I-129F May 2017 Filers

[WhJi 108]

1 hour ago, pmeyer1229 said:

Okay,  small rant before I head to the airport. Waiting would not be such a problem for me if I understood why things are they way they are....I can wait my turn, but I don't understand how they process K1 visas as I see many "skipped" over, later dates approved. Honestly, I would not mind if I just understood why...do I have a denial? Are they waiting for background checks? Did they lose my paperwork? Anyway, even if I have no control over what they do there at the USCIS, I would like to understand it. Even reading the post from an ex-adjudicator did not really help me truly understand. Having no control is bad enough but not understanding is even worse...okay, done with rant. Good luck today everyone and I will be keeping an eye on all of you from Manila, Philippines...peace, love, and rock n roll. Let it rain NOA2's for all of us.....oh yeah, the USCIS gets Friday off...Veterans Day Observation....some may work but it is a Federal Holiday.

Hoping this wait is over for you very soon. Have a great time with your special person.

[WhJi 108]

2 minutes ago, Shayde said:

Please this our case WAC1790339401 

Please guy are we on the bad side this is it  Notice Explaining USCIS' Actions Was Mailed

Was that the text? Did you receive an email with more info?

[M&J2018 48]

5 minutes ago, WhJi said:

Don't worry. Our May 15th petition was approved after many dates ahead of us (I think May 23 was starting to be approved before we heard anything). It looks like this has been the case for the vast majority of us. Very typical.

Thank you for the encouragement. This is very difficult. 

[NICK & PAULA 1,097]

5 minutes ago, Shayde said:

Please this our case WAC1790339401 

Please guy are we on the bad side this is it  Notice Explaining USCIS' Actions Was Mailed

I am sorry for your notice but I have read that it is more likely that you will receive a NOID. I  hope I am wrong, though. Wait for the hard copy to see what's written in there. Best of luck dear 

[mcs 686]

15 minutes ago, Shayde said:

Please this our case WAC1790339401 

Please guy are we on the bad side this is it  Notice Explaining USCIS' Actions Was Mailed

I'm not sure but this could be related to the fact that you stated before... that you have not met in person... just a guess... 

[bcoakley06 280]

9 hours ago, marineman225 said:

SO EXCITED!!! We just received our NOA2 today in the mail, after 175 days we are finally moving forward! Its been a long haul but the longest part is over, I hope the rest of you get yours soon! Just a quick question, our lawyer says we shouldn't call the NVC to get our number because that wont speed up our case but I constantly hear you guys saying the opposite so what should we do in respect to that? 

Did it show on scans or just mail?

[bcoakley06 280]

50 minutes ago, Road2Nyama said:

Wait one minute, it seems as though we were skipped. My receipt date is 5/23, and I see 5/24 and later with approvals. This is getting ridiculous now.

 

Not only one may 16th and still nothing

[Murph4865 597]

9 hours ago, marineman225 said:

SO EXCITED!!! We just received our NOA2 today in the mail, after 175 days we are finally moving forward! Its been a long haul but the longest part is over, I hope the rest of you get yours soon! Just a quick question, our lawyer says we shouldn't call the NVC to get our number because that wont speed up our case but I constantly hear you guys saying the opposite so what should we do in respect to that? 

Give it 2 weeks then you can call NVC to see if they have your case and see if they have case# and invoice# for you, once you get those you are good to go for next step.

[JayMar2019 2,741]

35 minutes ago, Shayde said:

Please this our case WAC1790339401 

Please guy are we on the bad side this is it  Notice Explaining USCIS' Actions Was Mailed

If you don't mind me asking, what are the circumstances of how you and your fiancé met or were there already concerns or circumstances that occurred prior to you sending in your petition?

 

Kinda would help to know this so that people can provide some insight, although, you will have to wait for the notice to come in mail to see what USCIS rendered as a decision. I apologize in advance if it's anything negative.

[K1VisaApplicant05 176]

11 minutes ago, Murph4865 said:

Give it 2 weeks then you can call NVC to see if they have your case and see if they have case# and invoice# for you, once you get those you are good to go for next step.

Invoice # ... what's that?

[Shoegum 2,391]

45 minutes ago, Shayde said:

Please this our case WAC1790339401 

Please guy are we on the bad side this is it  Notice Explaining USCIS' Actions Was Mailed

I am Sorry to hear that, I believe you mentioned you two did not actually meet in person. This type of message is normally NOID (Notice of intent to deny) and I believe they give you 30 days with that notice to provide proof against whatever circumstance they made their decision on. It may be based on question 53 if you selected No  or N/A

On the I-129F what did you write down for question 53 and 54 on page 8?

Edited November 7, 2017 by Shoegum

[JohnAna05823 330]

23 minutes ago, mcs said:

I'm not sure but this could be related to the fact that you stated before... that you have not met in person... just a guess... 

My guess too.  If haven't met, it's a really big requirement by them.  Even to justify religion for not meeting is pretty tough from what I've heard.

[TeeSam 247]

5 minutes ago, Trinab80 said:

If you don't mind me asking, what are the circumstances of how you and your fiancé met or were there already concerns or circumstances that occurred prior to you sending in your petition?

 

Kinda would help to know this so that people can provide some insight, although, you will have to wait for the notice to come in mail to see what USCIS rendered as a decision. I apologize in advance if it's anything negative.

He said earlier in the thread that he and his fiance have never met in person. Everytime she was to visit she canceled due to her anemia or "that time of the month". I think folks already advised him to have his fiance visit him immediately or they most likely would get denied and lose the money they have invested in filing the application. I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad news but one of the stipulations for K1 is that couple have to had met in person at some time within the past 2 years. Hopefully they can meet asap and send proof to save the petition. 

[JayMar2019 2,741]

1 minute ago, TeeSam said:

He said earlier in the thread that he and his fiance have never met in person. Everytime she was to visit she canceled due to her anemia or "that time of the month". I think folks already advised him to have his fiance visit him immediately or they most likely would get denied and lose the money they have invested in filing the application. I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad news but one of the stipulations for K1 is that couple have to had met in person at some time within the past 2 years. Hopefully they can meet asap and send proof to save the petition. 

Oh...thanks for the info.

 

Welp...that would pretty much explain the NOID.

[JenD 180]

On 8/1/2017 at 3:06 PM, 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!

 

I found this a couple of days ago. It was posted earlier in the May filers forum in August, but a lot of us have joined since then! This info made my fiancé and I feel a little better, because at least it was a reason for the slow down - and a humanitarian one.

 

"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