I-129F May 2017 Filers

[bcoakley06 280]

We got our NOA1 back on May 16th and still no word on NOA2 waiting for word

[Shanne 54]

On 8/5/2017 at 2:17 PM, SatinderSabiee said:

k1 visa issued in june -India 38,Phillpines  348,china 57,canada 68

                           may- india 42,Phillpines 420,china 62,canada  50

                           April-India  26,Phillpines 371,china 2(Yes two only),canada 61

                        march-india 47,Phillpines  521,china 73,canada 63.

 

July has not been updated yet.Through this we will come to know how they worked in July.Before July, it seems like they were working average.

Where did you find this numbers?

[nexiou 39]

On 6 août 2017 at 10:29 PM, Kamy010 said:

Hello May filers. This is my first post. I wanted to share some information with the community regarding some stuff I have read in the forums. 

 

I received my NOA1 on May 16th and immediately filed an expedite request (extreme financial hardship) the following day. Long story short, I will lose my job if I had to take off from work anytime after august 31 due to a critical year long project.  My expedite request has not been denied nor approved according to the USCIS people. given the long delay, I assume that my request will be denied and I have been looking for another job.

 

I later read somewhere that making expedite requests causes further delays because denied expedite requests cause the whole 129f petition to go back to the start of the queue. I called USCIS and was connected to a Tier 2 officer, who informed me that all applications go by the notice date. I am not sure if I should take this bit of information with a grain of salt or not. 

 

I hope that this prolong the NOA2 wait any further. As of now, VJ timelines puts us at around September 15th.  Has anyone else heard or know anything about the effect expedite requests may have on a 129f petition?

 

Kam

 

 

Hello Kamy010,

 

My fiancé and I submitted an expedite request in May (NOA1 May 11) and it finally got approved!! When did you submitt your request? If I have one advice to give you, don't give up and keep asking for updates. We had to call so many times to make sure they received everything and it happened more than once that they gave us wrong information. Anyway, if you have any question don't hesitate to ask me! I know how stressful and frustrating it is. 

 

Fingers crossed for you!!

Edited August 7, 2017 by nexiou
Bad bad bad english

[Rob.Ish 18]

8 hours ago, jwlussow said:

Filipinas are the most beautiful and exotic women in the world.  Caring is their culture.  OK, I may be a little biased!!!  LOL

Definitely agree with you.

[kalo 28]

15 hours ago, Matiela said:

Heyyy welcome! We're visiting Dani's (the USC) father in Germany and will be here for a couple months, so we won't be checking this forum that often now. I just read like 10 pages! anyway all the best for you too, I'm sure everything will go well if a little slow (last time I had checked the timeline predicted august, now it's predicting september and there's been all this talk of delayed processing... eh, it's frustrating but not surprising)

 

I'm Matias BTW

Hi Matias, nice reading you. I used to live in Germany, lived there 8 years (Frankfurt, Bonn, and München). Hope all goes well with you too and you enjoy the best time of the year in D
Keep in touch and regards to Dani!   

[smilei 381]

3 hours ago, bcoakley06 said:

We got our NOA1 back on May 16th and still no word on NOA2 waiting for word

Don't worry yet, based on the approval rates right now, we have about 4 months from NOA1 to NOA2. Our case has been received by CSC on May 1st and I'm expecting our approval on September.

Good luck on your journey!

[bcoakley06 280]

Thank you for getting back to me smilei. It be nice if sept we get them. 4 months is a long wait lol. Keep me updated and I wish you all the best on the journey.

[smilei 381]

3 minutes ago, bcoakley06 said:

Thank you for getting back to me smilei. It be nice if sept we get them. 4 months is a long wait lol. Keep me updated and I wish you all the best on the journey.

This waiting game is testing my sanity, haha! I'm sure it will be worth it though!

[SatinderSabiee 210]

5 hours ago, Shanne said:

Where did you find this numbers?

https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/law-and-policy/statistics/non-immigrant-visas/monthly-nonimmigrant-visa-issuances.html

[bcoakley06 280]

I understand that you right in front of us. It seems like time has slower down. It all will be worth it

[K-1Applicant2017 110]

18 hours ago, nexiou said:

Hello Kamy010,

 

My fiancé and I submitted an expedite request in May (NOA1 May 11) and it finally got approved!! When did you submitt your request? If I have one advice to give you, don't give up and keep asking for updates. We had to call so many times to make sure they received everything and it happened more than once that they gave us wrong information. Anyway, if you have any question don't hesitate to ask me! I know how stressful and frustrating it is. 

 

Fingers crossed for you!!

 

Hello Nexiou,

 

I submitted my request on May 22 directly with USCIS and I got my congressional office involved. I received a denial on the petition I made directing to USCIS because of the congressional inquiry. the email stated that they denied my direct appeal because the congressional inquiry took precedence and that will be determinative. I didn't hear from my congressional office all of june and the first half of July despite my repeated emails and calls. When I finally go through to them, they said that they made an inquiry and that my expedite request was denied because "a record check indicates that the request was previously denied and no new evidence has been provided since." in short, they viewed the initial USCIS denial as a decision on the merits, when in facts it was only to allow the congressional people to make the determination. 

 

I have since trie to make my congressional office aware, but they don't really respond or pay much attention. If I am luck to catch my congressional rep on the phone, he does not seem to pay much attention to what I say.  

 

Given the sequence of events, I am not hopeful at the moment but I am encourage by your story. I just received an extension on my start date and I sent a PDF of the conversation as additional evidence. I hope they will be compelled to review my request and make a determination on the merits. 

 

Thank you again

 

 

[Elena Ibrahim 59]

Hey guys hope everyone is well. I have a question.  Once a person get's into US with K-1 visa is he/she  eligible to get a driver's license? 

[Mysstownsemd 5]

My nerves are getting bad. We haven't gotten anything since the Notice of Receipt. Anyone else feel like they're in limbo.

[mcs 686]

10 minutes ago, Mysstownsemd said:

My nerves are getting bad. We haven't gotten anything since the Notice of Receipt. Anyone else feel like they're in limbo.

Yes, indeed... this process is not for the faint of heart, unfortunately.  I try to keep positive but it's not easy when things seem to be moving in slow motion, if at all.  All we can do is wait and know that life will be better "soon" and that soon is sooner or later... :))

[PilgrimUS 15]

Refer to this previous topic above to find an answer for your question.

Best regards!

 

3 hours ago, Elena Ibrahim said:

Hey guys hope everyone is well. I have a question.  Once a person get's into US with K-1 visa is he/she  eligible to get a driver's license?