September 2017 I-129F Filers, Part II

[Amberperez10 4]

16 minutes ago, h&y said:

I think the myth comes from forums like this. I haven't personally heard of someone being put in AP or anything when it came to a signature but rather they just need more proof. I also don't search the forum for things like this because at the end of the day, It only cost 60$ to send the packet of documents to my fiancé , all of my signatures were wet but also scanned to him via email.

 

rapidvisa told me to not use scanned signatures for documents required. If you want to submit additional information that's fine. I think people should start reading the instructions and following their own instinct. Not sure how anyone can miss a letter of intent when it clearly says to include one when sending in the i129f to the uscis, and is probably the number one reason for an rfe. ( so I've noticed on here.) Sorry to be blunt .... but it just doesn't make sense to me.

In my case the letter of intent was sent with the rest of the required documents for the petition they simply asked for it again for what reason I'm not sure , I sent my letter of intent along with my fiancé's that they asked for his again is where my questions come in 

[JoelThai 313]

28 minutes ago, h&y said:

I think people should start reading the instructions and following their own instinct. 

100% agree.  I often think some petitioners are not even aware that there is a separate I-129f instruction document.   

https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/files/form/i-129finstr.pdf

 

But I also remind myself that some beneficiaries fill out the I-129F for the petitioner and English may not be their first language.  Comprehending some of the instructions can be challenging and for me required several re-reads, so for those not fully fluent in English, I imagine it can be even more difficult.   (Do not get me wrong, I fully admire and respect anyone who can communicate in more than one language.   It is something I cannot fluently do.)   As evidence of beneficiaries filling out the I-129F, I have seen a video on YouTube where the beneficiary is explaining how she filled out the I-129F with the petitioner sitting by her side, and he has no ideal what she is discussing.  LOL!

 

When I prepared my I-129F I read the form instructions several times and it is my belief I followed them to a T.  There have been several time that I have read here on Visa Journey where it was suggested that I did something wrong in preparing my documents, only to double check the I-129F instructions and USCIS Filing Tips sheet to confirm that I should be fine.

 

My day of reckoning with the USCIS will not arrive for another few months though, so we will see where I may have gone astray.   

Edited March 25, 2018 by JoelThai

[pinkkk 76]

11 hours ago, Naes said:

Helloooooo Berries!!!

 

Before next week starts and most likely for us to see some October approvals, I wanted to add;

Remember! The first 2 weeks is when they will focus strongly on the month before!

All those from September hopefully is to see some good clear up!

 

For October; @Daniel P will be doing scans daily, however as he is still with his fiance till Tuesday (this is like the one thing we all hush  ), if there's any movement I'll be updating you as well  

I did one on October last week and saw some number of withdrawals, which usually happens 1 or 2 weeks before the month starts! So Good luck!!

 

We finally said a nice goodbye to our long waiting May filers this week by them getting their noa2s,

Hope next week we can have the same for Junies as well!!!

 

Now with the weeklies!

 

Weekly Overall Movement :

 

	June	July	Aug.	Sept	Total
03/19/18	35	51	83	115	284
03/20/18	6	15	36	101	158
03/21/18	21	35	91	181	328
03/22/18	23	42	63	207	335
03/23/18	15	27	52	75	169
Total	100	170	325	679	1274

 

 

Weekly Overall Movement - Approvals Only :

 

	June	July	Aug.	Sept	Total
03/19/18	15	23	22	79	139
03/20/18	2	5	7	17	31
03/21/18	12	27	66	116	221
03/22/18	11	21	35	111	178
03/23/18	4	19	26	64	113
Total	44	95	156	387	682

 

 

Monthly Status and Numbers :

Please remember, There are quite a number of December cases that does not appear due to validation errors.

And that there are also many cases that look still virgins on case tracker system because of the old system and Silent NOA2s that were happening.

 

	June	July	Aug	Sept	Oct	Nov	Dec	Total
Approved	1798	1408	1202	649	2	1		5060
Virgins	871	1161	1490	2039	3732	3304	3297	15894
Touched	953	821	952	594	135	67	28	3550
Excluded	419	406	431	316	273	205	184	2234
Total	4041	3796	4075	3598	4142	3577	3509	26738

 

 

 

 

 

 

im so happy that there will still be someone who will do daily update on october 😍because im november filers hehe im excited to see october approvals 😊

[JoelThai 313]

34 minutes ago, Amberperez10 said:

In my case the letter of intent was sent with the rest of the required documents for the petition they simply asked for it again for what reason I'm not sure , I sent my letter of intent along with my fiancé's that they asked for his again is where my questions come in 

@h&y  The issue of missing documents by the USCIS seems to be occurring frequently lately.   The number of RFE's has increased noticeably in recent months, possibly due to an increased quota placed on adjudicators.  There is some speculation that reporting missing documents is a tactic being used to increase the appearance of greater scrutiny of applications.

 

But for those who are loosing documentation during processing, I wonder how their original package was assembled.   The USCIS recommends that all documentation  be fastened together with fasteners via two hole punch.  

• Use fasteners to hold together thick or bulky applications or petitions. Two-hole punching the top of the material for easy placement in the file is appreciated.

https://www.uscis.gov/forms-filing-tips

 

Perhaps this could explain how evidence is being lost?

 

Another possible issue with the letter of intent is that two separate letters are required, one from the beneficiary, and one from the petitioner.  This is something that I did not find explained well in the I-129F instructions.  The instructions state:

 

"Evidence of your intention to marry may include statements of intent to marry signed by both you and your fiancé(e) or any other evidence that establishes, by a preponderance of the evidence, your mutual intention"

 

This could be written more clearly, such at "...may include individual separate signed statements, one each by you, and one by your fiance(e)...

 

being that a single letter of intent signed by both the petitioner and beneficiary has resulted in RFEs.

Edited March 25, 2018 by JoelThai

[JoelThai 313]

37 minutes ago, h&y said:

People scared me on here. So much so I went to my bank and acquired a letter of all deposits from 2017. Signed and stamped by the bank. I don't need it but I have it. Just a choice and mostly because others were doing it.

It sounds like you are well prepared and ready to take action if any bumps come along the way.   I don't think you have anything to be scared about.  

Edited March 25, 2018 by JoelThai

[DeepakChani 738]

6 hours ago, Swissmiss82 said:

hey my dear berries

 

i am here every day and hoping to read about more approvals for everyone!

 

i am sooo happy to see the numbers of this week, finally 200 and 181 a day! great news  i am also sure there are 

still a bunch of silents, so i'm looking forward to hearing more about these too!

 

crossing all fingers that this week will be successful and surprising a looot of you guys! 

How are things going for you? Did they recieve at the NVC yet? 

[Mayi & MiMi 172]

@Naes so I was looking at your chart and I saw 1 Approval for 9/29. Am I reading that correctly?  

[Naes 12,205]

14 minutes ago, Mayi & MiMi said:

@Naes so I was looking at your chart and I saw 1 Approval for 9/29. Am I reading that correctly?  

Yep  but nothing for the previous 2 days.

[Penny&Lee 338]

feeling really disheartened. so pleased for everyone approved but really upset and confused as to why our case has no action or movement yet.

i-129f case received august 31st 2017 - 207 days since
NOA1 5th sept 2017 - 202 days
no RFE yet / if at all either..

Edited March 26, 2018 by pennehx

[Swissmiss82 1,620]

4 hours ago, DeepakChani said:

How are things going for you? Did they recieve at the NVC yet? 

no today marks exactly 14 days since approval and i will keep calling NVC until we get it... i am hoping that this week we'll get it, but let's see! 

 

hopefully it won't take forever, and i can plan on the medical and get that embassy appt scheduled. i will keep u posted once i know more  

 

good luck berries, this is gonna be a greeeeeat week 

 

[BK&MC 103]

1 hour ago, pennehx said:

feeling really disheartened. so pleased for everyone approved but really upset and confused as to why our case has no action or movement yet.

i-129f case received august 31st 2017 - 207 days since
NOA1 5th sept 2017 - 202 days
no RFE yet / if at all either..

 

Same. Exactly in the same shoes. 

[Christy&J 837]

44 minutes ago, Swissmiss82 said:

no today marks exactly 14 days since approval and i will keep calling NVC until we get it... i am hoping that this week we'll get it, but let's see! 

 

hopefully it won't take forever, and i can plan on the medical and get that embassy appt scheduled. i will keep u posted once i know more  

 

good luck berries, this is gonna be a greeeeeat week 

 

today is already 14 days since your NOA 2 ?! OmG ! time flies so quick quick !

 

this is why I was wondering why my grey hairs seem like to be more and more !

[Swissmiss82 1,620]

9 minutes ago, Christy&J said:

today is already 14 days since your NOA 2 ?! OmG ! time flies so quick quick !

 

this is why I was wondering why my grey hairs seem like to be more and more !

well technically 14 days of receipt date hahaha, we had it in the mail 7 days later! so you are not completely crazy i promise hahaha

 

talking about hair - i need me a hairdresser badly hahaha 

u are not alone on this!!!!

[Christy&J 837]

1 minute ago, Swissmiss82 said:

well technically 14 days of receipt date hahaha, we had it in the mail 7 days later! so you are not completely crazy i promise hahaha

 

talking about hair - i need me a hairdresser badly hahaha 

u are not alone on this!!!!

Geez USCIS it even took them 7 days to put mail into the mail ?!

 

why you didn't get it done when you were in US lol ! I need to try that hair dresser you recommended me  

 

 

[Swissmiss82 1,620]

2 minutes ago, Christy&J said:

Geez USCIS it even took them 7 days to put mail into the mail ?!

 

why you didn't get it done when you were in US lol ! I need to try that hair dresser you recommended me  

 

 

NOA2 is the 12th, stamp on envelope was 13th, but in the mailbox was 19th! usps showed first notification on 17th, but didn't deliver that saturday and had i in the mail on monday 19th....

 

haha cos my hairdresser was in JAX and it's a 2 hour drive and i don't have a own car yet hahaha

i gotta find out if there is a good hairdresser in savannah too (nails and pedis = fail so far!). so i gotta do more research on yelp haha

(that's how i found my JAX hairdresser, yelp never fails)