I129F April 2017 filers

[Estibaliz 3,037]

6 minutes ago, Michellejune said:

Hi don't be worried. The mistake was entirely ours we didn't send enough information. Also we didn't realise they'd want so much. I had been in the USA from the UK for over a year and we were even living together!  I was just posting how long things took for us last time. 

Hah, not your fault. I tend to freak out easily

 

But since things haven't been easy it's normal...

[nexiou 39]

5 hours ago, Jasmayne said:

We also applied from overseas, my fiancée is in the military as well. You can order your birth certificate online on vitalcheck.com, that's what we did. 

Good luck on your journey 😊

Oh!! Where are you guys stationed? I told my fiancé but he doesn't really trust that kind of website. Well, I hope he'll find his birth certificate then ahah. 

 

Good luck to you too!

[nexiou 39]

4 hours ago, Estibaliz said:

Sorry I didn't explain myself that well either first time And keep in mind we are still in the process, so I can't be 100% sure about the pictures. But I read other people did it that way too, so quite positive that part is fine.

 

Uh oh! Welcome to the April fillers, but I'd lie if I said that post of yours wasn't a bit disturbing. Didn't you have plane tickets or something in the two years period, that they were asking for more proof?

 

We sent proof for all the four times we met, and the first one was actually the one that was documented the best, since it was a vacation for both of us, and not one staying at the other's... But that happened in February 2015, which means two years and a month before filling. Now I wonder if that's going to be a problem, though I wouldn't understand if that's the case, considering plane tickets, pictures together and all that for the other three times should be more than enough. Worried now

 

Oh no, you're completely fine and I really appreciate the help!

Edited April 25, 2017 by nexiou

[etteniMTtocs 189]

On 4/25/2017 at 9:12 AM, etteniMTtocs said:

All glory to God. My fiance just received text/email of our NOA1. Finally, the long journey of waiting starts. Needs to have a lot of patience

 

04/17/2017 - I129 packet sent

04/19/2017 - I129 packet delivered

04/24/2017 - NOA1 - Received text/email

04/25/2017 - Encash cheque

 

[etteniMTtocs 189]

12 hours ago, nexiou said:

1. Oh yes, you're right, we both need to write the letter! Thank you!

2. Concerning the birth certificate, I read that in the step-by-step guide so I'm not sure if it's better to send it?

"11.

Copy of the Birth certificate (front and back) for the US Citizen or a copy of ALL pages of the US Citizen's passport issued with a validity of at least 5 years or a copy of the US Citizen's naturalization certificate (front and back). This is used to establish citizenship. " You didn't send it with your package? My fiancé is not sure to have it at home and his passeport expires in 2018 so that would be a relief!   Another question, when it comes to show pictures of us together to proof that we met in the past two years, can we just print them in colors on a printer or does it have to be a " real " picture?   Thank you so much!

HI, photos or pictures should be hard copy or a "real picture"

[Jasmayne 58]

7 hours ago, nexiou said:

Oh!! Where are you guys stationed? I told my fiancé but he doesn't really trust that kind of website. Well, I hope he'll find his birth certificate then ahah. 

 

Good luck to you too!

Well he was on deployment here in Germany for 9 months, now back to Texas where he's actually stationed.

As far as I can say it is trustworthy, he got his birth certificate pretty quick. 

Where you guys filing from?

[JosephRose 82]

Hello guys! Another April filer here.. I think we belong to April based on our NOA1 date.. Goodluck to all of us.. :-)

[Estibaliz 3,037]

5 hours ago, etteniMTtocs said:

HI, photos or pictures should be hard copy or a "real picture"

Where did you read that? I didn't see anywhere saying that specifically.

 

4 minutes ago, JosephRose said:

Hello guys! Another April filer here.. I think we belong to April based on our NOA1 date.. Goodluck to all of us.. :-)

Welcome to the April filers forum! And good luck to you too indeed

[nexiou 39]

5 hours ago, etteniMTtocs said:

HI, photos or pictures should be hard copy or a "real picture"

Hi! Thanks for your answer! We tried to print some yesterday but it was way too big so we are just goint to use " real pictures ", it will be easier and better!

[nexiou 39]

2 hours ago, Jasmayne said:

Well he was on deployment here in Germany for 9 months, now back to Texas where he's actually stationed.

As far as I can say it is trustworthy, he got his birth certificate pretty quick. 

Where you guys filing from?

Oh, cool! We are filling from Germany but he is separating in July and moving back to the States straigh after!

[etteniMTtocs 189]

37 minutes ago, Estibaliz said:

Where did you read that? I didn't see anywhere saying that specifically.

 

Welcome to the April filers forum! And good luck to you too indeed

@Estabaliz, hi. Aside from reading some inputs here and blogs from other website, I watched some tips in You tube as well. Most of filers advised to print real photos. ☺

[Estibaliz 3,037]

4 minutes ago, etteniMTtocs said:

@Estabaliz, hi. Aside from reading some inputs here and blogs from other website, I watched some tips in You tube as well. Most of filers advised to print real photos. ☺

Ok, thank you for your reply So it's an advice, not mandatory. Well, I'm pretty sure we won't get a RFE just because of pictures anyway... Unless it's the passport ones and those meet the requirements

Edited April 26, 2017 by Estibaliz

[etteniMTtocs 189]

20 minutes ago, Estibaliz said:

Ok, thank you for your reply So it's an advice, not mandatory. Well, I'm pretty sure we won't get a RFE just because of pictures anyway... Unless it's the passport ones and those meet the requirements

No RFE"s. Everyone's prayer.☺👍

[JosephRose 82]

Hello guys. To those who have just started yet or still on the thought of starting one especially those who are doing it yourself without any lawyer or preparrer, I hope this would help you guys even a bit.. :-)

[Estibaliz 3,037]

10 minutes ago, JosephRose said:

Hello guys. To those who have just started yet or still on the thought of starting one especially those who are doing it yourself without any lawyer or preparrer, I hope this would help you guys even a bit.. :-)

Thank you! Great reminder to everyone

 

Actually I think I had seen this when I was researching to get our petition ready, because it's pretty much what we did. Except we did add emails and some FB Messenger transcripts in a section we called "Additional proof of bona fide relationship"