Andie

You were lucky for not getting an RFE! All the USCIS guides clearly state the the signatures on the documents must be originals and not photocopied or scanned or anything.

Great news...,congratulations!... Now you really can look forward

As I think has already been said.. there is another thread for July filers which is TSC non Philippines... I can tell you as not being in either of those categories it is a lot more useful and 'comfortable' to read that one because like it or not... these fast approvals are damaging to other TSC filers. We can't rely on the VJ timelines because so many people think because they sent their papers to Texas that they are TSC.... so automatically the figures are skewed and give false hope. I have been in this process a very long time and it has become a real struggle at this point. To have 2 week or 2 month approvals thrown in the mix is a real slap in the face. Admittedly no fault of those couples whatsoever that this is the effect. It just makes sense to have a thread that covers realistic timeframes and general info.
And yes... I keep busy, I go running, I have taken on extra study... I try not to think or talk about this too much to anyone not involved... but really? It is constantly on my mind.
Who needs to beat themselves up day after day by reading fast tracked results which will never be relevant?

Dohan, it's not personal. They need to be given separate threads. It's not a blame game and has nothing to do with being happy for anyone.
I did not think the above post was spitting bile. The poster was stating facts. The issue is less one of people being personal and more an issue of others taking things personally.
And telling people to relax, calm down, be patient and be happy for others is not helpful when you are sitting waiting and months go by where you are apart from your fiance. Some filers are not in a hurry. Others have our lives on hold while we wait.
And yes, the expedites should have ended in March and were never intended to apply to K1 visas.
Your self righteous sermon has been noted. Thank you for your input.

I hope this reflects the feelings of everyone else on here. It isn't you (or anyone else with a fiance in the Philippines) with whom people are getting upset,but rather, it was a vent for our frustrations for a system that processes people differently, yet tries to suggest we are all treated the same way. We understand that you don't have any more control over it than we do. The same goes for those who file at CSC vs TSC. Again, none of us have a choice.
The poster who suggested a designated thread for 'non Philippine' filers hit on a good idea. There really should be a dedicated thread for each month for those from the Philippines, and two for those who are not: one for TSC and one for CSC filers.
Nothing in any of my posts was directed at you personally, and if it came across that way, it was not my intention. Congratulations on your approval.

Here's something to make you boil even more. If you look at the list of visa types that qualify for expedites for those in the Philippines, K1 is not one of them. There is also a very large number of Philippine applications, compared to those from the other countries. Funny thing, that...

Oh because a typhoon hits that's an expeditable situation but a coup de tat isn't? Hummm... A typhoon comes and is gone but my fiancee is listening to gunshots all night for a couple of weeks. Yeah you can say I'm on the hateraid when California people get expedited in 2 months and here in Texas it's 6. It's bullshit pure and simple.

If u were 8 months pregnant and your SO was stuck within a short drive from the center of the ebola outbreak.... Yeah the time is dragging

Every situation is different.. if you were a very long distance from your SO, and the non USC was unable to visit because of no longer having sufficient ties to their country . etc etc. I think you would see it differently..... sorry but there is nothing that will compensate.

Your post did not come across as boastful. I just wonder, if you were separated from your fiance for 5,6 or more months at a time, whether you would still see it this way.

Get the instructions from the consulate you will be going to. Do not use a generic list of what is needed for the K-1 visa, every embassy has different requirements and standards.
http://germany.usembassy.gov/uploads/f6/77/f677362c323ce60f859ce9b593aef879/iv_fiance_checklist.pdf

Although I agree everybody should prepare to wait at least 6 months and the VJ timeline is irrelevant, I think people, including myself, are hoping that the transfers will slightly help our wait time. I wouldn't give up hope "PEOPLE!!!" but I would start thinking a little more realistically. Good luck

The USCIS processing time report is dated August 31st, so even although it was recently updated, it still does not reflect where they are with processing petitions. Add to that the transfers, throwing another curve ball at our ability to hazard any kind of educated guess, and the bottom line is that we are all in the dark. There is not a single, even vaguely up to date, schedule of times to refer to. If they don't have sufficient staff to deal with the volume of petitions, then the fees need to be increased across the board and more staff employed and trained to handle the workload. While nobody wants to have to pay more, waiting in limbo is costing many of us more than any fee increase would.

As it always has.

Actually most people immigrating on this site are doing so through relationships.
It is relevant in most cases, not sure how the Consulate would respond in this case if they have not met, probably not that well.

Shouldnt you be more concerned about meeting this man and making sure he will be good husband and father for your son before being concerned about how to start the immigration process???
And then posts like this turn into "how can I adjust status without getting married?" Or "how can I remove conditions "I married in good faith" but marriage is not working... "

I think that's perfect & I intend to send a similar letter....if people are offended by what you say, I would ask that they turn the tables and think about how they would feel being separated from their loved ones for 6-8 months rather than 1-2 months. I read on the forum where another woman called someone "bitter" because she raised the same concerns you and I have. As I've said, being away from your fiancé for 1-2 months is vastly different than being separated for 7-8 months or longer and those that would use the term "bitter" should consider and acknowledge that difference. I don't see anything wrong with what you wrote and think more people should raise the same questions.

Not to bring anyone down.. but this seems like the safest place to complain about the discrepancy between TSC and CSC... again. Since this topic is really supposed to just be TSC filers.
I just looked at the recent timeline for K-1 approvals, filtered by California, no transfer.. they are seriously already working on July.. and August.
Seriously? What is this? TSC is still working on April and May filers, California has CLEARLY run out of enough petitions to stop their ridiculous 30 or 60 day timeframes, and now we're kind of back where we were before the transfers. UGH, really makes me want to scream. So frustrated tonight. I keep watching our estimated date waffle back and forth from November 30 to December... when there's July filers at CSC already getting approved.. AND AUGUST! The August aren't even from the Philippines.
Honestly, I am not angry with the petitioners getting approved. I hate to see anyone wait in this process because it's exhausting and depressing. This huge discrepancy should have been dealt with already. I am angry with USCIS and how they are handling this. I just wish this process was more fair. I could understand a discrepancy.. but really - if you file and get CSC you basically have a guaranteed short wait at the minute.
Sorry I just had to vent. Geezus.
Maybe it would have been faster if we all relocated to CSC-serviced states and filed then. -.-

JamesRenee, you have voiced the sentiments of many on here. What makes it so difficult is the not knowing. It's like being in a black hole, cut off from all and any communications as to what is going on. The only timescales to try base an estimate on are poorly kept records which are clearly inaccurate and infrequently (and probably improperly) updated on the USCIS website and the timelines of other VJ members, the majority of whom appear not to have complete timelines, if any at all. While some beneficiaries are able to spend lengthy periods with their USC fiance in the US while waiting for this process, many of us do not have the luxury of this flexibility and freedom, nor the budget to facilitate an indefinite period of unemployment. Add to that, the lack of ties to the beneficiary's home country, there is the real risk of being turned back at immigration, should the officials not be satisfied. Trying to plan for time off work so as not to lose any of the current year's days of leave is also a nightmare as we try to work out when and if to apply, when and if to book Christmas flights, with a small sliver of hope that perhaps, just perhaps, we may be able to get through this process before then. And yes, you are absolutely correct in that two months vs 7 or 8 is not the same. Heck, 2 months would barely have been sufficient time to tie things up on the UK side (house, job, documentation required for the interview and medical, etc), however by contrast, the lengthy wait with no indication whatsoever of a likely timescale is on the opposite end of the scale.
Our grievance is not only the length of time it is taking to adjudicate these petitions, but the vast time differences between the two service centers. It's a joke. But not funny.

I'm in complete agreement with everything you have said. I know there are things that we "shouldn't say"- but if this is a safe place to vent to other people going through our same experience than people who don't agree with our venting don't have to read it right? I think the number one grievance with this entire process that I have is that as an American citizen, born and raised, I feel as if I have zero rights. Often I feel as if I'm being treated like a criminal with what I have to prove to my government concerning marrying the love of my life. I am still in complete astonishment as to why people from the Phillipines are having their visas expedited after a year...there I said it. Maybe some people are afraid to but at this point I'm so frustrated with this process that it's hard for me to be happy for people who already have their petitions approved as September filers because of a hurricane that happened a year ago. We're getting ready for my fiancé to visit for the holidays and the amount of paperwork we are planning on bringing just so he doesn't get denied entry is stupid to me...that's the only word I can think for it. Again- I feel like he will be interrogated as if he's a criminal just to come visit me. I know I'm not the only one who sees something completely broken with this process. The discrepancy of processing time between CSC and TSC is ridiculous. I could understand if California was processing a couple of weeks ahead of Texas- but 2-3 months ahead is absurd. I've tried to basically keep my mouth shut in terms of being "PC" about everything...but honestly, if I see another Phillipine visa processed in a month I'm going to lose it. It's simply not fair to people who have been waiting MONTHS to be approved. We've only just sent ours in September- but I read other posts and my heart breaks for couples who have been separated for 7 or 8 months. How is that right at all? So I'm glad that you are venting because I've been holding that on for awhile & I needed to get it out. The only glimmer I see is that Texas appears...and I use that word cautiously...but they appear to be moving a bit more quickly. Let's hope. I don't think some people really grasp what months away from the person you love actually feels like. I'm not talking two months either. Two months is very different from 6 or 7 or 8 months. I completely relate with everything you're saying though and I sincerely wish you the best. God Bless.

LOL lies! You can believe that if you want to, if it makes you feel better, but so many people who applied before you most likely did the same thing you did, which was follow the instructions to the T and yet they are still waiting. Whether you want to admit it or not, your petition was expedited for simply coming from the Philippines. Philippines based petition don't count because they are in a special expedited category of their own that only Filipino petitioners are benefiting from. Stop wallowing in ignorance and look at the updated timelines of petitions from the Philippines and see the quick approval ratings of those compared to that of other countries and petitioners. Don't get me wrong, everyone is happy for any couple reunited, but in the case for the Philippines, the majority of which which are expedited whether effected by the typhoon or not, their cases can't be held to the same standard as everyone else. If anything, while the Philippines have the most K1 petitions of any country, the fact that they are still being expedited is proven by the fact that nearly every daily approval has a Filipino benefactor approved in 1 month, two months top. Just saying what everyone is thinking and too polite to say for fear of being banned from the thread or having their comment removed.
BTW Original Poster, I don't think the VJ estimated timeline really matter since people don't update their timelines like they should and it doesn't seem to to take in account the transfers - at least for TSC.

Maxzim, calm down. Harpa knows a lot. I have never read her single answer that was wrong or misleading. Read her posts again and be thorough with answers. You will be thankful.

They were in California processing center. Cali is notorious for giving quick approves to its applicants and leaving poor Texas nurslings disappointed

^tell her having a baby in order to get a visa is a terrible idea. You should have children because you want them.

With all due respect, please, Filippino guys, don't post here. You are always approved ahead of everybody, your information isn't helpful at all.