Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January I-129F filers	I have been seeing people say that they can check their number and see what is happening with other apps around it...how do we check this?? I haven't found the right website. Same website, you just type different numbers in	photomile	Male	Wales	2012-06-06 03:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January I-129F filers	Congratulations	photomile	Male	Wales	2012-06-05 15:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January I-129F filers	So far today I've found 1 approval and 1 RFE. The approval was the number before ours! We are 33, they were 32! GAH!	photomile	Male	Wales	2012-06-05 11:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January I-129F filers	As I've said time and time again, the number of RFE's I've seen while going through these numbers is utterly astounding. Now granted the USCIS loose stuff and everyone makes minor mistakes some of which I'm sure the adjudicators are just being pedantic over, but if you think about it, an RFE takes twice or even three times as long to get off someones desk. It has to be reviewed, flagged, the response reviewed, then the entire petition gets reviewed again as a whole... I would say that near enough a third of petitions that get sent require further action and evidence based on the numbers I've gone through. Couple that with the fact that there will be a random number of petitions that are re-reviewed for quality control and it's easy to see why a few petitions take much longer. I'm also sure petitions are 'scored' in terms of eligibility. If a petition hits a certain threshold I'd imagine it's also pulled to be re-reviewed. Not all petitions are alike and I'm sure some will fall very close to the passing mark which will further increase the workflow. I only briefly glanced at the I-129F instruction sheet. All of my guidance was from this website. What's surprising is just how much of it is covered in the USCIS I-129F instruction sheet. It says about pretty much everything and now that I've sent it off, the I-129F is a fairly simple form if you think about it. There are four government forms to fill out. The I-129F, two Biographic infos, and an electronic notification form which is optional. The "evidence of having met" in theory should be nothing more than a couple of photographs and plane tickets. Passport photos and a birth certificate? That folder should be thin. No thicker than your standard sales brochure. Then there's me. I front loaded the petition. Mine is a nice, 150 page long folder because I did everything in a rush and forgot that I didn't need to include evidence of an ongoing relationship. Oops! From what I understand, it's not going to hurt anything, but it could be the reason that mine is going through so slowly. Still, better safe than sorry. There is such a thing as giving too much evidence, but there's nothing in there that I need to worry about. I'm slightly OCD in the way I process things. I have an electronic copy of everything. I mean everything! The entire I-129F petition is on my hard drive. Scanned, in PDF format and with multiple scans from commercial OCR software I can scan every single letter in that file. Including a lot of the handwritten ones! Every other form I've ever received, my police checks... everything. So I can at least be confident in the forms I've sent! Plus, thanks to dropbox, if the other half gets an RFE for anything like my passport, it's there in colour and can be printed within 30 seconds. I even has passport photos set up in such a way that either one of us can go to any photo store with an SD card or USB stick and print a 4x6 with all the passport photos on. UK and US size too. So I can at least be confident that if we get an RFE we are in a position to respond same day unless we need originals which are currently in the UK. It'll cost me £50 but those can be sent to the US and be with her within three days. I wonder how many people who get an RFE take weeks, months even to get a response in? Some things, sure you have to request them. I'm still seeing RFE's that were sent in November that haven't been responded to!	photomile	Male	Wales	2012-06-04 06:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January I-129F filers	Well we went on the attack yesterday. Filed a congressional enquiry Launched an enquiry with the ombudsman Contacted the USCIS to raise a service request (They said no, but we at least have a reference for it) Emailed VSC on their DOHS followup email address Hopefully this will make SOME motions at least	photomile	Male	Wales	2012-06-02 10:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January I-129F filers	Still nothing for us over here. Guess we're in the box that got forgotten. Good luck to all of you! I'll let you know what comes from our congressional!	photomile	Male	Wales	2012-05-31 15:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January I-129F filers	Well I was hoping we would have our NOA2 before I came back home from my visit with my fiance. That isn't going to happen. I go home on Sunday. I'm really hoping photomile gets his today!! Fingers crossed. Thank you! I feel a little like a keystone or something. Once mine gets done it should be a signal that the others are on their way or have been done. Also, we started buying things for the house (it's our... form of progress, seeing something happening at least. We have decided we're going to take our frustrations out on people by having this as a doormat http://www.amazon.co...B8E/?tag=047-20 (May be NSFW - bad words)	photomile	Male	Wales	2012-05-31 10:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January I-129F filers	Nikon here oh America's landscape is perfect for photographers! That was one of the reasons I agreed for moving over there. Been promised road trips at least two times a month Hahaha awesome, the additional light works out well as well. Nikon seems better at colours in lower light than Canon so should be awesome in the US...	photomile	Male	Wales	2012-05-31 05:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January I-129F filers	Hah yes Canon man myself. The lady is as well!	photomile	Male	Wales	2012-05-31 04:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January I-129F filers	haha someone is going nuts already http://www.balloonfiesta.com/ that's like a paradise for people mad about photography! So colorful on the blue sky's background! Mad about photography is an understatement, and with all the saving I've been doing, it's hard work NOT to buy a few L lenses.... so my 24-70 will have to do! Thanks though! (Added to iCal, will bug the future wife about it... road trip!) Hm, it's an 11 hour drive. I'm doing it if she lets me! Edited by photomile, 31 May 2012 - 04:17 AM.	photomile	Male	Wales	2012-05-31 04:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January I-129F filers	Well, I've been through all of my numbers and looked for anything that was done yesterday and well,for day 10 the activity was: 1x Approval with NOA1 as Dec 13th 1x Denial with NOA1 as Dec 13 Day 11 Activity 3 x Approval with NOA1 as Dec 15 1 x RFE with NOA1 as Dec 15 Day 12 Activity = 0 Day 15 Activity (Which is a Complete List unlike the others!) 0 actions Day 16 Activity - Most NOA1 days are Jan 3 0 actions That's hopeful... not Edited by photomile, 31 May 2012 - 04:15 AM.	photomile	Male	Wales	2012-05-31 04:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January I-129F filers	This must be a joke... one approval???? Ok I believe USCIS are just trying to be funny! I am still hoping there are some people approving from home and when they get back to the office , there will be a lot of updates and approvals on the website! It must be the case , otherwise I don't get it at all and maybe they are processing July-December backlog... hmmm June has to be our month! First I was hoping to get there for my fiance's birthday in July, few days ago I was hoping it would be September... but now I just hope I will make it for the balloon fiesta in October! b-loon? I like bloonz!	photomile	Male	Wales	2012-05-31 03:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January I-129F filers	I want today to be the day!!!!!! Ten green bottles, hanging on the wall...	photomile	Male	Wales	2012-05-31 02:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January I-129F filers	Yes. Hopefully, we'll see some more approvals tonight. CSC seems to be on target with 4 already today! VSC should follow shortly. When you look at the statistics, June has always been a month with high adjudication rates...Hoping my VJ timeline holds true. Tomorrow the wait really begins.. I hope you're right, this has become intolerable	photomile	Male	Wales	2012-05-30 12:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January I-129F filers	Indeed. It seems if you don't have anything by Wednesday then don't anticipate getting anything later in the week at the moment. Hopefully the holiday weekend will fix that	photomile	Male	Wales	2012-05-30 08:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January I-129F filers	No I don't need one. In Ireland you can have medical done anytime you want... It's valid for a year so I'll be fine. Just want to be ready and have the interview as soon as I get my NOA2 and NVC case number That would make things so much easier in London. GAH	photomile	Male	Wales	2012-05-30 06:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January I-129F filers	Just had My medical done and doctor was impressed with my knowledge. He took this website details from Me so he can check himself what informations can be found in here... He also charged me €25 less because he said no one before knew as much about the whole process as me and I educated him a bit haha that was so sweet of him... He said " there you can buy yourself a lunch now " Wait, you had NOA2??	photomile	Male	Wales	2012-05-30 04:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January I-129F filers	Wow. It's probably these petitions that slow us all down... I wouldn't mind making a bet that this is actually true. Given the number of RFE's, it wouldn't surprise me that if more people read the instructions that it would cut about a month or so off of the processing time. Remember, these used to have around a 1 week turn around, before 90 days was the defaqto standard	photomile	Male	Wales	2012-05-29 19:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January I-129F filers	Yikes that is quite a few RFEs. Hopefully, most of us won't be receiving a similar notification. Unless they choose to selectively lose our documents. I would imagine your average VJ member is more aware of how to properly assemble the petition. When I went through the original 10k, almost half of the petitions were RFE's!	photomile	Male	Wales	2012-05-29 19:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January I-129F filers	Aye!! so far all updates I found are ONLY rfe's - take another hr off if you are grumpy, adjudicator!!! LOL I've found three approvals from my "16" list, I haven't checked the "15" list. Sabi has checked farther than I have since I only really wanted December! That being said, the fact that on the first day back from a holiday, we're seeing approvals, it's encouraging!	photomile	Male	Wales	2012-05-29 16:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January I-129F filers	yep! but those ones working from home must have been in a bad mood since there is 11 RFEs on those petitions of 3rd jan, all dated 28th may!! Someone needs to eat their cereal in the morning me thinks	photomile	Male	Wales	2012-05-29 16:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January I-129F filers	Awww sorry, different rules here although that probably depends on the contract. I only need to give them 1 month notice ! Hopefully it doesn't mean you'll stay without a job before you have a visa in hand ... Unfortunately it seems likely, but oh well	photomile	Male	Wales	2012-05-29 08:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January I-129F filers	Why would it e bad if you were full time employee ? Entering into a contract under false pretences etc... plus I have to give them a minimum of 6 months if I become permanent... it's all... complicated.... I'm essentially making them aware of the situation and then seeing what the best way forward is, hopefully with a reduced notice period.	photomile	Male	Wales	2012-05-29 05:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January I-129F filers	Already? Wow! I'm handing my notice as soon as I know when my interview is... Tomorrow I have my day off and having my medical done ! I'm glad I can have it done before I hear from those people... I don't have a choice, fixed term. The contract might renew but ONLY if I become a permanent full time employee which would be bad.	photomile	Male	Wales	2012-05-29 04:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January I-129F filers	I'm so ready for good news! Yesterday was really horrible! Today I was coming to work with hope again we really need to start seeing some approvals amongst us or we will all go crazy! I already have, and today is the day I hand my notice in	photomile	Male	Wales	2012-05-29 04:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January I-129F filers	I Guess I don't mind the waiting so much as I mind not knowing what's going on	photomile	Male	Wales	2012-05-29 03:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January I-129F filers	Bleh, knowing there's no chance of approvals today is depressing but still, lets hope they have a renewed drive on tuesday and actually do something	photomile	Male	Wales	2012-05-28 05:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January I-129F filers	I just found one approved yesterday from January 5th :)Just one in all those numbers I have! Oh c'mon don't think this way. Positive thinking brings positive actions! I know I know, coffee time I guess	photomile	Male	Wales	2012-05-25 04:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January I-129F filers	Have you been checking any numbers recently? I gave up since I only found those 2 RFE on 23rd I checked last night and not a single petition from the day 15 or 16 days changed. I've... given up hope at this point. I know it'll happen but eh, sods law it'll be seven months for me.	photomile	Male	Wales	2012-05-25 04:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January I-129F filers	I know right? I meant to mention Phoebe and her theory but I wasn't sure if you watched Friends at all haha Weirdly, I didn't watch it that much but I DID catch that episode. Maybe it was fate! (Play the twilight theme here for added ambience, or the theme from the Dancing Baby on Ally McBeal) When you write that letter I would like a copy please! I have no idea how you write a letter to a congressman Will do. I believe it's literally a 'Dear Congressman, this has been done in a less than timely manner' etc. Although I'm told it's better to call . Edited by photomile, 25 May 2012 - 03:32 AM.	photomile	Male	Wales	2012-05-25 03:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January I-129F filers	so you're a lobster now! Cute! BAHAHA now all I can think about is that Friends episode If we don't hear anything today it will be probably next Thursday till we might expect some news... I can't believe how VSC slowed down so badly Before I was praying for an approval, now I am praying for no RFE! My timeline has pushed from May 30th to June 5th We can all vote once we get closer I too am praying for an RFE, or just SOMETHING. We are going to launch the Tier 2 stuff and congressional as soon as possible. Despite the fact that a full 5 months will have elapsed and they'll tell us to wait 30 days, we're just going to play the dumb card and ignorance card because 'we are in the sixth month of the year, you got it on the 3rd day of month 1'. Couldn't hurt to try FYI There's an Irish pub in Dallas in Trinity Hall station. There's also a Starbucks, easy access to the freeway and plenty of parking Also they sell Magners. One of the only pubs in the state that does. Something to do with a Hard Cider liquor law.	photomile	Male	Wales	2012-05-25 03:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January I-129F filers	I'm crossing my extremities far too hard lately. I look like I have claws	photomile	Male	Wales	2012-05-25 03:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January I-129F filers	Excuse me just a second while I descend to the status of a three year old but ROAD TRIP!	photomile	Male	Wales	2012-05-24 16:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January I-129F filers	I can see there's many of you from Texas area! what do you guys think about organizing a meet up after we are all in the USA and celebrating it together?I mean it would be 12+ h drive for us but who doesn't love road trips!? At the end of the day , we've been through it together my January friends Sounds good to me	photomile	Male	Wales	2012-05-24 15:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January I-129F filers	Yeah, I'm hoping for mid June too. However, when it goes past five months, I'll still do an inquiry. Petitions after mine have been approved, and I think it's likely many of us are in the same box or boxes. Oh absolutely. We have the congressional enquiry written and ready to go!	photomile	Male	Wales	2012-05-24 07:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January I-129F filers	eh to be honest I've given up all hope of being approved this month. Since we appear to be in the box that always gets left, I;m guessing mid June for us! At least there is something to explain why!	photomile	Male	Wales	2012-05-24 04:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January I-129F filers	so far 2 x RFE today for January 3rd Just spotted that myself, although I noticed on the 'day 15' list that about 3 or 4 from january 3rd, also went green and RFE yesterday and today! so....my fiance sends me a message a couple of hrs ago saying: "good news!" - what would you guys think?! Yeah, right: that! So I was all excited, checked my email but thought eh, they maybe only sent him a txt... well, no .. I found out he found the wedding ring he had hidden and couldn't find anymore... who cares about the ring!!! AAAAAArrrrrrgh!!! I almost lost 7 years of life there!!! Oh the pig!	photomile	Male	Wales	2012-05-23 11:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January I-129F filers	For goodness sake. Stop posting your email addresses in public!	photomile	Male	Wales	2012-05-23 08:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January I-129F filers	yes I did but I left it at home so I'll try to put it all together tonight I'll update mine in about an hour	photomile	Male	Wales	2012-05-23 07:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January I-129F filers	Another day gone by... I don't know what's happening over in VSC, but it's ridiculous.	photomile	Male	Wales	2012-05-23 05:50:00