I-129F June, Part II

[Lana&Tyler 359]

10 minutes ago, Paul & Mallory said:

I try to apply the randomness of case selection/processing on the working environment these petitions are worked in being quite possibly very similar to my own work condition, which is paralleled in productivity. (*clears throat* .... sorry for the long post)

 

My office receives various forms of correspondence from different people (I work at a financial institution) from multiple agencies, or that are sent directly to the CEO. These cases can range in size, number of issues, and amount of research needed. We have an intake distribution team (two people) who receive these files, build the cases, and distribute across all team members that do what I do. We all have individual queues we work independently, and varying cases, from date received, to date the case was actually built and assigned. Quite simply, and probably the most logical explanation for the varying processing dates - not all people work the same speed. I'm super fast. I type fast, I navigate fast, I'm good at my research. I try hard to get cases submitted for Quality Control review within 2 to 3 days of receiving it. The oldest case in my box right now is a case assigned to me on December 18. However, I know for a fact I have people in my office who have cases much older than that right now. This means I have customers whose cases I've worked that have already received their final response letter, while other customers who other people have worked cases for (that are older than the latter) haven't even had their final response letter completed yet. Whether it's because they just manage their pipeline differently than I do, they work slower, or the case(s) they have that are older are just more involved. The more pages/information, the longer it takes. I also believe people who send more information with their petition may require more time to review, and end up taking longer than someone else that was received close to when they were. Not that more information than others is a bad thing - but these are humans reviewing these packets, not machines.

 

We also don't know what their review process looks like. Depending on the beneficiary country and information required, do they have to reach out to different points of contact throughout the review? Do certain countries or cases require second level reviews, or an additional security check? If a case meets certain criteria, does it require any sort of escalation or second level review? We get cases at my job that often require us, in my position, to reach out to other lines of business within the bank such as Legal, Compliance, etc. This of course lengthens the review time and essentially the resolution.

 

As frustrating as it is, and as hard as it is to see outside of the blinders we all wear while trying to find that light at the end of the tunnel for our personal case....there are a lot of factors, most of which we probably don't have a clue about. Do politics play a part? It's easy to say they do, but we also can't say without a shadow of a doubt that this is the reason, or at least the sole reason. Changes to substantial legal processes, including legal immigration, require a lot more than someone coming into office and declaring their opinion. A lot of channels have to be followed before anybody would actually see or experience any significant change, such as people like us already in the midst of a legal process like immigration. (In my opinion; but I am no politician. ).

 

Shorthand version - I haven't reached that point yet where I believe skipping days or processing out of order necessarily means anything tragic. It also doesn't mean those people will be forgotten and left behind. I refuse to believe that. I still maintain my belief, as above, that it comes down to differences in human processing speeds. Which just makes me wish I could teach a typing course or something with USCIS to help these people speed up a little.

Thanks for elaborating and throwing some sense in this senseless matter! 

 

[Desi1012 209]

5 hours ago, daylemercado said:

Jaja!  You know my fiance has the same issue. I am like hunny boo pick cuz I can only do one either go to the interview or accompany you here to US 😁!  And mamita yes very pricey the plane tix around this time. But hopefully these people move it along omg. 

 

I wish you the best of luck on this journey its challenging and the wait overall is so frustrating!!!  🙄

Thanks and same to you. Prayers up and let god speed grant us a very merry approval

[Paul & Mallory 1,398]

6 minutes ago, Lana&Tyler said:

Thanks for elaborating and throwing some sense in this senseless matter! 

 

This thing will always have a little unexplainable pieces to it, lol, and I could be ENTIRELY off base. But looking at it this way keeps me from going completely insane.  lol

[Martin3517 488]

Day 180............................................................

[Lana&Tyler 359]

Yes! We all need to get our frustration down. It’s not gonna help anybody. Sigh and they say K1 Visa is the easiest way to get to live the states ( and be with our loved ones obviously.)  I DOUBT IT. 

 

Been engaged for pretty much a year now. Ready to get married lol !

[useful89 692]

1 hour ago, Lana&Tyler said:

Sigh. I do believe that that is a the reason for all these delays. 

 

But guys we will get through. And one way or another we will be with our loved ones. 

 

Goverment will not not break us apart or keep us apart. 

My understanding is we've had these delays before under different administrations 

[George & Roth 1,485]

June 6 let's go. The case 1 number before mine got approved. I was happy until I read the final number. 

 

[purplepink 264]

Day 191 for June 12 filers.

 

It looks like they are going to go through the whole month, and then come back to us in the new year. 

[SwimminginSync 168]

Mr. Chow say here's to XENOPHOBIC policies.

 

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[Lisa & Jorge 494]

4 minutes ago, George & Roth said:

June 6 let's go. The case 1 number before mine got approved. I was happy until I read the final number. 

 

the last one within the apps including 5 before and 5 after mine was touched yesterday which means my is left in that series of 11.............. if that makes any sense... our day is today George.

[purplepink 264]

7 minutes ago, Lisa & Jorge said:

the last one within the apps including 5 before and 5 after mine was touched yesterday which means my is left in that series of 11.............. if that makes any sense... our day is today George.

I hope it is your day!

 

Two weeks ago I saw as they touched literally almost all the numbers in my batch except for mine and two others. 

[Desi1012 209]

6 minutes ago, purplepink said:

I hope it is your day!

 

Two weeks ago I saw as they touched literally almost all the numbers in my batch except for mine and two others. 

Praying for everyone's approval right now..

[Kari & Atti 411]

I have called twice to the 1800 customer service number. Both times I called I was greeted by a very pleasant and empathetic representative. I called because I’m still trying to get some type of a time frame for us to plan our life together (wedding, housing etc), last night they said I should call early in the morning and request to speak to a level II representative, which I knew would not happen but still I tried... this morning as helpful as he was he told me that there is nothing they can tell me because every case is unique therefore some go smoother than others due to their specific circumstances (country, evidence and so on), which I get, I’m not that unreasonable. He also told me that I had to wait 30 days after my last service ticket was answered to create a new one, and advised for me to do so. I asked if it was advisable to go in person to my local office and he replied it was a great idea to do so because they are able to help more that way. The problem with that is that there are NO APPOINTMENTS AVAILABLE EVER!!! 😭😭 so I am back to where I was... still clueless but hopeful ~Kari

[purplepink 264]

14 minutes ago, Kari & Atti said:

I have called twice to the 1800 customer service number. Both times I called I was greeted by a very pleasant and empathetic representative. I called because I’m still trying to get some type of a time frame for us to plan our life together (wedding, housing etc), last night they said I should call early in the morning and request to speak to a level II representative, which I knew would not happen but still I tried... this morning as helpful as he was he told me that there is nothing they can tell me because every case is unique therefore some go smoother than others due to their specific circumstances (country, evidence and so on), which I get, I’m not that unreasonable. He also told me that I had to wait 30 days after my last service ticket was answered to create a new one, and advised for me to do so. I asked if it was advisable to go in person to my local office and he replied it was a great idea to do so because they are able to help more that way. The problem with that is that there are NO APPOINTMENTS AVAILABLE EVER!!! 😭😭 so I am back to where I was... still clueless but hopeful ~Kari

I feel for you! Panicking won't get us anywhere.

 

My fiance called twice in the past two weeks, and it's useless.

 

I'm calmer than I was two weeks ago.

 

Now I'm at a - it will happen when it happens state.

 

They have to respond at some point. 

Edited December 20, 2017 by purplepink

[INNSU09 242]

They touched a few 6/19 but skipped ahead to the 20th.. dude... like... dude...