How to read K1 visa statistics

[GinoNiña 182]

Hello VJ, thanks for making a way for us to check on a certain type of visa statics. My attached screen shot is from 01/01/2021 thru 12/31/2021 K1 visa. And I searched years 2020, 2019 and so on as well. There are a lot information by looking at the result.

My question is,  where it says Total Records column, it contains number 91, I assume this number is the number of I-129f applicants for the year 2021. I would like to know where you got this information from? Is it from USCIS? If so can you give us the link. I already have their link about visa issuance by month. 

 

Your response will help me on my decision making. Thanks. 

Edited April 20, 2022 by GinoNiña
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[Crazy Cat 41,845]

@Captain Ewok is the numbers Guru.  I believe all those numbers come from internal Visa Journey member time line input.  

Edited April 20, 2022 by Crazy Cat

[Redro 4,611]

If you go to Immigration Timelines and sort by Philippines and NOA1 

You can see it is user generated data. 

Check pages 2-9 or 10 to see all the people ON VISAJOURNEY who created timelines (and have a beneficiary in the Philippines). 

https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/k1list.php?cfl=0&op1=4&op2=d&op3=1&op4=1&op5=5,6,8,10,11,13,14,15,16,17,18,20,21,22,25,26,27,28,108,110,111,208,210,211&op6=All&op66=All&op7=Philippines&dfile=No&adv=0

 

You've already filed your K1. Right now things can change, they might speed up, they might slow down. 

I would just live your life for the next few months and a month before you visit your partner check up on what year and month are being scheduled for K1 interviews out of Manila. But, also see what month USCIS is processing for NOA2s. 

 

https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/k1list.php?op6=All&op66=All&op7=Philippines&op1=3&op2=&op3=1&op4=1&op5=5%2C6%2C8%2C10%2C11%2C13%2C14%2C15%2C16%2C17%2C18%2C20%2C21%2C22%2C25%2C26%2C27%2C28%2C108%2C110%2C111%2C208%2C210%2C211&cfl=

 

Two interview have been scheduled for June, 2022 and you can see one person received their NOA2 in November, 2020 while the other person received their NOA2 February, 2021. 

 

 

Edited April 20, 2022 by ROK2USA

[Chancy 6,241]

1 hour ago, GinoNiña said:

 where it says Total Records column, it contains number 91, I assume this number is the number of I-129f applicants for the year 2021. I would like to know where you got this information from? Is it from USCIS?

 

As you were told in your other thread, VJ statistics are based on the entries of members who bother to update their timeline.  VJ members make up a small fraction of all K1 applicants yearly.  All the timeframe estimates that you will get here are based on anecdotal reports.  Again, VJ is not affiliated with any official US immigration agency like USCIS or DOS.  If you want the official I-129F processing estimate from USCIS, check here -- https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/

 

[Redro 4,611]

Just wanted to add...

If you are interested in data directly from USCIS you need to go to uscis.gov

At the end of every quarter they publish this form:

https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/reports/Quarterly_All_Forms_FY2022_Q1.pdf

 

You can see at the end of December 31, 2021 36,842 I-129Fs were pending. 

I was bored a month or so ago and I decided to look at the history of K1 (how many were filed per year, how many were approved and how many were pending at the end of the year). 

 

You can see the trends here: ( I couldn't find data from 2017)

 

I don't know how find out how many people are waiting for an interview out of Manila though so keeping an eye on timelines on this platform might give you some understanding of how long the wait will be (after your petition is approved). 

Edited April 20, 2022 by ROK2USA