I-129F February 2018 Filer

[Sanjana dogra 111]

50 minutes ago, emekus94 said:

Stop thinking about it. The more u think about it, the more time crawls, I promise you that.

I went 14 months, to the day, without seeing my fiance (based on work schedule and other shenanigans). Worst thing ever. But they're here now and I tell you- I don't remember a day of those 14 months
It's gonna happen for you too. 

Get busy. Do things you love. If you're the beneficiary, spend time with family and friends as these might be a while before u see them again.

 

4-6 months in the grand scheme of life isn't anything. remember that 
Sending y'all some strength 

Also, P.S.
Please update your timeline. It makes everything a lot easier for everybody 

Thanks for sharing your experience and all the positivity.. You are right.. Big picture is when i'll be with him i wont even remember this wait and pain. I might laugh how crazily worried and sad i was..

[emekus94 1,125]

23 minutes ago, Kanwarpreet said:

Thanks for the strength. How to update the timeline though?

When you come in VJ
At the top right, under your name, there's a drop down arrow

Click "My Timeline"

 

The there's a green button for "Edit/Add my Entry"

Click "Edit Timeline"  and add your information thus far

Then, you may:

Go to the top right of this page select your name (it's on the upper right hand corner)>my profile>[below your picture on the right column] edit my profile. Scroll to the bottom and fill in "Immigration Info".

Edited June 5, 2018 by emekus94

[Sbradsa 0]

Hey everyone, 

 

Thanks for the support! I came across this forum and was so excited--it's great to have the encouragement. Our case was received Feb. 1st and not a word since then. So much waiting and so much hope for the future! If he can come in November, we'd be thrilled. 

 

Sending good vibes and prayers to you all.

 

Question: Traveling for the beneficiary isn't a problem during this process, yes? 

Edited June 5, 2018 by Sbradsa

[emekus94 1,125]

2 hours ago, Sbradsa said:

Hey everyone, 

 

Thanks for the support! I came across this forum and was so excited--it's great to have the encouragement. Our case was received Feb. 1st and not a word since then. So much waiting and so much hope for the future! If he can come in November, we'd be thrilled. 

 

Sending good vibes and prayers to you all.

 

Question: Traveling for the beneficiary isn't a problem during this process, yes? 

No
Follow the regular country procedures for that.
Some countries are harder, some are easier to get Visas, etc.

But travelling during the process does not impact your case.

[Juliette2784 130]

So excited to see this we are moving along stay strong everyone a couple more months . I have made some great friends through this site who have fiancé’s home now and being a support for each other means the world 

[Moon&Stars 172]

11 hours ago, Naes said:

Hi Guys!

 

Sorry for taking a while, I am trying to closeup my accounts and taxes as I will be leaving Japan in a week (can't believe finally!!!)

I need scanners to come up because I accidentally deleted most of my messages!! Some could have been from volunteers from February to April.

Please PM me if you have been around for a while and understand what these are and how things work. Please know that even though it starts as a fun thing, it is highly time consuming and stressful.

 

Thank you so much for doing this! Seeing these numbers helps to put reality to the feeling of things just sitting in a government abyss somewhere. Glad your process is almost through!

 

 

 

 

[June1990 178]

On 05/06/2018 at 9:24 PM, Naes said:

Hi Guys!

 

Sorry for taking a while, I am trying to closeup my accounts and taxes as I will be leaving Japan in a week (can't believe finally!!!)

I need scanners to come up because I accidentally deleted most of my messages!! Some could have been from volunteers from February to April.

Please PM me if you have been around for a while and understand what these are and how things work. Please know that even though it starts as a fun thing, it is highly time consuming and stressful.

 

 

As the new system came out, old system does not really update much. I estimated by comparing USCIS official reports for quarter 1 that we saw 30% of approvals as silent, and recently with the implementation of the new system (new website) it looks like this number is decreasing.

 

Scans (and case tracker app) are using the old site for reference, therefore the number of cases in the places that we can see, can no longer be considered for a good reference point.

However, the dates are more important than the number of cases we see that has movement in order to guesstimate how far they go, and when the next month can start.

 

Please use these two websites to check your personal cases:

Old website, same info as apps: https://egov.uscis.gov/casestatus/landing.do

New website need to log in: https://myaccount.uscis.dhs.gov

 

There are also cases that are totally silent and never get any update, and/or gets updated really late; it is advised to register for USPS informed delivery if your area is covered.

USPS INFORMED DELIVERY - https://informeddelivery.usps.com/box/pages/intro/start.action

 

Monthly Status:

 

Explanation:

Excluded: Rejected and withdrawn cases (I just put here for reference - does not matter to you as long as you have your wac number and noa1 receipt)

Virgin: Never been touched (case status never changed from "case was received")

Touched : Any update (Such as RFE, name update, birthdate update etc..)

Approved: (IF YOU ARE SEEING AN APPROVAL ON A MONTH THAT WAS NOT SUPPOSE TO START YET, IT IS HIGHLY LIKELY AN EXPEDITE. I did check... it is... if you want to dream please do so but I just don't want to see anyone get disappointed.)

 

I am putting from June 2017, because there are still members waiting. However Those Virgin numbers are lower that they seem.

 

	Approved	Virgin	Touched	Excluded	Total
June 17	1951	768	838	484	4041
July 17	1606	986	719	485	3796
Aug 17	1644	1180	755	496	4075
Sep 17	1498	992	751	357	3598
Oct 17	1374	1427	1037	304	4142
Nov 17	646	2069	617	245	3577
Dec 17	12	3184	93	220	3509
Jan 18	3	3291	96	182	3572
Feb 18	5	3527	92	184	3808
Mar 18	1	4015	63	293	4372
Total	8740	21439	5061	3250	38490

 

 

 

Cases per date - February: 

 

 

 

 

Wow were there cases that were actually approved in March and feb? If we haven’t got and RFE till now, does that mean we are all good ? (Case received on Feb 26 as per the old site & March 1 as per the new) :/ 

[Naes 12,205]

Just now, June1990 said:

Wow were there cases that were actually approved in March and feb? If we haven’t got and RFE till now, does that mean we are all good ? (Case received on Feb 26 as per the old site & March 1 as per the new) :/ 

Those are Expedited cases

[June1990 178]

7 minutes ago, Naes said:

Those are Expedited cases

👍🏻

[hannahraeroxs 55]

Hi guys, 

 

Im having some medical issues and maybe going on disability for a month or so... Will that affect me as the petionor?

 

please help!

[Adrii 208]

On 6/4/2018 at 11:51 PM, Bambi_Eyes9390 said:

I noticed that you said you were going to visit your fiance in the US. Are you worried at all that they may not let you through immigration? What are you planning to take with you for the immigration part? I'm only asking because I would really like to go visit my fiancé next time so that he doesn't have to keep being the one to come out, bit I'm just worried about being hassled at immigration.

Part of me is a little worried, only because I hold a B1/B2 visa and they always ask why don’t you just have an ESTA and years ago I was taken into secondary for questioning BUT I also think that the 3 times I visited last year I didn’t have any issues (although this was before we’d filed for the K1)

 

I’m going to take with me a copy of our NOA1, and a copy of the 129F packet that we prepared and sent off as well as the additional proof of a relationship that we’ve added since filing.

 

I fly out July 20th so I’ll be sure to keep you all posted how it goes at POE.

[BJ & Christine 1,392]

33 minutes ago, Adrii said:

Part of me is a little worried, only because I hold a B1/B2 visa and they always ask why don’t you just have an ESTA and years ago I was taken into secondary for questioning BUT I also think that the 3 times I visited last year I didn’t have any issues (although this was before we’d filed for the K1)

 

I’m going to take with me a copy of our NOA1, and a copy of the 129F packet that we prepared and sent off as well as the additional proof of a relationship that we’ve added since filing.

 

I fly out July 20th so I’ll be sure to keep you all posted how it goes at POE.

All u need to prove is that ur returning back to ur home country. Return ticket, return to work date. All u need ever.

[dkmfan85 832]

3 hours ago, Adrii said:

Part of me is a little worried, only because I hold a B1/B2 visa and they always ask why don’t you just have an ESTA and years ago I was taken into secondary for questioning BUT I also think that the 3 times I visited last year I didn’t have any issues (although this was before we’d filed for the K1)

 

I’m going to take with me a copy of our NOA1, and a copy of the 129F packet that we prepared and sent off as well as the additional proof of a relationship that we’ve added since filing.

 

I fly out July 20th so I’ll be sure to keep you all posted how it goes at POE.

 

2 hours ago, BJ & Christine said:

All u need to prove is that ur returning back to ur home country. Return ticket, return to work date. All u need ever.

BJ is right here. CBP looks at what visa you are entering on and applies their judgement to that visa. With a B visa, they just want to see that you intend and have the means to return home, just like the interview for the B visa. They won't care what evidence you've submitted for a visa you don't have yet. They probably wonder why you don't have an ESTA because it's an easier route for Australian citizens to enter the US since Australia is a visa waiver country.

Edited June 7, 2018 by dkmfan85

[Adrii 208]

2 hours ago, dkmfan85 said:

 

BJ is right here. CBP looks at what visa you are entering on and applies their judgement to that visa. With a B visa, they just want to see that you intend and have the means to return home, just like the interview for the B visa. They won't care what evidence you've submitted for a visa you don't have yet. They probably wonder why you don't have an ESTA because it's an easier route for Australian citizens to enter the US since Australia is a visa waiver country.

Thanks for that! I’ll make sure I have my return ticket and my return to work info. ☺️

[americaninlove 381]

Hi all,

 

Just read several pages of posts. Feels good in a way to know I'm not the only one losing my mind over this process! And I agree we probably would have just gotten married if we had known the timeline would be the same, but we did not want to get married then. It just wasn't right. Now I would be ready but alas it's too late. So we wait... and to make it more complicated, my fiance's father has become very ill. And that's all up in the air. He is going to stay with him for 3 weeks and I will fly over for a week as well. But if he gets approved and moves here, and then his father passes...well he will have to leave. And we will need to start over. I am trying hard not to think of that. But I guess that's just life right?

 

Question--once you get the NOA2, then what is the estimated timeline until they can realistically come, assuming you are on the ball and there are no issues? Is it another three months? As always, trying to plan (even though I recognize that is IMPOSSIBLE).