MARCH 2019 I-129F FILERS

[TennilleO 117]

1 minute ago, Mimiso said:

Old site: https://egov.uscis.gov/casestatus/landing.do 

New site: https://myaccount.uscis.dhs.gov/ 

Thank you! Luckily I was checking both but didn't know that.  

[TandClaudia 330]

@BunnyBoo@Mimiso 

 

I'm confident that we will see a lot of March approvals this week and next week.

 

I wouldn't be surprised if we see an April approval towards the end of next week.

[Comanutd33 61]

Informed delivery just showed incoming mailing from DHS! Praying it’s an approval. No update on either new or old site. 

[Ola&Adunni 51]

We have been trying to call USCIS with no luck ..please who has the their email? Our NOA1 is 84days today with no word ..Lord help us

[DR_UA 26]

32 minutes ago, Ola&Adunni said:

We have been trying to call USCIS with no luck ..please who has the their email? Our NOA1 is 84days today with no word ..Lord help us

Did you try the numbers posted by @TandClaudia on page 24? Worked for me (unfortunately, I was told there are no updates for my case...). Emailing USCIS will always result in their standard reply about 7 months processing time.

[ImmPro 106]

27 minutes ago, Ola&Adunni said:

We have been trying to call USCIS with no luck ..please who has the their email? Our NOA1 is 84days today with no word ..Lord help us

@Ola&Adunni Well, I know some individuals have received their NOA2, but I mean technically we are still well within the processing times. The way it was mentioned to me was where you see like the two dates that are given on the USCIS website (as of right now 5 to 7 months).  USCIS calculates the processing time range based on the previous month’s completions, with the low end reflecting the time needed to complete 50 percent of cases and the high end showing the time it took to complete 93 percent of cases. 

 

If you noticed when I first submitted the I-129-F and you did, somewhere around March the processing times was much higher at around 6-8 months. However, it has been rapidly going down, which is expected around this time of year. There's such a spike of applications after the summer time romance in the air lol, probably because this is the time most people have an opportunity to travel. I figure right after the holidays most of us are broke or did not travel around this time, so there are less applications being submitted. Anyway, that's just my speculation.

 

Such a long answer just to say, Man, I'm there with you and I can't wait to get my NOA 2 as well, but might be a tad bit early to ask the lord to save us already lol.

 

(Disclaimer: As a Christian, actually it is never to early to ask the lord to save us lol.)

[klgck 153]

3 hours ago, TandClaudia said:

@BunnyBoo@Mimiso 

 

I'm confident that we will see a lot of March approvals this week and next week.

 

I wouldn't be surprised if we see an April approval towards the end of next week.

Late April filer here! Would love to see an approval but probably wont until July haha. Here's hoping for you March filers and early April filers 😁

[wintermute10 6]

12 minutes ago, Verteres said:

@Ola&Adunni Well, I know some individuals have received their NOA2, but I mean technically we are still well within the processing times. The way it was mentioned to me was where you see like the two dates that are given on the USCIS website (as of right now 5 to 7 months).  USCIS calculates the processing time range based on the previous month’s completions, with the low end reflecting the time needed to complete 50 percent of cases and the high end showing the time it took to complete 93 percent of cases. 

 

I think that USCIS is basing the time estimates off of a rolling average of the previous 6 months. Based on the data on this site back in the beginning of March, NOA1 to NOA2 was taking around 4.5 month.  Going further back to November, it was over 6 months.  Over the last month, it looks like they got that down to 3 months.  That is not counting the ones that got an RFE, which obviously could add a lot of time if the petitioner delays responding.

 

Another way of getting a good feel is just to look at the timelines for February on this site.  About 20% of the people on this site never update their profile, so it looks like most Feb applicants already either got approved or got a RFE.

 

That being said, Maryna and I filed on March 8th and I am checking the sites multiple times a day.  The waiting is the worst part, as everyone here knows.

 

[Ola&Adunni 51]

44 minutes ago, DR_UA said:

Did you try the numbers posted by @TandClaudia on page 24? Worked for me (unfortunately, I was told there are no updates for my case...). Emailing USCIS will always result in their standard reply about 7 months processing time.

 

38 minutes ago, Verteres said:

@Ola&Adunni Well, I know some individuals have received their NOA2, but I mean technically we are still well within the processing times. The way it was mentioned to me was where you see like the two dates that are given on the USCIS website (as of right now 5 to 7 months).  USCIS calculates the processing time range based on the previous month’s completions, with the low end reflecting the time needed to complete 50 percent of cases and the high end showing the time it took to complete 93 percent of cases. 

 

If you noticed when I first submitted the I-129-F and you did, somewhere around March the processing times was much higher at around 6-8 months. However, it has been rapidly going down, which is expected around this time of year. There's such a spike of applications after the summer time romance in the air lol, probably because this is the time most people have an opportunity to travel. I figure right after the holidays most of us are broke or did not travel around this time, so there are less applications being submitted. Anyway, that's just my speculation.

 

Such a long answer just to say, Man, I'm there with you and I can't wait to get my NOA 2 as well, but might be a tad bit early to ask the lord to save us already lol.

 

(Disclaimer: As a Christian, actually it is never to early to ask the lord to save us lol.)

Thanks for the feedback! We appreciate it. Let the waiting session continue..

Lol..yes it's never too early or late 😅 

[Pitaya 2,577]

8 minutes ago, wintermute10 said:

The waiting is the worst part, as everyone here knows.

 

Yep, it is like waiting for the water to boil, or the paint to dry, or the grass to grow.....

 

Good luck on your immigration journey.

[Ola&Adunni 51]

12 minutes ago, wintermute10 said:

I think that USCIS is basing the time estimates off of a rolling average of the previous 6 months. Based on the data on this site back in the beginning of March, NOA1 to NOA2 was taking around 4.5 month.  Going further back to November, it was over 6 months.  Over the last month, it looks like they got that down to 3 months.  That is not counting the ones that got an RFE, which obviously could add a lot of time if the petitioner delays responding.

 

Another way of getting a good feel is just to look at the timelines for February on this site.  About 20% of the people on this site never update their profile, so it looks like most Feb applicants already either got approved or got a RFE.

 

That being said, Maryna and I filed on March 8th and I am checking the sites multiple times a day.  The waiting is the worst part, as everyone here knows.

 

I see now, okay! Thank you. It's always good to get fresh a perspective on this. Hopefully we'll hear some good news from you two soon!! Sending up prayers and positive vibes💪🏽💪🏽

[ImmPro 106]

13 minutes ago, wintermute10 said:

The waiting is the worst part, as everyone here knows.

 

4 minutes ago, Ola&Adunni said:

Let the waiting session continue..

 

3 minutes ago, Pitaya (火龙果) said:

Yep, it is like waiting for the water to boil, or the paint to dry, or the grass to grow.....

@wintermute10 @Ola&Adunni @Pitaya (火龙果) The waiting  is torturous lol. It reminds me when I was a kid and my parents would buy me a Christmas present like a month early and stick in the closet and would tell me I better not go in there and look at it lol. It would be torture until December 24th midnight lol. Reminds me of that with the exception we don't know the date, so adds a little extra salt to the cut lol.

[Elif_and_Greg 164]

On 6/2/2019 at 4:55 AM, Sarge2155 said:

Don't put to much stock in the websites either of them. They work for some people but they were totally non functional for me! I would venture to say that you will find out either by calling or by mail. YMMV...

I've been thinking of calling them lately even though it hasn't been 3 months yet since my NOA1. Is there a general line to call for the CSC?

[TandClaudia 330]

@Elif_and_Greg, It wouldn't hurt to call them.  Neither website has updated for me, and I haven't received email or text notification either.  I had my best luck calling exactly at 7am CST.

 

Dial 1-800-375-5283 then press 1,2,7,9,4,6 then enter receipt number and then press 1.

[Elif_and_Greg 164]

1 minute ago, TandClaudia said:

@Elif_and_Greg, It wouldn't hurt to call them.  Neither website has updated for me, and I haven't received email or text notification either.  I had my best luck calling exactly at 7am CST.

 

Dial 1-800-375-5283 then press 1,2,7,9,4,6 then enter receipt number and then press 1.

Awesome, thanks! I'll let you know what they say.