January 2011 Filers!!!

E&R4ever · January 19, 2011

Happy days are here!!! Just sent my I-129F out today. Updated the list below. Best wishes to everyone on the list and in VJ.Com!

I if could be of any assistance please feel free to message me. This is my second attempt at K1 filing. My previous one was

failed due to beneficiary being fraudulent. I do have a good grasp of the process and am learning about the subtle changes

which have occurred since last being here! Keep cool and have faith!!! Thanks for everything!!!

eff

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I-129F: January 2011 Applicants

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UserName.............Sent.....CSC/VSC....NOA1.....Last Touched.....RFE........RFE Reply....NOA2..

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TwoCats............01/03/11.....CSC....01/05/11.....--/--/--.....--/--/--.....--/--/--...--/--/--

BenjAshley.........01/03/11.....VSC....01/06/11.....--/--/--.....--/--/--.....--/--/--...--/--/--

JP & Antje.........01/03/11.....CSC....--/--/--.....--/--/--.....--/--/--.....--/--/--...--/--/--

Ali-n-Edo..........01/04/11.....CSC....--/--/--.....--/--/--.....--/--/--.....--/--/--...--/--/--

Sandra&Matt........01/05/11.....VSC....01/10/11.....--/--/--.....--/--/--.....--/--/--...--/--/--

Reiny and Carlos...01/05/11.....CSC....--/--/--.....--/--/--.....--/--/--.....--/--/--...--/--/--

raldetta...........01/07/11.....---....--/--/--.....--/--/--.....--/--/--.....--/--/--...--/--/--

Eve&Josh...........01/08/11.....VSC....01/10/11.....--/--/--.....--/--/--.....--/--/--...--/--/--

Diana and Chris....01/10/11.....VSC....01/12/11.....--/--/--.....--/--/--.....--/--/--...--/--/--

Jen and Mario......01/10/11.....CSC....--/--/--.....--/--/--.....--/--/--.....--/--/--...--/--/--

Frank y Janeth.....01/11/11.....---....--/--/--.....--/--/--.....--/--/--.....--/--/--...--/--/--

rebelliousheart....01/12/11.....VSC....--/--/--.....--/--/--.....--/--/--.....--/--/--...--/--/--

carl24 ............01/12/11.....---....--/--/--.....--/--/--.....--/--/--.....--/--/--...--/--/--

Mike & Allen.......01/12/11.....---....--/--/--.....--/--/--.....--/--/--.....--/--/--...--/--/--

James and Oksana...01/15/11.....---....--/--/--.....--/--/--.....--/--/--.....--/--/--...--/--/--

JaredLCo...........01/18/11.....---....--/--/--.....--/--/--.....--/--/--.....--/--/--...--/--/--

Eff................01/18/11.....CSC....--/--/--.....--/--/--.....--/--/--.....--/--/--...--/--/--

Diana and Chris · January 19, 2011

Diana, you're great. Thanks for the feedback! Glad to know I'm not alone with this! I'll give them a ring tomorrow. Any idea how long I'll be on hold? Gonna have to step away from the kids (I'm a teacher) and hopefully won't be on hold too long.

Christopher says they made him wait around 10 minutes when he called. :blink: Best to call during Lunch time I guess...

Diana and Chris · January 19, 2011

Happy days are here!!! Just sent my I-129F out today. Updated the list below. Best wishes to everyone on the list and in VJ.Com!

I if could be of any assistance please feel free to message me. This is my second attempt at K1 filing. My previous one was

failed due to beneficiary being fraudulent. I do have a good grasp of the process and am learning about the subtle changes

which have occurred since last being here! Keep cool and have faith!!! Thanks for everything!!!

eff

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Hello! Welcome and the best of luck!! :thumbs:

Jen and Mario · January 19, 2011

A bit confused here!!! :blink:

I have noticed some of you have said that the date we received our text/email is NOT the NOA1 date. Also, that we do not update our timeline with these dates as the NOA1. Others have said that the letter they received via email saying ACCEPTANCE CONFIRMAITON WITH A CASE NUMBER is in fact the NOA1 and the date on the letter is the NOA1 date. I received both a text and email on the same day. Text stating that Official Notice to follow in mail and email stating alittle more that our petition has been routed to CSC for processing. This is not the same day the petition arrived at the Texas Lockbox see below:

01-10-11 Sent I-129F

01-12-11 Packet signed for at 10:30am by Cates (UPS web site)

01-18-11 Text message and email received stating Official Notice to follow in mail 7-10 days and Petition routed to CSC

I would look on the USCIS site but the letter said to wait till receiving the Official Notice to do so. Also, when I attempted to try anyway the site is unavailable from 01-18-11 to 01-19-11 8:30am (but I will not be able to check after that time).

If anyone could clearify this for me I would greatly appreciate it. :star: Otherwise, I guess I could just wait a few more days to see what I get from snail mail.

Thank You to anyone who can help me understand this better.

Jen

Mid-Ocean · January 19, 2011

Congrats guys, I might be a filer this month but I have a feeling it will more than likely be in February. Anyway, I have one quick question for previous filers. I seem to recall reading somewhere on here that you should make 3 copies of your packet - is that just for you to keep a copy for yourself and your fiancee, or do you actually mail off 3 copies of everything to them? I'm guessing it is mostly for your own benefit and the USCIS only needs one packet. Is that correct? I know what documents I should send them, I'm a little confused on how many copies I should be sending when I file.

E&R4ever · January 19, 2011

Mid-Ocean,

One copy for you, one copy for your beneficiary and one copy sent to USCIS Dallas Lockbox. Make sure that that your Filed copy to USCIS has original signatures on the I-129F and related G-325A's. Everything else could be copies as USCIS will request originals if they desire. Hope this helps and any feedback from other members is most appreciated.

E&R4ever

Congrats guys, I might be a filer this month but I have a feeling it will more than likely be in February. Anyway, I have one quick question for previous filers. I seem to recall reading somewhere on here that you should make 3 copies of your packet - is that just for you to keep a copy for yourself and your fiancee, or do you actually mail off 3 copies of everything to them? I'm guessing it is mostly for your own benefit and the USCIS only needs one packet. Is that correct? I know what documents I should send them, I'm a little confused on how many copies I should be sending when I file.

Caroline + Angelo · January 19, 2011

Mid-Ocean,

One copy for you, one copy for your beneficiary and one copy sent to USCIS Dallas Lockbox. Make sure that that your Filed copy to USCIS has original signatures on the I-129F and related G-325A's. Everything else could be copies as USCIS will request originals if they desire. Hope this helps and any feedback from other members is most appreciated.

E&R4ever

Nothing to add :thumbs: We sent one copy in, one for my fiancé and one I took back to Germany when I left the U.S. a few days before he filed.

TwoCats · January 19, 2011

These are the possible reasons I've come up with:

Under Information about your alien fiance(e),

- Question 2 Address, Apt. # was left blank. Perhaps an N/A was necessary?

- State or Country: I put "MIDDX, GB". This is the abbreviated form used on all posts. Should it be written out as Middlesex, Great Britain? Also, as it says State or Country, should I just leave the Middlesex part out all together and just put Great Britain? Or put both as Middlesex, Great Britain?

On to the next page, Part B. Information about your alien fiance(e) (Continued),

- Question 15. Your fiance(e)'s address abroad, under State or Province I put, "MIDDX, GB" as before. Perhaps maybe it was the GB that threw everything off as it did not ask for country. Should I just leave it as Middlesex?

- Question 15 continued, for Country I put simply "GB", however should this be written out as Great Britain?

I think you had this answered in your other thread on the main forum, but you should spell out the state/province and use UK/United Kingdom for the country.

At least that's what we did with ours.

A bit confused here!!!

I have noticed some of you have said that the date we received our text/email is NOT the NOA1 date. Also, that we do not update our timeline with these dates as the NOA1. Others have said that the letter they received via email saying ACCEPTANCE CONFIRMAITON WITH A CASE NUMBER is in fact the NOA1 and the date on the letter is the NOA1 date. I received both a text and email on the same day. Text stating that Official Notice to follow in mail and email stating alittle more that our petition has been routed to CSC for processing. This is not the same day the petition arrived at the Texas Lockbox see below:

01-10-11 Sent I-129F

01-12-11 Packet signed for at 10:30am by Cates (UPS web site)

01-18-11 Text message and email received stating Official Notice to follow in mail 7-10 days and Petition routed to CSC

I would look on the USCIS site but the letter said to wait till receiving the Official Notice to do so. Also, when I attempted to try anyway the site is unavailable from 01-18-11 to 01-19-11 8:30am (but I will not be able to check after that time).

If anyone could clearify this for me I would greatly appreciate it. Otherwise, I guess I could just wait a few more days to see what I get from snail mail.

Thank You to anyone who can help me understand this better.

Jen

Okay, let's see if I can clarify this.

The e-mail/text notification is not your NOA1, it's simply a notice that your packet was accepted. What actually happens is when your packet arrives, they assign it a receipt date (that is why I said earlier that your real NOA1 date should be the day it arrived or the next). it takes a few days to get through initial acceptance processing and the e-mail/text to get sent out. So that's usually a few days to a week after the actual NOA1 date. Some people from Vermont have been able to access their cases online with their Application # they received in the e-mail notification, and that showed their receipt date. Others, like me, from CSC have had to wait for the paper NOA1 which has a field for 'receipt date'. The notification means they have it, so that should take some of the stress out of the waiting.

You should get your hardcopy NOA1 within about 7 days of getting the e-mail notification (it took a while for me).

But I would guess, from your timeline, that your NOA1 date will be either the 12th or 13th.

Diana and Chris · January 19, 2011

A bit confused here!!!

I have noticed some of you have said that the date we received our text/email is NOT the NOA1 date. Also, that we do not update our timeline with these dates as the NOA1. Others have said that the letter they received via email saying ACCEPTANCE CONFIRMAITON WITH A CASE NUMBER is in fact the NOA1 and the date on the letter is the NOA1 date. I received both a text and email on the same day. Text stating that Official Notice to follow in mail and email stating alittle more that our petition has been routed to CSC for processing. This is not the same day the petition arrived at the Texas Lockbox see below:

01-10-11 Sent I-129F

01-12-11 Packet signed for at 10:30am by Cates (UPS web site)

01-18-11 Text message and email received stating Official Notice to follow in mail 7-10 days and Petition routed to CSC

I would look on the USCIS site but the letter said to wait till receiving the Official Notice to do so. Also, when I attempted to try anyway the site is unavailable from 01-18-11 to 01-19-11 8:30am (but I will not be able to check after that time).

If anyone could clearify this for me I would greatly appreciate it. Otherwise, I guess I could just wait a few more days to see what I get from snail mail.

Thank You to anyone who can help me understand this better.

Jen

Most of the VSC filers were able to check their online status, mine included. I received the e-notification yesterday and was able to log in as well to the USCIS site by just entering your receipt number. You will have an actual date there, that being your NOA1 date. If CSC takes tooooo long to update the site you will have to wait for the hard copy of your NOA1.

Diana.

TwoCats · January 19, 2011

Most of the VSC filers were able to check their online status, mine included. I received the e-notification yesterday and was able to log in as well to the USCIS site by just entering your receipt number. You will have an actual date there, that being your NOA1 date. If CSC takes tooooo long to update the site you will have to wait for the hard copy of your NOA1.

Diana.

Yeah. As far as I can tell (fiddling with case statuses and entering numbers below ours) CSC hasn't added any cases since January 4th to the online system. On the positive side, it keeps me from obsessively checking it. On the negative side, I can't obsessively check it. :whistle:

Diana and Chris · January 19, 2011

Yeah. As far as I can tell (fiddling with case statuses and entering numbers below ours) CSC hasn't added any cases since January 4th to the online system. On the positive side, it keeps me from obsessively checking it. On the negative side, I can't obsessively check it.

Haha! I did it yesterday around 5 times, after you come around and notice that its gonna stay that way for the next couple of months you just don't do it anymore :rofl: Hopefully! xD

But I'd give my uscis updates just to have the speed CSC is having ATM. =( LOL Lucky you!

Dave_Yevheniya · January 19, 2011

Hello, we are January filers too. Mailed our I-129f package on January 12th. Received the confirmation email from the post office on January 14th. Was really hoping to have received the noa1 e-notification thingy by now, but no. Maybe tonight or tomorrow???

Caroline + Angelo · January 19, 2011

Hello, we are January filers too. Mailed our I-129f package on January 12th. Received the confirmation email from the post office on January 14th. Was really hoping to have received the noa1 e-notification thingy by now, but no. Maybe tonight or tomorrow???

We have filed on the 12th too, they received it on the 13th but nothing yet. No email, no check cashed...I'm started to get a liiiiittle nervous :blush:

TwoCats · January 19, 2011

Welcome to E&R4ever and Dave_Yevheniya!

Think I have our full list up to date now.