I-129f June 2017 filers (merged)

[John & Rose 7,239]

1 minute ago, Anthony Elam said:

Thank you! This is the most complete thing I have seen! How do they process so many people without something like this? 

 

http://www.visaconnection-philippines.com/index.html

I honestly could not imagine doing the petition without the information on this site.  I hired a third party company to help but I have learned more here than I ever thought was possible.  There are so many little "gotchas" that I would have been burned by if not for the help here.

 

Hank and Greenbaum are regulars so please ask any questions that you may have.  I guarantee that others have the same question but were afraid to ask.

 

Move over to the Philippines forum and the specific information there is very helpful.

 

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/forum/129-philippines/

 

 

[JRLee 93]

On ‎8‎/‎24‎/‎2017 at 5:17 PM, George & Roth said:

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2017/08/23/politics/trump-visa-sanctions-immigration/index.html

 

If this impacts fiancé visa i will be forced to move to Cambodia permanently. Last time it was diplomatic visa only. Please please please please 

 I just saw this post. what is this all about now? hopefully doesn't impact us K1 Visa

[Birveonrty 110]

Is anybody here already receive NOA2?

[MCL 33]

On 8/26/2017 at 6:17 PM, JRLee said:

 I just saw this post. what is this all about now? hopefully doesn't impact us K1 Visa

I'm sick of him!

[John & Rose 7,239]

3 hours ago, MCL said:

I'm sick of him!

We need to keep the eye on the ball.  While being a pawn in someone else's chess game sucks, we need to make sure our frustrations do not leak into our relationships.  This is out of our hands.  we need to build on the love we have and if that means waiting, we need to wait.  Someday this part of the journey will be over and we will be with our loved ones.  That is all that matters.

 

I wish us all luck.

[John & Rose 7,239]

I had a good week last week.  For the first time in 3 months the estimated dates actually moved up.  It was fun and exciting.  Now this morning that went back 3 more days and is at the latest date reported so far.  Looks like we are still on this rollercoaster except it is trending towards the 6 month range for NOA2...

[MCL 33]

1 hour ago, John & Rose said:

We need to keep the eye on the ball.  While being a pawn in someone else's chess game sucks, we need to make sure our frustrations do not leak into our relationships.  This is out of our hands.  we need to build on the love we have and if that means waiting, we need to wait.  Someday this part of the journey will be over and we will be with our loved ones.  That is all that matters.

 

I wish us all luck.

Luck and prayers!!! 

[John & Rose 7,239]

12 hours ago, Birveonrty said:

Is anybody here already receive NOA2?

I dont think anyone from June has received NOA2 yet.  April is seeing them pretty regularly.  Some March is still waiting!

[Paul & Mallory 1,398]

On ‎8‎/‎25‎/‎2017 at 10:59 AM, John & Rose said:

There are things you can do while you wait...police certificates and what you will need after the NOA2 should make the time go quicker.  Keep in mind that waiting on the NOA2 is out of your hands but after the NOA2, you have a lot of control on how quickly things move.

That is very true.. We have started focusing on what my fiancé will need once his interview rolls around. And that's good to know, that things start to return to our control after NOA2! Because right now, it definitely feels like EVERYTHING is out of our control, which is such a helpless feeling.

[Paul & Mallory 1,398]

On ‎8‎/‎25‎/‎2017 at 2:29 PM, Konor94 said:

My dates moved up a couple days! I should really stop checking it though. 

I definitely can't stop checking now that I know where to look, LOL.

[John & Rose 7,239]

13 minutes ago, Paul & Mallory said:

That is very true.. We have started focusing on what my fiancé will need once his interview rolls around. And that's good to know, that things start to return to our control after NOA2! Because right now, it definitely feels like EVERYTHING is out of our control, which is such a helpless feeling.

At this point we are all at the mercy of USCIS.  Once we receive the NOA2, we get a lot of control back and we can do a lot to speed up the process.  Having all the paperwork in place will really help.

[Paul & Mallory 1,398]

3 minutes ago, John & Rose said:

At this point we are all at the mercy of USCIS.  Once we receive the NOA2, we get a lot of control back and we can do a lot to speed up the process.  Having all the paperwork in place will really help.

That is a bit of a relief. We've done a lot of research, including others' account of the next steps and what type of things they were asked to provide so we can kind of get an idea of what they'll be looking for. I would like to be able to go over and attend the interview with my fiancé, if for nothing else, for moral support. I would be terrified if I had to be the one to do the interview and I know I'd want him with me. Haven't really seen any situations where both parties attended the interview, though, to know much about that and how it's taken. I can't imagine it isn't allowed, though.

[John & Rose 7,239]

3 minutes ago, Paul & Mallory said:

That is a bit of a relief. We've done a lot of research, including others' account of the next steps and what type of things they were asked to provide so we can kind of get an idea of what they'll be looking for. I would like to be able to go over and attend the interview with my fiancé, if for nothing else, for moral support. I would be terrified if I had to be the one to do the interview and I know I'd want him with me. Haven't really seen any situations where both parties attended the interview, though, to know much about that and how it's taken. I can't imagine it isn't allowed, though.

It is somewhat common to have both parties available for the interview.  Some CO's dont allow the petitioner in but I believe the CO will respect the fact that they are there.  In the Philippines it seems pretty common that they do allow the petitioner in the interview.  I can't imagine that him being there with you would ever be considered a negative to the CO.

[DandY 134]

1 hour ago, John & Rose said:

I dont think anyone from June has received NOA2 yet.  April is seeing them pretty regularly.  Some March is still waiting!

Yeah, I don't see anyone doing under 90 days now. That was a year ago. Let's hope we are under 180 days.

 

And the frustration continues....

[John & Rose 7,239]

2 minutes ago, DandY said:

Yeah, I don't see anyone doing under 90 days now. That was a year ago. Let's hope we are under 180 days.

 

And the frustration continues....

Right now my estimate is 2 weeks short of 5 months.  It started moving back again yesterday after moving forward last week.  I'm on day 88 and it seems to be about half way at this point.

Edited August 28, 2017 by John & Rose