October 2017 I-129 K-1 filers

[Tpienkowski 210]

1 hour ago, Chris J said:

Early April I think we'll start seeing October cases getting touched...

I can agree with that! I’m an october 19th filer and hoping to have NOA2 by the end of April !

[Naes 12,205]

1 hour ago, Tpienkowski said:

I can agree with that! I’m an october 19th filer and hoping to have NOA2 by the end of April !

Hidden inside, I do think that too.

 

if things go the way it goes now.. extremely possible.

[Christy&J 837]

3 hours ago, Tpienkowski said:

I can agree with that! I’m an october 19th filer and hoping to have NOA2 by the end of April !

I hope they will done with August by the end of Feb and start with Sept in March! 

April should be our month.

 

Let pray USCIS wont play April fool with us xD 

[Naes 12,205]

Hello Everyone

 

Friday was so good for all of us!! I hope everyone who is still waiting are feeling strong and positive!!

Although my data right now is only June-August, we saw approvals from May-August this week!

August started even stronger than July, and Yes we even saw people getting their noa2s under 180!

This is a new record! Even better than how July started!

 

The latest date touched is August 15, and it's only been a week since we started seeing movement in August!

They are already half way into the month! 

 

There are two ways this can fall,

1) They will stop at 8/15 and do the first overall from 1-15 which they did in May but was a disaster so I hope this won't happen

2) They will continue with this speed, and They will reach the end of the month in about 2 weeks ( because there's 13 more work days left in August cases) and we will see them moving strong and fast...

 

For September only - I would say I am expecting timelines to go back about 10 days. And for September to start around last week of February to beginning of March.

These are all my personal estimations based on what we've seen so far and not about how it will be for every single case. Please give about at least 1 month for your case to be touched before panicking from the day they first touched your NOA1 date.

 

NVC times

Other than some people waiting for their case numbers a while longer than some after NVC received their cases, most NOA2- NVC  times are back to normal.

6-14 days seems like the average at the moment.

 

These calculations are only the cases that are updated online, There are lots of approvals and RFE's that are not updated!

Please register for USPS Informed delivery if it is available in your area.

 

 

Monthly Overalls 

	June	July	Aug	Sept	Oct	Nov	Dec	Total
Approved	1530	881	140	6		1		2558
Virgins	1099	1800	3337	3176	3770	3304	3297	19783
Touched	1028	721	181	129	128	67	28	2282
Excluded	384	394	417	287	244	205	184	2115
Total	4041	3796	4075	3598	4142	3577	3509	26738

 

 

Monthly Percentages

 

 

Weeklies

-All movements-

	June	July	Aug.	Total
02/05/18	58	117	15	190
02/06/18	17	24	1	42
02/07/18	21	71	4	96
02/08/18	61	131	81	273
02/09/18	38	201	71	310
Total	195	544	172	911

 

Link for excel sheets

PLEASE DO NOT SHARE THESE FILES - use it, check it, but please keep it to yourselves 

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1zmQyaE3WmFkj-XuKjlZawm2BfFPwIVRx

(Only up to September at the moment - I'm updating other months at the moment)

(I use ID# in the same order as WAC-and instead put the receive dates (in some cases last update before the first scan in October))

Edited February 11, 2018 by Naes

[ChuAni 1,191]

42 minutes ago, Naes said:

Hello Everyone

 

Friday was so good for all of us!! I hope everyone who is still waiting are feeling strong and positive!!

Although my data right now is only June-August, we saw approvals from May-August this week!

August started even stronger than July, and Yes we even saw people getting their noa2s under 180!

This is a new record! Even better than how July started!

 

The latest date touched is August 15, and it's only been a week since we started seeing movement in August!

They are already half way into the month! 

 

There are two ways this can fall,

1) They will stop at 8/15 and do the first overall from 1-15 which they did in May but was a disaster so I hope this won't happen

2) They will continue with this speed, and They will reach the end of the month in about 2 weeks ( because there's 13 more work days left in August cases) and we will see them moving strong and fast...

 

For September only - I would say I am expecting timelines to go back about 10 days. And for September to start around last week of February to beginning of March.

These are all my personal estimations based on what we've seen so far and not about how it will be for every single case. Please give about at least 1 month for your case to be touched before panicking from the day they first touched your NOA1 date.

 

NVC times

Other than some people waiting for their case numbers a while longer than some after NVC received their cases, most NOA2- NVC  times are back to normal.

6-14 days seems like the average at the moment.

 

These calculations are only the cases that are updated online, There are lots of approvals and RFE's that are not updated!

Please register for USPS Informed delivery if it is available in your area.

 

 

Monthly Overalls 

	June	July	Aug	Sept	Oct	Nov	Dec	Total
Approved	1530	881	140	6		1		2558
Virgins	1099	1800	3337	3176	3770	3304	3297	19783
Touched	1028	721	181	129	128	67	28	2282
Excluded	384	394	417	287	244	205	184	2115
Total	4041	3796	4075	3598	4142	3577	3509	26738

 

 

Monthly Percentages

 

 

Weeklies

-All movements-

	June	July	Aug.	Total
02/05/18	58	117	15	190
02/06/18	17	24	1	42
02/07/18	21	71	4	96
02/08/18	61	131	81	273
02/09/18	38	201	71	310
Total	195	544	172	911

 

Link for excel sheets

PLEASE DO NOT SHARE THESE FILES - use it, check it, but please keep it to yourselves 

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1zmQyaE3WmFkj-XuKjlZawm2BfFPwIVRx

(Only up to September at the moment - I'm updating other months at the moment)

(I use ID# in the same order as WAC-and instead put the receive dates (in some cases last update before the first scan in October))

That's Terrific! 😱

Thanks @Naes, you're the Best!😍😘💖💯

[Dijana99 25]

Thank you! @Naes 

[Filip and Alix 42]

Hi Octobers!! We filed our paperwork before getting officially engaged, with the distance it was just more practically that way . He proposed yesterday so now we are TRULY fiances. We are still holding out hope for a small Mid-June wedding. If things don't speed up we will only have 6 weeks in between NOA2 and wedding date. The Scandinavian consulate doesn't look as busy as others and NVC times are getting back to normal. What kind of things can we try to do beforehand to make the things we can control go smoothly ? I read on the Medical Exam guidelines for Scandinavia that the x-ray and blood panel need to be done less than 90days from the  medical appointment and the medical exam is valid for 6 months so he could hypothetically do the x-rays and blood tests in late March or April and have his medical exam in April - all before his visa interview in hopefully May? Is this correct ? Thank you for your help and all the best to all of you!!!!!

[Daniel P 2,022]

10 hours ago, Naes said:

Hello Everyone

 

Friday was so good for all of us!! I hope everyone who is still waiting are feeling strong and positive!!

Although my data right now is only June-August, we saw approvals from May-August this week!

August started even stronger than July, and Yes we even saw people getting their noa2s under 180!

This is a new record! Even better than how July started!

 

The latest date touched is August 15, and it's only been a week since we started seeing movement in August!

They are already half way into the month! 

 

There are two ways this can fall,

1) They will stop at 8/15 and do the first overall from 1-15 which they did in May but was a disaster so I hope this won't happen

2) They will continue with this speed, and They will reach the end of the month in about 2 weeks ( because there's 13 more work days left in August cases) and we will see them moving strong and fast...

 

For September only - I would say I am expecting timelines to go back about 10 days. And for September to start around last week of February to beginning of March.

These are all my personal estimations based on what we've seen so far and not about how it will be for every single case. Please give about at least 1 month for your case to be touched before panicking from the day they first touched your NOA1 date.

 

NVC times

Other than some people waiting for their case numbers a while longer than some after NVC received their cases, most NOA2- NVC  times are back to normal.

6-14 days seems like the average at the moment.

 

These calculations are only the cases that are updated online, There are lots of approvals and RFE's that are not updated!

Please register for USPS Informed delivery if it is available in your area.

 

 

Monthly Overalls 

	June	July	Aug	Sept	Oct	Nov	Dec	Total
Approved	1530	881	140	6		1		2558
Virgins	1099	1800	3337	3176	3770	3304	3297	19783
Touched	1028	721	181	129	128	67	28	2282
Excluded	384	394	417	287	244	205	184	2115
Total	4041	3796	4075	3598	4142	3577	3509	26738

 

 

Monthly Percentages

 

 

Weeklies

-All movements-

	June	July	Aug.	Total
02/05/18	58	117	15	190
02/06/18	17	24	1	42
02/07/18	21	71	4	96
02/08/18	61	131	81	273
02/09/18	38	201	71	310
Total	195	544	172	911

 

Link for excel sheets

PLEASE DO NOT SHARE THESE FILES - use it, check it, but please keep it to yourselves 

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1zmQyaE3WmFkj-XuKjlZawm2BfFPwIVRx

(Only up to September at the moment - I'm updating other months at the moment)

(I use ID# in the same order as WAC-and instead put the receive dates (in some cases last update before the first scan in October))

911 cases approved or RFE'd in just one week? That's pretty impresive. If they just kept that pace, the near future would look very promising to all of us!

[nullaccount234 882]

3 hours ago, Filip and Alix said:

Hi Octobers!! We filed our paperwork before getting officially engaged, with the distance it was just more practically that way . He proposed yesterday so now we are TRULY fiances. We are still holding out hope for a small Mid-June wedding. If things don't speed up we will only have 6 weeks in between NOA2 and wedding date. The Scandinavian consulate doesn't look as busy as others and NVC times are getting back to normal. What kind of things can we try to do beforehand to make the things we can control go smoothly ? I read on the Medical Exam guidelines for Scandinavia that the x-ray and blood panel need to be done less than 90days from the  medical appointment and the medical exam is valid for 6 months so he could hypothetically do the x-rays and blood tests in late March or April and have his medical exam in April - all before his visa interview in hopefully May? Is this correct ? Thank you for your help and all the best to all of you!!!!!

Hi, September filer but chiming in here as I'm Scandinavian - my fiancé and I have been asking ourselves the exact same thing, as we were planning to marry in May and there's still a slight chance we'll be able to do so. As far as I've understood, everything is done in one go when it comes to the medical stuff. You have the medical, do all the tests you need to do, go through all vaccinations (and get the ones you don't have, I'll be getting the tetanus shot I'm pretty sure), and then the doctor refer you to the X-ray place and you get the X-ray done just after the medical. At least that's what I've heard for the medical in Stockholm. So just get the quickest medical appointment you can once you have your case number, and that should do it.

 

As for other things you can do: beneficiary can start filling in the DS-160, as apparently it asks some pretty time consuming questions depending on their background, petitioner should be ready to mail all docs that need wet signature (I-134, updated letter of intent, employer's statement - but of course they shouldn't be signed too early either), have your updated proof of a relationship organized, things like that. Six weeks is tight though, I believe the average time between consulate received and interview lately is 50 days (so not even counting USCIS to NVC, NVC to consulate, and processing time after interview). But that is also the one stat you do have some influence on, given that there's any availability in interview appointments near in time - so I'm not sure, it might be doable. In our case, we have not tied up any money on a specific wedding date, just to be safe  Best of luck! And don't hesitate to get in touch with me if you have any questions later on, I see our timelines are just one month apart. 

[Meisha&Jake 869]

I love quotes! This seemed fitting

[annaandasbjorn 35]

hey guys, affidavit of support question! is the yearly income before or after taxes?  I was looking on the federal income requirements today, and seems like i might actually make the requirement without a cosponsor! any idea of hourly pay that would meet the requirements? i dont have a salary.  love to you all today! its getting closer every day!

[Naes 12,205]

27 minutes ago, annaandasbjorn said:

hey guys, affidavit of support question! is the yearly income before or after taxes?  I was looking on the federal income requirements today, and seems like i might actually make the requirement without a cosponsor! any idea of hourly pay that would meet the requirements? i dont have a salary.  love to you all today! its getting closer every day!

Before taxes.

[Naes 12,205]

Hey everyone,

 

I've added September-November in to the drive.

However please remember these do not contain any WAC numbers however, all newly given ID numbers according to the same order of their WAC number. 

So they can be used in analysis or if anyone wants to check the conditions of any month.

 

I'll update active months weekly, and the rest monthly.

 

December still has numbers with validation error and I'm trying to figure out if there's any change so far.

 

https://drive.google.com/drive/u/2/folders/1zmQyaE3WmFkj-XuKjlZawm2BfFPwIVRx

 

Let me also add current cases status per dates; 

 

 

[Mr & Mr 101]

Hello to everyone
Wanted to ask about affidavit of support. It is needed always and in any embassy or how it works? or its enough just letter from work and tax back etc?

on embassy website says i134 if you wish. and everybody talking about it. so worry a bit

 

 

[Jaquelly 1,647]

Hello Octobers!

I hope that you guys had a good weekend! Your time is just around the bend

Good luck, and maybe you'll see some early approvals!