Turning in I-129F Tomorrow, last minute questions!

[TarynL 1]

Hey friends! The time has FINALLY arrived that I am submitting mine and my fiancé's K1 I-129F packet tomorrow. 

 

Just some last minute questions,

 

1. To send my petition to the Dallas USCIS Lockbox, I was planning on sending everything in by UPS (express mail and courier deliveries,) so that would be this address correct?

USCIS
Attn: I-129F
2501 South State Highway 121 Business
Suite 400
Lewisville, TX 75067

 

2. I have my packet in a black folder type of deal, should I get a box to place it in at the post office or Walmart to send it in or what would you suggest? 

 

3. Unfortunately, I have no checks on me (not even starter checks) and the city I am living in right now doesn't have my bank in it. So I was planning on sending this by money order, I have heard they will ask for an address on the money order? I don't have much experience using a money order so if that's true, what address would I put there? And would I make it out to United States Homeland Security? 

 

4. Any other January filers out there? I am from and living in Pennsylvania, does that mean my file will be sent to the Vermont Service Center? 

 

Thanks a ton!!!

[Naes 12,205]

3 minutes ago, TarynL said:

Hey friends! The time has FINALLY arrived that I am submitting mine and my fiancé's K1 I-129F packet tomorrow. 

 

Just some last minute questions,

 

1. To send my petition to the Dallas USCIS Lockbox, I was planning on sending everything in by UPS (express mail and courier deliveries,) so that would be this address correct?

USCIS
Attn: I-129F
2501 South State Highway 121 Business
Suite 400
Lewisville, TX 75067

 

2. I have my packet in a black folder type of deal, should I get a box to place it in at the post office or Walmart to send it in or what would you suggest? 

 

3. Unfortunately, I have no checks on me (not even starter checks) and the city I am living in right now doesn't have my bank in it. So I was planning on sending this by money order, I have heard they will ask for an address on the money order? I don't have much experience using a money order so if that's true, what address would I put there? And would I make it out to United States Homeland Security? 

 

4. Any other January filers out there? I am from and living in Pennsylvania, does that mean my file will be sent to the Vermont Service Center? 

 

Thanks a ton!!!

1. I don't think you need a box, we only took the folder to the post office. Definitely send with a tracker number.

 

3. No. All k1s currently goes to California service center.

 

for money order I don't remember what my fiancé wrote so I leave that to someone who will answer correctly.

[Marzena & Stephen 544]

47 minutes ago, TarynL said:

Hey friends! The time has FINALLY arrived that I am submitting mine and my fiancé's K1 I-129F packet tomorrow. 

 

Just some last minute questions,

 

1. To send my petition to the Dallas USCIS Lockbox, I was planning on sending everything in by UPS (express mail and courier deliveries,) so that would be this address correct?

USCIS
Attn: I-129F
2501 South State Highway 121 Business
Suite 400
Lewisville, TX 75067

 

2. I have my packet in a black folder type of deal, should I get a box to place it in at the post office or Walmart to send it in or what would you suggest? 

 

3. Unfortunately, I have no checks on me (not even starter checks) and the city I am living in right now doesn't have my bank in it. So I was planning on sending this by money order, I have heard they will ask for an address on the money order? I don't have much experience using a money order so if that's true, what address would I put there? And would I make it out to United States Homeland Security? 

 

4. Any other January filers out there? I am from and living in Pennsylvania, does that mean my file will be sent to the Vermont Service Center? 

 

Thanks a ton!!!

Make it out to :

 "U.S. Department of Homeland Security." (not “USDHS” or “DHS”)

 

 

here are the instructions for payment :

 

1. Write the date you are filling out the check including:  month, day and year.  Important note: Write the date of the check in the U.S. style of month/day/year. (Example: January 4, 2017 or 1/4/17, but not 4/1/17.)
2. On the "Pay to the Order of" line write:  "U.S. Department of Homeland Security." (not “USDHS” or “DHS”). 
3. Write in numbers the exact dollar amount of the fee for the service you are requesting. In the example, the amount is "$725.00."
4. Spell out the exact dollar amount of the fee for the service you are requesting.  The "cents" portion of the amount should be written as a fraction over 100.  In this example, the amount is "Seven hundred twenty-five and 00/100."
5. Write a brief description of the purpose of your payment and include the applicant’s name in the memo line.  In this example, it is "N-400 application and biometric services fee."
6. Sign the check using your legal name.

 

Edited January 16, 2018 by Marzena & Stephen

[OutOfThisWorld 87]

The post office will give you the money order unfilled, it is your job to fill all the recipient and sender and address fields. You can leave the recipient address blank.

 

BTW, you are not required to order your checks from your bank, you can print them anywhere, such as from one of the check printing services. You could technically write your own check on a napkin, and it would still be legal (though good luck convincing anybody to accept such a check, LOL).

[Marzena & Stephen 544]

2 hours ago, OutOfThisWorld said:

You could technically write your own check on a napkin, and it would still be legal (though good luck convincing anybody to accept such a check, LOL).

Where did you hear about this? There is a reason for cheque #s and decent banks have fraud protection based on their numbers under each account. As do businesses. If a cheque is cashed out of an account and their is no chq # issued/printed to that account or it is duplicated the chq may bounce. This is not only personal but also business accounts. I'm just curious..   I've never heard something like this before lol...

[Marzena & Stephen 544]

3 hours ago, Marzena & Stephen said:

Make it out to :

 "U.S. Department of Homeland Security." (not “USDHS” or “DHS”)

 

 

here are the instructions for payment :

 

1. Write the date you are filling out the check including:  month, day and year.  Important note: Write the date of the check in the U.S. style of month/day/year. (Example: January 4, 2017 or 1/4/17, but not 4/1/17.)
2. On the "Pay to the Order of" line write:  "U.S. Department of Homeland Security." (not “USDHS” or “DHS”). 
3. Write in numbers the exact dollar amount of the fee for the service you are requesting. In the example, the amount is "$725.00."
4. Spell out the exact dollar amount of the fee for the service you are requesting.  The "cents" portion of the amount should be written as a fraction over 100.  In this example, the amount is "Seven hundred twenty-five and 00/100."
5. Write a brief description of the purpose of your payment and include the applicant’s name in the memo line.  In this example, it is "N-400 application and biometric services fee."
6. Sign the check using your legal name.

 

The amount would differ as this is only an example from the uscis site. I believe it's still $535 ? Sorry I hope this didn't confuse You! @TarynL

Edited January 16, 2018 by Marzena & Stephen

[OutOfThisWorld 87]

55 minutes ago, Marzena & Stephen said:

Where did you hear about this? There is a reason for cheque #s and decent banks have fraud protection based on their numbers under each account. As do businesses. If a cheque is cashed out of an account and their is no chq # issued/printed to that account or it is duplicated the chq may bounce. This is not only personal but also business accounts. I'm just curious..   I've never heard something like this before lol...

Do not worry. When somebody descides to write a fraudulent cheque against your account, it is not going to be on a napkin; it is going to be perfect looking, with impressive numbers and everything.

 

Just kidding. Not wishing any fraud on anyone.

 

I was just illustrating a point. Many people think they have to order cheques from the bank. This is not so.

[Marzena & Stephen 544]

8 minutes ago, OutOfThisWorld said:

Do not worry. When somebody descides to write a fraudulent cheque against your account, it is not going to be on a napkin; it is going to be perfect looking, with impressive numbers and everything.

 

Just kidding. Not wishing any fraud on anyone.

 

I was just illustrating a point. Many people think they have to order cheques from the bank. This is not so.

It would be interesting to say the least 😂

[NicolaBolton87 161]

12 hours ago, TarynL said:

Hey friends! The time has FINALLY arrived that I am submitting mine and my fiancé's K1 I-129F packet tomorrow. 

 

Just some last minute questions,

 

1. To send my petition to the Dallas USCIS Lockbox, I was planning on sending everything in by UPS (express mail and courier deliveries,) so that would be this address correct?

USCIS
Attn: I-129F
2501 South State Highway 121 Business
Suite 400
Lewisville, TX 75067

 

2. I have my packet in a black folder type of deal, should I get a box to place it in at the post office or Walmart to send it in or what would you suggest? 

 

3. Unfortunately, I have no checks on me (not even starter checks) and the city I am living in right now doesn't have my bank in it. So I was planning on sending this by money order, I have heard they will ask for an address on the money order? I don't have much experience using a money order so if that's true, what address would I put there? And would I make it out to United States Homeland Security? 

 

4. Any other January filers out there? I am from and living in Pennsylvania, does that mean my file will be sent to the Vermont Service Center? 

 

Thanks a ton!!!

My fiancé lives in Pennsylvania, too. I'll hopefully be moving there once this process is complete!

Good luck to you

[John & Rose 7,239]

12 hours ago, OutOfThisWorld said:

The post office will give you the money order unfilled, it is your job to fill all the recipient and sender and address fields. You can leave the recipient address blank.

 

BTW, you are not required to order your checks from your bank, you can print them anywhere, such as from one of the check printing services. You could technically write your own check on a napkin, and it would still be legal (though good luck convincing anybody to accept such a check, LOL).

I had a friend who paid his alimony on an old pair of his underwear...True story.  It was accepted.  All you need is the routing and account numbers and you can print or write your own checks.

[geowrian 22,338]

11 hours ago, Marzena & Stephen said:

Where did you hear about this? There is a reason for cheque #s and decent banks have fraud protection based on their numbers under each account. As do businesses. If a cheque is cashed out of an account and their is no chq # issued/printed to that account or it is duplicated the chq may bounce. This is not only personal but also business accounts. I'm just curious..   I've never heard something like this before lol...

What qualifies as a negotiable instrument is quite broad. A check just needs the account number, amount, signature, etc. As such, you can literally write a check on basically anything and it's valid. However, getting somebody to accept the check is definitely an issue, and the bank would likely use a substitute document to record it in their system (your napkin-check likely would not survive processing).

A check number is for assisting with record keeping. Many times starter checks (given by the bank) don't even include this.