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Sol88 Apprentice

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I am the Petitioner (US citizen) for an I-129F application. The current problem I am facing is that I have not received my Request for Information.

I found out on May 29th a request for information was made. The letter never arrived so I requested them to re-send it after 15 days. A week later on June 24th my case shows that they sent it again.

I went to the post office and made sure they would keep an eye out for it. However, upon learning of my situation they suggested transferring my case to a local field office to speed up processing times.

I promptly called USCIS to see if that was possible and they said no it isn't.

My Question is, what can I do to further make sure I receive my request for information? Anyone else have problems with this? Also, is it true that the I-129F can only be processed at these select offices (Mine is California Service Center) and cannot be transferred to more local field offices (i.e. Seattle, closer to me)?

Any help is appreciated

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Ryan H Grand Master

Ryan H   3,812

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (apr) Country: China
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Local offices typically do not adjudicate I-129F petitions (you filed a petition, not an application).

Our journey:

Spoiler

September 2007: Met online via social networking site (MySpace); began exchanging messages.
March 26, 2009: We become a couple!
September 10, 2009: Arrived for first meeting in-person!
June 17, 2010: Arrived for second in-person meeting and start of travel together to other areas of China!
June 21, 2010: Engaged!!!
September 1, 2010: Switched course from K1 to CR-1
December 8, 2010: Wedding date set; it will be on February 18, 2011!
February 9, 2011: Depart for China
February 11, 2011: Registered for marriage in Wuhan, officially married!!!
February 18, 2011: Wedding ceremony in Shiyan!!!
April 22, 2011: Mailed I-130 to Chicago
April 28, 2011: Received NOA1 via text/email, file routed to CSC (priority date April 25th)
April 29, 2011: Updated
May 3, 2011: Received NOA1 hardcopy in mail
July 26, 2011: Received NOA2 via text/email!!!
July 30, 2011: Received NOA2 hardcopy in mail
August 8, 2011: NVC received file
September 1, 2011: NVC case number assigned
September 2, 2011: AOS invoice received, OPTIN email for EP sent
September 7, 2011: Paid AOS bill (payment portal showed PAID on September 9, 2011)
September 8, 2011: OPTIN email accepted, GZO number assigned
September 10, 2011: Emailed AOS package
September 12, 2011: IV bill invoiced
September 13, 2011: Paid IV bill (payment portal showed PAID on September 14, 2011)
September 14, 2011: Emailed IV package
October 3, 2011: Emailed checklist response (checklist generated due to typo on Form DS-230)
October 6, 2011: Case complete at NVC
November 10, 2011: Interview - APPROVED!!!
December 7, 2011: POE - Sea-Tac Airport

September 17, 2013: Mailed I-751 to CSC

September 23, 2013: Received NOA1 in mail (receipt date September 19th)

October 16, 2013: Biometrics Appointment

January 28, 2014: Production of new Green Card ordered

February 3, 2014: New Green Card received; done with USCIS until fall of 2023*

December 18, 2023:  Filed I-90 to renew Green Card

December 21, 2023:  Production of new Green Card ordered - will be seeing USCIS again every 10 years for renewal

 

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I am the Petitioner (US citizen) for an I-129F application. The current problem I am facing is that I have not received my Request for Information.

I found out on May 29th a request for information was made. The letter never arrived so I requested them to re-send it after 15 days. A week later on June 24th my case shows that they sent it again.

I went to the post office and made sure they would keep an eye out for it. However, upon learning of my situation they suggested transferring my case to a local field office to speed up processing times.

I promptly called USCIS to see if that was possible and they said no it isn't.

My Question is, what can I do to further make sure I receive my request for information? Anyone else have problems with this? Also, is it true that the I-129F can only be processed at these select offices (Mine is California Service Center) and cannot be transferred to more local field offices (i.e. Seattle, closer to me)?

Any help is appreciated

I swear those stupid uscis computers are set to derail some people

I would call every two weeks or so to see if any other rfe's have come in.. good news is that someone is looking at your petition

I have seen nobody able to get a file transferred to a local office upon request... even moreso with your petition type


8/16/2012 I-129F NOA1
11/8/2012 Married
1/3/2013 I-129F cancelled
1/29/2013 withdrawal notice received
2/5/2013 I-130 NOA1 with error on wife's name
Case status not available
2/5/2013 Unable to generate service request

3/13/2013 transferred to local office
3/26/2013 Service request generated
4/12/2013 Infopass, file in workflow March 28
4/19/2013 Case status available - APPROVED!

Detour to the NVC via NRC

For information on my detour and the steps I took to free my petition, check
"about me"

NVC

6/7/2013 NVC logs file as received

6/11/2013 Case number and IIN assigned

6/12/2013 DS-3032 emailed

6/13/21013 AOS paid

6/14/2013 DS-3032 emailed attention superuser (stupid me)

6/23/2013 DS-3032 emailed attention supervisor

6/24/2013 DS-3032 accepted

6/25/2013 IV bill generated and paid

07/06/2013 IV & AOS sent; 07/11/2013 NVC logs received

07/30/2013 IV Accepted; AOS Checklist

08/01/2013 AOS Checklist received

08/02/2013 AOS resent; 08/07/2013 NVC logs received

08/28/2013 Case Complete

09/10/2013 Interview date assigned

Embassy

08/14/2013 Medical; 08/19/2013 Medical Ready

08/07/2013 Police cert ordered (Fiji delivers straight to the embassy)

10/02/2013 Interview

xx/xx/2013 Visa in Hand

xx/xx/2013 POE Los Angeles International Airport

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Sol88   0

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It's just extremely nerve racking that USCIS is sending a RFE via snail mail but it never arrived the first time? How do I know it will arrive the second time?

Of course they don't provide a tracking number. I've made sure they have the right address, made sure the post office knows to look for it, made sure my mail box is as bright as a bumble bee. Just not sure what else to do if this second request doesn't arrive either.

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Did you by chance change you address during the process. I received an RFE last week and for some reason it was sent to my previous address...even though I have the Acknowledge paper from USCIS on my address change.

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