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    FEBRUARY 2023 K1 to NOA2 to NVC to EMBASSY

    in K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

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    3 minutes ago, dreamer123 said:

    I guess it's true, it maybe a random selection and sheer luck... but my  theory though is that USCIS has outsourced various different agents to help  in the processing of cases to approval and send to NVC...For example ; they choose a lumpsum of cases submitted in like three consecutive months and distribute them to different agents and now your fate lies in a certain unknown agent with his/her own work ethic...This causes a delay for some cases and swiftness in some😢😢 my thinking though....

     

    Unfortunately,  NVC only sent an email informing us that our case has been sent to the Embassy and that the proces can take several weeks😂😂. With our case numbers but no invoice ID....so there was no way we could track it on CEAC...SO after seeing from this forum people tracking their progress, I wrote to NVC requesting for INVOICE ID, they politely replied that they don't have my case anymore and I should contact the Embassy for inquiries so all I can do is  WAIT🤨

     

     

    I haven't gone through this part of the process yet, but this it what I've gathered from other threads on this part of the process: You only need the case number from NVC at this stage, don't worry about the invoice number if it is not given to you. For the NVC part of the process, the CEAC login is only for immigrant visa cases like CR1/IR1. K1 just need case number to check CEAC status via https://ceac.state.gov/CEACStatTracker/Status.aspx . After your interview, you will have the invoice number and be able to log in to CEAC for further processing.

    Number of cases processed hit new high!

    in K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

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    29 minutes ago, Obllak said:

    I think so too. I believe they will touch April this week and if not, definitely next week. When March entered "Hot Zone", February was on less than 50% done (as processed/terminated). If I remember correctly it was a bit less than 40% done. BUT, when February entered "Hot Zone", January was ~50% done. 

    Echoing this, you can see in the weekly Lawfully data that on the weeks that Feb & March popped off the previous months were at 48% and 38% processed, respectively. 

    January 2022 I-129F K-1 FILERS

    in K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

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    18 hours ago, Oriku said:

    This probably is not terribly helpful, but have my lawfully CAP ranking tracker for this week. As stands right now, in month of January on Lawfully there are 85 cases left, which according to I-129F tracker sheet means that Lawfully tracks roughly half of all January 2022 cases that are left, and as of right now, it seems like that out of them all, 8 got resolved this week, and that is a lagging indicator as it does not include cases from Thursday, or Friday yet. So they took care out of 8.7% of all cases that were left at start of the week, It's not the most breakneck of a speed, but hey, I'll take it, as long as they don't forget about us. (And also, seems like Lawfully actually tracks half of the cases as the amount that got resolved is more or less also half of totals that Sarah got from Ngillet, damn, they have to be getting some real money from that adoption rate.)

    It's only looking at the cases that users have added to Lawfully based on the article posted here: "Please note that all information is provided based on registered cases in the app with daily updates."  I assume this is because they're not legally allowed to monetise the USCIS data.

    That said, it's still interesting for a personalised estimate since it looks at the subset of user cases that have been submitted between 2 weeks before & 2 weeks after yours.

    Form I-134 Declaration of Financial Support - Question

    in K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures

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    58 minutes ago, Ecofolux2427 said:

    So I have one person that says "1" and another person who says "0". 

     

    Bumping this to hopefully get another input.

     

     

    Reading the form and instructions my inclination is also 0. I think the format makes it confusing, but factually dependents = 0. The example here supports this: https://citizenpath.com/i-134-instructions/

    documents for interview

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    17 hours ago, Tom.Jen said:

    I saw somewhere here on the forum before that if you have the interview in your native country you don't need get the police certificate translated. Is that false information? 

    That seems to be correct based on this site: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/family-immigration/nonimmigrant-visa-for-a-fiance-k-1.html#6

    "Documents in foreign languages, other than the language of the country in which the application takes place, should be translated."
     

    It's also reiterated for the immigrant process too here. (these steps don't directly apply to the K-1 but good to know that it's stated multiple times for consulate processes)

    JANUARY 2023 K1 to NOA2 to NVC to EMBASSY

    in K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

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    2 hours ago, Yori5 said:

    I am still not able to see my package, do you think it is normal? 

    I don't know much about the shipping process, but the last shipment to Ethiopia was on April 6, and no other packages were sent that day. So it seems that perhaps Ethiopia has a slightly different shipping cadence than the majority of consulates. I would give it another week before becoming too concerned.

    Number of cases processed hit new high!

    in K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

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    8 minutes ago, WestHighlander said:

    Ummm.. That's a good thought, and many thanks for suggesting it, but Dan Newhouse is not one of my fiancee's favourite people, and the feeling is probably mutual. Let's just say they are not politically aligned. She has been pro-active in calling Senator Patty Murray's office, so we're hoping she might get back to us at some point. Thanks for the suggestion, though, it's a positive one.

    Oh I'm not a fan either. Seems like all the more reason to ask him to do his job. He has 1/10th of the constituants to answer to vs. Senator Murray and more influence over USCIS (like it or not).

    JANUARY 2023 K1 to NOA2 to NVC to EMBASSY

    in K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

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    3 hours ago, SaraClaire11 said:

    Sorry to bug you guys but we went 'In Transit' yesterday and when I try plugging 'EXP 11 APR 2023A' into the linked DHL search nothing to Ecuador shows up...

     

    Any guidance would be greatly appreciated!

    Did you also enter Ecuador as the country in the search? If you don't filter by country, not all of the packages show up because there are too many to show. Here's the Ecuador package tracking:  https://mydhl.express.dhl/gb/en/tracking.html#/results?shipperReference=EXP 11 APR 2023A&fromDate=2023-04-11&toDate=2023-04-12&destinationCountryCode=EC

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    Number of cases processed hit new high!

    in K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted · Edited by meladee

    3 hours ago, WestHighlander said:

    There's nothing particularly complex or exceptional about our petition as far as I can tell. Maybe our age has something to do with it, I don't know. She's 52 and divorced, I'm 50 and never been married. Neither of us has any criminal record at all, not so much as a parking fine. I've never outstayed an ESTA when visiting, and never had any issues with immigration when visiting her in Washington State. I'm from Scotland, so I'm a British citizen, which isn't a problematic country as far as I know (despite Brexit). Whatever's causing the delay, I honestly don't think it can be the contents of our petition, but who knows? 

    If your fiancee hasn't already reached out to their representative, I recommend it -- especially because for Kennewick the representative is Dan Newhouse! He is one of the longest sitting members on the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security that oversees USCIS, meaning he was on the committee that told USCIS that they need to start adjudicating all requests within six months of submission back in 2020 (for the 2021 Appropriations Bill). If you need help writing a letter, let me know -- I made a few templates for letters to Representatives here, but having a representative on that subcommittee advocating for us could be extra impactful, so I'm happy to write something bespoke.

    Marijuana use in the past - medical exam

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    From the link (the instructions the physician must follow):

     

    "...at this time, applicants who meet criteria for cannabis use disorder with the use of cannabis and/or any of its derivatives, including CBD or THC, are inadmissible and must be in sustained remission in order to be classified as Class B for travel clearance purposes."

     

    "The current version of the DSM defines sustained remission as a period of at least 12 months during which no substance use or mental disorder-associated behaviors have occurred..."

    "For substance use disorders – including those for non-controlled substances, such as alcohol – the determination of remission must be made based on applicant’s substance use and DSM criteria. There must be no use of the substance in question other than indicated medical treatment, and at least 12 months during which the applicant does not meet any of the criteria for a substance use disorder, with the exception of craving."

    Number of cases processed hit new high!

    in K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    48 minutes ago, Bh_sarah said:

    Oh, nice idea! That confirms it. I guess March is a way bigger month than February in January (in terms of days too but there are about 1000/1200+ cases in March and the following months than there are in Jan/Feb), so maybe they rushed because of the number of cases waiting.

    I've also been keeping this daily record of the Lawfully data that shows the spread for case approvals, so you can see when Jan-Feb-Mar started processing.

    Traveling to the US via Toronto with K1 visa question

    in K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures

    Posted · Edited by meladee

    4 hours ago, AndiB said:

    I mean that's surely true of any layover. I've gotten stuck on layovers before, obviously if you can choose being stuck in US layover or Canadian layover then US is preferable but not sure US layober exactly removes the risk of issue on next flight as someone who has missed or had her flight cancelled on 3/4 trips to US in last 18months

    I think the context you're missing here is that it's not just a layover in a foreign country, it's a layover in a foreign country that also has US CBP processing prior to the flight to the US (Preclearance). So having your K-1 already activated and then trying to get another flight a day or so later could have complications.

    Q1 2023 USCIS Form processing report

    in K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    Wow, finally! I've added it to my aggregated tracker here.

     

    One thing I noticed is that the number of processed cases in this report (8,509) is about 2K higher than the same months in the Nika tracker (6,429), and same for Q4 2022 (7,033 vs 5,191). I think that's because the numbers from those quarters were coming from the 2021 filers sheet so it wasn't accounting for any activity in 2022 (expedites or denials for incorrectly filing) or older cases filed before 2021.

     

    Going forward, I expect the Nika tracker to be a lot closer to the quarterly report since it has pivoted to full, comprehensive scans -- but it does temper the actual Q1 to Q2 growth we've seen because processing was being under-counted before (closer to 40% than the 80% in the Nika tracker).

    Number of cases processed hit new high!

    in K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    1 minute ago, AndiB said:

    I'm curious if they're actually march... they sent it on 23rd Feb and NOA1 is only 2nd March??? Wondering if they're received date is actually end Feb. Some people put notice date, not received date. If anyone has seen a more concrete march approval I'll believe they're in march 😂

    5 were approved in the WAC22900570xx group, and all of the "neighbour" cases were March 2. Lawfully shows 10 March cases processed yesterday, and they pull  based on receipt dates and not groups.

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