Tcarrol

Congratulations to all who have received their second notifications. For the rest of you, I know the feeling of being so very anxious to hear about your own cases. You will hear soon.

We haven't heard a thing since January 28, except that our i212 was approved in Texas, and then sent to the Benefits Center in MO, where again that said it was approved and will go to the consulate in Honduras. From what I am hearing, it may still be in the United States being processed in the National Visa Center. We were happy when we were approved in three months for our i212 but now its two more months floating around someplace in a black hole. Our Senator's office has confirmed it hasn't arrived to the consulate yet in Honduras, but upon his request to find out where it is, he isn't getting anywhere either. Does anyone know the pathway for the i212 after its approved?

We have a similar situation which is posted under I-212 in case you want to take a look. Get a good attorney to file the I-212 waiver. For us, we received approval in about 90 days, then 30 days to be processed within other agencies, and now it's on its way to the embassy for our K1 approval.

Just received notification through our attorney that they received an I797 NOA on approval for our I-212 waiver for my fiancee to be allowed to return to the United States. The I-212 was approved on December 19, 2014, and we thought it went from there to the embassy in Honduras; but thats not correct. It goes to another department in USCIS where they acknowledge the approval again and then they send it to the embassy.

I am an August 16, 2013 filer and went through everything you are discussing today. We thought too, that the average wait time was 5 months. For us, we received our approval on May 6, 2014, 10 days shy of 9 months. We had our attorney make inquires on our behalf and they just got the same talk as everyone else gets. I hope all of you get a faster reply.

We are now 17 months into our i-129f process. Since my fiancee entered the US in 2007 under asylum and was later denied in 2008, and voluntarily returned back to his country of Honduras within the timeline framework, we were required to file an I-212 form. At our interview at the embassy, the consular approved us based on this information, but as the processing continued by USCIS on my fiancee's visa, it was denied three weeks later because we needed to complete the I-212 form. Our attorneys thought this might be a possibility and had me complete applications for I-212 and I-601 (Hardship waiver) just in case. Unfortunately, we were told we could not file these papers until we were refused after the interview, adding to our timeline. I guess its fortunate we were not required to file the I-601, but our attorney included the hardship information along with the documentation of the I-212, including the psychological that was prepared for me based on my interview with a psychologist.

Well, here we are; now waiting for the Honduras embassy to contact my fiancee. We're hoping his passport and documentation will be sent to him so he doesn't need to fly across the country for another interview. Our attorneys seem to feel a second interview will be required. And, because we are approaching the 6 months of his physical examination, and police records, he may have to submit to these again.

By the way, it took a few days longer than three months to process the I-212.

It's been quite a ride since 2007. And, during the I-129f / I-212 process, our law firm has assigned/reassigned 5 attorneys with us during the past 18 months. It seems immigration attorneys don't stay long in one place.

If anyone has been through this, and knows what happens next, it would be great to hear from you.

Yes. We called the embassy.. They said if we want to pick it up rather than mailing it, that's fine. But that requires a $150 air ticket for my fiancée and we still cannot pick it up until they say it is ready for pick up. The visa isn't ready.

For you August 2014 filers, I am an August 2013 filer. I remember the same excitement I had when receiving my NOA 1, and the agony of month after month passing to receive our NOA 2, almost 9 months later. Hope and excitement gets you through the process, but keep your expectations realistic. Otherwise, you will begin to think something is wrong with your application and cause more stress. For some of us, it just takes a longer time for USCIS to process our requests.

We were approved at our interview on August 11. Now we are just waiting for the actual Visa and Passport to be returned for travel. It's been about three weeks, but we were just recently told this is the normal waiting time coming from the US Embassy in Honduras. So, a little longer for us to wait. But, I am confident things will work out for us, just as I am confident all of you will be successful as well.

We spoke with Cargo Express and found out that Honduras takes a minimum of 3 weeks to process a K1 visa and getting it returned for travel. For us, Wednesday, September 3rd is our 3 weeks from the time the embassy had a corrected birth certificate for my fiancée. It's been about 13 months since our NOA 1. With that length of time of waiting and waiting, we are both trying to be more patient with the remainder of the process times. I'm hoping that people who read this in the future will have a more realistic expectation of timelines and won't have the same anxiety I have had.

It's quite a wonder that our government has such a massive set of rules, procedures, and fees for two people to get married here in the states. It shouldn't take over a year of two people's lives to guard against fraud. This is another example of the inefficiencies in our bureaucracy for what is suppose to be the greatest country on Earth. It's upsetting when we don't even know who to call to follow up on the process. Legislators won't get involved when contacted. The Executive Branch is too massive to find anyone who can help. We are no longer a country of individuals where each voice counts as a respected person.

Yes. We were instructed that it would be mailed through Cargo Express. Once the embassy mails it, my fiancée will receive an email. I suppose we just have to wait. Unfortunately I had to return back to the states without my fiancée today. Once he has his papers I'll go back down to travel with him back to the states. I'll make sure to update my timeline when we have this part complete.

Yes. We check many times each day. Passport to post does not mean its in the delivery process; it means its at another part of the embassy. Once it is mailed to us through Cargo Express, we will receive an email.

My fiancée and I were approved at our interview in Honduras. I came down to attend the interview and must now return back to the states without him. Everytime we sign onto the portal, it says "your passport is being delivered to post". Our lawyer tells us that this is embassy jargon for saying his passport was sent to another place for affixing his visa seal. But it's now been 12 days. With all the fees we pay, why can't our embassies be more efficient? How much longer?

Ours took 9 months filed in August 2013. But we had a happy ending. Just be patient. Easy words to say, but I know no one who waited as long as we did.

Ours was filed August 16, 2013. It took 9 months to receive approval. Our attorneys inquired after six months and we received a one sentence reply stating the police checks were taking more time. But, with that in mind, the rest of our journey went well.

We filed August 16, 2013 last year. It took 9 months to receive our NOA-2. Our attorneys inquired and were told that the police checks take longer. So be prepared that the average 5 month wait time is only a statistic.