March 2020 I-129F (K1) Filers

[jess.y 66]

30 minutes ago, LoveJonLovell said:

It's soon to be your favourite time of the week - "March Cases update time"

 

As you can see, The USCIS Case Tracker shows 209 March approved Cases - that's 100 new approvals since last weekend.

138 RFEs outstanding - which is 50 more than last week

193 Rejections, which is 5 less than last week (perhaps they were contested or corrected)

 

But there's definitely movement!

 

I started at 1:10am UK time (I re-set my body clock to live on eastern time) and it took just about 2 hours to update... I think I have a system in place to get it done in a little over an hour and 30 minutes next week!

 

Stay strong. Stay positive. Our time is coming!

Oh man this is hella impressive. Thanks for the update! Nothin has changed for my date yet but it’s okay, as long as it’s moving along! 

[Shaz1 65]

@LoveJonLovell great work. I have a concern, what are the reasons that can cause the rejections?

[LoveJonLovell 306]

2 minutes ago, Shaz1 said:

@LoveJonLovell great work. I have a concern, what are the reasons that can cause the rejections?

It's usually listed as incorrect forms or improper payment - Something they pick up on instantly.

[Shaz1 65]

Just now, LoveJonLovell said:

It's usually listed as incorrect forms or improper payment - Something they pick up on instantly.

If they have wrong forms or method of payment, why they even send NOA1? They should reject/return when receive the docs, right? 

[LoveJonLovell 306]

5 minutes ago, Shaz1 said:

If they have wrong forms or method of payment, why they even send NOA1? They should reject/return when receive the docs, right? 

They don't send the NOA1 in those instances... those cases go into the total filed for the month... but not into the remaining to be checked.

[kswheezy 117]

@LoveJonLovell you rock! 😊

[kswheezy 117]

They have no approvals for my date... they should let me be the first. I would be a fantastic spokeswoman 😅🤣

[Greenbaum 12,259]

If you are responding to @LoveJonLovell graph eliminate the graph from your quote. Just click somewhere on the graph and hit your backspace bar and the graph will be deleted but the original text from the post will remain. By doing this we can keep the repeated long replies from cluttering up the thread.

 

 @LoveJonLovell that "tool" is a grand contribution to the topic. Thanks for spending the time creating and updating the information. 

[RishDan 77]

Just asking out of curiosity, once k-1 is approved which is receipt of NAO2 I believe. Moving forward, does it have a fixed timeline more or less till the interview or will it be like this long waiting for each steps ? 
This might sound like a silly question 
 

[SalishSea 17,829]

9 minutes ago, RishDan said:

Just asking out of curiosity, once k-1 is approved which is receipt of NAO2 I believe. Moving forward, does it have a fixed timeline more or less till the interview or will it be like this long waiting for each steps ? 
This might sound like a silly question 
 

No timeline.  Pre-Covid,  it was very consulate-specific.  Now, it is more waiting as NVC holds approved petitions since K-1 interviews are not widely happening at consulates.  There are VJ members who had petitions approved last year who have not yet had interviews.

[Greenbaum 12,259]

41 minutes ago, RishDan said:

Just asking out of curiosity, once k-1 is approved which is receipt of NAO2 I believe. Moving forward, does it have a fixed timeline more or less till the interview or will it be like this long waiting for each steps ? 
This might sound like a silly question 
 

 

NOA1 is receipt of I-129f, Petition for Alien Fiancé(e). NOA2 is the approval of the I-129f, Petition for Alien Fiancé(e). We haven't been able to establish a new normal as it is too early as embassies are just beginning to open and process K-1's. Once you receive your case number and your case file is in "ready" condition then you are basically in charge of how fast things will move forward as you have complete documents, pay fees, get schedule, get a medical exam completed and then go to the interview. 

 

I have never seen you run so I don't know how fast your are for this stage. 

Edited October 3, 2020 by Greenbaum

[nykolos 711]

On 10/2/2020 at 5:04 AM, Greenbaum said:

 

The bottom line is you are not "entitled" to receiving your approval with your expectations. It's simple math. I don't understand why you don't understand. Oy Vey!

 

We agree that I-129 filers are all entitled to a Yes or No answer to our petition, but with that comes a reasonable amount of time to process that petition, and according to USCIS, 7 months and beyond is OUTSIDE the normal processing time.

 

I for one am grateful that we live in a country that gives us the opportunity to petition our fiance to immigrate to the US, but just because we have that opportunity, doesn't mean we should accept extended wait times.  If their going to provide estimated processing times,  then provide realistic ones! 

 

I respect your input on this forum greatly, but making excuses for USCIS is hard to take sometimes.

 

 

[Cory S. 2]

On 10/2/2020 at 10:14 PM, LoveJonLovell said:

It's soon to be your favourite time of the week - "March Cases update time"

 

As you can see, The USCIS Case Tracker shows 209 March approved Cases - that's 100 new approvals since last weekend.

138 RFEs outstanding - which is 50 more than last week

193 Rejections, which is 5 less than last week (perhaps they were contested or corrected)

 

But there's definitely movement!

 

I started at 1:10am UK time (I re-set my body clock to live on eastern time) and it took just about 2 hours to update... I think I have a system in place to get it done in a little over an hour and 30 minutes next week!

 

Stay strong. Stay positive. Our time is coming!

 

I have a NOA-1 of March 9, 2020 - I recieved the online notice of my NOA-2 approval on September 29th.  I haven't gotten it in the mail yet, but I was checking online religiously every day for at least a week leading up to that.  Your time is coming everyone, on to the NVC!

Edited October 4, 2020 by Cory S.

[RishDan 77]

9 hours ago, Greenbaum said:

NOA1 is receipt of I-129f, Petition for Alien Fiancé(e). NOA2 is the approval of the I-129f, Petition for Alien Fiancé(e). We haven't been able to establish a new normal as it is too early as embassies are just beginning to open and process K-1's. Once you receive your case number and your case file is in "ready" condition then you are basically in charge of how fast things will move forward as you have complete documents, pay fees, get schedule, get a medical exam completed and then go to the interview. 

 

I have never seen you run so I don't know how fast your are for this stage. 

Thanks for your clarification @Greenbaum 😁

[jess.y 66]

5 hours ago, Cory S. said:

I have a NOA-1 of March 9, 2020 - I recieved the online notice of my NOA-2 approval on September 29th.  I haven't gotten it in the mail yet, but I was checking online religiously every day for at least a week leading up to that.  Your time is coming everyone, on to the NVC!

It's very comforting seeing someone getting approved from Taiwan. I'm just a few days behind you guys, but man this wait is killing me. please keep us (specifically me haha) updated with your timeline!