October 2017 I-129 K-1 filers

[Meisha&Jake 869]

1 minute ago, John & Rose said:

That is tough there because the weather can start turning colder in September!  I hope you make your August wedding.  I will pray for that!

Thankyou, i just need to remind myself the main goal is to be with Jake, thats the most important, the plans will fall into place. Just frustrating that we had a troll on here saying they got approved already 🤬

[John & Rose 7,239]

2 minutes ago, Meisha&Jake said:

Thankyou, i just need to remind myself the main goal is to be with Jake, thats the most important, the plans will fall into place. Just frustrating that we had a troll on here saying they got approved already 🤬

Keep in mind that some expedited cases may already be approved.  June had 9 cases approved that were expedited.  9 out of 4400.    There are trolls too.  If you pop over to the May, June or July threads you will see that some people run daily scans of USCIS.  In June we run them twice a day.  We have a good handle on who is approved and who isn't.  You can run scans on your phone too.  You can run up to 500 at a time but if you exceed 2000 (4 scans) a day they will block you for 24 hours.  That is automatic.  I scan where my WAC# is the 500th number so I can see the 499 cases before mine to see when approvals start up.

[Daniel P 2,022]

Yeah, I found that "approved case" hard to believe, to be honest.

[Daniel P 2,022]

35 minutes ago, Meisha&Jake said:

 

 may have to rethink our wedding plans then, nothings booked its just wanting to let family & friends know a rough date

I don't see August as an impossible date, just don't book anything and be ready for a later date. We really don't know what's going to happen in the next months. If it keeps getting worse then yes, it'll be tough to make it by August. Just keep in mind that many people have been getting approvals in a "decent" amount of time, if we consider decent let's say up to 200 days. Of course there's gonna be +220, +230, +240 days cases, but (at least for now) they are not the norm.

 

I think of this process just as a matter of luck. A few lucky ones will get early approvals, most will get approved in an average time and some unlucky ones will get stuck in it. We can only wait and see what we get.

[L and E 305]

21 minutes ago, Daniel P said:

Yeah, I found that "approved case" hard to believe, to be honest.

Same here.. once I looked at their profile but, I was so willing to be positive/hopeful that I allowed myself to believe it 😬

[John & Rose 7,239]

32 minutes ago, John & Rose said:

Keep in mind that some expedited cases may already be approved.  June had 9 cases approved that were expedited.  9 out of 4400.    There are trolls too.  If you pop over to the May, June or July threads you will see that some people run daily scans of USCIS.  In June we run them twice a day.  We have a good handle on who is approved and who isn't.  You can run scans on your phone too.  You can run up to 500 at a time but if you exceed 2000 (4 scans) a day they will block you for 24 hours.  That is automatic.  I scan where my WAC# is the 500th number so I can see the 499 cases before mine to see when approvals start up.

As a caveat to this...the scans only show the same information as the USCIS online search shows.  We have seen a number of approvals that have been seen in the mail when the website still shows received.

 

Sign up for Informed Delivery from the USPS and you will get scans of most mail that you will receive.  

 

https://informeddelivery.usps.com/box/pages/intro/start.action

[Daniel P 2,022]

9 minutes ago, L and E said:

Same here.. once I looked at their profile but, I was so willing to be positive/hopeful that I allowed myself to believe it 😬

Even if it was true it wouldn't mean anything, it would just be a rare exception. They won't suddenly start processing October cases just because. It wouldn't make any sense. We can only expect they start getting rid of this huge backlog...

Edited January 15, 2018 by Daniel P

[L and E 305]

5 minutes ago, Daniel P said:

Even if it was true it wouldn't mean anything, it would just be a rare exception. They won't suddenly start processing October cases just because. It wouldn't make any sense. We can only expect they start picking up...

That’s true.. I just feel like they might never make it to us sometimes. It’s not a logical phobia but, to tell the truth, I’m terrified of this Trump administration and feel very unstable having to go through this system, especially in this moment. My heart goes out to the people who have less desirable options than we do. I have to remind myself to stay grateful and positive. 

[L and E 305]

I live driving distance from Laguna Niguel.. did someone say they like muffins over there?? 😜

[Meisha&Jake 869]

Just had a good chat with Jake & my Mum about wedding plans... were going to do a courthouse wedding within the 90 days & then a full wedding day in Summer 2019.

 

I feel better already, a lil defeated if thats the right word, but now to focus on the process. 

 

 

[Tpienkowski 210]

Hey guys ! I’ve heard that October filers are supposed to have a regular processing time and on Rapid Visa (the company I go through ) says the average NVC time is still 3 weeks. Has anyone else heard something similar ?

[Ralf2017 22]

14 minutes ago, Tpienkowski said:

Hey guys ! I’ve heard that October filers are supposed to have a regular processing time and on Rapid Visa (the company I go through ) says the average NVC time is still 3 weeks. Has anyone else heard something similar ?

When you say regular processing times, where did you get this info? whats the normal processing time?

[Tpienkowski 210]

4 minutes ago, Ralf2017 said:

When you say regular processing times, where did you get this info? whats the normal processing time?

Another October filer posted that they called USCIS and was told it would take about 3 more months for October filers to get NOA2, which is roughly the timeline it was last year before the backlogs started and that would put us at being able to move in June

[Ralf2017 22]

Just now, Tpienkowski said:

Another October filer posted that they called USCIS and was told it would take about 3 more months for October filers to get NOA2, which is roughly the timeline it was last year before the backlogs started and that would put us at being able to move in June

Move in = Move to the US?

[Tpienkowski 210]

Just now, Ralf2017 said:

Move in = Move to the US?

Yes, but that’s just what someone said the USICS told her