Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	How does it feel to be touched?	I am in the same boat with you. I check it daily but same message, dates never change Case Status Receipt Number: WACXXXXXXXXXX Application Type: I130, IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN Current Status: Your I130 IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN was received on June 13, 2006. We will mail you a decision as soon as processing is complete. You can use our processing dates to estimate when this case will be done. Follow the the link below for current processing dates.	cguytx	Male	Philippines	2006-08-10 15:15:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Approved	I just received this email today. Apparently the I130 was approved before the K3 spousal. While I am happy to see action here, I am a bit guarded in getting too emotional about this. Someone pinch me, this is good news right? The following is the latest information on your case status Receipt Number: WAC06xxxxxxxx Application Type: I130 , IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN Current Status: This case has been approved. On September 7, 2006, an approval notice was mailed. If 30 days have passed and you have not received this notice, you may wish to verify or update your address. To update your address, please speak to an Immigration Information Officer during business hours. If you have questions or concerns about your application or the case status results listed above, or if you have not received a decision or advice from USCIS within the projected processing time frame*, please contact the National Customer Service Center. National Customer Service Center (800) 375-5283. *The projected processing time frame can be found on the receipt notice that you received from the USCIS. *** Please do not respond to this e-mail message. Sincerely, The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)	cguytx	Male	Philippines	2006-09-11 15:02:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Manila, Philippines DS-230 requirements	Received our Immigrant Visa Bill today Oct 19, date of Oct 10 on it. I can confirm it is $380 attached 2 bills I have received this week  Immigrant_Visa_Processing_B.gif   131.67KB   31 downloads  AOS_fee_bill_PAID_K1_Immigr.gif   75.64KB   25 downloads well you're in Ohio, it's closer to New Hampshire i guess. BTW, how much is this IV bill. heard it was around $300. true? false? close? i could've drove from California to New Hampshire, pick up my IV bill and drove back and still beat the mail	cguytx	Male	Philippines	2006-10-19 18:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I am not a troll, it is real!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!	Maybe we are all on edge going through this process and proving yourself to every govermental agency like speed bumps in a parking lot except these mess with your lives and keep us away from our loved ones. Congratulations!	cguytx	Male	Philippines	2006-07-23 08:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I'm really worried!	William is correct. I would keep checking with the NVC. My wife and I found out when the approved petition reached the embassy 2 weeks before the embassy even acknowleged it and sent my wife a letter.	cguytx	Male	Philippines	2006-11-16 20:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I am starting a prayer brigade for non-stop approval of NOA2s especially for those who have long been waiting and for all other approvals you	This thread is very uplifting and needed to those in dispair and currently entangled in the large web of this process. Rest assured that offering your prayer to your god no matter your beliefs you will never receive a an IMBRA, RFE, or Denials from our heavenly father. I am reminded of the words from the New Testament in Mathew v7 "Ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened for you" We have filed our petitions and we ARE asking. Many of us have filed RFE's, some more than once, we have paid our fees, we Have knocked. Now we pray that it is opened to us. Thank you for your ecouraging words this morning.	cguytx	Male	Philippines	2006-08-05 08:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	APRIL '08 Vermont K-1 Filers	QUOTE (KimandRuss @ Jul 23 2008, 09:58 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> How exciting Dale! Wont be long now! You're most welcome S&D. I wish I had a more conclusive answer. Over the last year or so i've tried every which way to analyze every number reported by the uscis but the only thing that remains certain ...is the uncertainty! One thing that always helps me to keep some perspective is remembering that we are such a small percentage of actual filers here at VJ and even though we may not see approvals for a few days, things are certainly still happening. You have only to look at case #'s (as dale has done) or even at DHL and the amount of petitions they send off to the Embassy's each day. The way the adjutication process has been explained it's really no wonder some petitions are approved out of order. As unfair as it is and as disheartning as it can be to see some others approved before you, it's the nature of the beast. All we can do is hold our heads high and try to keep strong until it is our turn. ...and it will be our turn. After tracking my stuff in detail, and all the petitions a few things became very clear. Not all people put the same day on the NOA1 date in VJ. the 3 digit day receipt number is much more usefull. 2. it appears 1 person can do about 8 - 12 case a day. 3. There are now 3 steps to Vermont process. 1. Receive petition seperate check from file, and generate a receipt number. As this process happens you can clearly see 2 or 3 people entering the pet ions into the system. At this time they would be put into boxes in order per person, but not per day. 2. Next before they are put in long term storage, some one does a basic scan to make sure all documents needed are in the file. If the basics are not there RFE's are sent out, this is not done by an adjudicator. And takes about 2 days to process 50 or so files. This is the touch date people see about 1 month after NOA1. 3. A box is removed from storage and processed by an adjudicator. This is what is causing the great variance in in NOA2 dates for people with the same NOA1 date. When you looked at all the K1's for a given date, it was very clear looking at the first TOUCH dates what files were in what box, and I could see the Adjudicator work in the box threw the consecutive numbers. Now I also did some total scans for 3 months. I have not looked at the last month. But what apears to happen, in there attempt to catch up, is that They decided they would not let there queues grow. Now this is not a length of time in queue but rather total number of files in queue of a given type. My estimation is that they have aprox 2500 k1 files in queue. And as they have a priority on something else at the moment 1 K1 has to be filed for 1 to come out the back end. Basicly every week they say if we have 250 NOA1's we must process 250 k1 NOA2. If you look at the number of petions filed in Jan and Feb, it was a lot more than April may and march. This is what is causing the longer time in Queue, not the queue getting longer. Also since multiple adjudicators work on K1's and others based on the influx of K1's it can vary greatly how many weeks to get threw one box, because they may do 10 per week or do 50 per week. It is very obvious the USCIS wants to hide information and queue times from the public so that they do not need to deal with the fairness issues of 1 month difference based on what box you landed in. Because they have real time data in an sql data base. it would be a very simple project to show people what there number in queue is, just like when you get a ticket and now serving number 87 . I was also surprised at the % of people who post data on this sight, it was much higher than I would thought. Vermont received 200 - 250 K1's per week in April May June so VJ is a sample of 5 - 10% and hence very representative of how the USCIS is doing in general. HiTech	HiTech	Male	Ukraine	2008-07-23 11:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	APRIL '08 Vermont K-1 Filers	Today is a good day CODE 7/23/2008 4:59 pm Shipment delivered. Kiev, Ukraine 3:17 pm With delivery courier. Kiev, Ukraine 2:20 pm Arrived at DHL facility. Kiev, Ukraine 6:12 am Depart Facility Leipzig, Germany 7/22/2008 9:48 am Depart Facility New York City Gateway, NY 7:19 am Transit through DHL facility New York City Gateway, NY 6:12 am Depart Facility Wilmington, OH 2:17 am In transit. Wilmington, OH 2:17 am Processed at DHL Location. Wilmington, OH 1:22 am Transit through DHL facility Wilmington, OH 7/21/2008 11:40 pm Depart Facility Harrisburg, PA 11:38 pm Transit through DHL facility Harrisburg, PA 8:30 pm Depart Facility Portland - Airport, ME 8:25 pm Transit through DHL facility Portland - Airport, ME 7:35 pm Depart Facility Portsmouth, NH 3:16 pm Processed at DHL Location. Portsmouth, NH 2:55 pm Shipment picked up Portsmouth, NH	HiTech	Male	Ukraine	2008-07-23 09:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	APRIL '08 Vermont K-1 Filers	More Photos.	HiTech	Male	Ukraine	2008-07-22 13:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	APRIL '08 Vermont K-1 Filers	QUOTE (KimandRuss @ Jul 22 2008, 11:54 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> dale, this is the timeline that I rely on most and check several times throughout the day. I like Igor's list too but the numbers mean little to me. Regarding the lack of NOA1's.... no clue. The people who process the petitions are not the adjuticator's... perhaps they are constructing a new system and we're the guinea pigs? I know how much it meant to finally get that petition sent out and to have confirmation that it was in the works. I certainly feel for those folks. Hopefully their short wait for approvals will make up for it. Yes mine was the same except I only used Vermont. And on a happy note. Some photos.  IMG_0411.jpg   143.08KB   22 downloads  IMG_0415.jpg   192.33KB   22 downloads  IMG_0416.jpg   124.76KB   20 downloads  IMG_0489.jpg   173.7KB   21 downloads	HiTech	Male	Ukraine	2008-07-22 13:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	APRIL '08 Vermont K-1 Filers	QUOTE (Nich-Nick @ Jul 22 2008, 11:01 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Well, just trying to give you some BS to occupy your thoughts before you go mad and wear out your keyboard checking USCIS. Another mystery to ponder is why has nobody who sent a July petition to either service center received a NOA1 yet? Nobody as of this morning. That is weird and I feel really sorry for them because they're in the blackest of black holes wondering what's going on. That is very strange. Also for the people who do not know. Igor is just a sort/query of this data. http://www.visajourn...t...ll&dfile=No	HiTech	Male	Ukraine	2008-07-22 11:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	APRIL '08 Vermont K-1 Filers	At least the NVC is still going quickly , they sent my package friday, have the DHL tracking number, looks like they picked it up Monday. Dale	HiTech	Male	Ukraine	2008-07-21 15:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	APRIL '08 Vermont K-1 Filers	Our case did a quick trip to the NVC, arrived there on the 16th. Dale	HiTech	Male	Ukraine	2008-07-18 09:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	APRIL '08 Vermont K-1 Filers	It appears Vermont has finally put more people back on the K-1s.	HiTech	Male	Ukraine	2008-07-15 10:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	APRIL '08 Vermont K-1 Filers	I think I will be able to hear again in about 1 week. Right now my left ear is ringing from the sequel of joy I heard on the phone. Sorry for the lack of I was very anxious to call my and give her the news. Yes there is screaming and and jumping behind this key board. But now I want to go celibate. Also Tomorrow is my Birthday !!!!! HiTech	HiTech	Male	Ukraine	2008-07-14 19:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	APRIL '08 Vermont K-1 Filers	Yep got mine About 2 mine ago, I am about to call and wake up Alyona.	HiTech	Male	Ukraine	2008-07-14 18:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	APRIL '08 Vermont K-1 Filers	3 Approved at 10:30 eastern. 4 more touches with EAC08133, ..... And in the 4 touches I AM TOUCHED. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If the normal cycle continues 5:30 Eastern I should be approved.	HiTech	Male	Ukraine	2008-07-14 12:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	APRIL '08 Vermont K-1 Filers	EAC08133 Status, For those who do not know the number is EAC = Vermont 08 = 2008 fiscal year ,133 = work day of the fiscal year i.e. (5 days per week starting from October 1) the the last 4 digits are just the order they are processed at receiving. 5 New touched this morning. 7/14 2 Touched 7/13 7 Approved Friday 7/11 or later	HiTech	Male	Ukraine	2008-07-14 09:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	APRIL '08 Vermont K-1 Filers	QUOTE (HiTech @ Jul 11 2008, 09:30 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Watching the NOA2's for Receipt numbers beginning with EAC081335.... 6 out of 38 were touched this morning. And 4 new and 2 were approved yesterday. We are now up to 9 touches with 4 new approvals so far today. Please Please Please let one be mine.	HiTech	Male	Ukraine	2008-07-11 11:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	APRIL '08 Vermont K-1 Filers	Watching the NOA2's for Receipt numbers beginning with EAC081335.... 6 out of 38 were touched this morning. And 4 new and 2 were approved yesterday.	HiTech	Male	Ukraine	2008-07-11 09:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	APRIL '08 Vermont K-1 Filers	Our time is coming very very soon. Hows your day been? Dale	HiTech	Male	Ukraine	2008-07-09 15:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	APRIL '08 Vermont K-1 Filers	QUOTE (johnabis @ Jul 7 2008, 07:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hey Guys and Gals quick question. All my papers that were sent to the VSC state me and my fiancée will live at my Oakland drive location (my parents house were I live now) I recently bought a house and settlement is august 5th. on my I-134 I put I currently reside at my parents house (assuming I get my noa2 by august 5th) I am also putting that I own real estate with a mortgage of 170,000 (my soon to be new house). Not sure if it matters but my current salary is 42,000. My question is should me and my fiancée just keep going with the story that we will still live at my parents house since my parents aren’t moving? Or during the interview should my fiancée tell them that I just purchased a house? And update the address of my new house on any documents she brings for the interview? thanks Congratulations.	HiTech	Male	Ukraine	2008-07-08 12:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	APRIL '08 Vermont K-1 Filers	Talked to a real person today, and my have got a possible expedite on my case. For the past 1.5 months I have been trying to get an answer if they would move my petition back to the original receipt date of when they lost the original. I finally found the menu extension that took the request, and they will make a decision with in 5 days. It felt really good to have something to be active with.	HiTech	Male	Ukraine	2008-07-01 14:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	APRIL '08 Vermont K-1 Filers	Vermont totals for this year. Sorry about the list, I can not get them lined up. TYPE Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun NOA1 83 99 93 65 46 26 NOA2 99 142 125 59 46 29	HiTech	Male	Ukraine	2008-06-26 11:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	APRIL '08 Vermont K-1 Filers	QUOTE (BexandAlan @ Jun 23 2008, 11:11 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> HiTech does that mean have them all registered on USCIS ?? To be honest I would feel really uncomfortable if I thought someone had done that with our receipt number. I know there is no personal info but its a little close to the line. I'd hate to think that my NOA2 had been broadcast on here before Alan and I had even had chance to open the email. No one could broadcast this unless you posted your receipt number. All the information disclosed on the USCIS is 100% public information, and you could receive this information threw the freedom of information act simply by writing a request for it. With out any information about who the visa is for, the receipt number is completely arbitrary.	HiTech	Male	Ukraine	2008-06-23 13:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	APRIL '08 Vermont K-1 Filers	I have been tracking all K-1s with a reciept number starting with EAC08133..... This should be all with an NOA1 Data of April 7. Got an approval message on one of them today, so I think one of the boxes has been removed from storage.	HiTech	Male	Ukraine	2008-06-23 10:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	APRIL '08 Vermont K-1 Filers	QUOTE (KimandRuss @ Jun 19 2008, 08:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Boy, you guys are quiet today. Trying to maintain your sanity I suppose. I thought this was interesting... for a break tonight I went over the first 20 filers on Igor's list... 1. Last seen 2/3 2. Last seen 1/23 3. & 4. same couple - have not updated timeline since april 5. RFE 6. last seen may 7. approved.. didn't update timeline 8. RFE - last seen may 9. last seen may 10. no link - last updated march 11. still waiting as of june 12 12. timeline wrong? removed? 13. last seen february 14. rfe 15. no noa2 date listed...but has interview? 16. waiting 17. last seen may 18. last seen may 19. feb send - april 21 noa1 date? 20. waiting How skewed the numbers really are. Something more to ponder. Your list is slight incorrect. #20 should read. 20 becoming insane waiting as he does calculation and realizes the estimated number of days to arrival is exactly the same as the day he sent in the 129F. Also just noticed my time line in my signature reads 3 , 3 , 3. I really hope it never reads 4,4,4 Edited by HiTech, 20 June 2008 - 10:01 AM.	HiTech	Male	Ukraine	2008-06-20 09:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	APRIL '08 Vermont K-1 Filers	QUOTE (brian87 @ Jun 11 2008, 10:21 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Welcome aboard HiTech. I noticed your timeline sees you as a Feb. filer because of the date you sent in your original petition. It has you projected as being done back in May. Not a big deal, but it probably skews the database a little. Lord knows, we have some numbers people on here. Brian I am still trying to figure out what month filer I am. HiTech	HiTech	Male	Ukraine	2008-06-11 10:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	APRIL '08 Vermont K-1 Filers	This is most of the K-1s submitted to Vermont on April 3 with an NOA1 date of April 6. The date is the last touch date of these records. CODE 3/23/2008    Pending 4/7/2008    Pending 4/22/2008    Pending 4/18/2008    Pending 5/7/2008    Pending 5/8/2008    Pending 5/8/2008    Pending 5/8/2008    Pending 4/28/2008    Pending 5/7/2008    Pending 5/7/2008    Pending 5/7/2008    Pending 5/7/2008    Pending 5/7/2008    Pending 5/7/2008    Pending 5/7/2008    Pending 5/7/2008    Pending 4/28/2008    Approved 4/17/2008    Approved 4/22/2008    Approved 5/8/2008    Pending 5/7/2008    Pending 5/7/2008    Pending 5/7/2008    Pending 5/7/2008    Pending 5/7/2008    Pending 5/8/2008    Pending 5/7/2008    Pending 5/8/2008    Pending 5/7/2008    Pending 5/8/2008    Pending 5/7/2008    Pending 5/8/2008    Pending 5/7/2008    Pending 5/7/2008    Pending 5/8/2008    Pending 5/7/2008    Pending 5/8/2008    Pending 5/7/2008    Pending 5/8/2008    Pending 5/7/2008    Pending 5/8/2008    Pending 5/7/2008    Pending 5/8/2008    Pending 5/7/2008    Pending 5/7/2008    Pending 5/8/2008    Pending 5/7/2008    Pending 5/7/2008    Pending 5/8/2008    Pending 5/6/2008    Pending 5/6/2008    Pending 5/6/2008    Pending 5/6/2008    Pending 5/21/2008    Pending 5/6/2008    Pending 5/15/2008    Pending 4/15/2008    Approved 4/14/2008    Approved 5/6/2008    Pending 5/27/2008    Pending 5/6/2008    Pending 5/6/2008    Pending	HiTech	Male	Ukraine	2008-06-11 09:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	February 2008 filers	QUOTE (newenglander @ Dec 3 2008, 06:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> HE HAS HIS INTERVIEW! JUST IN CASE ANYONE READS THIS FROM FEBRUARY 2008. To bump the old group, Alyona and I had our 1st anniversary on Saturday the 28th. Dale	HiTech	Male	Ukraine	2009-12-03 17:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	February 2008 filers	Called USCIS today to see if they were going to put me in queue of the date the originally received my I192F. They could not answerer the question so I sent a letter to my congressman to see if he could find out. Hoping just the inquiry will move the visa ahead. Dale	HiTech	Male	Ukraine	2008-05-27 16:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	February 2008 filers	It is starting to feel a long time since our 192F was sent to Vermont.	HiTech	Male	Ukraine	2008-05-20 14:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	February 2008 filers	Off to the races on 2-27-2008 VSC.	HiTech	Male	Ukraine	2008-02-28 17:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Medical	Thank you. I only ask, because Alyona was going to have an extra day in Kiev in 3 weeks.	HiTech	Male	Ukraine	2008-02-29 15:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Medical	For the k1 , is it any problem to get the medical before you have the NOA2? I assume nothing is needed for the medical relating to the visa?	HiTech	Male	Ukraine	2008-02-29 14:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	USPS Tracking Numbers.	I know USPS has a completly different tracking system then then UPS DHL Fed Ex . This is what it shows off my tracking system. Now it was supposed to have mailed Express mail on FEB 27. Anyone know what these dates mean? Detailed Results: Bullet Processed, March 03, 2008, 8:42 pm, AUSTIN, TX 78710 Bullet Acceptance, March 03, 2008, 2:18 pm, CEDAR PARK, TX 78613	HiTech	Male	Ukraine	2008-03-04 14:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Fathers permission	Also from Texas -> Ukraine it appears you are now looking at a 3-4 month process for a k1 Where are you from in Texas, and what is your Ladies city?	HiTech	Male	Ukraine	2008-03-05 09:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I thought the I-129F was sent........	RYCK: I had the same trouble this month when sending to vermont. The USPS showed it delivered, but did not received anything back. After 2.5 weeks after receipt I called them, and I was still not in the system, and no check clear. They received my new copy this past Monday, And the bank has had a check for funds on the account. So it appears this time I am not lost. HiTech	HiTech	Male	Ukraine	2008-04-04 11:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Still waiting NOA1	Ok the cleared scanned check finally shows on the account. But can not make out a few digets. If they are sequential it starts with EAC0??335 Anyone else have the same beginning number that could help me out?	HiTech	Male	Ukraine	2008-04-12 09:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Still waiting NOA1	It is again starting to feel beyond normal time frames. In my 2nd packet I asked to be put back in queue from the date the first packet was delivered. Anyone ever hear of VSC doing this?	HiTech	Male	Ukraine	2008-04-11 17:26:00