Waiting for a NOA2 from VSC for your I-129F?

[Jason-Sasha 1]

There's even a "date of travel" space. These could be a little confusing.

[English Muffin 59]

There's even a "date of travel" space. These could be a little confusing.

From what I read in a thread in the UK sub-forum the London Embassy have been known to expedite interviews based on travel or wedding dates but they won't guarantee it. The general rule of thumb is still not to make any confirmed plans until you have your visa.

When Scott and I embarked on this process we thought that Vermont would have us adjudicated within 30 days and we'd have the visa by October or November! Based on that we've made 'loose' plans for me to move out there on 12th Jan and get married in Vegas on 30th Jan. We're pretty sure that we won't make these dates now but I'll still put them down on Packet 3 (if I get Packet 3 before then ) and see what happens. We won't actually book or pay for anything though.

For me the biggest problem is not the dates for getting married but actually moving out there because my home is up for sale here in the UK and I could get an offer on it any day. Once my home is sold I'll have nowhere to live.

Although I do think I'll end up feeling really guilty if I did get an earlier interview than others. It's tricky.

Gillian

[Nicole_Michel2007 0]

Has anyone got a link to a thread or a guide to what is in packet 3?

I have looked, but unless I am going loopy (probably ) I can't see one anywhere!

If you look at the profile pics for TimsDaisy, she has the scans saved there. Her fiance is a Brit and interviewed in July 07. Here's the link:

http://www.visajourney.com/gallery/thumbna...y&uid=30186

I found it interesting that Page 4 of the instructions has a place to fill in the wedding date. but earlier in the instructions they make it very clear to NOT set a date for the wedding.

We don't have a wedding date......then I guess we will have to make it up, right?

I have no idea what one would do about that space. I guess you would either leave it blank or something like "To be decided". Hmmm. i wonder if Moscow sends the same instruction....

When I talked to the contact at the embassy in syria she told me if we've made plans or travel arrangements already to enter the dates there as the embassy will attempt to accomodate those arrangements already made. But i don't know if this is the way it is at all embassy's

[Jason-Sasha 1]

Alright, it's Sunday night. Tomorrow begins a new week. Time to get the rest of these May filers approved and move onto June and July. Why does it feel like there are so few August filers? Maybe they all tried to beat the fee increase. And I've yet to see a September thread.

Edited September 10, 2007 by Jason-Sasha

[Jason-Sasha 1]

Well, I just did a quick search of everyone who sent in their I-129f after September 1st. I got a total of 11 results. But 2 of them obviously provided the wrong dates for their timelines. One of them even claims to have mailed their petition in 2008. Another one claims they mailed their's in on the 1st of October, 2007...

Pretty bright bunch coming out of September. I wonder how many other mistakes there are which affect our adjudicated projection dates.....

Edited September 10, 2007 by Jason-Sasha

[bszoom42 0]

Here are the latest lists generated at 9/9/2007 9:36:34 PM

Latest VSC NOA2s

      Names                      Type   NOA1        NOA2
1     inusah & zee               K1     5/17/2007   9/5/2007   
2     k & d                      K3     7/6/2007    9/4/2007   
3     marieke & thomas           K1     8/28/2007   9/2/2007   
4     baier & sarah              K1     5/23/2007   8/30/2007  
5     katya & geoff              K1     5/18/2007   8/29/2007  
6     tim & maureen              K1     5/4/2007    8/29/2007  
7     rogelio & heather          K3     1/16/2007   8/29/2007  
8     ana & shon                 K1     5/15/2007   8/28/2007  
9     lyly & joseph              K1     5/1/2007    8/27/2007  
10    francisco & diana          K1     4/21/2007   8/24/2007  
11    adam & tarah               K1     5/21/2007   8/23/2007  
12    anna & kevin               K1     4/11/2007   8/22/2007  
13    anca & frank               K3     3/29/2007   8/21/2007  
14    gabriel & shawn            K1     5/17/2007   8/18/2007  
15    jonathan & ashley          K1     5/17/2007   8/18/2007  
16    eve & michael              K1     5/9/2007    8/16/2007  
17    rocio & nicholas           K1     5/2/2007    8/15/2007  
18    jassi & rocky              K1     5/9/2007    8/14/2007  
19    miguel & vanessa           K3     4/7/2007    8/14/2007  
20    r & c                      K3     3/19/2007   8/14/2007

Pending K-1 NOA2s from VSC

      Names                      Type   NOA1
1     vikia & james              K1     4/7/2007   
2     leil mahjelle & marlon     K1     4/11/2007  
3     natasha & steve            K1     4/17/2007  
4     donald & edith             K1     4/20/2007  
5     carl & robin               K1     4/24/2007  
6     tu & chris                 K1     5/1/2007   
7     celia & john               K1     5/2/2007   
8     john & sheila              K1     5/7/2007   
9     juan & kemely              K1     5/8/2007   
10    mirla & patrick            K1     5/9/2007   
11    charlene & kevin           K1     5/10/2007  
12    lalina & ramesh            K1     5/16/2007  
13    charito & dennis           K1     5/17/2007  
14    gabriel & shawn            K1     5/17/2007  
15    christian & sophia         K1     5/18/2007  
16    abby & todd                K1     5/21/2007  
17    ann & cory                 K1     5/21/2007  
18    leidy & byron              K1     5/21/2007  
19    eh & kt                    K1     5/23/2007  
20    d & gail                   K1     5/24/2007  
21    manny & missy              K1     5/24/2007  
22    nives & john               K1     5/25/2007  
23    nora & ryan                K1     5/25/2007  
24    priscilla & michael        K1     5/25/2007  
25    elena & david              K1     5/29/2007  
26    john & nida                K1     5/29/2007  
27    emma & brian               K1     5/30/2007  
28    bill & arlene              K1     5/31/2007  
29    shai-shai & wil-wil        K1     5/31/2007  
30    jasmine & ken              K1     6/1/2007   
31    javi & daly                K1     6/1/2007   
32    sabina & farkhad           K1     6/1/2007   
33    caroline & dave            K1     6/2/2007   
34    jo & anthony               K1     6/2/2007   
35    guofang & peter            K1     6/4/2007   
36    harlene & glenn            K1     6/4/2007   
37    jane & don                 K1     6/4/2007   
38    selena & sterling          K1     6/5/2007   
39    ana & virgil               K1     6/6/2007   
40    angelica & peter           K1     6/6/2007   
41    dairo & erika              K1     6/6/2007   
42    oksana & bill              K1     6/6/2007   
43    sharlene & jake            K1     6/6/2007   
44    paola & daniel             K1     6/11/2007  
45    tei & ida                  K1     6/11/2007  
46    trang & quang              K1     6/11/2007  
47    april & mark               K1     6/12/2007  
48    karen & mike               K1     6/12/2007  
49    luis & michele             K1     6/12/2007  
50    sheila & jim               K1     6/12/2007  
51    adriana & brian            K1     6/13/2007  
52    kathryn & darius           K1     6/13/2007  
53    okey & chi                 K1     6/13/2007  
54    jennifer & james           K1     6/14/2007  
55    peter & erica              K1     6/14/2007  
56    reshma & ranjeet           K1     6/14/2007  
57    donna & steve              K1     6/15/2007  
58    mary ann & travis          K1     6/16/2007  
59    r & b                      K1     6/18/2007  
60    sandy & steve              K1     6/18/2007  
61    amr & faith                K1     6/19/2007  
62    darren & stephanie         K1     6/20/2007  
63    scotus & pkscotus          K1     6/20/2007  
64    natalie & chris            K1     6/21/2007  
65    tarek & melinda            K1     6/21/2007  
66    tunde & asake              K1     6/21/2007  
67    natasha & chris            K1     6/22/2007  
68    wadia & dalip              K1     6/23/2007  
69    dao yang & pao thao        K1     6/25/2007  
70    luva & the skinny viking   K1     6/25/2007  
71    su & jacob                 K1     6/26/2007  
72    zenny & eric               K1     6/26/2007  
73    milaine & syl              K1     6/27/2007  
74    miriam & shawn             K1     6/27/2007  
75    pj & pg                    K1     6/27/2007  
76    d & b                      K1     6/30/2007  
77    i & w                      K1     7/3/2007   
78    hormazd & sara             K1     7/6/2007   
79    amy & jack                 K1     7/9/2007   
80    wala & jayel               K1     7/9/2007   
81    diana & alan               K1     7/10/2007  
82    gaz & sue                  K1     7/10/2007  
83    gillian & scott            K1     7/10/2007  
84    rose & frank               K1     7/11/2007  
85    tusha & omizo              K1     7/11/2007  
86    jovy & daniel              K1     7/12/2007  
87    lyn & nes                  K1     7/12/2007  
88    p & m                      K1     7/13/2007  
90    mohammed & melinda         K1     7/17/2007  
91    aysegul & brian            K1     7/18/2007  
92    dave & laura               K1     7/18/2007  
93    scott & rachel             K1     7/18/2007  
94    a & e                      K1     7/20/2007  
95    alexandra & jason          K1     7/20/2007  
96    geiza & joel               K1     7/20/2007  
97    pa & me                    K1     7/20/2007  
98    rene & melissa             K1     7/20/2007  
99    truong & tiffany           K1     7/20/2007  
100   amy & drew                 K1     7/23/2007  
101   mohammed & tigrisriver     K1     7/23/2007  
102   marvin & tonza             K1     7/24/2007  
103   fenglian & paul            K1     7/26/2007  
104   belen & jason              K1     7/27/2007  
105   lily & sidiq               K1     7/27/2007  
106   t & d                      K1     7/28/2007  
107   m & k                      K1     7/30/2007  
108   orphee & andre             K1     7/30/2007  
109   dariusz & sandra           K1     7/31/2007  
110   griff & julie              K1     7/31/2007  
111   lissette & eduardo         K1     7/31/2007  
113   mace & herrera             K1     8/1/2007   
114   marty & lisa               K1     8/1/2007   
115   maryna & matt              K1     8/1/2007   
116   mayeth & jeff              K1     8/1/2007   
117   rabia & gohar              K1     8/2/2007   
118   s & a                      K1     8/2/2007   
119   h‚lŠne & stephen           K1     8/3/2007   
120   marcella & john            K1     8/3/2007   
121   lusi & gabriel             K1     8/4/2007   
122   peter & lisa               K1     8/4/2007   
123   bg & noni                  K1     8/6/2007   
124   bella & bill               K1     8/7/2007   
125   rahela & mitch             K1     8/7/2007   
126   alf & christy              K1     8/8/2007   
127   ana paula & clifford       K1     8/8/2007   
128   andres & karen             K1     8/8/2007   
129   charry & marc              K1     8/8/2007   
130   marco & shannon            K1     8/8/2007   
131   richard & courtney         K1     8/8/2007   
132   marjana & peter            K1     8/9/2007   
133   kosta & erin               K1     8/10/2007  
134   ken & gill                 K1     8/11/2007  
135   michel & nicole            K1     8/13/2007  
136   pl & tk                    K1     8/13/2007  
137   ahmed & cheryl             K1     8/14/2007  
138   bella & todd               K1     8/14/2007  
139   jessica & frank            K1     8/14/2007  
140   valeria & guy              K1     8/14/2007  
141   florenda & jeremy          K1     8/15/2007  
142   an & jing                  K1     8/16/2007  
143   eloesa & charlie           K1     8/16/2007  
144   james & angela             K1     8/16/2007  
145   meg & craig                K1     8/16/2007  
146   mehdi & maria              K1     8/16/2007  
147   viviane & sean             K1     8/16/2007  
148   anna & terry               K1     8/17/2007  
149   meera & brad               K1     8/17/2007  
150   jennifer & jonathan        K1     8/20/2007  
151   st‚phanie & john           K1     8/20/2007  
152   virginie & devin           K1     8/20/2007  
153   yajing & michael           K1     8/21/2007  
154   camila & walt              K1     8/22/2007  
155   kariem & tina              K1     8/22/2007  
156   lonesa & josh              K1     8/22/2007  
157   ilze & cody                K1     8/23/2007  
158   meziel & anthony           K1     8/23/2007  
160   sandra & damon             K1     8/23/2007  
161   sehrab & maggie            K1     8/23/2007  
162   sheila & mike              K1     8/23/2007  
163   maricel & tim              K1     8/24/2007  
164   isis & tony                K1     8/25/2007  
165   vanessa & steven           K1     8/25/2007  
166   hana & sadruddin           K1     8/27/2007  
167   valentina & scott          K1     8/28/2007  
168   duane & lillie             K1     8/29/2007  
169   semih & el                 K1     8/29/2007  
170   munesh & suzie             K1     8/31/2007

Pending K-3 NOA2s from VSC

      Names                      Type   NOA1
1     tony & maxanne             K3     3/13/2007  
2     lam & max                  K3     3/20/2007  
3     mabel & carlos             K3     3/20/2007  
5     shahid & maryam            K3     4/5/2007   
6     cristina & matthew         K3     4/17/2007  
7     ####### & jo                  K3     4/19/2007  
8     marcos & susu              K3     4/23/2007  
9     sheetal & jasmeet          K3     4/25/2007  
10    arti & neen                K3     4/26/2007  
11    rich & jo                  K3     5/17/2007  
12    rachel & james             K3     5/31/2007  
13    rachel & james             K3     6/4/2007   
14    lulu & frank               K3     6/15/2007  
15    alla & dmitriy             K3     6/19/2007  
16    lillian & mark             K3     6/21/2007  
17    lanre & kathryn            K3     7/2/2007   
18    chica & jerry              K3     7/6/2007   
19    jaclyn & dave              K3     7/7/2007   
20    fati & rafik               K3     7/10/2007  
21    liliana & guillermo        K3     7/10/2007  
22    va & ja                    K3     7/10/2007  
23    omar & gayle               K3     7/12/2007  
24    monica & nick              K3     7/13/2007  
25    habuba & habub             K3     7/17/2007  
26    n. & mohammad              K3     7/19/2007  
27    mariam & mohammed          K3     7/27/2007  
28    heidi & jim                K3     8/15/2007  
29    pister & larhonda          K3     8/20/2007  
30    m‹¨«nia & jonathan         K3     8/23/2007  
31    fd & fd                    K3     8/25/2007  
32    es & al                    K3     8/29/2007

[Zee Bee 61]

Well, I just did a quick search of everyone who sent in their I-129f after September 1st. I got a total of 11 results. But 2 of them obviously provided the wrong dates for their timelines. One of them even claims to have mailed their petition in 2008. Another one claims they mailed their's in on the 1st of October, 2007...

Pretty bright bunch coming out of September. I wonder how many other mistakes there are which affect our adjudicated projection dates.....

Hahahahahah Jason. This cracked me up!!!!!!

[MKCT 0]

Still # 10!

[*julez* 124]

We're # 110, we're #110!!!!

[Bill y Bella 0]

Alright, it's Sunday night. Tomorrow begins a new week. Time to get the rest of these May filers approved and move onto June and July. Why does it feel like there are so few August filers? Maybe they all tried to beat the fee increase. And I've yet to see a September thread.

August is looking pretty light at the moment although there will be more members finding their way to VJ over the next couple of months.

2007 K1 Petitions Submitted To All Service Centers

Mar ---- 197

Apr ---- 172

May --- 185

Jun ---- 142

Jul ---- 208 (20% above Mar - Jun average)

Aug --- 39

2007 K1 Petitions Submitted To VSC

Mar ---- 50

Apr ---- 43

May --- 48

Jun ---- 43

Jul ---- 72 (57% above Mar - Jun average)

Aug --- 20

Remember that these are K1 stats only.

Here is my theory as to what is going on. Some of you have heard it before.

I am betting that there was a greater surge in employment based petitions than there was in K-1 petitions. I am also betting that they now have more adjudicators working on the employment based petitions and less on the K-1's than normal. This is because the USCIS service commitment for most employment visas is 2 months or less while they have given themselves 6 months to complete the I-129F's. Given the 6 month cushion on I-129F's, they could afford to slow down processing the I-129F's while they tried their best to meet the much shorter commitment on the employment based petitions.

I am hoping that the employment based petitions will be caught up soon and they will then put more adjudicators back on K1's & K3's. If the surge came in June and July and the service level commitment is 2 months or less, than the employment based surge has to be processed by the end of September at the latest unless they miss their commitment.

Anyway, it's just a theory folks. I am sure there are other ones that are just as plausible.

[Bill y Bella 0]

Here are the latest lists generated at 9/9/2007 9:36:34 PM

Latest VSC NOA2s

      Names                      Type   NOA1        NOA2
1     inusah & zee               K1     5/17/2007   9/5/2007   
2     k & d                      K3     7/6/2007    9/4/2007   
3     marieke & thomas           K1     8/28/2007   9/2/2007

Boy, what a lousy week. And I bet marieke & thomas were not approved by VT. They sent their petition to Texas on 4/27. Wouldn't that have been processed by CSC?

[thejoz 0]

Remember that these are K1 stats only.

Here is my theory as to what is going on. Some of you have heard it before.

I am betting that there was a greater surge in employment based petitions than there was in K-1 petitions. I am also betting that they now have more adjudicators working on the employment based petitions and less on the K-1's than normal. This is because the USCIS service commitment for most employment visas is 2 months or less while they have given themselves 6 months to complete the I-129F's. Given the 6 month cushion on I-129F's, they could afford to slow down processing the I-129F's while they tried their best to meet the much shorter commitment on the employment based petitions.

I am hoping that the employment based petitions will be caught up soon and they will then put more adjudicators back on K1's & K3's. If the surge came in June and July and the service level commitment is 2 months or less, than the employment based surge has to be processed by the end of September at the latest unless they miss their commitment.

Anyway, it's just a theory folks. I am sure there are other ones that are just as plausible.

...I don't have the info on hand, but if I remember right...they actually stopped taking the work visa applications before the July fee increase.

Something was said about "okay we've had enough, no more this year" or whatever.

So...

While there may have been an increase at one point, and while they may still be working on those, at some point you have to think they'll be done.

I may have actually reiterated the same thing you just said, but I don't quite know.

[Bill y Bella 0]

...I don't have the info on hand, but if I remember right...they actually stopped taking the work visa applications before the July fee increase.

Something was said about "okay we've had enough, no more this year" or whatever.

So...

While there may have been an increase at one point, and while they may still be working on those, at some point you have to think they'll be done.

I may have actually reiterated the same thing you just said, but I don't quite know.

Interesting. I really don't know much about the employment based visas. I had a quick look on the USCIS site and could not really reach any conclusions.

If they were not accepting employment based visa petitions during the pre price increase surge, it puts a big hole in my theory.

Maybe someone who knows about the employment based visas can help us out here.

And yes, we are saying the same thing. If indeed there was a surge in employment based petitions at some point they should work through all of those. Then things should start to pick up for those of us who are lovers and not workers.

[Jason-Sasha 1]

Alright, it's Sunday night. Tomorrow begins a new week. Time to get the rest of these May filers approved and move onto June and July. Why does it feel like there are so few August filers? Maybe they all tried to beat the fee increase. And I've yet to see a September thread.

August is looking pretty light at the moment although there will be more members finding their way to VJ over the next couple of months.

2007 K1 Petitions Submitted To All Service Centers

Mar ---- 197

Apr ---- 172

May --- 185

Jun ---- 142

Jul ---- 208 (20% above Mar - Jun average)

Aug --- 39

2007 K1 Petitions Submitted To VSC

Mar ---- 50

Apr ---- 43

May --- 48

Jun ---- 43

Jul ---- 72 (57% above Mar - Jun average)

Aug --- 20

Remember that these are K1 stats only.

Here is my theory as to what is going on. Some of you have heard it before.

I am betting that there was a greater surge in employment based petitions than there was in K-1 petitions. I am also betting that they now have more adjudicators working on the employment based petitions and less on the K-1's than normal. This is because the USCIS service commitment for most employment visas is 2 months or less while they have given themselves 6 months to complete the I-129F's. Given the 6 month cushion on I-129F's, they could afford to slow down processing the I-129F's while they tried their best to meet the much shorter commitment on the employment based petitions.

I am hoping that the employment based petitions will be caught up soon and they will then put more adjudicators back on K1's & K3's. If the surge came in June and July and the service level commitment is 2 months or less, than the employment based surge has to be processed by the end of September at the latest unless they miss their commitment.

Anyway, it's just a theory folks. I am sure there are other ones that are just as plausible.

Good job with this. And a plausable theory.

[bszoom42 0]

Here are the latest lists generated at 9/9/2007 9:36:34 PM

Latest VSC NOA2s

      Names                      Type   NOA1        NOA2
1     inusah & zee               K1     5/17/2007   9/5/2007   
2     k & d                      K3     7/6/2007    9/4/2007   
3     marieke & thomas           K1     8/28/2007   9/2/2007

Boy, what a lousy week. And I bet marieke & thomas were not approved by VT. They sent their petition to Texas on 4/27. Wouldn't that have been processed by CSC?

Yes, you are correct. Since they put their NOA2 as 8/28, they fall into the time that TSC sent to VSC. However, looking at all their timeline data, it appears that they really were handled by CSC.

I am going to have to adjust my algorithms to be more complicated, and as such, I will need to mine more data to make better decisions.