I-129F May 2017 Filers

[Brntorun 48]

13 minutes ago, pmeyer1229 said:

Hey guys,

I don't know if this is true or not but sounds legit. My fiance found on a facebook group she is part of for K1 visa folks....anyone else hear about this? I will investigate more.........Please read statement below.

 

 

Hi All,

Not sure if this info has been shared already but just spoke with a family friend who works at the CSC in Aliso Viejo - he said that they are experiencing MAJOR delays due to K1s being deprioritized in favor of other more urgent immigration cases. He mentioned that a massive caseload of Haitian immigration applications landed on their desks and they've had to pull a lot of the K1 case reviewers onto the job - apparently, the Temporary Protected Status for those affected by the earthquake got extended so now they are trying to process as many cases as they can so that people don't get deported. Since it's a human rights issue, they've been mandated to prioritze those cases. He said they are so underwater that they've apparently authorized overtime pay for adjudicators for the first time in a long time. He said I should be expecting a minimum of 120+ days since NOA1 to hear from them. I'm a May/June cusp filer, so I've got quite a ways to go still it seems.

While I'm cranky about the delays, I feel a bit better knowing why - thought you guys might want to know as well.

He didn't know anything about the app or the cadence of approvals/status updates.

In the meantime, congrats to those who did manage to get some good news this month.

Ah #######

I was hoping my fiance would have her visa this year so i could get her during the holidays when my company closes, looks like thats not gonna happen 

And its to far to just fly over for a week 😢😢

[Maria1989 403]

15 minutes ago, Brntorun said:

Ah #######

I was hoping my fiance would have her visa this year so i could get her during the holidays when my company closes, looks like thats not gonna happen 

And its to far to just fly over for a week 😢😢

Dont give up hope it may still happen 🙏🏽

[kannan 208]

1 hour ago, Brntorun said:

Ah #######

I was hoping my fiance would have her visa this year so i could get her during the holidays when my company closes, looks like thats not gonna happen 

And its to far to just fly over for a week 😢😢

I really doubt that's causing the delay. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/social-issues/federal-officials-dhs-to-extend-temporary-protected-status-to-haitians/2017/05/22/d2796824-3ef5-11e7-8c25-44d09ff5a4a8_story.html?utm_term=.6d08332d699b

 

https://www.dhs.gov/news/2017/05/22/secretary-kellys-statement-limited-extension-haitis-designation-temporary-protected

 

 

Edited August 2, 2017 by kannan

[Brntorun 48]

50 minutes ago, Maria1989 said:

Dont give up hope it may still happen 🙏🏽

I know,  was hoping to get early notice so i could get affordable airfare, just wasnt planning such a delay

[Brntorun 48]

3 minutes ago, kannan said:

I really doubt that's causing the delay. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/social-issues/federal-officials-dhs-to-extend-temporary-protected-status-to-haitians/2017/05/22/d2796824-3ef5-11e7-8c25-44d09ff5a4a8_story.html?utm_term=.6d08332d699b

 

See, if the govt would post some kind of updates, we wouldn't be getting rumors, ugh

[kannan 208]

7 minutes ago, Brntorun said:

See, if the govt would post some kind of updates, we wouldn't be getting rumors, ugh

this could be having some impact: 

https://www.uscis.gov/workload-transfers

June 1, 2017

We transferred some of the following cases from the Nebraska Service Center to the California Service Center: 

• Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, for petitioners requesting an Extension of Stay (EOS) for the H-1B classification
• Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, filed together with Form I-539, Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status, for petitioners requesting an Extension of Stay (EOS) for an H-1B worker to continue with the same employer

Also, from April or May all I-129F are going to California via lockbox, as opposed different service centers based on the applicant's region; this increases the workload as well.

[kannan 208]

41 minutes ago, Brntorun said:

See, if the govt would post some kind of updates, we wouldn't be getting rumors, ugh

I may be wrong.. https://www.uscis.gov/news/alerts/tps-re-registration-deadline-haiti-july-24

if they all have to reregister (50,000 of them), then it would increase the work load tremendously.

[Brntorun 48]

38 minutes ago, kannan said:

this could be having some impact: 

https://www.uscis.gov/workload-transfers

June 1, 2017

We transferred some of the following cases from the Nebraska Service Center to the California Service Center: 

• Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, for petitioners requesting an Extension of Stay (EOS) for the H-1B classification
• Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, filed together with Form I-539, Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status, for petitioners requesting an Extension of Stay (EOS) for an H-1B worker to continue with the same employer

Also, from April or May all I-129F are going to California via lockbox, as opposed different service centers based on the applicant's region; this increases the workload as well.

Thanks

 

All we can do is wait

[Janjolette 35]

8 hours ago, Maria1989 said:

Hey..... Roll Call !!!! I'm Maria NOA1 is May 17, my fiance is in Dakar and I'm tired of this waiting..... But as soon as we get the appointment date Im flying over, yaaaay !!!

My noa1 is the same as yours! Fiancé in KSA.

[M&J2018 48]

13 hours ago, visaforscotland said:

Hi folks,

 

Not sure if this has been posted here yet, but we just found this on the March filers forum.  This could explain the delays.

 

Hang in there!

Thank you for sharing! Now we know why the dates are taking longer than usual.

 

 

[krisryan2016 10]

my expedited process got approved but will have to wait for 45 days from the day the email arrived.. lol

and its been a week and no mail at all...

still keeping my fingers crossed here

 

noa1 May 16

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Edited August 2, 2017 by krisryan2016
mispelled

[SazKap 75]

1 hour ago, krisryan2016 said:

my expedited process got approved

 

noa1 May 16

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congrats! what was the rationale for expedited process? 

 

as far as the Haiti stuff, i think @kannan is correct - basically, he said that they are rushing to get through all the applications before the deadline so that people don't get deported. by the way, he didn't say that they've completely stopped approving K-1s, but just that most of the adjudicators (like himself) had been reallocated. 

Edited August 2, 2017 by SazKap

[Adam_Bauer 30]

Republican law to reduce legal immigration

 

Just saw this article on NPR today. Hope it doesn't come down to hurt any of us when we are applying for AOS.

 

My parents got their green cards through the diversity lottery.

 

 

[Brntorun 48]

2 hours ago, krisryan2016 said:

my expedited process got approved but will have to wait for 45 days from the day the email arrived.. lol

and its been a week and no mail at all...

still keeping my fingers crossed here

 

noa1 May 16

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Expedited??

 

Whats that?

[logisticamente 152]

Just wanted to let you guys know about my POE experience yesterday.

I had absolutely no issues.. none one asked anything about K1 or nothing.. only if I was in the US for business or pleasure. I said pleasure of course!

 

I do must note that I've had my visitors visa since I was a child, so I have multiple entries and returns in the system, and I flew in through JFK, they have a new computerized system where you take your own photo and fingerprints and the system decides if you need to see an officer for further questioning or just get your entry stamp (I got send to just get the entry stamp).. IDK if that might have helped or not.. who knows!!

 

On another note IM SO HAPPY TO BE WITH MY FUTURE HUBBY!!