xxlian

I’m very thankful to finally be here. 
NOA1: June 25, 2020
NOA2: April 20, 2021

Finally got our NOA2 today

Also quite a few May have been approved in the past week

It also sucks for those who haven't received NOA2 yet. They've now changed from processing time of 4-6 months to 6.5-8 and now it is 7.5-9.5 
So who knows how many more times it'll go up

This won't be the case when you no longer have a mad man in charge that issues random bans. So you can relax. 

COVID caused the initial closures but the Trump administration failed to handle the pandemic in general, and more specifically for this thread, they used it as an excuse to keep out more immigrants by refusing to process K-1 visas even while processing thousands of tourists at many embassies and consulates. Even when things were back to normal in many countries.  That's a policy decision, nothing to do with COVID.

I just think it's sad that you have to file a lawsuit in order to get anything done 
I might like to join one if things still don't improve by March
 
 

You get offended by people's remarks much more than I do from what I've seen and oftentimes you are just rude instead of helpful. Maybe you shouldn't post so much on here in that case or perhaps try to dial it down a bit to just helpful advice instead of getting your panties in a wad 😉

This is the primary reason that my beneficiary and I are choosing to go forward with the K-1 visa. Sure, it's great that some people are able to get married and go the spousal visa route, but this isn't the best option for some of us. Each couple should thoroughly research the whole process and do what is best for their own situation. No one owes an explanation or justification to uninvolved people about which route they choose.

That's not all they did. They also added an "posts are authorized to give K visa cases high priority" statement.

That's not all they did. They also added an "posts are authorized to give K visa cases high priority" statement.

That's not all they did. They also added an "posts are authorized to give K visa cases high priority" statement.

That's not all they did. They also added an "posts are authorized to give K visa cases high priority" statement.

Clearly not.  
 
Police certificates from your present country of residence and all countries where you have lived for six months or more since age 16 (Police certificates are also required for accompanying children age 16 or older)

She will need one from each country she lived in for more than 6 months.

You can follow this link and click under Police, Court, Prison Records to find country-specific ways of getting what she'll need: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/SouthKorea.html

Eh; it's usually the case that contractors are let go before full-time employees for private companies.
 
Though I had thought that the massive furlough plan ought to have been tabled once the new fee structure was approved; surely they could survive on reduced revenues for a month, and if the new fees aren't high enough to fund operations going forward, why were they set at that level?

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You will either need to meet minimum income requirements for the K-1 visa (125% of federal poverty guidelines) or have a co-sponsor who does. 

OH MY GOD. My case got approved today. 189 days and NOA2. Thanks to all of your kind words!!! 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced that the agency will avert an administrative furlough of more than 13,000 employees, scheduled to begin Aug. 30 as a result of unprecedented spending cuts and a steady increase in daily incoming revenue and receipts.
 
Source: https://www.uscis.gov/news/news-releases/uscis-averts-furlough-of-nearly-70-of-workforce

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced that the agency will avert an administrative furlough of more than 13,000 employees, scheduled to begin Aug. 30 as a result of unprecedented spending cuts and a steady increase in daily incoming revenue and receipts.
 
Source: https://www.uscis.gov/news/news-releases/uscis-averts-furlough-of-nearly-70-of-workforce

We got our NOA2 after 190 days. Unfortunately I think they're just processing things much slower. Hang in there though, you will be next!

For people that want to stay up to date with this bill, you can sign up for alerts here: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8089/actions

It's very frustrating, but it's not really an "empty gesture" any more than the bill that they passed just before this one to prevent cutbacks at USPS. It's just the very first step in getting the bill passed. The Senate will be back in two weeks, and it's likely that the bill will be passed then. Having the House finally pass this bill should encourage USCIS leaders to stop the furloughs, but we'll see...