I-129F February 2018 Filer

[IndigoFlowers 130]

56 minutes ago, Leah and Matt said:

Sent packet 2/9/18, packet received 2/12/18 NOA1 email 2/16/18 check was cashed 2/20/18 woohoo! Just waiting on NOA1 hard copy!

Yay!!! We’re still waiting on our hard copy too! 

[Sarah91 0]

I sent out my packet on February 17, 2018.

I've heard nothing so far on receiving packet. 

I am getting so nervous that I made a mistake. 

[gavin923 92]

3 minutes ago, Sarah91 said:

I sent out my packet on February 17, 2018.

I've heard nothing so far on receiving packet. 

I am getting so nervous that I made a mistake. 

Welcome!

Did you send the package with a tracking number?  

If you paid by check, watch your bank account to see if it has cleared. 

Also remember that Monday was a US federal holiday, so nothing happened that day (Government & banks all closed).

[aminkowz 105]

Just now, Sarah91 said:

I sent out my packet on February 17, 2018.

I've heard nothing so far on receiving packet. 

I am getting so nervous that I made a mistake. 

Hello, nothing to worry about its taking 7 days on average to get NOA1 for Feb filers - so you're well within the range - just monitor your bank account and see if they withdrew the filing fees, that will be a good indicator that your package was accepted. Did you submit G-1145 form for electronic notification?

[CharlieTshiab 66]

I sent mine on the 16th and paid extra to overnight it.  Tracking # says it was delivered on the 19th.  So I'm in the same boat as you.  Hoping to get NOA1 tomorrow but averages indicate it may not be till at least sometime next week.

 

Edited February 22, 2018 by CharlieTshiab

[Bree2Sweet 2]

Sent mine out Feb 20th 😅

[vinnie&andy 118]

02/19/18 Mailed I-129F from Lexington, KY !

02/22/18 I-129F delivered in Lewisville, TX

 

So excited !! 

02/19/18 Mailed I-129F from Lexington, KY !

02/22/18 I-129F delivered in Lewisville, TX

 

So excited !! 

[lusiaan 82]

Nice to see people joining!! So excited for us :).

[MyFilAmFuture 4]

Hey everybody!! Lewisville TX received my I129f form on Tuesday Feb 20th. Is anybody doing the process by themselves without an attorney? We have been together for 19 months and she lives in The Philippines.......I am so happy to find this site!! Best of luck to everyone!!

[gavin923 92]

11 minutes ago, MyFilAmFuture said:

Hey everybody!! Lewisville TX received my I129f form on Tuesday Feb 20th. Is anybody doing the process by themselves without an attorney? We have been together for 19 months and she lives in The Philippines.......I am so happy to find this site!! Best of luck to everyone!!

Hi & Welcome!

Glad to have you join us : )

 

We used a local, Russian speaking immigration specialist attorney (my fiancee is Ukrainian & speaks Russian).  I hired the attorney before I did a lot of research & understood the process. 

 

In retrospect, it absolutely wasn't *necessary* to have an attorney, but having her on our side provides a little peace of mind "just in case".  Also, she is able to provide translations of my fiancee's documents as part of her fee.  

 

I'll add that we did 99.5% of the work on our petition.  I also caught a few omissions on the work the attorney did as we reviewed everything a dozen times.  

 

Bottom line is that nobody cares as much as your success in obtaining this visa as you & you fiancee do. 

For the attorney, it's just a job. 

For you, it's your life. 

Edited February 23, 2018 by gavin923

[Leah and Matt 120]

We will be receiving our NOA1 hard copy in the mail today! Thank goodness for informed delivery!

[RambaCat 643]

25 minutes ago, MyFilAmFuture said:

Hey everybody!! Lewisville TX received my I129f form on Tuesday Feb 20th. Is anybody doing the process by themselves without an attorney? We have been together for 19 months and she lives in The Philippines.......I am so happy to find this site!! Best of luck to everyone!!

We did ours without a lawyer! (We're January filers but I like to check all the threads).

 

I'm expecting an RFE though because I didn't put a photocopy of the passport stamps in the packet we sent.

[gavin923 92]

12 minutes ago, Leah and Matt said:

We will be receiving our NOA1 hard copy in the mail today! Thank goodness for informed delivery!

Awesome news!  Getting the hard copy makes everything seem so much more real.  Enjoy!

And I agree.  I just signed up for USPS Informed Delivery.  It's fantastic.

[Hirotoyoto 36]

Hi Everyone,

 

I am about to file mine soon. Could anyone help me or tell me how they assembled their packet? Also, how did you guys answer question 54? 

 

Thank you

[S&J_ 247]

49 minutes ago, Hirotoyoto said:

Hi Everyone,

 

I am about to file mine soon. Could anyone help me or tell me how they assembled their packet? Also, how did you guys answer question 54? 

 

Thank you

 

Hi,

 

I'm not an expert but personally this visa journey website helped me a lot. However, always use the USCIS official K1 visa page for the most reliable and up to date information, especially for the filing fee/where to file it to.

 

Here is a link to the Visa Journey's K1 Fiancé visa step-by-step guide: http://www.visajourney.com/content/k1guide 

At the top of this page, it also offers a link to an overview of the entire K1 process. Like I mentioned above, use the USCIS website for official instructions on how to file.  

 

Q54...do you mean where it asks to describe the circumstances of how we met? For ours, we used only the provided lines and kept it short. Stated when we met, that we lived together, then visited each other's homes and then finally, why we had to go back to our home countries. We didn't extend it further. Not sure if this was the right way to answer that but that's what we did. Hope this helps. 

Edited February 23, 2018 by lotusflower16