Chloe99

Not sure if anyone is still around. Curious where you all are nowadays? Did you get approved for the K1, move to the US, do your AOS? 
 

My Green Card arrived 2 days ago. So glad it’s over for a while.

16 hours ago, Hotpotato004 said:

Hi guys, a bit off topic but where did you guys had your medicals done and how much were they? I live in Perth and we’re due for our medicals and I was shocked at the cost. The clinic said it can go up to $1200/adult and $400 per child. There are 4 of us so imagine how much it would cost.  Its  frustrating cos they’re the only panel physician here in perth. Is it usually that much for the medicals?

I had my medical in Melbourne at Toorak, it was about $630 or something like that. I believe I’ve read the price in Sydney is even cheaper 

Just now, SandyR said:

Hi everyone!

Most of you are already approved and probably with your loved ones!  I am on the way to NVC and have a question on the I-134.  When do I fill it out?  I searched everywhere and can't find info.  I thought it was before interview but found this on gov website:

 

Once you submit your fees, forms, and supporting documents to NVC, we will review your case to ensure you provided all the documentation required to schedule the immigrant visa interview.

 

That seems to imply I need to submit it to NVC before they will ship to embassy.  Can someone confirm what I need to do before NVC will push it forward?  I'm still waiting for my case # but trying to line everything up.  My NOA was 1/21.  I am hoping for a case number this week.  

Thank you to all of you for your help, guidance and support through all this.  I hope to be reunited with my fiancé after 6+ long months very soon!!!

Hi there! The I-134 is filled out and taken to the interview with supporting documents (tax return, payslips, etc). For K1, we do nothing at NVC except wait there until the embassy of the beneficiary’s country requests more cases. I hope that makes sense 🙂

1 minute ago, SandyR said:

I GOT APPROVED!!!! NOA1 was January 4, 2021 and more than one year later an approval!!!  so grateful.

 

I did contact senator and then yesterday ombudsman.  Coincidence?  who knows.  I'm just thrilled!!!  Now I have to get up to speed on next steps.

 

Happy to be joining the majority of the group in getting our loved ones here.  Thanks for all the support.

Congratulations!!! Hopefully the rest goes fast for you 🤞

2 minutes ago, Deedee048 said:

praise God for the little things congratulations to you! I hope the next step is just as smooth

Thank you! I hope so too. I’m Australian so our embassy is pretty backlogged so I am prepared for quite a few months wait, but I’m just trying to stay positive. I hope your NOA2 comes soon! 

Just now, Deedee048 said:

were you early, mid or late January by chance? 

I was January 28th, so I know I was last in line but most people around my date got their NOA2 in August and September so being last was difficult 

Just now, Deedee048 said:

Thats very true..thanks for the light  would hate an RFE at this point..

No problem 😊 Yeah it’d be frustrating waiting this long and then getting one, so I hope you don’t  

15 minutes ago, Deedee048 said:

hi guys

hope everyone on here is doing well. quick question if our 1st receipt date and NOA1 was 2/5/2021 would we have received an RFE now or should we just be expecting an approval at this point? I hope there's no RFE..has anyone else with a NOA1 of early February received approval or RFE lately? If so when did you get an RFE..I would they wouldnt wait this late to send an RFE if they needed it.

To date we've gotten nothing..neither approval nor rfe request 

 

Thank you

Deej

I’m a January filer and only got my NOA2 the other day, and it was an approval. There’s still people from January waiting so it isn’t unusual for it to take a while. You can put through an inquiry but really all you can do is wait. Just because it’s taking a long time doesn’t mean it’s a RFE, it’s just still sitting on someone’s desk waiting to be looked at 

Just now, rprprp said:

Told you it was coming!!! Congratulations 🤍

Thank you! Your positivity really did help me 💓

52 minutes ago, rprprp said:

Hang in there, friend. I’ve been so discouraged too the past weeks so I was quiet here. I’m thinking the date when you received the letter could factor in too? I really tried to come up with stuff to make the USCIS work process make sense to me. We got the letter on 03/15. When did you get yours?

I’m happy for you, and your approval gives me hope mine is around the corner. Our letter was on the 13th of March

1 hour ago, rprprp said:

Literally crying right now 😭

01/28 filer - sent an inquiry on 10/01 that our case is outside the processing time and got an e-mail today, 10/04 that we have been approved. 😭😭😭 I’m so happy!!!

Oh wow I’m the same NOA1 as you and sent an inquiry end of September and still haven’t gotten a reply 😞😕

4 minutes ago, yesimt said:

Why we are waiting more than the other people tho I do not understand 😔  I hope we get good news soon 😕

I don’t understand either ☹️ They’re starting to process February too so that’s even worse. I sent an inquiry but haven’t heard anything back yet. Let’s hope October brings us all left waiting good news 🤞

Just now, yesimt said:

Hello Guys,our receiving date is 01/29 but stll waiting for no2.I am so worries about the case.Is there anyone who is still waiting for no2 ? 

I’m January 28th and still waiting 😢 I know of a January 4th person still waiting too. I wonder when we’ll get our NOA2 

2 minutes ago, AD1 said:

https://egov.uscis.gov/e-request/displayONPTForm.do?sroPageType=onpt&entryPoint=init
 

is this the right link to file for case inquiry, our NOA 1: 1/27 (240 days).

Also our case number starts with Wac, is our. File in California center?

 

thanks

Yes that’s the correct link 😊 And yes your case is in California

Just now, rprprp said:

I feel you - it doesn’t make sense to me either. Like how is this fair? 🙁

I know, it’s so frustrating cause all we can do is sit and wait. I get the officers are just doing their job and they have a lot of applications, but surely you can read the date and if it’s after January chuck it back in the pile 🤣

6 minutes ago, J&D1008 said:

There has been about 50 or so filers from April that have approvals. Check out that discussion because i believe someone from April made an excel sheet. 

 

 

This makes me so annoyed lol. Like yeah sure happy that they’re case is moving but it’s so frustrating waiting for 8 months and they get it in 4 like 😣 The officers should only process in order cause it isn’t fair. I know I sound like a child lmao but I’m just so disappointed and disheartened by everything going on and embassies being shut. Curveball after curveball 

4 minutes ago, J&D1008 said:

Hey guys,

 

Just sharing the most recent update from the travel state department. It was really nothing new from the April 6th update informing us of the Tiered approach, but it does appear they are trying to force embassies who are backlogged to take schedule more appointments in the immediate relative and k1 fiance visas. Hopefully we see more interviews in the next couple of months. 

 

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/News/visas-news/immigrant-visa-prioritization.html

Thank you for sharing, hopefully we see things start to move soon!

7 minutes ago, emirgenco said:

I couldn't understand anything from this template, so noa 2 table for the month of January. What exactly is the current status?  For example, which one is January 25

Under the column “cases” is the last digits of WAC numbers so just look at the one that fits yours, and that’ll give you an idea of how many around you have been processed. Hopefully that makes sense 

Hi guys,

Obviously the lockdown in NSW probably won’t lift for a while, and so I was wondering what people do who have received their NOA2 after the lockdown started.

Once we get our case number from the NVC should we do the DS-160, even though the Sydney consulate isn’t open? Or should we wait until it opens up to submit it?

I’ve seen a lot of mixed opinions and don’t know what to believe anymore. I don’t want to choose the wrong thing and then have my interview be delayed even more than this stupid lockdown is doing. I appreciate any knowledge and input.

Thank you!

On 8/15/2021 at 5:59 AM, stillw@iting said:

I-129F

Received Date: Nov. 06, 2020

Notice Date: Feb. 05, 2021

 

I have not heard anything back from USCIS since February and am starting to get worried. Is this still considered normal processing time for NOA2, should I worry?

I’m pretty sure because you’re out of the normal processing time, you can contact USCIS and try and get an update on what’s going on. There seems to be a few stragglers still not processed from November, which is ridiculous, so definitely try and contact them

I was looking on the case tracker app at December cases and it seems like quite a few are being approved! So that means it's getting closer for us, I'm so excited 😆

49 minutes ago, Sharmarine said:

2022? Poor person! There's no doubt that it is country specific, as the Sydney Consulate has not had to deal with the same kind of backlogs as some other countries. I was due to have my interview ten days ago ☹ It was cancelled on June 25th. I received an email from the Consulate regarding the cancellation, and giving me the option to request a rescheduled interview once they reopen again. So now it's a waiting game and living life in limbo. Sydney seriously needs to start getting tougher in regards to its current Covid outbreak, or this could continue to drag on for quite sometime. I don't think that I could handle that 🤦‍♀️

Yeah I couldn’t believe it! Oh no, that sucks so bad ☹️ I’m sorry to hear that. I hope they get control of it soon and things get back to how they were, and you can get your interview. I hate how unpredictable things are and may continue to be.

5 minutes ago, Sharmarine said:

From many comments that I've seen in Facebook groups, regarding visas and immigration, acquiring an outbound exemption is a lot easier than getting one to enter Australia. So we have that on our side at least. I agree with you, we don't want an exemption to leave for a holiday, we have our partners and new lives that are waiting for us in the US! We will not be of any threat to Australia, in regards to bringing Covid back into the country, because we wouldn't be coming back anytime soon 🤦‍♀️

That’s a good sign then. I get the hesitation to bring people in to the country, not out lol. Exactly right, I couldn’t agree more. I wonder how far interviews will be pushed back because of the lockdowns. I saw someone on here from Nigeria who’s interview is in early 2022 so that made me nervous, but I’m not sure if that’s country specific or what 

1 minute ago, Sharmarine said:

Yes it does. An outbound exemption for the '3 months or more' category, is valid for 3 months. 

 

I too am dreading applying for an exemption. It's just another hurdle to jump over, after such a long and somewhat stressful K1 Visa process. In the early stages of the Covid pandemic, it was much easier to get the required exemption. However, due to some people exploiting it, it was changed to become much tougher. At least we're able to apply more than once, if the first attempt isn't successful. So that's something good, I guess. 

I guess it’s good that it’s valid for 3 months, thank you for letting me know.

I just hope when the time comes for us who genuinely want or need it for the right reasons can obtain one easily. I’ve been reading people who have gotten rejected like 20 times and they’ve submitted tonnes of evidence; it’s scary. I think a few of those were for coming to Australia though so hopefully that means it might be easier for us wanting to leave perhaps. If we want to leave permanently or for a good few years then why not just let us go 🤷‍♀️