March 2018 I-129f Filers

[Alan&Alex 173]

4 hours ago, Mike&Dani said:

I agree, it is very frustrating and disappointing to see that date slip further and further back. I have decided to stop checking it as often. Or at all now. I was doing it almost daily to see any change. It was creeping up a day or two at first but now is slipping back more and more. So, I figured I would save myself that torture of checking it too often and just stop checking it at all. We know it is coming. No sense driving myself crazy worrying about what date or dates it may come. Instead, I am focusing on other things. Practicing the bass guitar some or working on a work from home venture I'm diving into. That has been eating up more of my time and focus lately. In a good way. I know many have said it and will say it, try to find other things to focus on instead. Avoid clicking that My Timeline link and torturing yourself with looking at those dates. It will come.

Indeed. I've already decided it's useless to look at the timeline/date. I've gone from late of September to mid September back to late September. I figure it'll continue to fluctuate like that so I'm going to save myself the headache and just start checking when we closer to September. I doubt we'll see any major shift to earlier dates than what was estimated when we received our NOA1. If we do, bonus! 

[Alan&Alex 173]

1 hour ago, BananaButton5 said:

I was thinking today, and I realized I'm not sure if I submitted my application with a long form birth certificate. I know a lot of people get RFE's if they send a short form. After googling what a long form looks like, I'm thinking the one I sent is short form-- although mine does list the state of birth of my parents. After some more research, I figured out that not all states issue long form birth certificates at all, so in that situation  USCIS will accept a short form....however, I can't seem to be able to figure out if my state (Missouri) has long form birth certificates or not. Oy, I hope they just approve it with the version I gave....but  I'm going to attempt to track down a long form version of mine (if it even exists) just in case I get an RFE for it. 

I can't help with Missouri but I know Virginia doesn't have a long form. At least I assume so because when I ordered a duplicate (I sent my only original to my fiance), the third party site VA uses (https://www.vitalchek.com/order_main.aspx?eventtype=birth#) to order birth certificates asked the purpose of the certificate. I chose immigration and they sent me one with identical information to my original which was just the very basics of birthday, parents and their ages, and birth place (so I assume it's the short form). 

 

Maybe you can just order a spare and see what they send you :-) 

[Alan&Alex 173]

1 hour ago, BananaButton5 said:

I was thinking today, and I realized I'm not sure if I submitted my application with a long form birth certificate. I know a lot of people get RFE's if they send a short form. After googling what a long form looks like, I'm thinking the one I sent is short form-- although mine does list the state of birth of my parents. After some more research, I figured out that not all states issue long form birth certificates at all, so in that situation  USCIS will accept a short form....however, I can't seem to be able to figure out if my state (Missouri) has long form birth certificates or not. Oy, I hope they just approve it with the version I gave....but  I'm going to attempt to track down a long form version of mine (if it even exists) just in case I get an RFE for it. 

But now that you mention this, I'm second guessing so will do some research just in case I should have in one in case of a RFE. I know we already have a long form for my fiancé's birth certificate.

Edited June 15, 2018 by Alan&Alex

[Alan&Alex 173]

11 minutes ago, Alan&Alex said:

But now that you mention this, I'm second guessing so will do some research just in case I should have in one in case of a RFE. I know we already have a long form for my fiancé's birth certificate.

I just called Virginia's Division of Vital Records and they said that they do not support long forms through VitalChek (despite VitalChek saying they do) but I can request one through their office. 😢I now live in Texas so will have to mail order it. Bummer. Well, who knows the turn around so guess I'll get one ordered just in case. Should have called their office to start with rather than just going through their website. 

[debbiedoo 2,339]

If you have a passport, there is no need for the petitioner to send their birth certificate (if i remember correctly) they need to verify your citizenship, and either document does that. Now, Im paranoid, but i sent both my passport and my birth certificate. I dont believe california (where i was born) or NC (where my kids were born) have long forms, as the ones ive gotten are always one page and pretty much have the 'usual' info. could be wrong, but ive never seen or heard of it another way for either state.

[BananaButton5 175]

1 minute ago, debbiedoo said:

If you have a passport, there is no need for the petitioner to send their birth certificate (if i remember correctly) they need to verify your citizenship, and either document does that. Now, Im paranoid, but i sent both my passport and my birth certificate. I dont believe california (where i was born) or NC (where my kids were born) have long forms, as the ones ive gotten are always one page and pretty much have the 'usual' info. could be wrong, but ive never seen or heard of it another way for either state.

I'm almost certain you need both passport and birth certificate. 

[Alan&Alex 173]

Just now, BananaButton5 said:

I'm almost certain you need both passport and birth certificate. 

At least for the application, the guide says one or the other http://www.visajourney.com/content/k1guide. 

 

Quote

Copy of the Birth certificate (front and back) for the US Citizen or a copy of ALL pages of the US Citizen's passport issued with a validity of at least 5 years or a copy of the US Citizen's naturalization certificate (front and back). This is used to establish citizenship.

 

I feel like if the long form was such a big deal for the petitioner, the guide would have emphasized that. 

[BananaButton5 175]

2 minutes ago, Alan&Alex said:

At least for the application, the guide says one or the other http://www.visajourney.com/content/k1guide. 

 

 

Well that's good to know! I sent both so maybe they won't send and RFE for the birth certificate, LOL. 

[debbiedoo 2,339]

Just now, BananaButton5 said:

I'm almost certain you need both passport and birth certificate. 

could be. as i said, i dont recall. but i sent both cause ... paranoia. LOLOLOL

 

just looked it up out of curiosity per the instructions for the 129f ...

 

Evidence of U.S. citizenship which may include any of the following:

A.

A copy of your birth certificate issued by a U.S. civil authority;

B.

A copy of your original Certificate of Naturalization;

C.

A copy of your original Certificate of Citizenship;

D.

A copy of your Form FS-240, Report of Birth Abroad of a Citizen of the United States;

E.

A copy of your valid, unexpired U.S. passport or passport card issued with a validity period of at least five years;

or

F.

A statement executed by a U.S. consular officer certifying that you are a U.S. citizen and the bearer of a currently

valid U.S. passport.

key words in the instructions 'may include ANY' - so they accept ANY of them

[Bunnypio 34]

On 6/15/2018 at 1:59 PM, BananaButton5 said:

Well that's good to know! I sent both so maybe they won't send and RFE for the birth certificate, LOL. 

A passport is the only proof you will need for proof of US Citizenship and in my opinion it is a better proof then the birth certificate.  You can send both but i only sent the passport as i work with the US Government and this is widely accepted.  However if i just had just sent my birth certificate i would consider also sending my passport copy just to seal the deal.  The passport is the official way to go.  

 

In other news my date has started moving closer again !!!!! i went from the 18th of october to the 14th.  I am sure the rest of you also have seen similar results.  Were back on track.  

[DNZ14 37]

6 hours ago, Bunnypio said:

A passport is the only proof you will need for proof of US Citizenship and in my opinion it is a better proof then the birth certificate.  You can send both but i only sent the passport as i work with the US Government and this is widely accepted.  However if i just had just sent my birth certificate i would consider also sending my passport copy just to seal the deal.  The passport is the official way to go.  

 

In other news my date has started moving closer again !!!!! i went from the 18th of october to the 14th.  I am sure the rest of you also have seen similar results.  Were back on track.  

You are right, dates are starting to move back down, also I have since started to use this time to just relax and get ready for our NOA2 within the next couple of months.

[Olisant 65]

Today makes it 90 days since they received our case I feel close to my love every day that goes by. 

[BananaButton5 175]

5 hours ago, Olisant said:

Today makes it 90 days since they received our case I feel close to my love every day that goes by. 

Day 107! So happy to hopefully be a bit past halfway mark! 

[BrianC 79]

Ok i checked the old website the first 3 months of the fiscal year oct-dec uscis was at 6.6 months processing time now for oct -march they are at 7.7 months.  I truthfully expected it to go the other way since last year it was 3-4 months and the new rules should not have slowed them down that much.  Looks like they are using the new rules as a reason to slack off and not meet their number or having difficulty with using the new system efficiently.

[Meu Amor 180]

@BananaButton5 I hear ya loud and clear. Keep busy my friends, and stay positive. The approvals are coming!

Edited June 23, 2018 by flimflam
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