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26 minutes ago, dwheels76 said:

Good grief 1 day you already got welcome letter that's awesome. Did you by chance file online? Or if you mailed  in were you assigned an IOE#?

 

Using 2018 is no problem. Just use that.

Yes I mailed and got an IOE

  thanks!

Hi guys! My case was approved yesterday and today NVC sent me a welcome email with a case number! 
 

I have a question: 

my husband hasn’t filled his 2019 taxes yet and with the current situation it might take a while until he does, as the Tax offices are closed and he can’t do it online... can we submit the 2018 tax refund plus pay stubs? 
 

So I submitted an expedite request for the third time and finally got the expedite request approved two days ago(military reasons)... let’s see how long does it take them to approve us! (TSC transfer from Nebraska, Sept. 18th ‘19)

7 minutes ago, gregcrs2 said:

Sorry but visas are not being issued so currently an expedite does not help at all.

As of now, we don’t know how things will look in a month. People are still getting approved during the week 

Hello y’all. 
my husband and I are trying Once again to expedite our Petition under military reasons (deployment). First time we tried to expedite in January we got denied after one day without even requesting proof. 
Exactly a month ago, we tried to expedite again and we were told that our expedite request had been forwarded to the proper department for further review and we should expect a decision shortly (it’s been a month). In the meantime we got transferred from Nebraska to Texas as well.  We have sent multiple emails asking what’s up with the expedite request, as we never were asked for proof or anything. They always tell us we have to keep waiting, or that we should wait X amount of days and then Contact USCIS again (then we contact them and they tell us the exact same thing). Last thing we did was to call the Military hotline last week and the Lady told us an officer has our case and They’re waiting for it to be approved but for some reason it has not been approved yet (again it’s been one month since we requested it). I keep reading on Facebook about people recently doing expedite requests and getting denials/approvals after a few days, yet our case seems to be forgotten 
 

I don’t know who else can we contact or ask about this, We are so done with our patience and we really need this expedite to get approved...

Any advices? 

5 minutes ago, aus2tx said:

I am just surprised as everyone else. 
 

to verify - you did email the correct email, not just respond to the original email sent, correct?

We did the request through the military hotline, then they sent us that email and the following requests were done such though the Myuscis account inbox. We were never told which “proper department” was sent to and our case ain’t in NSC anymore so...

4 minutes ago, aus2tx said:

3/5 I called, 3/6 submitted the docs, 3/10 decision

 

Call about the 3/10 change! That’s a great sign! Wishing you luck and an answer!

Wow that was a fast decision. They just don’t tell us anything at all about our expedite request which is upsetting. They didn’t even asked for evidence. 
 

thank you! Hoping for an approval ASAP lol. 

For those who have expedited,

How long did it take you to get a decision for the expedite request? 
We tried to expedite on feb. 19th under Military basis and our request was sent to NSC, then our case got transferred to Texas. We never got an answer or decision back, we have called and sent multiple emails and all they say is that our request has been forwarded to the proper department for further review and we should receive a decision or notice of further action SHORTLY. It’s been three weeks. 

What can we do? Who can we contact about this? I am so angry!

also, my date on the website changed from February 23rd (that’s when my case transferred to TCS) to March 10th! 

Update: Date on account updated to today March 10th. Last update was Feb. 23rd that’s when my case was transferred 

Hi guys! 
I am starting a discussion for people whose cases got recently transferred from NSC to TSC. Let’s keep each other updated! 
my PD: 09.23.2019

transferred on Feb. 23rd. 
i129F filled in November and as of now is still in Nebraska. 
let’s see what happens! 

Chatted with Emma today! Our case was transferred to Texas SC from Nebraska! Never got a notice about it. Hope this speeds things up 

Chatted with Emma today! Our case was transferred to Texas SC from Nebraska! Never got a notice about it. Hope this speeds things up 

51 minutes ago, maryamkhan said:

Which service centre? 

Nebraska 

Nebraska:

NOA1 September 23rd 19

I129F: November 19 received 

expedite: denied last week 

I’m starting to lose my patience 😭

IOE I130 09/23/19

LIN I-129F 11/18/19

Hope this works!!!!!

2 minutes ago, Rachel & Khairy said:

Isn't the IOE number when you submit outside the USA?

I got an IOE number and my spouse did submit in the US 

7 hours ago, Villanelle said:

Its not 6 months max. You have to check the current processing times which vary by service center. For Nebraska 129f is 7.5 - 9.5 months and 130 is 12.5 - 16 months. 

 

What you have to remember is processing times are always changing. Previously the processing times were very close if not identical for the 129f and the 130. USCIS decided because of such to consider K3s obsolete and unnecessary and discouraged people from filing them. They also virtually eliminated issuing them. The current policies dictate that if NVC gets both an approved 129f and 130 at the same time or the 129f after the 130- they close out the 129f and move forward with the 130.  USCIS also has a policy to 'marry' the 129f and 130 at service centers which prevents most K3s from even getting to NVC. 

 

What that basically means -(similar to how people file the n400 during ROC and it can speed up the process of ROC)- because the 129f has a somewhat shorter processing time, most likely your 129f case will come across the desk of an adjudicator before the 130 one does. If that happens the Officer will pull your file containing the 130 and most likely will end up closing the 129f and approving the 130. 

 

Because the OP just filed the 130, filing the K3 may shorten the processing times. It still may take the longest processing date of 9.5 months for Nebraska though (opposed to 12.5 for the 130). 

That’s great. 9.5 months is better than 12.5. I’ll do it! Thank you! 

20 minutes ago, Sparkle Sparkle said:

Just like you have been advice here, I think you should file a k3. It's free since you already filed 1-130 so you have nothing to lose. It takes max 6 months and you can try including a letter explaining your situation to USIS in your K3 package. Then you should do everything possible to buy time in Germany... You mentioned you just finished school, that entities you to what they call job seeker visa valid for 2 years so that you can find a job... If you are already on this visa.. Then consider going back to school while you wait.. It's fairly easy to get university admission in Germany and your permit will be renewed as far as you still studying. 

I am not done with my studies yet unfortunately, still have almost a year to go 

1 minute ago, Rachel & Khairy said:

???? I'm not guaranteeing or selling anything. I have talked to others and helped others with the K3 since June 2019 and all have gotten approved quickly. 

Thank you very much! Finally someone who doesn’t tell me to go back to my war zone country and wait there “because others have done it too”, and tells me something good. My husband and I will be filling for the k3 soon hoping this will help. At least it’s a hope! Thank youuuuu!

The problem is, I have no probation time in the job I’m being offered. Also I would need to extend my German visa and that’s a long exhausting process. This is all so complicated and makes me thing I should have applied for the K1 instead 

8 minutes ago, Andy & Val said:

Maybe filing a K-3 will help curb his approval wait time like others have been doing?

How would this change It? Haven’t heard of it 

1 minute ago, JFH said:

But it’s an option. When life gives you lemons... at least you have the option there. 

 

I’m only telling you what USCIS is thinking on this. Why should they expedite your case if you have an alternative? The alternative might not be your preferred option but it is available to you. 

 

You might want to start researching jobs etc in Colombia so that you can move there. Because an expedite is almost certainly not going to happen. Should have applied sooner if your German student visa is close to expiration. 

I would have but I got married two months ago. I wish life was as easy as you describe it. 

42 minutes ago, JFH said:

There are other people applying from Venezuela who have not been granted an expedite and they are waiting in Venezuela itself, not the safety of Europe. Prior to the travel ban, when Syrians were able to obtain visas, there was no expedite for them either, despite the civil war. 

 

I’m not saying your situation isn’t difficult. I’m saying it’s not unique. 

 

What is your status in Germany? 

Read your past posts. You’re a dual national - Venezuela and Colombia. There’s your answer. 

I have never lived in Colombia or know anyone there. Only reason why I have the citizenship is because my country has stopped renewing our passports so I was able to get it so I could stay in Europe . 

39 minutes ago, JFH said:

There are other people applying from Venezuela who have not been granted an expedite and they are waiting in Venezuela itself, not the safety of Europe. Prior to the travel ban, when Syrians were able to obtain visas, there was no expedite for them either, despite the civil war. 

 

I’m not saying your situation isn’t difficult. I’m saying it’s not unique. 

 

What is your status in Germany? 

Read your past posts. You’re a dual national - Venezuela and Colombia. There’s your answer. 

Yes that I know. But most of the Venezuelans who are applying for visas have lived there all their life or didn’t have a chanc to leave the country. I did so for my own safety Id rather stay here and do the entire process from Germany. 

I am a student in germany, as I said I have the option to find a job afterwards and extend my German visa that way while I wait for my spouse visa, but if I do this I need to sign a one year work contract and if I only have six months to enter the country after visa is issued this really makes no sense to me