January 2018 Filers

[Teyci 45]

8 hours ago, VickeySis said:

😭😭 praying for you @JayHouser that you will be getting that NOA2 approval soon!!!! We are at day 179. My biggest fear is exactly what you mentioned being above 220 days GOD FORBID!

196 days and counting...

[Lucy&Jason 807]

Another week of hope, positivity and excitement. May approval rains this week. And I can’t wait.

 

Happy monday Everyone.

[JayHouser 209]

6 minutes ago, S&JW said:

Another week of hope, positivity and excitement. May approval rains this week. And I can’t wait.

 

Happy monday Everyone.

Hope we both get NOA2a this week 😁

[Lucy&Jason 807]

Just now, JayHouser said:

Hope we both get NOA2a this week 😁

That would be so awesome @JayHouser. I know yours is coming so soon. 

[LuFlolady 881]

20 hours ago, Snuffles said:

We’ve hit 181 days, 6 months. Does anyone else feel it is NOT their time yet? I dunno where it’s come from. I know we’re heading into a new week, but I also just don’t feel like it’s our time yet. But maybe it’s a self-preservation thing because i don’t want us to be disappointed. 

keep looking at that way so when u are finally approved you can be super excited. one thing is for sure u are closer than u were before..... im rooting for you!

[LuFlolady 881]

1 hour ago, S&JW said:

Another week of hope, positivity and excitement. May approval rains this week. And I can’t wait.

 

Happy monday Everyone.

yaaaaaas May it rain approvals!

[Duncan & shif 43]

37 minutes ago, LuFlolady said:

yaaaaaas May it rain approvals!

Yes we are praying for that its sad USCIS skip the dates and doing it !!

Old web: 08/01/18

New web :10/01/18

They is any one with same date got a approval???? 

Wish going to be this week don't wane hit 200 days or more

[I.Kat 191]

14 hours ago, JayHouser said:

Good morning everyone. Just hit the big 200 today. I never wanted to see that number 😭. Sometimes I see some of the november and october filers at 250 plus days and it absolutely terrifies me. I wish things were not like this

Joining the 200 days club ✌️🤞

[Mabsy 2]

We got our noa1 on January 5, 2018. The ones who sent later than us got approved already. Anyone who experiences the same? 

[Itsnikk 13]

On 7/22/2018 at 3:18 AM, Snuffles said:

And THERE is probably where I read it. I know I’ve visited the guides multiple times. I will follow Greenbaum’s comment and take those guides with a grain a salt. Like I said, I’ve been trying to read everything on this process 😂  I was thinking from now on, to photocopy *everything* just as a reference for us; just in case etc. 

I've read that in multiple places too 😣😣😣😣 not really sure what is required of him to take the embassy besides relationship proof😥

[Little_Vixen 1,869]

2 minutes ago, Itsnikk said:

I've read that in multiple places too 😣😣😣😣 not really sure what is required of him to take the embassy besides relationship proof😥

What your embassy needs changes per embassy. You can count on them wanting at least several pictures (Netherlands wants 4 for the medical and 2 for the interview) an original and a copy of his birth certificate and his divorce decree (if he was previously married), and a police certificate of all the countries he lived in for at least 6 months incl his home country but excluding the US.

You can ask around Europe  part of the forum to see if there's other Swedish people that have been through the embassy recently. Maybe they will share their P3 with you.

[aprilfiler2018 47]

1 hour ago, Itsnikk said:

I've read that in multiple places too 😣😣😣😣 not really sure what is required of him to take the embassy besides relationship proof😥

Hi Nikk, @Itsnikk

 

I also will be applying from Stockholm (I am a March-filer). 

https://se.usembassy.gov/visas/immigrant-visas/family-based-immigration/the-interview/

 

They say that they send you an interview checklist, but you can also find checklists online and instructions on the US government side.

I already arranged all my police certificates (I have lived in 5 different countries, so I knew this was going to take quite some time, but the Swedish one goes actually really fast).

Here is a link where you find the instructions for documents per Country:

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Sweden.html

 

You can also find instructions, on where to apply for which specific documents on this side and which documents they approve.

 

How long will it take you to schedule a medical exam and interview appointment in Stockholm? Are there long waiting times?

Would be interesting to hear how long the process will take for you

 

So keep me posted.

 

Best,

 

Anna

[emekus94 1,125]

7 hours ago, Duncan & shif said:

Yes we are praying for that its sad USCIS skip the dates and doing it !!

Old web: 08/01/18

New web :10/01/18

They is any one with same date got a approval???? 

Wish going to be this week don't wane hit 200 days or more

 

5 hours ago, Mabsy said:

We got our noa1 on January 5, 2018. The ones who sent later than us got approved already. Anyone who experiences the same? 

This is normal! Stop freaking out and panicking!
USCIS does NOT go in order, and neither are you being skipped!

There's more than one person looking at the cases in January. Am sure yours is sitting on someone's desk- probably someone working slower than others- hence why it seems you're being skipped!
This process is not for the faint of heart. Your approvals are coming. Don't panic until at least day 220. 

Keep in mind- AVERAGE for approvals right now are 200 days. That means some of y'all would be lucky and get approval at day 185, others at day 220. It's part of the process. 

[Little_Vixen 1,869]

December 22 filer here. We got our approval on day 200 which is the average right now.

USCIS does a quick sweep of the whole month, lightly touching each day. Then they move on to February and work their way back to clear up the remainder of January.

 

Don't sweat. Your NOA2 is coming. No one will be left behind.

[NinPran 99]

Hi guys, I am a Aprils filer but I do come here to check the status of January's filers just to see how its going haha...

I see a lot of you are  anxious and I would too, but You guys are almost there  

I just wanted to show some love and wish everyone good luck and I hope this week will bring lots of NOA2's.