K1 process timeline 2024

[Maddison 0]

Some recent K-1 visa applicants have received NOA2 approximately 2 to 3 months after NOA1. Has the processing speed returned to pre-COVID levels, or is there a special reason, such as military service, that is expediting the process? I would like to know to better predict my own process, so if anyone has information, please let me know. 

[TBoneTX 45,536]

Welcome to the forums!  Because your thread involves general questions about processing-times, it's moved to the USCIS Service Centers forum.  Good luck regarding your approval!

 

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[smilingstone 201]

It does appear that processing has picked up significantly, but it isn't possible to say that you will categorically go through processing in-line with other applicants. There's too many factors personal to your own circumstances that could impact on the time it takes for your case to be adjudicated. 

 

Look at VJ timelines of others from the same country as you/your beneficiary. The more recent their timeline, the better it can be used as a guide (with emphasis on that, do not expect the same). 

 

I think it is best to err on the side of caution and allow yourself atleast 12 months from start to finish, but accepting that it could be more. If it's less, then it's a bonus. 

[thonati 36]

I am a June 24 filer.  I have been tracking the approval times from the VJ timelines and comparing to USCIS data.  It looks like in 2024 processing times have improved significantly,  For those who filed in MAR24, the statistical average approval time is 64 days.  For those who filed in APR24, the average approval time is 54 days (a 15% improvement).  For those that filed in May, the average approval time is 39 days (a 27% improvement MOM). 

 

Here is the problem, starting in Mid-June 24, the number of cases adjudicated has wen down significantly.  This trend continues into July.  I wonder if summer vacations are the root cause of the delays?  So the rest of the May filers, June and July as well can expect the approval times to increase significantly as well.  I suspect the May filers that were approved in June were processed in a batch of cases before the summer vacations.  The rest of the May filers will have to wait like the rest of us.

 

USCIS provides meaningless data by saying "80% of cases will be processed in 11.5 months".  This can and will change based on manpower, politics and other factors.