August 2018 I-129F Filers

[CuteCouple` 0]

52 minutes ago, Shiran said:

Here is the note I got: 

 

I made no attempts to file for expedited processing so there is no priority request. As of today, Sept 2, 2018, all cases with NOA1 date after February 4, 2018 are still in "normal processing" window.  Notice date is your NOA1 date btw, not received date. 

thanks a lot now it makes so much sense 

[Shiran 1,134]

35 minutes ago, CuteCouple` said:

thanks a lot now it makes so much sense 

Welcome to August thread, I suggest you fill out and keep updating your Timeline, that way we can all keep track of our cases together.  Unfortunately though we are unlikely to hear much until February/March 2019.

[Olichka 186]

I've been checking the tracking history non-stop, finally saw that it has been delivered...yay! Do you guys know how long it will take for them to cash the check ? Also, if they cash the check does that mean I filled everything out correctly and will not receive an RFE ? 

 

September 2, 2018, 2:15 pm 
Available for Pickup 
DALLAS, TX 75266  
Your item arrived at the DALLAS, TX 75266 post office at 2:15 pm on September 2, 2018 and is ready for pickup. 

 

 

[Shiran 1,134]

13 minutes ago, Olichka said:

I've been checking the tracking history non-stop, finally saw that it has been delivered...yay! Do you guys know how long it will take for them to cash the check ? Also, if they cash the check does that mean I filled everything out correctly and will not receive an RFE ?

If they "cash" your check generally it means you will get NOA1, and will spend next 6 months looking at a screen telling your case has been received in processing. If there is something extremely wrong with your packet, it might get returned to you, and check won't be cashed e.g. you forgot to sign, or forgot to include cheque, or, as was the case with someone they didn't notice the cheque because it was not paper clipped. That will not be RFE.

 

RFE might happen much much much later when case is  actually being properly processed by an officer. This is will probably happen not sooner then February 2019. RFE at that time is one of those bitter sweet pills. It sucks because it means there is a delay, but it is also good to know that they are actually opened and looking at your case. I think most members preferring knowing there is RFE and delay vs being in complete limbo and not hearing anything at all. Of course, ideally we all would rather just get our 129F approval and move to Department of State and Interview related stresses. 

Edited September 3, 2018 by Shiran

[Sarge2155 4,587]

7 hours ago, David814 said:

USCIS received my I-129 k1 fiancee visa July 26 I hoping to get the NOA2 Before Christmas I only hope God knows...

It would help if you updated your time line with your I-129F sent and noa1 information. It makes it easier for people to respond better to your questions.

[Chris&Ale 153]

On 9/1/2018 at 1:21 PM, Shiran said:

2898	Scott and Tiziana	2018-07-30	2018-08-01
2899	Roberto and Sonia	2018-07-26	2018-08-01
2900	Callie and Arizona	2018-07-25	2018-08-01
2901	Jake and Natalie	2018-07-26	2018-08-01
2902	Nada and Baba	2018-07-30	2018-08-01
2903	H and K		2018-08-01
2904	TM and P	2018-07-26	2018-08-02
2905	Austin and Bronwyn	2018-07-27	2018-08-02
2906	John and Anie	2018-07-25	2018-08-02
2907	Jon and Agnes	2018-07-26	2018-08-02
2908	JS and MS	2018-08-01	2018-08-02
2909	Rana and Akeerr	2018-07-28	2018-08-02
2910	J and O	2018-07-28	2018-08-02
2911	Brian and Luis Antonio	2018-07-27	2018-08-03
2912	Gabe and Cari	2018-07-27	2018-08-03
2913	Christian and Alenor	2018-08-03	2018-08-03
2914	Tom and Chihiro	2018-07-31	2018-08-03
2915	T and C	2018-07-31	2018-08-03
2916	Nestor and Petra	2018-07-16	2018-08-06
2917	C and N	2018-07-26	2018-08-06
2918	Kenny and Nadia	2018-07-31	2018-08-06
2919	Brandon and Tanya	2018-07-27	2018-08-06
2920	Loc and Vy	2018-08-01	2018-08-06
2921	Christine and Rj	2018-07-30	2018-08-06
2922	ANA LILIA LARIOS AGUILAR and LUIS MANUEL DIAZ VEGA		2018-08-07
2923	Serena and Michael	2018-07-31	2018-08-07
2924	Nicole and Abdelghany	2018-07-31	2018-08-07
2925	Christopher and Alejandro	2018-08-02	2018-08-09
2926	Daniel and Oni	2018-08-01	2018-08-09
2927	Etek and Ahududu	2018-08-03	2018-08-09
2928	gd and eh	2018-07-29	2018-08-10
2929	Shelby and Chris	2018-08-06	2018-08-13
2930	M and Faisal	2018-08-01	2018-08-13
2931	William and Matteo	2018-08-06	2018-08-13
2932	D and Olga	2018-08-06	2018-08-13
2933	Cody and Monica	2018-08-08	2018-08-13
2934	B and I	2018-08-10	2018-08-14
2935	Jewellk and Menchie	2018-08-07	2018-08-14
2936	B and A	2018-08-10	2018-08-15
2937	Jay and Len	2018-08-08	2018-08-15
2938	Harris and Yoonyoung	2018-08-08	2018-08-15
2939	Kenny and Laura	2018-08-06	2018-08-16
2940	W and A	2018-08-07	2018-08-16
2941	Mark and Liza Mae	2018-08-10	2018-08-17
2942	Christopher and Maribel	2018-08-10	2018-08-17
2943	philip and Tanya	2018-08-13	2018-08-20
2944	Jeisha and Richard	2018-08-15	2018-08-20
2945	Bryan and Amy	2018-08-15	2018-08-20
2946	Catherine and Claudio	2018-08-13	2018-08-21
2947	John and Nareerat	2018-08-13	2018-08-21
2948	F and S	2018-08-14	2018-08-22
2949	Andrew and Doris	2018-08-15	2018-08-22
2950	R and C	2018-08-17	2018-08-23
2951	Travis and Ben	2018-08-16	2018-08-23
2952	G and R	2018-08-11	2018-08-23
2953	Jay and Ray	2018-08-16	2018-08-23
2954	J and L	2018-08-18	2018-08-23
2955	Jiovanni and Eunsong	2018-08-17	2018-08-23
2956	Chris and Kristin	2018-08-21	2018-08-24
2957	Justin and Kristina	2018-08-21	2018-08-24
2958	A and H	2018-08-22	2018-08-27
2959	Agnieszka and Dominik	2018-08-20	2018-08-27
2960	Robert and Jonel	2018-08-24	2018-08-27
2961	Lakhena and Kimsan	2018-08-21	2018-08-28
2962	Jennifer and Hansol	2018-08-23	2018-08-30
2963	Phil and Cris	2018-08-22	2018-08-30
2964	BB and SVW	2018-08-25	2018-08-30
2965	Cala and Waheb	2018-08-28	2018-08-30
2966	S and M	2018-08-24	2018-08-30

 

Seems like there are 69 of us for August. I understand this number will fluctuate a bit. This is actually tiny comapred to February/March which seems to have nearly 400 filers.  Good luck to all of us!

I wonder if the numberof applicants might vary significantly from month to month due to weather changing, kids in or out of school, etc?

 

If so, I wonder if the summer and fall might see fewer applicants? I would think fewer applicants for say may, june, and july might allow USCIS folks to process August filers a bit faster than the Feb, '19 estimated NOA2 dates?

[Faisal1 235]

15 hours ago, Chris&Ale said:

I wonder if the numberof applicants might vary significantly from month to month due to weather changing, kids in or out of school, etc?

 

If so, I wonder if the summer and fall might see fewer applicants? I would think fewer applicants for say may, june, and july might allow USCIS folks to process August filers a bit faster than the Feb, '19 estimated NOA2 dates?

Wait for febuary and march starting because you know that december make alot of  trouble in processing timeline

[Allie & Andrew 1]

Good afternoon August 2018 K-1 filers!

 

I'm new-ish to the site and definitely new to posting but felt like sharing. 

We chose to get a lawyer because my UK fiance had a police caution from over 10 years ago on his record- we were very worried about what that could mean for our application. 

 

Anyway, the lawyer sent our packet on August 10th and we received our NOA-1 on August 16th. 

Good luck to everyone during this long wait! 

 

[Catherine36 6]

27 minutes ago, Allie & Andrew said:

Good afternoon August 2018 K-1 filers!

 

I'm new-ish to the site and definitely new to posting but felt like sharing. 

We chose to get a lawyer because my UK fiance had a police caution from over 10 years ago on his record- we were very worried about what that could mean for our application. 

 

Anyway, the lawyer sent our packet on August 10th and we received our NOA-1 on August 16th. 

Good luck to everyone during this long wait! 

 

Welcome!

What's a UK Police Caution? Was it resolved appropriately and does he have documentation of clearance?

I would say that since it happened a decade ago and if proper disposition was obtained, it shouldn't impact your application.

 

Best wishes,

 

Catherine.

[dcgood70462 23]

On 9/1/2018 at 6:54 PM, Olichka said:

I sent my conversations and didn't translate as well ( mine are in Ukrainian). USCIS cares if you met withing the last 2 years, I doubt they will care if your conversations are in a different language..don't worry !

The requirement is to prove you have physically met within the last two years of filing. Proof of relationship is during the interview stage at the embassy. I didn’t send any transcripts at all and I was approved with no rfe. Nothing to worry about. Good luck guys! Hopefully the process will speed up for you.

[Kowatti 189]

Hi CuteCouple.  If you complete your timeline, the system will automatically give you some possible dates as to when you can expect your NOA2.  I hope this helps.

[TBoneTX 45,304]

A parallel August 2018 thread has been moved from the K-1 Process forum here to the K-1 Case Progress forum and merged with the existing thread.

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Personal note:  Those of us who are finished with this infernal immigration process hope and pray for positive progress in your case.  Keep the faith.

Edited September 6, 2018 by TBoneTX

[verde3light 0]

I sent my petition out on the 28th of August but I did not receive any notification yet. I thought that maybe I would get an email since I included it inside with the petition I sent but I didn't. What's the all the ways and best way to check notifications?

[Scott Br 164]

On 9/2/2018 at 11:04 PM, Chris&Ale said:

I wonder if the numberof applicants might vary significantly from month to month due to weather changing, kids in or out of school, etc?

 

If so, I wonder if the summer and fall might see fewer applicants? I would think fewer applicants for say may, june, and july might allow USCIS folks to process August filers a bit faster than the Feb, '19 estimated NOA2 dates?

August data will increase as those filers will flow into VJ and update their information in the months to come.  I'm a Feb 2018 filer and did not find this site until July of this year.  You will see numbers over 300 in here, which is about 10% of total filers for the month.

[David814 3]

1 hour ago, verde3light said:

I sent my petition out on the 28th of August but I did not receive any notification yet. I thought that maybe I would get an email since I included it inside with the petition I sent but I didn't. What's the all the ways and best way to check notifications?

My k1 took 2 weeks to receive the NOA1 USCIS Receieved it on July 26. Now waiting for NOA2.