I-129F March 2017 Filers

[Emmsan 51]

12 hours ago, Eric&Olya said:

Scheduled the medical exactly for the day I wanted! Yay!

For my Ukrainian friends - they didn't ask me any numbers, just my last name. I will only need the KEV number for the medical itself. 

 

Still struggling with DS-160... Managed to complete mine, keep having issues with my daughter's, haven't even started my son's. I wonder if I am particularly dense, or the website is not working properly.

 

 

What browser are you using? Internet explorer or firefox usually works better than chrome for some reason.. 

[TearsOfBabylon 1,680]

22 minutes ago, Emmsan said:

What browser are you using? Internet explorer or firefox usually works better than chrome for some reason.. 

I didn't try mine on Safari at home, but I used Chrome to file it, and it worked excellently.
Just done today and yesterday!

[Holly♡ 401]

3 hours ago, Majuuu said:

We have planned our wedding in October 7th as well but still no NOA2...I might not be able to make it😔 Family and friends already bought tickets and booked hotels. Can't stop thinking about worst scenario. 😣😣😣idk what to do. Cancel my wedding? 

Recevied: March 27

Noa1: March 31 

 

4 hours ago, Stephanie&Edward said:

Damn my case was just updated and I am getting an RFE in the mail! So frustrating. We are March 9th and only now getting the RFE. We have our wedding planned for October 7th and I am getting super nervous he won't make it! 😞😟😟

I thought I was playing it safe when I planned mine for Dec 12th, 8+ months after I mailed it. We are actually going to get married and honeymoon in FL and already have our tickets (leaving Dec 10th) and room for 2 weeks. 3 family members have also already got tickets for part of the the time to be there for the wedding while other family members are planning to drive there (lucky them they are close enough) and have their room too.
But, I am worried and nervous too because they are really dragging their feet with the approvals and it feels like they are getting farther and farther behind. I know mine should be right around the corner, but I can't help to wonder... what if something is wrong with it? What if I end up in the backlog pile like people from Dec-Feb did. When I made these plans, I had no idea about this backlog, which isn't fair to ANYONE. I only know that I had seen someone else from Romania who had sent Nov 18, 2016 and was interview approved March 27th. 
With all that said, since it is planned for Dec, I know this gives me a bit more time than Oct, so, I am hopeful, but still worried too =/ As long as he is here by Dec 1st, we will be ok =)

[pajobra 1,395]

17 minutes ago, TearsOfBabylon said:

I didn't try mine on Safari at home, but I used Chrome to file it, and it worked excellently.
Just done today and yesterday!

I was filling it out last night and saving it in Chrome. It seemed to work pretty good. I laughed at the visits to the USA question. I live in Canada and have probably gone to the states well over 100 times in my lifetime. lol When I was a kid we went one a month for pizza to a town about half an hour into north dakota from us. Best Pizza ever and still is. When I was a teen and could drive me and my friends would go almost every weekend shopping or browsing. Course thats when the dollar was better between our countries and when we could go across with just a driver's license. LOL I just filled in the last two years of seeing Chris because for 19 years before that I had not gone to the states since i lived way up north in Canada for that period of time. lol

[SimplyBlessed 65]

How did the site end up going backwards? When I checked processing times for California it stated February 15, now today it says January 1?  I'm on day 133. I can just cry! This is so sad. What happened? And they never give accurate information. This is so overwhelming!  

[twoDs 590]

That happened a few days ago, just more evidence you can't trust any information coming out of USCIS.

 

Thank god we have each other here at VJ so at least we have a small clue as to what's going on, because we certainly wouldn't know from the case tracker.

[Ashley.Marie13 12]

8 minutes ago, SimplyBlessed said:

How did the site end up going backwards? When I checked processing times for California it stated February 15, now today it says January 1?  I'm on day 133. I can just cry! This is so sad. What happened? And they never give accurate information. This is so overwhelming!  

I cried my eyes out yesterday when I saw this. I have no idea whether to assume it's correct or not because there are people on this forum stating they are already receiving their NOA2. I can only hope they aren't accurate. 

[SimplyBlessed 65]

39 minutes ago, Ashley.Marie13 said:

I cried my eyes out yesterday when I saw this. I have no idea whether to assume it's correct or not because there are people on this forum stating they are already receiving their NOA2. I can only hope they aren't accurate. 

It's accurate because I called USCIS and they are the ones that informed me of the change. I have no idea what's going on in that office. It's hurtful. But to God be the glory. We wait!  

Edited July 21, 2017 by SimplyBlessed

[SimplyBlessed 65]

42 minutes ago, twoDs said:

That happened a few days ago, just more evidence you can't trust any information coming out of USCIS.

 

Thank god we have each other here at VJ so at least we have a small clue as to what's going on, because we certainly wouldn't know from the case tracker.

Yes you guys are very informative. Nothing is working. Then I get home to check my mailbox only to find it has been VANDILIZED. I Pray my apartments fix it very soon. I'm just out done today. I miss my honey so much. Was hoping to at least have this situated before kids go back to school. Not sure when it will happen. I really feeling it today!  (Overwhelmed is an understatement) Then I ask for Tier 2, the rep stated she is not allowed to escalate due to heavy call volume and will place me to be called back , which take 3-5 business days. 

[dkmfan85 832]

The USCIS data on case statuses is completely useless as is calling in to get any information. It's extremely frustrating that this process takes so many resources: time, energy and money, and there seems to be absolutely zero sympathy, empathy or transparency with anyone involved in the process except the filers and beneficiaries themselves. The unfortunate reality is there is nothing we can do but sit back, wait and vent our frustrations with those who understand what this whole thing is like. I'm glad these forums exist. It's good to know that my sweetheart and I aren't the only ones frustrated, confused, saddened and angered by all this nonsense. All we want to do is be with the ones we love.

I never would have imagined I would end up with someone 6000 miles away. I've tried long distance relationships within the borders of this country, and they've never worked out. I never felt any connection with someone I couldn't be with. My expectations when I met my now fiancee were zero. I thought we might chat for a few weeks and then I'd move on and go back to the local dating scene. I was wrong. I fell in love. Now I'll fight through hell and pay any price to be with her. She is worth it.

[twoDs 590]

16 minutes ago, SimplyBlessed said:

Yes you guys are very informative. Nothing is working. Then I get home to check my mailbox only to find it has been VANDILIZED. I Pray my apartments fix it very soon. I'm just out done today. I miss my honey so much. Was hoping to at least have this situated before kids go back to school. Not sure when it will happen. I really feeling it today!  (Overwhelmed is an understatement) Then I ask for Tier 2, the rep stated she is not allowed to escalate due to heavy call volume and will place me to be called back , which take 3-5 business days. 

I wonder what USCIS thought would happen when the arbitrarily delayed thousands of K1 an extra two months... that we would go away?

 

Edited July 22, 2017 by twoDs
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[AnJ Co 1,676]

I was getting a little anxious - sitting too much on VJ, it was time to get busy, so I've been on a remodeling project.  Checking here and there for approvals, Has there been any today?  I haven't seen them if there was any.

[twoDs 590]

9 minutes ago, AnJ Co said:

I was getting a little anxious - sitting too much on VJ, it was time to get busy, so I've been on a remodeling project.  Checking here and there for approvals, Has there been any today?  I haven't seen them if there was any.

I saw two NOA2s dated for yesterday for the Ukraine (March 1 filer) and Pakistan (January filer). Another couple (Brazil, March 24th filer) updated their timeline with a 7/17 NOA2 -- that might be a duplicate.

Not seeing anything else.

[AnJ Co 1,676]

2 minutes ago, twoDs said:

I saw two NOA2s dated for yesterday for the Ukraine (March 1 filer) and Pakistan (January filer). Another couple (Brazil, March 24th filer) updated their timeline with a 7/17 NOA2 -- that might be a duplicate.

Not seeing anything else.

Thanx!!  Based on last 2 weeks, Kind of looks like they are back tracking a bit (early March mostly and some Jan Feb for seasoning) to clean up some of their older cases...  LOL

[twoDs 590]

7 minutes ago, AnJ Co said:

Thanx!!  Based on last 2 weeks, Kind of looks like they are back tracking a bit (early March mostly and some Jan Feb for seasoning) to clean up some of their older cases...  LOL

Actually that's not the case if I'm reading the database right!

 

I pulled every NOA2 after 7/7 and I get (using NOA1 dates):

December: 1 case

January: 2 cases

February: 1 case

 

The March breakout is really strange:

March 6 - 2 cases

March 7 - 1 case

March 8 - 1 case

March 11 - 1 case

March 16 - 1 case

March 20 - 1 case

March 23 - 1 case

March 24 - 2 cases

March 27 - 2 cases

March 29 - 5 cases

 

Oh and 1 case for April 3.

 

It's weird that there's 11 NOAs issued from March 20th onward when 38% of the March cases prior to 3/20 don't have NOA2.