Petition hasn’t been approved , feeling depressed

[AfricanQ 241]

Same here...PD June 28 still waiting ....nesbask is my service center.  Hoping to hear from them Jan or Feb 2019. Like others have mentioned focus on ur love and let the process work itself out.  I'm planning my next trip in April (5th trip) and ill be there for his interview (6th trips in total). just continue to collect more evidence for ur case.

[MMatrimony 306]

3 hours ago, AfricanQ said:

Same here...PD June 28 still waiting ....nesbask is my service center.  Hoping to hear from them Jan or Feb 2019. Like others have mentioned focus on ur love and let the process work itself out.  I'm planning my next trip in April (5th trip) and ill be there for his interview (6th trips in total). just continue to collect more evidence for ur case.

Yes for months I didn’t feel a way because I wasn’t in the 6th month period and once we surpass that is when I started to feel the motions , keep your head up . I’m headed to Ghana in February 

[MMatrimony 306]

10 hours ago, John & Rose said:

CR/IR is always quoted as 12 to 14 months.  It stinks but it is what it is.  K-1s are quicker to this point but take longer later.  I am also waiting on CR-1.  We are September filers and I don't anticipate hearing anything until June or July at the earliest.  We had a K-1 that took 11 months to the interview.  Just relax and let the process happen.  Ghana is slower than most due to the high fraud rate.  You are still where you should be.  Dont focus on the process, focus on the love.  This process will end someday.  Be thankful that you two have found each other.

Thank you for this 

 

[MMatrimony 306]

9 hours ago, O&GForever said:

Hang in there. Long distance relationships are hard...especially when you're going through the immigration process. Don't lose hope though. I can promise you it's worth it. It took my husband and I two visa attempts and two years from the day we sent in our first petition for him to get here. The best thing to do is not compare your timeline with others. Unfortunately immigration moves at it's own pace.

 

You never know... the delays you think you're experiencing could be a good thing. For example, I had several people apply in Ghana for CR1s around the same time I did. Three of them moved much faster than ours. It frustrating and disheartening at times. But all three of those cases were denied for a second time within three months of our interview. About two months before our interview, the government busted the fake Ghana embassy that was selling real visas to people for a high price. Those visas were provided to fake embassy by people inside the real embassy. By the time my husband went for his interview, things had started to change. I am quite certain because our case took longer to process, we were protected from the fraud that was going on inside the embassy and were approved. 

 

So don't lose hope. The process is taking longer these days. Use this time to prepare for the interview. Go over questions together. Continue to collect evidence. And continue to build your case. 

Thank you 

8 hours ago, jenifferrecio426 said:

WE are in the same boat. You’re 7 months and one week and I have 6months and half. I feel depressed too.

Thank you 

did you call with Uscis and follow up about that email ?

[Mrs. Neris 81]

9 hours ago, MrsMensah said:

Thank you 

Thank you 

did you call with Uscis and follow up about that email ?

Yes I do call but they always give me same stupid answer about time frames

[MMatrimony 306]

24 minutes ago, jenifferrecio426 said:

Yes I do call but they always give me same stupid answer about time frames

same smh

I see you're based in NY, I can always PM you my info if you want to talk. this is such a draining experience and its good to be surrounded by individuals going through similar situations

[Mrs. Neris 81]

1 minute ago, MrsMensah said:

same smh

I see you're based in NY, I can always PM you my info if you want to talk. this is such a draining experience and its good to be surrounded by individuals going through similar situations

YEs I want, why not!

[John & Rose 7,239]

10 hours ago, MrsMensah said:

Yes for months I didn’t feel a way because I wasn’t in the 6th month period and once we surpass that is when I started to feel the motions , keep your head up . I’m headed to Ghana in February 

The point is 6 months is just the half way point.  Please relax because that stress will just keep growing.  This is not a fun process but it will follow its own path.  Keep faith and keep your loved ones as the main focus.  I have seen many good couples breakup because of the stress.

[John & Rose 7,239]

1 hour ago, jenifferrecio426 said:

Yes I do call but they always give me same stupid answer about time frames

You have a right to complain if you are a DCF (as your profile states).  DCF is the quickest and easiest way to do this.  The rest of us have to accept the 12 to 14 months.  We have no control over this.

[Mrs. Neris 81]

1 minute ago, John & Rose said:

You have a right to complain if you are a DCF (as your profile states).  DCF is the quickest and easiest way to do this.  The rest of us have to accept the 12 to 14 months.  We have no control over this.

No. My is not a dcf, I don’t know how to take this out of my timeline

[John & Rose 7,239]

9 minutes ago, jenifferrecio426 said:

No. My is not a dcf, I don’t know how to take this out of my timeline

Oh.  Then you are just here like the rest of us.  Be happy that you are a June filer.  You will hear something soon.  I'm September and don't anticipate anything until next June at the earliest.  My K-1 took 0ver 10 months last year.

 

Don't pay too much attention to the timeline estimates here. Our estimate on the K-1 was December 2017 and it slipped from September 2017.  We were approved in late March 2018 and the timeline was December 24, 2017 when we were approved.

Edited December 12, 2018 by John & Rose

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On 12/10/2018 at 9:03 PM, MrsMensah said:

I’ve been trying to remain positive and some days are better than others . When I sent in the petition April 30rd I never imagined we would still be waiting over 7 months later without any sign of approval , RFE ...Nothing . 

This messes up our plans , due to the length I can’t see my husband having his interview within a year of initially appliying. I see so many people applying after us and married after us who have passed along and we are just at a standstill. I could really use some words of encouragement now. I used to speak to a few people on VJ how their spouse are now with them and somehow we lost contact which I’m ok with. Thank you in advance for anyone who could lend advice / some words of encouragement 

Don't worry it shall be well, I understand you especially at this time when the weather is getting colder and colder in New York . It's all about patience. I was in an F2A category and waited for about 26 months before getting an interview and successfully got my visa and now with my wife and daughter in New York . Sometimes you can't do anything about it but just have to wait .

[PeHa 2]

On 12/10/2018 at 11:04 PM, IloveDanang said:

Oh lord..I've been checking it online whenever I can this month.  So it's not even that updated.  

I was checking it daily and it had been sitting in the mail for almost a week. Just checked today and my online still hasnt updated

[IloveDanang 38]

12 minutes ago, PeHa said:

I was checking it daily and it had been sitting in the mail for almost a week. Just checked today and my online still hasnt updated

Thanks for the info.  It's kind of a shame since I called Nebraska center, all I get is automated answering machine.  And one of the messages was to use the USCIS website to check the status.  

[Chocobo 196]

No matter which way you look at it, the waiting suuuuuucks.     "Eye on the prize", "don't lose faith", "keep your head up", I know that they're not things you want to hear, but there is truth to it.  In this end, this wait will be worth it.  The waiting time is brutal.  You're not alone though, so I hope that at least provides a little comfort!