WAIT Time for K-1

[MrJones3 0]

12 hours ago, Jorgedig said:

No, that is not normal.  There is something wrong.  Recent petition approval wait times are even faster than last year, with many being approved less than 4 months.  Have you really let it get to over a year before looking into it?

Of course. I was told 6-8 months.  After the 8 I called and was told delays he’s seeing cases up to a year. I call him bi weekly. 

[payxibka 10,044]

Even the USCIS website says that if you filed a petition prior to March 2019, there might be a problem and you should get in contact with them.

Edited October 5, 2019 by payxibka

[SalishSea 16,770]

12 minutes ago, MrJones3 said:

Of course. I was told 6-8 months.  After the 8 I called and was told delays he’s seeing cases up to a year. I call him bi weekly. 

The lawyer doesn't have access to info about your case that you yourself don't have.

[MrJones3 0]

1 minute ago, payxibka said:

Even the USCIS website says that if you filed a petition prior to March 2019, there might be a problem and you should get in contact with them.

Again my attorney deals with K1 everyday all day, and he advised me of the delays I said. And it’s highly unlikely that it’s sitting over in bogota and expired. 

[MrJones3 0]

1 minute ago, Jorgedig said:

The lawyer doesn't have access to info about your case that you yourself don't have.

If that’s the case, why are they in business? Why isn’t everyone doing it themselves? Saving money? 

[geowrian 22,335]

3 minutes ago, MrJones3 said:

If that’s the case, why are they in business? Why isn’t everyone doing it themselves? Saving money? 

Because people are willing to pay others to do what they can do themselves. That's how a service industry works.

 

I have to agree that something is out of the norm here. You should have heard back on the petition a while ago...there is a real concern that there was either an RFE or approval issued that has now expired.

Maybe not....some cases are taking a while...but you need to be on top of this. Get the receipt number. Track it online. Call USCIS.

[payxibka 10,044]

Fools are separated from their money everyday,  and attorneys are pretty adept at doing this.

[Rose711 35]

8 minutes ago, MrJones3 said:

If that’s the case, why are they in business? Why isn’t everyone doing it themselves? Saving money? 

Lawyers are in business because immigration law can be tricky and fact dependent. There is much more to immigration law than K-1 filings.

 

That doesn’t mean you give up making sure the USCIS has your correct address and that you don’t check in on your case stats yourself.

 

How engaged in this process are you? How sure are you that your lawyer didn’t  miss something?

Edited October 5, 2019 by Rose711
Filings not flings

[MrJones3 0]

Just now, geowrian said:

Because people are willing to pay others to do what they can do themselves. That's how a service industry works.

 

I have to agree that something is out of the norm here. You should have heard back on the petition a while ago...there is a real concern that there was either an RFE or approval issued that has now expired.

Maybe not....some cases are taking a while...but you need to be on top of this. Get the receipt number. Track it online. Call USCIS.

Exactly.  I am on it. And I’m waiting on getting a copy of the receipt from the attorney on Monday.  He’s probably trying to get more money out of me.  Smh 

[MrJones3 0]

Just now, Rose711 said:

Lawyers are in business because immigration law can be tricky and fact dependent. There is much more to immigration law than K-1 flings.

 

That doesn’t mean you give up making sure the USCIS doesn’t have your correct address and that you don’t check in on your case stats yourself.

 

How engaged in this process are you? How sure are you that your lawyer didn’t  miss something?

Very engaged.  I just spoke to him.  We are talking again on Monday morning.  It’s very possible that he could have. He specializes in immigration.  I will find out

[Pitaya 2,576]

14 hours ago, MrJones3 said:

That’s why I have an attorney,  so they can get in touch with him if they can’t reach me.  I’m looking for average wait times now nothing more 

Here is the link to the VJ K1 stats: https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/k1list.php?op1=3&op2=&op3=1&op4=1&op5=&op6=All

You need to set-up an account with USCIS to get their stats: https://myaccount.uscis.gov

 

1 hour ago, Jorgedig said:

Dude.  You need to own your process.  No attorney can be paid enough to care about it the way you should.  

THIS ^^^^^.  

[MrJones3 0]

1 hour ago, geowrian said:

Because people are willing to pay others to do what they can do themselves. That's how a service industry works.

 

I have to agree that something is out of the norm here. You should have heard back on the petition a while ago...there is a real concern that there was either an RFE or approval issued that has now expired.

Maybe not....some cases are taking a while...but you need to be on top of this. Get the receipt number. Track it online. Call USCIS.

Thanks I will do that !  Appreciate all the advice 

[MrJones3 0]

8 minutes ago, Pitaya said:

Here is the link to the VJ K1 stats: https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/k1list.php?op1=3&op2=&op3=1&op4=1&op5=&op6=All

You need to set-up an account with USCIS to get their stats: https://myaccount.uscis.gov

 

THIS ^^^^^.  

Thanks for that!

[mich923 23]

3 hours ago, MrJones3 said:

No. I filed it through an attorney so I usually just call him

Even when you use an attorney, they should send you anything they received regarding your case. 

[MrJones3 0]

1 minute ago, mich923 said:

Even when you use an attorney, they should send you anything they received regarding your case. 

I’m calling him Monday to meet    Thank you