October 2017 I-129 K-1 filers

[Meisha&Jake 869]

anyone else whos an October filer still hoping on being with their other half in May/June 2018 :(?

[Westo 40]

Fingers and toes firmly crossed here, we are hoping to get married mid May 

21 minutes ago, Meisha&Jake said:

anyone else whos an October filer still hoping on being with their other half in May/June 2018 :(?

 

[John & Rose 7,239]

18 minutes ago, Meisha&Jake said:

anyone else whos an October filer still hoping on being with their other half in May/June 2018 :(?

I really hope it goes quicker for you than that but who knows?  When I filed I was expecting an early September NOA2.  Now I am hoping for a very late November or early December NOA2.  There is a part of me that believes January is possible due to the holidays.  It is a small part but it hurts every time I think of it.  I'm on day 161 today and I don't feel any closer to NOA2 than you do!  Expecting Christmas together and now realizing that Valentine's Day is a long shot really hurts.

[AnaUmo 419]

@Meisha&Jake, you're almost to that one month mark!

 

I want to get married by June (the latest) but preferably early May .

[AnaUmo 419]

2 minutes ago, John & Rose said:

I really hope it goes quicker for you than that but who knows?  When I filed I was expecting an early September NOA2.  Now I am hoping for a very late November or early December NOA2.  There is a part of me that believes January is possible due to the holidays.  It is a small part but it hurts every time I think of it.  I'm on day 161 today and I don't feel any closer to NOA2 than you do!  Expecting Christmas together and now realizing that Valentine's Day is a long shot really hurts.

It's still 180 days for their target processing time, isn't it? I really wish this backlog would clear up sooner though

[John & Rose 7,239]

3 minutes ago, AnaUmo said:

It's still 180 days for their target processing time, isn't it? I really wish this backlog would clear up sooner though

182 is the current target.  There is an article that was linked on the VJ Facebook page where they said they may move that to 304 days (10 months) because things are going so slow.  They have always had the 6 month target even when they were hitting less than 40 days.  Now they want to give themselves a little more headroom since they are actually very close to their target. 

Edited November 14, 2017 by John & Rose

[Westo 40]

6 minutes ago, John & Rose said:

I really hope it goes quicker for you than that but who knows?  When I filed I was expecting an early September NOA2.  Now I am hoping for a very late November or early December NOA2.  There is a part of me that believes January is possible due to the holidays.  It is a small part but it hurts every time I think of it.  I'm on day 161 today and I don't feel any closer to NOA2 than you do!  Expecting Christmas together and now realizing that Valentine's Day is a long shot really hurts.

My heart goes out to you, looking at your family photo you can see the love there.

At times it just doesn't seem fair that there is such a long wait. I refuse to put the tv on  Valentines week we've tried face time dinner for two ..but the novelty is wearing real thin now.  I wish we could make a deposit payment so we could be together while the visa process went ahead 😞

[AnaUmo 419]

4 minutes ago, John & Rose said:

182 is the current target.  There is an article that was linked on the VJ Facebook page where they said they may move that to 304 days (10 months) because things are going so slow.  They have always had the 6 month target even when they were hitting less than 40 days.  Now they want to give themselves a little more headroom.  

Ha... wow Well there's nothing we can really do I guess. It is what it is after all...

 

I have read that and seen in historical trends that their processing seems to during the winter season (a little bit before Christmas as well as after) for a tad bit but this is mostly because of less cases being received but I think that with this backlog that might not be the case for this year.

 

This is my advice to everyone for now:

 

 

[John & Rose 7,239]

1 minute ago, Westo said:

My heart goes out to you, looking at your family photo you can see the love there.

At times it just doesn't seem fair that there is such a long wait. I refuse to put the tv on  Valentines week we've tried face time dinner for two ..but the novelty is wearing real thin now.  I wish we could make a deposit payment so we could be together while the visa process went ahead 😞

I am going to visit them in early December.  They have all been great.  There is stress but when we all talk on FaceTime it is all fun and laughter.  We all text everyday.  I call to wake them up for school (3:15 PM for me, 5:15 AM for them) and they call to wake me up for work (7:50 PM for them and 5:50 AM for me).  I dont know what I would do if I didn't see their faces first thing in the morning and last thing at night.  I know we are getting close but the wait is killing me.   I will be with them in 25 days so I am very content and happy.

[AnaUmo 419]

5 minutes ago, Westo said:

My heart goes out to you, looking at your family photo you can see the love there.

At times it just doesn't seem fair that there is such a long wait. I refuse to put the tv on  Valentines week we've tried face time dinner for two ..but the novelty is wearing real thin now.  I wish we could make a deposit payment so we could be together while the visa process went ahead 😞

I know right? I really wish there was a way to speed this up. I really don't care if it would be extra money. I'd rather give that money to the USCIS to be with him sooner than an airline just to be there only for a week

[Westo 40]

1 minute ago, John & Rose said:

I am going to visit them in early December.  They have all been great.  There is stress but when we all talk on FaceTime it is all fun and laughter.  We all text everyday.  I call to wake them up for school (3:15 PM for me, 5:15 AM for them) and they call to wake me up for work (7:50 PM for them and 5:50 AM for me).  I dont know what I would do if I didn't see their faces first thing in the morning and last thing at night.  I know we are getting close but the wait is killing me.   I will be with them in 25 days so I am very content and happy.

Aww Thank goodness for FT it's certainly a great help we've even played battleships together lol. Such good news to hear you are seeing them soon. I fly out in 23 days and hopefully stay until Jan 5th. So for us having an in between countdown hopefully helps with waiting for the long game. 

Still I can't wait until the day we don't have to say goodbye anymore ...I keep walking through airport security to go back to the UK looking like an extra band member of Kiss! ...waterproof mascara...ha 

[Westo 40]

2 minutes ago, AnaUmo said:

I know right? I really wish there was a way to speed this up. I really don't care if it would be extra money. I'd rather give that money to the USCIS to be with him sooner than an airline just to be there only for a week

100% with you on that x 

 

[Westo 40]

Oops Kizz not kiss auto correct hates me 🙈

[John & Rose 7,239]

1 minute ago, AnaUmo said:

I know right? I really wish there was a way to speed this up. I really don't care if it would be extra money. I'd rather give that money to the USCIS to be with him sooner than an airline just to be there only for a week

Amen.  When I started this journey I had already decided that I wasn't going to be the richest man in the cemetery.  I am putting both of my kids through college and I will gladly do the same for Aira and AJ.  There are more important things in life than money.  I am visiting in December and If I have to go back in January and bring them all home I will be poorer in finances but so much richer in life.  

[Westo 40]

3 minutes ago, John & Rose said:

Amen.  When I started this journey I had already decided that I wasn't going to be the richest man in the cemetery.  I am putting both of my kids through college and I will gladly do the same for Aira and AJ.  There are more important things in life than money.  I am visiting in December and If I have to go back in January and bring them all home I will be poorer in finances but so much richer in life.  

You've made me tear up John what a wonderful man you are. I truly hope you, Rose and all your children have your happily ever after very soon.