Kate + Evgeny

Hi all, so I wanted to let you all know about my conversation with USCIS on Friday. I decided to call again, after calling on Monday and feeling like I got the generic response of being within normal processing times. The phone rep transfered me to California office. So long story short, the rep in the California explained to me that after they receive an application, even the ones who transferred from the Texas processing center, that the individual files are sent local processing offices in the state that the applicant is from.  So basically delays have to do with the specific office/state an applicant is from and how fast the officers there are getting through their cases and what their workload looks like. So just because someone applied a month after you, got a response before you had to
do with the office and officer in the state that their applicant is in which is based on where they live. So basically, not all the applicantions are being processed in the one location of California. This is the first I am hearing about this, has anyone else been told this?

This has happened on more than one occasion on a Friday. My theory (and it's just that - a theory) is that some cases are put to one side throughout a week, because there's something in them that requires supervisor input. That happens on a single day, and results in a bunch of RFEs. 

Hi im a filipina too and agree waiting really sucks!!! Spending some time here in vj i read something that caught my attention:not to compare my timeline to others and check the status once a day probably at night. Everytime i tell my fiance how much im impatiently waiting for notice2 he keep telling me to do things i cant do when im with him.and it helps
im a domestic helper in hk and yes i know grace we share frustrations lol following what my fiance told me really helps it diverts my attention
1,i spend more more time with kids and play a lot with my baby dog i love this little baby so much 
2,starting to organize everything so it will not be hard for the next worker to find what they need
3,i spend lot of time talking to my friends every sunday 
4, i start gathering some papers too 
5, in times that i still think about our approval i cross stitch its my hobby
      One day we had an agreement not to look in vj and status we'll just wait for notification 24 hours later i asked him to check to our surprise we got an approval 
    Things are different i know but everytime we talk we avoid talking about approval it lessens all the negative feelings. As i always told grace wait and wait this is just a test and never ever give up 

We got APPROVED! 135 days from December 1st and its finally here! Still can't believe it. Thank you everyone for you support and daily updates!

We were finally approved!!!!!!
 
10PM On a Friday night is fine by me  
 
Received date - 12/5
NOA1 - 12/9
NOA2 - 4/14
 
We thought we fell through the cracks, but better late then never. Over four months, but it happened 
 
Grrrr VisaJourney won't let me update my timeline, but nothing can bring me down tonight! 

I'll check it in the morning ... cannot be right they didn't touch any new december cases. Think I know what I've done wrong and will let you know it tomorrow. Seems I'm a little bit distracted for being with my fiance
So I'm sorry for it, but also I am not.

Well for those of you here on this wonderful forum missed this previous post by me
 
We got APPROVED yesterday!!!
 
I work a night shift and have just got off of work but all night at work my heart was filled with such joy and happiness. Also, I was wearing such a big smile at work that it would have been hard to get rid of that smile on my face.
 
So for all of you that still are waiting for your approval keep the faith as there is a light at the end of that tunnel. Best of luck to the rest that are waiting for your approval and may the Lord our God bless you soon. 

That's what I thought....  OK, Thanks!!!
 
Because in the the scan spreadsheets our WAC number shows Dec 27th    
But others on here say relax Roger n Grace, your really Jan 6th in the USCIS Notice date...
 
Thanks 
 
My Easter prayer,,,,,for us all. 
 
Dear God, To get approved before Easter would be a great re birth for Grace and I!
I pray for the other active people on VJ that also are worried, feeling left out, or ignored that need this to make their lives whole again!  
I'm sending this with Philippians 4:6-7 in mind!  
Amen

SHOULD HAVE BEEN POSTED YESTERDAY
 
OK here is the data that I should have posted yesterday.  Apologies on the miss.  It was my fault as I thought my Angel had done it for yesterday.  
 
Touched Cases (By Result) Count of ID Date       4/7/2017 4/10/2017 4/11/2017 Approved 114 81 65 Others 41 41 22 RFE 76 16 2 Grand Total 231 138 89
 
 
Rec'd Date Current Day Previous Day Touched Cases 1-Dec 2 2 0 2-Dec 2 2 0 5-Dec 6 7 1 6-Dec 13 14 1 7-Dec 2 2 0 8-Dec 11 11 0 9-Dec 31 31 0 12-Dec 25 25 0 13-Dec 7 7 0 14-Dec 35 36 1 15-Dec 38 38 0 16-Dec 30 40 10 19-Dec 51 53 2 20-Dec 56 58 2 21-Dec 133 133 0 22-Dec 144 146 2 23-Dec 208 215 7 27-Dec 334 348 14 28-Dec 165 170 5 29-Dec 51 60 9 30-Dec 72 80 8

Here is today's December update.  (Note: this is only for cases on the December list and does not include November or January activity)
 
Touched Cases (By Result) Count of ID Date       4/10/2017 4/11/2017 4/12/2017 Approved 81 65 52 Others 41 23 18 RFE 16 2 8 Grand Total 138 90 78  
 
Rec'd Date Current Day Previous Day Touched Cases 1-Dec 2 2 0 2-Dec 2 2 0 5-Dec 6 6 0 6-Dec 13 13 0 7-Dec 2 2 0 8-Dec 11 11 0 9-Dec 31 31 0 12-Dec 24 25 1 13-Dec 7 7 0 14-Dec 35 35 0 15-Dec 38 38 0 16-Dec 30 30 0 19-Dec 47 51 4 20-Dec 55 56 1 21-Dec 133 133 0 22-Dec 143 144 1 23-Dec 207 208 1 27-Dec 327 334 7 28-Dec 150 165 15 29-Dec 49 51 2 30-Dec 72 72 0

Sorry for being late today ... had some trouble with the scan files
 
Cases for December updated 4/10/2017: 138
Approved: 81
RFEs: 16
Other: 41
*Only cases starting with a receiving date of Dec 1 onward*
 
Details for December only: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B1QbA9c-L-c1Q2FQd0xnM1E4Sm8
 

Wow, I really wish I had found this thread earlier. I am a December 22 filer with an NOA1 date of January 3rd. We have been waiting for 110 days. I wish I could have gotten to know everyone on here in the past three months, as it has been a stressful wait. Just didn't know this thread was here.
 
So, hi, everybody who is still waiting. Congratulations to those who have been approved, and I'm sorry and hoping good things for those of us whose cases haven't been touched yet. Thank you so much to everyone who has worked to bring information here for the rest of us. I've been reading and reading now that I've found this here and it's really good to have some extra info to help during this hard wait.

Wow, I really wish I had found this thread earlier. I am a December 22 filer with an NOA1 date of January 3rd. We have been waiting for 110 days. I wish I could have gotten to know everyone on here in the past three months, as it has been a stressful wait. Just didn't know this thread was here.
 
So, hi, everybody who is still waiting. Congratulations to those who have been approved, and I'm sorry and hoping good things for those of us whose cases haven't been touched yet. Thank you so much to everyone who has worked to bring information here for the rest of us. I've been reading and reading now that I've found this here and it's really good to have some extra info to help during this hard wait.

Wow, I really wish I had found this thread earlier. I am a December 22 filer with an NOA1 date of January 3rd. We have been waiting for 110 days. I wish I could have gotten to know everyone on here in the past three months, as it has been a stressful wait. Just didn't know this thread was here.
 
So, hi, everybody who is still waiting. Congratulations to those who have been approved, and I'm sorry and hoping good things for those of us whose cases haven't been touched yet. Thank you so much to everyone who has worked to bring information here for the rest of us. I've been reading and reading now that I've found this here and it's really good to have some extra info to help during this hard wait.

From others posting the CSC (California Service Center) is the only one processing the K1 visas.   There are a multitude of reasons for the backlog. 
1. There was a huge up tick in submissions in the last couple months of 2016. A few hundred a day in some cases. 
2. Not a lot generally happens around the holidays so between Christmas and New Years things probably moved at a snails pace. 
3. There supposedly was some training in January so not a lot was done during that time. 
As of late they seemed to have moved into hyper drive and there have been several days where triple digit processing has occurred. 
There are a couple of people who are extracting the data and posting it daily to help relieve the anxiousness. Check the November filers forum as well Geo is amazing when it comes to posting that. 
Nothing relieves the anxiety. But it helps. 
Just know the clock keeps ticking and everyday is one day closer. This will definitely teach you patience and flexibility. I waited 87 days. There are some who've waited a whole lot longer. Personally it helped me hearing others get approved so I could vicariously enjoy there happiness. 

for everyone. be patiance. look at my timeline and be happy  none of you will wait like me. I got my noa2 just couple days ago after loong stressful waiting. everything will be okay. I couldn't focus my relationship as much because of stress about visa. give importance to your relationship more than visa. I know visa will allow you to be together. But if you think the visa everyday, it will just make you crazy like it did to me. It was so hard for me, that's why I wanna help your brain to make better. I'm crossing my fingers for all of you.