I-129F March 2017 Filers

[Estibaliz 3,037]

35 minutes ago, AnJ Co said:

curious about the statistics for March filers.  what do you make of the approvals so far up to yesterday?  I suppose we are up to about 54 / 56 percent approved now?  

I think the graphics on Igor's list shows around a 65% of approved cases. So with that and 20 cases pending after RFE and some people that didn't update their profiles, not that bad really.

But I understand it won't look that way to the ones still waiting

[PB&FM 30]

1 hour ago, TearsOfBabylon said:

Fellow Whiners!!!

What a long day - I'm worn out! Got up at 2am for the 4 hour drive to Frankfurt....but:

Good news from Germany! --->  This girl got APPROVED AT THE INTERVIEW TODAY!!!  

I can't believe all the worrying is (almost) over (for now!), and I kind of haven't realized everything yet!
Thanks so much to everyone for their support all the time since March!

My fingers are crossed for everyone still waiting! May you all be done with that soon!

For the records:

Petition sent: 03/14
NOA1 receive: 03/17
NOA1 notice: 03/22
NOA2 notice: 06/23
Interview: 08/08 - Approved!

NOA1 to NOA2: 93 days
NOA1 to Interview: 139 days

      Congratulations👏🤗🍾hopefully you continue to login in VJ.,every other day😆🤣

[Chevy & Rena 19]

Received NOA2 in the mail!

 

Approval date: 7/31

NOA1: 3/17

 

CHECK YOUR MAIL GUYS!!! Tracker is indeed broken. Even when I called USCIS last week, they said it was still pending.

[twoDs 590]

1 minute ago, Chevy & Rena said:

Received NOA2 in the mail!

 

Approval date: 7/31

NOA1: 3/17

 

CHECK YOUR MAIL GUYS!!! Tracker is indeed broken. Even when I called USCIS last week, they said it was still pending.

What's the envelope postmarked? It's looking like a lot of these 7/31 NOA2s got mailed later.

[Chevy & Rena 19]

3 minutes ago, twoDs said:

What's the envelope postmarked? It's looking like a lot of these 7/31 NOA2s got mailed later.

Hm, I don't remember. I got too excited and tore that envelope apart.

[dkmfan85 832]

5 minutes ago, twoDs said:

What's the envelope postmarked? It's looking like a lot of these 7/31 NOA2s got mailed later.

Mine was a 7/31 notice date postmarked on 8/1.

[gob332 420]

2 minutes ago, dkmfan85 said:

Mine was a 7/31 notice date postmarked on 8/1.

Hey, you got yours! Congrats! I wasn't able to sign on this weekend as I was up north checking out wedding spots.

[Nathan&Amy 204]

1 hour ago, L&LM said:

Woohoo NVC receieved and sent our visa to Montreal, "expedited"... hopefully hear from Montreal in the next week! DS160 all done but my photo, things seem to be flying now 😍

If you have a Loblaw or Great Canadian Superstore near you that does photos, I got a digital passport photo done there specifically for the DS-160.

[pajobra 1,395]

1 hour ago, twoDs said:

Day 148. Nothing in informed delivery. Nothing from senator's office yesterday.

 

Hugs. I am not sure senators work anyway. Chris and I might contact one if we are still waiting in September I suppose. 

[Nathan&Amy 204]

1 hour ago, L&LM said:

I sent an email this morning 😂 Quoted my case number and said I was forwarding my personal email for contact for packet 3 and 4 😅

you can actually go ahead and look online for the Packet 3 checklist and do it, then once the CEAC tracker shows READY, you can just email Packet 3 in to Montreal, you don't have to wait for them to send you anything first

[Rev 392]

Question!  I'm gathering everything I need to send to my fiance.  For some reason I thought I needed to send the originals of everything we included in our I-129F along with a copy of the whole packet but the checklist on here just says to send copies of the documentary proof?  Do I not need to send him the originals of all the boarding passes, my birth certificate, etc?

[gob332 420]

Knowing this would have made things easier. We went to Shopper's and they only do copies of the photos. We scanned and used DOS' photo editor to upload.

[L&LM 75]

5 minutes ago, Nathan&Amy said:

If you have a Loblaw or Great Canadian Superstore near you that does photos, I got a digital passport photo done there specifically for the DS-160.

You are fantastic! Thanks for both of your comments! I'll prob have to hit up a big city for that 😂 Though I think Staples does passport photos now too, wonder if they do digital...

[gob332 420]

Just now, Rev said:

Question!  I'm gathering everything I need to send to my fiance.  For some reason I thought I needed to send the originals of everything we included in our I-129F along with a copy of the whole packet but the checklist on here just says to send copies of the documentary proof?  Do I not need to send him the originals of all the boarding passes, my birth certificate, etc?

The beneficiary will need originals for their BC, Passport, Police Cert, etc. The petitioner does not need to send original BC, Passport, etc. You should send original supporting documentation for the affidavit of support along with wet signatures on all documents.

 

A copy of the 1-29f package will also suffice.

[Nathan&Amy 204]

5 minutes ago, gob332 said:

Knowing this would have made things easier. We went to Shopper's and they only do copies of the photos. We scanned and used DOS' photo editor to upload.

yeah not very many places do the digital ones! I had to check quite a few before I did them at Loblaw's finally.