I-129F May 2017 Filers

[Meech 442]

4 minutes ago, Chris2870 said:

So sorry to hear this...Enjoy Christmas together and regroup. I hate to say it, but you may consider canceling the first petition and starting over. From what I understand, the Citizen only gets 2 chances for this type of visa and a denial will take 1 away. That's why they send a letter of intent instead of a denial. That way you can cancel it without penalty and resubmit. 

My Faye and I are still waiting for our NOA2 after an RFE 60 days ago. We may be in the same boat but not sure. We are day 219 ourselves NOA1 April 10. We have discussed contingencies and if we receive a letter of intent to deny I will cancel the K-1 and marry her in the Philippines, then apply the marriage visa route.

I'm sorry to hear that, hopefully you get your NOA2 soon...What was the RFE about if I may ask? 

[Chris2870 721]

2 minutes ago, Meech said:

I'm sorry to hear that, hopefully you get your NOA2 soon...What was the RFE about if I may ask? 

Sure no problem;

USCIS didn't like the fact that the Judge in my divorce case signed the "Journal Entry of Divorce" instead of the Decree. It was legal for him to do so because it was a default judgement. I had to submit a Certified Divorce Certificate from the state of Kansas in response. That was 62 days ago Sept 13.

[ToTheMoonAndBack 90]

47 minutes ago, Melodica256 said:

lack of sufficient evidence. currently working on getting all info sorted on my end that needs to be posted

I thought only people who never actually met in person would get an intend to deny.. 

Did you like not submit anything about how you met in person? 

[PadieNerkBrapone 341]

30 minutes ago, cjelie said:

Just checked USCIS website and we were APPROVED! Crying tears of happy joy. No notification on app/email or text message yet.  

 

NOA1: May 30th

NOA2: November 15th (Day 169)

Case Number ending in 46499

CONGRATULATIONS!! Party time before the NVC and Consulate trials begin.

[AZSunshine78 437]

14 minutes ago, Chris2870 said:

So sorry to hear this...Enjoy Christmas together and regroup. I hate to say it, but you may consider canceling the first petition and starting over. From what I understand, the Citizen only gets 2 chances for this type of visa and a denial will take 1 away. That's why they send a letter of intent instead of a denial. That way you can cancel it without penalty and resubmit. 

My Faye and I are still waiting for our NOA2 after an RFE 60 days ago. We may be in the same boat but not sure. We are day 219 ourselves NOA1 April 10. We have discussed contingencies and if we receive a letter of intent to deny I will cancel the K-1 and marry her in the Philippines, then apply the marriage visa route.

What is the difference between an RFE for needing more proof of the relationship and a notice of intent to deny for the same thing instead of an RFE?

 

Thoughts?

 

 

[Meech 442]

1 minute ago, Chris2870 said:

Sure no problem;

USCIS didn't like the fact that the Judge in my divorce case signed the "Journal Entry of Divorce" instead of the Decree. It was legal for him to do so because it was a default judgement. I had to submit a Certified Divorce Certificate from the state of Kansas in response. That was 62 days ago Sept 13.

Ok, so you have passed the 2 months already...We(and quite a few other may filers) got an RFE too asking for things that we had provided intitially. This honestly makes me question the adjudication process and how seriously they take it and if it's fair at all. It is insane because most of us opted for K1 because it took a shorter amount of time than IR1, but we might as well have opted for IR1 because K1 is taking just as long with RFE and NVC slowdown...Sort of feels like we were tricked...Waiting isn't even the problem anymore, it's the fact that we have absolutely no communication from uscis besides delayed updates. I wonder if there's something going on at USCIS because May and April petitions seem to take much longer to be approved. 

[N & A 96]

1 hour ago, WacMay15 said:

I just got the envelope in the mail and I was Approved 😊😊😊 329361 ...may 15 ..183 no text no phone call....just a mail...i hope everyone get theirs this week .......when should I call the nvc.....do they send  paper work too my fiance for her medical? ......do you guys think she can get her visa before the Hollidays 

Congrats!! What is the date on your NOA2? I would call the NVC today. I have seen people not get notified via the app or Shoegum's scan and then by the time they get the NOA2 in the mail, the NVC already has their case! So that could be the case with you too, but either way - you are one step closer . Not sure how it works in Colombia but I am sure you can check your embassy's website for the medical requirements if they don't send them in the mail. Getting the visa before the holiday may be a little hard but not impossible. It all depends on how quickly the NVC gets your petition over to the embassy, how quickly you get the DS 160 and medical exam done and when there is availability for your interview.

 

Congrats again!

[John & Rose 7,239]

1 minute ago, AZSunshine78 said:

What is the difference between an RFE for needing more proof of the relationship and a notice of intent to deny for the same thing instead of an RFE?

 

Thoughts?

 

 

I was thinking the same thing.  Notice of intent to deny is much more serious than an RFE.  I didn't realize they give another chance for proof.  I'm confused why it is not just an RFE.  There must be something more to the story.

[AZSunshine78 437]

1 minute ago, John & Rose said:

I was thinking the same thing.  Notice of intent to deny is much more serious than an RFE.  I didn't realize they give another chance for proof.  I'm confused why it is not just an RFE.  There must be something more to the story.

I agree. It’s great that we all are able to share our experiences to help each other navigate through the process and understand USCIS a bit better.

 

Hope we hear more on this or someone else who has personal experience with this.

[Meech 442]

3 minutes ago, John & Rose said:

I was thinking the same thing.  Notice of intent to deny is much more serious than an RFE.  I didn't realize they give another chance for proof.  I'm confused why it is not just an RFE.  There must be something more to the story.

I thought there must have been something seriously lacking in their petition, otherwise they'd send an RFE. Perhaps they didn't provide proof of meeting in person at all? 

[MarkbK1 71]

2 hours ago, AK&JO said:

Hi @MarkbK1 and @Kirin2002

 

Thanks to both of you the other day, I used Google hangout from my MacBook Google chrome browser and worked perfectly! 

 

Just to share you from Japan to US (not all but most places) seems to be free and calling to NVC was free too😊

 

However after waiting for 10 min, I shared my USCIS case number and asked for NVC case number but they only repeatedly tell me that "it will take 6 weeks to send package and on that timing you will know NVC case number" 😭😭😭.

 

I said again I only want new NVC case number first but they said it'll take 6 weeks...I felt like they are just following on the manuals of the call center. FYI - I'm Nov 7th NOA2 and I understand it's early but 6 weeks...!?

 

Do you know are there better call center staffs in NVC?

 

Also I selected #2 from the call options for NVC but what is most appropriate from #1-7 on the calling menu?

 

if you know something plz let me know.

Hi @AK&JO

 

I am glad it worked with the phone call.

Hope I could help you more with the NVC part, however I am still one ot the May 23rd filers - patiently waiting and keep on waiting... 

Shoegum has a link in his signature on how to call the NVC - I hope this helps.

Glad that at least something is happening is happening in your case - keep us updated.

[John & Rose 7,239]

Just now, Meech said:

I thought there must have been something seriously lacking in their petition, otherwise they'd send an RFE. Perhaps they didn't provide proof of meeting in person at all? 

Even then, I would assume they would get an RFE, not a denial.  There must be more information that we don't see.  I have seen RFEs for additional relationship information but the only denials I recall are when they have never met at all. If they left that entire part blank, I would assume they would just get an RFE. 

[vocaledge 3,340]

1 minute ago, John & Rose said:

Even then, I would assume they would get an RFE, not a denial.  There must be more information that we don't see.  I have seen RFEs for additional relationship information but the only denials I recall are when they have never met at all. If they left that entire part blank, I would assume they would just get an RFE. 

Also from the UK... we need to do something pretty wrong in the process to get denied from what I've researched.

[Meech 442]

1 minute ago, John & Rose said:

Even then, I would assume they would get an RFE, not a denial.  There must be more information that we don't see.  I have seen RFEs for additional relationship information but the only denials I recall are when they have never met at all. If they left that entire part blank, I would assume they would just get an RFE. 

Yeah, it does seem like there's more we don't know. Could USCIS losing evidence result in a NOID, though? 

[Chris2870 721]

1 minute ago, AZSunshine78 said:

What is the difference between an RFE for needing more proof of the relationship and a notice of intent to deny for the same thing instead of an RFE?

 

Thoughts?

 

 

Usually a Letter of Intent to deny is only issued to people who haven't met in person in the last two years or the Background checks turned up disqualifying criminal records etc. Example; A woman comes to the US on a tourist visa with friends and meets Her Fiance while traveling coast to coast then returns home. The American Fiance then files a petition on her behalf. Although legal, it sends red flags to USCIS because the Citizen never visits Her country, which never creates the paper trail that they can follow. Passport stamps, ticket stubs, pictures etc, are the backbone of the petitions. If the Citizen never visits Her and her family then USCIS will doubt the legitimacy of the relationship because no effort was made to understand who she is and where she comes from.

 

Does that make sense?