August 2017 I-129F Filers, Part II

[Ning_15 32]

2 hours ago, BrentLizzie said:

You're welcome. After the NOA2 things go by very quickly. 

What is the other number given by NVC? Case number and what is the 8 digit number they give? My fiance forgot but number is already with us. 😅🤣

Edited March 7, 2018 by Ning_15

[MandW 310]

12 hours ago, Jesus said:

Naes any scan for today ( =  and as always i cant say thank you enough!

um, you know you can do the same scan on your smartphone if you have one, the case tracker app. you can search cases before your WAC number and after. it will show if they are close to your wac. I knew I was close to NOA2 when I did a scan and the few before me were approved and a few after me. then a few days later I got the noa2. its very simple and you don't need to wait for someone to post the same information that you can do right on your phone.

Edited March 7, 2018 by MandW

[Vholde346 351]

I think my fiancée is going to go nuts if I ask her one more time if we have received any mail.

“Don’t you think I would tell you?!” Well, yeah. True. Lol.  

[MK878 16]

19 hours ago, PJN&MMR said:

SORRY! - I must not be seeing the previous thread. This thins is making my eyes bug out of my head.

lol no problem at all!

[William 36875 11]

Anyone know what kind of time frame Philippines is looking at from the time you receive noa2 until your interview and if the embassy emails you the packet or it is mailed??

Edited March 7, 2018 by William 36875

[PJN&MMR 107]

5 hours ago, Naes said:

3/6 Full day Total: 74

 

 

08/01/17	3/6/2018	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
08/04/17	3/6/2018	Your Current Status: Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received
08/07/17	3/6/2018	Your Current Status: Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received
08/08/17	3/6/2018	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
08/08/17	3/6/2018	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
08/09/17	3/6/2018	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
08/09/17	3/6/2018	Your Current Status: Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received
08/10/17	3/6/2018	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
08/11/17	3/6/2018	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
08/14/17	3/6/2018	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
08/14/17	3/6/2018	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
08/14/17	3/6/2018	Your Current Status: Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received
08/14/17	3/6/2018	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
08/14/17	3/6/2018	Your Current Status: Request for Additional Evidence Was Mailed
08/14/17	3/6/2018	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
08/14/17	3/6/2018	Your Current Status: Request for Additional Evidence Was Mailed
08/15/17	3/6/2018	Your Current Status: Withdrawal Acknowledgement Notice Was Sent
08/15/17	3/6/2018	Your Current Status: Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received
08/15/17	3/6/2018	Your Current Status: Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received
08/15/17	3/6/2018	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
08/16/17	3/6/2018	Your Current Status: Request for Additional Evidence Was Mailed
08/16/17	3/6/2018	Your Current Status: Request for Additional Evidence Was Mailed
08/16/17	3/6/2018	Your Current Status: Request for Additional Evidence Was Mailed
08/17/17	3/6/2018	Your Current Status: Request for Additional Evidence Was Mailed
08/17/17	3/6/2018	Your Current Status: Request for Additional Evidence Was Mailed
08/18/17	3/6/2018	Your Current Status: Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received
08/21/17	3/6/2018	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
08/21/17	3/6/2018	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
08/21/17	3/6/2018	Your Current Status: Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received
08/21/17	3/6/2018	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
08/21/17	3/6/2018	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
08/21/17	3/6/2018	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
08/21/17	3/6/2018	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
08/21/17	3/6/2018	Your Current Status: Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received
08/22/17	3/6/2018	Your Current Status: Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received
08/23/17	3/6/2018	Your Current Status: Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received
08/24/17	3/6/2018	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
08/24/17	3/6/2018	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
08/24/17	3/6/2018	Your Current Status: Request for Additional Evidence Was Mailed
08/24/17	3/6/2018	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
08/24/17	3/6/2018	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
08/25/17	3/6/2018	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
08/25/17	3/6/2018	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
08/25/17	3/6/2018	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
08/25/17	3/6/2018	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
08/25/17	3/6/2018	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
08/28/17	3/6/2018	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
08/28/17	3/6/2018	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
08/28/17	3/6/2018	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
08/28/17	3/6/2018	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
08/28/17	3/6/2018	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
08/28/17	3/6/2018	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
08/28/17	3/6/2018	Your Current Status: Request for Additional Evidence Was Mailed
08/28/17	3/6/2018	Your Current Status: Request for Additional Evidence Was Mailed
08/28/17	3/6/2018	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
08/28/17	3/6/2018	Your Current Status: Request for Additional Evidence Was Mailed
08/28/17	3/6/2018	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
08/28/17	3/6/2018	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
08/28/17	3/6/2018	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
08/28/17	3/6/2018	Your Current Status: Request for Additional Evidence Was Mailed
08/28/17	3/6/2018	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
08/28/17	3/6/2018	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
08/28/17	3/6/2018	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
08/28/17	3/6/2018	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
08/28/17	3/6/2018	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
08/28/17	3/6/2018	Your Current Status: Request for Additional Evidence Was Mailed
08/28/17	3/6/2018	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
08/28/17	3/6/2018	Your Current Status: Notice Explaining USCIS' Actions Was Mailed
08/28/17	3/6/2018	Your Current Status: Notice Explaining USCIS' Actions Was Mailed
08/29/17	3/6/2018	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
08/29/17	3/6/2018	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
08/29/17	3/6/2018	Your Current Status: Case Was Approved
08/01/17	3/6/2018	Your Current Status: Document Was Mailed
08/03/17	3/6/2018	Your Current Status: Document Was Mailed

 

 

[TexasGuy0101 75]

Hi everyone 

 

We just called to Consulate Juarez City Mexico and they confirmed we can do the payment and after 24 or 48 hours we can schedule our Interview . The girl sent us the form for pay. 

 

We are really happy 

 

Regards 

 

 

[L and E 305]

1 hour ago, William 36875 said:

Anyone know what kind of time frame Philippines is looking at from the time you receive noa2 until your interview and if the embassy emails you the packet or it is mailed??

I would check out the Phils portal 

[MandW 310]

Got my NVC case number and invoice number 15 minutes ago! woohooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! yeah!!!!!!!!

[mx5john 33]

Now that we are at 212 days since our NOA1, I was thinking...  If we got our NOA2 tomorrow, that will mean that this whole process will take about 280 days for us.

That is very close to the current average times for K3 visas (currently at 300 days on average).

 

Additionally, if a person earns an average wage of $31k per year...  (median income based on the 2016 U.S. census)

Single, will pay about $2000 in taxes.  Married, they will pay about $200.  Even if the sponsor does not claim their spouse, it will still only be about $600 if they are married.

A married couple can use the extra cash for another visit to see each other.

 

In our case, we filed for the K1 visa because the average, at the time, was about 100 days sooner than the K3.  We have also gotten to see, first hand, how the USCIS handles cases.  The transparency could be a lot better:

 

Filers:

can fill out a G-1145 form for electronic notifications

get USPS correspondence notifications

can check the status of their receipt online

can sign up for an online account with email/text notifications

can sign up for Informed Delivery (scans of postal correspondence to email and online)

can call tier 1 and tier 2 for information

can open a case to check the status of cases that take much longer than the current average

 

Since we all share our experiences here, we see:

some cases will take 100 days less than others (at the extremes, some 30 days ahead of the average while others 70 days after the average)

a person will call to check the status and either be told to wait or discover a case update for the first time

online and electronic notifications are delayed and sometimes never update at all

some callers are left with the impression that they are penalized for "checking the status" of their case

I personally am afraid to call/bother them again or open a case in the future for fear that I might be "moved to the bottom of the stack".

 

With the clarity of hindsight, I wonder if we would not mind this process so much if we were already married and we were able to console ourselves with more visits while we waited.

 

I am thinking that K3 visas may become more popular in the future.

 

In any case, I am very grateful for all of the camaraderie and support here.  I am very anxious to be with my fiancé, but in the meantime I feel that progress is actually being made as each of us post our approvals and RFE's along with our thoughts and struggles.  Going through this process together is a lot easier than alone.

 

[AndyAspen 46]

12 hours ago, NGAN said:

Hello everyone,

 

As far as I see, almost cases that have receipt in 2 first week of August 2017 were approved. Mine on August 8th but still waiting now. Anyone has same case with us? Thank you!

yup. aug 2nd here

[FernandLevi 36]

7 minutes ago, mx5john said:

Now that we are at 212 days since our NOA1, I was thinking...  If we got our NOA2 tomorrow, that will mean that this whole process will take about 280 days for us.

That is very close to the current average times for K3 visas (currently at 300 days on average).

 

Additionally, if a person earns an average wage of $31k per year...  (median income based on the 2016 U.S. census)

Single, will pay about $2000 in taxes.  Married, they will pay about $200.  Even if the sponsor does not claim their spouse, it will still only be about $600 if they are married.

A married couple can use the extra cash for another visit to see each other.

 

In our case, we filed for the K1 visa because the average, at the time, was about 100 days sooner than the K3.  We have also gotten to see, first hand, how the USCIS handles cases.  The transparency could be a lot better:

 

Filers:

can fill out a G-1145 form for electronic notifications

get USPS correspondence notifications

can check the status of their receipt online

can sign up for an online account with email/text notifications

can sign up for Informed Delivery (scans of postal correspondence to email and online)

can call tier 1 and tier 2 for information

can open a case to check the status of cases that take much longer than the current average

 

Since we all share our experiences here, we see:

some cases will take 100 days less than others (at the extremes, some 30 days ahead of the average while others 70 days after the average)

a person will call to check the status and either be told to wait or discover a case update for the first time

online and electronic notifications are delayed and sometimes never update at all

some callers are left with the impression that they are penalized for "checking the status" of their case

I personally am afraid to call/bother them again or open a case in the future for fear that I might be "moved to the bottom of the stack".

 

With the clarity of hindsight, I wonder if we would not mind this process so much if we were already married and we were able to console ourselves with more visits while we waited.

 

I am thinking that K3 visas may become more popular in the future.

 

In any case, I am very grateful for all of the camaraderie and support here.  I am very anxious to be with my fiancé, but in the meantime I feel that progress is actually being made as each of us post our approvals and RFE's along with our thoughts and struggles.  Going through this process together is a lot easier than alone.

 

John, I did the same thing on the tax and marriages, adjusted the withholding and I am getting more money back in anticipation of her arrival and marriage. I am just saving it in a separate bank account tho Life's good. I am expecting her here first of Oct., So I will have a 3 month buffer.

[John & Rose 7,239]

4 hours ago, William 36875 said:

Anyone know what kind of time frame Philippines is looking at from the time you receive noa2 until your interview and if the embassy emails you the packet or it is mailed??

It is hit and miss to get an interview.  Keep checking back for cancellations.  The Philippines is unique that they don't send a Packet 3.  Once you get the tracking number from NVC you can schedule the interview.  Make sure you do medical (first come first served) and schedule the interview a couple weeks out so you know the petition makes it to Manila.  Check out this site for really great info...

 

http://www.visaconnection-philippines.com/index.html

 

There is a copy of the Packet 3 letter stating what you need for the interview.

[Jesus 54]

I'm just sad.. i know many people have been waiting even longer. But this just breaks your heart ) =

[John & Rose 7,239]

14 minutes ago, Jesus said:

I'm just sad.. i know many people have been waiting even longer. But this just breaks your heart ) =

I hear that.  I believe @Trinab80 is hitting day 290 tomorrow.  They haven't even had an RFE.  We are at day 275 but we had an RFE.  The waiting sucks.

Edited March 7, 2018 by John & Rose