May 2018 K1 Filers

[GP1977 288]

8 minutes ago, Adama small said:

hello,i want to file adjustment of status,but my husband is not working rite naw,but we hve the money to pay.is there any problem

You are in the K-1 forum, you need to go to the adjustment of status forum.

Yes, it will be a major problem for you to adjust status and wont be possible unless your husband 1) finds gainful employment 2) finds someone willing to be a co-sponsor or 3) has the min required value of assets 

Edited December 9, 2018 by GP1977

[InnaB&M 20]

On 12/6/2018 at 11:41 PM, buttercup said:

I hope everyone y'all get your approvals soooooon!!  

I got approved yesterday!I received my NOA2 in the mail. No sites are updated yet. I left work earlier to check my mail cause informed delivery showed a letter from USCIS. I ugly cried next to the mail box. I also got an email from USCIS that my expedited request was approved. But I checked my email after my mail. Hoping everyone else hears something soon. 

[Janique pine 58]

10 hours ago, GP1977 said:

USCIS says normal processing time is 60 days.

However, for K-1's most are responded to pretty quickly - less than 30 days.  

I think mine was 1 week I have seen that from many other VJ members as well.

Just depends on when your adjudicator looks at RFE's - some do it immediately - some do RFE review on  a certain day of the week.

Some might be on vacation when your response comes back.

So many variables.

 

Thank you ! My RFE was to confirm that my fiancé have never been married ....

[Greenbaum 12,259]

15 hours ago, Janique pine said:

How long does it usually take uscis to reply to a RFE?

30 to 60 days. Their regulations states up to 84 days.

 

The USCIS has issued a Ruling, effective April 17, 2007, that gives adjudicators flexibility in determining the length of time a petitioner or applicant has to respond to a Request for Evidence (RFE) or a Notice of Intent to Deny (NOID). Currently, the standard deadline for response to an RFE is twelve weeks (84 days). NOIDs must be responded to within thirty days. Under this regulation, the USCIS will determine how much time should be permitted in any given case, with maximum possible time being what is now the standard response deadline. That is, adjudicators will set deadlines for both RFEs and NOIDs that could be up to twelve weeks in case of RFEs or up to thirty days for NOIDs. No extensions of time are permitted.

 

https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/USCIS/Outreach/Feedback%20Opportunities/Interim%20Guidance%20for%20Comment/change-timeframes-rfe.pdf

[GP1977 288]

1 hour ago, Greenbaum said:

30 to 60 days. Their regulations states up to 84 days.

 

The USCIS has issued a Ruling, effective April 17, 2007, that gives adjudicators flexibility in determining the length of time a petitioner or applicant has to respond to a Request for Evidence (RFE) or a Notice of Intent to Deny (NOID). Currently, the standard deadline for response to an RFE is twelve weeks (84 days). NOIDs must be responded to within thirty days. Under this regulation, the USCIS will determine how much time should be permitted in any given case, with maximum possible time being what is now the standard response deadline. That is, adjudicators will set deadlines for both RFEs and NOIDs that could be up to twelve weeks in case of RFEs or up to thirty days for NOIDs. No extensions of time are permitted.

 

https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/USCIS/Outreach/Feedback%20Opportunities/Interim%20Guidance%20for%20Comment/change-timeframes-rfe.pdf

 

I believe the 84 is how long you have to respond to an RFE, not how long USCIS has to respond back to you.  I believe that normal processing is 60 days for a response to an RFE.  And if they take longer, they take longer....

 

1 hour ago, Janique pine said:

Thank you ! My RFE was to confirm that my fiancé have never been married ....

You are on the home stretch!

[N_A#FA 24]

21 hours ago, Sarge2155 said:

The recording will tell you the best times to call are Wednesday through  Friday 8am to 9pm eastern time. After you listen  to the status of your case in order to speak to a CS rep youll have to push the number 3 if I recall correctly to report  a problem with your case, then youll be placed on hold according to their work load.

Thanks 👍

[N_A#FA 24]

16 hours ago, Greenbaum said:

https://www.uscis.gov/policymanual/HTML/PolicyManual-Volume1-PartA-Chapter3.html

 

This is for USCIS

 

Option 1:

Call USCIS. Do not press anything. Do not choose a language. If someone who picked up the phone cannot answer your question, ask them to transfer you to TIER 2.

 

Option 2:

Dial 1-866-953-7684

 

Option 3:

Call 1-800-375-5283

Press 1 to continue to English

Press 2 for case status

Press 1 if you know your receipt number

Press your receipt number 922(WAC) then your numeric receipt number

 

Option 4:

Dial 1-800-375-5283 then press 1,2,2,4,2,1 then enter receipt number then press 1.

 

Thanks 👍

[Greenbaum 12,259]

3 hours ago, GP1977 said:

 

I believe the 84 is how long you have to respond to an RFE, not how long USCIS has to respond back to you.  I believe that normal processing is 60 days for a response to an RFE.  And if they take longer, they take longer....

 

 

Thanks for the correction but they do have 60 days in which to reply. USCIS’s official guideline says that they will respond to RFE within 60 days after your RFE response submission. 60-day clock starts on the day USCIS receives your RFE response. How long USCIS takes to respond to RFE varies widely on case-to-case basis along with USCIS workload. USCIS can even deny an application without RFE now.

[TandSarahJane 178]

Checked the "new site" just now and we are approved. Praying for good things for those in the wait!

 

I had 1 of the worst weekends of tremendous trifles... sofa broke, light bulbs burning out, computer overheated (cpu pump fried), misplaced ID just before talking to a heavily armed guard... I jokingly told Sarah "man this NOA2 really is sucking the power from everything in life, maybe we will hear something good next week". Then 1 hour later I looked, and boom. No email notice, just new site updated with Friday's date.

[Sabrina02 108]

3 hours ago, Greenbaum said:

Thanks for the correction but they do have 60 days in which to reply. USCIS’s official guideline says that they will respond to RFE within 60 days after your RFE response submission. 60-day clock starts on the day USCIS receives your RFE response. How long USCIS takes to respond to RFE varies widely on case-to-case basis along with USCIS workload. USCIS can even deny an application without RFE now.

Not relevant to us May filers. We are here waiting and waiting without word. No explanation other than the monotonous "you are still within processing time....."

[Greenbaum 12,259]

40 minutes ago, Sabrina02 said:

Not relevant to us May filers. We are here waiting and waiting without word. No explanation other than the monotonous "you are still within processing time....."

We are talking about RFE's.

[Sabrina02 108]

1 minute ago, Greenbaum said:

We are talking about RFE's.

After September 2018 this applies right???

[Sabrina02 108]

Only applicable to cases filed on or after Sep 11, 2018

The new policy applies only to the cases that are filed on or after 09/11/2018 and will not apply to any cases which were filed before this date.

[Greenbaum 12,259]

3 minutes ago, Sabrina02 said:

After September 2018 this applies right???

It has always applied. September 2018 deadline from the article has nothing to do with K-1's. It's mainly for those who send in a visa application and do not send in a lot of the paperwork thinking they will hold their place in line till they can get all the paperwork together and send it in before their case is adjudicated.

Edited December 10, 2018 by Greenbaum

[Sabrina02 108]

8 minutes ago, Greenbaum said:

It has always applied. September 2018 deadline from the article has nothing to do with K-1's.

I do believe you. I think this is a shitty unfair process that has no governance nor legitimate checks so folks are not allowed to discuss paying their $500+. Hopefully as time progress and this vague process has evolved, we will see fairness, proper timing and non neglect for people's life.  Thanks for sharing.

Edited December 10, 2018 by Sabrina02