October 2017 I-129 K-1 filers

[Yulie77 49]

21 minutes ago, Tpienkowski said:

Me too, I know it’s weird to look at it this way but some people from July are getting noa2 now, and if we wait as long as they did, it would mean noa2 by April, and hopefully POE by mid - late June 

Exactly, stay realistic but optimistic

thats what I’m trying to do too !

[John & Rose 7,239]

1 hour ago, Christy&J said:

yea right now it looks like gonna be round 6-8 months. but I am trying to be positive and stay with 6 months ( being positive is the only thing I can do atm ) xD.

 

yes I feel you, I hope that you guys get your approval soon. we  tried to expedite but we are not eligible though we both working for the US-Gov. because James he is not going to be deployed soon oh well !

The expedite rules seem random at times.  

[Naes 12,205]

Just now, John & Rose said:

The expedite rules seem random at times.  

It's pretty clear actually, for military if no deployment then no expedite.

[John & Rose 7,239]

2 minutes ago, Naes said:

It's pretty clear actually, for military if no deployment then no expedite.

I was thinking of the "natural disaster" part.  Some minor storms got expedites but major earthquakes didn't.  It seems random.

[Naes 12,205]

Just now, John & Rose said:

I was thinking of the "natural disaster" part.  Some minor storms got expedites but major earthquakes didn't.  It seems random.

Yes yes when it comes to Natural disasters, it depends on how much it affected the person and how you can prove so it is harder I believe to get equal, yep. 

I was thinking about the christys case.

[Tpienkowski 210]

Saw some July 12th applicants show up in the latest scan! It’s small but we’re getting there

[Dijana99 25]

9 hours ago, Christy&J said:

 

in your position I would not set up a fix date for anything, me and James we decided to do the courthouse once I arrived there and the ceremony we can plan it when I am there already.

don't want to give you more additional anxious but I think it's kinda pushing it for us ( Oct filers ) to leave the country by July.

NOA 2 - April

NVC + 2 monh ---June

Interview - VOH - 2 Month = August

 

this is at least my calculation lol xD

I agree with you on the first two parts, but I was doing reserach and from the interview to VOH is 10 days. Bosnia does that part really fast that is why I thought the wedding date would work out. 

[Tpienkowski 210]

3 minutes ago, Dijana99 said:

I agree with you on the first two parts, but I was doing reserach and from the interview to VOH is 10 days. Bosnia does that part really fast that is why I thought the wedding date would work out. 

When did you say your date was picked for ?

[Dijana99 25]

9 minutes ago, Tpienkowski said:

When did you say your date was picked for ?

July 28, 2018

[Tpienkowski 210]

17 minutes ago, Dijana99 said:

July 28, 2018

I would say it’s cutting it close. Don’t go off of my optimism but I’m hoping my fiancé will be in the states by the end of June and we filed October 19th. 

[Dijana99 25]

3 minutes ago, Tpienkowski said:

I would say it’s cutting it close. Don’t go off of my optimism but I’m hoping my fiancé will be in the states by the end of June and we filed October 19th. 

We just need to be patient if though its hard sometimes ): 

[Ralf2017 22]

Is there a scan for September/October applicants? 

[Tpienkowski 210]

7 minutes ago, Ralf2017 said:

Is there a scan for September/October applicants? 

Your best bet would to be ask @Naes

[Daniel P 2,022]

18 minutes ago, Ralf2017 said:

Is there a scan for September/October applicants? 

Naes will most likely be running September scans and I will be doing the same for October when the time comes, that if by then they haven't stopped updating approvals completely. Right now there's no point in running those months scans since at the moment there's no real movement.

Edited January 17, 2018 by Daniel P

[Daniel P 2,022]

6 hours ago, John & Rose said:

I really doubt if you can do that. October filer. 8 months for USCIS. 2 months to send the files and one months at NVC is already September before you get to the interview. You can probably cut a month but not much more. There is usually a week or two after the interview to  receive the passport with visa and then you have to pack and travel. This is an 11 to 12 month journey from NOA1 to POE. 

 

5 hours ago, Tpienkowski said:

Me too, I know it’s weird to look at it this way but some people from July are getting noa2 now, and if we wait as long as they did, it would mean noa2 by April, and hopefully POE by mid - late June 

IMHO John is being overly pessimistic saying NOA2 will take an average of 240 days, assuming the situation doesn't change significantly until then. We must consider all approvals when calculating that average, not only those cases taking longer. Right now, the average is probably around 200 days.

 

At the same time, Tpienkowski approach is maybe overly optimistic because, though possible, that will probably happen only to a few lucky ones, again, assuming the situation doesn't change significantly in the months to come.

 

Conclusion? I'd say something in between those two.