I-129f June 2017 filers (merged)

[Naes 12,205]

I am playing with numbers...well nothing new...

 

I'm trying to think how I would think about these numbers if I had to report in the end of my work quarter...so I am playing with rejections and approvals. as rfe would only mean pending to me, even though it means touched... in the overall sense it wouldn't mean anything  unless I concluded...it would end up in the pending file, hence I would put it in the report as such.

 

So yeah still playing (I was sick and home today and fiance had a friendsgiving ... so lonely day with cats, more knitting... and binge watching..) I also realized I didnt add 11/15 numbers for June, so I am doing the overall recheck for June to have my numbers correct... 

 

And these I was just scribbling down in September, but wanted to share how I think right now...

 

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To give a simple sum for what I'm expecting at the moment;

 

I'm guessing they will try to get to at least 12000 cases for their 1 quarter of FY18 which ends in December 31

usually (historical uscis report based) around 2000 (15+% )of these touched cases go denied. (such as rejected and other denied in the process)

We have the cases updated online only, and from the amount of May filers who got their noa2 without online notice or case activity updated at the moment,I say we should add roughly 15% to any numbers we have.

 

12000-2000= 10000

since we started Q1, the overall activity of rejection + approvals (concluded cases) is 2700+ (online) and I add 15% to that which makes 3100+

April looks like it still has a lot to go on, however activity on April slowed down extremely which indicates, they mostly just sent them noa2 in mail, or denied and another handful is waiting to be approved.

 

So they already gone through let's say 2000 cases of April + 3000 cases of may = 5000

We have a 5000 to go, which around 3000 of it will be June.

And the rest 2000 will be the start of July.

 

So with all the calculations I am doing at the moment.

Yes it sped up a little bit however, It all depends on if they continue with this good numbers.

1) I expect July to start at the end of December, right before Christmas with small numbers.

2) August to start January similar to July  and February is to follow for September...

 

However,

There is still room for improvement.

I am as a September 15 filer awaiting my noa to be around Valentine.

It can also get slower.

 

But the most important is we can just continuously check what is going on every week, and estimate. But have no clue what USCIS is thinking...and how their work system is  

 

Anything can happen!  

[Phuong Ly 103]

I told my fiance that I will volunteer 3 hours everyday once I get to the US at the California Center just so they can speed up and help more and more love birds to reunite.

Hope they are working as hard as we are praying.

[Paul & Mallory 1,398]

Oh Mylanta. I wasn't too worried about getting a RFE before... but I've seen a LOT of people talking on here lately about using an immigration attorney or Rapid Visa (I don't even know what that is ) annnnd we didn't. So now I'm mildly freaking out.

 

This is not an easy process for those who suffer from significant anxiety.  Well, for anyone, for that matter.

[Naes 12,205]

2 minutes ago, Paul & Mallory said:

Oh Mylanta. I wasn't too worried about getting a RFE before... but I've seen a LOT of people talking on here lately about using an immigration attorney or Rapid Visa (I don't even know what that is ) annnnd we didn't. So now I'm mildly freaking out.

 

This is not an easy process for those who suffer from significant anxiety.  Well, for anyone, for that matter.

Don't be. There are also lots of people who get approved without using one (I didn't) if you checked it a few times - and if you are still worried just review your documents again. You now have more knowledge and you can realize if there's anything and get ready beforehand if there's any rfe

 

but not using any lawyer or rapid visa doesn't automatically mean you will get an rfe.

[Lotts 1,433]

9 minutes ago, Paul & Mallory said:

Oh Mylanta. I wasn't too worried about getting a RFE before... but I've seen a LOT of people talking on here lately about using an immigration attorney or Rapid Visa (I don't even know what that is ) annnnd we didn't. So now I'm mildly freaking out.

 

This is not an easy process for those who suffer from significant anxiety.  Well, for anyone, for that matter.

We did it all ourselves. Checked over sites, forums , YouTube videos, asked other expats I know, etc. to ensure we put everything we needed in. Probably put too much in, to be honest 😳

 

Had forms double checked and proof read, in case we missed sections or forgot to sign something, 3x photos together with dates on the back, the ring receipt, passport stamps, evidence of our holiday to Amsterdam together, boarding cards, tickets, date night receipts/ticket stubs, photocopies of passports and birth certificates signed, stamped, and verified by the post office, letters of intent all signed and dated, all filed in order with the contents page, all nicely presented in one of those A4 presentation folder book things. 

 

I'm quietly confident everything should be a breeze, but if they send a RFE, so be it. We're all human and make mistakes or miss things. 🤷‍♀️

[Murph4865 597]

12 hours ago, Ron48 said:

I used RapidVisa also. Very good but strict on what is acceptable documentation  

Strict is actually what you want rapidvisa knows how to set it up i never recieved RFE cause of there strictness

[Catseal 268]

30 minutes ago, Paul & Mallory said:

Oh Mylanta. I wasn't too worried about getting a RFE before... but I've seen a LOT of people talking on here lately about using an immigration attorney or Rapid Visa (I don't even know what that is ) annnnd we didn't. So now I'm mildly freaking out.

 

This is not an easy process for those who suffer from significant anxiety.  Well, for anyone, for that matter.

We have not used a lawyer nor a service like RV, only checked it ourselves, and we were approved right away. It is not at all impossible if you are dedicated to file to the best of your abilities and double/triple check over and over until you are sure it is complete and nothing is missing. Some rare cases might be better off hiring someone else to do it, but the majority will be absolutely fine as long as the couple diligently puts together their package IMHO. That said, I totally get that people use RV or lawyers for peace of mind. I personally am more of an organization / control freak (and gathering and putting together large amounts of information as well as filling in forms is part my job) so there was no way I would let someone else handle the package. Relax, unless you have reason to assume you will get an RFE, don't freak out you will, it's just additional stress you can't need right now. I hope you get approved soon!

Edited November 20, 2017 by Catseal

[msscarlette 488]

15 minutes ago, Paul & Mallory said:

Oh Mylanta. I wasn't too worried about getting a RFE before... but I've seen a LOT of people talking on here lately about using an immigration attorney or Rapid Visa (I don't even know what that is ) annnnd we didn't. So now I'm mildly freaking out.

 

This is not an easy process for those who suffer from significant anxiety.  Well, for anyone, for that matter.

 

Just take a deep breath and be calm.

 

A lot of people here prepared the application on their own too, me included (I'm the beneficiary). My fiance just signed the documents and that was his only job. 

 

If you get an RFE, it's not the end of the world. Just think after all of this, you will be reunited with your fiance/fiancee in the States and living happily ever after. 

 

We are all here to help each other. Stay positive!

 

 

 

 

 

[Naes 12,205]

5 minutes ago, Catseal said:

We have not used a lawyer nor a service like RV, and we were approved right away. It is not at all impossible if you are dedicated to file to the best of your abilities and double/triple check over and over until you are sure it is complete and nothing is missing. Some rare cases might be better off hiring someone else to do it, but the majority will be absolutely fine as long as the couple diligently puts together their package IMHO. That said, I totally get that people use RV or lawyers for peace of mind. I personally am more of a control freak so there was no way I would let someone else handle the package. Relax, unless you have reason to assume you will get an RFE, don't freak out you will, it's just additional stress you can't need right now. I hope you get approved soon!

Cheers to the Control freaks 🥂😁😁😁

[Paul & Mallory 1,398]

@Naes @Lotts @Catseal

 

Thank you guys - it does help to get some reassurance that I'm just being emotionally dramatic, lol. I know it doesn't automatically mean you'll get a RFE, or even denied, just because you go about it all on your own. The way I describe it to other people sometimes is by comparing it to a really big test or exam. You study for weeks (in our case, MONTHS), and feel you have prepared as much as possible. But come exam day, when you wake up that morning...suddenly you feel so unprepared. Like maybe you should've studied just a couple of hours more, even five minutes. But then it's too late. (Obviously, this is on a much larger scale than just a single exam, lol). But that's what I think is happening to me now. We are so close to NOA2 (we're June 12th NOA1-ers) that suddenly I feel we are so unprepared. That maybe we should've done more, studied just a little bit longer. But we've already turned our test paper in, so all we can do is wait for that grade.

[Catseal 268]

Just now, Naes said:

Cheers to the Control freaks 🥂😁😁😁

Haha, I even elaborated on that part after you quoted, cheers back to you!

[Naes 12,205]

Just now, Paul & Mallory said:

@Naes @Lotts @Catseal

 

Thank you guys - it does help to get some reassurance that I'm just being emotionally dramatic, lol. I know it doesn't automatically mean you'll get a RFE, or even denied, just because you go about it all on your own. The way I describe it to other people sometimes is by comparing it to a really big test or exam. You study for weeks (in our case, MONTHS), and feel you have prepared as much as possible. But come exam day, when you wake up that morning...suddenly you feel so unprepared. Like maybe you should've studied just a couple of hours more, even five minutes. But then it's too late. (Obviously, this is on a much larger scale than just a single exam, lol). But that's what I think is happening to me now. We are so close to NOA2 (we're June 12th NOA1-ers) that suddenly I feel we are so unprepared. That maybe we should've done more, studied just a little bit longer. But we've already turned our test paper in, so all we can do is wait for that grade.

Best analogy ever!

 

And that's why I'm expecting an rfe from the start 😁

 

I always stress till the exam (never study just worry 😂😂 so there's nothing to stress about because I don't know anything) come the day no stress to be seen ☺️

[Paul & Mallory 1,398]

3 minutes ago, msscarlette said:

 

Just take a deep breath and be calm.

 

A lot of people here prepared the application on their own too, me included (I'm the beneficiary). My fiance just signed the documents and that was his only job. 

 

If you get an RFE, it's not the end of the world. Just think after all of this, you will be reunited with your fiance/fiancee in the States and living happily ever after. 

 

We are all here to help each other. Stay positive!

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you! And yes, same here - all my fiancé did was listen to me go on and on over FaceTime a couple of times while I put the packet together that I cultivated myself, lol. I told him where to sign and he had to mail me some papers on his end, but that was it. I'm definitely freaking out more than he is; maybe it's because I'm the one that put the packet together independently, so I'm worrying that I screwed it up for both of us. Similar to @Catseal - I am a bit of a  control freak myself. There was no question as to whether or not I would be the one pulling everything together that we needed. I think my fiancé even knew to let that one go without much fight. Even if we had used a third party processor, I think I would have still worried if they did it right themselves, lmao.

[Catseal 268]

7 minutes ago, Paul & Mallory said:

Even if we had used a third party processor, I think I would have still worried if they did it right themselves, lmao.

This exactly, I personally would have had many more sleepless nights for sure. 

[The Squirrel 1,318]

10 hours ago, Naes said:

Love you all

 

@Naes I just want to thank you for all the great work you do. Really awesome! Thank you and we love you too!!!