I129f September 2017 filers

[Naes 12,205]

3 hours ago, Texas stylist said:

Does anyone know why out of the 3 location VSC seems to be processing at a faster rate? I'm also frustrated that it is taking so long because I was advised by a friend that went through this process 3 years ago to file for the fiancée visa. When I told her the processing time she told me that it only took 5 months for her 3 years ago.

Right now only CSC is looking at k1s.

there are some rare transfers, but for example if you see vermont with k1 that would mean additional criminal background check.. so you don't want to see vermont...

[Nytocpt 0]

Hi all! 

 

What paperwork if any is able to be prepped ahead of receiving your noa2? 

I am so worried about how much time it may take to get everything ready once it arrives and want to be sure my fiancée and I get jump on anything with a long lead time. 

 

Some things I know I can organize now are...

- updated proof of ongoing relationship (new pictures, call logs and photocopies of snail mail)

- my tax papers for this coming year for proof of sponsorship ( planning to file my taxes ASAP!) 

- updated signed letter of intent to marry 

- filling out I134

 

Should I be waiting to get proof of employment letters until closer to that date?

what about my fiancées security affidavits from prior countries of residence? We’re afraid to ask for those too soon in case they expire (he needs one from the uk (England), South Africa and Switzerland ) 

 

any advice would help! We’re eager to be prepared and keep this moving as fast as possible 

 

 

[Naes 12,205]

29 minutes ago, Nytocpt said:

Hi all! 

 

What paperwork if any is able to be prepped ahead of receiving your noa2? 

I am so worried about how much time it may take to get everything ready once it arrives and want to be sure my fiancée and I get jump on anything with a long lead time. 

 

Some things I know I can organize now are...

- updated proof of ongoing relationship (new pictures, call logs and photocopies of snail mail)

- my tax papers for this coming year for proof of sponsorship ( planning to file my taxes ASAP!) 

- updated signed letter of intent to marry 

- filling out I134

 

Should I be waiting to get proof of employment letters until closer to that date?

what about my fiancées security affidavits from prior countries of residence? We’re afraid to ask for those too soon in case they expire (he needs one from the uk (England), South Africa and Switzerland ) 

 

any advice would help! We’re eager to be prepared and keep this moving as fast as possible 

 

 

I'd wait for all last signatures till a closer date, But other than that it looks good.

 

For police reports (clearance, certification whatever they call this  ) some countries give 1 year  some says 6 months. So I would wait till January at least as a September filer to get them (just in case)

[colin57 166]

On ‎08‎/‎12‎/‎2017 at 8:04 PM, Naes said:

 

Short and simple would be "wait" continues.

 

these info is meant for June, and close to July. I put it in other months cause some people are interested, but for someone who's not following the cases at the moment it can be overwhelming, in that case all there is "wait"

 

none of the info is really important without the rest of it. If there's anything specific, I'm always here to answer. 

 

So as it's not a graph for anyone to "read", but a text to read I'll just repeat it:

 

•may and June is being processed

•july may start after Christmas but they're slow so it is bad than expected

•there are still aproximately 3000 cases for them to approve in this quarter

 

Hi Naes, It's good to hear your fiancé is ok now, it is a worry when you are so far away. My fiancée was in hospital for a small-ish operation a few months ago and I was so sorry I couldn't be there for her.

I like the numbers you have here, I would like to think that we got our NOA2 for Valentines Day, we are Sep 15 too, but I can't help feeling that the end of Feb or early March will be the time, can you see them catching up by 4 weeks? As you wrote the two BIG variables are will they keep up the same speed (or even increasing) and how many approved petitions aren't appearing on their web site !

As many have said, we really do appreciate all the number crunching you and the others are doing........... it might not make it faster but at least we see something!   

[Naes 12,205]

4 hours ago, colin57 said:

Hi Naes, It's good to hear your fiancé is ok now, it is a worry when you are so far away. My fiancée was in hospital for a small-ish operation a few months ago and I was so sorry I couldn't be there for her.

I like the numbers you have here, I would like to think that we got our NOA2 for Valentines Day, we are Sep 15 too, but I can't help feeling that the end of Feb or early March will be the time, can you see them catching up by 4 weeks? As you wrote the two BIG variables are will they keep up the same speed (or even increasing) and how many approved petitions aren't appearing on their web site !

As many have said, we really do appreciate all the number crunching you and the others are doing........... it might not make it faster but at least we see something!   

Thank you 😊 

 

i used to see then then catching up before they messed up june too. Right now, I always state that Valentine's Day is my wish. Unfortunately what once was a possible wish, right now looks like a extremely positivist outcome.

 

when June settles a bit more Daniel will be doing another analysis to show if there's any recovery and how it may show in future cases. We do know May was better than April, so if being positive is not good for you (I understand some people would feel better with negative numbers or neutral so there wouldn't be disappointment) please don't be dragged to the valentine day thing because at this point it is a really positive number.

 

but well basically uscis is just kicking every opportunity to recover from k1 mess... because in the end their numbers match.

[AntoinetteB 165]

Well I went to look at my venue today it's beautiful I'm so excited BUT my date of September 30th is not available but with this unstable immigration process I need the date as far out as I can but not pass my 90 days 😣😣 so September 16th or October 😭😭 I'm so stressed 

[Naes 12,205]

24 minutes ago, AntoinetteB said:

Well I went to look at my venue today it's beautiful I'm so excited BUT my date of September 30th is not available but with this unstable immigration process I need the date as far out as I can but not pass my 90 days 😣😣 so September 16th or October 😭😭 I'm so stressed 

Which embassy though? With some embassies you can definitely make it to September? Or ask if they let you change the date later. That's what we did they said ok to change the date (if my venue can survive the fires though...it's in the evacuation zone as of today...)

[VandL 69]

On 08/12/2017 at 8:44 PM, madelineshea said:

Another week gone by, and another 4 days added to my timeline. 

 

I'm mostly going to be venting with this post, because I'm just getting frustrated.

Work has been keeping me busy, which is a wonderful distraction, but watching the processing times approach our set wedding date is making me nauseated. I'm going to lose so much money if I can't manage to get my fiancé here before our planned celebration. We started this process thinking we allowed enough time. My original processing date was mid-January, then mid-February, and now mid-March. With the way Pennsylvania marriage laws are, if he's not here by the end of April, we won't have enough time to apply for/receive our marriage license. Working with the government is awful.  

 

At the end of the day, I wouldn't change my situation for the world. I love my fiancé to death. He is absolutely my rock. If I had to do all of this over again, I would. But man, I'm so edgy right now.

I was just reading your post... don't stress I filed in May and still waiting for my Noa2 my "wedding" is in 5 weeks Jan 12th in Pennsylvania all paid for so we can't not have the celebration. I'm going out there next week for a month and we're going to have the wedding just not make it official. Once my visa is through I will go back to America and marry my fiance. It's just a piece of paper that's the way I'm looking at it. 

[AntoinetteB 165]

1 hour ago, Naes said:

Which embassy though? With some embassies you can definitely make it to September? Or ask if they let you change the date later. That's what we did they said ok to change the date (if my venue can survive the fires though...it's in the evacuation zone as of today...)

It's the Senegal embassy it's not much reviews. I'll be calling them to find out about the date change however I have save the dates that need to be mailed out Omg the fire 🤤 is near your venue 😟😭 I'm sorry to hear that 

 

 

 

[Naes 12,205]

13 minutes ago, Vickimaher said:

I was just reading your post... don't stress I filed in May and still waiting for my Noa2 my "wedding" is in 5 weeks Jan 12th in Pennsylvania all paid for so we can't not have the celebration. I'm going out there next week for a month and we're going to have the wedding just not make it official. Once my visa is through I will go back to America and marry my fiance. It's just a piece of paper that's the way I'm looking at it. 

Don't have it! 

 

Please se research on celebrations before k1 please.

 

there are too many denials come with this.

 

 

Ill try try to find some more links for you but please first read them all there are so many situations they denied for considering the couple too married, religious ceremonies, mock weddings even engagement parties.

 

there must be some more links in these posts that @geowrian added in comments.

Edited December 11, 2017 by Naes

[Naes 12,205]

4 minutes ago, AntoinetteB said:

It's the Senegal embassy it's not much reviews. I'll be calling them to find out about the date change however I have save the dates that need to be mailed out Omg the fire 🤤 is near your venue 😟😭 I'm sorry to hear that 

 

 

 

I believe September would be ok for our timelines at the moment btw

 

mine is on July 28... so if I make it you make it! 

 

Well the house is safe so im not going to be ungrateful when so many houses of people we know is burnt down to nothing! It is so sad.. now I'm thinking if the venue burns down, I'll be doing a charity for Ventura favors. Maybe a tree for each guest or something.. I'm going to US in two weeks I don't know how I will go through this without crying. 

[AntoinetteB 165]

5 minutes ago, Naes said:

I believe September would be ok for our timelines at the moment btw

 

mine is on July 28... so if I make it you make it! 

 

Well the house is safe so im not going to be ungrateful when so many houses of people we know is burnt down to nothing! It is so sad.. now I'm thinking if the venue burns down, I'll be doing a charity for Ventura favors. Maybe a tree for each guest or something.. I'm going to US in two weeks I don't know how I will go through this without crying. 

Thank you fur your encouraging words. Hopefully I receive this NOA2 by March and it's only 2 more months after that. I've estimated hopefully end of June beginning of July he'll be here.

 

Yes, that's truly something to be grateful for .My supervisor has a house there and it's gone. A tree for each guest that's an amazing idea seeing how I love nature and everything about it .once we get his AOS filed we are moving to Alaska or Colorado Im really happy I've found this site I couldn't imagine going through this alone although I'm blessed to have supporting family and friends it's better to have someone who knows exactly what your experiencing so thank you 💜💜

[geowrian 22,338]

23 minutes ago, Naes said:

Ill try try to find some more links for you but please first read them all there are so many situations they denied for considering the couple too married, religious ceremonies, mock weddings even engagement parties.

 

 

there must be some more links in these posts that @geowrian added in comments.

A quick handful more of cases regarding unofficial wedding ceremonies...some good, some bad (and a post about a denial due to using marriage-based names for each other).

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/612725-k1-fiance-visa-denied-because-they-think-we-secretly-married-help/

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/589355-k1-visa-denided-on-the-interview/

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/635756-will-having-an-unofficial-wedding-cultural-celebration-in-turkey-affect-our-k-1/

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/584870-k1-petition-denied/

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/625211-very-confused-which-visa-we-need/

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/622171-having-a-private-ceremony-before-k-1-is-approved-nexus-card/

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/613347-k1-issue/

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/606100-traditional-marriage-and-court-marriage-questions/

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/331197-non-legal-religious-wedding-before-k1-visa/

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/593292-not-legal-wedding-ceremony-prior-to-k1-visa-interview/

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/584945-can-my-fiancée-come-have-a-wedding-celebration-and-fly-back-home-on-a-tourist-visa-while-the-k-1-is-still-pending/

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/629915-expedite-i-130/

Edited December 11, 2017 by geowrian

[VandL 69]

47 minutes ago, Naes said:

Don't have it! 

 

Please se research on celebrations before k1 please.

 

there are too many denials come with this.

 

 

Ill try try to find some more links for you but please first read them all there are so many situations they denied for considering the couple too married, religious ceremonies, mock weddings even engagement parties.

 

there must be some more links in these posts that @geowrian added in comments.

I have to have the wedding... it's paid for we will loose out on alot of money if we don't plus all my family and friends have booked flights. I think we might now retract our K1 visa and apply for a marrige one next month and we will just have to wait 8 months again. 

Thank you for telling me I didn't know 

[Naes 12,205]

3 minutes ago, Vickimaher said:

I have to have the wedding... it's paid for we will loose out on alot of money if we don't plus all my family and friends have booked flights. I think we might now retract our K1 visa and apply for a marrige one next month and we will just have to wait 8 months again. 

Thank you for telling me I didn't know 

I'm so sorry.. I wish there was a better solution. good luck with everything..