Number of cases processed hit new high!

[Vulpis 26]

Absolutely insane that there's a good chance that some Jan 2023 filers could see their cases adjudicated this year. Not that I mind as a 1/27/23 NOA1 (still scared mine will end up in the last 20% that don't get touched for a while). Hopefully the pace continues like this or hell even goes up!

[FromMexico W/Love 244]

3 minutes ago, Vulpis said:

Absolutely insane that there's a good chance that some Jan 2023 filers could see their cases adjudicated this year. Not that I mind as a 1/27/23 NOA1 (still scared mine will end up in the last 20% that don't get touched for a while). Hopefully the pace continues like this or hell even goes up!

It is wild to think about it because there is still a small group of 2021 NOA1s on the FB group that are an angry bunch that still hasn't received their NOA2, but USCIS is ROLLING now. I used to think that 220/day was the maximum range, but they have blown way past that. I am done putting a ceiling on how fast they can go. And with the backlog still at ~45k+ I don't think they will be slowing down anytime soon. 

[FromMexico W/Love 244]

9 hours ago, AndiB said:

Remember people thinking Jan was a fluke and we wouldn't see such increases, now look at us  🎉

Hoping this means swifter approvals for those waiting in months already processed 

I know, I remember the early conversations were like "don't get your hopes up" and  "this is an outlier" and "the backlog just isn't getting bigger, we will still be waiting 16 months." And now half of the 2022 cases and all the 2023 cases will be ~12 months.  

[Vulpis 26]

1 hour ago, FromMexico W/Love said:

It is wild to think about it because there is still a small group of 2021 NOA1s on the FB group that are an angry bunch that still hasn't received their NOA2, but USCIS is ROLLING now. I used to think that 220/day was the maximum range, but they have blown way past that. I am done putting a ceiling on how fast they can go. And with the backlog still at ~45k+ I don't think they will be slowing down anytime soon. 

I still reserve cautious optimism, as trying to predict USCIS can be difficult at times, and who's to say that all these approvals won't just clog up NVC 😕

[FromMexico W/Love 244]

11 minutes ago, Vulpis said:

I still reserve cautious optimism, as trying to predict USCIS can be difficult at times, and who's to say that all these approvals won't just clog up NVC 😕

 

The backlog being reduced by USCIS right now far outweighs any backlog we have seen at NVC to date. 

[FilledesEtoiles 336]

14 hours ago, Vulpis said:

I still reserve cautious optimism, as trying to predict USCIS can be difficult at times, and who's to say that all these approvals won't just clog up NVC 😕

NVC can handle that, k1 is just a very small section of what goes through them, it is minimal compared to spousal visas for example.

[Oregonian97 48]

4 hours ago, FilledesEtoiles said:

NVC can handle that, k1 is just a very small section of what goes through them, it is minimal compared to spousal visas for example.

Plus you’d hope that as USCIS staffs up, they staff up NVC in line with increasing adjudicators for visa processing.

 

also off topic question, but does the local embassy of my beneficiary automatically pick an interview date for my beneficiary after NVC hands over the app to them, or do I need to manually schedule one and pick a date?

[FromMexico W/Love 244]

Just now, Oregonian97 said:

Plus you’d hope that as USCIS staffs up, they staff up NVC in line with increasing adjudicators for visa processing.

 

also off topic question, but does the local embassy of my beneficiary automatically pick an interview date for my beneficiary after NVC hands over the app to them, or do I need to manually schedule one and pick a date?

depends on the embassy. They all operate slightly differently. I’d try to get insight from someone who has been through the process at your embassy. 

[AndiB 677]

43 minutes ago, amin krin said:

Another good day 286  🎉

[AndiB 677]

Looking at it, they had more done in the first week of May than they did in *all* of May last year. Damn what an improvement 😍

[New Romantics 188]

18 minutes ago, AndiB said:

Looking at it, they had more done in the first week of May than they did in *all* of May last year. Damn what an improvement 😍

I can't even imagine how long the wait would have become had they kept their pace of 550 a week. Us October filers would get our NOA2 in the fall of 2024 🫠

Edited May 9, 2023 by New Romantics

[AndiB 677]

4 minutes ago, New Romantics said:

I can't even imagine how long the wait would have become had they kept their pace of 550 a week. Us October filers would get our NOA2 in the fall of 2024 🫠

I originally wanted to get married on our anni, 2nd oct 2024 and was so stressed it wouldn't happen and I'd end up with a winter wedding cause yeah fall 2024 was absolute earliest, now it's like....oct 2nd is too late 😂

[New Romantics 188]

36 minutes ago, AndiB said:

I originally wanted to get married on our anni, 2nd oct 2024 and was so stressed it wouldn't happen and I'd end up with a winter wedding cause yeah fall 2024 was absolute earliest, now it's like....oct 2nd is too late 😂

Ha! I had thought of a great date myself for August 2024 but I don't see it happening now. I really wanted a summer wedding. We might just do a civil ceremony in the winter once I get my k1 and then a proper wedding later, in the summer. I won't complain no matter what, this whole process makes you grateful for even having then opportunity to marry your significant other

[AndiB 677]

1 minute ago, New Romantics said:

Ha! I had thought of a great date myself for August 2024 but I don't see it happening now. I really wanted a summer wedding. We might just do a civil ceremony in the winter once I get my k1 and then a proper wedding later, in the summer. I won't complain no matter what, this whole process makes you grateful for even having then opportunity to marry your significant other

Yeah we're going to do a ceremony of essentially a small elopement to get everything signed and start AOS ASAP then have a reception etc prob 2nd Oct with family. My family needs warning for flights etc anyway. I also realised I would quite like a day just him and I rather than having to worry about an event and guests etc. Does mean we're going to have to work out what date we want as an anni after we have visa though 😂

[New Romantics 188]

12 minutes ago, AndiB said:

Yeah we're going to do a ceremony of essentially a small elopement to get everything signed and start AOS ASAP then have a reception etc prob 2nd Oct with family. My family needs warning for flights etc anyway. I also realised I would quite like a day just him and I rather than having to worry about an event and guests etc. Does mean we're going to have to work out what date we want as an anni after we have visa though 😂

Haha I have thought about the double anniversary as well! I wouldn't mind getting two gifts a year. I deserve it for putting up with this process 🤣

Edited May 9, 2023 by New Romantics