October 2017 I-129 K-1 filers

[ChuAni 1,191]

2 minutes ago, Daniel P said:

There isn't much excitement right now... but it'll get better from after Christmas on... 

Ooh! Absolutely! Let's keep our Fingers crossed!

[Daniel P 2,022]

1 minute ago, Daniel P said:

There isn't much excitement right now... but it'll get better from after Christmas on... 

...or from Easter. Take either option depending on how optimistic you feel 

[AnaUmo 419]

7 minutes ago, Daniel P said:

...or from Easter. Take either option depending on how optimistic you feel 

I'm excited for both since I'll be visiting my fiance for both holidays .

 

I've been following the May thread and it seems the case status page is down. They're assuming that it's from a possible influx in how many cases are going to be updated at once since a few people have been calling in and get their NOA2 confirmation and being told that the update just wasn't posted yet. As an IT person though that issue of loading the page and getting an error like "Secure Connection Failed" is because it's possible the USCIS needs to update their SSL certificate needs to be updated/renew/changed which should also affect their app depending on how it was developed ... But then again, I don't work for them so I'm not sure

[Westo 40]

4 hours ago, ChuAni said:

Hello October Filers!

Happy Monday and a New Week to us all! 

Keep being positive, as we all wait!

💖👌

A week closer to NOA2 🙌

[Shiela B. 45]

One month had passed after we filed our I29F my fiance is impatient already lol and he called to follow up the case and he was told that they are still working with May filers.  Hoping  for the best for everyone.  Especially to those who already waited for few months.  Hope for best and be positive.

[Christy&J 837]

3 hours ago, Shiela B. said:

One month had passed after we filed our I29F my fiance is impatient already lol and he called to follow up the case and he was told that they are still working with May filers.  Hoping  for the best for everyone.  Especially to those who already waited for few months.  Hope for best and be positive.

When they  changed it to September I was happy for a sec. On one hand I was happy that I will be with him soon. On the other I was kinda little sad cause it means "sh*t"is getting real.

i.e. leaving my job, leaving Germany, leaving everything I have here behind and start everything from scratch.

 

Rght now I am preparing myself for the real excitement and adventures coming in new " my will be home" 

 

💪💪💪

Edited November 14, 2017 by Christy&J

[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.