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36 minutes ago, Abhik30 said:

Our case is at NVC right now (we got our case number on the 18th). I emailed my embassy and they said there is a bit of backlog so they don’t know when they will request our cases. Oman embassy. 

is there a way to see through DHL if they are any packages on the way to Oman Embassy? 
 

also, I found someone who went through the process last year here in Muscat, Oman and they said that the embassy gives you the interview slot. So should I wait to fill out the DS160 or can I go ahead and fill that out now? 
 

It’s all very confusing. 
 

 

Yes you can track down the packages going to your country. The NVC ships every 2nd week, the last shipping was on the 23rd November. So if your case isn’t in transit it will stay there for awhile depending how your embassy is affected by the backlog.

In order to track down the DHL packages you have to go there:

Http://www.dhl.com/en/express/tracking/shippers_reference.html
 

Type in the shippers reference.

EXP 23 NOV 2021 A

select the time frame and type in your country. Make sure you leave the space in between or else it’s not working. You need the EXP | Date | Month | Year | A

If you leave the country blank you see every package (case) they ship. Maybe use a computer, seems like the link is getting messed up by a phone :).

Tracked our Case as well and seems like it arrived, but due of thanksgiving every embassy is closed. Kind of sucks, but here we go, at least some positive movements in the past weeks :).

Hello,

I know this topic or question was asked many many times, but maybe somebody has a good advice on the current situation.

Our petition got approved recently, something I have not expected at all. There are so many rumors that you should not travel

during your wait times. 

Our attorney is telling me how risky it is to actually fly and tells me it puts me into risk of loosing the entire K1 visa and getting banned for 5 years.

Is it true?

Also I am traveling with an ESTA where I stated my current employment situation, where I am staying. I am bringing over my old passport where I never

overstayed and my flight ticket to proof that I am good to get home.

I can not really provide any statement of my work, because its not in English. Is that good above or anything else I should bring?

Thank you for any answer ❤️

Also joining this journey for now :).

NOA2 Feburary 26th, so guess around November 10th should be fine to check. Anybody knows if the I-134 is still good to go, even if its expired :)?

Just now, Benny4352 said:

Amazing news!!! So happy for you!!! 

Thank you so much, never thought to get so much strength of this forum. Thank all of you for your help and kindness! ❤️

Also got a response of USCIS on our case inquiry, that our case is being adjudicated today. 

We sent the inquiry on October 14th,  NOA1 is Feburary 19th. So kind of forwarding

Kind of the same as with @lastrose where they got the message and got approved 4 days later :). 

Getting there

9 hours ago, Gail and Derrick said:

Approved today!

 

Checked about 15 minutes ago and nothing and was coming back to do some spreadsheet updates and it just popped up! 

231 days from NOA1.

 

Will post spreadsheet updates tomorrow and update my timeline now!

Hey awesome :). Congratulation to your approval, thank you for doing the spreadsheets :). All the best for your case 👍

6 hours ago, RJones said:

that is right, i was also thinking if it was possible to pull feb data once cases were approved.

You can, but different.

The only way to know if a status has changed on a specific case would be the actual case number. Thats one of the reason why it felt like a struggle

to organize the cases by the actual dates... like 1st Feb, 2nd Feb.... and so on. It looks like the easiest way to organize and filter that stuff is by using the

case numbers.

35 minutes ago, RJones said:

Why do the approvals in the WACxxxxx50000 range have september NOA1 dates

The reason behind the different dates is the last taken action on it by USCIS.

For example:

Case got approved - last status change  case september 15th (NOA2)

Case was received - last status change january 28th (NOA1)

10 hours ago, Gail and Derrick said:

Finally some movement today! 29 cases processed so far on 9/13.

• Most in the 49500 to 50500 range
• All are from Feb 1
• 21 approvals
• 7 RFEs
• 1 expedite request denied

Spreadsheet Link

 

Awesome to see some movement, kinda exciting.

I delayed my search of yesterday and set it to today. So I don't know if you still need the cases.

I made a summary of all cases in one file so you can easily copy and paste it.

I just wanted to state that I am giving you a link to my Google Drive, where I pull the entire Data or CSV files of the CaseTracker

App for the month February.

It is for people which are interested in doing a spreadsheet or cooperate together, which is a good option. Due the 

limitation of the CaseTracker App of only being able to pull 500 Cases every time, makes it to a total time of over an hour 

to achieve an entire month. Thats one of the reason I wanted to participate in the entire process, because it saves a lot of time for the person

which is doing the actual spreadsheet or refreshes it once a week or similar.

I thought of pulling the data every third day, but it is so time consuming that I am doing it every 5th day, unless somebody else wants to

participate.

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I also found out that the cases we (February) are looking for starts with the Case Range 

WAC 21900-50000 and ends up with around ....-57500.

That means that in total 7500 cases are going to be processed within February, independent of the K1.

In case somebody is a February filler and is outside the CaseRange should definitely write something to be a part of the spreadsheet :).

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Google Drive Link (CSV-files)

Link:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/13M-6Dqp6ccP1Yar7FC1vG4oBIetK63gc?usp=sharing

Kevin

13 hours ago, powerpuff said:

Tax returns are an important but not direct indicator of your current income. They put more weight on current income which is shown through employment letter and pay stubs. At my interview they  asked for the most recent tax return along with the other evidence, but consulates are different so not sure if it’s the same in Germany. At the same time you can’t present what you don’t have (ie previous years tax returns) so you have to work with what you have and looks like you’re in good shape. 

Awesome, that is good to know, also hearing someone else's experience....definitely keep it in mind.

Thank you for your answer and your experience at your embassy :).

Yeah you are right. Doing the K1 Visa takes longer and costs more than a CR1 (Marriage based Visa).

Currently both of the visas take the same amount of time of progressing, because of the Pandemic. 
 

Doing the CR1 Visa gives you a green card right after arrival instead of the K1, which takes approximately another year. I can’t give you an exact amount when you get the green card, but based on the hearing, you get it way faster than the K1.

I think based on both Visas and the professing times it makes no difference of seeing each other. After your K1 Visa got approved you can travel to the US, so I think the only thing you have to consider is the after path, like if you want to wait for a work authorization or a green card. 

Hope it’s understandable

Hello :),

I am kinda preparing myself for the NVC -> Embassy stage where we have to file I-134 (Affidavit of Support).

A lot of this is actually clear, the only thing which makes me feel worried is the submitting part of the tax reports.

In our case we have only one tax report but an actual sustainable income (past 6 months around) which fits the poverty guidelines.

I know this question might have been already asked many times, but maybe somebody can state on this

situation what would be best to do?

Nobody wants to have a denial or anything similar, so in this case if its preventable maybe

there are people outside with experience what they did. Thx ❤️ 

Yes, you can read it on the official website.

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/covid-19-travel-restrictions-and-exceptions.html

A valid K1- Visa by the embassy gives you a "NIE" (National Interest Exemption) which allows you to enter the United States independent of the 

travel restrictions. The only thing you have to consider is bringing a valid COVID-19 test :).

16 hours ago, OverThePond said:

Still nothing back on our case... Wondering what we should do... 

Guess you can be only more patient or maybe call USCIS to mention your worries and current situation. 

Whenever you call them, provide them any information of payment you did. I dont exactly remember if you said they cashed out or not, but any reference could be good.

• Live Assistance—You may have to wait to speak to a representative by phone. Please try our online tools first. If you want to speak to someone and your issue cannot be resolved right away, your request will be sent to an Immigration Services Officer. We will send you an email to confirm your request and give an estimate when we will contact you.

Our toll free number is 800-375-5283 (TTY 800-767-1833) and our hours of operation are Monday to Friday, 8am to 8pm Eastern.

• Outside the U.S? Call 212-620-3418

https://www.uscis.gov/contactcenter

2 hours ago, OverThePond said:

We sent our petition Feb 10th and we haven't heard anything back yet.

Hoping we get a NOA1 soon though

Did you use any tracking for the package?

If so and it says "delivered" and signed by anybody, then you should be fine and in the system. We received the receipt or the notice 4 weeks later whenever it was already in the system. So if you have an actual delivering date, I guess that should be the actual NOA1 date.

Correct me if I am wrong.

19 minutes ago, J&D1008 said:

Usually it would but because of delay they are backdating the NOA-1. I know the lockbox is behind about 4 weeks but about a month ago they were behind 8-12 weeks. I filed in January and didn’t receive the notice until 8 weeks later. Just look at your other feb filers timeline. Also check your case number in the USCIS case tracker. That is your NOA-1 date. 

Interesting, did not know that to be honest.

I am having the case tracker app, but good to know of somebody.

Definitely going to change that :).

30 minutes ago, J&D1008 said:

Your NOA-1 should be backdated to feb not March. 

Wait really?

In the letter it says "Received Date: 19th February" and "Notice Date: 19th March".

Isn't the I-797C the actual NOA1?

54 minutes ago, Lena1 said:

Thanks! I meant your fiancee 😂

Haha sry :). She is from Missouri.

26 minutes ago, Lena1 said:

My fiance got text 23rd March still didnt get the letter yet. Which state do you live btw? 

Hm kinda weird, but I guess there might be people which know more about it.

I guess sometimes we need to be more patient about it and wait a couple days more, if not maybe a call could help, but maybe there are more informations for how long you should wait until you can call the USCIS.

I am from Germany btw, not from the States

1 hour ago, Lena1 said:

How long to get a letter Noa 1 from uscis? i got a text messaged case was receipt since March 23th

Our check got cashed 22nd March and my fiancée received the letter 3 days later :). Seems like it takes a few days or up to a week I guess.