I-129F May 2017 Filers

[Shoegum 2,391]

I just submitted a inquiry through my state Senator lets see if they can assist in getting some update.

[mcs 686]

20 minutes ago, Adam_Bauer said:

It's been real waiting with you for these months. But my wait is up. Me and my fiancé have decided to rescind our petition and she is moving to my home country, Iceland, after we are married. Here, she can wait in the country while her residency application is being processed (takes max 90 days) and she can start working immediately. We are done with this silly bureaucracy and we are quite frankly not sure we like the direction the USA is heading towards... At least for now. 

 

Wish you all luck with the rest of your processes and a happy future!

Best of luck to the two of you!!!! 

[Cottager 16]

Still waiting to hear back! We are an NOA1 of May 2. Hoping to hear some good news soon! I think I might try to call in today and see if there is any update... a bit scared to do so though! What is the process for doing that?? Let me know if you have any tips and instructions 

[SatinderSabiee 210]

19 minutes ago, Trinab80 said:

I don't believe that to be an expedited case simply because of the timeframe for which expedited cases are handled. This case was approved last Tuesday; many of the expedited cases for May were already reviewed prior to September, but I could be wrong.

 

Either way, USCIS does not review in chronological order straight through, and that I know for certain just based on how the previous months were reviewed. They operate in a production-based environment, which means they still have daily & weekly quotas to hit. Yes, they are backlogged, but I'm sure they have particular adjudicators working the more "complex" cases (for ex., DACA cases which are by 10/5) while the "easy" cases, if that's what we want to call them, are pushed through quicker because that's just how these type of workplaces operate.

 

They are in the last quarter of the fiscal year. May cases have been distributed out to the adjudicators and I guarantee you, the boxes have been "cherrypicked" and sorted through to give easier cases to reviews that can are not as experienced as their more tenure workers, so that they can get their closure rate down. Therefore, the order on how these approvals come through will not be exactly in order of receive date, that's why it looks like people get "skipped" which is not the case.

 

I'm not worried so much about not getting my NOA2, because I know it's coming. I'm just simply shedding light on things for those that might be in a state of worry or concern should they see cases get approved before theirs. For us, it's about the approval...but USCIS it's will always be about the numbers.

Just think why dont you see any approvals of May in Visa journey.only 1 or 2 are there just because they were expedited.But almost 60% to 70% of april fillers have got their Noa2 because uscis was working there.They just moved to may in last week.They worked upto batch starting of wac1790314204 to wac1790314700.

[mcs 686]

15 minutes ago, Shoegum said:

I just submitted a inquiry through my state Senator lets see if they can assist in getting some update.

Good luck!! 

[K1VisaApplicant05 176]

9 hours ago, LabOz said:

Hi,  10 days after your approval you can start calling NVC to get your new case number.

You can start filling out DS-160 now. No need to wait for approval.

Just be sure to access it every 30 days or the data will be lost

A 2 x 2 color photo of the beneficiary will need to be loaded at the end.

 

https://ceac.state.gov/ceac/

 

Steven

I know I didn't ask this but ohh this is good, thank you!

 

Is this supposed to be filled out by the petitioner or the beneficiary?

[mcs 686]

6 minutes ago, Cottager said:

Still waiting to hear back! We are an NOA1 of May 2. Hoping to hear some good news soon! I think I might try to call in today and see if there is any update... a bit scared to do so though! What is the process for doing that?? Let me know if you have any tips and instructions 

Don't be scared... just remember to be polite.  The best advice that I can offer is to ask the Tier 1 agent (the one who will answer your call) questions that they cannot answer like "do you know if the name check has been done yet," "can you tell me if the background check has been completed."  They will not have access to this information.  I asked if there was someone who might have access to that information and was told, "well, no one at my level."  I then said, "oh, is there another level that I could speak to perhaps?"  That's when I was able to get transferred to a Tier 2 person (well, I received a call back from one); unfortunately, the information that they provided was not helpful but you may do better... good luck!!! 

[JayMar2019 2,741]

22 minutes ago, SatinderSabiee said:

Just think why dont you see any approvals of May in Visa journey.only 1 or 2 are there just because they were expedited.But almost 60% to 70% of april fillers have got their Noa2 because uscis was working there.They just moved to may in last week.They worked upto batch starting of wac1790314204 to wac1790314700.

You don't see them on VJ because not every May filer is a VJ member. There are over 4000+ applications for May but VJ has less than 500 members that are May filers.

 

And as I said, I could be wrong, I don't work for USCIS nor do I have the inside track on what goes on in that building; however, VJ is not a factual source for information when it comes to true and accurate timeframes or timelines, as it is solely comprised from active VJ members who ACTIVELY update their timelines and update it with the correct information, hence why timelines change every day either backward or forward. VJ also goes by notice date, USCIS goes by received date. VJ provides estimates based on what we put into the site.

 

Yes, 60% to 70% of my Aprilites got NOA2 but they are still March filers that have not gotten NOA2's or even RFE's. Matter of fact, a particular timeline I'm following is a March filer and she just got her RFE last week or so ago. Which again goes to what I'm saying...they are not reviewing in a straight ABC order. May cases have been distributed out for the adjudicators to review; it just comes down to how fast and experience that particular adjudicator is and how quickly a case can be approved. And most likely, the cases that don't require a lot of time or the ones that come from low-risk countries, and other specific review criteria etc., are the ones that get approved much quicker.

 

I work in Anti-Money Laundering Industry and have case reviews daily and we follow similar high-risk/low-risk parameters when reviewing our cases and we are in a backlog of our own and if we don't get our caseload down by certain threshold, we have to answer to that to avoid a possible fine. 

 

Trust me, they do go by the "aged" date, yes....but after that, they go by other parameters too, just to make sure they are showing progress in their numbers.

Edited October 2, 2017 by Trinab80

[John & Rose 7,239]

55 minutes ago, Adam_Bauer said:

It's been real waiting with you for these months. But my wait is up. Me and my fiancé have decided to rescind our petition and she is moving to my home country, Iceland, after we are married. Here, she can wait in the country while her residency application is being processed (takes max 90 days) and she can start working immediately. We are done with this silly bureaucracy and we are quite frankly not sure we like the direction the USA is heading towards... At least for now. 

 

Wish you all luck with the rest of your processes and a happy future!

Good luck to you.  I wish you the best!

[pmeyer1229 331]

On ‎9‎/‎29‎/‎2017 at 1:20 PM, Greenbaum said:

You can cut two days for delivery if you have it sent to the mall in Manila. It's the big one. I forget the name.  You can pick it up there. 2-4 days for printing. 

 

Use this website to double check that your lawyer is giving you the best advice. Hank has been around for over 10 years and is very knowledgable and has created a website with just the fact of how to process through USEM in Manila.  http://www.visaconnection-philippines.com/index.html  It's free to use.

Mall of Asia.....HEE HEE...I know it well.

[pmeyer1229 331]

Are there any April/May filers here from the Phoenix metro area? I could really use a beer with someone who knows the "pain."

[MariaB Soria 110]

Ugh... just call customer service again.. They said the current processing time can take up to 8 months... but that it may be optimistic to think minimum 6.... So I have one more month to wait.... 147 days here.....  That was on thrusday. Today I tried to do an case inquiry on the uscis website and it says I am not allow to do so because I'm still on the "regular" processing time... so frustrating.... 

[Ste&Sel 151]

3 minutes ago, MariaB Soria said:

Ugh... just call customer service again.. They said the current processing time can take up to 8 months... but that it may be optimistic to think minimum 6.... So I have one more month to wait.... 147 days here.....  That was on thrusday. Today I tried to do an case inquiry on the uscis website and it says I am not allow to do so because I'm still on the "regular" processing time... so frustrating.... 

I feel you dear, just got finished watching my fiance cry,,,,,we are on day # 202.

[mcs 686]

8 minutes ago, Ste&Sel said:

I feel you dear, just got finished watching my fiance cry,,,,,we are on day # 202.

This process is so not for the weak of heart... so ridiculously emotionally taxing...

[Saharadarkcyan 195]

1 hour ago, Adam_Bauer said:

It's been real waiting with you for these months. But my wait is up. Me and my fiancé have decided to rescind our petition and she is moving to my home country, Iceland, after we are married. Here, she can wait in the country while her residency application is being processed (takes max 90 days) and she can start working immediately. We are done with this silly bureaucracy and we are quite frankly not sure we like the direction the USA is heading towards... At least for now. 

 

Wish you all luck with the rest of your processes and a happy future!

Awww that so sweet, I wish I could do the same ,but the country I'm living now ,don't accept same sex marriage . Guys stay bless and be happy