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On 12/5/2019 at 9:53 PM, Marcela Palomino said:

I need help!

 

I'm in day 112 , field office Portland,OR

 

Status: fingerprint review complete

(There is no hope for interview dates any time soon in PDX)

 

I possibly have a job offer. Should I expedite it? Or should I just wait?

 

I kind of feel like I'm on the time frame where work auth. Gets approved and I don't want delay it for expediting. 

 

What should I do?

@Marcela Palomino I'm a Portland filer too... did you hear something specific about interview dates in PDX or did you just say that because there have been no interviews since early July, according to stats on VJ? We've been 'ready to schedule interview' since 10/2 but heard nothing since. My husband just got his EAD/AP approval and the card should be here Friday... but it took 160 days. to approve But it does seem like they are picking up some slack in that area, just not in scheduling AOS interviews. 

10 minutes ago, Greenbaum said:

Here is what I have.  If you find something different can you shoot me a copy so I can help the next person. Thanks.

 

Visa Interview Preparation Instructions

• Visa Interview Prep Instructions (PDF 264 KB)
• DS-260
• I-864 Affidavit of Support (PDF 8 KB) Note: An IRS generated tax transcript from the most recent tax year should accompany the I-864. The IRS tax transcript can be requested at: http://www.irs.gov/I.../Get-Transcript 
• Photo requirements (PDF 8 KB)
• Medical Contacts

 

K1 Visa Packet for Fiancés

• Visa instructions for fiancé(e) (PDF 135 KB)
• DS-160
• Photo requirements  (PDF 25 KB)
• I-134 Affidavit of Support (PDF 4 KB)
• Medical Contacts

 

http://nairobi.usembassy.gov/immigrant_visas/visa-packets.html

Thanks, but only the links for the DS forms and I-forms work for me. The embassy website is also different now (https://ke.usembassy.gov/visas/immigrant-visas/), just FYI.  I've looked over the generic embassy info, travel.state.gov info, forums., etc Guess I'll just wait until I receive the official instructions from Kenya. I'll pass along the instructions that I receive though so that you have current info for the next person that may ask. Thanks again!

@Greenbaum You seem to be the "go-to" for P3 questions. I've looked through the portals, forums, etc. for the Nairobi consulate (Uganda doesn't process K-1's) and I can't find a consistent summary of what is required and included in P3. In fact, I've seen some contradicting info out there. And the official Kenya embassy website is useless until you have received communication from them. Have you by chance been provided with the P3 email/instructions for Nairobi that you can send along?

Thanks in advance! And thanks for all your other wisdom shared on here!! 

5 hours ago, Burkhbs said:

For those who got their noa 2 in July, when was your NOA 1 date?  

My NOA1 was 12/18.

Technically my NOA2 date per the hardcopy is 6/29 but the website says 7/2. Go figure 

35 minutes ago, AliTan said:

So the new site said my NOA2 was July 2nd, but I just got it in the mail and it says 6/29.  Should I change my timeline to the 29th?

I just got on to say the same thing! So strange that the hard copy NOA2 has a different date than the website. Now it makes sense why I received it in the mail so fast! 

Also, for those with Informed Delivery, my scan indicated that it was "1 of 1" as far as number of pages. Someone before said that that indicates approval which appears to be the case. 

13 hours ago, AliTan said:

We're at day 213. It's really been taking a toll on our relationship since we hit 200.  My fiance is frustrated and crabby every day that we hear nothing and it makes me crabby too.  I did an online inquiry, which I think was pointless.  I just don't feel like we're that far outside the norm yet to be contacting a congressman, but he disagrees.  It's really hard when you don't have a date to look forward to and can't really plan. So tonight I'm doing some online clothing shopping for him so I can feel like I'm preparing for something.  It makes me feel a little better.  What are you guys doing to stay positive and nurture your relationship?

I'm glad you're finding something that you can do to take some of the stress off. I am redecorating my living room and bedroom.  My fiance is coming from Africa so I'm trying to add in some elements that will make him feel more at home. I also joined a golf league that gets me out once or twice a week and keeps my mind off of things. I'm only a Dec. 18th NOA1 but now that I see those on and after my date being approved the anxiety has definitely kicked up a notch. My heart truly breaks for those that have been waiting so much longer than myself with no explanation as to why. I can only pray that the approval process speeds up for everyone. 

Nurturing our relationship looks a little different... Network connection has never been good enough to facetime and for some reason the call quality and reliability has been very poor the last several months and because of this our communication hasn't been great which has been extra difficult. We mostly text lately and try to send encouraging thoughts, but it is hard to grow a relationship when that is your main way of communication. It makes me that much more excited to when we will finally be able to be with each other again!!

I knew I wasn't signing up for the easy path to love when I started dating a Ugandan, but even through the challenges and difficulties of the distance I know in the end we will be so happy when we are finally together! We will get there and it will be worth the wait!!! 

1 hour ago, A_R said:

Hello,

I am asking a repeated question regarding supporting documents for i134 form - so apologize in advance but would want to be sure.

Following supporting docs are to be submitted from the beneficiary :

1. Bank letter with date, balance & amount deposited in the last year.

2. Employment letter with joining date, nature of employment, salary n position type.

3.Last three months pay stubs.

4. Last three years tax returns and W2's.

5.Bank statement for 1 year.

 

My Fiance's salary is 6 figures, so do we need to add stocks/shares information or this would be sufficient?

Thanks in advance !!!

I have heard people mention gathering pay stubs, multi-year tax returns, W-2's, bank statements, etc. but I am confused on why. I haven't seen any where yet that those are a requirement (of course it probably doesn't hurt having too much). This is what is required as supporting evidence per the instructions for Form I-134 (https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/files/form/i-134instr.pdf). Is there something else that I'm missing that is requiring all the extra support? 

Submit in duplicate evidence of income and resources, as appropriate:
A. Statement from an officer of the bank or other financial institutions with deposits, identifying the following details
regarding the account:
   (1) Date account opened;
   (2) Total amount deposited for the past year; and
   (3) Present balance.
B. Statement(s) from your employer on business stationery showing:
   (1) Date and nature of employment;
   (2) Salary paid; and
   (3) Whether the position is temporary or permanent.
C. If self-employed:
   (1) Copy of last income tax return filed; or
   (2) Report of commercial rating concern.
D. List containing serial numbers and denominations of bonds and name of record owner(s).

14 minutes ago, Ben & Jela said:

@Rocko20 I think @x_driven_x will have to explain most of this. 

 

The scans come from the "old site" where they pull our numbers.  I'll link x_driven_x's previous explanation here:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/655791-i-129f-december-2017-filers/?do=findComment&comment=9242348

 

Also, I believe the approved & RFE/Update numbers are taken from the "Received" column.  I don't believe it's the total for that day, as that number has gradually reduced at each scan. I'll let him clarify that for you. 

 

Hope this helps some. 

Correct. @Rocko20 The caption indicates the status that applications are at. Theoretically when all applications have been either approved or sent an RFE, the "received" row would be zero. If you add up the 3 numbers for any given day, that's how many total applications were received on that day. 

Virgin's remaining is another term for those that are in the received line. They haven't yet been updated to approved or RFE (or other).

The silent benchmark is there because there are more and more approvals that are coming through on the new website and not the old website, which is where the scans are run. The current estimate is that 30% of applications are not reflected on the old site. So if you look at 11/14 it's estimated that there are only 54 applications that haven't yet been adjudicated. Unfortunately yours looks to be one of them. 

Hope that helps!

Ha! I'm following a case from each week in my app so I can easily run scans to see the activity. I just realized the downside of that...

I get the app notification when a case has been updated. I just received a notification for one case that got approved and I got really excited (even though I know it'd be way too early for me)! 10 seconds later a notification comes that an RFE was sent. Both different WAC numbers, both not mine. Whoops! Perhaps that's the downside of wanting to be in the know? 

Big congrats to all those approved so far! 

1 hour ago, Akiraa said:

"New" Case Status website: https://myaccount.uscis.dhs.gov/

"Old" Case Status website: https://egov.uscis.gov/casestatus/landing.do

Thanks, but I was just explaining why some people don't see information in the signatures 

18 minutes ago, AliTan said:

For whatever it's worth, I don't see a signature either, and neither does my fiance.

I only see signatures when I am looking at the full desktop site. Signatures do not show when on my mobile device. 

1 hour ago, Nick and Sunzha said:

Now that everyone is getting closer to the time I had a question to anyone that might know the answer.  I am very fortunate to stay with my fiancee until we both go back to the States together but also trying to hurry as fast as possible. Does anyone know how fast it can be possible from noa2 date to interview date and what I can do to speed it up? My embassy will be in Kazakhstan if that makes a difference. 

Each country varies. Some will be very quick (less than a month) and others, like mine, can take several months. There is a VJ tool to see others from your country and see their timeline, including those that are in the process right beside you, as well as those who have already completed the process. You will want to sort by those that have completed the process and look at the total number of days between NOA2 and Interview date.

Go to the top blue ribbon and select "portals" and then along the left column scroll down to the last section titled "VJ (your country name) timelines. Select K-1 and you should see a table with all those from your country.

4 hours ago, Tristan1978 said:

Thank you, I have the case tracker app and have run a report on my case number with 500 searches, but it doesn't look as detailed as your information. 

From what I understand there is a more involved program that a few people have access to which can scan all the cases in a given month. The scans we can do on the app are just a very small portion of what they are able to see after running their full scans, which can take a few hours. Being a data/analytical person myself I was trying to figure out how to replicate the scans @x_driven_x and others have created but, alas, I just wait until their nightly post to get my analytical fix 

4 hours ago, Greenbaum said:

Here is a tool to see others from your country and see where they are in the process especially those who are near your submit dates.

 

Go to the top blue ribbon and select "portals" and then along the left column scroll down to the last section titled "VJ (your country name) timelines. Select K-1 and out populates a chart with all those from your country and you can then see where you are in comparison to others.

Thanks @Greenbaum, I've been trying to find a way to view this information here and this is exactly what I've been looking for! 

55 minutes ago, vaksurik said:

What's the length of time you guys are predicting for yourselves between NOA2 and arrival in the US? Of course it all depends on actual approval dates and flights and whatever else, but I'm curious as to what everyone's individual guesstimates are!

My NOA1 is 12/18. If I receive my NOA 2 by mid-July, I would be very happy with a November entry. The embassy in Uganda doesn't process K-1 visa's so we have to go through Kenya. From everything I've heard and read, it is extremely challenging to schedule the interview and it can take months of daily checking the website to see if an appointment opens. And if one does, it's for another couple months down the road. I'm really praying that my NOA2 gets approved in the first wave of the month because I know the next steps will take much longer than other folks. 

The wait is so hard but in the end it'll be worth it. 

48 minutes ago, Dave_and_Jessa said:

Think I counted 13 approvals on the 17th now today.  Including the case right before mine, which means absolutely nothing, but good for a little false hope! lol 

Hi there. I've been searching and searching trying to find where people are finding out stats like this. Where are you going to find this information? My NOA1 is in December but I'm wanting to start to follow along. Thanks!