AndiB

Depends on what you mean by left behind. Dec is currently at 86% at 15-16 months. If you mean only 50-60% get a 'faster' processing time then fair. Also sorry you're still waiting, it's not fair

I think you're fine honestly. It's really up to you, people get approved without boarding passes all the time but there's no guarantees. People I know personally had i-94 so can't speak for cases I know personally

COVID isn't the flu and has different risks on spread and age groups. It's like saying why is polio on the list? The flu isn't!

You'll need both for AOS to my knowledge. Other vaccines require first dose but think COVID specifically requires 2. Also think COVID will be addedto routine child vaccinations so unlikely it'll be dropped for AOS even if dropped for entry. Much like you don't need MMR etc for entry but do for immigration.

If they're unsure what you've had, you can just get them again. It won't cause any harm, just an expense. Sadly missing vaccine records are not uncommon I'm finding

Yeah so they can request that then, I didn't disagree with you but then why don't people suggest how to do that instead of berating about lost boarding pass or meeting again? I've never had to pull those records anywhere but US so I have zero experience and wasn't sure if they're accessible in every country

I've seen people get RFEs for meeting req and everything you have + itinerary are options listed as proof along with boarding passes and forms such as I-94. No where do they say you must have undeniable proof of meeting. It's about convincing the officer you met. No one can say for sure exactly how much it takes to convince them but a boarding pass is 100% not a requirement, it's just stronger evidence

Then why don't they just do that for Mexico? I've asked for a stamp, as did they and have been denied

I also don't get passport stamps when I travel and nor does my bf. Stamps are not common anymore. I travel internationally a couple times a yr and only two countries give me a stamp or proof of entry.

I haven't seen that as a requirement. What if you drive to meet cause they're only in Canada/Mexico?? I've seen people been approved without including boarding passes. Not everyone meets with intention to file and therefore starts storing evidence. Will their case be less reliable? Yes. Does it mean they have zero evidence? No. It's not a court, they just need to convince the officer they'd met. Worst case they get an RFE for meeting evidence but it's unlikely. I can get a boarding pass without boarding the plane.

maybe they're leaving too many in the 'tail'?? I think a lot are still getting theirs at abut 15-15.5months which could skew it even though some get it at 13-14

same, seems they updated to incl feb about mid march so still a few weeks to wait 😫

yeah that's what I read it as too. Seen as they're estimated to hit about 12months by end of fiscal yr, they're not miles off (considering they were projected at start of fiscal to be at 20-24 months by end of fiscal yr )

can you request an itinerary or ask them a way you can obtain it? I assume you have your booking code or similar reference number? It is weird they never emailed you the itinerary with flight times and such. It's not uncommon to need that info, my dad has to show when he was out of country and how long and purpose as he's on indefinite leave to remain (like a greencard) and he travels a lot for business. The record of you booking in more detail exists somewhere, I'm sure it can be provided or found online. I just included my itineraries instead of boarding passes as I only use digital. Honestly, I think your partners boarding passes + proof of your presence in mexico (your card + photos + airbnb and whatever else) should suffice. Like theoretically not all LDRs fly to meet up so not everyone has boarding passes to prove they were together, they are prob the most straight forward evidence though.

yeah honestly I follow the data and this 16.5month processing time, even if it is the *past* 6 months still doesn't track for me but all data points to it decreasing to about 12months by Oct 2023 unless they slow down/speed up in the daily numbers. Obv there is a wide band of approvals, so 12months is prob approx earliest start (so maybe a few early but main focus around 12months with some later)

I think I heard of one but was due to disabilities of petitioner preventing them travelling and US was locked down to tourists. Hearsay though. Agree though 2year rules is *very* strict and 'it's too expensive' is not a valid reason. USCIS doesn't care unless you are *physically* incapable of meeting again. This isn't the case as there's a ticket, expensive but it's an option and you can also meet in a third country or you can wait. USCIS *really* doesn't care if it's inconvenient for you, it's difficult for many people here both logistically and financially. It's almost 1.5yrs to hear back from USCIS, do you really want to wait 1.5yrs to hear if they accept your excuse? It's better to wait until you can meet and then file.

it's random, no one knows.

ty! Guess I was misreading % on spreadsheet then

Yeah but they got the number from the linked spreadsheet

True true postive vibes only

Yeah was looking for someone with a number not from that spreadsheet as trying to make sense of something but ty

Okay i just can't read a big spreadsheet on my phone. It says 78 and 70 TERMINAL cases for oct and nov respectively so doesn't include RFEs which I think USCIS does for processed????? I'm not sure what % touched cases are. RFEs? Meant to say untouched??? Unsure

Yeah I'm lost. Guess maybe we just focus on what we're seeing currently in groups here and numbers posted cause USCIS is too big a mystery for me to comprehend 😂

Okay unsure who's right now. I thought I'd imagined it but fb group has pending for oct 4.71%, nov ~11% and dec just under 20%. That's only California but didn't think there were *that* many at vermont etc???

I'm hoping normal processing will come down to 12-13 months for me so even if I'm left behind it's still like 15-16 months which isn't great but still manageable