I-129F May 2017 Filers

[MandW 310]

1 hour ago, Murph4865 said:

Yehaw after 3.5 weeks my stuff is in TRANSIT FROM NVC was getting worried, book other plane and hotel for end of december for interview now dam this is a small fortune.

Tell me about it!! 3 trips to Taiwan since May 30th and hotel for 2 weeks each visit, food and plane tickets, small fortune every trip. I just got back from my 3rd visit this past Tuesday. I'm an august filer so still waiting for NOA2.

congrats!

BTW...My fiancé is also a Filipina 

[WanderingSouls 173]

Its more fun in the Philippines ! Mabuhay!

[JSCGPV 1,903]

7 minutes ago, WanderingSouls said:

Its more fun in the Philippines ! Mabuhay!

I'll 2nd that!! he he

[K1VisaApplicant05 176]

Hi guys! On the I-129F, it asks "Your beneficiary will apply for a visa abroad at the U.S.Embassy or U.S. Consulate at:"

Well, there is a US Consulate in my fiance's city and I wrote that city on the I-129F, but I found out that K1 Visa Interview's aren't done there. They are done at the US Embassy in another city (but same country that I wrote).  I'm planning on selecting the right city in my DS-160, will I ok?

[Aisoku 1]

Hey folks!  Got an RFE 11/17.  May 18th NOA 1.  They're asking for travel evidence and evidence of meeting in person.  I don't have the physical airfare tickets, but I do have an e-boarding pass and electronic ticket receipt.  They also said a passport scan with identification page and admission stamps would help, but my passport is currently MIA. 
 

For proof of meeting in person/travel, I'm planning on submitting: 
 

1. Agoda receipt in country, 
2. food delivery receipts to her address in my name,
3. shopping delivery in her name to that address,
4. bank statements showing in country ATM transactions,
5. e-boarding pass, electronic ticket receipt,
6. 9x dated photographs together, 
7. two declarations of witness from friends

 

I have two questions if anyone is willing to help me out:

Does anyone know if it's possible to go to Custom and Border Patrol and get evidence that would work in place of the passport scans to submit?

Anything else I should submit to help my case? 

We have evidence of meeting after the original submission, including engagement ring receipts, but as it's from after submission I'm not sure if it will be valid for this submission.

Thank you so much for anyone willing to help me out here!  I hope everyone gets their NOA 2 soon!

Edited November 18, 2017 by Aisoku

[spike198 506]

29 minutes ago, Aisoku said:

Hey folks!  Got an RFE 11/17.  May 18th NOA 1.  They're asking for travel evidence and evidence of meeting in person.  I don't have the physical airfare tickets, but I do have an e-boarding pass and electronic ticket receipt.  They also said a passport scan with identification page and admission stamps would help, but my passport is currently MIA. 
 

For proof of meeting in person/travel, I'm planning on submitting: 
 

1. Agoda receipt in country, 
2. food delivery receipts to her address in my name,
3. shopping delivery in her name to that address,
4. bank statements showing in country ATM transactions,
5. e-boarding pass, electronic ticket receipt,
6. 9x dated photographs together, 
7. two declarations of witness from friends

 

I have two questions if anyone is willing to help me out:

Does anyone know if it's possible to go to Custom and Border Patrol and get evidence that would work in place of the passport scans to submit?

Anything else I should submit to help my case? 

We have evidence of meeting after the original submission, including engagement ring receipts, but as it's from after submission I'm not sure if it will be valid for this submission.

Thank you so much for anyone willing to help me out here!  I hope everyone gets their NOA 2 soon!

I had a similar situation in that I did electronic kiosks when arriving in his country and didn't keep the receipts when traveling. I tried contacting everyone (US passport agency, customs and immigration, border patrol, homeland security) and no one could help. I just kept getting bounced around. My only other suggestion is to contact the airlines and ask them to send you proof of the actual use of your ticket (unless you have something stamped by TSA). I didn't have copies of used boarding passes so I contacted the airline and they emailed me a document that is basically proof that someone boarded the plane with my tickets. 

Edited November 18, 2017 by spike198

[Aisoku 1]

27 minutes ago, spike198 said:

I had a similar situation in that I did electronic kiosks when arriving in his country and didn't keep the receipts when traveling. I tried contacting everyone (US passport agency, customs and immigration, border patrol, homeland security) and no one could help. I just kept getting bounced around. My only other suggestion is to contact the airlines and ask them to send you proof of the actual use of your ticket (unless you have something stamped by TSA). I didn't have copies of used boarding passes so I contacted the airline and they emailed me a document that is basically proof that someone boarded the plane with my tickets. 

This is awesome advice, thank you! 

Finnair gave me what I needed right away on calling, but SriLankan airlines is giving me the run around.  I also just experienced calling every office you listed only to have them tell me that they couldn't help, but to call some other agency that isn't really responsible for this.  Not only that, but the deferred investigation site for Tampa rings disconnected.  

[Terri/Ed 55]

5 hours ago, Murph4865 said:

Yehaw after 3.5 weeks my stuff is in TRANSIT FROM NVC was getting worried, book other plane and hotel for end of december for interview now dam this is a small fortune.

Congrats !! Were you in AP at all?

we have same timelines, Noa2 oct 10th , NVC arrived Oct 19th, have been told we are in AP , It's  4 weeks now .I have read I could be stuck here for months? 

Do you know of anyone else this is happening to ? I'm very worried ! Terri/Ed     0

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Posted 1 hour ago

Hi Guys, we received our Noa1 May 5th, Noa2 Oct 6th, NVC received Oct 19th, we were lucky to get our number straight away but now when I call they tell us it's it's AP and can't give me a time frame .

Its been nearly 4 weeks now and I've read we can be stuck here for weeks/months?

is anyone else having this problem? It's so upsetting !

 

[Hadassah123 523]

2 hours ago, K1VisaApplicant05 said:

Hi guys! On the I-129F, it asks "Your beneficiary will apply for a visa abroad at the U.S.Embassy or U.S. Consulate at:"

Well, there is a US Consulate in my fiance's city and I wrote that city on the I-129F, but I found out that K1 Visa Interview's aren't done there. They are done at the US Embassy in another city (but same country that I wrote).  I'm planning on selecting the right city in my DS-160, will I ok?

I have the same issue. I put the embassy on our I-129F, but later found out that K1's are only handled at the consulate.

 

I was assured by another Dutch filer that they should automatically send/re-route our file to the consulate. I believe I've read similar stories in the March/April thread that that is indeed the case, and you can go ahead filling out the right city. 

 

Just my thoughts and what I've read. Would be great if someone else can chime in though - then I'd rest even more assured for our application too  

[PadieNerkBrapone 341]

15 hours ago, Hey Jude said:

Shoey is the man!  Grateful for all he does! I see my RFE for additional evidence they requested from me was received yesterday.  Evidence I already sent originally. Now I wonder how long before my Noa 2 after they received the evidence. Any idea?

Look at the RFE Master List in my signature. It can give you a good idea on how long an NOA2 takes after a RFE. Don't forget to fill it out also so that it can help those following us.

Edited November 18, 2017 by PadieNerkBrapone

[Hadassah123 523]

1 hour ago, Aisoku said:

This is awesome advice, thank you! 

Finnair gave me what I needed right away on calling, but SriLankan airlines is giving me the run around.  I also just experienced calling every office you listed only to have them tell me that they couldn't help, but to call some other agency that isn't really responsible for this.  Not only that, but the deferred investigation site for Tampa rings disconnected.  

I can't remember anymore if this is required further along in the process, but you can find your entry data to the US here:

 

https://i94.cbp.dhs.gov/I94/#/home 

 

If you can still get the boarding passes, or proof by the airline, that would still be the way to go, but might this otherwise count instead? I mean - it is government data....

[Danny and Taly 50]

13 hours ago, Naes said:

No I don't think the name would make a difference.

 

Wait for a week more, after thanksgiving if you still don't have anything, start calling.

 

Try to reach a tier 2, tier 1 has no idea what they're talking about. I know it would be troublesome but some people call till they reach tier 2. 

In a few weeks I'm sure they're going to update the processing times but it will again say May 1, so ignore that and call.

Thank you. I will see what i can do and keep everyone updated. 

[PadieNerkBrapone 341]

2 hours ago, Aisoku said:

Hey folks!  Got an RFE 11/17.  May 18th NOA 1.  They're asking for travel evidence and evidence of meeting in person.  I don't have the physical airfare tickets, but I do have an e-boarding pass and electronic ticket receipt.  They also said a passport scan with identification page and admission stamps would help, but my passport is currently MIA. 
 

For proof of meeting in person/travel, I'm planning on submitting: 
 

1. Agoda receipt in country, 
2. food delivery receipts to her address in my name,
3. shopping delivery in her name to that address,
4. bank statements showing in country ATM transactions,
5. e-boarding pass, electronic ticket receipt,
6. 9x dated photographs together, 
7. two declarations of witness from friends

 

I have two questions if anyone is willing to help me out:

Does anyone know if it's possible to go to Custom and Border Patrol and get evidence that would work in place of the passport scans to submit?

Anything else I should submit to help my case? 

We have evidence of meeting after the original submission, including engagement ring receipts, but as it's from after submission I'm not sure if it will be valid for this submission.

Thank you so much for anyone willing to help me out here!  I hope everyone gets their NOA 2 soon!

Look at the RFE Master List in my signature. It can give you a good idea on how long an NOA2 takes after a RFE. Don't forget to fill it out also so that it can help those following us.

[Shaman 320]

Hi guys! Congrats to all who got their NOA2, NVC numbers, scheduled their interview and booked tickets 🍾💞🎉

 

we've just got our RFE hard copy in mail - just 1 question about petitioner missed in the form 🙂🙃 and we're going to send it back asap. 

@PadieNerkBrapone yes, I've updated the data in your RFE list ✌️

 

That is a challenge - all this process 😱 - While waiting for the RFE hard copy I collected a new pack of evidence of how we first met in person and all the numerous trips we made to meet over the past year (pics of us two, with kids and our families, with friends, tickets and paychecks - oh, we could have bought a nice studio apartment in my town 😁) wrote a new letter of intent from my part, and got a notary permission for my mom to request a copy of my divorce certificate from the court (as it is not in the country I reside now). What a craze!!! 🙂🙃🙂 if he still wants to marry me after this panic he observed so patiently - he really is my destiny 💏 

[Cristina24 122]

8 hours ago, IG&JG said:

Let me know when u will get your number please .My NOA2 is November 9. 

Mine is november 3rd