YueQian

Petition was approved twice, first on 4/29 and then on 5/12, I assume the latter counts.
 
Yesterday NVC replied to my inquiry submitted on 5/24, giving us the new case number, case status is READY since 5/27

Finally got approved!!! 350 days 

Finally got approved!!! 350 days 

Finally got approved!!! 350 days 

Finally got approved!!! 350 days 

Yup, some love to keep their spouse dependant.  Form of abuse IMO.

China just confirmed via email that K1 processing has been resumed ✌️

I got confirmation from the US Consulate in Rio de Janeiro (the only consulate in Brazil that processes immigrant visas) that they will begin scheduling interviews for K-1 visas too, starting with cases received in March 2020. I'm sure it's still going to take some time to get through them all, but it's really great to finally get some good news!

China just confirmed via email that K1 processing has been resumed ✌️

Huge huge huge good news, and about time!! Gov finally doing the right thing, after being sued and losing multiple times.
 
Technically consulates could use "the pandemic" and "local conditions" as excuse to continue to not do anything, but Guangzhou has been very cooperative with previous rulings, and with resuming F2A after 10014 was canceled, so I'm optimistic about K1 in China.

I think you should go for it if you can afford it,if you’ve been following the entire thing since there wasn’t even a lawsuit , you’d know that it’s helped many couples. It’s worth a short and I’ve seen most people that filed already married from the first round. The second round most already have their interviews. 
 
I wouldn’t trust what the state department says because they always contradict. Yes they say that the plaintiffs won’t be given priority but how come the embassies are ONLY scheduling for plaintiffs? They also said k1s will be given high priority when things resume ,that was false. I also suggest you ask this question in a group about k1 visas like on Facebook or something other than here because most people on here seem to dislike the entire visa category. 

When we signed up for round two the deadline was December 11th, and now less than two months later there's a new opportunity. So don't lose hope. I believe that as long as this continues and there's a demand for it the lawyers will keep helping new couples, and if not them I'm sure someone else would.

I personally think it's worth it, and I'm happy that we joined and that now our case is moving because of it. ☺️
 
But with that being said it actually is true that they don't put you ahead of non plaintiffs. But as long as the travel ban is still in place that doesn't really matter one way or the other because the non plaintiffs, like you say, aren't getting interviews right now. If that somehow were to change, though, and the travel ban lifts or a change in procedure happens I do not believe a plaintiff that hasn't yet gotten an interview scheduled would be put ahead of a non plaintiff because then they would be processing all cases. Hope that makes sense.
 
I just wanted to clear up the part about plaintiffs not being put ahead of non plaintiffs. Plaintiffs simply "keep their place in line" among the visa applicants currently getting interviews.

I agree. Consulates have been saying "can't resume routine services due to local conditions" for about a year now, that's not all true... Local conditions have been back to normal for at least half a year, everything's open, everyone's working, most cities all over China has 0 existing covid cases, yet the consulate refuses (or doesn't have the go ahead from DoS) to do more than the ridiculously tiny amount of work they're doing. Covid is not a convincing excuse. Is covid especially bad in the consulate? Maybe, it is technically American soil

Received the visa in the afternoon and entered the US together within 12 hours of the interview.

I agree. Consulates have been saying "can't resume routine services due to local conditions" for about a year now, that's not all true... Local conditions have been back to normal for at least half a year, everything's open, everyone's working, most cities all over China has 0 existing covid cases, yet the consulate refuses (or doesn't have the go ahead from DoS) to do more than the ridiculously tiny amount of work they're doing. Covid is not a convincing excuse. Is covid especially bad in the consulate? Maybe, it is technically American soil

I agree. Consulates have been saying "can't resume routine services due to local conditions" for about a year now, that's not all true... Local conditions have been back to normal for at least half a year, everything's open, everyone's working, most cities all over China has 0 existing covid cases, yet the consulate refuses (or doesn't have the go ahead from DoS) to do more than the ridiculously tiny amount of work they're doing. Covid is not a convincing excuse. Is covid especially bad in the consulate? Maybe, it is technically American soil

I agree. Consulates have been saying "can't resume routine services due to local conditions" for about a year now, that's not all true... Local conditions have been back to normal for at least half a year, everything's open, everyone's working, most cities all over China has 0 existing covid cases, yet the consulate refuses (or doesn't have the go ahead from DoS) to do more than the ridiculously tiny amount of work they're doing. Covid is not a convincing excuse. Is covid especially bad in the consulate? Maybe, it is technically American soil

Or at least an end to DOS's unlawful "No Visa Policy." That policy is unlawful because the proclamations are explicitly about entry to the US, per the law.
 
Consular posts can easily annotate visas with info stating whether or not the traveler is subject to the relevant COVID proclamation:
 

It doesn't seem to me that thousands of additional employees need to show up.   They need to use the employees they do have to ramp up interviews more.  I'm going through the Nairobi embassy and they issued 27 IR1/CR1 VISAs in December of 2020 and 105 IR1/CR VISAs in December of 2019.   They are doing a very small fraction of what they normally do. 
 
I just returned from Uganda a few weeks ago and COVID is nothing there compared to here in the US.  Everything is open over there, so it makes no sense that they aren't doing even 1/2 of what they normally do.
 
Someone needs to give them a swift kick to get moving on interviews.  Since Biden is now their boss, he's the best guy to do the kicking. 

Would be so nice if fiancé’s were also given some rights as to visiting safely! Also for K-1s to be processed at embassy level but alas, never that easy 

Not as tidy as updates from @Olga88 or other posters, but this is my effort at updating the current state of play for California's case processing of I-129F petitions.
 

Not as tidy as updates from other posters, but this is my effort at updating the current state of play for California's case processing of I-129F petitions.
 

this should have been done back in Feb 2020 but the orange clown told us it will disappear like a miracle. All international passengers irrespective of citizenship should have been subjected to submit a negative COVID result before boarding the plane. 

There is a little update for you guys