NOA2 APPROVED IN 19 DAYS

[Beeeebs 19]

Hehe.. I was pissed for a second. But the OP made this account 2 days ago so I don't buy it.

In happier news, the USCIS processing times for us has been updated! They say they're taking 7.4 months as the average!

[Kaylara 814]

There will always be 'odd balls out' and statistical noise.

If this becomes a trend, and I-130s start getting approved in under a month on a regular basis, something must have really gone down at USCIS.

However, there have always been fluctuations in I-130 processing times. February 2011 files waited an average of 3 months, while July 2011 files waited 7 - 8 months. We're dealing with a government agency and unpredictable case loads. Things will get backlogged. Once the backlog becomes too large, more manpower is diverted to sort out the backlog, and processing times go back down to the norm ~ 5 month. The best time to file is usually at the height of a massive backlog.

I'd estimate that people who file I-130s today will receive an NOA2 in roughly 4 - 5 months, while the processing times for I-129f petitions will become slightly longer as manpower is diverted from I-129f towards I-130s.

I understand this, however, in this case the backlog was entirely manufactured by the USCIS. The people who were in line first should be getting processed first.

[dwheels76 5,462]

There will always be 'odd balls out' and statistical noise.

If this becomes a trend, and I-130s start getting approved in under a month on a regular basis, something must have really gone down at USCIS.

However, there have always been fluctuations in I-130 processing times. February 2011 files waited an average of 3 months, while July 2011 files waited 7 - 8 months. We're dealing with a government agency and unpredictable case loads. Things will get backlogged. Once the backlog becomes too large, more manpower is diverted to sort out the backlog, and processing times go back down to the norm ~ 5 month. The best time to file is usually at the height of a massive backlog.

I'd estimate that people who file I-130s today will receive an NOA2 in roughly 4 - 5 months, while the processing times for I-129f petitions will become slightly longer as manpower is diverted from I-129f towards I-130s.

What I am curious about is the flood of I-129F filed to seek the K3 Visa. Anxiously looking to see if anyone gets a K3 through. Or will they be hosed.

[amysummer13 7]

tal·is·man

noun \ˈta-ləs-mən, -ləz-\

: an object (such as a ring or stone) that is believed to have magic powers and to cause good things to happen to the person who has it.

I believe they used the powers above...

[Beeeebs 19]

What I am curious about is the flood of I-129F filed to seek the K3 Visa. Anxiously looking to see if anyone gets a K3 through. Or will they be hosed.

I filed for the I-129F to seek the K-3 Visa two weeks ago. I have not received neither a NOA or email confirmation. I wonder if they're backlogged on that too.

[BOS_LHR 829]

What I am curious about is the flood of I-129F filed to seek the K3 Visa. Anxiously looking to see if anyone gets a K3 through. Or will they be hosed.

I joined a USCIS conference call this week that discussed the I-129F. A number of questions were asked about its use for the K3, and it was confirmed that the I-129F is joined up with an I-130. They sit and wait together, rather than the I-129F speeding along to the NVC. Another VJer posted to a "congressional inquiry" thread a week or two ago with the same feedback. The conference organizers did, however, encourage people waiting 5+ months on their K3 to write to public.engagement@uscis.dhs.gov to inquire about their case status.

[DearJohn 28]

This CANNOT be real. This is a joke and it's not funny!

[B & G 200]

Congrats OP!!!. I must admit I am alil jealous of your good fortune!

I just pray.. for everyone that has been waiting for months on end, that your case is a weird freak of nature and we don't see anymore "two-digit day" approvals... cuz personally.. if i do.. I will go nuts!!!

[greenivy 9]

Congrats OP!!!. I must admit I am alil jealous of your good fortune!

I just pray.. for everyone that has been waiting for months on end, that your case is a weird freak of nature and we don't see anymore "two-digit day" approvals... cuz personally.. if i do.. I will go nuts!!!

God wanted to bless us and therefore kept us on hold until the perfect time came for us to file to get it through in 19 days

[B & G 200]

God wanted to bless us and therefore kept us on hold until the perfect time came for us to file to get it through in 19 days

ok.... if you say so...

[David & Diana R 1,005]

NOA-2 approved in 19 days, yay!

Yeehaaawww!! God Bless

[Browneyes86 4]

I filed for the I-129F to seek the K-3 Visa two weeks ago. I have not received neither a NOA or email confirmation. I wonder if they're backlogged on that too.

I did applied for k3 after the I-130 and now it is about to be 7 months and no aproval too,so guys don't bother yourself appliying for k3

[angeldaemon13 42]

When I went to a US Embassy in Manitoba Canada to have my son's birth registered abroad, I asked about the K3. He told me it is useless. By the time it gets to be processed, your Petition will be faster. That from a US diplomat.

[B & G 200]

Congratulations OP.

Perhaps you can post the NOAs?

I second that! OP, there are so many doubting toms on VJ... prove them all wrong! Post both your NOAs! Maybe if I see them, I'll get blessed too.

[greenivy 9]

I second that! OP, there are so many doubting toms on VJ... prove them all wrong! Post both your NOAs! Maybe if I see them, I'll get blessed too.

Well, I cant force anyone to believe in it if they don't want to. I have no reason to be disingenuous, please move on.