I 129F Instructions! has anybody else been as stupid?:(

[zooxahoy 0]

ive been waiting 7 months for the NOA2, when finally today i received something in the mail from the uscis. it said i was missing a whole list of things! and the form was titled "intent to deny"! i was so scared, at first i thought this must be the RFE ive heard some people mention, but then i saw the intent to deny and i thought they were rejecting my fiances visa! i called the 800 number, i was too hysterical to process anything i read on the form they sent me. she said there was a list of instructions for the i129f form! when i found the instructions it contained everything in the letter the uscis sent me telling me i was missing!! i feel so stupid, so so stupid, when i found the i129f form, i didnt see any list of instructions with it, and didnt send anything else! i am so angry that there wasnt anything mentioned on the form itself, or that they did not notify me of this earlier! im so angry with myself for missing this, and i feel so terribly stupid, words cant describe. you can imagine, the agony of waiting, and then something like this. has anybody else ever made this mistake?? the woman on the phone said that it would take a maximum of 60 days to process once they received my missing information. is this accurate? i feel so awful. i feel so bad for my fiance, he has been waiting so long. i dont think hell be here in time for christmas anymore.

[KayDeeCee 4,893]

You are actually quite lucky. A lot of times when someone sends nothing else but the form, they just outright deny it. It sounds like they offering you the chance to send in all the missing documentation though.

How did you know the filing fee or where to mail the petition to? Where did you download the form? Almost every form on the USCIS site has the instructions listed for download along with the forms> http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=a10e4154d7b3d010VgnVCM10000048f3d6a1RCRD&vgnextchannel=1d383e4d77d73210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD

Follow the form instructions and the guide here on VJ when responding > http://www.visajourney.com/content/k1guide

[zooxahoy 0]

i think i just googled "i129f" form, it was so long ago. initially i think i looked up the steps on how to apply for a visa, i learned the steps i129f form, interview, approval, and steps after he gets here. when i found the i129f form it just automatically came up as a pdf doc. and i had no idea there was anything else to send in with it. at first i did send it in without the filing fee, and after a few weeks went by i realized something must be wrong and i discovered the filing fee somewhere. they took the form with the filing fee, but gave no notice about any missing documents.

[Girl from Celebes 588]

I agreed with Jay-Kay,

Many people application have been denied only for sent out the I-129F form only, sent incorrect fee, or just sent I-129F with the filling fee without any supporting documents.

To my surprise, you had NOA-1. My fiance and I had deeply discussion about what are supporting documents we do really need since on the government site all instructions quietly vague. When I told him about VJ, he was hesitated and a little bit resistant because he wanted all information from "official website of government".

They probably should send you an RFE since they already accepted your application. But, maybe someone's here would come up with better idea.

I do feel sorry for what happened to your I-129F. Stay strong!

[TBoneTX 44,690]

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[stevie b 141]

ive been waiting 7 months for the NOA2, when finally today i received something in the mail from the uscis. it said i was missing a whole list of things! and the form was titled "intent to deny"! i was so scared, at first i thought this must be the RFE ive heard some people mention, but then i saw the intent to deny and i thought they were rejecting my fiances visa! i called the 800 number, i was too hysterical to process anything i read on the form they sent me. she said there was a list of instructions for the i129f form! when i found the instructions it contained everything in the letter the uscis sent me telling me i was missing!! i feel so stupid, so so stupid, when i found the i129f form, i didnt see any list of instructions with it, and didnt send anything else! i am so angry that there wasnt anything mentioned on the form itself, or that they did not notify me of this earlier! im so angry with myself for missing this, and i feel so terribly stupid, words cant describe. you can imagine, the agony of waiting, and then something like this. has anybody else ever made this mistake?? the woman on the phone said that it would take a maximum of 60 days to process once they received my missing information. is this accurate? i feel so awful. i feel so bad for my fiance, he has been waiting so long. i dont think hell be here in time for christmas anymore.

consider yourself very very lucky.. get the stuff in asap

[dukeandduchess 141]

Make sure to look over the K1 guides on Visajourney before sending in any information! http://www.visajourney.com/content/k1guide

Good luck.. Hope it works out!

[zooxahoy 0]

i dont consider myself lucky. i consider myself stupid. i feel like a great puddle of shame.

[TBoneTX 44,690]

"Sometimes, we don't know what we don't know."

Repeat that to yourself, aloud, with conviction, until you believe it.

Then, consider: What good does it do to beat yourself up when you're fortunate to have a path forward?

[RaymondLinda 1]

Oh gosh I am so sorry to hear that.. it is pretty vague on their website .. they don't really tell you what you should send... thank god that you found out now insead of waiting more..

[janet&adonis 57]

Well good thing that uscis is giving you an opportunity to submit the information. If you are still unsure from their instructions what they need, the k-1 guides are very helpful, and all members here are helpful too. So if you are in doubt, just ask!

[aamirpearl 47]

dont worry we all make stupid mistakes here and there, let me tell you when i got rfe for only sending in the entry and exit stamp on the passport without the passport id page my fiance gave me a big lecture for no reason and i have to hear his blabbing about it but a week later after replying we got approve. So dont make urself feel bad.. GOod luck hun..

Edited September 4, 2013 by @@mirpeArL

[zooxahoy 0]

thanks everyone <3 ur all soo kind:)

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

In the future, always get instructions straight from the horse's mouth, not from google. Imagine a world before google. You would need to go to the agency that handles I-129F, and read what they had to say. Google isn't a replacement for that. Read over uscis.gov

Edited September 4, 2013 by Harpa Timsah

[godlove 29]

consider yourself very very lucky.. get the stuff in asap

I dont think she is lucky, it would have been best if it was rejected at the begining and not even receive the NOA1, If it was rejected at first by now she would have recived her NOA2 instead of having to wait another 60 days for processing, which its 9 months waiting to be approved. I don't know why they did not realize that before sending her NOA1 somebody did not do their job right, they should have sent her this intent to deny letter long time ago not after 7 months of waitng. Just try and make sure you send in everything required and tripple check everything because the last thing you want is an RFE which can prolong the whole process again.