DECEMBER 2021 1-129F K1 FILERS

[mw & rg k1 636]

Wednesday's Untouched cases that were opened report.
Unlike some of the other statistics out there, this graph looks ONLY at untouched cases that were opened in some way.

The data is compared with Friday 17 Feb 2023.

 

Analysis: there is a ton of activity all over the place and a continued inconsistency in a focused area.
For those back in Sept/Oct/Nov, there was at least some good news that some cases were opened.

RFE as a ratio has seemed to return to more respectable levels and outright denials has remained low.

 

Trying a new format (using .'s) as FB and other posting locations sometimes make a mess of the data
As for me, it looks like the local peak has passed by Dec 15th case so I am hopeful that it gets opened soon.

 

Now the technical details

Max (previously untouched) cases opened :    118
        Occurring week of:     2021-12-24

Total (previously untouched) cases opened :    495
Week....Was....Now..Delta..Approved..Denied..RFE

Prev......340.....333......7...........1.............0..........5
09/03....44.......44.......0...........0.............0..........0
09/10....15.......15.......0...........0.............0..........0
09/17....55.......52.......3...........2.............0..........1
09/24....66.......49......17..........3.............0.........14
10/01....26.......26.......0...........0.............0..........0
10/08....37.......32.......5...........0.............0..........5
10/15....94.......78......16.........11............0..........4
10/22....77.......75.......2...........0.............0..........1
10/29...118.....100.....18.........10............0..........7
11/05...145.....138......7...........5.............0..........1
11/12...140.....136......4...........2.............0..........1
11/19...192.....157.....35.........29............1.........5
11/26...150.....125.....25.........15............0..........9
12/03...168.....147.....21.........15............0..........4
12/10...450.....380.....70.........44............1.........25
12/17...472.....384.....88.........61............2.........24
12/24...672.....554....118........80............1.........37
12/31...532.....473.....59.........55............0..........4

[rileyroo 29]

12 hours ago, mw & rg k1 said:

Wednesday's Untouched cases that were opened report.
Unlike some of the other statistics out there, this graph looks ONLY at untouched cases that were opened in some way.

The data is compared with Friday 17 Feb 2023.

 

Analysis: there is a ton of activity all over the place and a continued inconsistency in a focused area.
For those back in Sept/Oct/Nov, there was at least some good news that some cases were opened.

RFE as a ratio has seemed to return to more respectable levels and outright denials has remained low.

 

Trying a new format (using .'s) as FB and other posting locations sometimes make a mess of the data
As for me, it looks like the local peak has passed by Dec 15th case so I am hopeful that it gets opened soon.

 

Now the technical details

Max (previously untouched) cases opened :    118
        Occurring week of:     2021-12-24

Total (previously untouched) cases opened :    495
Week....Was....Now..Delta..Approved..Denied..RFE

Prev......340.....333......7...........1.............0..........5
09/03....44.......44.......0...........0.............0..........0
09/10....15.......15.......0...........0.............0..........0
09/17....55.......52.......3...........2.............0..........1
09/24....66.......49......17..........3.............0.........14
10/01....26.......26.......0...........0.............0..........0
10/08....37.......32.......5...........0.............0..........5
10/15....94.......78......16.........11............0..........4
10/22....77.......75.......2...........0.............0..........1
10/29...118.....100.....18.........10............0..........7
11/05...145.....138......7...........5.............0..........1
11/12...140.....136......4...........2.............0..........1
11/19...192.....157.....35.........29............1.........5
11/26...150.....125.....25.........15............0..........9
12/03...168.....147.....21.........15............0..........4
12/10...450.....380.....70.........44............1.........25
12/17...472.....384.....88.........61............2.........24
12/24...672.....554....118........80............1.........37
12/31...532.....473.....59.........55............0..........4

I'm a Dec. 15th too, so hanging in there with you! 

[GF & AF 5]

18 hours ago, a89syd9a said:

What service did you use and what were some of the recommendations they gave you?

We used RapidVisa. Its not cheap, but it made the process extremely easy for us. I think it was around 400? 

 

Basically, the instructions give advice on top of the required forms. Things like labeling the pictures of you two together with dates, locations, names. Making sure you don't include too few or too many pictures. Making sure you include receipts/bank statements from both of you showing you were at the same place/same time. Making sure to include boarding passes for flights because a flight confirmation doesn't show you actually went there. We got our statements of intent notarized (not necessary but it showed we were together and got it done). Family letters aren't needed but helpful. Clarifying details on the statement of how you met. Just a lot of clarifying and providing details so the agent doesn't have to ask questions or ask for more.

[Pino47 3]

Finally

No1 28 Feb 2021

No2 23 Feb 2023

[Bh_sarah 942]

43 minutes ago, Pino47 said:

Finally

No1 28 Feb 2021

No2 23 Feb 2023

February? 😮 Less than a year of waiting?

EDIT: I see December on your timeline and now I see 2021 so it’s definitely December. Mini heart attack here being from February haha

Edited February 23, 2023 by Bh_sarah

[mw & rg k1 636]

waiting on @grumpypiggy update today ... I have a micro scan runniingat work +/- 50 untouched cases from mine ... only 4 were opened all day today ... aiaiai

[grumpypiggy 290]

Thursday 2/23/23 Updates:

 

Sorry for the late post~~need to ran some errands today....there you go>>>

 

24500: 3 Approvals, 1 RFES (4 new / 0 in progress)

25000: 2 Approvals (2 new / 0 in progress)

25500: 3 Approvals (3 new / 0 in progress)

26000: 2 Approvals, 2 RFESs (4 new / 0 in progress)

26500: 2 Approvals (2 new / 0 in progress)

27500: 1 Approval (1 new / 0 in progress)

28000: 3 Approvals, 1 RFES (4 new / 0 in progress)

28500: 1 Approval, 2 RFESs, 1 RFER (4 new / 0 in progress)

29000: 3 Approvals, 2 RFESs, 1 Expedite(Denied: 1) (6 new / 0 in progress)

30000: 2 Approvals (2 new / 0 in progress)

30500: 4 Approvals, 4 RFESs, 1 Other (Notice Explaining USCIS Actions Was Mailed) (9 new / 0 in progress)

31000: 6 Approvals, 1 RFES (7 new / 0 in progress)

31500: 3 Approvals, 2 RFESs (5 new / 0 in progress)

32000: 1 Approval (1 new / 0 in progress)

32500: 4 Approvals (4 new / 0 in progress)

33000: 4 Approvals (4 new / 0 in progress)

33500: 1 Other (Name Was Updated) (1 new / 0 in progress)

34000: 1 RFES (1 new / 0 in progress)

34500: 7 Approvals, 1 Expedite(Received: 1) (8 new / 0 in progress)

35000: 9 Approvals (9 new / 0 in progress)

36500: 1 Approval (1 new / 0 in progress)

 

82 Total Updates: 61 Approvals, 16 RFESs, 1 RFER, 2 Expedites(Denied: 1 / Received: 1), 2 Others (Notice Explaining USCIS Actions Was Mailed, Name Was Updated)

[mw & rg k1 636]

15 hours ago, grumpypiggy said:

30000: 2 Approvals (2 new / 0 in progress)

Thanks @grumpypiggy ... Here's me ... horrible ...
Still waiting for anything at this point ... 

[mw & rg k1 636]

Friday update ....
 

Best Processing Day February 24 2023 of 82 updates

Total activity including "expedite" & "mailed documents"
Changes on February 23 2023: 79
Changes on February 24 2023: 82

Report of significant changes since 2023_02_22
DEC 1-3:  Untouched:68
        Approved: 4     Denied: 0      RFE: 3   
        Updated: 0       Term\Withdrawn: 0    Rejected: 0

DEC 6-10:  Untouched:356
        Approved: 17     Denied: 0      RFE: 8   
        Updated: 0       Term\Withdrawn: 0    Rejected: 0

DEC 13-17:  Untouched:345
        Approved: 27     Denied: 0      RFE: 16   
        Updated: 0       Term\Withdrawn: 0    Rejected: 0

DEC 20-24:  Untouched:502
        Approved: 41     Denied: 0      RFE: 11   
        Updated: 0       Term\Withdrawn: 0    Rejected: 0

DEC 27-31:  Untouched:445
        Approved: 28     Denied: 0      RFE: 0   
        Updated: 0       Term\Withdrawn: 0    Rejected: 0

 

[Ngillet 267]

39 minutes ago, mw & rg k1 said:

Friday update ....
 

Best Processing Day February 24 2023 of 82 updates

Total activity including "expedite" & "mailed documents"
Changes on February 23 2023: 79
Changes on February 24 2023: 82

Report of significant changes since 2023_02_22
DEC 1-3:  Untouched:68
        Approved: 4     Denied: 0      RFE: 3   
        Updated: 0       Term\Withdrawn: 0    Rejected: 0

DEC 6-10:  Untouched:356
        Approved: 17     Denied: 0      RFE: 8   
        Updated: 0       Term\Withdrawn: 0    Rejected: 0

DEC 13-17:  Untouched:345
        Approved: 27     Denied: 0      RFE: 16   
        Updated: 0       Term\Withdrawn: 0    Rejected: 0

DEC 20-24:  Untouched:502
        Approved: 41     Denied: 0      RFE: 11   
        Updated: 0       Term\Withdrawn: 0    Rejected: 0

DEC 27-31:  Untouched:445
        Approved: 28     Denied: 0      RFE: 0   
        Updated: 0       Term\Withdrawn: 0    Rejected: 0

 

Hi! I realized I should have asked this first…I posted a screen shot of this to my Jan/Feb whatsapp group. Are you ok with that? My apologies for not asking before. But I will remove and not post again if you wish. 

[mw & rg k1 636]

Burndown (showing a week worth of activity in opening previously untouched cases)
 

Analysis:
The majority of cases continues to shift along and while I don't scan 2022 cases, there is a clear indication that they would be processing January 2022 already.
I like many other people are waiting for the USCIS to "open my case" ...
Looking back, only ~50% of my case date (Dec 15th) has been opened which is about average for the week of Dec 13-17.

All of September (except week ending 10/01) is eligible for a case inquiry.  Shortly even this group will be as of Tuesday (2/28/2023).

I sure hope December doesn't get stuck as bad as July/Aug/Sept ... and likely Oct/Nov shortly.

 

Now to the data.
Max (previously untouched) cases opened :    170
        Occurring week of:     2021-12-24

Total (previously untouched) cases opened :    715

Week.....Was...Now...Delta...Approved...Denied...RFE
Prev.......340....326......14............4................1.........8

09/03.....44......43.........1............1................0.........0
09/10.....15......14.........1............1................0.........0
09/17.....55......49.........6............2................0.........4
09/24.....66......40........26...........6................0........20
10/01.....26......26.........0............0................0.........0
10/08.....37......31.........6............1................0.........5
10/15.....94......70........24..........18...............0.........4
10/22.....77......75.........2............0................0.........1
10/29....118.....88........30..........15...............0........14
11/05....145....133.......12...........7................0.........2
11/12....140....135........5............2................0.........2
11/19....192....148.......44..........33...............1.........7
11/26....150....117.......33..........22...............0.........9
12/03....168....136.......32..........24...............0.........6
12/10....450....356.......94..........60...............1........33
12/17....472 ...344......128.........87...............2........37
12/24....672....502......170........121..............1........48
12/31....532....445.......87..........83...............0.........4

[Mar u 54]

Finally, saw January 2022 filer from FB got approved(normal process)…as much as Im overwhelmed to see progress, Im hoping USCIS make the 2021 filers as priority. 🙏

[mw & rg k1 636]

15 hours ago, Ngillet said:

Hi! I realized I should have asked this first…I posted a screen shot of this to my Jan/Feb whatsapp group. Are you ok with that?

Share as you see fit ... this data is intended to help being encouragement as much as possible

[mw & rg k1 636]

13 hours ago, Mar u said:

 Im hoping USCIS make the 2021 filers as priority.

According to my records, only 3078 completely untouched cases in 2021.

 

It would take USCIS 1-2 months to just open the untouched cases from 2021
(not even counting the RFEs processing time.) 

 

Either staffing would have to more than triple or USCIS would have to further shift the average processing time to make 2021 a priority to finish.

:( 

[Mar u 54]

7 hours ago, mw & rg k1 said:

According to my records, only 3078 completely untouched cases in 2021.

 

It would take USCIS 1-2 months to just open the untouched cases from 2021
(not even counting the RFEs processing time.) 

 

Either staffing would have to more than triple or USCIS would have to further shift the average processing time to make 2021 a priority to finish.

It sucks! Sorry…

 

But, still hopeful you get yours first!!!! 
 

This is  turning like a real life tv show, portrayed in VJ…everybody is keeping their eyes on cases like yours…hang-on there, this coming week maybe is your time.😊