dates had already gotten their approval in the mail and that the case checker on uscis website apparently wasnt working. Mind you, the first person who attended me said they was working with december 15 and i told her that this is how i know that the information she gave me wasnt true so thats when i asked to speak to tier2. This guy was kinda rude but once he checked my case status he told me congratulation on your approval now you can tell your friend. Lol. He told me that they were sending me the letter and i reived it on may 26. I advise u to call and speak to tier 2 because my case still say received on the case checker on uscis even though i already have my noa2. 

I-129f sent: february 3rd

I-129f noa1: february 8

I-129f noa2: may 23

Oh and by the way my fiance is in the dominican republic. I know its hard but dont get discouraged because you might be approved already and dont even know it. Good luck to all of you guys and hope you get your approvals soon. 

ohh Congratulations!!! I am notstill ablewaiting and our NOA1 date nightis the same. I would like to know how could you reach tier 2 officer? my fiance has called him 3 times,but still has no chance talk to tier 2 officer.

[TriloByte 1,818]

31 minutes ago, Estibaliz said:

This is a chaotic work process that however involves some logic. Groups of petitions getting RFE's or approved, with some other groups of them still untouched, could be explained by cases organized in boxes: agents pick boxes and work on them. Not all agents are equally fast. I guess some of them could leave some petition aside to work on 'easier' ones because their work is measured by productivity criteria (that's a fact I read somewhere around here... It's hard that productivity has to apply to a situation that ultimately involves human beings, real lives and feelings... But at the same time productivity means more cases would be touched average).

 

Since this process is performed by human beings, there will be mistakes and delays. I guess some cases get unlucky for reasons I can't picture. Do they even lose cases that fall behind the desk? Who knows... With my luck, I'm expecting to be left behind when my turn comes. Frustrating, specially when now they are even cutting off communication

 

Nothing of this is comforting, so I'll just say good luck to you all. 

The old cases in a box that are dispersed in stacks out to agents of various speeds theory. THIS is the theory I put the most weight into 😁😁. This is where the I-129F ninjas come into play. Cases don't fall behind a desk without one of the ninjas saving it from the abyss.

[Estibaliz 3,037]

11 minutes ago, TriloByte said:

The old cases in a box that are dispersed in stacks out to agents of various speeds theory. THIS is the theory I put the most weight into 😁😁. This is where the I-129F ninjas come into play. Cases don't fall behind a desk without one of the ninjas saving it from the abyss.

Can I hire one of those ninjas? I'll break my piggy bank

[Alya and Joe 130]

14 hours ago, mkm1993 said:

I bought my woman's ring today... can't wait to make her my wife. Hang in there everyone. The love we share with our significant others is worth it all in the end. Keep God at the center, be patient, and keep on lovin... it all works out in the end. Here's a picture we took together in December... I spent a week and a half with her and was my first time ever meeting her. She's the love of my life... I challenge everyone to post a picture of you and your future spouses... Love is a beautiful thing y'all!! 

hello, everyone) 

mkm1993, you challenged me to post the picture, good idea))) we are also february filers, noa1 got at 22 february. Waiting noa2 very impatiently, 95 days today and this forum really supports me in this time of waiting) wish everybody will get noa2 and k1 visas to come to their loves as soon as possible)

 

[mkm1993 92]

58 minutes ago, Alya and Joe said:

hello, everyone) 

mkm1993, you challenged me to post the picture, good idea))) we are also february filers, noa1 got at 22 february. Waiting noa2 very impatiently, 95 days today and this forum really supports me in this time of waiting) wish everybody will get noa2 and k1 visas to come to their loves as soon as possible)

 

That's awesome!! Lovely couple... my noa1 was feb 24 I believe... so I'm not to far from you 

[Munkiboi 36]

16 hours ago, janet3 said:

Anyone else learning a new language? I am now 30% fluent in French.....talk about teaching an old dog new tricks....the learning a new language makes my head hurt 

I've been learning Tagalog. It's very complicated especially when you find out how all language courses only teach "proper" Tagalog (mainly old Tagalog) and not the constantly evolving portions of it. I get it, you do need a general knowledge of the language in order to learn the other evolved bits of slang. The best way for me to learn is by constantly talking in Tagalog, whenever I can, to my fiance, her family, and friends. It's been amazing to learn this new language. I can't wait to finish French and Russian.