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My fiancé and I are trying to be very optimistic and hoping for December but that doesn’t seem very likely ! Doesn’t hurt to hope though  

Hello everyone, I sent in my papers for my Ukrainian fiance on Monday. Hoping for the best and wishing everyone good luck!

May filers now starting to get noa2 so its looking more an more like a 4months wait for us 

Hi fellow September filers!  
 
We just received our NOA1 yesterday and the waiting game begins. Hoping for a smooth and fast approval for all our NOA2. Good luck and God Bless to everyone! 

Submitted our paperwork on September 1st and received my NOA1 with our case number on September 7th stating they had received it on September 5th. Just starting this topic to keep updates on the wait time and current status of our petition.
 
Anyone else submitted in September?

Hello September!
We sent our package June 27. But we had problems.
We waited very long, 3 months, to receive our NOA1. And yesterday we received our NOA1. 
Good luck to all, I really hope that we will be lucky with you, and we will all be happy soon.

Hi September filers! We mailed our package on September 9 and received NOA1 on sep 23

Thank you! We just got the text today so they've got our forms  
 
I do need to fill out my timeline I'll do that asap! 

Hi guys! My fiance just got the NoA1. I'm so anxious to see the NoA2, though I know the wait is gonna be long 

Over the years the time generally fluctuates up and down, getting up to 6 months, give or take, for the NOA 2, then dropping down to around 3 months.  It seems their standard crew isn't quite enough to handle the load coming in, so the times grow, then they move staff to focus on the K-1 and the backlog drops quickly, ultimately building back up.  For years it goes up and down and up and down.  I've watched it off and on for around 6 years now.  Those who send petitions when the backlog is at 3 months are sometimes very disappointed when the times grow, and some see it go the other way, surprised when the expect 6 then the times drop quickly.  Those counting on 5 months right now could see 6, or could see 3.  I'd always suggest that folks plan 6 months, then be happy if it's faster.  We tell people 5 months now but who knows if the processing times will stay the same or increase or decrease.  5 months is likely wrong for those filing now, but impossible to tell which way things will go.  It's rough thinking 150 days right now.. but it could get worse (I've seen it happen). 
 
Just sit back, try to stay busy doing other things.  In the scheme of life, these few months might be painful right now but just a bump in a road that hopefully goes on and on for years.  Frankly I was "saved" from a bad deal years ago when my fiancee's true colors came out mid-process.  I was lucky the process was over 4 months because that's when the truth came out.  I've learned the value of patience.
 
Best of luck to everyone!

Congrats! Yes it is nerve wrecking. I kept checking the package via USPS and when I saw it had made it to their lockbox. I kept checking my checking account and that is how I found out that it had been accepted; they cashed the check the night before and sent me a text and email the next day . Now the real wait begins for us lol 

Sent packet on September 1st and received NOA1 on September 9th. God speed to us all.