I-129F June, Part II

[June2017UK 430]

8 x June 9th Case Approved notifications just came through on my case tracker. Congratulations to you, If one of them is yours. 

[Emmak1 17]

We just got a request for additional evidence . 

When we submit this does the 180 days start again. Do we go back to the bottom of the list ?😩

[Daniel P 2,022]

Here's an update of the average processing time of all cases received every considered day and approved within the next 182 days, as to 12/08/17.

 

Since the average time has been so high from mid-May up to June and (for now) only 182 days can be considered (from 06/09 to 12/08), you can expect slightly higher times in this period.

 

I'll try to update in 7-10 days to see how it is evolving but, as you can already see, the tendency doesn't look very good. Sorry guys.

 

 

 

 

[Geo_nerd82 253]

57 minutes ago, Allthephils said:

Spoke with a tier 2 person today who could not give me specifics, but did say that our case had activity on is as of Dec 4. He said that it wasn't an approval or RFE, but there was some type of activity. I have no idea what to expect at this point. If it was an approval or RFE, wouldn't I have received something in the mail by now? 

They probably can't give you very specific info for legal reasons. If he/she said "Oh, yeah, it's being worked on and should be approved the day after tomorrow", and then something else happens you might have grounds to sue. My experience: if people at companies or in government are being purposefully vague it's to cover their own/the company's/the agency's butts legally.

[Geo_nerd82 253]

17 minutes ago, Daniel P said:

Here's an update of the average processing time of all cases received every considered day and approved within the next 182 days, as to 12/08/17.

 

Since the average time has been so high from mid-May up to June and (for now) only 182 days can be considered (from 06/09 to 12/08), you can expect slightly higher times in this period.

 

I'll try to update in 7-10 days to see how it is evolving but, as you can already see, the tendency doesn't look very good. Sorry guys.

 

 

 

 

Trendline! Trendline! 

[Matt&Savannah 67]

We are starting to crack as it seems things aren't going as smoothly or predicatively  as previous months... Does anyone know if I was to visit my fiancee in america before approval for a weeks visit or so, would this affect our case/approval?

[Geo_nerd82 253]

24 minutes ago, Daniel P said:

Here's an update of the average processing time of all cases received every considered day and approved within the next 182 days, as to 12/08/17.

 

Since the average time has been so high from mid-May up to June and (for now) only 182 days can be considered (from 06/09 to 12/08), you can expect slightly higher times in this period.

 

I'll try to update in 7-10 days to see how it is evolving but, as you can already see, the tendency doesn't look very good. Sorry guys.

 

 

 

 

Or can I get the data so I can add one? 

[John & Rose 7,239]

6 hours ago, daleguthery said:

*Feeling jealous of @John & Rose*  I wish I was back in the Philippines to see my fiance. Alas, I have to wait for this process to finish 

You have no idea how amazing this trip is. It has been cloudy with a nice breeze (my bald head doesn’t always love the Philippines weather!) and even Corregidor was an incredible day. I’ve already bought Christmas gifts for the kids and a bottle of chilled Patrone at the bar last night (there were friends there and we didn’t finish it). This is perfection and it is going to hurt when I leave Sunday. Still no NOA 2 but there are a couple more days left. 

 

I miss everybody there. I hope all is well and that those approvals are rolling in.

[anaapixie 14]

Just now, Matt&Savannah said:

We are starting to crack as it seems things aren't going as smoothly or predicatively  as previous months... Does anyone know if I was to visit my fiancee in america before approval for a weeks visit or so, would this affect our case/approval?

It shouldn't affect it as long as you have strong proof that you're returning home, like a return plane ticket, job/school. My fiance is from Canada and he has visited me many many times. The only thing that the border/security cares about is that you are intending to go home and not stay here illegally.

[John & Rose 7,239]

28 minutes ago, Daniel P said:

Here's an update of the average processing time of all cases received every considered day and approved within the next 182 days, as to 12/08/17.

 

Since the average time has been so high from mid-May up to June and (for now) only 182 days can be considered (from 06/09 to 12/08), you can expect slightly higher times in this period.

 

I'll try to update in 7-10 days to see how it is evolving but, as you can already see, the tendency doesn't look very good. Sorry guys.

 

 

 

 

Day 190 here for the June 6 filers. 

[Matt&Savannah 67]

Just now, anaapixie said:

It shouldn't affect it as long as you have strong proof that you're returning home, like a return plane ticket, job/school. My fiance is from Canada and he has visited me many many times. The only thing that the border/security cares about is that you are intending to go home and not stay here illegally.

Great to hear thanks for that!

[A+E18 31]

1 minute ago, Matt&Savannah said:

We are starting to crack as it seems things aren't going as smoothly or predicatively  as previous months... Does anyone know if I was to visit my fiancee in america before approval for a weeks visit or so, would this affect our case/approval?

@Matt&Savannah I am flying out on Monday for 3 weeks! I have been told every time I have flown over by my lawyer that it won't affect the case and really there is no reason for immigration to stop you at POE as long as you prove that you have a k1 petition submitted. As the UK is part of the visa waiver programme and we only need an ESTA, he said that we are free to fly as many times as we want whilst the ESTA is valid. I am slightly more anxious this time as when I flew over last in October I was stopped at secondary inspection because they said it raised flags that I was going over so frequently (I will have been a total of 7 times in less than a year!). But theoretically it won't affect your case, the only thing that may happen is immigration may not let you into the country. 

[Daniel P 2,022]

9 minutes ago, Geo_nerd82 said:

Or can I get the data so I can add one? 

I wish it was even possible... but I don't think there's a way to get a reliable trendline, or at least I couldn't find one 

[SM2017 148]

We're at 166 days, and with the graph shown above, I'm thinking that we'll get ours by end of the month, or first week of January. Hopefully. 

 

So me and my fiance are thinking that if we don't hear anything by January, he'll move here instead while we wait. The only problem is he'll need to quit his job. Do you guys think we'll have a problem with the sponsor thing? 

[Matt&Savannah 67]

5 minutes ago, A+E18 said:

@Matt&Savannah I am flying out on Monday for 3 weeks! I have been told every time I have flown over by my lawyer that it won't affect the case and really there is no reason for immigration to stop you at POE as long as you prove that you have a k1 petition submitted. As the UK is part of the visa waiver programme and we only need an ESTA, he said that we are free to fly as many times as we want whilst the ESTA is valid. I am slightly more anxious this time as when I flew over last in October I was stopped at secondary inspection because they said it raised flags that I was going over so frequently (I will have been a total of 7 times in less than a year!). But theoretically it won't affect your case, the only thing that may happen is immigration may not let you into the country. 

Man I wish I could stand that sort of air time! Thanks for the reply, great to know the option is there!