I-129F June, Part II

[aeroth88 29]

13 hours ago, Paul & Mallory said:

I try to apply the randomness of case selection/processing on the working environment these petitions are worked in being quite possibly very similar to my own work condition, which is paralleled in productivity. (*clears throat* .... sorry for the long post)

 

My office receives various forms of correspondence from different people (I work at a financial institution) from multiple agencies, or that are sent directly to the CEO. These cases can range in size, number of issues, and amount of research needed. We have an intake distribution team (two people) who receive these files, build the cases, and distribute across all team members that do what I do. We all have individual queues we work independently, and varying cases, from date received, to date the case was actually built and assigned. Quite simply, and probably the most logical explanation for the varying processing dates - not all people work the same speed. I'm super fast. I type fast, I navigate fast, I'm good at my research. I try hard to get cases submitted for Quality Control review within 2 to 3 days of receiving it. The oldest case in my box right now is a case assigned to me on December 18. However, I know for a fact I have people in my office who have cases much older than that right now. This means I have customers whose cases I've worked that have already received their final response letter, while other customers who other people have worked cases for (that are older than the latter) haven't even had their final response letter completed yet. Whether it's because they just manage their pipeline differently than I do, they work slower, or the case(s) they have that are older are just more involved. The more pages/information, the longer it takes. I also believe people who send more information with their petition may require more time to review, and end up taking longer than someone else that was received close to when they were. Not that more information than others is a bad thing - but these are humans reviewing these packets, not machines.

 

We also don't know what their review process looks like. Depending on the beneficiary country and information required, do they have to reach out to different points of contact throughout the review? Do certain countries or cases require second level reviews, or an additional security check? If a case meets certain criteria, does it require any sort of escalation or second level review? We get cases at my job that often require us, in my position, to reach out to other lines of business within the bank such as Legal, Compliance, etc. This of course lengthens the review time and essentially the resolution.

 

As frustrating as it is, and as hard as it is to see outside of the blinders we all wear while trying to find that light at the end of the tunnel for our personal case....there are a lot of factors, most of which we probably don't have a clue about. Do politics play a part? It's easy to say they do, but we also can't say without a shadow of a doubt that this is the reason, or at least the sole reason. Changes to substantial legal processes, including legal immigration, require a lot more than someone coming into office and declaring their opinion. A lot of channels have to be followed before anybody would actually see or experience any significant change, such as people like us already in the midst of a legal process like immigration. (In my opinion; but I am no politician. ).

 

Shorthand version - I haven't reached that point yet where I believe skipping days or processing out of order necessarily means anything tragic. It also doesn't mean those people will be forgotten and left behind. I refuse to believe that. I still maintain my belief, as above, that it comes down to differences in human processing speeds. Which just makes me wish I could teach a typing course or something with USCIS to help these people speed up a little.

 

LOL that's basically what I said a couple pages earlier, but simply something along the lines of "maybe some petitions are easier to go through than others, and there are a lot of people working on them, they don't all work at the same speed"

 

Obviously I sympathize with people still waiting in agony!!! But I think there is at least a bit of method to the madness.

[SazKap 75]

10 minutes ago, Naes said:

The only place that helps me to keep my sanity (or lose it faster not sure which one yet 😊)

[D and T 569]

 

8 minutes ago, SazKap said:

awww... 

 

i've been a lurker on here for so many months and then, recently I've hit this weird unexpected threshold where i realize i really am in need of some emotional support. And this place actually works! 

 

so thank you! <3

You're a June 2nd filer like me. For what it's worth, I have your case on my watch list and I'm rooting for you. I know exactly how hard it is to watch so many later filers pass by. It's punishing.   I keep thinking about the April and May filers too.

 

What an ordeal this is! Godspeed to all

[patientguyinlove 92]

not to add fuel to the fire, but did people catch this article in today's NY Times?

This isn't about fiance visas, but it certainly makes me wonder. 

 

If you can't build a physical wall, you can still build a wall to new immigrants. 

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/20/us/trump-immigration-slowdown.html

[Chicagoseal 373]

4 minutes ago, patientguyinlove said:

not to add fuel to the fire, but did people catch this article in today's NY Times?

This isn't about fiance visas, but it certainly makes me wonder. 

 

If you can't build a physical wall, you can still build a wall to new immigrants. 

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/20/us/trump-immigration-slowdown.html

You’re fooling yourself if you think this administration has nothing to do with the slowdown. 

[patientguyinlove 92]

7 minutes ago, Chicagoseal said:

You’re fooling yourself if you think this administration has nothing to do with the slowdown. 

Can we file a collective injunction by all VJ members?

[SazKap 75]

41 minutes ago, patientguyinlove said:

not to add fuel to the fire, but did people catch this article in today's NY Times?

I think that's what sent me into the initial tailspain this evening. while it doesn't mention k-1s, what I do know is that they re-allocated more than half the k-1 adjudicators to deal with the flooding of applications for all the people whose status was/is under threat (Haitians' protected status, Daca, etc.) and given what we know about the dramatically shrinking state department, I can only take a wild guess that USCIS has fewer staff, lower funding, more bureaucracy and red tape...  it's quite the perfect storm. 

 

After I had a quick meltdown on the phone with my mom, I looked at the tv and the chyron on CNN was something sadAF like "Majority of Americans report higher stress levels due to politics."

Edited December 21, 2017 by SazKap

[JM1219 13]

Hi everyone! I'm one of the avid reader of this page and from time to time I am checking for the new approvals from June filers.

Yesterday, My phone alarm beeped and I snoozed it. Then I saw a notification from USCIS Tracker Application saying that there is a status change for my case number, when I looked at it, I thought I was just dreaming it says "Your case was approved." I didn't believe it at first so I had to verify my fiance email and retrieve the notification from uscis of our noa1. And thank God, it was really "ours" the WAC number matched so I called him to tell the good news! We are very happy and thankful!

Our NOA1 is June 19, 2017 and we got our NOA2, December 19, 2017, same date with our anniversary! We planned to get married on that same date however things didn't go smoothly as what we have expected it to be. So he decided to visit me again (three consecutive yearssss) last December 3. He just came back to San Jose after our two weeks vacation together here in the Philippines. It was very heartbreaking the time that he had to go inside the airport and wave our goodbyes. But the good news suffice that heartbreaking and inseparable moment..

May God bless us all K1 visa filers to be with our beloved partners very soon! Praying for everybody's approval!

 

Have faith everyone!

-nelle

[SonaMartirosyan 66]

14 hours ago, Lisa & Jorge said:

I hope you don't have to wait as long as they have been saying for NVC to receive your case and do the interview scheduling. Godspeed to you sis

 

Thank you so much, dear! Just one question, I do understand it's really unpredictable and impossible to fairly estimate when my interview will be scheduled, but do you have any idea when it will happen? March? April? 

[vocaledge 3,340]

FULL DAY SCAN

20th December 2017

 

12/20/2017	72
Your Current Status: Case Was Approved	60
Your Current Status: Request for Additional Evidence Was Mailed	7
Your Current Status: Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received	4
Your Current Status: Withdrawal Acknowledgement Notice Was Sent	1

 

WAC1790350159	06/02/2017	12/20/2017	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
WAC1790350184	06/02/2017	12/20/2017	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
WAC1790350210	06/02/2017	12/20/2017	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
WAC1790350219	06/02/2017	12/20/2017	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
WAC1790350261	06/02/2017	12/20/2017	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
WAC1790350392	06/02/2017	12/20/2017	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
WAC1790350404	06/02/2017	12/20/2017	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
WAC1790351285	06/05/2017	12/20/2017	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
WAC1790351344	06/05/2017	12/20/2017	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
WAC1790351410	06/05/2017	12/20/2017	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
WAC1790351420	06/05/2017	12/20/2017	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
WAC1790351422	06/05/2017	12/20/2017	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
WAC1790351694	06/05/2017	12/20/2017	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
WAC1790351700	06/05/2017	12/20/2017	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
WAC1790351908	06/05/2017	12/20/2017	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
WAC1790351915	06/05/2017	12/20/2017	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
WAC1790353595	06/06/2017	12/20/2017	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
WAC1790353758	06/06/2017	12/20/2017	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
WAC1790355200	06/07/2017	12/20/2017	Your Current Status: Request for Additional Evidence Was Mailed
WAC1790356261	06/07/2017	12/20/2017	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
WAC1790356454	06/08/2017	12/20/2017	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
WAC1790356641	06/08/2017	12/20/2017	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
WAC1790356652	06/08/2017	12/20/2017	Your Current Status: Request for Additional Evidence Was Mailed
WAC1790356682	06/08/2017	12/20/2017	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
WAC1790357942	06/09/2017	12/20/2017	Your Current Status: Request for Additional Evidence Was Mailed
WAC1790358129	06/09/2017	12/20/2017	Your Current Status: Request for Additional Evidence Was Mailed
WAC1790359669	06/12/2017	12/20/2017	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
WAC1790359700	06/12/2017	12/20/2017	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
WAC1790359702	06/12/2017	12/20/2017	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
WAC1790359920	06/12/2017	12/20/2017	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
WAC1790361228	6/13/2017	12/20/2017	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
WAC1790362698	6/14/2017	12/20/2017	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
WAC1790362718	6/14/2017	12/20/2017	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
WAC1790363075	6/14/2017	12/20/2017	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
WAC1790363365	06/12/2017	12/20/2017	Your Current Status: Request for Additional Evidence Was Mailed
WAC1790363894	6/15/2017	12/20/2017	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
WAC1790363951	6/15/2017	12/20/2017	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
WAC1790363988	12/18/2017	12/20/2017	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
WAC1790363995	6/15/2017	12/20/2017	Your Current Status: Request for Additional Evidence Was Mailed
WAC1790364061	6/15/2017	12/20/2017	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
WAC1790364064	6/15/2017	12/20/2017	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
WAC1790364065	6/15/2017	12/20/2017	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
WAC1790364102	6/15/2017	12/20/2017	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
WAC1790364105	6/15/2017	12/20/2017	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
WAC1790364153	6/15/2017	12/20/2017	Your Current Status: Request for Additional Evidence Was Mailed
WAC1790364159	6/15/2017	12/20/2017	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
WAC1790366011	6/16/2017	12/20/2017	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
WAC1790366047	6/16/2017	12/20/2017	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
WAC1790367464	6/19/2017	12/20/2017	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
WAC1790367493	6/19/2017	12/20/2017	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
WAC1790367503	6/19/2017	12/20/2017	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
WAC1790367509	6/19/2017	12/20/2017	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
WAC1790367665	6/19/2017	12/20/2017	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
WAC1790367681	6/19/2017	12/20/2017	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
WAC1790367698	6/19/2017	12/20/2017	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
WAC1790367902	6/19/2017	12/20/2017	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
WAC1790367909	6/19/2017	12/20/2017	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
WAC1790367962	6/19/2017	12/20/2017	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
WAC1790367971	6/19/2017	12/20/2017	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
WAC1790367977	6/19/2017	12/20/2017	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
WAC1790367983	6/19/2017	12/20/2017	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
WAC1790368125	6/19/2017	12/20/2017	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
WAC1790369226	6/20/2017	12/20/2017	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
WAC1790369291	6/20/2017	12/20/2017	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
WAC1790369302	6/20/2017	12/20/2017	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
WAC1790369811	6/20/2017	12/20/2017	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
WAC1790369882	6/20/2017	12/20/2017	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
WAC1790379372	6/29/2017	12/20/2017	Your Current Status: Withdrawal Acknowledgement Notice Was Sent

 

 

REMAINING VIRGIN CASES

 

Case Was Received	2465
06/01/2017	13
06/02/2017	53
06/05/2017	43
06/06/2017	135
06/07/2017	55
06/08/2017	66
06/09/2017	53
06/12/2017	110
6/13/2017	97
6/14/2017	66
6/15/2017	122
6/16/2017	94
6/19/2017	260
6/20/2017	136
6/21/2017	67
6/22/2017	171
6/23/2017	168
6/26/2017	232
6/27/2017	165
6/28/2017	74
6/29/2017	125
6/30/2017	160

[Swissmiss82 1,618]

thaaaaaaaanks @vocaledge !!! I love seeing sooo many approvals and not RFE's <3 yaaaaay!

 

now let's pray for 2 more successful days like this!

 

and @vocaledge - don't forget.. your Xmas gift will be here soon! stay positive

[JRLee 93]

Geez, still 260 cases on the 19th

[vocaledge 3,340]

12 minutes ago, Swissmiss82 said:

thaaaaaaaanks @vocaledge !!! I love seeing sooo many approvals and not RFE's <3 yaaaaay!

 

now let's pray for 2 more successful days like this!

 

and @vocaledge - don't forget.. your Xmas gift will be here soon! stay positive

I wish I could, but this has really got the better of me now - I just can't.

[AshleynJay 3]

My fiancé and I applied June 29 and I am getting so impatient waiting on an approval 😔.I was praying Santa would bring me an approval. That’s all I really want for Christmas 

[msscarlette 488]

14 hours ago, D and T said:

Guys guys!!!  Can someone please double check for me....I think our case was approved!  I didn't get any notification, but when I refreshed the app it changed in front of my eyes...

 

WAC1790350159  plz be real

 

 

congrats @D and T!!!!!