VISA JOURNEY "PROCESSING TIMES" MISLEADING???

[DILAW 94]

So when I go to the "Processing Times" section on the Visa Journey site on the right hand side it shows the processing times for each service center based on what members are reporting.  I filed an I-129F K3 and it's at the Texas Service Center (TSC).  When I look at the "Current Processing TImes" section on the right hand side it has I-129F for K1 Visa and it lists CSC, TSC, VSC.  There is also an I-129F for K3 Visa, but it only lists CSC and VSC.

Under that there is the I-130 for IR1/CR1 & K3 and it lists TSC, but why is there a section for I-129F for K3 and TSC is not listed under it?  It's kind of confusing.

I actually submitted an I-130 & I-129F K3 and a tier 2 officer told me both forms have different timeframes.  Maybe VisaJourney administrators can fix this

[Illiria 980]

*Facepalm*

 

The visa journey processing times are based on user entered data. The more people who fillin their timelines the more accurate it is. There is nothing to *fix*  for that bit no way to do it other than force everyone to start a timeline before they can post which they then won't update so it's pointless to force people to start anyway. 

 

It actually states this at the bottom of you timeline 'Notice about estimates: The estimates are based off averages of other members recent experiences 
(documented in their timelines) for the same benefit/petition/application at the same filing location.  
Individual results may vary as every case is not always 'average'. Past performance does not necessarily 
predict future results. The 'as early as date' may change over time based on current reported processing 
times from members. There have historically been cases where a benefit/petition/application processing 
briefly slows down or stops and this can not be predicted. Use these dates as reference only and do not 
rely on them for planning. As always you should check the USCIS processing times to see if your application 
is past due.'

 

Also on the processing timelines it states ' based on visajourney member timelines' it's only as actuate as the data that members put in. 

 

As for TSC not being listed I think I to only recent started processing these forms so that could be added seperately but it has been a while since the k3 has been useful due to the much improved spousal visa processing times

 

The search engine is your friend, sometimes. 

Edited August 8, 2017 by Illiria
Missed a question

[DILAW 94]

6 minutes ago, Illiria said:

*Facepalm*

 

The visa journey processing times are based on user entered data. The more people who fillin their timelines the more accurate it is. There is nothing to *fix* and no way to do it other than force everyone to start a timeline before they can post which they then won't update so it's pointless to force people to start anyway. 

 

It actually states this at the bottom of you timeline 'Notice about estimates: The estimates are based off averages of other members recent experiences 
(documented in their timelines) for the same benefit/petition/application at the same filing location.  
Individual results may vary as every case is not always 'average'. Past performance does not necessarily 
predict future results. The 'as early as date' may change over time based on current reported processing 
times from members. There have historically been cases where a benefit/petition/application processing 
briefly slows down or stops and this can not be predicted. Use these dates as reference only and do not 
rely on them for planning. As always you should check the USCIS processing times to see if your application 
is past due.'

 

Also on the processing timelines it states ' based on visajourney member timelines' it's only as actuate as the data that members put in. 

 

The search engine is your friend, sometimes. 

You are talking about the dates, but I am talking about how its split.  2 different things. I don't care about the dates and what members are reporting.  If you read my thread again, you will see that I am saying I-129F K3 at least mine is being processed at the TSC.  Under the I-129F K3 there is no TSC.  But under the I-130 it also says & K3 and those 2 don't have the same paths.   If you go to the USCIS.GOV and click on TOOLS then pick the TSC, you will see that the I-130 has a row and the I-129F K3 has a different row and they have different dates.  On the VISA Journey site it combines I-130 & K3 and gives them when they should be split.  Don't focus on the dates because I know those are only estimates

Edited August 8, 2017 by DILAW

[Jordan8768 107]

They're not misleading.  They're estimates based on what timescale of VJ users are reporting. 

 

Theyre educated guesses. 

[DILAW 94]

Just now, Jordan8768 said:

They're not misleading.  They're estimates based on what timescale of VJ users are reporting. 

 

Theyre educated guesses. 

R U Serious, am I that confusing and hard to understand??? I must be because you keep talking about the dates and estimates and I am talking about the way its structured.  The I-130 should be by itself and the I-129F K3 should be by itself with TSC listed under it.

Right now I-130 is combined with K3 and that's wrong

[Illiria 980]

13 minutes ago, DILAW said:

You are talking about the dates, but I am talking about how its split.  2 different things. I don't care about the dates and what members are reporting.  If you read my thread again, you will see that I am saying I-129F K3 at least mine is being processed at the TSC.  Under the I-129F K3 there is no TSC.  But under the I-130 it also says & K3 and those 2 don't have the same paths.   If you go to the USCIS.GOV and click on TOOLS then pick the TSC, you will see that the I-130 has a row and the I-129F K3 has a different row and they have different dates.  On the VISA Journey site it combines I-130 & K3 and gives them when they should be split.  Don't focus on the dates because I know those are only estimates

And you missed my edit, my deepest apologies that my phone keeling over as I edited my post offended you.

 

As for TSC not being listed I think it only recent started processing these forms so that could be added seperately but for the most part it would be redundant as it has been a while since the k3 has been useful due to the much improved spousal visa processing times. Back when k3 was only being processed at the other centres it was being processed much quicker so it made sense to have it listed separately now it isn't so what is the point in having tsc separate spousal and k3?

 

The misinformation line telling you that k3 and spousal visa having different processing times is also inaccurate unless they pointed out that k3 are taking longer than spousal on average lately so there isn't much point in doing it.

 

The USCIS page is also different to ours, on there if it is taking less than their stated aimed at processing time it still lists that stated aimed at processing time. But if it goes past that they will list the most recent file processed. For instance if they state that the k3 should take 5 months even if they are currently taking 3 months they will still put 5 months but if it was taking 6 months they would put the date of the most recent file to be processed. Additionally they only update it at certain times whereas the visa journey timelines and estimates are constantly being updated. 

Edited August 8, 2017 by Illiria
Answering additional questions

[DILAW 94]

1 minute ago, Illiria said:

And you missed my edit, my deepest apologies that my phone keeling over as I edited my post offended you.

 

As for TSC not being listed I think it only recent started processing these forms so that could be added seperately but for the most part it would be redundant as it has been a while since the k3 has been useful due to the much improved spousal visa processing times. Back when k3 was only being processed at the other centres it was being processed much quicker so it made sense to have it listed separately now it isn't so what is the point in having tsc separate spousal and k3?

 

The misinformation line telling you that k3 and spousal visa having different processing times is also inaccurate unless they pointed out that k3 are taking longer than spousal on average lately so there isn't much point in doing it.

It's OK no need to apologize.  I know the K3 was useful when the I-130 was taking a long time, but in my case its kind of useful because my I-130 has been processing for over 8 months and I haven't gotten anything and waiting on a local office interview for me (the petitioner).  My I-129F K3 was received by the TSC back on Feb 6th, and I was told it takes about 6 months is what the normal processing time is for it.  I am hoping my I-129F K3 gets approved before my I-130 so I can have my wife with me.

[Jordan8768 107]

11 minutes ago, DILAW said:

R U Serious, am I that confusing and hard to understand??? I must be because you keep talking about the dates and estimates and I am talking about the way its structured.  The I-130 should be by itself and the I-129F K3 should be by itself with TSC listed under it.

Right now I-130 is combined with K3 and that's wrong

No one will be willing to help you if you're going to be rude and aggressive...

[DILAW 94]

1 minute ago, Jordan8768 said:

No one will be willing to help you if you're going to be rude and aggressive...

I didn't ask for help first of all.  I just highlighting something thats wrong with the structure of the Processing Times section which should be fixed to improve that part of the website. 

I don't know how I was rude, but I don't remember cursing or disrespecting anyone on here ever.  I actually blamed myself and said that I must be hard to understand to have 2 people miss what I said.  But ok, sorry for whatever offended you

[Illiria 980]

9 minutes ago, DILAW said:

It's OK no need to apologize.

 

Also so why are you waiting on a local

interview for you the petitioner? Is this just an infopass you requested or something they asked you to do, if the latter this is not good. 

 

You had an RFE which slows down processing, sometimes significantly.  This is classified as getting something by the way.

Edited August 8, 2017 by Illiria

[DILAW 94]

Because my wife is from Yemen which is a high risk country i guess.  It's common to delay and interviews the petitioner if their spouse is from Yemen

[Illiria 980]

5 minutes ago, DILAW said:

Because my wife is from Yemen which is a high risk country i guess.  It's common to delay and interviews the petitioner if their spouse is from Yemen

That is very odd other high risk countries don't have that, I have only ever seen the petitioner get interviewed if they have been arrested for certain crimes against children or if they share name and birthdate with someone who has had certain crimes against children. 

Edited August 8, 2017 by Illiria

[NikLR 13,220]

Okay if youre wanting VJ admin to add TSC to the k3 values you could have asked in the site discussion.  As I believe this is what you're inquiring about I will move it there.  VJ isnt misleading, just that K3 is very rare (less than 1%) and an inferior visa so mkst people dont file for it and timeline estimates will be small to nil.

~~organizer hat on~~

~~moved to site discussion from IR1/CR1 process and procedures~~

[DILAW 94]

Very common lots of my friends interviewed.  I have zero crimes on my record and i am a college graduate and work for the government as an engineer actually

[geowrian 22,336]

9 minutes ago, DILAW said:

Because my wife is from Yemen which is a high risk country i guess.  It's common to delay and interviews the petitioner if their spouse is from Yemen

It's rare to interview the petitioner for an I-130, and even then is usually only when there's something like a criminal history that they think may be a concern for the beneficiary. While Yemen does tend to take longer than average, that's once the embassy is involved....it shouldn't significantly impact I-130 adjudication.

Edited August 8, 2017 by geowrian