I-129F May 2017 Filers

[mrssurman 67]

51 minutes ago, OET said:

We received our NOA1 on 2nd May waiting on the NOA2. I'm hoping early to mid August. I'm the beneficiary from UK and fiancée is from Charlotte, NC. 

Welcome! I'm an hour north of Charlotte, in Winston Salem, and my fiancé is from Australia! Maybe we should meet up once we're all in NC

 

If you fill out your timeline on here, it will give you an estimated adjudication date, I believe. My NOA1 was 19th May, and I believe ours is due around mid-September currently. It 

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[logisticamente 152]

I don't wanna be a party pooper but no April filers have been approved yet and is the end of July..

We should be expecting NOA2 by Mid September if USCIS puts on their batteries and start approving April people!!

 

On another note.. I've noticed some Ads in this website that advertise insurance for the beneficiaries.. Does anyone knows anything about this? are we required by law to have insurance when we get there on our K1s? once we get out EADs our employers can provide us with insurance without issues?

 

 

[Brntorun 48]

I had sent our paperwork and received confirmation that the govt got it, that was in may

My lawyer checked a govt website, and it shows they are still on jan filings

Gonna take awhile im guessing 😢

[Maria1989 403]

16 minutes ago, Brntorun said:

I had sent our paperwork and received confirmation that the govt got it, that was in may

My lawyer checked a govt website, and it shows they are still on jan filings

Gonna take awhile im guessing 😢

They are working on March files as well. There has been alot of approvals in their thread.

[Brntorun 48]

8 minutes ago, Maria1989 said:

They are working on March files as well. There has been alot of approvals in their thread.

Its the waiting ☹

[Maria1989 403]

3 minutes ago, Brntorun said:

Its the waiting ☹

Yeah tell me about it.......... Im ready to pull my fingernails out, lol. Ugh it sucks !!!

[Kelbel880 1]

Hi all , 

my name is Kelly and my fiancé Thomas and I got our receipt of filing on May 15, 2017. But since then it's been a long 2 months. We haven't heard anything since . I know it says you have to wait 90 days before contacting anyone but we are so antsy . Does anyone have any advice or info ?? Thank you ! 😊

[Greenbaum 12,259]

On 7/22/2017 at 2:21 AM, Rob.Ish said:

Hi Guys. May filer here as well. Sent the package last May 19, 2017. NOA1 was May 24, 2017.

Beneficiary is from Manila, Philippines.

Glad that there's a forum like this for May filers, which really helps for those who don't have much knowledge about the K1 visa process.

The waiting game is really frustrating.

Processing a Visa through the PHILIPPINES?  Please READ.

 

I see your processing through the Philippines. Hank (from the Philippine Sub-Forum) has a website that will walk you through step by step on the Philippines process. It's free to use. He lists every step, including documents and other pertinent information so that you avoid the "gotchas" that are presented while processing. Gotchas can cost you time and or money. He'll help you avoid those.

 

http://www.visaconnection-philippines.com/index.html

 

Also, join others who are taking their steps for their journey in the sub-forum for the Philippines.  It's a group of those who have gone before you and those who are near where you are in your journey. Everyone is willing to help guide you and answer any questions.  Many years of experience there from Veterans.

 

This is the link: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/forum/129-philippines/

 

Also, get the Embassy letter for the Philippines so you can start preparing for "whats next" on your journey. Letter is here: https://ph.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/82/2016/08/K1-and-K2-Applicant-Interview-Preparation-Instructions-08112016-English-336KB.pdf

[Greenbaum 12,259]

On 7/20/2017 at 0:24 PM, Janjolette said:

First dress fitting on Sunday! Woopdeewoo! I'm super pumped!

This is a very happy time for you. I hope you continue with joy.

 

May I enter some information that would be helpful for you and many others here.  Many of you may have a party, or a engagement party or a big gathering of sorts where lots of pictures and fun abounds. That's going to be so much fun.

 

BUT.... don't bring those pictures to your interview nor should you discuss any "parties" as the CO will pickup on that and question you and most times the outcome is not very good.  They will think that it is a wedding, even if you stand there in front of them and being truthful you deny that it was a wedding. We have seen many on VJ that this has happened to and they were denied. Once denied you can't adjudicate your case any longer. It returns to USCIS with "DENIED" stamped across it.

 

So PEOPLE please heed my warning. I want all of you to pass and be with your love one for the rest of your life.

[SChamb 187]

45 minutes ago, Kelbel880 said:

Hi all , 

my name is Kelly and my fiancé Thomas and I got our receipt of filing on May 15, 2017. But since then it's been a long 2 months. We haven't heard anything since . I know it says you have to wait 90 days before contacting anyone but we are so antsy . Does anyone have any advice or info ?? Thank you ! 😊

As hard as it is... stay patient, and believe in eachother, keep looking forward... it took us 112 days..im a march filer...we where going crazy too but remember there where almost 4k feb filers, and over 4k march filers...its coming just keep the faith!

[Janjolette 35]

1 minute ago, Greenbaum said:

This is a very happy time for you. I hope you continue with joy.

 

May I enter some information that would be helpful for you and many others here.  Many of you may have a party, or a engagement party or a big gathering of sorts where lots of pictures and fun abounds. That's going to be so much fun.

 

BUT.... don't bring those pictures to your interview nor should you discuss any "parties" as the CO will pickup on that and question you and most times the outcome is not very good.  They will think that it is a wedding, even if you stand there in front of them and being truthful you deny that it was a wedding. We have seen many on VJ that this has happened to and they were denied. Once denied you can't adjudicate your case any longer. It returns to USCIS with "DENIED" stamped across it.

 

So PEOPLE please heed my warning. I want all of you to pass and be with your love one for the rest of your life.

I can't see my fiancé until we are approved. He tries visiting me in February, but was sent back at the airport.

😞 I have not seen him in almost 1 year. Rheees no worry of any sort of wedding or celebration before he is here forever sadly.

[Greenbaum 12,259]

57 minutes ago, Kelbel880 said:

Hi all , 

my name is Kelly and my fiancé Thomas and I got our receipt of filing on May 15, 2017. But since then it's been a long 2 months. We haven't heard anything since . I know it says you have to wait 90 days before contacting anyone but we are so antsy . Does anyone have any advice or info ?? Thank you ! 😊

This is the official word from USCIS.

 

The average waiting time for approval of the I-129F is five months. In some cases, the approval could arrive in as little as 3 months. In others, it could take longer. You can check the current I-129F petition processing times to see if there are any backlogs at the USCIS service center processing your petition.  

 

Times can vary. We have seen 90 days and others 6 months.  Remember there is a lot of initial backgroun checking that takes place and each of you are different.

 

Here is the steps that takes place to complete this process. https://www.uscis.gov/ilink/docView/AFM/HTML/AFM/0-0-0-1/0-0-0-1067.html

[Rob.Ish 18]

3 hours ago, Greenbaum said:

Processing a Visa through the PHILIPPINES?  Please READ.

 

I see your processing through the Philippines. Hank (from the Philippine Sub-Forum) has a website that will walk you through step by step on the Philippines process. It's free to use. He lists every step, including documents and other pertinent information so that you avoid the "gotchas" that are presented while processing. Gotchas can cost you time and or money. He'll help you avoid those.

 

http://www.visaconnection-philippines.com/index.html

 

Also, join others who are taking their steps for their journey in the sub-forum for the Philippines.  It's a group of those who have gone before you and those who are near where you are in your journey. Everyone is willing to help guide you and answer any questions.  Many years of experience there from Veterans.

 

This is the link: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/forum/129-philippines/

 

Also, get the Embassy letter for the Philippines so you can start preparing for "whats next" on your journey. Letter is here: https://ph.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/82/2016/08/K1-and-K2-Applicant-Interview-Preparation-Instructions-08112016-English-336KB.pdf

Thank you. This is such a big help.

[Adam_Bauer 30]

Hi everyone,

 

Hope you are all doing ok. I e-mailed the US Embassy here in Iceland to ask them how long they usually take from receiving the package from NVC and scheduling the interview. They e-mailed me back and told me it would be OK to start looking at the medical examination. Here in Iceland only 2 doctors are permitted to do the physical, so they are pretty backed up. Especially during the summer, because of summer holidays. The soonest appointment they had was in September. Maybe this is something you should consider looking into as well, just to account for any possible delays. Just be careful not to go to the physical too soon. It has to be within 3 months of the Embassy Interview.

 

My fiance also tried contacting her local representative to see if we can get expedited. She works for the military, and I've seen some military personnel get expedited. This probably won't work, since she is only a contractor for the military doing DNA anaylsis, but it doesn't hurt to ask. She does get similar benefits at airports as the military does.

 

I'm just trying to be on top of everything.. I do get to see her in two weeks, so that is a plus side!!

 

[Kpetraska 67]

22 hours ago, mrssurman said:

Welcome! I'm an hour north of Charlotte, in Winston Salem, and my fiancé is from Australia! Maybe we should meet up once we're all in NC

 

If you fill out your timeline on here, it will give you an estimated adjudication date, I believe. My NOA1 was 19th May, and I believe ours is due around mid-September currently. It 

I am also in NC! Located in Elkin (: fiance is from England.