I-129F March 2017 Filers

[Diego&Dianna 180]

9 hours ago, KULtoATL said:

Hey @Diego&Dianna

 

Did guys include a G-1145 when you submitted your I-129F? You'll only get a SMS or e-mail notification if you sent the form together with your petition. Otherwise, you'll just have to wait for the NOA1 hardcopy.

Hi @KULtoATL Yes we did send the G-1145 with our packet. Maybe I am just being impatient here  haha

[KULtoATL 1,551]

24 minutes ago, Diego&Dianna said:

Hi @KULtoATL Yes we did send the G-1145 with our packet. Maybe I am just being impatient here  haha

Don't worry then. It will come If it doesn't, look out for the hardcopy.

[KULtoATL 1,551]

7 hours ago, kquyen said:

Thanks I'll have to get one from the UK too because I used to live there during high school  I had to do all VN, UK and NZ when I was applying for my residency in NZ previously. However, I wonder if the police certificates will have to date within 3-6 months from the interview date (as I currently have the VN and UK ones done back in 2015 for my residency in NZ)..given I haven't lived in the other 2 countries.

 

I don't know if this is the right thread or if I should create a new thread >< as I don't want to sidetrack this thread with my questions!! Sorry I'm still new at posting here..

From DoS' website:

Police Certificates

If you are 16 years of age or older, you must submit a photocopy of a police certificate from all countries you have lived in using below criteria:

If you ...			AND you...			THEN submit a police certificate from...
Are 16 years old or older			Lived in your country of nationality for more than 6 months at any time in your life			Your country of nationality
Are 16 years old or older			Have lived in your country of current residence (if different from nationality) for more than 6 months			Your country of current residence
Have ever lived in another country for 12 months or more			Were 16 years or older at the time you lived there			The country where you used to live.
Were arrested for any reason, regardless of how long you lived in that city or country, and no matter what age you were						The city and/or country where you were arrested.

• Send a photocopy of your police certificate(s) to NVC.
• Bring the original police certificate(s) plus a photocopy to your visa interview at the U.S. Embassy or Consulate.

Note: Present and former residents of the United States do NOT need to submit any U.S. police certificates.

Important: Police certificates expire after one year, unless the certificate was issued from your country of previous residence and you have not returned there since the police certificate was issued. If at the time of your interview the following three items are all true, you must bring a new police certificate to your visa interview:

• You are more than 16 years old;
• The police certificate submitted to NVC was obtained more than one year ago; and
• You still live in the country that issued the certificate.

[nephthys 41]

Hello everyone! We mailed our I-129F out yesterday (March 17). Excited that it's all officially begun for us now 

[Justtwoofus 158]

Hi to All

We are March 2017 filers too.

We sent the petition on 04th March to Dallas, on 15th March this is what we received via e-mail:

 

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Your case has been accepted and routed to the USCIS California Service Center for processing. Within 7-10 days by standard mail you will receive your official Receipt Notice (Form I-797) with your Receipt Number /////////////. With the official Receipt Notice (Form I-797) you may visit www.uscis.gov where you can check the status of your case using My Case Status. We suggest you wait until you have received your Form I-797 before checking My Case Status.

This confirmation provides notification of the date USCIS received your case.  This notice does NOT grant any immigration status or benefit. You MAY NOT present this notice as evidence that you have been granted any immigration status or benefit. Further, this notice does NOT constitute evidence that your case remains pending with USCIS. The current status of your case must be verified with USCIS.

PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE

 

Unquote

 

Did I misunderstand or this is NOA1 and we need to await a hard copy by standard mail?

 

 

 

I wish us all  a good luck in the proces and to be asap with our bellowed ones!

 

 

 

[MD&MC 39]

29 minutes ago, DalilaAdnan said:

Hi to All

We are March 2017 filers too.

We sent the petition on 04th March to Dallas, on 15th March this is what we received via e-mail:

 

Quote

 

Your case has been accepted and routed to the USCIS California Service Center for processing. Within 7-10 days by standard mail you will receive your official Receipt Notice (Form I-797) with your Receipt Number /////////////. With the official Receipt Notice (Form I-797) you may visit www.uscis.gov where you can check the status of your case using My Case Status. We suggest you wait until you have received your Form I-797 before checking My Case Status.

This confirmation provides notification of the date USCIS received your case.  This notice does NOT grant any immigration status or benefit. You MAY NOT present this notice as evidence that you have been granted any immigration status or benefit. Further, this notice does NOT constitute evidence that your case remains pending with USCIS. The current status of your case must be verified with USCIS.

PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE

 

Unquote

 

Did I misunderstand or this is NOA1 and we need to await a hard copy by standard mail?

 

 

 

I wish us all  a good luck in the proces and to be asap with our bellowed ones!

 

 

 

Congratulations! Yes that is your NOA1.

[Justtwoofus 158]

MD&MC, Thanks a lot for confirmation as I was not sure!!

 

 

[DebbieRaney 126]

I didn't know there was a forum for March filers! We filled our i-129f package on March 4th, and our NOA1 date is 03/15! Just got the hardcopy! And the waiting game begins... 

[Justtwoofus 158]

2 minutes ago, DebbieWen said:

I didn't know there was a forum for March filers! We filled our i-129f package on March 4th, and our NOA1 date is 03/15! Just got the hardcopy! And the waiting game begins... 

Congrats on the first step after filing and good luck with the future ones!!

[KULtoATL 1,551]

Welcome to everyone who just joined the thread! Happy to see more March 2017 filers

 

[kquyen 48]

8 hours ago, KULtoATL said:

From DoS' website:

 

Police Certificates

If you are 16 years of age or older, you must submit a photocopy of a police certificate from all countries you have lived in using below criteria:

If you ...			AND you...			THEN submit a police certificate from...
Are 16 years old or older			Lived in your country of nationality for more than 6 months at any time in your life			Your country of nationality
Are 16 years old or older			Have lived in your country of current residence (if different from nationality) for more than 6 months			Your country of current residence
Have ever lived in another country for 12 months or more			Were 16 years or older at the time you lived there			The country where you used to live.
Were arrested for any reason, regardless of how long you lived in that city or country, and no matter what age you were						The city and/or country where you were arrested.

• Send a photocopy of your police certificate(s) to NVC.
• Bring the original police certificate(s) plus a photocopy to your visa interview at the U.S. Embassy or Consulate.

Note: Present and former residents of the United States do NOT need to submit any U.S. police certificates.

Important: Police certificates expire after one year, unless the certificate was issued from your country of previous residence and you have not returned there since the police certificate was issued. If at the time of your interview the following three items are all true, you must bring a new police certificate to your visa interview:

• You are more than 16 years old;
• The police certificate submitted to NVC was obtained more than one year ago; and
• You still live in the country that issued the certificate.

Thanks a lot, this is very helpful! I notice in the Note section there's "unless the certificate was issues from your country of previous residence and you have not returned there since..." applies to my UK one. I still keep the original certificate issued in September 2015, wondering if that will do..I'll probably ask the consular once I've received the packet. For Vietnam, however, I only returned for holidays for 3 weeks in 2016 (also after my police certificate was issued in September 2015). I'll get the VN one anyone since it's relatively easy to get.

[KULtoATL 1,551]

33 minutes ago, kquyen said:

Thanks a lot, this is very helpful! I notice in the Note section there's "unless the certificate was issues from your country of previous residence and you have not returned there since..." applies to my UK one. I still keep the original certificate issued in September 2015, wondering if that will do..I'll probably ask the consular once I've received the packet. For Vietnam, however, I only returned for holidays for 3 weeks in 2016 (also after my police certificate was issued in September 2015). I'll get the VN one anyone since it's relatively easy to get.

Not a problem. Glad to share the official info with you because I should know this for my knowledge too

 

It's a great idea that you check with your local embassy/consulate just to be sure about the requirements.

[Justtwoofus 158]

Thanks to those last posts referring to Police certificates, I sent query to my local embassy too. I lived in Germany for 6 years, 19 years ago. If required it is easier to have it prepared on time to avoid stress. So lets see what they respond.

 

One more question, does any of you have kids immigrating with you on K1 if approved?

 

Thanks for sharing good advices!

[GazLisa 1,168]

March filer here too,received NOA1 10 days ago so I guess we have to wait till around June time for NOA2 notification ?

[KULtoATL 1,551]

19 minutes ago, Gary JT said:

March filer here too,received NOA1 10 days ago so I guess we have to wait till around June time for NOA2 notification ?

Ain't that grand?