March 2021 K1 I-129F filers

[slavaskii 886]

59 minutes ago, Gary Rich said:

you have to remember also.. there are case workers, working from home. Again.. in another 45 to 90 days.. I believe things will get back to some kind of normally even as  today CA is loosening more and more guild lines. it's only a matter of time when more and more people will be back at their office working. you just have to think about it for a second, that dam virus almost killed a million people here ( US).. and it's taking it 2 years to recover, and there was and is a lot of people whom was in their process when things shut down. Once again.. think about how it was even a year and half ago.. and how it is now.. the progress is slow..  but more and more.. it's gaining momentum. (imo)

I mean the problem is that, not to be too much of a downer, but the world got “back to normal” months ago. Yet, USCIS has taken that time to take even longer with our petitions. Sure, March may be seeing great numbers now, but even *February* was processed with more force. 60-100 actual I-129F updates a day is, quite frankly, awful. This processing is not the fault of COVID. If it was, we’d have seen processing jump off a cliff early 2021. But it didn’t, it stopped in November, and USCIS has continued to avoid telling us why.

[Emily&Tikko 37]

18 minutes ago, slavaskii said:

I mean the problem is that, not to be too much of a downer, but the world got “back to normal” months ago. Yet, USCIS has taken that time to take even longer with our petitions. Sure, March may be seeing great numbers now, but even *February* was processed with more force. 60-100 actual I-129F updates a day is, quite frankly, awful. This processing is not the fault of COVID. If it was, we’d have seen processing jump off a cliff early 2021. But it didn’t, it stopped in November, and USCIS has continued to avoid telling us why.

Currently on the phone with congress representative, I no longer am interested in them submitting an inquiry on my behalf.  I want to know how else their office can help, If I can file a formal complaint against USCIS through their office, or what other steps can their office take for me.  I feel as if I am being retaliated against based on the amount of inquires, and denied expedite requests.  I have had so many terrible comments made by USCIS representatives about those things, that it makes it hard to believe they are not holding them against me.  They have made errors, and contradicting statements.  I am beyond appalled.  I am a public servant, and work in law enforcement - I could  never imagine treating people with the disrespect I have gotten from USCIS reps. I am so close to just giving up.

Edited February 18, 2022 by Emily&Tikko

[Emily&Tikko 37]

On 2/16/2022 at 8:16 PM, I129f49619 said:

Same! Such a sad say was hoping for another 100+ day! 

Day 337 for us.

[Emily&Tikko 37]

18 minutes ago, Emily&Tikko said:

Currently on the phone with congress representative, I no longer am interested in them submitting an inquiry on my behalf.  I want to know how else their office can help, If I can file a formal complaint against USCIS through their office, or what other steps can their office take for me.  I feel as if I am being retaliated against based on the amount of inquires, and denied expedite requests.  I have had so many terrible comments made by USCIS representatives about those things, that it makes it hard to believe they are not holding them against me.  They have made errors, and contradicting statements.  I am beyond appalled.  I am a public servant, and work in law enforcement - I could  never imagine treating people with the disrespect I have gotten from USCIS reps. I am so close to just giving up.

 

"Unfortunately, at this time my systems are down and I am unable to provide case specific information. I apologize for the inconvenience. Please contact us back within 2-3 hours. Thank you for contacting the U.S.C.I.S. Contact Center. To save yourself some time, we invite you to explore our online tools at uscis.gov/tools the next time you need to contact us. You can access the same information on that site you currently get by calling or chatting, anytime without the wait. Have a great rest of your day!"

 

Just got this response from the Contact Center ....  System is down apparently so I am not sure how this will affect today's numbers

[dalindeck 390]

Here's today's mid-day update

 

57000 - 0
57500 - 0
58000 - 0
58500 - 1 RFE
59000 - 1 RFE
59500 - 0
60000 - 0
60500 - 0
61000 - 1 Approval
61500 - 1 Approval
62000 - 1 Approval, 1 RFE
62500 - 0

63000 - 1 Approval

63500 - 1 Denial

64000 - 0

64500 - 0

65000 - 1 Approval

65500 - 2 Approvals, 1 RFE
66000 - 3 Approvals, 2 RFEs

66500 - 0

 

So far we are at 17 updates today. There was a mention of the system being down, so there's a chance that there has been more work than this number indicates but they can't input it into the system. Fridays also tend to be on the lower side of things, so we'll see where stuff lands later today!

[yogipatel 6]

Its friday before a long weekend so i assume the numbers will be lite today. 

 

Its just sad to see the slowdown, I am a July filer so not even sure how long i will be waiting. 

[Flora88 128]

8 minutes ago, yogipatel said:

Its friday before a long weekend so i assume the numbers will be lite today. 

 

Its just sad to see the slowdown, I am a July filer so not even sure how long i will be waiting. 

I'm on the same boat. 

 

I am a June filer and seeing the months prior take too long makes me sad making our processing time longer. 

I don't know what can be done to help speed it up. 

Is there a place we can all call or flood them with emails to see if anything changes?

[topi123456 35]

1 hour ago, slavaskii said:

This processing is not the fault of COVID. If it was, we’d have seen processing jump off a cliff early 2021. But it didn’t, it stopped in November, and USCIS has continued to avoid telling us why.

This is the most important comment in these 99 pages.

 

This community is great at tracking USCIS efficiency. But what is it all for? Why do we come here daily? Is the knowledge of how bad the situation is actually helpful?

 

I would feel guilty to disappear once I get my approval. I would like to see every member who has commented so far, plus all the future heart broken filers (april, may june, july...) do something more effective.

 

I'm really tired of refreshing the chart. Now what can we collectively do.

[serret 55]

Hi! December 2021 filer lurking here. Sad to see how long you March filers had to wait for NOA-2, sadder to think that we might have to wait even longer. Can we perhaps craft an email template to send Congress reps about how unbearable the wait time for I-129F has become, and asking for quick action to address this issue? The only thing people would have to do is to email it to their representative. Maybe it would help? I'm the beneficiary so I'm not well-versed in US politics and how things work there, but just an idea.

Edited February 18, 2022 by serret

[Austin&Olga 66]

6 minutes ago, serret said:

Hi! December 2021 filer lurking here. Sad to see how long you March filers had to wait for NOA-2, sadder to think that we might have to wait even longer. Can we perhaps craft an email template to send Congress reps about how unbearable the wait time for I-129F has become, and asking for quick action to address this issue? The only thing people would have to do is to email it to their representative. Maybe it would help? I'm the beneficiary so I'm not well-versed in US politics and how things work there, but just an idea.

I think this is a good idea and what I have been thinking about. If there is a template to send to congress members for everyone, a lot more people would be willing to reach out to them. July 2021 filer here 🙃

[serret 55]

16 minutes ago, Austin&Olga said:

I think this is a good idea and what I have been thinking about. If there is a template to send to congress members for everyone, a lot more people would be willing to reach out to them. July 2021 filer here 🙃

I'll try to craft something. 

[Shane C 22]

30 minutes ago, Austin&Olga said:

I think this is a good idea and what I have been thinking about. If there is a template to send to congress members for everyone, a lot more people would be willing to reach out to them. July 2021 filer here 🙃

I'm in an occupation (military) where leaders are relieved of manageral duty for gross incompetence. Sadly, the vast majority of federal employees, especially management, can be grossly incompetent and keep their job. They would have to physically assault someone or embezzle tens of thousands of dollars to lose their jobs. There is no nexus (link) between COVID and the inefficiencies  of USCIS. USCIS employees are processing applications in private offices or at their private residencies. There not restaurant servers or retail clerks frequently interacting with customers!

 

I believe one of the most effective things we could do to change USCIS would be to get a national online petition to get the current USCIS director Ur Mendoza Jaddou relieved of her position. A short time ago, several Soldiers stationed at Fort Hood were physically and sexually assaulted, murdered, etc. The US Army didn't fire Privates for the toxic environment. But rather, relieved Generals and Colonels at the installation from their command positions because upper leaders ultimately dictate the culture/climate/effectiveness of an organization. When USCIS upper management realize they can lose their jobs, USCIS will magically become more effecient.

Edited February 18, 2022 by Shane C

[Newbie27 6]

1 hour ago, topi123456 said:

I'm really tired of refreshing the chart. Now what can we collectively do.

July filer here! Yes, if there’s anything we can do, let’s do it! 

Edited February 18, 2022 by Newbie27

[I129f49619 96]

45 minutes ago, Austin&Olga said:

I think this is a good idea and what I have been thinking about. If there is a template to send to congress members for everyone, a lot more people would be willing to reach out to them. July 2021 filer here 🙃

I see you're beneficiary is Ukraine! I can't imagine what the current embassy situation is there! The US is def not helping that situation out! 

[OM&OL 49]

Seeing us all here gathering and thinking what we can all do to speed up the process, has been the most reliving feeling since three months. Because when we all put our hands together, things will definitely get better. This is what I believe. 

Let's do something so our voice can be heard, no one will know how our hearts are broken unless we talk.