I-129F March 2017 Filers

[Estibaliz 3,037]

4 hours ago, dkmfan85 said:

In case anyone was wondering where they come up with the January 15th date... It's complete nonsense and 2+ month old data. I suggest saving yourself the headache and time of trying to contact Tier 1, because this is all they are going to tell you, and this is the same line they've been giving since April 30th.

Actually they last updated that chart on June 29th, except the date for K1 petitions remained exactly the same this time. It was moved to January 15th on May (can't remember if mid or end of the month).

Not that it makes much of a difference, but the updating date shows in the down part of the screen, right side. And yes, it's always like 2-3 month old... 

[j and k 219]

I just ran a scan on the app..Sad to say, we got an RFE coming in the mail Hopefully it's something that is easy to fix. Asking for your prayers my fellow March filers 🙏🏽

[troika 307]

52 minutes ago, annachka said:

My dates are the same as yours (3/13-3/16), but for Denmark. Tried calling USCIS today and they gave me that line about processing January 15th petitions.. 

 

I wonder what accounts for the delay. Our petition had a lot of photos and logs, because the lawyer I consulted advised us to "overwhelm the officer" with evidence, so there would be little doubt as to the relationship. Could that be why it's taking a while, with many others' later dates already approved? Too much material? I hoped it would have the opposite effect. 

Same here, received 3/13, notice 3/16, no NOA2 in sight 

[TearsOfBabylon 1,680]

8 hours ago, AfricanQ said:

I agree with u. Something is going on. My received date is March 15 n noticed date March 22..........stillwaiting 

You should be due soon!
We almost have the same dates. Our NOA1 receive date was March 17th and noticed date March 22nd. Our NOA2 notice was June 23rd.
I bet it's because of the background/security checks. Ghana is a lot more tricky than Germany I guess. Hang in there! Hugs!
 

 

8 hours ago, twoDs said:

Did your USCIS case status (e.g. https://egov.uscis.gov/casestatus/mycasestatus.do ) get updated to show NOA2?

 

I'm curious because several people have recently said they never got any notice outside of the letter showing up.

 

Also congratulations! Glad someone is getting notices!

I just looked it up for fun yesterday. We have NOA2 with notice date June 23rd, and the USCIS page still shows "received".
 

8 hours ago, Yzabelle said:

You can call them.. I was the one who called the NVC too. :)) Try calling 7Am EST. :)) you will only be on hold for just 5-15 minutes 😊

Thank you sweetie! Hugs!

 

[Estibaliz 3,037]

4 minutes ago, BlackbirdRN said:

I just ran a scan on the app..Sad to say, we got an RFE coming in the mail Hopefully it's something that is easy to fix. Asking for your prayers my fellow March filers 🙏🏽

Sorry to hear it was an RFE after the waiting, but hoping it will be easy to fix. Didn't you get any kind of update that you had to check yourself? Hah, it seems the maintenance completely broke the tracker now

What was your received date again? Crossing fingers for you!

Edited July 11, 2017 by Estibaliz

[TearsOfBabylon 1,680]

3 hours ago, Eric&Olya said:

@TearsOfBabylon I copied it from one of the earlier threads a couple of months ago. Eric hasn't called yet, he will try on Wednesday, so we don't know if it's really a good script 

 

 

 

• Phone number: 603-334-0700.

• If it goes straight to voice recording, it means that the lines are busy.  Hang up right away.

• If it rings once and then goes to a voice recording, it means they will take your call.  You will hear a voice recording with a woman.  As soon as she starts talking, press 1.

• You will be directed to a voice recording with a man.  As soon as he starts talking, press 7.

• You will be put on hold.  

• When an employee answers, they will ask you for your case number.  Tell them that you don't have a case number yet, but you have your USCIS receipt number.  This was my standard line: "My fiancé and I applied for a k-1 visa.  We received our I-797 (Notice of Action 2) from the California Service Center on February 16, 2017.  W are calling to see if the California Service Center has forwarded our case."

• The employee will enter your case number into their system.  If the case has not been forwarded, they will tell you to call back again in a few days.

• If the case has been forwarded, they will ask you for your full name and date of birth and your fiancé's full name and date of birth.  Then they will give you your case number (important) and your invoice number (which they said was important but we never used).

After you have your case number, you can check your case status here:

https://ceac.state.gov/ceacstattracker/status.aspx

 

An important addition from Feb filers -  If you're an electronic case, make sure you're calling the immigrant line 603-334-0700, then press 5. If not, the agent you speak with will not be able to see your file and will keep telling you they haven't received your case yet.

 

 

Olya!!! Thank you so much! You just saved my life.

Oh how I love preciseness and accuracy, and being aware of what I have to say haha 

Thank you! Big hug! 

[TearsOfBabylon 1,680]

2 hours ago, Andrew&Elizabeth said:

Just for anyone curious - I'm not sure how reliable the email system is from NVC but this is a copy of the email my fiancee (petitioner) received from NVC about two weeks ago. My case still shows on the tracker site as "In Transit" though. @TearsOfBabylon

That was the mail I was hoping for!! 
Thanks for showing!

[TearsOfBabylon 1,680]

59 minutes ago, annachka said:

My dates are the same as yours (3/13-3/16), but for Denmark. Tried calling USCIS today and they gave me that line about processing January 15th petitions.. 

 

I wonder what accounts for the delay. Our petition had a lot of photos and logs, because the lawyer I consulted advised us to "overwhelm the officer" with evidence, so there would be little doubt as to the relationship. Could that be why it's taking a while, with many others' later dates already approved? Too much material? I hoped it would have the opposite effect. 

Not too easy to say, to be honest.
We're filing for Germany and all we have submitted were 8 selfies of us together (1 of them with his parents), my boarding passes and passport stamps from the last 2 USA trips.
In the i129-f we wrote about how we met: "We met in Germany 2015, when I was stationed there!".

That was it. I was so ready for a RFE, because I've read here about how much stuff others sent and thought we didn't have enough evidence,  but we got through in 93 days processing (netto), without any questions.

So... you can never know.

I read a thread on here a while ago; where an applicant was asking if like 50 pages of chat logs and a gazillion pictures were enough, and someone said it might be frustrating for the officer who opens the case. I do agree, but on the other hand in trickier (high fraud) countries you can't send enough evidence (of course not DK ). 

Maybe you check over to the regional forum and ask the Danish guys and girls for their average waiting times!

Good luck from the German neighbor!!! 

 

[Eric&Olya 881]

5 minutes ago, TearsOfBabylon said:

Olya!!! Thank you so much! You just saved my life.

Oh how I love preciseness and accuracy, and being aware of what I have to say haha 

Thank you! Big hug! 

You are welcome Hope it helps.

I started my course yesterday, so I won't be here much, maybe just once a day to check how everyone is doing and share some good knews if we have any.

[j and k 219]

7 minutes ago, Estibaliz said:

Sorry to hear it was an RFE after the waiting, but hoping it will be easy to fix. Didn't you get any kind of update that you had to check yourself? Hah, it seems the maintenance completely broke the tracker now

What was your received date again? Crossing fingers for you!

We didn't get any kind of updates. Our received date is 03/21, NOA1 notice is 03/27 (my bday). I would like to look on the bright side but I have to say this is a bummer. Now my fiancé and I are getting paranoid. 

[TearsOfBabylon 1,680]

Just now, Eric&Olya said:

You are welcome Hope it helps.

I started my course yesterday, so I won't be here much, maybe just once a day to check how everyone is doing and share some good knews if we have any.

I did help big time!
Because I was so eager to know what to say.
My English is very good, but it's different on the phone (not used to), and if that person has an accent, I'm rather prepared of what to say!

What do you think? If the miracle happens and I get a case number.... should I run to the medical right tomorrow, although I'm just half recovered from cold/flu?
I don't think having a bad cold should have influence on anything?

Good luck and much fun for your course!  

2 minutes ago, BlackbirdRN said:

We didn't get any kind of updates. Our received date is 03/21, NOA1 notice is 03/27 (my bday). I would like to look on the bright side but I have to say this is a bummer. Now my fiancé and I are getting paranoid. 

At least they're working on your case - finally!
So many here, who just had forgotten to check one box!
Fingers are crossed for you!! 

[Eric&Olya 881]

17 minutes ago, BlackbirdRN said:

I just ran a scan on the app..Sad to say, we got an RFE coming in the mail Hopefully it's something that is easy to fix. Asking for your prayers my fellow March filers 🙏🏽

Well, that's certainly a delay but at least your case has been touched. Hope it's something easy to fix. Ours only added 2 weeks to our waiting time, so it wasn't too horrible.

[Elisaveta 166]

7 minutes ago, BlackbirdRN said:

We didn't get any kind of updates. Our received date is 03/21, NOA1 notice is 03/27 (my bday). I would like to look on the bright side but I have to say this is a bummer. Now my fiancé and I are getting paranoid. 

No reason whatsoever to get paranoid! It's a delay, especially after waiting this long but again, it usually speeds up the process after you submit your response. The most  frustrating part at least for us was waiting for the hardcopy to arrive in the mail without any insight about what the rfe is for. Anyway, don't stress over it, you will get approved! 

Edited July 11, 2017 by Elisaveta

[Eric&Olya 881]

2 minutes ago, TearsOfBabylon said:

I did help big time!
Because I was so eager to know what to say.
My English is very good, but it's different on the phone (not used to), and if that person has an accent, I'm rather prepared of what to say!

What do you think? If the miracle happens and I get a case number.... should I run to the medical right tomorrow, although I'm just half recovered from cold/flu?
I don't think having a bad cold should have influence on anything?

Good luck and much fun for your course!  

 

Thanks, it's a very intensive course, but it's fun too

 

If it's allowed, I think you should do the medical, why not? A bad cold can't make a whole in your lungs, don't worry. Even if you had a pneumonia (which I'm sure you didn't), it would look different.

[Estibaliz 3,037]

16 minutes ago, BlackbirdRN said:

We didn't get any kind of updates. Our received date is 03/21, NOA1 notice is 03/27 (my bday). I would like to look on the bright side but I have to say this is a bummer. Now my fiancé and I are getting paranoid. 

I completely understand! I'd be imagining all kind of scenarios and double checking for missing boxes and whatnot. I hope you get the hardcopy soon and it's an easy fix.

 

(And yeah, I guess they'll never move to end of March... )