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I wonder how many Fiance Visas don't get approved. What would be the cause of non-approvals? Playing around with the receipt numbers, cases three in front and two behind me were either approved as of March 8 or have RFE notifications as of March 14th. So there's 5 of us whose status is still in the "Case Received" boat. I'm wondering if that means they're rejecting our application or it's just sitting on someone's desk. I'm getting so worried because this is our only option in getting married.

I'm VERY HAPPY to report we got our approval!!! I got a text from USCIS telling me that our case has been updated and to check the website (sneaky!!). I was expecting to see Request for Evidence but saw My Case Was Approved!!!

Application Sent: 1/16

Received per USCIS: 1/19

NOA1 Date: 1/21

NOA2 Date: 3/18

Good luck to those still waiting! It's very hard and stressful but so worth it!! Timeline is updated. :)

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Hi January Filers!!! I just checked my USCIS Case Tracker, My Case was Approved on February 18, 2016!!!! I am Super Excited!!! I'm hoping and praying that I'm the first approval of many more to come..

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I have news! I have a case number! They received it today, have assigned the number, and will be sending to embassy in next few days, Ed N Chris, and Ismar&Brandy, you might want to call now. Tha

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I haven't seen this thread. We are doing our application now and will be sending out by the end of next week. Anyone else in with January filers?

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MariaR323   199

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I'm VERY HAPPY to report we got our approval!!! I got a text from USCIS telling me that our case has been updated and to check the website (sneaky!!). I was expecting to see Request for Evidence but saw My Case Was Approved!!!

Application Sent: 1/16

Received per USCIS: 1/19

NOA1 Date: 1/21

NOA2 Date: 3/18

Good luck to those still waiting! It's very hard and stressful but so worth it!! Timeline is updated. :)

Happy for you! Congrats :)

Maria ~ U.S. Citizen

 

K-1 & K-2 Process (Completed in 4 mos. 8 days)

 

1/19/16: I-129F Package recv'd by USCIS via FedEx overnight

4/1/16: NOA2 Approval :dancing:

5/17/16: Interview :star: - APPROVED :dance:

5/25/16 : Visas in hand! :thumbs: 

Aug 2016: Wedding (L)

AOS/EAD/AP Process, K-1 & K-2 (Completed in 4 mos. 15 days)

 

9/21/16: Package recv'd by USCIS via FedEx overnight [Day 1]

10/24/16: AOS Cases (I-864) RFIE recv'd hardcopy [Day 29]

12/23/16: AOS Case Status Updates - Interview Scheduled, text recv'd [Day 94] :dancing:

1/17/17: EAD/AP Combo Card recv'd via USPS Priority Mail [Day 119]

1/27/17: AOS Interview :star: - APPROVED!! :dance:  [Day 129 / 120 w/ 9day RFIE delay]

1/27/17: AOS Case status update - Approved | 1/31/17: New Card in Production | 2/1/17: Card Was Mailed

2/4/17: Green Cards Arrived :thumbs:

ROC Process, Spouse & 2 Step-Sons (Completed in 23 mos. 22 days)

 

1/25/19: Package recv'd by USCIS via FedEx overnight [Day 1]

1/29/19: NOA notice date, text & email recv'd, routed to CSC

2/1/19: NOA 18mo. Extension Letter arrived in the mail, for wife only [Day 7]

3/13/19: Filed SR for non-receipt of NOA for I-751A dependents [Day 48] | 3/21/19: Recv'd NOA for 2 stepsons [Day 56]

4/29/19: Biometrics (Scheduled) Appt Completed [Day 95]

8/28/20: Case Status Update - RFE [Day 582 ~ 19 mos. 4 days] | 11/20/20: Case Status Update - RFE response recv'd [Day 666 ~ 21 mos. 27 days]

1/7/21: Case Status Update - New Card in Production :dance: [Day 714 ~ 23 mos. 14 days] 

1/15/21: Green Cards Arrived :thumbs:[Day 722 ~ 23 mos. 22 days]

Naturalization Process for Spouse - in research stage (Completed in X mos. X days)

 

8/7/24: started research and prep for upcoming filing of N-400 Online

TBD: Filed N-400 Online

 :)

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OMG!!! I just received the notification from the app that my case is approved today. I also received text messages and email 10 minutes later. It make a great weekend. I know the waiting game is very painful. Good luck all of us

N400 (Open window 1/24/2020)

03/03/2020: online submitted N400 application

 

ROC I-751 (Open window 1/24/2019)

03/11/19: I751 sent to Phoenix, AZ.

03/12/19: Package delivered and signed for

03/19/19: The check was cashed. Text message was received couple hours later (#LIN)

03/22/19: Received NOA/18 months extended letter for GC

9/14/19: Biometrics letter received in the mailbox. Appointment is on Sep 25,2019

1/24/2020:  "New card is being produced"


AOS for K1

07/07/16: I-485, I-765, I-131 AOS Application sent to USCIS Chicago IL.

07/08/16: Package delivered

7/12/16: Electronic texts & email receiveds

7/15/16: 3 Hardcopy NOA1s received in the mailbox with dated July 11,2016

7/23/16: Biometrics letter received in the mailbox. Appointment is on Aug 4,2016

8/4/16: BIO is done at Denver USCIS support center

8/17/16: I485 changed to "Case is ready to be scheduled for an interview" When????

9/12/16: EAD/AP status changed to New card is being produced ---> then EAD/AP approved same day

9/16/16: EAD/AP Hard copy approval notices received. Card was mailed to me

9/23/16: EAD/AP combo card received

Aos interview 4/24/2017 --> approved on the spot. GC expire 4/24/2019

 

K-1 Journey:

1/18/16: I-129F Package sent via FedEx to Lewisville, TX

1/20/16: I-129F Package delivered

1/21/16: Electronic text & email received

1/22/16: NOA1 notice date (routed to CSC)

1/29/16: Hardcopy NOA1 received in the mailbox.

3/18/16: NOA2 received via text and email :dancing: :dancing:

4/6/16: NVC received

6/2/16: Interview day -->> Approved

6/12/16: Entered USA (POE Dallas/Texas)

6/14/16: Obtained marriage license at local COS office. 

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Trinidad and Tobago
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Yay congrats everyone ?? don't lose hope to those getting RFE!

(L)Love has no boundaries (L)

Met online: 05/18/2014

Met in person 12/03/2015

Mailed I-129F 01/19/16

NOA1 01/22/16

NOA1 Hard copy 01/26/16

Reunited: 03/04/16

Offically Engaged: 03/07/16

NOA2 03/17/16

NVC Received: 04/15/16

Consulate Received: 04/22/16

Received Packet 3: 04/27/16

Medical: 06/08/16

Interview Date: 06/24/16

~~~VISA APPROVED~~~

Received Visa: 07/12/16

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Hello Everyone!

Im new to this forum. I hope every single one of you gets an approval soon :dancing:

I have a question and I would appreciate any response. I have recently received an RFE (March 9, 2016) and it says additional evidence is required to establish the qualifying relationship. Submit your response to this request for evidence.

Beneficiary's Intent to Marry you in the United State. Evidence of beneficiary's intent may be a statement from the beneficiary, wedding preparations or other evidence that clearly establishes his intent to marry.

I am very confused because when I sent the petition I included a statement of intent from myself and my fiance (both signed). I dont understand why we are being asked for another statement of intent. My lawyer said that it could be because they want to make sure that my fiance and I still intend on getting married. So my fiance has written another statement of Intent, stating that he swears and attests that he seeks to enter the U.S. solely for the purpose of getting married to me...(signed)

Will a statement of intent from him be enough, because I honestly dont have any wedding preparations yet

Is there anything else I should include?

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Philippines
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Hello Everyone!

Im new to this forum. I hope every single one of you gets an approval soon :dancing:

I have a question and I would appreciate any response. I have recently received an RFE (March 9, 2016) and it says additional evidence is required to establish the qualifying relationship. Submit your response to this request for evidence.

Beneficiary's Intent to Marry you in the United State. Evidence of beneficiary's intent may be a statement from the beneficiary, wedding preparations or other evidence that clearly establishes his intent to marry.

I am very confused because when I sent the petition I included a statement of intent from myself and my fiance (both signed). I dont understand why we are being asked for another statement of intent. My lawyer said that it could be because they want to make sure that my fiance and I still intend on getting married. So my fiance has written another statement of Intent, stating that he swears and attests that he seeks to enter the U.S. solely for the purpose of getting married to me...(signed)

Will a statement of intent from him be enough, because I honestly dont have any wedding preparations yet

Is there anything else I should include?

Did you have it notarize? That's all I submitted intent for both of us to get married.

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Did you have it notarize? That's all I submitted intent for both of us to get married.

well my lawyer is doing everything. But I dont think he notarized it. How do I do that? Does it have to be notarized in my fiance's country (Iran) or can it be done here in the U.S.?

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Going to be day 55 csc time in an hour and still noa noa2 so the soonest is monday blah.

Call it what you will but I think me signing up on the myUSCIS account might have "tickled" something in their system to say "hey, look at me" hahaha

Do you have your account setup? ;)

Maria ~ U.S. Citizen

 

K-1 & K-2 Process (Completed in 4 mos. 8 days)

 

1/19/16: I-129F Package recv'd by USCIS via FedEx overnight

4/1/16: NOA2 Approval :dancing:

5/17/16: Interview :star: - APPROVED :dance:

5/25/16 : Visas in hand! :thumbs: 

Aug 2016: Wedding (L)

AOS/EAD/AP Process, K-1 & K-2 (Completed in 4 mos. 15 days)

 

9/21/16: Package recv'd by USCIS via FedEx overnight [Day 1]

10/24/16: AOS Cases (I-864) RFIE recv'd hardcopy [Day 29]

12/23/16: AOS Case Status Updates - Interview Scheduled, text recv'd [Day 94] :dancing:

1/17/17: EAD/AP Combo Card recv'd via USPS Priority Mail [Day 119]

1/27/17: AOS Interview :star: - APPROVED!! :dance:  [Day 129 / 120 w/ 9day RFIE delay]

1/27/17: AOS Case status update - Approved | 1/31/17: New Card in Production | 2/1/17: Card Was Mailed

2/4/17: Green Cards Arrived :thumbs:

ROC Process, Spouse & 2 Step-Sons (Completed in 23 mos. 22 days)

 

1/25/19: Package recv'd by USCIS via FedEx overnight [Day 1]

1/29/19: NOA notice date, text & email recv'd, routed to CSC

2/1/19: NOA 18mo. Extension Letter arrived in the mail, for wife only [Day 7]

3/13/19: Filed SR for non-receipt of NOA for I-751A dependents [Day 48] | 3/21/19: Recv'd NOA for 2 stepsons [Day 56]

4/29/19: Biometrics (Scheduled) Appt Completed [Day 95]

8/28/20: Case Status Update - RFE [Day 582 ~ 19 mos. 4 days] | 11/20/20: Case Status Update - RFE response recv'd [Day 666 ~ 21 mos. 27 days]

1/7/21: Case Status Update - New Card in Production :dance: [Day 714 ~ 23 mos. 14 days] 

1/15/21: Green Cards Arrived :thumbs:[Day 722 ~ 23 mos. 22 days]

Naturalization Process for Spouse - in research stage (Completed in X mos. X days)

 

8/7/24: started research and prep for upcoming filing of N-400 Online

TBD: Filed N-400 Online

 :)

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Hello Everyone!

Im new to this forum. I hope every single one of you gets an approval soon :dancing:

I have a question and I would appreciate any response. I have recently received an RFE (March 9, 2016) and it says additional evidence is required to establish the qualifying relationship. Submit your response to this request for evidence.

Beneficiary's Intent to Marry you in the United State. Evidence of beneficiary's intent may be a statement from the beneficiary, wedding preparations or other evidence that clearly establishes his intent to marry.

I am very confused because when I sent the petition I included a statement of intent from myself and my fiance (both signed). I dont understand why we are being asked for another statement of intent. My lawyer said that it could be because they want to make sure that my fiance and I still intend on getting married. So my fiance has written another statement of Intent, stating that he swears and attests that he seeks to enter the U.S. solely for the purpose of getting married to me...(signed)

Will a statement of intent from him be enough, because I honestly dont have any wedding preparations yet

Is there anything else I should include?

This is the same RFE that I received. If you sent in two letters of intention to marry from each of you then I don't know what to say, but this is what happened for me:

It was obvious why I received mine- I forgot to include a signed statement from my fiance stating his intention to marry me (I only included one for myself). I got him to send me one (I sent in a copy that was scanned and not notarized because that was before I found this forum and realized that it would have been a good idea). In addition, I also sent in with it other proof of our intention to marry- photos of the ring he has purchased and a copy of the receipt, photos of me trying on my wedding dress, a copy the receipt for the wedding venue we are renting (btw a bad idea to start renting to early out but whatever), photos of us together and with each others families (I probably sent 40 photos of this, way more than they wanted I'm sure), and also photos of mail and packages we had sent back and forth to each other. Basically, if there was something that proves we are a couple at all and intending to marry, I stuffed in an an envelope with copies of the RFE notices and sent them back to USCIS.

If you don't have much proof of wedding preparations at the moment, then I wouldn't totally panic- I would probably send in two statements (one from each of you, just to be safe) and any other proof of your relationship that seems appropriate.

After doing this (RFE was sent to me on February 23 and USCIS received my reply on March 4th) I got my NOA2 on March 16th- less than two weeks later. I hope that this is the case for you too. I know this sucks but I wish you the best of luck in resolving the matter!

12/28/2015 Sent in I-129F by USPS Priority Mail

01/04/2016 NOA1 (electronic notification)

02/23/2016 RFE sent by USCIS - missing letter of beneficiary's intention to marry. Received several days later

03/01/2016 Sent in Reply to RFE by USPS Express Mail

03/04/2016 USCIS Receives Reply to RFE

03/16/2016 NOA2 (electronic notification)

03/22/2016 NOA2 (hard copy received in mail)

04/21/2016 NVC forwards case to US Consulate in Casablanca

04/25/2016 Consulate receives petition according to DHL tracking

04/28/2016 Email to Consulate with questions

04/29/2016 Received reply from Consulate (within seven hours) with interview date, instructions, list of doctors (Packet 3 and 4 combined?)

05/05/2016 Medical

05/20/2016 Interview in Casablanca! (Admin Processing😥)

12/29/2016 Phone call - approved!

02/06/2017 Entry into United States (JFK)

02/14/2017 Married 💍💍

02/06/2018 AOS Interview (Under Review but approved days later)

03/05/2019 Our babies are born 👶👶👫

Soon... Sending I-751 ROC Packet

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cristina16   81

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I have my affidavit notarize in US and my fiancee in the Philippines.

No need to notarize letter of intent to marry for both USC and fiancee.

AOS/ AED/ AP:

(California Service Center, Chula Vista, San Diego, CA)

Filed: Aug 29

Receipt Date: Sept 2

NOA 1 Date: Sept 12 (received text/email)

NOA 1 copy rcvd: Sept 16

Biometrics Notice Date: Sept 17, received Sept 24

Biometrics Sched: Oct 5

Successful walk-in: Sept 26

Oct 13- Case ready to be scheduled for interview

EAD/AP approved - Nov. 1/2 / Received EAD/ AP Combo Card- Nov. 15

50days from NOA1/ 64 days from receipt date.

January 30-  USCIS Ap update, Interview sched on March 3, 2017

Jan 31 - received USCIS letter/ Notice for interview 

March 3- Interview, approved on the Spot

March 8 - received GC

Dec 2018 - To file ROC

 

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My K1 Visa Journey

8 August 2015 - Sent I-129F Packet thru USPS

17 August 2015 - I -797C Notice date

20 August 2015 - Received printed copy of NOA1 dated Aug 17.

2 September 2015 - APPROVED! (14 working days from receipt date)

Dec. 21-22 - Medical DONE!

Jan 11, 2016 - Interview- APPROVED!

Jan 15 - Visa ISSUED!

Jan 21 - VISA ON HAND! (8 working days from interview)

March 21 - CFO / PDOS for K2s

June 1, 2016 - POE

July 18, 2016 - Married

I am his and he is mine from this day until the end of my days..

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Nooo. Its bad bad bad to show anything marriage related. Besides engagement ring or party. They might think you're married and tell you you need a cr1

I realize that now. I sent in my evidence before I found this website, so that didn't occur to me then. My thought process was just "send in as much evidence as humanly possible." It probably helped that pictures in wedding clothing were taken separately, in the stores in each country, and also accompanied by receipt copies.

But yeah still, if you have better alternatives, use them. Engagement rings, receipts for things. And if you include documents besides a letter of intent, be sure to include explanations of your documents. Don't leave things open to interpretation when you're dealing with the government ;)

12/28/2015 Sent in I-129F by USPS Priority Mail

01/04/2016 NOA1 (electronic notification)

02/23/2016 RFE sent by USCIS - missing letter of beneficiary's intention to marry. Received several days later

03/01/2016 Sent in Reply to RFE by USPS Express Mail

03/04/2016 USCIS Receives Reply to RFE

03/16/2016 NOA2 (electronic notification)

03/22/2016 NOA2 (hard copy received in mail)

04/21/2016 NVC forwards case to US Consulate in Casablanca

04/25/2016 Consulate receives petition according to DHL tracking

04/28/2016 Email to Consulate with questions

04/29/2016 Received reply from Consulate (within seven hours) with interview date, instructions, list of doctors (Packet 3 and 4 combined?)

05/05/2016 Medical

05/20/2016 Interview in Casablanca! (Admin Processing😥)

12/29/2016 Phone call - approved!

02/06/2017 Entry into United States (JFK)

02/14/2017 Married 💍💍

02/06/2018 AOS Interview (Under Review but approved days later)

03/05/2019 Our babies are born 👶👶👫

Soon... Sending I-751 ROC Packet

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