NOVEMBER 2021 I-129F K1 FILERS

[John007 3]

Hi my NOA1 says notice date Nov 17.  Still no NOA2 for my fiance in the Philippines.  This is our 10th month, so it’s looking like 3 more months.  Anyone filed in Nov that already received NOA2?

[Nuba 57]

Sorry to be a downer but according to data posted here on VJ , USCIS is just getting to the last week in July now.  The August  filers are hoping to see some movement starting in the next week. 

 

Although USCIS still shows 13.5 months, the reality is the wait is a little more than 14 months according to the data.

[biscoito1r 73]

8 hours ago, John007 said:

Hi my NOA1 says notice date Nov 17.  Still no NOA2 for my fiance in the Philippines.  This is our 10th month, so it’s looking like 3 more months.  Anyone filed in Nov that already received NOA2?

It hasn't been updated lately because there is nothing to update. I'm not the person managing this spreadsheet.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15hiSOTm85W1CG6c0jzQ8B7lXLo1JEwsWKr3zIszC2Zg/edit#gid=750263404

[John007 3]

6 minutes ago, biscoito1r said:

It hasn't been updated lately because there is nothing to update. I'm not the person managing this spreadsheet.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15hiSOTm85W1CG6c0jzQ8B7lXLo1JEwsWKr3zIszC2Zg/edit#gid=750263404

Ahh thanks I’ll take a look at it.

[Nuba 57]

To view self reported data here n VJ,  go to Immigration Timelines, select K1 timelines and sort by NOA1.  I just scrolled thru ALL the K1 data from Aug 2021 onward and there have been very few updates and those were from Russia and Ukraine with only two exceptions.

 

TL;DR: Not close to our turn.

 

 

[John007 3]

1 minute ago, Nuba said:

To view self reported data here n VJ,  go to Immigration Timelines, select K1 timelines and sort by NOA1.  I just scrolled thru ALL the K1 data from Aug 2021 onward and there have been very few updates and those were from Russia and Ukraine with only two exceptions.

 

TL;DR: Not close to our turn.

 

 

Noted.  Thanks!

[Nuba 57]

On 9/4/2022 at 6:40 AM, Nuba said:

August was another discouraging month for us Nov filers. According to data posted here on VJ,  processing time for K1 has still not leveled off and the wait time is now at or close to 14 months. We shouldn't be surprised to see USCIS raise their posted time to 14 months in the next week or two. 

 

Unless something changes soon, we are looking at Jan for NOA2 at best.  Although promises from Mar to lower the times are hollow for K1, at least the processing times for the following steps continue to decrease.

Hate to be right about this but USCIS just updated the processing time for I129F to be 14 months.

[John007 3]

21 minutes ago, Nuba said:

Hate to be right about this but USCIS just updated the processing time for I129F to be 14 months.

Hi Nuba, thank you for that update.  Hopefully something happens where we can get it sooner.  So you’re a November filer too?

[Nuba 57]

2 hours ago, John007 said:

Hi Nuba, thank you for that update.  Hopefully something happens where we can get it sooner.  So you’re a November filer too?

Yes. Nov 8 NOA1.

[Ximena Anna 7]

Hi Guys! I'm the beneficiary Fiancé living in Australia! We got our NOA1 on November 16 2021 and haven't heard anything new since. I miss my Fiancé so much and we videochat around 15hrs a week. Wedding and honeymoon planning is a challenge because we can't set a wedding date yet so let me know how you guys have been overcoming that! We're going to be marrying in Seattle so the weather will be huge for us but I found the cuuuutest fluffy shawl so I'll be ready whatever season we finally get approved for! Good luck guys!! 

[Nuba 57]

Realistically we Nov filers are at Jan or even Feb for I129F approval and then at least another two months to get to your local consulate. Once at the consulate the interview schedules vary greatly by location from a month to 6 months or more. So unless USCiS and NVC make drastic improvements soon we are looking at Mar best case for consulate receiving  approved I129F and Apr best case for interview and then fiancé(e) to arrive in US.; Summer is  likely for many

 

I am fortunate that I can visit my fiancé so we a racking up evidence of time together for the interview. We chat every day on WhatsApp and talk frequently. I’m getting better in Spanish and he is starting to learn English. In anticipation of his coming here he took driving lessons and got his drivers license. I show him video of New York and explain how things work here.  We Exchange videos of my cats and his dog. I show him photos of the house he will live in and take him on virtual walks in the hood.

 

The wait is excruciating but honestly it has enabled us to know each other better and work out things that could have been explosive in the first 90 days together.We are about as opposite as two people can be and we are learning to accommodate and appreciate the differences.

 

Hope this helps

 

[Ximena Anna 7]

Thanks Nuba! That's great to know!

 

Wow that's so lovely and exciting with you and your fiance!! Yes this experience had made me work on my verbal communication a lot more too! But it's going to be so worth it! 

[John007 3]

1 hour ago, Nuba said:

Realistically we Nov filers are at Jan or even Feb for I129F approval and then at least another two months to get to your local consulate. Once at the consulate the interview schedules vary greatly by location from a month to 6 months or more. So unless USCiS and NVC make drastic improvements soon we are looking at Mar best case for consulate receiving  approved I129F and Apr best case for interview and then fiancé(e) to arrive in US.; Summer is  likely for many

 

I am fortunate that I can visit my fiancé so we a racking up evidence of time together for the interview. We chat every day on WhatsApp and talk frequently. I’m getting better in Spanish and he is starting to learn English. In anticipation of his coming here he took driving lessons and got his drivers license. I show him video of New York and explain how things work here.  We Exchange videos of my cats and his dog. I show him photos of the house he will live in and take him on virtual walks in the hood.

 

The wait is excruciating but honestly it has enabled us to know each other better and work out things that could have been explosive in the first 90 days together.We are about as opposite as two people can be and we are learning to accommodate and appreciate the differences.

 

Hope this helps

 

Thanks Nuba that is helpful info.  I hope interview process doesn’t take 6 months that would be heartbreaking for my fiance.  I just got back a week ago from visiting her so we have more proof also.  I wish us all good luck in this process and in life!!!

[Nuba 57]

Monthly update from Nov filer data dude. September was another dismal month for I129F as USCIS raised their reported time to 14 months and the actual data already show more like 14 months plus a week. 

 

Oct 1 marks the start of the new fiscal year for USCIS.  Some of us are hoping USCIS will redeploy resources to fiance and spousal visas now to meet their aggressive target of 6 months backlog by end of FY23.

 

For the eternal optimists among us, there was a tiny glimmer of hope in Friday's reported processing data.  There was an atypically strong (for Friday) number of processed cases for June and July. Even better, we saw the first processing for August. Granted a single data point proves nothing and all the Aug were RFE, but anything positive is welcome by now. 

[Ximena Anna 7]

1 hour ago, Nuba said:

Monthly update from Nov filer data dude. September was another dismal month for I129F as USCIS raised their reported time to 14 months and the actual data already show more like 14 months plus a week. 

 

Oct 1 marks the start of the new fiscal year for USCIS.  Some of us are hoping USCIS will redeploy resources to fiance and spousal visas now to meet their aggressive target of 6 months backlog by end of FY23.

 

For the eternal optimists among us, there was a tiny glimmer of hope in Friday's reported processing data.  There was an atypically strong (for Friday) number of processed cases for June and July. Even better, we saw the first processing for August. Granted a single data point proves nothing and all the Aug were RFE, but anything positive is welcome by now. 

That's so fascinating! Where did you find that data?