May 2018 K1 Filers

[Sarge2155 4,587]

3 hours ago, Sabrina02 said:

So we are waiting for a response.  Anyone heard anything as yet.  According to timelines, they are up to April 12th.  Anyone set any wedding plans yet?  Any suggestions?

 

3 hours ago, Joan58 said:

Waiting patiently... May filer too

There is a May 2018 K1 Filers thread where there are many May 2018 filers see you there.

[JennaV 116]

Was hoping to see some May approvals today but it seem like no one was working at the USCIS today lol not a single update today not even from April filers.

[Greenbaum 12,259]

4 hours ago, NinPran said:

How come I don't have an estimated time lol

Many of our answers are predicated on the information you supply in your profile. When we look at the left column and can't determine your timeline or your Embassy it's hard for us to give you a factual answer. If you look at the profile of others here, they have a flag for their country, so it makes it easy for us to reply as we can quickly determine your Embassy. Our answers will sometimes be tailored to a specific Embassy hence the reason for you to complete your profile.

 

So, if you could help yourself out and complete your profile that sure would help us out when we want to reply to your question with factual information.

 

Go to the top right of this page select your name (it's on the upper right-hand corner)>my profile>[below your picture on the right column] edit my profile. Scroll to the bottom and fill in "Immigration Info". There now we can better serve you.

 

Thanks

[Lyz 29]

Hey everyone. I am new here. My fiance got NOA 1 on 1st May 2018. Just wondering whether anyone has gotten their NOA2 yet?

[Ben&Zian 4,398]

Probably another month or maybe sooner, you're getting to the time frame where USCIS should have a decision.

[debbiedoo 2,339]

Look in the subforums. theres a may 2018 k1 thread.

 

you have some more waiting to do, but its getting closer

[pretendthisisfun 107]

On 10/23/2018 at 4:18 PM, JuliEbb18 said:

Hello Anyone here has approved NOA2,that filed and prepare by their own? Thanks

We filed and prepared our own following the excellent guides and recommendations from this website.  I can't believe we were approved so quickly, but I am just counting our blessings.  I hope everyone reading gets approved soon.  Neither website has been updated for us and it's been 8 days since we were approved.  Just something to remember, you may see it in the mail before you see it online.   

[Greenbaum 12,259]

1 hour ago, Lyz said:

Hey everyone. I am new here. My fiance got NOA 1 on 1st May 2018. Just wondering whether anyone has gotten their NOA2 yet?

Follow others in this sub-forum

 

[DaveAndAnastasia 2,092]

Really, the May filers group isn't scary. 

But a handful of early May filers got approved late last week and on Monday.

 

[Fernando&Steven 54]

Hello guys,

 

I have a concern, I have background history that was sealed and expunged about 7-8 years ago. I am the petitioner for the K-1 Visa but on the I-29F on section 3 under beneficiary information there were questions regarding the criminal background. I received assistance from an attorney when filling out the form and I was told that the information about the criminal background was for the beneficiary not mine. so the answer to the criminal history was NO assuming it was for the beneficiary.

Now I was just reading some threads and got worried because dont know if that will impact the process with a denial or an RFE due to the fact that I the petitioner did not disclose it. I was willing to disclose that information and even got the police records and court record about the offense but the attorney that was helping me said "No worries that is information about your beneficiary not yours". Have any of you heard anything about this? 

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. 

[JennaV 116]

3 hours ago, Fernando&Steven said:

Hello guys,

 

I have a concern, I have background history that was sealed and expunged about 7-8 years ago. I am the petitioner for the K-1 Visa but on the I-29F on section 3 under beneficiary information there were questions regarding the criminal background. I received assistance from an attorney when filling out the form and I was told that the information about the criminal background was for the beneficiary not mine. so the answer to the criminal history was NO assuming it was for the beneficiary.

Now I was just reading some threads and got worried because dont know if that will impact the process with a denial or an RFE due to the fact that I the petitioner did not disclose it. I was willing to disclose that information and even got the police records and court record about the offense but the attorney that was helping me said "No worries that is information about your beneficiary not yours". Have any of you heard anything about this? 

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. 

I far as I know that information is about the petitioner but I could be wrong will do some research on it.

[seganku 54]

31 minutes ago, Fernando&Steven said:

Hello guys,

 

I have a concern, I have background history that was sealed and expunged about 7-8 years ago. I am the petitioner for the K-1 Visa but on the I-29F on section 3 under beneficiary information there were questions regarding the criminal background. I received assistance from an attorney when filling out the form and I was told that the information about the criminal background was for the beneficiary not mine. so the answer to the criminal history was NO assuming it was for the beneficiary.

Now I was just reading some threads and got worried because dont know if that will impact the process with a denial or an RFE due to the fact that I the petitioner did not disclose it. I was willing to disclose that information and even got the police records and court record about the offense but the attorney that was helping me said "No worries that is information about your beneficiary not yours". Have any of you heard anything about this? 

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. 

In the instructions for the I-129F, "you" refers to the petitioner.

 

Additionally, this paragraph from the Instructions helps to indicate that some of this information may be shared with the beneficiary.  If the questions were about the beneficiary, there would be no reason to share information with them that they would already have:

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NOTE: The name and contact information of any person who was granted a protection or restraining order against you, or of any victim of a crime of violence you perpetrated, will remain confidential. However, DOS will disclose your relationship to this person or victim (for example, spouse, parent, former spouse) to the beneficiary.

 

I would worry too

 

[Fernando&Steven 54]

30 minutes ago, seganku said:

In the instructions for the I-129F, "you" refers to the petitioner.

 

Additionally, this paragraph from the Instructions helps to indicate that some of this information may be shared with the beneficiary.  If the questions were about the beneficiary, there would be no reason to share information with them that they would already have:

 

I would worry too

 

I know, and it sucks to be at this point of the process where we are close to find out what is going to happen and if they request an RFE? I just dont know... I guess RFE would be better than a denial. I was just following attorney's advised but my gut was telling me that it was my information not the beneficiary. 

😭 

I guess I just have to wait and see...

[Greenbaum 12,259]

1 hour ago, Fernando&Steven said:

Hello guys,

 

I have a concern, I have background history that was sealed and expunged about 7-8 years ago. I am the petitioner for the K-1 Visa but on the I-29F on section 3 under beneficiary information there were questions regarding the criminal background. I received assistance from an attorney when filling out the form and I was told that the information about the criminal background was for the beneficiary not mine. so the answer to the criminal history was NO assuming it was for the beneficiary.

 

Now I was just reading some threads and got worried because dont know if that will impact the process with a denial or an RFE due to the fact that I the petitioner did not disclose it. I was willing to disclose that information and even got the police records and court record about the offense but the attorney that was helping me said "No worries that is information about your beneficiary not yours". Have any of you heard anything about this? 

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. 

Here's the deal. You should contact @John & Rose. He had a similar case but somewhat different then yours. He returned his RFE forgetting about a expudged case as a young adult and he answered his RFE with NO when it should have been YES which caused his denial. I'll let him walk you through it. If you act now you might be able to amend your application with a long explanation with back up documents where needed. USCIS can review this information and included with your case for final adjudication. He would welcome your inquiry so don't hesitate Get'r done!

[John & Rose 7,239]

2 hours ago, Fernando&Steven said:

Hello guys,

 

I have a concern, I have background history that was sealed and expunged about 7-8 years ago. I am the petitioner for the K-1 Visa but on the I-29F on section 3 under beneficiary information there were questions regarding the criminal background. I received assistance from an attorney when filling out the form and I was told that the information about the criminal background was for the beneficiary not mine. so the answer to the criminal history was NO assuming it was for the beneficiary.

Now I was just reading some threads and got worried because dont know if that will impact the process with a denial or an RFE due to the fact that I the petitioner did not disclose it. I was willing to disclose that information and even got the police records and court record about the offense but the attorney that was helping me said "No worries that is information about your beneficiary not yours". Have any of you heard anything about this? 

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. 

Wow!!!  Very similar. We were told by an agency that I should say no since I was expunged. Here is the truth...you should answer YES. The I-129f is all about the petitioner. Just like you, my YES would not have made any difference in the petition. It was a misdemeanor battery arrest that was dropped and later expunged. By court order all digital and paper copies of the arrest were to be destroyed and they were. I do have a copy of the expungement order though. 

 

It seems that lawyers know as much about this as the agencies we pay to help do. If you read the actual directions they specifically says that the petitoner should answer yes if they were ever arrested even if someone tells them to answer no or they were expunged. I have a feeling they have seen this before. I would try to amend the petition but I also have to say that since this happened to me I have heard from at least a dozen people in almost the same situation (answered no when they had an arrest) and they were all approved. Your lawyer and my agency were both wrong. It isn’t the end. If you can amend try that. We were approved by NVC. They took my wife’s and step kids passports and congratulated us at the interview but 48 hours later saw that we were refused. It happened after the interview in AP. At some point try to fix that honest mistake and you will be fine. It is more about the disclosure than the actual arrest. 

Edited October 26, 2018 by John & Rose