January 2017 I-129F Filers

[Best wishes 7]

I am withdrawing my account with VJ, unfortunately I have been experiencing violations against my personal information and photos. I only have a Facebook account outside of this one, and I am rarely on that. So once again,  toprotect my privacy I am deleting this account.  Best wishes,  God is in control 

[TexasHeartsIndia 371]

26 minutes ago, Best wishes said:

I am withdrawing my account with VJ, unfortunately I have been experiencing violations against my personal information and photos. I only have a Facebook account outside of this one, and I am rarely on that. So once again,  toprotect my privacy I am deleting this account.  Best wishes,  God is in control 

What??!! What kind of violations? Anyone else experience this? How did you find out?

 

Not that I have anything crazy or super-top-secret on my Facebook, but it is somewhat concerning...

[EMIRAFA 0]

Package sent on February 9th to Dallas office.

Not receiving NOA1 yet...

[keixjil 142]

12 hours ago, EMIRAFA said:

Package sent on February 9th to Dallas office.

Not receiving NOA1 yet...

It will take quite sometimes. They ever cashed ur check? NOA 1 hardcopy comes later 

[PhotoJ89 30]

On 2/15/2017 at 7:55 PM, Miina said:

Do you mean getting NOA2 in April? I dont want to be spoiling the optimism, but since there's still like 50% of November filers who havent received their NOA2 yet, I dont think you'll have the visa in hand that soon  But NOA2 definitely! Im hoping for a visa in June-ish!

Agreed. In the situation we're all in, for me it helps to expect the worst, and anything better than that will be a very pleasant surprise. My NOA1 date is Jan. 12. I'm expecting them to not get around to our petitions until early April. Also planning for an RFE. Bottom line is I'm expecting my fiancée to be here by the end of August. Anything earlier will be a gift. 

[Ana&Matt 213]

Hello!
We received the email saying that our case has been accepted and routed to the USCIS California Service Center on Mon, Feb 6th
The check has been cashed but we havent received the hard copy in the mail. Is this normal? we are getting worried

[glmg21 330]

1 hour ago, anajabonero said:

Hello!
We received the email saying that our case has been accepted and routed to the USCIS California Service Center on Mon, Feb 6th
The check has been cashed but we havent received the hard copy in the mail. Is this normal? we are getting worried

It's not uncommon for the hard copy to take some time. If you look at your online tracking you should see something like:

 

If you do not receive your receipt notice by March 6, 2017, please call Customer Service at 1-800-375-5283.

 

So if you've not heard by then, you know what to do!

[Klitt3rJ 22]

9 hours ago, PhotoJ89 said:

Agreed. In the situation we're all in, for me it helps to expect the worst, and anything better than that will be a very pleasant surprise. My NOA1 date is Jan. 12. I'm expecting them to not get around to our petitions until early April. Also planning for an RFE. Bottom line is I'm expecting my fiancée to be here by the end of August. Anything earlier will be a gift. 

Me and you are in the same boat! My NOA1 day is 1/13...but they. Just me a notification yesterday saying they updated his info because they spelled his name wrong ?

 

So so does that mean they are now working on our case?!? *fingers crossed* ??

[LolaaBrett 88]

You are a January filer and they are working on your case? I had a problem also I put my first name where my mothers name on the g325a and I called them & they told me to send them a letter to correct the minor mistake.. my noa1 is 1/25

[Klitt3rJ 22]

2 hours ago, LolaaBrett said:

You are a January filer and they are working on your case? I had a problem also I put my first name where my mothers name on the g325a and I called them & they told me to send them a letter to correct the minor mistake.. my noa1 is 1/25

I'm not sure! When I called USCIS to correct it they told me they would correct it when they started working on the case and I would get a notice in the mail for it. I don't know exactly how that would work...maybe someone comes and find the ones that need to be corrected and fix it, or they wait until they actually start working the case and correct it....I have no idea lol maybe someone else knows 

[LolaaBrett 88]

4 minutes ago, Klitt3rJ said:

I'm not sure! When I called USCIS to correct it they told me they would correct it when they started working on the case and I would get a notice in the mail for it. I don't know exactly how that would work...maybe someone comes and find the ones that need to be corrected and fix it, or they wait until they actually start working the case and correct it....I have no idea lol maybe someone else knows 

I looked at your timeline & see you also bringing your fiancé to NJ.. I'm from NY bringing my fiancé to NY.. you should be receiving your noa2 one week before me.. can't wait to finish this journey!

[kasu06 36]

57 minutes ago, Klitt3rJ said:

I'm not sure! When I called USCIS to correct it they told me they would correct it when they started working on the case and I would get a notice in the mail for it. I don't know exactly how that would work...maybe someone comes and find the ones that need to be corrected and fix it, or they wait until they actually start working the case and correct it....I have no idea lol maybe someone else knows 

 

The notice that they are talking about is the so-called Request for Evidence (RFE). When you get one of those, you will provide whatever corrections they need, and they will proceed with your case. Usually, they would send a RFE after they have thoroughly reviewed your application. And, once they get your response/correction they will likely approve your application, within a week usually. To learn more about RFEs:

 http://www.visatutor.com/i-129f-request-for-evidence-rfe/

[sbane12 63]

13 hours ago, PhotoJ89 said:

Agreed. In the situation we're all in, for me it helps to expect the worst, and anything better than that will be a very pleasant surprise. My NOA1 date is Jan. 12. I'm expecting them to not get around to our petitions until early April. Also planning for an RFE. Bottom line is I'm expecting my fiancée to be here by the end of August. Anything earlier will be a gift. 

I Think August is very extreme unless your case is very complicated and your embassy is crazy.

If I understand correctly, after NoA2 maybe 2-3 weeks after you can set up interview. I think the earliest you can have the interview depends solely on the embassy. I think if it is a "High traffic" embassy, as in a country with a lot of people wanting to come to USA, you can expect a 1 month minimum wait before your interview. I think the lower traffic Embassies could be much, much shorter wait time. I could be wrong about that though

Edited February 21, 2017 by sbane12

[LolaaBrett 88]

8 minutes ago, kasu06 said:

The notice that they are talking about is the so-called Request for Evidence (RFE). When you get one of those, you will provide whatever corrections they need, and they will proceed with your case. Usually, they would send a RFE after they have thoroughly reviewed your application. And, once they get your response/correction they will likely approve your application, within a week usually. To learn more about RFEs:

 http://www.visatutor.com/i-129f-request-for-evidence-rfe/

I'm aware of the RFE.. however I called this morning and it was said "I should send them a letter with the correct name before they process my case" I refuse to wait four months for them to mail me the error I seen months before they review my case

[kasu06 36]

10 minutes ago, LolaaBrett said:

I'm aware of the RFE.. however I called this morning and it was said "I should send them a letter with the correct name before they process my case" I refuse to wait four months for them to mail me the error I seen months before they review my case

 

OK, I'm not sure, but it may be a good idea to be proactive like you're intending to do. It would be interesting to know how it works out for you. Good luck!