TexasMojo66

Good luck october filers I just received an email from the NVC that our petition is on its way to frankfurt :dance:

I wish y'all a smooth journey after this long wait and many many approvals for those still waiting!

Excellent news!! My NOA2 is one day behind you so hopefully I get the same email tomorrow.

Good luck!

Now that I have gotten off the top of my desk, I can announce that we just received our NOA 2! six months and ONE day. I cant really explain how I feel, never have had a feeling like this... OMG!

Congratulations!!

We are approved ...... Its your turn guys,all of you

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!

CONGRATULATIONS :-) !!!

Thank you!!

Congratulations!! It is our turn!!! October filers!!

It IS your turn. Thanks and good luck!

I was wondering what my actual emotions would be when (and if) this day came before my VJ timeline suggested. I am very happy, to say the least, but I am also a little torn because of the stress that it could cause others who filed before me. I'm from Texas and have been taught to 'not look a gift horse in the mouth', and I won't. But I also feel a little out of sorts because I know that there are others (VSC filers and especially CSC filers) that have filed before me. It's a little bittersweet, I guess. I have always wished all of us the best of luck in our journey and I will continue to persue this with my congressman to try and enlighten him about the plight of the I-129f and I-130 filers who wait so long to be with their loved ones.

Fellow October filers at VSC, I just wanted to let you know that I received my text and email that our petition has been approved at 4:30pm today. We are ecstatic and thankful. I am especially thankful for the advice and support of members trough this first step and for this site in general. I've met so many wonderful people over the last few months and hope to meet an lot more as we progress. I have updated my timeline so that VJ is up to date and good luck to all filers!!!!!!

Hey guys :-) We finally got approved today (NOA1 Oct5) :-) I am so happy and excited! I hope y'all get your NOA2 soon

Congratulations!!!!

I doubt that there is strict rule on which petition is taken first,because acording to Igor's list we should be approved till now because there is alot approvals now after our date and we sill didnt hear anything from VSC even after we made a service request 2 weeks ago,our case is not even "touched" since December 2012 .... I'm really happy for the couples that are approved,because I know how painfull is to be separeted from the one you love and I wish all of us to have our approvals soon :-) !!!

It's really strange how these 'out of order' applications get pulled. I have seen some for VSC but yesterday at CSC it looks like they approved a lot of later filers. From VJ it appears that VSC has been spending the last few days clearing out older applications that had RFEs which is very good for those folks. But I see this morning a new files being touched at VSC from the Oct. 4 - 9 NOA1 dates. Unfortunately, a lot of those that I see are being hit with RFEs.

You guys are really working overtime on the statistics of this whole process. It is very much appreciated as it gives a lot of people backup documentation when contacting the 'powers that be'. Thank you very much.

aaah i got it .... i did almost the same thing yesterday,i go back 40 numbers before ours and all where from the same date as our alien reg.# but i stoped when i saw few approved ones...and it was like there is 8 more unaproved I-129F before our number...

What the approval dates of the one (or ones) you saw? Were they in the last few days? I did find a couple that had approval dates in Feb and March.

LOL that you can just whack in other people's case numbers and see what's going on with their case. Kinda hilarious!!

Haha!! Yeah, kinda like sitting in the waiting room of the DMV and seeing whose number is up and how far away you are from the window!!!

where in the USCIS site you can see that RFE is issued and for wich dates?

I really hope that its October fillers time :-)

I found the info by entering EAC numbers lower than mine until I found I-129f filers. It will show the same information as if you were looking at your own EAC (or WAC number for CSC filers). Sometimes it will show the actual NOA1 date, sometimes it will show "your Alien registration number was changed on so and so date". Looks to be that that ones showing a "change in Alien registration number" have a date of about 6-7 days after the actual NOA1 date (compared to other filers in the same block that show the actual NOA1 date). I saw 3 EAC numbers in a block of filers that show "on Oct. 16 your alien registration number was changed" that indicate an RFE was issued on Apr. 3 and Apr. 4. So, it looks like someone at VSC has a box with some Oct. 9-10 files in it.

This is all speculative of course but since there have been some Oct. VJ filers have been adjudicated (some after my NOA1 date) and there are some very recent RFEs for October filers - not on VJ - then they are definitely moving into the October files.

Fair enough, I guess. Makes sense doesn't it? Hopefully that'll be sorted out soon though and then the October filers will be rolling in!

It does look like VSC is getting through some older files the last couple of days (for VJ members,anyway), so that's very good for those folks that have been waiting longer. But, I looked at USCIS website this morning and RFEs have been issued on 3 petitions on Wed and Thur for apps that look like they are from the Oct. 9 - 10 NOA range, so they do have October files in hand!

Please keep us updated fellow VSC filers

Since I was up so early this morning I thought I would do a little research. I started with my EAC number and started working backward in number blocks of 5. I have 10 in my block of filers and I found 2 more blocks with lower numbers. One block was very close to mine but the other was about 500 lower. None are showing anything past "Initial Review". As a point of reference we are Oct. 16 NOA1.

I know from watching VJ that things are not always in order but if I see blocks getting approved near mine (most aren't on VJ anyway) then we should have some good idea that our files will be 'touched' soon. If I have time this evening I'll try to go back farther and see what I find.

Good luck to us all!

Congratulations!!

Another October NOA2 (VSC) this morning! Looks like the last few approvals for VJ members have been clearing out some August/September apps (some with RFEs) but of the 8 NOA2s listed for October, 5 of them were not expedites. Good news for October filers at VSC, I hope. And, good luck to all October filers!!

Congrats to you both!!! Hope the rest goes smoothly!!

Looking at the volume and trends, they didn't stop totally transfering from CSC & VSC until sometime in September. http://dashboard.uscis.gov/index.cfm?formtype=4&office=2&charttype=1 So, maybe once CSC gets through all of those it will turn it's attention to I-129F's for a change.

Thanks for the link. I see what you mean. It looks like you guys should be coming up on your NOA2 soon. Good luck!!

What are you referring to about transferring non K1 petitions to other centers? Where did you read about this or heard this rumor and why August 15 filing date?

I have noticed that VSC is still processing K1s very consistently where CSC has practically come to a stop on them. Also, quite a few are August filed petitions too.

Apparently, as of August 15, 2012 I-130 filers for IR-1/CR-1 visas were being transferred by the NBC to local processing centers instead of to Cali or Vermont to ease the workload. You can go to the advanced search (top right of page) type in 'transfer local centers' and there are various threads. We're hoping that once CSC and VSC get done processing these visa types that are already there they can devote more time to plowing through their substantial backlog of K-1s (fingers crossed).

Good luck!!!

Anyone have any thoughts on the topic of how the K-1 service centers might/will be affected once they get passed the August 15 filing date of when they started transferring a lot of non-K1 visa apps out to other centers? Of course, I'm hopeful that things will speed up for us but I guess we'll have to wait and see.

Thanks Enigma! Kitkat - I read it on the USCIS website under K-1 info (FAQs). The question was "does my USC fiance have to file separate petitions for my children?" There is an IMPORTANT NOTE that says "stepparent/stepchild relationship....etc." This seems to deal with Adjustment of Status. Also, there is a hyperlink at "child" that sends you to the USCIS definition of child. Again, it says unmarried/under 21 and below the 18yo requirement again. It's a bit confusing to me so that is why I was putting this out there to see what others have seen/done, etc.

I am looking to get some clarification on eligibility for a K-2 Visa. My fiancee's son is currently 17 years old and we have him listed in the I-129F to come on a K-2 visa. The USCIS website states that a person is eligible to accompany the K-1 fiancee on a K-2 if a)they are under 21 years of age, and 2) unmarried which he meets both criteria. However, I have also read on the website that a stepparent/stepchild relationship must be established before their 18th birthday (I interpret this to mean that my fiancee and I must be married before he turns 18). I am looking for some reconciliation between these two statements as his 18th birthday may occur before my fiancee and I will be able to marry (at least following our current timeline estimates). Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Congrats to La Familia T-Bone from a fellow Texan (great fotos, too)! As a new member here I can say that a lot of folks here have been very helpful and I'm thankful to them and to the VJ community as a whole. For ones, like yourself, who have been here through your entire process (as painful as it seems to have been at times) is very encouraging and very much appreciated by those of us who have yet to get to your stage.

I have seen some of the 'lurkers' waiting for the opportunity to tongue lash anyone who asks a question that has been asked before, misspeaks, or just has been given wrong info. It can be frustrating (actually more than that) but I tend to ignore it (as I imagine them sitting at their computer 24/7 waiting for the opportunity to 'blast' someone). Haha!!!!!!

Once again, congratulations and thank you for your dedication to posting and helping the rest of us!!

Hi Scott! I read on here some time ago that Wells Fargo only requires valid passport, SSN and maybe a couple of other things but not a GC. You might give your nearest branch a call and see what their requirements are. Hope all is well with you!!

Well Texasmojo that's a job well done in that case! I think the effort to actually get to the US is so great and so stressful that we all get totally wrapped up in it and don't think much beyond getting that precious visa in our hands. Then after all of that, we arrive here jubilant, full of expectation and suddenly - life stops...! From being independent, confident people suddenly we are 'new' - having to learn everything from scratch - dependent on other people. If, like some of us, we arrive into rural areas with spouses that are out nearly all day with no car and no public transport available it can be very, very difficult. A friend of mine from here told her husband's relatives, when they asked, that all she wanted for her birthday was a lift into town to try and get her social security number because she had been asking for weeks and weeks to no avail!!

I hope all goes well for you and your spouse when she arrives. I think it will because you have been concerned enough to read this blog and are thoughtful enough to be looking for ways to avoid the problems we are talking about. Good luck! I already feel so much better after reaching out to people on here and receiving such wonderful support and advice from both males and females, US citizens and new immigrants. Tell your wife to join us on here!!

TrueBrit, thanks for your words of encouragement! I'm glad you are here and that you have received such good advice and a lot of support in general. Actually, I have put my SO in contact with a few people from her country and they have emailed and skyped over the last few weeks. Hopefully, their experience will help both of us (their husbands have been a great help to me already). I don't have a lot of great advice for you, only words of encouragement in return. Keep your head up and continue to work for your happiness. I'm sure it's difficult to give up your independence but remember that it's only temporary. You'll get the hang of your surroundings, establish yourself and get your confidence and self reliance back. It will just take a little time. Everyone's circumstances are different so there are no fast rules or time lines. Keep the faith and you'll get there I know it!!