Absolutely. This application is definitely hard or easy mode depending on how often you can see one another and who can travel. Wish it was easier for everyone who applied to visit the US
Wait nvm I misread your comment haha. But yes it's true. Schengen is bad immigration wise. I have witnessed that first-hand. Takes years and there is no way to know what's happening or what the wait times are. You just wait.
My american fiancé and his entire family were also like this. We applied while I was there and they'd see me hauling all the i129f papers around and printing stuff and they were like "wow you need all of that?" with a face of absolute disbelief. 😂 wait till you see what happens after this form!! 😭
Don't feel too bad. I could have also applied about 2-3 months before I did but I didn't because I didn't realize it mattered this much. Hindsight is 20/20
I have seen people online who got denied because they thought that the rule wouldn't apply because of covid so I wouldn't be surprised if that denial came after an RFE
I think we'll just have to wait and see if the trend continues for the next couple of weeks at least. It is definitely hard to tell right now. All we can do is hope for the best!
So far I have seen the updates in the September and July threads for yesterday and that alone totals to 80 for Tuesday. That's pretty dang good, no? Excited to see the rest this week.
I guess we will have to see. I'm pretty excited to see this week's numbers. Hoping for the best, expecting the worst haha.
Edit: just noticed how close our NOA1's are. We are in this together!
Does anyone have the numbers for how many they processed the week after the holidays last year compared to the weeks before that? Curious to see if the bump happened then too.
Someone who knows can correct me, but I don't think the data is extrapolated. It's more that they run some sort of script and collect updates on the case numbers, or something of the sort. I'm not a computer person lol
I did think about that but decided against it as that process from what I have read takes about 2 years and it's pretty unlikely you'll get picked. I'd rather stick it out and have me and my fiancé visit each other in the meantime! Thanks for the valuable data you have gathered!