LORIEandPHIL

You only applied two months ago, not sure you can really blame USCIS. Maybe you are both not ready for this.

You do have to meet within two years. Would you really want to marry someone you have never met?

You do have to meet within two years. Would you really want to marry someone you have never met?

You do have to meet within two years. Would you really want to marry someone you have never met?

You do have to meet within two years. Would you really want to marry someone you have never met?

You posted the same thing in the other thread and it wasn't any more cogent there. Again, here's why you're wrong with this whole line of thinking:
Life lesson: "just facts" alone do not for cogent analysis make. Cogent analysis requires that you actually think about what you are saying and check to see if your theory of specific facts reconciles with the broader universe of known facts. You obviously have not done so.
The flaws in your analysis have been explained to you several times, so I don't hold out high hopes that this time will sink in, but here goes nothing:
1. Your theory cannot account for all of the September and October filers who have been passed over. That should be enough to stop it dead in its tracks right there. Period. End of story.
2. You are ignoring all of the pending July and August filers who have no reported RFE. (And, again, all of the September and October filers who have no RFE as well.)
3. You are ignoring the mountains of empirical evidence on this site that indicate the slow down in processing has nothing to do with file completeness and everything to do with the USCIS's priorities; i.e., there are very few adjudicator hours spent on I-129Fs due to a refocus on DACA processing. In fact, if you'd actually look at the numbers of completions per month under reasonable projection scenarios, the USCIS's current rates do not allow them to finish August filers as a matter of simple arithmetic. But what do I know? I only spent hours pouring over that data and developing a spreadsheet that proves that is true.
4. You ignore the fact that there is no way for adjudicators to know ex ante which applications are "complete" and "front loaded" and which ones are not. It makes no sense that there would be cursory examinations of applications of petitions to try and determine this, when ultimately every petition needs to be thoroughly examined and even thorough examinations take only 15-20 minutes per petition. Your processing theory would just be a gigantic waste of time.
I could go on and on and nitpick your theory more, but I think those broad points are more than sufficient. Please stop spreading your misinformation now.

Wow! Wow was my sentiments exactly :thumbs:
Some of these people are out of control on this site. Now, they're telling others what repercussions they'll be facing or what 'dark fate' awaits them because s/he dared send an email to a USCIS director about their personal case and processing delays generally?. Unbelievable!

And really, I don't blame the "dream actors", I blame CSC for poor case and resource management.
They could process all application types, but choose not to.

Aren't they illegal? Nobody wants to demonize them, as it largely wasn't their fault to be brought to America in the first place, but to delay the processing of legal immigrants for the purposes of catering to illegals does put a lot of people off.

And keep in mind, the few extra "weeks" you are referred to, are actually called "months". Last October CSC was processing K-1 applications in 3 months, now it is 8 months. We're not talking about "a few extra weeks"

I have seen people complain about the DACA cases, but not about the recipients of these cases. I do believe that the majority of the complaints are towards the way USCIS has handled this situation. I have not seen any personal attacks on "illegals", but I have seen complaints (and personally agree) that the influx of these cases by an agency that has significant resource constraints has caused unexpected delays in many people's lives. No one is blaming the "illegals"

My view is that the current status quo merely represents an especially bad time for a system that is woefully inadequate at its best. I commend those who are willing to wait patiently out of a desire to not cause a fuss for others, but I think the reality is that K-1 filers need to be much more vocal about their displeasure with a service that almost everyone agrees is absurd and unaccountable, even if their current petition is not especially delayed by the USCIS's own arbitrary standards.
The US government is huge and complex. I'm not cynical enough to think that our elected officials or agencies deliberately do a poor job at oversight, but, given limited resources and knowledge within layers of bureaucracy, it makes sense that services will inevitably fall short of citizens' expectations if citizens just sit quietly on their disappointment and do not let their reps know when things aren't working right. The USCIS is supposed to be run for the benefit of citizens, not to make citizens' lives more difficult. The reality of administering such an agency through relatively low fees (guaranteeing access) and concerns about fraud and national security that will affect non-petitioners is always going to delay processing to an extent, but that does not mean petitioners should just throw up their hands and accept that 6-7 months, or even 5 months, is a reasonable waiting period. We need to make it clear to elected officials that we want them to pay more attention to and improve this particular service.
Why do people think the DACA filings are getting priority at CSC, anyway? It's certainly not because those petitioners were content to accept their current lot and vote for politicians who were complacent about it; it's because those beneficiaries and their friends made a huge stink about the status quo and made it clear to elected representatives that their votes depended on changes. K-1 petitioners will perhaps always lack the unity and lobbying power of hispanic groups, but that does not mean we cannot make any difference.
To answer the OP more directly, I'm right at the 5 month mark and by no means currently delayed to a point where I meet the USCIS's own arbitrary standards for expedition or review. But I can see the writing on the wall and I'm not just going to sit back and wait a few more months to start a series of inquiries that itself may take several weeks and months. So I wrote one of my senators a very thorough letter that dealt both with the USCIS's systemic problems (opaqueness, lack of accountability, manipulation of the processing time frame, operation under seemingly purely political--not statutory--priorities, etc.) and with the hardship that being delayed several more months would cause me and my spouse. I received a very thoughtful and concerned response from a staffer less than 48 hours later and have since had my complaint forwarded to the USCIS legislative liaison, who I am waiting to hear back from.
I know that I may not get my file looked at any sooner than I would have if I had not written anything. But I may. And, more importantly, I know that there is someone in a serious position at the USCIS who is receiving complaints from a senator's office. If the senator's office receives and passes on enough complaints, I'm sure the senator himself will get wind of it. And all it will take is one or two congressmen or senators who seriously look into the issue to get something changed, if not now, then when immigration reform is drafted over the summer. It might not happen because of my letter or yours. It might not happen at all. But I can guarantee you it will never happen if we don't raise a fuss, and that'd be a shame for both current and future K-1 petitioners.

Look at it from the position of the officers at POE. A woman turns up with flights booked over the 90 day limit. She has left her job, let her apartment go, carrying all her belongings, including documents. She has no ties left in the UK. And the reason she gives for having all her belongings was it might save money if she brought everything here now, in case she moves to the USA in the future. Would you have let her in? It's obvious no matter what you say, that the intent was to stay indefinately in the USA. but having said that, it should not effect your K-1 if she was just denied entry.

Everything they said is good.
But, OP, to be brutally honest, work on this relationship with this new lady first. Have you even proposed? Is she the woman you want to marry?
You already know how to file a K1. What you don't know yet is how to make this work, this sort of online relationship translating into an offline love.

it's relevant because she is telling the OP that this process gets to all of us,and even with all of her troubles she didn't qualify for expedite.

Well I think it's helpful to show we all are going through alot of different things That she isn't alone and maybe my problems are worse than what she is going through.For me it helps knowing I'm not alone and other people have the same struggles in life ...so it's relevant to me

When thinking about attempting fraud, as you are in this case. There is just one question and one question alone that you need to ask yourself.
ARE YOU BOTH OK WITH NEVER BEING ABLE TO LIVE TOGETHER IN THE USA IF YOU GET FOUND OUT?

The phrase is "train of thought", not "trend of thought". As a British person I am the ultimate arbiter of colloquialisms, spelling and grammar. I am glad we got that straightened out.
You may now proceed with your regularly-scheduled bickering.

as Nich-Nick said earlier, some get RFE some don't. I'm hoping I'm one of the lucky ones, but won't lose any sleep if I'm not.

I wanted to read your post, I really did... but the lack of paragraphs and wall of text hurts my eyes.

Yes, I can help you. We have two sons that came with Alla. Congratulations.
I strongly recommend you bring the child with her, not for immigration reasons, but simply because while stressful I fully believe this is something you need to do as a family, it helps to establish you as a family and YOU as a father figure. I speak from experience. This is a valuable time for you to establish yourself with your new wife and child, do NOT miss this opportunity. Just DO NOT.
1. Your step son can apply for a K-2 visa within 1 year of the issuance of her K-1 visa
2. Same as a k-1 minus the DS156K form. All other forms and fees and medical exam are the same. A 10 year old does not need a police certificate
3. Your fiance can go back to get her son after she has an AP or a green card
4. Children under 13 are exempt from biometrics
5. No taxes. You will pay additional FEES. Visa fee, AOS fee and all other fees are the same as a K-1. Think "K-1 x 2" IF he files for AOS at the same time as the mother you save $400 on the AOS fee.
I will say again...BRING HIM WITH HER. Not for immigration prposes but for FAMILY purposes. This is going to be difficult for your fiancee, I cannot even imagine how much MORE difficult it will be if she cannot be with a 10 year old son. Let me be the one to say it...if he does not come with her you have increased the chances of the failure of your journey exponentially. ONE of our sons came later and he was age 18 AND away at college at the time (so he would not have been "with" Alla anyway) and THAT was bad enough. Do not try it with a 10 year old.

This may be true, but for many applicants, the K-1 application is what is standing between them and actually living with or seeing their fiance again. There's a huge difference between facing the rest of the "immigration journey" together with your husband or wife, or waiting impatiently just to be with them. That's why delays at this stage of the process are so, so frustrating.

Lots of good ideas and advice for you to consider to get the paperwork completed such as filling it out for him to sign and offering to pay the fees just in case he doesn't have the money. Also, there are some basic messages I think everyone is trying to point out to you. A man usually shows you who he is as man - what you are seeing so far is a lack of attention that you would like to have from a partner. As others have implied, remove the issue of the paperwork from the equation and take a good look at your relation so that you can decide if this is really the man for you. Don't make excuses for his behavior. If you are not getting what you need from the relationship even after expressing your concerns don't try to make him into the man you want - judge him by the man he has presented and make your decision. To hear that you can talk for free and not even hear from him to check up on your well being daily - well...Girlfriend, you got a decision to make far beyond the paperwork.

Look at it from the position of the officers at POE. A woman turns up with flights booked over the 90 day limit. She has left her job, let her apartment go, carrying all her belongings, including documents. She has no ties left in the UK. And the reason she gives for having all her belongings was it might save money if she brought everything here now, in case she moves to the USA in the future. Would you have let her in? It's obvious no matter what you say, that the intent was to stay indefinately in the USA. but having said that, it should not effect your K-1 if she was just denied entry.