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Hi all,

Can you give me an insight into how long London usually takes to give your issues K1 visa to the courier and then it to reach you?

Supposed to be flying on Saturday and yet to receive it.

Cheers

Hello all,

Just to add to the happy feelings, had my interview in London on Thursday and was also APPROVED! The relief is overwhelming. Getting married on Dec 12th.

For those yet to experience the interview, do not panic. If you follow the guides on this amazing website you can't go wrong. The London officers were very friendly and asked the standard questions.

Wish everyone here the best of luck.

I think you missed the point of what I was trying to say with this lol.

Anyway, best of luck. The interview isn't hard if you have all your paperwork and medical in order.

Hi guys,

Keep your spirits up - it will happen!

Had my interview at the London Embassy yesterday and was approved. Planning to fly next weekend.

This journey is a marathon and arguably the hardest thing you'll ever go through together but I really believe it sets us all up for the future. What could be more challenging than this?!

Cheers.

Sorry yeah DS-160!

Not sure how I managed to type that incorrectly twice.

Thanks.

Hi guys,

Quick question.

I contacted NVC and got my LND case number 4 weeks after TSC approval. I've booked my medical for 22nd but just seen I am supposed to have some type of confirmation from the embassy for this. I have everything else (police cert, vaccination records etc). Is this essential or can I just quote the case number to them on the day?

One final question, can I submit the DS-10 and readiness form now, before the embassy receives the case? Anxious to get everything moving as supposed to be getting married Dec 12th.

Help much appreciated.

Cheers

Thanks a lot, appreciate the reply.

One final question.

The threshold is around 19k a year I believe. So if her pension is above that we will be ok? Ive read that if there is more than one person in the household (husband in this case) then the threshold is therefore higher?

Sorry to keep asking questions. Just anxious to get this right as already been waiting 8 months up to this point.

Cheers

Hi guys,

Quick question as I can't find the answer.

Finally got approved at TSC couple weeks ago after a gruelling 180+ day wait.

Now sorting the final few docs before medical and interview.

We are using a co-sponsor who is my Fiancés Auntie. She retired recently and I wanted to know if a pension is classed as 'income' and would be suitable to meet the requirements for the I-134 125% rule? She also own property and has savings.

Any help much appreciated.

Oh and the interview would be in London.

Thanks.

Hello all,

Been following this thread for 6 months from the UK.

We finally received approval on Thursday evening. I echo the statements made recently about persistence. In the past month we must have contacted the USCIS 15 times, spoken to 5 tier 2 officers, submitted 2 congressional inqueries and 1 senate inquiry.

There is no doubt in my mind that this is the reason we are moving on to the next stage.

Truly hope everyone can join the NOA2 thread very soon. No one deserves a 6 month + wait whilst CSC bangs out approvals in 3 weeks.

Best of luck.

Whilst I understand the need to be realistic, there's nothing wrong with keeping hope to. We have all suffered until this point and everyone deals with it differently. Optimism can be a strength and any signs of an improvement in processing times should be celebrated. Pessimism should be avoided, but that's just my opinion.

Hi all,

Please can someone point me in the right direction for the list of vaccinations you'll need for AOS?

Stuck in TSC black hole, so a little time to wait yet, but doing this will keep me busy and sain (mildly).

Cheers

Ah sorry to hear that dude. As far as I can tell we missed the cut off to go to CSC by a few days. 27th March was when the auto rerouting started.

I guess they have to have a cut off, but it baffles me why they wouldn't transfer some backlog cases to CSC rather than just diverting all the new ones. That doesn't help one bit with the Texas backlog. People still waiting since Sept!

I've rang them numerous times and even got a tier 2 officer, but no luck. Normally wouldn't just sit here and take it but it seems the USCIS is accountable to nobody as they are funded by our application fees. The disparity between centres processing times is laughable tbh. But hey ho. Just got to bed in and wait it out I guess. Let's keep talking to each other and be supportive.

Our petition was received 23rd March and we still got TSC!

Glad to see a separate thread for us. Don't think I can take much more of CSC people already being approved while we have another 6 month wait ahead.

I can't see our case on USCIS either. If you create an account it shows in there but nothing has changed since the initial note acknowledging they received the application.

Patience is not my strongest skill!

We got our NOA1 on 25th March but were still sent to TSC.

Whilst I'm happy for you guys at CSC getting approvals quickly, I can't help but feel dismayed. Knowing we missed the rerouting to CSC by 2 days and now face a 7 month wait rather than a month is heartbreaking tbh.

So for those getting frustrated about waiting a little longer at CSC just remember it could be much worse. Would give my right arm to be there.

Thanks for the info guys. We've set up the online notifications, even though it would seem there won't be much news for a while.

Coming to terms with the wait now. Like most of the couples dealing with TSC, we will be glued to this site for any news of applications being transferred or processing times decreasing.

It is interesting though that the official timelines for CSC are 5 months which we all know to be utter rubbish. Guess they do this to stop people trying to transfer to expedite the process. Seems very underhand to me, but that's governmental procedures for you. It's the same in the UK sadly.

No we didn't attach anything about notifications, probably the one thing we missed.

All I keep thinking is a week later and it would be a month for NOA2 rather than 7 months. Going to drive me insane to be honest.

Almost hoping for an RFE in the hope it goes to CSC or something. Very sad and agree heartbreaking.

Feeling powerless is probably the worst part.

Hi all,

Long time reader, first time posting.

Read A LOT of info on here and want to start by saying that this is a fantastic community and we have learned so much from you guys. So thanks!

Our I-129f was received by the Dallas Lockbox on 23rd March and we got our NOA1 confirmation on 25th.

Sadly - judging by numerous comments on here - the receipt number began with SRC which I believe means Texas processing?

Strangely, we haven't received any confirmation email or SMS which makes it tough to know exactly what's going on, especially with the 'check status' functionality not working properly. Does this seem right?

Also read that many late March filers are being sent to CSC which in our case isnt true.

Unless something changes soon, it looks like a 7 month wait at Texas compared to just a month at California.

Many things about this process seem unfair, especially for people waiting since Sept of last year at Texas.

Does anyone have any updates on Texas wait times and possible transferring to CSC?

Cheers

I dont even know if this is happening yet to be honest.

We just submitted our K-1 application and received the receipt number on 23rd March, saying it was going to Texas. Judging by comments on here, that is pretty much worse case scenario.

If they were balancing the workload, would the application not have been sent somwhere else, such as Cali or Vermont?

Feeling pretty deflated.