Mackenzie Owens

Thanks for the replies, I have known her for years, we lived together in Japan and were in a relationship together before that for about 2 years. 

Would it not be likely that as the situation of Covid gets better that the K1 visa returns to its normal 8 month time frame? I understand the benefits to CR-1 but, I don't know how we can get married in a 2 week trip. Is that even possible?

13 hours ago, Noname93 said:

If you already have to meet again anyway, it might make sense to just get married and then file CR-1. That way you avoid all the AOS headaches.

And wait over 2 years for the visa? That would be too difficult. Don't you have to prove that you met within 2 years for that too?
We cannot meet for an uncertain amount of time, Japan will not let me into the country, period. And my fiancé would be forced to do a 14 day quarantine if she left Japan and came back, 3 weeks of paid time off she does not have. Also she does not want to travel without a vaccine which are on a slow rollout in Japan.

I am honestly devastated but I guess if my petition which we worked so hard on really is a lost cause, and we can somehow, someway freaking meet once this year, then we could apply later this year again which would put her interview around summer/fall 2022. She leaves Japan in August of next year to go back to the Philippines. If we applied right now (not that we even can meet the 2 year requirement as well as we did 4 months ago when we applied), then we would wait for 4 entire months for a freaking NOA1, maybe have our payment accepted by the grace of god and then go through the now 1 year processing time for the application which would place her interview right at the end of her stay in Japan of summer next year, a stressful crunch time so close to having to move. 

I think my only hope is that we meet sometime in the next 5-6 months, apply, and next summer/fall have an interview when she is back in the Philippines.

I am honestly crushed because I have absolutely no way of knowing when I can just see my fiancé for the 1st time in almost 2 years. If I just knew when I could see her, then we could plan on applying again and it would make this feel so much less painful.

Just now, Jorgedig said:

You may be better off contacting the bank.  A recent post here on VJ was about USCIS trying cash the petition fee check x2, and then finally a third time.

 

I would not make sense at all that your check 'bounced' if there was money in the account.

this is something i can try

4 minutes ago, aaron2020 said:

What do you mean by there has to be a way for them to take back the check? 

 

It's curious that they gave you no reason for rejecting the petition.  Usually there is a letter explaining why the petition was rejected.  If they told you that you had to refile, there has to be a reason why.

Unfortunately, there is nothing you can do unless you find an error on their part.  If the check bounced, I can't see how it's their fault.  

You will have to find a way to meet again if you want to file.  

They sent a notice explaining that the bank I have did not honor the check or something. I am going to call the number and see if the application I just waited almost 4 months for can be resent with a new check.

7 minutes ago, aaron2020 said:

Hi,

 

Sorry. 

 

Did you get the check back?  Was the check for $535 made out to US Dept. of Homeland Security?  Was it signed?

 

Unfortunately, the only way to file again is for you two to meet again.

It was signed, it was filled out correctly, written out to the US Dept. of Homeland Security. There has to be a way for them to take back the check right? Is there nothing we can do? We cannot meet again.

I am devastated that after waiting over 3 months for a NOA1, and finally getting a NOA1, my check did not cash. I do not know why. It was an official check from my bank. My account had the funds in it. There is no explanation what so ever I could give for this happening. I am crushed because I cannot apply again, three months ago we were able to prove that we had met within two years and now we cannot. They sent back the application and said we would have to refile. Is there any way possible we could petition this? This is horrible and I could vomit.

5 minutes ago, Letspaintcookies said:

It's not like the reviewers don't have anything else to do and are just desperately waiting for new applications to come in to finally have something to work on. There is already a huge pile and your application will get there too with all the others in the order they're received. Covid didn't stopped at the doors of USCIS. They had and still have people calling in sick too. And people going on vacation and whatnot. Processing times are just longer again these days. I waited a year now for my AOS interview while it was only a six months wait for my office back in 2019. 

It doesn't really matter when you get your NOA1. Even if you got it after a week there might still be 100000 applications in front of you. Maybe they're down to 50000 when you get your letter and the waiting time from there is not too long anymore.

ok thank you

3 minutes ago, Letspaintcookies said:

After the NOA1 your application goes to a pile 

and since it has been months with no noa1, and my application only going to that pile after a noa1 this week for example, then that means it wasn't on that pile for the past 2 months. wouldn't that mean the application's lifespan having been extended by all that time not being on that pile having received no noa1?

5 minutes ago, Letspaintcookies said:

Because the day they received it your application got at least a stamp with the receive date and your NOA1 will show that date.

so? noa2 doesn't begin some review process or something? it just goes to noa2 after so much time has passed?

1 hour ago, payxibka said:

Your timeline begins the day it was delivered.  

how does this make sense? no noa1 yet so i haven't even begun the noa2 processing time

What on earth am I supposed to do? They signed for the petition, they have it but it has been months and I can't even get a NOA1. What is there to do for us right now? If our petitions are just sitting somewhere being ignored, then our timelines haven't even begun.

10 weeks and no NOA1, anybody get any NOA1 yet?

On 1/5/2021 at 1:26 AM, powerpuff said:

Now it’s 7.5 to 9.5 months 😞

how long until interview after noa2?

15 hours ago, metuchen said:

It seems that time just keeps increasing and increasing. In any case, from what I've been reading here, that delay in the NOA1 won't affect push back the timeline till NOA2. 

how is this possible? Without a NOA1, isn't our case just sitting somewhere not getting looked at?

5 hours ago, Ai G said:

I'm in the same situation and we've been waiting to get NOA1 for over 2 months now so I understand your pain.

Have you tried to contact them? Which one did you send your packet to?

 

i can say it's been 2 months in a couple days and then ill call

WOW!!!!!!!!! that is a HUGE update, I am honestly annoyed by the wait times. Thankyou!

BUMP, has there been any updatges?

14 minutes ago, davidvs said:

I think it is more a matter of a little peace of mind knowing "something" has been done.

exactly

9 hours ago, NancyNguyen said:

Nope, they won’t even consider it because it is only 2 months. Have uscis cashed payment?

no

would contacting a congressperson work?

2 minutes ago, metuchen said:

Is there any single person that filed in November that got an NOA1? It seems to me they simply stopped opening new petitions. The more they wait, the bigger the backlog gets, so I hope they hire more workers or work longer hours to clear it up or else it will never be cleared! 

https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/755547-why-are-noa1s-not-being-processed/

Just now, Jorgedig said:

Not sure what the connection here is.  You know that NOA1 is simply a receipt notice, right?

 

I has nothing to do with enabling anyone to travel.

ya but, doesn't it initiate the waiting process? making our petition go from "delivered" to "processing?"

I am nearing 2 months now with no NOA1 and they signed for my package upon receiving it. I am desperate to get this NOA1 as I have not seen my fiancé in 1.5 years. From what I understand people who are in the same boat and have called only get the runaround. What recourse do we have if any if calling does nothing?

A month and a half now, still nothing... At least I can call soon.

call

9 hours ago, Kittinpaw said:

Takes around 6--8 months for NOA2 🥺

cool thx

9 hours ago, powerpuff said:

Now it’s 7.5 to 9.5 months 😞

figures