February 2017 I-129F Filers

[doggieandsam 765]

1 minute ago, Gravlax said:

Approved!! We got the mail and on the web site, still says "received".

Received date: 02/03

NOA1 date: 02/07

NOA2 date: 05/05

I hope you will get yours soon.

hi congrats! can you also pm me your case number if you don't mind? =)

[skaratso 84]

So I'm hoping the same thing has happened and that a hardcopy NOA2 will be in my mailbox when I get home tomorrow night from visiting my fiancée in Canada. Checking status online just says "received" still.

 

It would make this trip that much more special.

[mongfer 17]

8 hours ago, AcCel said:

Thank You for update   I guess this makes it all that more important to update timelines on VJ as quickly as possible since it seems that VJ is the only reliable electronic source of information. It has been very helpful to see the scans that some are doing but now we will all have to be equally diligent on our parts to keep the information up to date by adjusting our personal timelines. 

Thanks for your update  I'm still waiting. hopefully its soon

[Jennipher 9]

so does that mean we will start to recieve our decision? I'm Feb 16 

Recieved: Feb 16th

Noa1: Feb 21st

No2: Pending😫 Still waiting!!

How long guys?

[doggieandsam 765]

9 minutes ago, Jennipher said:

so does that mean we will start to recieve our decision? I'm Feb 16 

Recieved: Feb 16th

Noa1: Feb 21st

No2: Pending😫 Still waiting!!

How long guys?

I am 24-Feb NOA1 so it will be a little while I think before they get to us. They have just started touching early Feb cases

[doggieandsam 765]

Feb cases touched 11-May: 23

 

Approved: 0

RFE: 19

RRFER: 2

Others: 2

	Count	%
Total cases approved so far*	51	1%
Touched but not approved etc	177	5%
Withdrawn	5	0%
Untouched	3,479	94%
Grand total	3,712	100%

 

*Note that there have been a few people who reported receiving their NOA2 but I do not know what they case numbers are so they have not been captured here.

 

Raw data here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B7wWQs77fPiIV3pQM1dzWDVha0k

 

To all couples who have received their NOA2 in the post but their status is still showing received, please do send me your case numbers privately if you don't mind so i can add you to the approved cases tally. 

 

These are the dates which had cases that were touched today. If your received date is listed below, your case may have already been approved but is not updated online so check you mailbox in the coming days!

02/01/2017

02/03/2017

02/06/2017

02/08/2017

02/16/2017

02/27/2017

[N&V 0]

Hello everyone,

I have been following this thread for quite some time now and have found it very helpful on many occasions. I am a feb 23rd filer and waiting for my noa2.

We are hoping to get married in september. According to the plans my parents and brother will be travelling with me to US as we are planning for a small traditional ceremony after registering our marriage. My parents currently do not hold visitor's visa. As it will take good 2-3 months for tourist/visitor visa to process, we were wondering if it would be wise for them to apply for it while my k1 is still in process. I am looking forward to your valuable suggestions on the matter. 

[doggieandsam 765]

27 minutes ago, N&V said:

Hello everyone,

I have been following this thread for quite some time now and have found it very helpful on many occasions. I am a feb 23rd filer and waiting for my noa2.

We are hoping to get married in september. According to the plans my parents and brother will be travelling with me to US as we are planning for a small traditional ceremony after registering our marriage. My parents currently do not hold visitor's visa. As it will take good 2-3 months for tourist/visitor visa to process, we were wondering if it would be wise for them to apply for it while my k1 is still in process. I am looking forward to your valuable suggestions on the matter. 

I would say go ahead and apply now. if they are approved, most likely they will be given a visa with 10 years validity (not all the time, some get 6 months / 1 year etc but that is rare). so even if they get their tourist visa tomorrow and say they are given just a 6 months one, that should still be valid by the time you all need to travel to the US. unless there was a particular reason why you are waiting to apply, like your NOA2? if so, not sure how that would help since in order to get a B1/B2 visa the consul will need to be convinced of the reason your family will go back home rather than why they are going to the US.

[SugarLai 60]

Hi everyone, may I know the friends here who already received the NOA2 letter,did you receive the email or text notification before received NOA2? I knew the system might be some problems, but not sure if this issue also would affect email and text notification.Thanks everyone!

[N&V 0]

39 minutes ago, iamdegie said:

I would say go ahead and apply now. if they are approved, most likely they will be given a visa with 10 years validity (not all the time, some get 6 months / 1 year etc but that is rare). so even if they get their tourist visa tomorrow and say they are given just a 6 months one, that should still be valid by the time you all need to travel to the US. unless there was a particular reason why you are waiting to apply, like your NOA2? if so, not sure how that would help since in order to get a B1/B2 visa the consul will need to be convinced of the reason your family will go back home rather than why they are going to the US.

I have been cautioned by some people that it may affect negatively on my visa. They may see it as an intention on the part of my family members to immigrate as the background check would reveal that I have already applied for k1. It is obvious for the parents to be present at the time of their child's marriage but somehow it can be construed as some twisted means for migrating to US. if we wait for my visa and then go ahead with theirs, we will have to delay my wedding. And I am not sure what difference will that make, since they can still deem my parents as potential immigrants as I will be moving anyway. It is a very convoluted topic and I do not understand how to go ahead with it. 

Edited May 12, 2017 by N&V

[doggieandsam 765]

2 minutes ago, N&V said:

I have been cautioned by some people that it may affect negatively on my visa. They may see it as an intention on the part of my family members to immigrate as the background check would reveal that I have already applied for k1. It is obvious for the parents to be present at the time of their child's marriage but somehow it can be construed as some twisted means for migrating to US. if we wait for my visa and then go ahead with theirs, we will have to delay my wedding. And I am not sure what difference will that make, since they can still deem my parents as potential immigrants as I will be moving anyway. It is a very convoluted topic and I do not understand how to go ahead with it. 

you have a point. it's a catch-22, there is no right answer i suppose. but with that said, i am not totally convinced that them applying for their visa will have a negative effect on your K1 visa. because think of it this way, your K1 visa is a visa with immigrant intent at the outset. so really, they cannot deny your visa on suspicion of your immigrant intent can they? sooooo...that leaves you with your K1 affecting your family's chances of being granted B1/B2 visas. with this, my thought is that, with B1/B2 visas it's all a game of chance somehow and you just have to pick and route and run with that i guess. there is no foolpoof way of knowing which route is the best, all you can do is go for it and try. like you said, whether your family applies now (while you're waiting for your K1) or later (when you get your K1), either way your parents are now parents of a potential immigrant.

 

[mongfer 17]

6 hours ago, Gravlax said:

Approved!! We got the mail and on the web site, still says "received".

Received date: 02/03

NOA1 date: 02/07

NOA2 date: 05/05

I hope you will get yours soon.

Hi congrats!!!

[Huckleberry&Koala 184]

4 minutes ago, mongfer said:

Hi congrats!!!

Thanks:) I hope you will get yours soon!

[bostonBruce 38]

Congrats guys on your noi2, same date here too, happy u got n surprise in the mail, hope mines today TGIF

[cocobean 63]

5 hours ago, iamdegie said:

Feb cases touched 11-May: 23

 

Approved: 0

RFE: 19

RRFER: 2

Others: 2

	Count	%
Total cases approved so far*	51	1%
Touched but not approved etc	177	5%
Withdrawn	5	0%
Untouched	3,479	94%
Grand total	3,712	100%

 

*Note that there have been a few people who reported receiving their NOA2 but I do not know what they case numbers are so they have not been captured here.

 

Raw data here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B7wWQs77fPiIV3pQM1dzWDVha0k

 

To all couples who have received their NOA2 in the post but their status is still showing received, please do send me your case numbers privately if you don't mind so i can add you to the approved cases tally. 

 

These are the dates which had cases that were touched today. If your received date is listed below, your case may have already been approved but is not updated online so check you mailbox in the coming days!

02/01/2017

02/03/2017

02/06/2017

02/08/2017

02/16/2017

02/27/2017

It's almost like the cases are skipping to every other day! 😭 I still don't understand how they process cases so I just say any day now! Wonder how long the tracker will be broken for 🤔