May 2018 K1 Filers

[LarryHickman 181]

2 hours ago, Sarge2155 said:

Larry I feel your pain and this is one time that's it's NOT just lip or pen service. I'm right there with you only I have not called in lieu of letting this process run it's course. I'll wait until a later date to try to communicate with USCIS. They seem to give the same answers most of the time so I want to avoid and added undue stress. It is very unnerving to see other folks that filed weeks past you get approved. It's easy for people looking from outside (or who have already gotten) their approvals to analyze you and say chill out get a hobby do this or that, but we meaning people who are, or who have been in our situation we truly know the frustrations. All I can offer is stay strong in your relationship, make some alternate plans should the unforeseen happen ( always have a plan B).

 

I truly feel you as testament to my time line it's still early yet let's you and I step back take a deep breath and try to take a productive step forward. I feel you buddy!!!!!!!!

 

Always,

Sarge

Good morning stage, you are absolutely correct after being told I have nothing derogatory, no RFE and watching other past me get approved, what would anyone think? Yes there are members here that can tell you to chill etc but your right they are already approved and so easy to say. The fact is if there was something they needed I could say to my self ok my timeline will be extended a bit but they don’t and these are their words while watching others approved...please don’t mistake that for me being upset I’m happy my VJ buds are approved and there are some really good people and not everyone a fraud or trying to play the system.

 

Sarge your a good man it would actually be nice to stay in contact with you. I pray you get approved soon and your advice is well received. I’m going to try and stay off here to get away from this a bit but I definitely would like to see you  and Dave&anatasia

 

Thanks

Larry

Edited November 9, 2018 by LarryHickman

[debbiedoo 2,339]

48 minutes ago, LarryHickman said:

Good morning stage, you are absolutely correct after being told I have nothing derogatory, no RFE and watching other past me get approved, what would anyone think? Yes there are members here that can tell you to chill etc but your right they are already approved and so easy to say.

Ive been telling people to chill and find a way to stay busy since i started this thread back in may. the busier you are, the faster time passes. go to work, work extra hours, find a hobby, visit people, travel, whatever. KEEP BUSY.

 

There are people from LAST YEAR who are still waiting for their NOA2. Those are the ones the phone lines need to be for. People who are outside normal processing times. not impatient people who aren't even officially 'time' yet. calling clogs up those lines and makes the wait longer for people who have a LEGITIMATE reason to call and seek help.

 

i wont be contacting NVC till late december/january. why? because theyll get the info to me when they get it to me. theres NOA2 people calling or talking about calling NVC now. its not going to make anything go faster. leave the phone lines open for people who NEED them.

 

my advice stands, as it has for the past 6 months. stay busy. be patient. dont stare at clocks or calendars or the mailbox. you only make it worse for yourself when you do.

[TandSarahJane 178]

Certainly the wait is frustrating.  My fiancee' comes from a very modest background and many of the things that Americans consider everyday are so amazingly foreign to her.  How does a car work? How do you use an oven? Does snow hurt when it lands on you? 

The enthusiasm of all the good things ahead certainly amplifies the frustration of watching NOA2s of dates on either side of ours get approved and yet no updates on our case. I can only think that the officials are the utmost professionals and doing the right thing on each petition that they review.  I wouldn't want anything less from someone that has such responsibilities and impact on people's lives.

We are hoping for a flight on Christmas Eve.  There are quite a few steps to take as soon as we get the NOA2 as she has to get police clearances from several countries and these takes weeks to complete and deliver to the consulate. The timing gets tighter for every day that there is no news.

 

Our story is very simple as we met in person first and started dating after. I am lucky that I see her everyday in-person.   The other night we watched "National Treasure 2" - it was really cute to sort through all the fact/fiction in that movie. Yes, Mount Rushmore is real. No, there is no gold city inside it.  We also played some word games and discussed the meaning of words that she had never been exposed to previously.

 

Just find ways to snooze the frustrations of waiting.... Best of luck to all!

[DaveAndAnastasia 2,092]

2 hours ago, debbiedoo said:

Ive been telling people to chill and find a way to stay busy since i started this thread back in may. the busier you are, the faster time passes. go to work, work extra hours, find a hobby, visit people, travel, whatever. KEEP BUSY.

Yeah. I've been telling people to remain calm when their case is in normal processing times since not long after I filed. That wanting to know is fine, but that you weren't the very first on your date, or that USCIS is taking five months or so to get to the first person on your date does not mean there's some hidden problem with your case or that USCIS or the federal government has something personal against you or your fiancé(e). 

 

But it's definitely true (at least for me) that seeing people whose cases are near yours get approved makes you a bit anxious about your own; I've gone from checking in once a week or so just in case we got super-lucky to once a day and checking the mail every day when the first May approvals showed up to twice a day on both sites when the first after May 20th did. Not really worried, just want something to happen.

 

Also... this morning's status check: 99/302 I-129F/CSC May filer timelines have NOA2, with 5 unresolved RFEs (counting one five days after NOA1 as a data entry error).

[debbiedoo 2,339]

Just now, DaveAndAnastasia said:

Yeah. I've been telling people to remain calm when their case is in normal processing times since not long after I filed. That wanting to know is fine, but that you weren't the very first on your date, or that USCIS is taking five months or so to get to the first person on your date does not mean there's some hidden problem with your case or that USCIS or the federal government has something personal against you or your fiancé(e). 

 

But it's definitely true (at least for me) that seeing people whose cases are near yours get approved makes you a bit anxious about your own; I've gone from checking in once a week or so just in case we got super-lucky to once a day and checking the mail every day when the first May approvals showed up to twice a day on both sites when the first after May 20th did. Not really worried, just want something to happen.

 

Also... this morning's status check: 99/302 I-129F/CSC May filer timelines have NOA2, with 5 unresolved RFEs (counting one five days after NOA1 as a data entry error).

i get the checking online/ apps more often. thats fine. but calling is premature at this point.

 

i dont even consider myself a patient person and im like ' meh. itll happen when it happens. nothing i can do to hurry any of this along'.

 

when i dont have control over something, i try not to worry about it. all it would do is give me a migraine and stress me out and i have enough other ####### going on in my life that causes both of those. no need to add to it lolololol

[Greenbaum 12,259]

1 hour ago, TandSarahJane said:

Certainly the wait is frustrating.  My fiancee' comes from a very modest background and many of the things that Americans consider everyday are so amazingly foreign to her.  How does a car work? How do you use an oven? Does snow hurt when it lands on you? 

The enthusiasm of all the good things ahead certainly amplifies the frustration of watching NOA2s of dates on either side of ours get approved and yet no updates on our case. I can only think that the officials are the utmost professionals and doing the right thing on each petition that they review.  I wouldn't want anything less from someone that has such responsibilities and impact on people's lives.

We are hoping for a flight on Christmas Eve.  There are quite a few steps to take as soon as we get the NOA2 as she has to get police clearances from several countries and these takes weeks to complete and deliver to the consulate. The timing gets tighter for every day that there is no news.

 

Our story is very simple as we met in person first and started dating after. I am lucky that I see her everyday in-person.   The other night we watched "National Treasure 2" - it was really cute to sort through all the fact/fiction in that movie. Yes, Mount Rushmore is real. No, there is no gold city inside it.  We also played some word games and discussed the meaning of words that she had never been exposed to previously.

 

Just find ways to snooze the frustrations of waiting.... Best of luck to all!

She is luck to have met you. You seem like a great upstanding guy(?). My wife is from the Philippines, a lady who is a little more experienced then some, but just the same I enjoyed exposing her to new things here in USA. The look on her face was always priceless. It was like watching a child unwrap a Christmas gift that they always wanted. Priceless.

 

Can you do the rest of us a favor. Many of our answers are predicated on the information you supply in your profile. When we look at the left column and can't determine your timeline or your Embassy it's hard for us to give you a factual answer. If you look at the profile of others here, they have a flag for their country, so it makes it easy for us to reply as we can quickly determine your Embassy. Our answers will sometimes be tailored to a specific Embassy hence the reason for you to complete your profile.

 

So, if you could help yourself out and complete your profile that sure would help us out when we want to reply to your question with factual information.

 

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". There now we can better serve you.

 

Thanks

[debbiedoo 2,339]

2 minutes ago, Greenbaum said:

 

 

Can you do the rest of us a favor. Many of our answers are predicated on the information you supply in your profile. When we look at the left column and can't determine your timeline or your Embassy it's hard for us to give you a factual answer. If you look at the profile of others here, they have a flag for their country, so it makes it easy for us to reply as we can quickly determine your Embassy. Our answers will sometimes be tailored to a specific Embassy hence the reason for you to complete your profile.

 

So, if you could help yourself out and complete your profile that sure would help us out when we want to reply to your question with factual information.

 

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". There now we can better serve you.

 

Thanks

 

i think you just need to add that to your signature line lol

 

 

[Greenbaum 12,259]

9 hours ago, Sabrina02 said:

 

Should request ww from your employer to go along with tax transcript. Lots of folks cannot read the transcript so I would take both.

What is a "ww"? One or the other, 1040 or tax transcript is needed. To be truthfully honest the Embassy much prefers the transcript as it leads them straight to the answer without having to scavenge through a 1040. Be careful of what you recommend until such time as you have experienced it or you are quoting from a reputable source. Just an opinion.

[Greenbaum 12,259]

4 minutes ago, debbiedoo said:

 

i think you just need to add that to your signature line lol

 

 

If I were to add that then I'd get antsy and need to add more then I would answer someone's question and my entire answer and profile would take up a whole page of the thread.  I have turned off all "signatures" as they get messy with everyone putting a picture in there that covers half a page and other junk. Even mine is turned off so I don't see it.

[Rbenthompson 68]

3 hours ago, LarryHickman said:

Good morning stage, you are absolutely correct after being told I have nothing derogatory, no RFE and watching other past me get approved, what would anyone think? Yes there are members here that can tell you to chill etc but your right they are already approved and so easy to say. The fact is if there was something they needed I could say to my self ok my timeline will be extended a bit but they don’t and these are their words while watching others approved...please don’t mistake that for me being upset I’m happy my VJ buds are approved and there are some really good people and not everyone a fraud or trying to play the system.

 

Sarge your a good man it would actually be nice to stay in contact with you. I pray you get approved soon and your advice is well received. I’m going to try and stay off here to get away from this a bit but I definitely would like to see you  and Dave&anatasia

 

Thanks

Larry

I agree with you and Sarge.  I have tried not to log onto VJ as much recently.  It was super exciting seeing people in April getting approved and knowing we were on deck.  When you start seeing people approved two weeks after your application, it is much less exciting.  Regardless, I am happy for everyone getting approved and will be overjoyed when we get moved to the next stage.

[TandSarahJane 178]

8 minutes ago, Greenbaum said:

She is luck to have met you. You seem like a great upstanding guy(?). My wife is from the Philippines, a lady who is a little more experienced then some, but just the same I enjoyed exposing her to new things here in USA. The look on her face was always priceless. It was like watching a child unwrap a Christmas gift that they always wanted. Priceless.

Thanks @Greenbaum! Yes... guy here.😊 

 

My fiancee' is originally from Bohol, PHL, but spent the past few years as an OFW in Kuwait.  Recently I've taken up teaching her about American football - she loves saying "Touchdown, Alabama!" every Saturday... even for a day or 2 after the game is over and a highlight clip is on. 🤣 

 

If we make our timeline for Christmas Eve, then we are planning to spend New Years in "over the top" Las Vegas.... really looking forward to more of those priceless moments!

[DaveAndAnastasia 2,092]

13 minutes ago, TandSarahJane said:

Recently I've taken up teaching her about American football - she loves saying "Touchdown, Alabama!" every Saturday... even for a day or 2 after the game is over and a highlight clip is on. 🤣 

Anastasia says she'll watch the "Orange team" with me when she gets here and I can try and explain the game better. Also insists I have more faith in my team when I don't think we can beat Clemson. She was right about that once . Day after I got home from our first meeting.

[Sarge2155 4,587]

Life lessons tell us or teach us whichever you prefer that people handle stress, rejection, even frustration in many different ways. Some are similar, some are alike and thus some are 360 degrees different. Having said all that this forum offers many different things to many different people not just about immigration ( although I acknowledge that is 98% the objective) here.

 

This forum also affords an individual the opportunity to say things whether they really feel that way or not freely. Meaning perhaps some things that are said and offered on this forum would not necessarily  be said face to face to a stranger on the street for obvious reasons. My experience in life and I would be willing to bet it's more substantial (due to years on this planet) than most here has taught me that sometimes when people are seeking solace, peace or even advice it's not always a good idea to respond like a bull in a china cabinet.

 

I've seen many many replies on this forum that would fit that latter phrase. Yes there's the TOS which is often referred to, but that works both ways thus my post. Simply my post just means I'd like to talk to people the way I would want to be talked to, whether it's in a post or what have you.

 

Having said all that this is a fine forum and I have gleaned much knowledge and information since I have been a member here and I am sure that will continue to be the case.

 

To all the May folks that have gotten their approvals I say congrats and on the other hand to all the May folks that are waiting some patiently some not so patiently to be steadfast in your relationships. However you choose to deal with your particular stress level is your own choice no matter what advice you receive from anyone here. It's early folks I am confident that our cases will be addressed in due course some just take longer for any number of reasons!!!!!!!!

[Sarge2155 4,587]

6 hours ago, LarryHickman said:

Good morning stage, you are absolutely correct after being told I have nothing derogatory, no RFE and watching other past me get approved, what would anyone think? Yes there are members here that can tell you to chill etc but your right they are already approved and so easy to say. The fact is if there was something they needed I could say to my self ok my timeline will be extended a bit but they don’t and these are their words while watching others approved...please don’t mistake that for me being upset I’m happy my VJ buds are approved and there are some really good people and not everyone a fraud or trying to play the system.

 

Sarge your a good man it would actually be nice to stay in contact with you. I pray you get approved soon and your advice is well received. I’m going to try and stay off here to get away from this a bit but I definitely would like to see you  and Dave&anatasia

 

Thanks

Larry

I have PM'd you!

[Superman 614 13]

Hello everyone, I've been silently following this post for awhile and hopefully this helps with the times

NOA1: recieved May 25th at Texas Service Center, they then forwarded it to California Service center

NOA2: approved Nov 8th

Found out through the app tracker then looked on the website and it said approved

Everyone still waiting don't get your hopes up everyone should hear something soon, I filled and completed everything out myself and only sent 3 photos in of us but I did try and front load it and also had a ton of printouts of phone calls and text convos, my packet was very thick. Good luck everyone and best of wishes to everyone, also if this is helpful, My state is Ohio and she's in the Philippines.