APRIL 2021 I-129F K-1 FILERS

[meladee 160]

@Xiaova Any chance you have a sheet of daily or weekly total approvals, or 2022 monthly cases submitted? Understandable if you don't, but figured I'd ask before cobbling something together! My ADHD brain is really hyperfocusing on this data right now, so I'm trying to enjoy it

[Xiaova 1,480]

11 hours ago, meladee said:

@Xiaova Any chance you have a sheet of daily or weekly total approvals, or 2022 monthly cases submitted? Understandable if you don't, but figured I'd ask before cobbling something together! My ADHD brain is really hyperfocusing on this data right now, so I'm trying to enjoy it

I don't actually but @CJPinEcuador updates a spreadsheet for the April 2021 fliers:

 

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1USXTWEww37JnWiCxW6ftP1UZjE6fKU2gn2Mk4OSVGLw/edit?usp=sharing

 

here's another one for the 2021 filers:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15hiSOTm85W1CG6c0jzQ8B7lXLo1JEwsWKr3zIszC2Zg/edit#gid=630702232

[CJPinEcuador 396]

On 6/5/2022 at 10:44 PM, CJPinEcuador said:

WEEKLY CHART UPDATE 06/05: 

 

Approval changes this week: +133

RFE changes this week: +65

TOTAL NEW CHANGES (approval or RFE) : 198

670+ Other Action aka "waiting and others" 

2500+ Who have heard back (either approval or RFE)

WEEKLY CHART UPDATE 06/12: 

 

Approval changes this week: +171

RFE changes this week: +60

TOTAL NEW CHANGES (approval or RFE) : 231

480+ Other Action aka "waiting and others" 

2700+ Who have heard back (either approval or RFE)

 

Inquiry date is currently March 20th, 2021. More May filers hearing back each day that April, so they seemed to have moved on to May, much to my own dismay as I'm one of the 400+ still waiting. 

 

I also created a chart I'll keep updating that for now included Jan-April filers (later months to be added later on) with approvals, denials, RFE sent and received, and withdrawals included. Lots of movement this last week in Jan-March filers, so hopefully a good sign that they are going back and cleaning up those "left behind". Also, withdrawal numbers have over doubled from Jan filers to April filers. I hope this is helpful for those of us wondering how previous months look compared to our own. I will update this every week/few weeks. 

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1HmAtNTsLfUE8BgkZ7KJ9Rojtmy6cYsYdY9lWiC8xMa8/edit?usp=sharing

 

 

April Chart link, updated nightly: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1USXTWEww37JnWiCxW6ftP1UZjE6fKU2gn2Mk4OSVGLw/edit?usp=sharing

[Daithifd 1]

On 5/25/2022 at 11:16 PM, strwbrysky said:

Actually ours works differently than the others. We have to book medical first then once we get results we submit a notice of readiness so the embassy can schedule us for an interview. You better book your medical now because its all packed up. My case was ready since May 3 but can’t proceed since my medical is June! 

Managed to book my medical, but it's not until the end of August...any chance you can post here about how long it takes to get a visa appointment after you get your medical results? Also, I noticed that the email from the medical center lists a different required vaccine schedule than the one from the NVC, do you have any idea if the HPV is required for male applicants? Thanks for your reply btw. Also if you could let me know how the medical goes in general that would be great!

[Chancy 6,241]

4 hours ago, Daithifd said:

do you have any idea if the HPV is required for male applicants?

 

HPV (Human Papillomavirus) vaccine is not required for immigration, whether male or female applicant.  Maybe you mean Hepa B vaccine?  That one is now required for all applicants up to 59 years old.  The definitive list of required vaccinations for overseas medical is here -- https://www.cdc.gov/immigrantrefugeehealth/panel-physicians/vaccinations.html#tbl1

 

[MeG@Am 110]

 

I'm part of the 400+ that are untouched.  Still patiently waiting and slowly losing it.  

 

Every week, my mantra is "We are going to be approved this week."  While my fiancé would alway say,  "be positive."  It works at the first part of the week, then hope drains out towards the end of the week.  It's a cycle.

 

I've distanced myself from checking VJ and Facebook April group often because I get frustrated when I see other members who vent their frustrations, and although I am happy for the ones who are approved and I even saw one that actually arrived in the US already, I also get frustrated that we are still waiting for the approval.

 

I just emailed my congressman, and I got the typical response.  I am unable to actually ask for help because I am still in the processing time.  What a joke.

 

Tomorrow, our case will be 420 days, we have no choice but to wait.  We have no power over it.  Not even the our good congressmen and senators in the office.  I am just praying miracle, I guess.

[CJPinEcuador 396]

2 hours ago, MeG@Am said:

 

I'm part of the 400+ that are untouched.  Still patiently waiting and slowly losing it.  

I feel the same. I visited my fiance for a few days starting day 401 waiting, and just booked another flight last night for day 435 waiting. After that I won't have another long weekend available to visit again until September. I sincerely hope I don't need to book that flight, but instead his flight moving here. Everyday I feel like the chances of us being married in 2022 slips further away. I hope we get the miracle of USCIS actually doing their job and have something to celebrate when I go visit again in 2 weeks, but I have really lost all optimism or hope with USCIS at this point. I'm really happy for everyone that has gotten an approval, or even an RFE, but I am emotionally devasted for us, our kids, and everyone else still waiting. 

[Daithifd 1]

5 hours ago, Chancy said:

 

HPV (Human Papillomavirus) vaccine is not required for immigration, whether male or female applicant.  Maybe you mean Hepa B vaccine?  That one is now required for all applicants up to 59 years old.  The definitive list of required vaccinations for overseas medical is here -- https://www.cdc.gov/immigrantrefugeehealth/panel-physicians/vaccinations.html#tbl1

 

Thanks for this response, Fiancee was remembering off the top of her head and did indeed confuse them for a sec. Had us worried!

[MeG@Am 110]

1 hour ago, CJPinEcuador said:

I feel the same. I visited my fiance for a few days starting day 401 waiting, and just booked another flight last night for day 435 waiting. After that I won't have another long weekend available to visit again until September. I sincerely hope I don't need to book that flight, but instead his flight moving here. Everyday I feel like the chances of us being married in 2022 slips further away. I hope we get the miracle of USCIS actually doing their job and have something to celebrate when I go visit again in 2 weeks, but I have really lost all optimism or hope with USCIS at this point. I'm really happy for everyone that has gotten an approval, or even an RFE, but I am emotionally devasted for us, our kids, and everyone else still waiting. 

I was so down last 2 weeks and it really affected my work.  I even woke dragging my feet because I did not want to  get out of the bed. 

I'm glad you can visit your fiancé often.  I can't.  I needed more than a week to make that trip and ticket worth it.  I wanted to be there for his interview, just an excuse to visit him.  But I am saving my PTO to have a very long vacation off when he comes.

 

But hey, don't worry.  We will get our approval this week. 😄

[Melissa Guajardo 19]

We got our K1 approved today, thank God. We waited 413 days, April 26, 2021 filer. We are still in shock. My heart has still not stopped beating rapidly for the past 2 hours lol. Thank you for the daily updates on here @Xiaova and the daily updates in the April spreadsheet @CJPinEcuador . We hope and pray for the best for everyone. May we all be reunited with our loved ones soon 💫

 

[Xiaova 1,480]

Here are the late mid day updates (I scanned earlier but not many updates came in so I waited a bit):

 

71500: 2 Approvals (0 new / 2 in progress)
72000: 2 Approvals (0 new / 2 in progress)
72500: 1 Approval (0 new / 1 in progress)
73000: 1 Approval (0 new / 1 in progress)
74000: 1 Approval (1 new / 0 in progress)
74500: 3 Approvals (3 new / 0 in progress)
75000: 1 RFES (1 new / 0 in progress)
75500: 1 Approval (0 new / 1 in progress)
77500: 1 Approval (0 new / 1 in progress)
78000: 3 Approvals (2 new / 1 in progress)
78500: 6 Approvals (4 new / 2 in progress)
79000: 17 Approvals (14 new / 3 in progress)
79500: 1 Approval (1 new / 0 in progress)
81500: 4 Approvals (3 new / 1 in progress)
06/13/22: 44 Total Updates: 43 Approvals, 1 RFES

 

Nice to see mostly approvals.

[E & E 14]

2 hours ago, Xiaova said:

 

Edited June 14, 2022 by E & E

[E & E 14]

Hello, we requested a expedite request for i 129 f a month ago and it got denied and in the email we got a message saying your case is currently being adjudicated, but with no timeframe (online people in other emails for other forms they got a message saying their cases are being adjudicated and will have a reply in 45 days) but we didnt get no timeframe, does anyone know what this email mean, thanks.

[Xiaova 1,480]

Mostly just RFE came in after the last update:

 

69000: 1 Approval (0 new / 1 in progress)
69500: 1 Approval (0 new / 1 in progress)
70000: 1 Denial (0 new / 1 in progress)
71500: 2 Approvals, 1 RFER (0 new / 3 in progress)
72000: 2 Approvals (0 new / 2 in progress)
72500: 1 Approval, 1 RFER (0 new / 2 in progress)
73000: 1 Approval (0 new / 1 in progress)
73500: 1 Withdrawal (1 new / 0 in progress)
74000: 1 Approval (1 new / 0 in progress)
74500: 3 Approvals (3 new / 0 in progress)
75000: 1 RFES, 1 RFER (1 new / 1 in progress)
75500: 1 Approval (0 new / 1 in progress)
77500: 1 Approval (0 new / 1 in progress)
78000: 3 Approvals, 1 RFES (3 new / 1 in progress)
78500: 6 Approvals, 1 RFES (5 new / 2 in progress)
79000: 17 Approvals, 3 RFESs (17 new / 3 in progress)
79500: 1 Approval, 1 RFES (2 new / 0 in progress)
80500: 1 RFER (0 new / 1 in progress)
81500: 4 Approvals, 1 RFES (4 new / 1 in progress)
06/13/22: 59 Total Updates: 45 Approvals, 8 RFESs, 4 RFERs, 1 Denial, 1 Withdrawal

 

March(11) + April (59) + May (79) + June (13) = 162 total updates.

[PKKS 11]

4 hours ago, Melissa Guajardo said:

We got our K1 approved today, thank God. We waited 413 days, April 26, 2021 filer. We are still in shock. My heart has still not stopped beating rapidly for the past 2 hours lol. Thank you for the daily updates on here @Xiaova and the daily updates in the April spreadsheet @CJPinEcuador . We hope and pray for the best for everyone. May we all be reunited with our loved ones soon 💫

 

Congrats! Fellow SA K1 journey here (November filer to be exact 😓). This gives us so much hope. I hope you guys keep posting updates about your journey so I know what to expect. Best wishes to you both and Good Luck!

 

 

@Xiaova Thank you so much for your commitment to daily scans and updates. These numbers truly keep me hopeful and even a little excited to see the progress being made. I hope you get your approval soon !