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K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsMay 2013 filers

Congrats again!  I really do think we May filers will be flying towards our interviews now!


Lux44MaleItaly2013-07-29 13:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsMay 2013 filers

Lets stay positive for us May filers.  As bad as it sounds, it appears that those who applied the fall of 2012, winter of 2013 had it the worse and we're getting worked on sooner. If we get a 3-4 month approval I'll be slightly ok with the unfairness of the system. whistling.gif


Lux44MaleItaly2013-07-28 11:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsMay 2013 filers

My group is 24296, even with your NOA1 being before mine is your case number listed after mine?  Or before.  If after then it just shows that they way they receive and process initial applications needs to be improved..


Lux44MaleItaly2013-07-28 11:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsMay 2013 filers

Yeah the IV department in Naples has been really helpful!  I don't think I can send it to them until the i129f is approved.... but that's a question I'm going to ask them now.  :P


Lux44MaleItaly2013-07-28 09:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsMay 2013 filers

Yeah, no approval yet (hoping this coming week) but I have the packet 3.  I simply e-mailed the Immigration Visa Department of U.S. Naples and asked what documents I could go ahead and fill in in preparation and they essentially e-mailed me packet 3. :)


Lux44MaleItaly2013-07-28 09:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsMay 2013 filers

Don't worry I asked the U.S. consulate Naples the same question, just to be sure and they responded to me like I was dumb and rightfully so. :P

 

I know a little bit, I'm still waiting for the approval but got the packet 3 from the Consulate some weeks ago to start and prepare everything.


Lux44MaleItaly2013-07-28 08:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsMay 2013 filers

Which form?  Is it the area where it asks you information about your spouse?


Lux44MaleItaly2013-07-28 08:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsMay 2013 filers

We're talking about different #'s. :)  The i129fs in my block range from 4296 to 4301.  4297 and 4298 have RFEs with 98 coming a few days ago after showing no case status.  Now 4300 is showing no case status as well. 296, 299 and 301 are still initial review..


Lux44MaleItaly2013-07-27 12:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsMay 2013 filers

The number right before mine #300's status just went from initial review to no information.  Looks like we have another May filer, NOA1 May 10th who will be getting approval or a RFE.  Congrats to everyone!


Lux44MaleItaly2013-07-27 07:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsMay 2013 filers

Btw everyone, a May 1st NOA1 just said in another thread that they were approved today!  I'm ready for a lot of May approvals next week! Lets go VSC! :D


Lux44MaleItaly2013-07-26 14:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsMay 2013 filers

Yeah that's correct, if you've never been married, you don't need any documents showing it.


Lux44MaleItaly2013-07-26 14:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsMay 2013 filers

#4398 before mine just got RFE'd after 3 days of showing no status.  So if your status starts to show nothing then know it's changing to something ;)


Lux44MaleItaly2013-07-25 17:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsMay 2013 filers

May 16 A# here and nothing still.  There is a fellow May 16th A#, #98 whose status went from initial review to nothing right now.  With the number before it getting an RFE in June..  Hopefully what I've read is correct and the change from initial review to nothing means they're updating the status to either RFE or Approval


Lux44MaleItaly2013-07-25 09:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsMay 2013 filers

Congrats! What was your NOA1? :D


Lux44MaleItaly2013-07-24 17:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsMay 2013 filers

I must ask you how do you know what the NOA1 is for numbers such as -12769?  Am I missing something or are those numbers around your case?


Lux44MaleItaly2013-07-23 18:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsMay 2013 filers

Just an update, number ending with 98 just a few behind mine is now showing that USCIS can't provide them with information.  After researching it seems that when this happens you can expect either a RFE or approval soon. 

 

I am expecting it will be an approval since the case before it, #97 had a RFE a month ago in June.  Regardless it looks like they're doing work on May cases with NOA1 around May 10th!


Lux44MaleItaly2013-07-23 14:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsMay 2013 filers

I've been getting an unusual amount of texts this morning from friends and i've been disappointed each time I see it isn't from USCIS! lol


Lux44MaleItaly2013-07-22 12:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsMay 2013 filers

Not to be greedy or anything, but I'm hoping I'm next! :P


Lux44MaleItaly2013-07-19 17:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsMay 2013 filers

On July 19, 2013, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I129F PETITION FOR FIANCE(E).

Your case: Post Decision activity

 

got a text about it smile.png

 

 

it's a good day!!! vsc filer.

 

Congrats!! 

 

I'm starting to get antsy with anticipation!


Lux44MaleItaly2013-07-19 11:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsMay 2013 filers

Congrats!  Sending it from Japan I'm assuming you're military?


Lux44MaleItaly2013-07-19 07:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsMay 2013 filers

No, Middle East North African countries tend to not be rushed.  From the research i've done it seems it is rare for anything to really be expedited.  Countries with special conditions like Cuba would probably be the only who are truly rushed (although I'm not sure how easy it is or if it is even possible for Cubans to contact Americans and apply for a visa....).

 

Everything I've read seems to point towards expedited cases being determined on an individual basis more so than based on the country.

 

I think VSC is finally getting their act together! Hoping as well. :P


Lux44MaleItaly2013-07-18 18:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsMay 2013 filers

 

I sent all the normal things, following the checklist I got from this site! I had both letters of intent, the proof of meeting in the last two years, with pictures. I had around 20 pages of conversations from online and I had pictures from before he left to go home (when we first met). I don't think I had anything exceptional, and I didn't include phone records-- just internet communication. I hope you receive your NOA2 soon! I didn't get any RFEs or anything, just straight from NOA1 to NOA2.


 

My petition went through VSC. So hopefully you'll get news soon! smile.png


 

Excellent,  I didn't send as much as I was told I didn't because the Italian consulates are easier (or so USCIS told me).

 

With that being said I send 60+ time stamped photos from 2007 until 2013 plus photos of mine and my fiance's passport stamps (she visited me for 3 months this Spring).  We didn't have any of the paper boarding passes from our flights (never thought to keep them).

 

Hopefully there won't be a need for an RFE but I think it is a great sign for us May filers! It gives us some hope at least! :)

 

Best of luck with the rest of your journey! Keep us updated! :)


Lux44MaleItaly2013-07-18 16:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsMay 2013 filers

You're i129f was sent the same day as mine and we have the same NOA1!!! 

 

Please tell me what information did you send and did your status go directly from initial review to approved? :)

 

Oh and congrats!!


Lux44MaleItaly2013-07-18 15:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsMay 2013 filers

The difference between Vermont and California is insane....your estimated date is middle of August, mine is middle of October and my NOA1 was May 10th...  lol  This process is the cause of cases of temporary insanity I am sure! kicking.gif


Lux44MaleItaly2013-07-17 08:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsMay 2013 filers

Unfortunately there is no way to see if they were at VSC or CSC.  And considering the majority of people who apply aren't on VJ, Igor's List may not be useful to see which service center the petition was at.


Lux44MaleItaly2013-07-15 16:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsMay 2013 filers

After changing the last digits on the USCIS case status tool to get a feeling of where we are at, I noticed that a May filer who is in the same batch as those who received their A# on May 15th was approved yesterday, July 14th.

 

I'm a May 16th A# so.....we'll see...


Lux44MaleItaly2013-07-15 15:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsMay 2013 filers

Make sure wherever you go afterwards for the honeymoon you have the proper visa to return to the U.S.!  I read a horror story about a couple getting married and going to dominican republic I believe or some Caribbean island for their honeymoon and then the wife wasn't able to leave because they forgot to file for the new visa ect


Lux44MaleItaly2013-07-12 14:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsMay 2013 filers

Personally I was thinking that perhaps they're transferring the bulk of i129fs to Texas from VSC just because of the back log of the other visas they must file.  As long as my wait doesn't go past 5 months (3 months preferably) they can transfer my case wherever they want!


Lux44MaleItaly2013-07-10 16:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsMay 2013 filers

No RFE and no updates since my A# of May 16th....so far so good I guess?

 

How do you know there are April cases being transferred to TSC?  From the VJ forum?

 

Edit:  I just saw the VSC transferred April Filer thread and there are 5+ people so far who say they were transferred.  Hopefully things are speeding up! :)


Edited by Lux44, 10 July 2013 - 02:30 PM.

Lux44MaleItaly2013-07-10 14:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsMay 2013 filers

Actually, d3, you seem to be right with the last update.  I stand corrected. :)


Lux44MaleItaly2013-07-03 11:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsMay 2013 filers

The last update doesn't show when a CO is looking at your case.  It shows the last time a milestone event occured, such as A# was assigned or RFE sent, or approval.

 

The best thing I am taking away from seeing others in my early May group receiving RFE and I haven't is that I submitted enough information to not warrant anything, therefore there won't be any delays.

 

As long as I have a competent CO I'm expecting to be approved in under 5 months.


Lux44MaleItaly2013-07-03 10:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsMay 2013 filers

I did some tiresome work on the USCIS site by changing the last 3 digits and there are a number of May filers who have been given RFEs between May 8th and May 16th.  I think 3 or 4.

 

More May filers are still listed as under initial review but not needing more evidence.  Hope that helps.


Lux44MaleItaly2013-07-01 16:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsMay 2013 filers

My NOA1 is dated May 9th and we haven't received any RFE, although I did a pretty good job on the forms so I don't expect that they would need more info.  I'll keep everything updated, though.


Lux44MaleItaly2013-06-11 22:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reportsyour Alien Registration Number was changed relating to your I129F, PETITION FOR FIANCE(E

So lets just say that the change in the A# is a good thing and we can never be sure if the USCIS is giving us correct information with regard to their process. :P


Lux44MaleItaly2013-06-08 13:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reportsyour Alien Registration Number was changed relating to your I129F, PETITION FOR FIANCE(E

Ok, so did USCIS tell you it's a glitch or is it your own opinion? 

 

The immigration officer I spoke with said nothing about a glitch.

 


Lux44MaleItaly2013-06-08 12:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reportsyour Alien Registration Number was changed relating to your I129F, PETITION FOR FIANCE(E

I just got off the photo with a USCIS immigration officer who called me back after I called the USCIS general hotline yesterday and of course didn't receive any useful information.

 

The officer today confirmed that the A# isn't a glitch.  You receive the message when they assign the Alien Registration number to the fiance' which is the number that will be used for their future Green Card, ect..  Also, if you receive this message early on it means that they've actually started on your case.  If you haven't received the notice then they have received it but haven't necessarily started reviewing it.

 

Other than this, the immigration officer was basically the same as the general USCIS hotline officer.  She couldn't provide me with any time line estimates.  She just said it varied and said the usual, "we are processing Oct 15, 2012 filers" which isn't entirely true if we have seen filers from this year approved.


Lux44MaleItaly2013-06-08 12:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reportsyour Alien Registration Number was changed relating to your I129F, PETITION FOR FIANCE(E

Unfortunately, at the end of the day, no one here has a perfect understanding of the USCIS.  It seems the only true information we have is the general information they let us know.


Lux44MaleItaly2013-06-06 16:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reportsyour Alien Registration Number was changed relating to your I129F, PETITION FOR FIANCE(E

I sent my i-129f packet on May 3rd.  NOA1 on May 7th or 10th (I forget which one) and the A# was changed on May 16th and I'm still listed under initial review.

 

It seems to be the norm now as many people who have responded recently have said they received this message early on.  Logically it seems to be a good sign.

 

They A# they assign at the beginning may also be used to track your case while they review it.  If anything it is at least progress.

 

The frustrating thing is that I have read a few cases on here of people who recently filed being approved 3-6 weeks after receiving this notification.  I wish i knew why. :)


Lux44MaleItaly2013-06-06 16:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reportsyour Alien Registration Number was changed relating to your I129F, PETITION FOR FIANCE(E

At what point does the fiance get the A#? On the NOA2 form USCIS sends? Honestly I cant remember if that A# is on the NOA2 form they sent, because I withrew my application after I had got the NOA2 acceptance.... and on #11 of I-129F Petition, it's asking for the A#.... cant remember if I would've had one only at the NOA2 point.... kindly advise, thanks

 

It is my understanding the the A# that they give is what eventually becomes, if all goes well, the I.D. # on your fiances paperwork.  Green Card number...  So it's a good sign.


Lux44MaleItaly2013-06-06 13:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsSeptember 2013 Filers
I WAS APPROVED SINCE NOVEMBER 15th FINALLY TODAY


On December 20, 2013, we shipped this approved or re-affirmed case to the Department of State for visa processing. For more information, please contact them directly.



SecondtimeFemaleHaiti2013-12-20 10:31:00