Filing Fee - paying at time of interview and not with I-129F petition?

[hayati 0]

Dear All,

We are in the process of completing our I-129F form... gathering necessary documents, checking it over and over and over again to ensure there are no mistakes, etc. before we ship our package from Cairo, Egypt to Vermont.

The instruction of the I-129F states that we must pay the filing fee from a US bank account. I am currently living and working in Egypt, have been for over a year, and my paycheck is directly deposited into an Egyptian bank account. My US accounts have no funds, etc. The instructions said to contact the Consulate if the form was being filed from overseas (aka, we're not in the US and we're mailing the form to Vermont from Egypt...) for more information on the filing fee. I emailed the Consular and they told me that the filing fee could be paid at the time of the interview in Egypt.

Has anyone done this before??? I'm nervous! Paying the filing fee at the Consular at the time of the interview would be great (and I would feel much safer than mailing the payment from Egypt... it might never make it!), but will USCIS still process the application like normal or will they set it aside without payment??? I would HAAAAAAATEEEEEE to send in the package and wait and wait and wait to only find out that the process will be delayed because of no payment! It just seems strange that they would process the file like normal without payment?

Thoughts?

I don't think I have seen this in the guides....?

[tenderheartusa79 14]

Dear All,

We are in the process of completing our I-129F form... gathering necessary documents, checking it over and over and over again to ensure there are no mistakes, etc. before we ship our package from Cairo, Egypt to Vermont.

The instruction of the I-129F states that we must pay the filing fee from a US bank account. I am currently living and working in Egypt, have been for over a year, and my paycheck is directly deposited into an Egyptian bank account. My US accounts have no funds, etc. The instructions said to contact the Consulate if the form was being filed from overseas (aka, we're not in the US and we're mailing the form to Vermont from Egypt...) for more information on the filing fee. I emailed the Consular and they told me that the filing fee could be paid at the time of the interview in Egypt.

Has anyone done this before??? I'm nervous! Paying the filing fee at the Consular at the time of the interview would be great (and I would feel much safer than mailing the payment from Egypt... it might never make it!), but will USCIS still process the application like normal or will they set it aside without payment??? I would HAAAAAAATEEEEEE to send in the package and wait and wait and wait to only find out that the process will be delayed because of no payment! It just seems strange that they would process the file like normal without payment?

Thoughts?

I don't think I have seen this in the guides....?

It does not make any sense .

If you will send the petition without payment they will deny the petition .

can not you ask anyone of your relatives to send the payment to USCIS for you ?!!!

[payxibka 10,045]

Dear All,

We are in the process of completing our I-129F form... gathering necessary documents, checking it over and over and over again to ensure there are no mistakes, etc. before we ship our package from Cairo, Egypt to Vermont.

The instruction of the I-129F states that we must pay the filing fee from a US bank account. I am currently living and working in Egypt, have been for over a year, and my paycheck is directly deposited into an Egyptian bank account. My US accounts have no funds, etc. The instructions said to contact the Consulate if the form was being filed from overseas (aka, we're not in the US and we're mailing the form to Vermont from Egypt...) for more information on the filing fee. I emailed the Consular and they told me that the filing fee could be paid at the time of the interview in Egypt.

Has anyone done this before??? I'm nervous! Paying the filing fee at the Consular at the time of the interview would be great (and I would feel much safer than mailing the payment from Egypt... it might never make it!), but will USCIS still process the application like normal or will they set it aside without payment??? I would HAAAAAAATEEEEEE to send in the package and wait and wait and wait to only find out that the process will be delayed because of no payment! It just seems strange that they would process the file like normal without payment?

Thoughts?

I don't think I have seen this in the guides....?

The consulate is referring to the visa application fee which is different than the petitions fee... the visa fee is paid to the consulate at interview time

[tenderheartusa79 14]

Dear All,

We are in the process of completing our I-129F form... gathering necessary documents, checking it over and over and over again to ensure there are no mistakes, etc. before we ship our package from Cairo, Egypt to Vermont.

The instruction of the I-129F states that we must pay the filing fee from a US bank account. I am currently living and working in Egypt, have been for over a year, and my paycheck is directly deposited into an Egyptian bank account. My US accounts have no funds, etc. The instructions said to contact the Consulate if the form was being filed from overseas (aka, we're not in the US and we're mailing the form to Vermont from Egypt...) for more information on the filing fee. I emailed the Consular and they told me that the filing fee could be paid at the time of the interview in Egypt.

Has anyone done this before??? I'm nervous! Paying the filing fee at the Consular at the time of the interview would be great (and I would feel much safer than mailing the payment from Egypt... it might never make it!), but will USCIS still process the application like normal or will they set it aside without payment??? I would HAAAAAAATEEEEEE to send in the package and wait and wait and wait to only find out that the process will be delayed because of no payment! It just seems strange that they would process the file like normal without payment?

Thoughts?

I don't think I have seen this in the guides....?

The consulate is referring to the visa application fee which is different than the petitions fee... the visa fee is paid to the consulate at interview time

True . the visa fee is 131 $ thats what he will have to pay it at CIB bank in Egypt . but the visa application fee is 455$ which you have to send the payment to USCIS .

[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

The above posts are correct. The consulate is referring to the visa application fee. The petition fee must be submitted with the petition to USCIS. The good news is that you won't have to wait long to find out the petition wasn't accepted. It won't even make it out of the mail room at USCIS before it's sent back to you. They remove the check as soon as they open the envelope to place your package in the queue. The check is often cashed before you receive your NOA1.

If you still have accounts in the US then you could transfer the money from your bank in Egypt by wire to cover the check.

[Ed+Cindy 1]

You'll have to send money to someone in the US and have them write a check for you.

[~ameriptian~ 54]

Dear All,

We are in the process of completing our I-129F form... gathering necessary documents, checking it over and over and over again to ensure there are no mistakes, etc. before we ship our package from Cairo, Egypt to Vermont.

The instruction of the I-129F states that we must pay the filing fee from a US bank account. I am currently living and working in Egypt, have been for over a year, and my paycheck is directly deposited into an Egyptian bank account. My US accounts have no funds, etc. The instructions said to contact the Consulate if the form was being filed from overseas (aka, we're not in the US and we're mailing the form to Vermont from Egypt...) for more information on the filing fee. I emailed the Consular and they told me that the filing fee could be paid at the time of the interview in Egypt.

Has anyone done this before??? I'm nervous! Paying the filing fee at the Consular at the time of the interview would be great (and I would feel much safer than mailing the payment from Egypt... it might never make it!), but will USCIS still process the application like normal or will they set it aside without payment??? I would HAAAAAAATEEEEEE to send in the package and wait and wait and wait to only find out that the process will be delayed because of no payment! It just seems strange that they would process the file like normal without payment?

Thoughts?

I don't think I have seen this in the guides....?

The consulate is referring to the visa application fee which is different than the petitions fee... the visa fee is paid to the consulate at interview time

True . the visa fee is 131 $ thats what he will have to pay it at CIB bank in Egypt . but the visa application fee is 455$ which you have to send the payment to USCIS .

What is the 131$ for? How is that paid at the interview?

[payxibka 10,045]

Dear All,

We are in the process of completing our I-129F form... gathering necessary documents, checking it over and over and over again to ensure there are no mistakes, etc. before we ship our package from Cairo, Egypt to Vermont.

The instruction of the I-129F states that we must pay the filing fee from a US bank account. I am currently living and working in Egypt, have been for over a year, and my paycheck is directly deposited into an Egyptian bank account. My US accounts have no funds, etc. The instructions said to contact the Consulate if the form was being filed from overseas (aka, we're not in the US and we're mailing the form to Vermont from Egypt...) for more information on the filing fee. I emailed the Consular and they told me that the filing fee could be paid at the time of the interview in Egypt.

Has anyone done this before??? I'm nervous! Paying the filing fee at the Consular at the time of the interview would be great (and I would feel much safer than mailing the payment from Egypt... it might never make it!), but will USCIS still process the application like normal or will they set it aside without payment??? I would HAAAAAAATEEEEEE to send in the package and wait and wait and wait to only find out that the process will be delayed because of no payment! It just seems strange that they would process the file like normal without payment?

Thoughts?

I don't think I have seen this in the guides....?

The consulate is referring to the visa application fee which is different than the petitions fee... the visa fee is paid to the consulate at interview time

True . the visa fee is 131 $ thats what he will have to pay it at CIB bank in Egypt . but the visa application fee is 455$ which you have to send the payment to USCIS .

What is the 131$ for? How is that paid at the interview?

it is the visa application fee... and is apparently paid to CIB bank... The Cairo consulate website or visa information packet from the consulate should have all the particulars

[ScottThuy 140]

What is the 131$ for? How is that paid at the interview?

Thats at the packet 3 stage.... that is what will be paid for the visa and interview... the whole system is pay for service...

[~ameriptian~ 54]

Thanks!

[hayati 0]

Well I'm so glad I asked! I thought I had read somewhere that without the filing fee the petition wouldn't be processed. However, the instructions for the I-129F clearly states that if the US resident is living abroad and filing from abroad with no access to US accounts (as is my situation) that we should contact the consulate for instruction as to how to proceed. So that's what I did... and I clearly stated this was the filing fee for the I-129 fiance visa petition and pointed out the exact part of the instructions that indicated that we should contact the consulate (copied and pasted the wording verbatim), and that was their advice... pay at the time of the interview. So then I followed up with them and asked if this would cause any problems with the filing of the petition and their response was, pretty much, I don't know ask them.

A lot of help they were...

[payxibka 10,045]

I am not surprised...

USCIS is Department of Homeland Security

Ebassy is Department of State

Left hand \ right hand

[msu17 0]

Since it sounds like you are living in teh same country as your fiance, could you not just DCF and save yourself time and $$? If I'm wrong, ignore me, but DCF usually is done in a few months at most AND you have a greencard.

[hayati 0]

Since it sounds like you are living in teh same country as your fiance, could you not just DCF and save yourself time and $$? If I'm wrong, ignore me, but DCF usually is done in a few months at most AND you have a greencard.

Would LOVE, LOVE, LOVE to do DCF. From what I've read it is quicker which and he does get the greencard... all ideal... HOWEVER we would have to get married in Egypt which isn't out of the question but the problem comes with the fact that we must live together for 6 months (as I understand it) in order to qualify for DCF. Well, so even though I've been residing in Egypt for over a year we must get married, live together for 6 months, and then apply for DCF... so I guess all in all it would probably take about the same time as a K1 visa, right? That's the problem with that. But yeah, it would be so much easier and faster since we're both already here... if we could get over the living together part.

Such a pain in the butt.... grrr.

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

Dear All,

We are in the process of completing our I-129F form... gathering necessary documents, checking it over and over and over again to ensure there are no mistakes, etc. before we ship our package from Cairo, Egypt to Vermont.

The instruction of the I-129F states that we must pay the filing fee from a US bank account. I am currently living and working in Egypt, have been for over a year, and my paycheck is directly deposited into an Egyptian bank account. My US accounts have no funds, etc. The instructions said to contact the Consulate if the form was being filed from overseas (aka, we're not in the US and we're mailing the form to Vermont from Egypt...) for more information on the filing fee. I emailed the Consular and they told me that the filing fee could be paid at the time of the interview in Egypt.

Has anyone done this before??? I'm nervous! Paying the filing fee at the Consular at the time of the interview would be great (and I would feel much safer than mailing the payment from Egypt... it might never make it!), but will USCIS still process the application like normal or will they set it aside without payment??? I would HAAAAAAATEEEEEE to send in the package and wait and wait and wait to only find out that the process will be delayed because of no payment! It just seems strange that they would process the file like normal without payment?

Thoughts?

I don't think I have seen this in the guides....?

No one has ever done this before. If you send the petition without payment, it will be immediately returned to you.

Send some money to a friend or relative in the USA, along with the petition. Have them buy a money order or write a check from their bank, attach it and send the petition on to USCIS