MAY 2022 I-129F K1 FILERS

[Arturchik 33]

Hi everyone! I have been lurking here for a while and now that April is officially a hot month, I thought it was time to introduce myself! It's nice having someone going through the same process!

 

NOA: 19 May 2022

 

Consulate: Italy

[Roy an Panitta 29]

11 minutes ago, Arturchik said:

Hi everyone! I have been lurking here for a while and now that April is officially a hot month, I thought it was time to introduce myself! It's nice having someone going through the same process!

 

NOA: 19 May 2022

 

Consulate: Italy

welcome to the party.. lots of good info here an especially now that the May filers finally hav, what looks like a light at the end of the tunnel..

[jgray808 15]

On 5/2/2023 at 4:59 AM, Nikobe said:

They kicked off April. It took them roughly four weeks to go from March to April, so we should see the first wave of approvals around the end of this month.

Realistically, I think June will be the month for early May filers and July/August will be the month for the late May filers.

That was my thought too. Exciting! 

[Lynxyonok 316]

On 5/2/2023 at 5:22 AM, Eddie101 said:

It is starting to get excited after such a long wait. March has lots of cases and their processing rate is much higher now.

It's so beautiful and scary.

 

A few filers past May were able to get into Mexico and cross illegally. They are now with their petitioners. To what ends though?

Many more were turned around. Sometimes right at the airport.

 

This world just doesn't feel real at times anymore. But we press on. For those who matter to us. Because... Because. That's why.

[lybov0627 8]

@Arturchik, I see that your consulate is Italy.

 

Would you be able to help me at all with some questions about the Italian police certificate? My fiance got his Master's in Italy, so he needs to get one. However, it's particularly challenging because he can't just fly there without a Schenghen visa. 

[fushi 23]

hey everyone, i just started scanning cases today and just saw 4 approvals and 2 RFEs in the 2290077600 -2290077800 range, with no evidence of expedite! what do y'all think? is this the start of May processing? 🙏

[Lynxyonok 316]

50 minutes ago, fushi said:

hey everyone, i just started scanning cases today and just saw 4 approvals and 2 RFEs in the 2290077600 -2290077800 range, with no evidence of expedite! what do y'all think? is this the start of May processing? 🙏

Seems so.

 

Main wave is still around April teens though.

[jgray808 15]

1 hour ago, fushi said:

hey everyone, i just started scanning cases today and just saw 4 approvals and 2 RFEs in the 2290077600 -2290077800 range, with no evidence of expedite! what do y'all think? is this the start of May processing? 🙏

Looks that way!  I see some approvals from May 17 that were processed today.  Hopefully they start to really pick up now.

[kxp 30]

Excited that they started poking into our month!! But nervous that our case will be one that gets left behind. 😰 filing date is May 17th. 

[Deekol 25]

NOA1 : May 13 2022. Excited to see May is slowly picking up the heat.

[AndiB 677]

On 5/9/2023 at 8:41 PM, lybov0627 said:

@Arturchik, I see that your consulate is Italy.

 

Would you be able to help me at all with some questions about the Italian police certificate? My fiance got his Master's in Italy, so he needs to get one. However, it's particularly challenging because he can't just fly there without a Schenghen visa. 

you don't need to enter Italy to obtain it. Generally US won't expect a police record from a country that requires you enter the country (unless you are a current resident) as they're aware not everyone can just go pick one up or afford to fly somewhere just for a document.
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Italy.html

 

Check police records here, it lists instructions on how to obtain police record without being present in Italy

[New Romantics 188]

2 hours ago, AndiB said:

you don't need to enter Italy to obtain it. Generally US won't expect a police record from a country that requires you enter the country (unless you are a current resident) as they're aware not everyone can just go pick one up or afford to fly somewhere just for a document.
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Italy.html

 

Check police records here, it lists instructions on how to obtain police record without being present in Italy

Have you read this somewhere? First time hearing this but it's of importance to me because I hold two citizenships

[AndiB 677]

11 minutes ago, New Romantics said:

Have you read this somewhere? First time hearing this but it's of importance to me because I hold two citizenships

Go to that link. It'll tell you what the expectation is per document per country. Just find your countries instead of Italy.

 

I can't remember which country but I've helped someone and they weren't expected to get a police cert because it was only available to residents so if you'd moved it was impossible to obtain so US didn't require one.

 

Majority of countries have a way to obtain it from abroad though.

[Nikobe 129]

On 5/9/2023 at 9:41 PM, lybov0627 said:

@Arturchik, I see that your consulate is Italy.

 

Would you be able to help me at all with some questions about the Italian police certificate? My fiance got his Master's in Italy, so he needs to get one. However, it's particularly challenging because he can't just fly there without a Schenghen visa. 

Not sure if it helps but most European countries have an online registration for police certificates (e.g. Germany and Denmark in my case). I know that Italy is a bureaucratic nightmare but I hope they have something similar or at least you can obtain one through the embassy.

[New Romantics 188]

2 hours ago, AndiB said:

Go to that link. It'll tell you what the expectation is per document per country. Just find your countries instead of Italy.

 

I can't remember which country but I've helped someone and they weren't expected to get a police cert because it was only available to residents so if you'd moved it was impossible to obtain so US didn't require one.

 

Majority of countries have a way to obtain it from abroad though.

Ohh thank you! I think I'm gonna call the US embassy where I will interview and ask them to see if they need one. I think they will because I'm a citizen but we'll see