June 2018 K1 Filers

[Nana Y 24]

My receipt date was June 27th----I called the customer service number ans was informed that a request for additional evidence has been ordered on December 13th.  My status online has not changed and I have still not received any letter from the  USCIS.

 

I called the Customer services line and was informed that, a request for additional evidence has been ordered on my petition but I have not receive any-letter till date nor told of specific evidence requesting

[Shiran 1,134]

53 minutes ago, Nana Y said:

My receipt date was June 27th----I called the customer service number ans was informed that a request for additional evidence has been ordered on December 13th.  My status online has not changed and I have still not received any letter from the  USCIS.

 

I called the Customer services line and was informed that, a request for additional evidence has been ordered on my petition but I have not receive any-letter till date nor told of specific evidence requesting

Some people had success with getting their RFE faxed to them if they can provide convincing enough story (e.g. upcoming trip etc). Look at the positive, at least you know your case is being worked on.

[Greenbaum 12,259]

2 hours ago, Nana Y said:

My receipt date was June 27th----I called the customer service number ans was informed that a request for additional evidence has been ordered on December 13th.  My status online has not changed and I have still not received any letter from the  USCIS.

 

I called the Customer services line and was informed that, a request for additional evidence has been ordered on my petition but I have not receive any-letter till date nor told of specific evidence requesting

These requests can take 2-4 weeks to send. Patience.

[Ishelle 46]

7 hours ago, Greenbaum said:

As part of its benefits adjudication process and as required by law, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) conducts background checks on petitioners and applicants who seek certain immigration benefits. These background checks consist of four separate checks against systems within Department of Justice (DOJ), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). In order to facilitate the collection and transmission of information necessary to complete background check processes, USCIS maintains five information technology electronic systems: the Fingerprint Masthead Notification System (FMNS), the Customer Identity Capture System (CICS), the FD-258 Tracking System - Mainframe (FD-258 MF), the Benefits Biometrics Support System (BBSS), and the Interagency Border Inspection System (IBIS) Manifest. USCIS is conducting this privacy impact assessment (PIA) because FMNS, CICS, FD-258 MF, BBSS, and IBIS Manifest collect, use, and share personally identifiable information (PII). This PIA replaces the previously published USCIS PIA for the "Background Check Service (BCS)" which describes planned background check-related systems that were never implemented. Upon publication of this PIA, the BCS PIA will be retired.

 

Additional screening and background checks based on country of birth, citizenship, or residency in the “State Sponsors of Terrorism” (T-7) list: Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Sudan, Syria; or from the “List of 26”: Afghanistan, Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, UAE, Yemen. This is a mandatory stop list and allegedly takes 2 to 4 days, thanks in part to the partially rolled out PATRIOT (Pre-Adjudicated Threat Recognition and Intelligence Operations Team) system managed by ICE, but often take 3 to 6 weeks and if there is a hit who knows how long.

 

Security Advisory Opinion (SAO) or Washington Special Clearance,[1] commonly called security clearance, administrative clearance, or administrative processing,[2] is a process the United States Department of State and the diplomatic missions of the United States use in deciding to grant or deny a United States visa to certain visa applicants. The process involves sending a request from the visa issuing post to the Department of State's headquarters in Washington, D.C., to investigate an individual's case for possible espionage, terrorism, and illegal export of technology out of the United States.

 

https://www.visajourney.com/content/adjudicator-q-and-a

 

RE: I-129F Case

USCIS is committed to adjudicating immigration benefits in a timely manner while also ensuring public safety and national security. A small percentage of applications and petitions have unresolved background check issues that temporarily delay adjudication. Although USCIS makes every effort to resolve such cases promptly, USCIS is unable to speculate when the background check will be completed. 

 

If a background check reveals an issue that may impact an applicant’s eligibility for the requested immigration benefit, further inquiry is needed. The inquiry may include an additional interview and/or contact with another agency for updates or more comprehensive information. Upon gathering and assessing all available information, USCIS will adjudicate the application as quickly as possible. 

 

USCIS realizes that the constituent may be frustrated by the progress of their case. However, the agency must balance individual inconvenience against broader issues of public safety and national security.

 

The process is not taken lightly by USCIS. They are responsible to not let in anyone that would want to harm these United States or the citizens thereof into the country. Put yourself in the shoes of a USCIS agent who adjudicated the case for the couple who were involved in the December 2, 2015 shooting where 14 people were killed and 22 others were seriously injured in a terrorist attack. Please don't be so free flowing with your comments.

By no means my comments are free flowing. (Whatever you intend to mean by that) In fact I’m an incredibly patient and mostly objective person.

 

I’ve been in living in the US for 18 years almost. I’ve gone through a long range of visas until I became a citizen years ago. I realize Turkey is a country that currently requires more background check than it has been. But I do know people from Turkey who’s gotten their approval before us.  I suggest you,  not to be “free flowing” with your comments when you give a very tragic act of terrorism as an example to my comment that simply states “haven’t heard anything yet” No one here blames the USCIS staff who’re just doing their job. 

 

You’ve been helping a lot to everyone here and I appreciate your time and knowledge about the visa processing. But I feel like sometimes you can be a bit too quick to judge other people’s comments and your example was a bit too extreme.

[Ishelle 46]

10 hours ago, boris64 said:

I am just speculating. But maybe it has something to do with security checks based on the country of the beneficiary. People have such a biased view of Turkey. I have vacationed there three times. Once in Izmir and twice in Anatolia. I loved it....

Thank you for the kind words. Turkey is a beautiful country and people are most of the time nice and kind. Mine was sort of more sad than upset comment. Because it feels like forever since we’ve seen each other and I have kids at school and can’t travel much. Good luck with the rest of the process

[Yay 10]

Old site 6/28, new site 7/3 and still waiting.. I’m from South Korea and my fiance called USCIS yesterday and they said just ‘it’s being processed and he can get a mail or RFE soon’  but no mails.. no emails... nor notifications.. i’m freaking out inside 😭😭

[Shiran 1,134]

8 minutes ago, Yay said:

Old site 6/28, new site 7/3 and still waiting.. I’m from South Korea and my fiance called USCIS yesterday and they said just ‘it’s being processed and he can get a mail or RFE soon’  but no mails.. no emails... nor notifications.. i’m freaking out inside 😭😭

As of right, according to VJ, only about half of July apps were approved. 67 to be precise. Technically it is closer to 1/3 of total July apps but  number never gets high. And there was a slow down to holidays. Give it another few  weeks. 

[Greenbaum 12,259]

12 hours ago, Ishelle said:

By no means my comments are free flowing. (Whatever you intend to mean by that) In fact I’m an incredibly patient and mostly objective person.

 

I’ve been in living in the US for 18 years almost. I’ve gone through a long range of visas until I became a citizen years ago. I realize Turkey is a country that currently requires more background check than it has been. But I do know people from Turkey who’s gotten their approval before us.  I suggest you,  not to be “free flowing” with your comments when you give a very tragic act of terrorism as an example to my comment that simply states “haven’t heard anything yet” No one here blames the USCIS staff who’re just doing their job. 

 

You’ve been helping a lot to everyone here and I appreciate your time and knowledge about the visa processing. But I feel like sometimes you can be a bit too quick to judge other people’s comments and your example was a bit too extreme.

My apologies as this was an old qoute that I copied from my archives and hastily posted without reading the entire post. It was from a conversation that I had with someone months back. Because you brought it to my attention I have gone back into my archived and reviewed it may change us. No disrespect intended please.

[VikaShew2017 150]

In Friday USCIS got our mail with RFE. We hope to get our approval during first week of 2019.  

[Yay 10]

Is there anyone who hasn’t heard anything yet from USCIS?  feel like I’m the last one from June filers

[Mekulisch 97]

4 hours ago, Yay said:

Is there anyone who hasn’t heard anything yet from USCIS?  feel like I’m the last one from June filers

Not a thing. June25th NOA1

[DaveAndAnastasia 2,090]

14 minutes ago, Mekulisch said:

Not a thing. June25th NOA1

Despite a lot of July approvals, the "Receipt date for a case inquiry" for I-129F petitions at the California Service Center is currently June 3rd.

[Mekulisch 97]

2 hours ago, DaveAndAnastasia said:

Despite a lot of July approvals, the "Receipt date for a case inquiry" for I-129F petitions at the California Service Center is currently June 3rd.

So, does that mean only folks who have a NOA1 dated June 3rd or before may make an official inquiry?  It appears, from some posts, that you might get some information by telephone?  Ex: you have a RFE coming...

[DaveAndAnastasia 2,090]

1 minute ago, Mekulisch said:

So, does that mean only folks who have a NOA1 dated June 3rd or before may make an official inquiry?  It appears, from some posts, that you might get some information by telephone?  Ex: you have a RFE coming...

You might get lucky (especially if you do have an RFE or approval coming that isn't on one of the web sites yet), but the most likely response to a call or email with a NOA1 after the "Receipt date for a case inquiry" is some variation on "your case is within normal processing times". Of course, the most likely response to an inquiry once your date is outside of normal processing times is some variation on "pending security/background checks; we'll get back to you in 30/45/60 days".

[Yay 10]

16 hours ago, Mekulisch said:

Not a thing. June25th NOA1

Try to be positive.. give another week.