Receipt Date and Number

[Peter26 0]

Mailed I-129F (for K1) and other related douments to Texas Service center on June 8th and should have reached them on June 11th. But it has been 2 full weeks and the personal check for $170 has not been cashed yet. My questions, if someone can please help answer.

1) Any idea when the check may be cashed? Does the application have to be transferred from Texas to California first, before it is cashed?

2) When is the receipt number and receipt date assigned to the application? Will it be assigned as June 11, since June 11 was the application was delivered to Texas Service Center (TSC) or will the date assigned when the check for $170 is cashed?

3) Does the countdown to approval of I-129F start from the day the application is received at TSC or is it day the check for $170 is cashed?

4) As a rough guideline, how long does it take to get the approval complete by USCIS before it is transferred to Canada for processing?

Thanks very much for your replies.

-Peter

[Dan J 277]

1. Used to be withing 2 weeks, but they have been lagged down a bit recently, I'm not quite sure if they caught up yet. And yes it will get transfered to California first.

2. They will receive it on June 11th, but it may not get processed by the mail room right away. Once its processed and entered into the system, that will be your recipt date.

3. As soon as they process it. If your using the site timeline its based on when the petition was sent to the service center.

4. About 3 months, could be a bit faster or could take longer. Longer if you get an RFE.

[ding 1]

My time was quicker;

2-2-07 Sent I-129F to NSC

2-6-07 NSC received USPS mail, NSC then to CSC

2-15-07 NOA1 -file received

2-16-07 check cashed

Patience is the key. Good luck!

[Jamie76 0]

Took me a bit longer. Sent certified to Nebraska on 6-04. California got it on 6-19. Check was cashed on 6-22.