I-129F MAY FILERS PART 2

[Shoegum 2,391]

15 hours ago, June2017UK said:

Hmm. If I could scape the data displayed in the K1 Visa Timelines section of this site, I could maybe work out a monthly average from NOA2->NVC, by NOA2 Date. I can only see 10 rows at a time in that section, so it would take a long time to copy and paste into a spreadsheet all data from 2012-2015. 

@Naes @Shoegum @vocaledge - do you have any ideas on how to pull this data in one hit?

Not that i can see, tried playing with the options in URL but no dice. However it's possible using excel and a macro to import it into excel. Will take some time to create.

[JenD 180]

15 minutes ago, Trinab80 said:

So, I just sent an email to both of my U.S. State Senators just now regarding the status of my case because I'm 204 days in waiting in I really don't see an end to this any time soon. In fact, I'm starting to feel like I won't receive anything until 2018.

 

I'm sure I just wasted my time emailing both Senators' offices as I'm sure they will get the same response that I get once-twice a week which is my case is within normal processing times. But considering in 6 days, I will be 7 months waiting for my NOA2 if I don't get it between now and then (yeah, right), I figured let's see what response they will get.

 

Most likely though I wasted my time.

Did you also contact your congressional rep? They have fewer constituents, so it would be quicker to get a response from them. They assigned a case officer within a few days, vs. my senator's office who said it would take them 3-5 weeks just to assign a case officer.

[Shanne 54]

I had my K1 embassy interview November 29th at the Stockholm embassy. The Interview was really quick and easy and we were approved. (they had received my medical in time and tolled me that they had all the documents that they needed) .I was told they would mail the passport within 10 days. (on VJ it looks like most people receive there passport withing 5-10 days from the Stockholm embassy)
It has now been 13 days 
The CEAC tracker has been updated several times since the interview, but still says it is "ready" for the interview. 
The phone tracking of my passport  through the embassy does not work. Both my passport number and UID get a "number not valid" response. 
I tried talking to a embassy representative on the phone, but they sounded like they had no information about the situation, and tolled me that the embassy was allowed 60 days to process my case.(sounded like a standard answer)
I have also e-mailed the embassy, they only tolled me that my passport is still being processed at the embassy(as of December 12) and ignored the rest of my questions.  

 

Has anyone else had a similar experience? 
Is there anything me or my fiance can do to make the process go faster at this point? 
 

[JayMar2019 2,741]

16 minutes ago, JenD said:

Did you also contact your congressional rep? They have fewer constituents, so it would be quicker to get a response from them. They assigned a case officer within a few days, vs. my senator's office who said it would take them 3-5 weeks just to assign a case officer.

Just sent the email to one of the congressional reps. But I seriously believe all 3 of emails will be waste of my time.

[Hope91 57]

Guys so my NOA2 was dated October 26 and it's nearly been 7 weeks and no case number yet. I did reach out to NVCResearch after 6 weeks was done, not sure if this is a good sign but today they e-mailed me back saying:

 

Dear Sir/Madam:

 

The National Visa Center (NVC) contacted U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to locate your  petition. USCIS informed us that your petition is on its way to the NVC. We will send further instructions as soon as we receive your petition.

[K-1Applicant2017 110]

3 hours ago, Hope91 said:

Do you think you emailing your congress-man did anything? I have the same approval date as you

No - I actually just talked to my congression rep and she said she did not contact the NVC. I did, however, send the NVC an email with my NOA2 attached and asked them to find my case. Think that did the trick. 

[colin57 166]

16 hours ago, June2017UK said:

Thanks Naes. It’s this one. x

http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/k1list.php?cfl=&op1=&op2=&op3=1&op4=1&op5=&op6=All

I looked a few weeks ago and found that the wait time was very much like it is now in 2015 and 2013 around this time, I picked "interview date" as an end time  (pages 439, 547, 797 and 799  were the ones I saved), the long processing  times didn't last so long and I didn't look to see which parts were the longest, but times were high in the past and I know it doesn't make it any better for us at this time, I was just looking for something positive in this whole mess. 

[June2017UK 430]

3 minutes ago, colin57 said:

I looked a few weeks ago and found that the wait time was very much like it is now in 2015 and 2013 around this time, I picked "interview date" as an end time  (pages 439, 547, 797 and 799  were the ones I saved), the long processing  times didn't last so long and I didn't look to see which parts were the longest, but times were high in the past and I know it doesn't make it any better for us at this time, I was just looking for something positive in this whole mess. 

Thanks. When you say it didn’t take long to recover, are you talking weeks or months? 

[Tdang4 13]

It’s been 6 weeks and a few for me (10-27) , also sent an email to nvc research of my no2. Called today and still nothing. 

[colin57 166]

1 minute ago, June2017UK said:

Thanks. When you say it didn’t take long to recover, are you talking weeks or months? 

It seemed be a few months, nothing like it is now, it would be best if you had a look for yourself, it doesn't take so long, I found it a little bit of comfort to see that it had been that long in the past, but the 50 days from NOA1 to NOA2 shown on the graph on this site seem to me to be an anomaly, like many others I am discussed the random way they are processing the files, I guess years ago before the internet we would never have known, I was chatting with some one in Milwaukee a few weeks ago who used the K1 and she remembers waiting for weeks and weeks and then it was all rush, rush, rush after approval.   

[JenD 180]

52 minutes ago, Trinab80 said:

Just sent the email to one of the congressional reps. But I seriously believe all 3 of emails will be waste of my time.

Did you fill out the form asking for help with a federal agency? You have to sign it and fax it because of privacy laws. I think their first inquiry may have helped us. Plus it doesn't hurt to make some noise!

[JayMar2019 2,741]

1 minute ago, JenD said:

Did you fill out the form asking for help with a federal agency? You have to sign it and fax it because of privacy laws. I think their first inquiry may have helped us. Plus it doesn't hurt to make some noise!

I'm not doing all of that. I just an email inquiry to all three of them. Realistically, there's not much they are gonna do but at most tell me that I'm waiting for whatever reason USCIS provides them. I'm not being pessimistic, that's just what it is.

 

Truly, I'm at the point of just throwing in the damn towel. This is too much on me physically!!!

[JenD 180]

1 minute ago, Trinab80 said:

I'm not doing all of that. I just an email inquiry to all three of them. Realistically, there's not much they are gonna do but at most tell me that I'm waiting for whatever reason USCIS provides them. I'm not being pessimistic, that's just what it is.

 

Truly, I'm at the point of just throwing in the damn towel. This is too much on me physically!!!

Hang in there, girl. All your positivity and support of other will pay off.

[JayMar2019 2,741]

5 minutes ago, JenD said:

Hang in there, girl. All your positivity and support of other will pay off.

It's really becoming a strain on us and our relationship. I have no answers for him as to why it's taking so long, absolutely none!!! I look at the USCIS case tracker and my case is the ONLY case that has not been touched - all the cases that are I-129F cases have been approved and/or RFE but mine. I call and speak to Tier 2 and other than being hung up on by them, when I call back I get the same tired answer which is I have to wait for the processing chart to change on the 16th. Well, the 16th is a Saturday, so IF it does update that I have to hope that the date is at or pas May 23rd and then I would have to wait until Monday to call in an put in an inquiry just so they can tell me I will have to wait approximately 45 days for an answer. Well, on Monday, it will be 7 months exact that I will be waiting for a NOA2 or RFE. For the amount of time this is taking just to get a yes, no or maybe answer, it will be a year if not longer for him to come here because of course, now there's a backlog with NVC.

 

With all of this, tension is starting to rise because we are both tired of waiting and feeling stuck. And while yes, I do want to go see my fiancé apart of me doesn't want to because I want to hold on to my vacation time for whenever it's time for him to have his interview and for him to come over here, but also because I know when I got see him, I will be returning alone and leaving him there, again with no answers, no nothing.

 

This is beyond draining and I have definitely lost hope. While I am extremely happy to see others move on - even if it's to wait in line at the NVC stage, you guys are at least not in limbo of knowing if an approval or RFE is going or not. But for me, I'm beyond exasperated.

[JenD 180]

6 minutes ago, Trinab80 said:

It's really becoming a strain on us and our relationship. I have no answers for him as to why it's taking so long, absolutely none!!! I look at the USCIS case tracker and my case is the ONLY case that has not been touched - all the cases that are I-129F cases have been approved and/or RFE but mine. I call and speak to Tier 2 and other than being hung up on by them, when I call back I get the same tired answer which is I have to wait for the processing chart to change on the 16th. Well, the 16th is a Saturday, so IF it does update that I have to hope that the date is at or pas May 23rd and then I would have to wait until Monday to call in an put in an inquiry just so they can tell me I will have to wait approximately 45 days for an answer. Well, on Monday, it will be 7 months exact that I will be waiting for a NOA2 or RFE. For the amount of time this is taking just to get a yes, no or maybe answer, it will be a year if not longer for him to come here because of course, now there's a backlog with NVC.

 

With all of this, tension is starting to rise because we are both tired of waiting and feeling stuck. And while yes, I do want to go see my fiancé apart of me doesn't want to because I want to hold on to my vacation time for whenever it's time for him to have his interview and for him to come over here, but also because I know when I got see him, I will be returning alone and leaving him there, again with no answers, no nothing.

 

This is beyond draining and I have definitely lost hope. While I am extremely happy to see others move on - even if it's to wait in line at the NVC stage, you guys are at least not in limbo of knowing if an approval or RFE is going or not. But for me, I'm beyond exasperated.

It's outrageous. I know about the relationship strain, and I can imagine how hard it is with the ridiculously longer wait you're going through, and especially not being able to get any answers, and just feeling so powerless. It's unconscionable how you're being treated. Honestly, it infuriates me even more than I'm infuriated for us. You could also call your congressman's office. I feel like even just voicing your complaint to someone who might actually listen might at least ease some of the emotional stress for you.