New Hires and USCIS processing times I-129f

[Ontarkie 14,221]

~~Moved to Immigration New and Discussion, from K1 P&P - as this will be more then just K1 Visas this forum is more appropriate.~~

[gooblue 50]

6 minutes ago, ROK2USA said:

Check out this PDF

36,842 pending K1 cases at the end of December 31, 2021

1,585,539 pending I-130s

89,068 pending I-129s (work visas)

354,751 pending adjustment cases

252,775 pending I-751s...

 

K1s are doing just fine compared to the backlogs in other categories... (still a problem) but better than others~ 

 

 

 

 

Ok well then I will just let this one go. "dare I hope"

[Redro 4,611]

15 minutes ago, gooblue said:

Ok well then I will just let this one go. "dare I hope"

It is possible they concentrate on K1s and clear the backlog i looked at the numbers last year and found this (i made a table )....I think it is fairly awesome they went from 30K to 18K in 2018 to 2019... so it is totally possible USCIS could decide K1s are important and start working on cases... If you and your partner can get married before the foreign national moves over to the US. I would investigate that possibility. If you think K1 is bad you will still have to go through adjustment and then removal of conditions... Your immigration nightmare has only begun...  Adjustment backlog is 354,751 removal cases

252, 775... 

Edited May 27, 2022 by ROK2USA

[gooblue 50]

2 minutes ago, ROK2USA said:

It is possible they concentrate on K1s and clear the backlog i looked at the numbers a last year and found this (i made a table )....I think it is fairly awesome they went from 30K to 18K in 2018 to 2019... so it is totally possible USCIS could decide K1s are important and start working on cases... If you and your partner can get married before the foreign national moves over to the US. I would investigate that possibility. If you think K1 is bad you will still have to go through adjustment and then removal of conditions... Your immigration nightmare has only begun...  Adjustment backlog is 354,751 removal cases

252, 775... 

I see what you mean Could be, thanks for the info

[SalishSea 17,827]

2 hours ago, gooblue said:

I see what you mean Could be, thanks for the info

When you get to the AOS and ROC stages, you’ll wish some of those new hires were charged with adjudicating other types of petitions.

[Verrou 1,962]

K1 is not number one priority with USCIS. Theres many many other form also thats backlogged 

[gooblue 50]

3 minutes ago, Misscloud said:

K1 is not number one priority with USCIS. Theres many many other form also thats backlogged 

Indeed I am aware. What I am not understanding is how hoping that 3% of adjudicators working on one type of form(in the future) comes across as me thinking that K1s are priority or will be prioritized. Especially when when there are around 35ish forms which if equally distributed is around 3% per form.

 

I'm simply saying that if there was an EVEN load spread out among the forms that with those imaginary numbers, some form of backlog reduction was possible.

[Rocio0010 5,579]

1 hour ago, gooblue said:

Indeed I am aware. What I am not understanding is how hoping that 3% of adjudicators working on one type of form(in the future) comes across as me thinking that K1s are priority or will be prioritized. Especially when when there are around 35ish forms which if equally distributed is around 3% per form.

 

I'm simply saying that if there was an EVEN load spread out among the forms that with those imaginary numbers, some form of backlog reduction was possible.

I do understand what you’re saying and there is nothing wrong with wishful thinking and sharing it. 
 Veterans of this site are completely justified in thinking that this is just empty words and it won’t mean faster processing. At least not in the short term. In addition to that, I doubt they’ll speed up K1s when they’ve been historically low in terms of priorities. 
As ridiculous as it sounds, 40k backlogged K1s is not that bad compared to, for example, 252 for I-751s.

Also, I don’t mean to be condescending, but you’re just at the beginning of the immigration journey. Save your frustration for AOS and ROC.

[Redro 4,611]

3 hours ago, gooblue said:

Indeed I am aware. What I am not understanding is how hoping that 3% of adjudicators working on one type of form(in the future) comes across as me thinking that K1s are priority or will be prioritized. Especially when when there are around 35ish forms which if equally distributed is around 3% per form.

 

I'm simply saying that if there was an EVEN load spread out among the forms that with those imaginary numbers, some form of backlog reduction was possible.

Do you know forms are distributed equally or is this just an opinion/hope? 

There is no reason for forms to be distributed equally. 

I-129Fs are only reviewed at the California service center (unless there is an issue- then it is sent to Vermont).

Usually 45K applications are received a year. 2020 and 2021 were lower due to the pandemic. 

I'm thinking they probably moved some workers from working on I-129Fs to working on other petitions during 2021/2022...  

 

Comparatively speaking, waiting 12-13 months for the NOA2 isn't all that bad. I-130s for spouses of USCs are approved between 6-15 months

No where on the uscis website does it state "choose the K1 route if you want your partner in the US ASAP". It is just a visa that allows you to bring your partner over so you can get married in the US. A couple years back, K1 was faster... maybe in the future K1s will take 4-6 months to adjudicate. Maybe in the future they'll phase out K1s... they phased out K3s/K4s... 

 

I know you posted this in the K1 forum to get people talking about what hiring 4400 workers means for K1s. The truth is it probably won't have any impact on your current case. But, it might be good news for your adjustment and removal of conditions timelines... 

[Carpe Vinum 2,327]

I guess looking at charts and graphs is better than drinking yourself into a stupor waiting for your case to be processed...

[carmel34 3,626]

The long waiting time, when you are apart from the person you love, is excruciating.  Been there, done that.  I sympathize with you OP, it is frustrating, but we're all dealing with a huge government bureaucracy, the wheels move very slowly, and the inefficiencies, errors, and complete lack of customer service is legendary.  Hopefully you can figure out a way to see each other in person for short visits as often as you can during the time you will be separated.  Good luck!

[PWB 213]

Still USCIS.