Submit I-129f to where?

[Ron4 22]

I have been looking through the forums and can't find the answer to these two questions, I am sure they are in here somewhere so be nice to me when informing me of where.

We are just getting started in the K-1 journey, I have everything ready to go and am just waiting for my fiances G-325a and letter to arrive before sending it all off. There has been a lot of very helpful information on here I am hoping it will help us through this process fairly smoothly.

However.....

The goverment website says I should send my packet to a Dallas Address, but everywhere I look on here I see people saying that the Texas office is no longer doing this and it is only the Vermont or California offices.

Secondly I was looking at address change information as it appears my fiance will have to move before the application reaches the embassy in Colombia, everything I read said don't worry too much about it as it will be sent to her via e-mail. But nowhere on the application did it ask for her email, only mine. should I just wait until it arrives at embassy then call with new address if any?

Thank you for any help.

Ron

[Stephen + Elisha 92]

The goverment website says I should send my packet to a Dallas Address, but everywhere I look on here I see people saying that the Texas office is no longer doing this and it is only the Vermont or California offices.

A number of years ago, the Texas Service Center processed I-129F petitions. Then USCIS moved the processing locations for these petitions to the Vermont and California Service Centers. Still later, USCIS started centralizing filing locations at Lockbox facilities.

Bottom line: go with what's on the USCIS website. The I-129F is filed at the Dallas lockbox.

Secondly I was looking at address change information as it appears my fiance will have to move before the application reaches the embassy in Colombia, everything I read said don't worry too much about it as it will be sent to her via e-mail. But nowhere on the application did it ask for her email, only mine. should I just wait until it arrives at embassy then call with new address if any?

Once USCIS approves the petition, they send it to the National Visa Center (NVC) for some additional checks and eventual forwarding to the embassy. 1-2 weeks after you receive the NOA2 (Notice of Approval) from USCIS, you can start calling NVC and seeing whether your petition has arrived there yet. When they have you on the phone, they will ask for email addresses for you (petitioner) and your fiancee (beneficiary).

[Adriene H 89]

I have been looking through the forums and can't find the answer to these two questions, I am sure they are in here somewhere so be nice to me when informing me of where.

We are just getting started in the K-1 journey, I have everything ready to go and am just waiting for my fiances G-325a and letter to arrive before sending it all off. There has been a lot of very helpful information on here I am hoping it will help us through this process fairly smoothly.

However.....

The goverment website says I should send my packet to a Dallas Address, but everywhere I look on here I see people saying that the Texas office is no longer doing this and it is only the Vermont or California offices.

Secondly I was looking at address change information as it appears my fiance will have to move before the application reaches the embassy in Colombia, everything I read said don't worry too much about it as it will be sent to her via e-mail. But nowhere on the application did it ask for her email, only mine. should I just wait until it arrives at embassy then call with new address if any?

Thank you for any help.

Ron

Send it to the Dallas Lockbox. They do all the document intake, deposit any fees, then

they route it to California or Vermont. Good luck!

[Ron4 22]

A number of years ago, the Texas Service Center processed I-129F petitions. Then USCIS moved the processing locations for these petitions to the Vermont and California Service Centers. Still later, USCIS started centralizing filing locations at Lockbox facilities.

Bottom line: go with what's on the USCIS website. The I-129F is filed at the Dallas lockbox.

Once USCIS approves the petition, they send it to the National Visa Center (NVC) for some additional checks and eventual forwarding to the embassy. 1-2 weeks after you receive the NOA2 (Notice of Approval) from USCIS, you can start calling NVC and seeing whether your petition has arrived there yet. When they have you on the phone, they will ask for email addresses for you (petitioner) and your fiancee (beneficiary).

Thank You so much

[Operator 1,927]

After your approved petition has left NVC bound for Bogotá I would start calling DOS to make sure they have the contact information correct. Call several times to verify it...then call again. We had an issue that cost us about a month and I could have resolved it quickly had I been calling.

Good luck!

[jkelly07 120]

look at the 1-129f instructions page 4 for the address.uscis-p/o box 660151 dallas, tx 75266,

[skiptex 225]

please be more careful on filling out your paperwork..

if you are missing where the address is. you might be missing something thing else..

here are directions for I=129F

http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/i-129finstr.pdf

read thru it all.. BUT if you must know ..

Page 5 has the address of where to send it..

in Dallas

[Ron4 22]

please be more careful on filling out your paperwork..

if you are missing where the address is. you might be missing something thing else..

here are directions for I=129F

http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/i-129finstr.pdf

read thru it all.. BUT if you must know ..

Page 5 has the address of where to send it..

in Dallas

I nam not missing the address, I say right in the message it says to send it to Texas. I am paranoid about what I missed in all the forms, but I know I saw the address. I am just quadruple checking as I had triple checked the address, and everyone here talks about California or Vermont. So I wanted to quadruple check.

Got notice today that it has arrived in Texas, next step check cashed then NOA 1

[Ron4 22]

It is confusing though as everyone talks about the California Service Center or the Vermont Service Center and that Texas no longer processes I-129F's but on the processing times page it shows graphs for the TSC processing !-129F's from 135 days ago...not bad for a center that doesn't process them.

Edited February 22, 2012 by Ron4

[Leatherneck 693]

It is confusing though as everyone talks about the California Service Center or the Vermont Service Center and that Texas no longer processes I-129F's but on the processing times page it shows graphs for the TSC processing !-129F's from 135 days ago...not bad for a center that doesn't process them.

Yeah those members were speaking in terms of which service center was/is processing their already filed I-129F petitions.

Good luck!

[didopage 337]

It is confusing though as everyone talks about the California Service Center or the Vermont Service Center and that Texas no longer processes I-129F's but on the processing times page it shows graphs for the TSC processing !-129F's from 135 days ago...not bad for a center that doesn't process them.

It's because a lot of people thinks their petition is being processed at Texas SC because they sent their petition to the Texas lockbox. But this is 2 different places so it's wrong. The timeline editing page has been changed a few weeks ago to be more clear (the explanation on which service center your case is). Hopefully, people will be less confused.

[baron555 934]

I have been looking through the forums and can't find the answer to these two questions, I am sure they are in here somewhere so be nice to me when informing me of where.

We are just getting started in the K-1 journey, I have everything ready to go and am just waiting for my fiances G-325a and letter to arrive before sending it all off. There has been a lot of very helpful information on here I am hoping it will help us through this process fairly smoothly.

However.....

The goverment website says I should send my packet to a Dallas Address, but everywhere I look on here I see people saying that the Texas office is no longer doing this and it is only the Vermont or California offices.

Secondly I was looking at address change information as it appears my fiance will have to move before the application reaches the embassy in Colombia, everything I read said don't worry too much about it as it will be sent to her via e-mail. But nowhere on the application did it ask for her email, only mine. should I just wait until it arrives at embassy then call with new address if any?

Thank you for any help.

Ron

Send to Texas. Follow the Instructions.