We just applied for K-1, are we really looking at 26 months?

[Becca K 0]

We just completed ours. It took 18 months start to finish. Most are around the same 

[lloy0076 6]

18 hours ago, Lynxyonok said:

FYI, please work with a lawyer prior to exercising that option. It's costly and may backfire.

Indeed - if you're doing anything legal, or have any legal concerns, an experienced immigration lawyer is a must.

[Genzo10 16]

In the USCIS website the processing time just changed from 13.5 months process to 14 months. Do you think processing time will keep increase?

 

 

Edited September 27, 2022 by Genzo10

[Nuba 57]

10 minutes ago, Genzo10 said:

In the USCIS website the processing time just changed from 13.5 months process to 14 months. Do you think processing time will keep increase?

 

 

TL; DR: YES for now but check back at the end of Oct.

 

I have been monitoring the data from VJ members and from scans of the USCIS site for 6 months. Unfortunately the short answer to your question is yes the time is continuing to increase until USCIS processes at least as many cases daily as the average daily number in the backlog.  At this time they are processing somewhat more than half that number of new cases.   

 

One encouraging note is that starting in August they seem to be closing significantly more cases older than 14 months, of which there are many.  This is a precursor to taking on more new cases.

 

The new fiscal year starts Oct 1 and if there is any hope they will meet the self imposed target of 6 months backlog by the end of FY 2023 they will have to process nearly two months of backlog in every month. If they start such a ramp up we will see the results quickly.

 

 

[Lynxyonok 316]

1 hour ago, Genzo10 said:

In the USCIS website the processing time just changed from 13.5 months process to 14 months. Do you think processing time will keep increase?

 

 

Yes. Copy-pasting my own response from another thread:

 

Uscis.gov

 

Home --> Tools --> Reports and Studies --> Immigration and Citizenship Data

 

Q2 2022 processing time (January - March 2022):

- 12,021 I-129F forms received

- 6,424 forms processed

- Added backlog: 3 months

 

Q1 2022 processing time (October - December 2021):

- 11,287 forms received

- 5,006 forms processed

- Added backlog: 3.5 months

 

Q4 2021 processing time (July - September 2021):

- 10,965 forms received

- 8,549 forms processed

- Added backlog: 0.5 months

 

Q3 2021 processing time (April - June 2021):

- 12,637 forms received

- 7,390 forms processed

- Added backlog: 2 months

[Nuba 57]

40 minutes ago, Lynxyonok said:

Yes. Copy-pasting my own response from another thread:

 

Uscis.gov

 

Home --> Tools --> Reports and Studies --> Immigration and Citizenship Data

 

Q2 2022 processing time (January - March 2022):

- 12,021 I-129F forms received

- 6,424 forms processed

- Added backlog: 3 months

 

Q1 2022 processing time (October - December 2021):

- 11,287 forms received

- 5,006 forms processed

- Added backlog: 3.5 months

 

Q4 2021 processing time (July - September 2021):

- 10,965 forms received

- 8,549 forms processed

- Added backlog: 0.5 months

 

Q3 2021 processing time (April - June 2021):

- 12,637 forms received

- 7,390 forms processed

- Added backlog: 2 months

Thanks for the data. The silver lining is that the % trend is monotone increasing: 45, 53, 59, 77

23Q1 will be very interesting: 

[sarahbear12 2]

52 minutes ago, Lynxyonok said:

 

Uscis.gov

 

Home --> Tools --> Reports and Studies --> Immigration and Citizenship Data

Thanks for the info. This will help people find the source.  https://www.uscis.gov/tools/reports-and-studies/immigration-and-citizenship-data?topic_id[]=33667&ddt_mon=&ddt_yr=&query=All+USCIS+Application+and+Petition+Form+Types&items_per_page=10

[Lynxyonok 316]

3 minutes ago, sarahbear12 said:

Thanks for the info. This will help people find the source.  https://www.uscis.gov/tools/reports-and-studies/immigration-and-citizenship-data?topic_id[]=33667&ddt_mon=&ddt_yr=&query=All+USCIS+Application+and+Petition+Form+Types&items_per_page=10

Yes, just consider unselecting "statistics and data" in favor of "processing times".

[sarahbear12 2]

2 minutes ago, Nuba said:

The silver lining is that the % trend is monotone increasing: 45, 53, 59, 77

It's actually like this: 58%, 77%, 44%, 53%

The data started at the 3rd quarter of fiscal year 2021 and ended at 2nd quarter FY22.

[Lynxyonok 316]

4 minutes ago, Nuba said:

Thanks for the data. The silver lining is that the % trend is monotone increasing: 45, 53, 59, 77

23Q1 will be very interesting: 

 It's actually 59% --> 77% --> 45% --> 53% as Q3 and Q4 were for 2021 and Q1 and Q2 were for 2022.

 

The next report due out is Q3-2022 covering April through June of 2022. It's likely to be posted mid-October 2022.

1 minute ago, sarahbear12 said:

It's actually like this: 58%, 77%, 44%, 53%

The data started at the 3rd quarter of fiscal year 2021 and ended at 2nd quarter FY22.

Cross-post 

[Nuba 57]

1 minute ago, Lynxyonok said:

 It's actually 59% --> 77% --> 45% --> 53% as Q3 and Q4 were for 2021 and Q1 and Q2 were for 2022.

 

The next report due out is Q3-2022 covering April through June of 2022. It's likely to be posted mid-October 2022.

thanks for correction, even if it is discouraging

[Lynxyonok 316]

11 minutes ago, Nuba said:

thanks for correction, even if it is discouraging

Well, there is a little bit of hope. Let's extend the range a little bit...

 

Q2 2022 processing time (January - March 2022):

- 12,021 I-129F forms received

- 6,424 forms processed

- Added backlog: 3 months

 

Q1 2022 processing time (October - December 2021):

- 11,287 forms received

- 5,006 forms processed

- Added backlog: 3.5 months

 

Q4 2021 processing time (July - September 2021):

- 10,965 forms received

- 8,549 forms processed

- Added backlog: 0.5 months

 

Q3 2021 processing time (April - June 2021):

- 12,637 forms received

- 7,390 forms processed

- Added backlog: 2 months

 

Q2 2021 processing time (January - March 2021) :

- 10,856 forms received

- 9,140 forms processed

- Added backlog: Minimal

 

Q1 2021 processing time (October - December 2020) :

- 3,283 forms received

- 6,005 forms processed

- Backlog reduced: 3 months

 

 

Q4 2020 processing time (July - September 2020) :

- 8,096 forms received

- 6,020 forms processed

- Added backlog: 1 month

 

Q3 2020 processing time (April - June 2020) :

- 7,073 forms received

- 7,422 forms processed

- Backlog reduced: a little

 

 

Q2 2020 processing time (January - March 2020) :

- 12,033 forms received

- 11,856 forms processed

- Added backlog: Minimal

 

Q1 2020 processing time (October - December 2019) :

- 11,533 forms received

- 11,615 forms processed

- Backlog reduced: a little

Edited September 27, 2022 by Lynxyonok

[Genzo10 16]

1 hour ago, Lynxyonok said:

Yes. Copy-pasting my own response from another thread:

 

Uscis.gov

 

Home --> Tools --> Reports and Studies --> Immigration and Citizenship Data

 

Q2 2022 processing time (January - March 2022):

- 12,021 I-129F forms received

- 6,424 forms processed

- Added backlog: 3 months

 

Q1 2022 processing time (October - December 2021):

- 11,287 forms received

- 5,006 forms processed

- Added backlog: 3.5 months

 

Q4 2021 processing time (July - September 2021):

- 10,965 forms received

- 8,549 forms processed

- Added backlog: 0.5 months

 

Q3 2021 processing time (April - June 2021):

- 12,637 forms received

- 7,390 forms processed

- Added backlog: 2 months

Thank you, thats mean for a march filler for example, when would be the date of approval of NOA2?

 

Thank you

[Lynxyonok 316]

2 minutes ago, Genzo10 said:

Thank you, thats mean for a march filler for example, when would be the date of approval of NOA2?

 

Thank you

I wish I had a crystal ball for you

 

Let's wait for the Q3 2022 report. That's where we get to see if "4,000 new USCIS hires" were myth or reality.

[Steve & Erma 36]

I'm just going to throw this out there even though you have said it won't work for you.

 

The Utah online wedding is simple. You get a license, set a date within 32 days of getting the license, you both get on the zoom call at that date and time (you can be in separate countries as long as you can get on the zoom call), the officiant they provide marries youb in minutes (took us all of 15 minutes from start to finish), and in about 10 minutes you get the electronic marriage certificate and in a week you get the paper copy. I'm the eyes of the United States you are now husband and wife. Fly to wherever you can both meet up and "consummate" the marriage (take lots of pictures). Fly back to the USA and file for the spousal visa.

 

I don't know what the laws in Japan are about marriage but none of that applies in a US wedding. I married a Filipina and we have to report the marriage to the Philippines government only so she can legally change her name there. We just got married on 9/14. Hope this