March 2018 I-129f Filers

[Giordan+Hailey 70]

We just got an NOA1 email notification! 

 And of course our petition went to CSC and hope their work speed is getting faster! 

Finger crossed for all March filers!

 

 

I-129F Sent :	2018-03-14
I-129F NOA1 :	2018-03-20

 

Edited March 21, 2018 by Giordan+Hailey

[crono_clone 213]

Seeing a lot of fellow Texans on this thread! 

[Mike&Dani 36]

12 hours ago, Giordan+Hailey said:

We just got an NOA1 email notification! 

 And of course our petition went to CSC and hope their work speed is getting faster! 

Finger crossed for all March filers!

 

 

I-129F Sent :	2018-03-14
I-129F NOA1 :	2018-03-20

 

Any rhyme or reason to which service center they go to?  You live in Texas but it goes to CSC.  I read on one older thread it was based on where you live.  But that goes against the logic.

[Alan&Alex 173]

Just now, Mike&Dani said:

Any rhyme or reason to which service center they go to?  You live in Texas but it goes to CSC.  I read on one older thread it was based on where you live.  But that goes against the logic.

I had read that too but seems that the last few people from Texas in this thread were sent to CSC so obviously that must not be the case. 

[Giordan+Hailey 70]

4 hours ago, Mike&Dani said:

Any rhyme or reason to which service center they go to?  You live in Texas but it goes to CSC.  I read on one older thread it was based on where you live.  But that goes against the logic.

From what I heard, most of petitions for K-1 goes to California service center. All these service centers are dealinng with different types of visa 

[Ana_and_Derek 49]

I think we got our NOA1 today - yay! Looks like we were sent to CSC as well.

 

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Your case has been accepted and routed to the USCIS California Service Center for processing. Within 7-10 days by standard mail you will receive your official Receipt Notice (Form I-797) with your Receipt Number ###. With the official Receipt Notice (Form I-797) you may visit www.uscis.gov where you can check the status of your case using My Case Status. We suggest you wait until you have received your Form I-797 before checking My Case Status.

 

Edited March 22, 2018 by Ana_and_Derek

[LuFlolady 881]

January filer here dropping in to say hi! and welcome to the journey

[Mike&Dani 36]

11 hours ago, Giordan+Hailey said:

From what I heard, most of petitions for K-1 goes to California service center. All these service centers are dealinng with different types of visa 

Interesting to hear. As well as a little disappointing with the current processing dates. 

[Kyle&Ana 718]

@Nikki82 We will mail today 03/22 Good luck to all! and let's talk in october and september! im already excited! and counting days!

I see your fiance is from Dominican Republic too!

[BananaButton5 175]

1 hour ago, Mike&Dani said:

Interesting to hear. As well as a little disappointing with the current processing dates. 

They actually all go to CSC now. Which is probably a big reason they're so bogged down now. 

[Kyle&Ana 718]

Visa Journey has this effect on me! i enter everyday  read almost all post! and love to see a lot of approvals in previous's filers  imagining the moment that we  will post our approval date(to start NVC wait) hahahha ohhh god ! i will try to start to read a lot of books for keep me busy! and count days for june(i will visit him <3 ).... Some advices??

[crono_clone 213]

8 hours ago, Mike&Dani said:

Interesting to hear. As well as a little disappointing with the current processing dates. 

Yeah, it's hard to believe that little more than a year ago, it was only taking them 3 months or so to process K1 applications.  Makes me wish I had met my fiance a lot earlier, but love and life has no timeline, as they say.

[Mike&Dani 36]

1 hour ago, crono_clone said:

Yeah, it's hard to believe that little more than a year ago, it was only taking them 3 months or so to process K1 applications.  Makes me wish I had met my fiance a lot earlier, but love and life has no timeline, as they say.

Indeed!

 

Does anyone know if it is a change of policies and procedures from within or influenced by the current presidential administration? 

[Mike&Dani 36]

15 hours ago, Mike&Dani said:

Indeed!

 

Does anyone know if it is a change of policies and procedures from within or influenced by the current presidential administration? 

Yes, quoting myself. haha

 

Looks like a couple other threads popping up about this same question/issue.

 

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/666459-i-129f-and-csc/

 

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/666460-which-office-will-review-my-petition/

 

[crono_clone 213]

17 hours ago, Mike&Dani said:

Indeed!

 

Does anyone know if it is a change of policies and procedures from within or influenced by the current presidential administration? 

As far as I've read on this forum, that's part of it: the new administration wants tougher vetting of all new immigrants. And because of this new stance, they received a flood of applications last year because most people were afraid that it's now or never.......so it was a perfect storm, really.  

 

There are signs that they're slowly working through reducing the backlog (maybe they're finally staffing up again?) but I'm hoping that the current uncertain political environment doesn't affect their work. So far the numerous government shutdowns supposedly doesn't affect USCIS, but if they're understaffed then that's another problem.