Mar_ia

Yes you can. I live in Texas and traveled within including south of the border, stopped once during the night (just normal border patrol check) I showed my passport & visa (I also have my I-94 screenshot but the state trooper didn’t look for it) and I’m good to go. 
 

Previous K1 visa now GC holder. 

On 1/21/2023 at 9:48 PM, fenerbahce1907 said:

Hi everybody , I want to share a few things , some of you will not like what i am saying now , but I will stop sharing numbers guys. I have a lot of things to do in my life and my case kinda ready and i will start collecting some paper for my case. I believe. I kept my promise since i started scanning numbers. I am sorry , if someone gets sad or something. But end of next week , i will not be here. 

 

 

Thursday Result

 

118500: 2 Approvals (0 new / 2 in progress)
119000: 1 RFES (1 new / 0 in progress)
120500: 1 Approval (0 new / 1 in progress)
121000: 1 Other (Notice Explaining USCIS Actions Was Mailed) (1 new / 0 in progress)
121500: 1 RFES (0 new / 1 in progress)
122000: 1 RFER (0 new / 1 in progress)
123000: 1 Approval, 1 RFER (0 new / 2 in progress)
124500: 1 RFER, 1 Other (Document Was Returned To USCIS) (0 new / 2 in progress)
125000: 1 Approval, 1 RFES, 1 Denial (1 new / 2 in progress)
125500: 1 RFER, 1 Other (Document Is Being Held For 180 Days) (0 new / 2 in progress)
127000: 1 Approval, 1 RFES (1 new / 1 in progress)
127500: 4 Approvals (1 new / 3 in progress)
128500: 1 Withdrawal (0 new / 1 in progress)
129500: 1 Denial (0 new / 1 in progress)
130000: 1 Other (Document Is Being Held For 180 Days) (1 new / 0 in progress)
130500: 1 Denial (0 new / 1 in progress)
131500: 2 RFERs (0 new / 2 in progress)

01/19/23: 28 Total Updates: 10 Approvals, 4 RFESs, 6 RFERs, 3 Denials, 1 Withdrawal, 4 Others (Notice Explaining USCIS Actions Was Mailed, Document Was Returned To USCIS, Document Is Being Held For 180 Days, Document Is Being Held For 180 Days)

 

 

Friday Result 

 

118500: 1 Approval (1 new / 0 in progress)
119000: 3 Approvals (2 new / 1 in progress)
119500: 1 RFER (1 new / 0 in progress)
120000: 2 Approvals (1 new / 1 in progress)
123500: 1 Withdrawal (1 new / 0 in progress)
124000: 1 Approval (0 new / 1 in progress)
125500: 1 Approval (0 new / 1 in progress)
126000: 1 Approval, 1 Other (Document Is Being Held For 180 Days) (2 new / 0 in progress)
126500: 1 RFER (1 new / 0 in progress)
127000: 3 Approvals, 1 Denial (1 new / 3 in progress)
127500: 1 RFES (1 new / 0 in progress)
128000: 1 Approval, 1 Other (Case Was Transferred And A New Office Has Jurisdiction) (2 new / 0 in progress)
129000: 1 Approval, 1 RFER (1 new / 1 in progress)
130000: 1 Approval, 2 RFESs, 1 Denial (4 new / 0 in progress)
130500: 3 Approvals, 1 Denial (3 new / 1 in progress)
131500: 3 Approvals (0 new / 3 in progress)

01/20/23: 33 Total Updates: 21 Approvals, 3 RFESs, 3 RFERs, 3 Denials, 1 Withdrawal, 2 Others (Document Is Being Held For 180 Days, Case Was Transferred And A New Office Has Jurisdiction)

 

Total for this month: 200 Untouched, 2557 Approvals, 434 RFESs, 197 RFERs, 375 Denials, 14 Expedites(Denied: 14), 166 Withdrawals, 90 Others

Thank you and we appreciate all the help you provided here. 

1 hour ago, Daisy.Chain said:

I'm not looking for creating a case and having it ready, just if NVC has received the case yet. It's ok if you don't monitor it - I was just trying to figure out if anyone who got their Noa2 around the same time we did (mid-October) hasn't gotten it received by NVC yet.

Yeah the 2-3 months NVC case creation means they received the petition from USCIS. So if you received your NOA 2 mid October, the prediction is you might have a case # by mid Jan. 2023 at the most. 

From my end I am expecting a case# by mid Feb. following that timeline. By logic, the most important thing is to get the case# generated. I mean, I don't see the petition going anywhere else aside from NVC. They do batch processing just looking at the approval style, which is why you will see Aug. that was approved around end of Oct. and some Aug. petitioners that got approved just yesterday (Dec.).  

21 minutes ago, Daisy.Chain said:

75 days I've NOA2 date and NVC hasn't received it yet. Anyone else in the same boat? (Very sorry for those still waiting for NOA2). I keep seeing 6-8 week timelines for this step and we're way past that now.

 

 

Based from my observation, it takes 2-3 months for NVC to create a case for the petition and have the status Case Ready.

I don't monitor though the timeline of processese such as: NVC receipt of the petition from USCIS, NVC Case Review time, Change from assigning case# to in transit to case ready. 

1 hour ago, biscoito1r said:

We were approved today. As a recap, we received a "Request for Initial Information" on November 7th. They had lost my passport picture. I had read here that it is a good idea to send more evidence when you get those notices, so I sent them evidence of our ongoing  relationship because it has been 15 months since we first file it. They officially received the documents on the 23rd and we got approved on December 1st. Someone here jinxed it by saying that I should only send them what they asked but they took less than the usual 2 weeks time to approve our case. For those still waiting, don't lose hope, you're almost there. We're all going to be part of the "DECEMBER 2022 K1 NOA2 to NVC to EMBASSY" topic soon

 

NOA1 - August 20th 2021

NOA2 - December 1st 2022

 

Total 468 days

Congratulations!!!!

Now, we're ready for the USCIS to NVC Case creation. I saw some posts that it takes 2-3 months.

12 minutes ago, mw & rg k1 said:

I have a suspicion that it does (see below)

After reading below, I am curious ... maybe a PM of you are willing to share.

 

Mar_ia, that seems quite doubtful.  For example a simple timeline search here shows Ukraine and Russia had dramatic accelerations (in some cases as short as 1-2 months.  I have also seen that generally (also based on timrline searches) that some asian countries seem to have longer time stretches as compared with others.

 

In my scans, I see 10s of cases still untouched going all the way back to May and 20s of cases in July to mid August.

 

Not sure what else other than "regionality" might determine if a case does or does not get taken from the "Case was received" to something more active (even RFE)

Hopefully it comes through for you sometime soon ...

You will see a speed spike of Ukraine and Russia petitions because they can claim for humanitarian reasons due to war. In fact if I am not mistaken the US government made a statement that they will prioritize those who are affected in the war zone areas.

I also belong to a group of July and August filers and the approvals are really "scattered."

33 minutes ago, Carolina y Chris said:

Does this impact how long it takes for NOA2 sometimes? I’m clueless on all of this lol just wondering 

No, the beneficiary's country does not affect the NOA 2 timeframe. As per USCIS, the current prcessing timeframe is 15 months for 80% of the monthly case. 

5 minutes ago, ChantalStewart said:

462 days and no noa 2 and there is nothing I can do. I cant cry anyomore, prayers are unanswered and writng letters does nothing. So hard to keep faith and hope. 

Hang in there. You will probably be included this week. I think we belong to the same batch. Crossing fingers for you.

7 minutes ago, fenerbahce1907 said:

 

Well i don't pay attention numbers anymore my friend. scan and share here , it can be a glitch on program. however congrats!!!!!!!

Oh no I don't mean that you are not paying attention.

I'm sharing it just in case you will do a re-scan or count, something along those lines, that can help.

9 minutes ago, Yogesh Baral said:

Anyone waiting to hear back for August 2021 Noa1?

Me. The feeling sucks when I saw a Sept 2021 NOA1 filer got approved, meanwhile USCIS said I can only inquire after Jan. 5, 2023.

Just now, ChantalStewart said:

Think my batch 27500 is lost somewhere, losing hope 

Yes, I think we belong to the same batch. Trying not to be really antsy about it, but it does feel crappy when you saw someone approved/case updated that is ahead of your date filed. 

1 hour ago, Mo P said:

I know it's leftovers from every month,  I get it.  It just sucksbseeing cases right before u and right after you being approved daily and some of us sitting like 😔😔

Yep I'm at the same boat. I saw 1 from our group  that got approved and she is a September filer. It sucks.

9 minutes ago, Heidiger said:

Can petitioners write a collective appeal?  I also don't like that September is moving forward, unfair

Not sure, probably. I mean they did that with the previous months as well. They still have some July leftovers. 😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨

25 minutes ago, fenerbahce1907 said:

Guys I got approved finalllyyyyyy !!!! it's done. 

 

I will continue to scan till august cases done!

Congratulations!!!!

1 minute ago, LA1234 said:

Does anyone know what are some common causes for RFE's that people are getting requested for?

What I've typically seen is request for proof of meeting within the 2 year period before filing the K1.

Most of them have submitted pictures and other evidences, but what I suspect is the "type of evidences and its arranggement " is causing the issue, probably not at par to the USCIS requirements.

1 hour ago, Marlor06 said:

Yes, I'm sure I'm going to need 2022 tax papers because I don't expect to hear back until December or January, but I was wondering if the tax transcripts that can be downloaded directly from the irs website are enough. 
Thank you very much for replying 😊

Yes the tax returns downloaded in the IRS website is accepted.

4 minutes ago, Lynxyonok said:

Have you heard about Niagara Falls? Over millennia, water carved path through miles and miles of solid rock.

 

It's also called "death by a thousand cuts".

 

Polite. Professional.

Persistent.

Unyielding.

I heard about "death by a thousand cuts" it is a form of torture with your neighboring country. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

It is a slow painful death as a form of idiomatic expression. 

With regards to Niagara falls, yes I've been there. What I can say with that is "water finds its way."

2 minutes ago, Lynxyonok said:

Your petitioner's senator may. Have him write to Ted Cruz. 😛

Lol! A lot wrote their congress and senators, both parties. Guess what they received? Canned messages.  😂🤣😂🤣🤣

10 hours ago, biscoito1r said:

Sorry to be a party pooper but as it has been stated before, there are overlapping number with July and August. Also most of the Saturday numbers are updated on Monday.

Yes you are a party pooper! Just kidding 😂😂😂😂. Of course, how everyone wish they process it faster than what they are doing now. However, reality check is, we don't have control on such things, and based from my country where they stopped K1 visa processing, this is better news rather than nothing at all.

I129F sent: Aug. 23, 2021

I129F Receipt date: Aug. 26

I129F Notice date: Aug. 28