September 2018 I-129F FILERS

[Alex&Vivi 80]

13 minutes ago, Kyle&Ana said:

here is the april forum... im an april filer as well :

 

 

Thank you!!!! I will be attentive to every progress in the forum! I'm anxious! Thanks for your answers! 🤗🤗🤗

[Matt&Jen 29]

Hello...we are September filers as well.  

 

I wish I had filed sooner, but it is what is...

 

We are excited to get this journey overwith, but know we need to be patient. 

 

Matthew

[Joyoussinger 1,427]

4 minutes ago, Matt&Jen said:

Hello...we are September filers as well.  

 

I wish I had filed sooner, but it is what is...

 

We are excited to get this journey overwith, but know we need to be patient. 

 

Matthew

Welcome to the waiting! 😊  Best of luck for an easy journey!

[Anna92 107]

Filed september 25th!

[Jo&Bob 83]

1 hour ago, Anna92 said:

Filed september 25th!

We are NOA1 date September 26th så right behind you
Good luck!!

[Anna92 107]

2 hours ago, JosephineAndBobby said:

We are NOA1 date September 26th så right behind you
Good luck!!

Good luck to you guys too!! 

[Mackay 46]

I'm in this boat now! Notice date Sept. 28, 2018-NOA1 

[Joyoussinger 1,427]

1 minute ago, Mackay said:

I'm in this boat now! Notice date Sept. 28, 2018-NOA1 

Welcome aboard!

[John & Rose 7,239]

This will come up later...when the DS-160 asks for Priority Date use your NOA1 date.  Priority Dates are not used in K-1 filings.  That is just one of the confusing things heading your way!

[Jonah <3 Verlie 74]

Anyone got this email from USCIS? 👇👇 👇 I got it this morning at 4:38am...

[Jo&Bob 83]

1 hour ago, John & Rose said:

This will come up later...when the DS-160 asks for Priority Date use your NOA1 date.  Priority Dates are not used in K-1 filings.  That is just one of the confusing things heading your way!

Thanks for the info John & Rose!
Can you say more specific when this will come up later on? As I have understood the DS- 160 we wont fill until (close to) the NOA2 and interview right?
 

[John & Rose 7,239]

1 hour ago, JosephineAndBobby said:

Thanks for the info John & Rose!
Can you say more specific when this will come up later on? As I have understood the DS- 160 we wont fill until (close to) the NOA2 and interview right?
 

Absolutely.  My experience is with the Philippines but much up to the interview is similar no matter where you are.

 

Now, I think you realize, is just a long wait.  It is a good time to start to get paperwork together.  Some police reports have long lead times.  Once you get the NOA2 you will be notified.  About a week after that start calling NVC.  Try to get your number from them as soon as possible.  While at USCIS only the petitioner has legal authority to contact them about your case.  Once it goes to NVC, both the petitioner and beneficiary has access to the information.  

 

Once you get your tracking number from NVC you can pay the DS-160.  It is paid in the country where the interview will take place.  At that point you will wait until NVC or the Embassy says "READY" in CEAC status.  At that point either you make the interview appointment or it is assigned by the embassy.  That depends on the specific embassy.  In the Philippines in April we made our own appointment.  I believe that is changing now to wait for the Embassy.  

 

By that time you should have your police certificates ready.  You can do the medical but do not do it too soon.  It will expire in 6 months so if there is any delay it may expire before POE which would be bad.  Most medical takes one to two days.  Depending on the location you may need to allow time for the medical service to deliver your files to the Embassy.  They will not interview you unless the medical this there with your other files.  In the Philippines we hand carry those so we can do medical in the same week as the interview.

 

Get you financial paperwork done.  I believe it is Form I-134.  Have your last full tax return and a few paystubs ready.  That form requires wet signature (one of the few) so make sure that the beneficiary gets it before the interview.  Also have copies of any divorce, death or annulment documents with you just in case.  Yes, they are in the packet but they may still ask.  You will also need up to 4 2x2 passport photos.  Make sure you check the embassies requirements before getting them.  The requirements vary.

 

Bring EVERYTHING to the interview.  They may not ask for it but it is better to have it and not need it than have a delay while you deal with the 221g!  Also make sure all names ever used and any names on documents (even if misspelled) has the AKA run with the police certificate.  We got a 221g because my wife's name was misspelled on her daughter's birth certificate.  We had to run a police AKA for the misspelled name.

 

Get a police report for any country the beneficiary has stayed in for more than 6 months after the age of 16.  It sounds like a lot but it is pretty logical and makes sense once you start putting the info together.

[Spotify 76]

On 10/10/2018 at 9:49 AM, Jonah <3 Verlie said:

Anyone got this email from USCIS? 👇👇 👇 I got it this morning at 4:38am...

Yes i got this email.  I think they send this periodically.

 

 

[Joyoussinger 1,427]

4 hours ago, Spotify said:

Yes i got this email.  I think they send this periodically.

 

 

I got one, too. At least I now know the email notifications work. 😃

[Jo&Bob 83]

On 10/10/2018 at 8:26 PM, John & Rose said:

Absolutely.  My experience is with the Philippines but much up to the interview is similar no matter where you are.

 

Now, I think you realize, is just a long wait.  It is a good time to start to get paperwork together.  Some police reports have long lead times.  Once you get the NOA2 you will be notified.  About a week after that start calling NVC.  Try to get your number from them as soon as possible.  While at USCIS only the petitioner has legal authority to contact them about your case.  Once it goes to NVC, both the petitioner and beneficiary has access to the information.  

 

Once you get your tracking number from NVC you can pay the DS-160.  It is paid in the country where the interview will take place.  At that point you will wait until NVC or the Embassy says "READY" in CEAC status.  At that point either you make the interview appointment or it is assigned by the embassy.  That depends on the specific embassy.  In the Philippines in April we made our own appointment.  I believe that is changing now to wait for the Embassy.  

 

By that time you should have your police certificates ready.  You can do the medical but do not do it too soon.  It will expire in 6 months so if there is any delay it may expire before POE which would be bad.  Most medical takes one to two days.  Depending on the location you may need to allow time for the medical service to deliver your files to the Embassy.  They will not interview you unless the medical this there with your other files.  In the Philippines we hand carry those so we can do medical in the same week as the interview.

 

Get you financial paperwork done.  I believe it is Form I-134.  Have your last full tax return and a few paystubs ready.  That form requires wet signature (one of the few) so make sure that the beneficiary gets it before the interview.  Also have copies of any divorce, death or annulment documents with you just in case.  Yes, they are in the packet but they may still ask.  You will also need up to 4 2x2 passport photos.  Make sure you check the embassies requirements before getting them.  The requirements vary.

 

Bring EVERYTHING to the interview.  They may not ask for it but it is better to have it and not need it than have a delay while you deal with the 221g!  Also make sure all names ever used and any names on documents (even if misspelled) has the AKA run with the police certificate.  We got a 221g because my wife's name was misspelled on her daughter's birth certificate.  We had to run a police AKA for the misspelled name.

 

Get a police report for any country the beneficiary has stayed in for more than 6 months after the age of 16.  It sounds like a lot but it is pretty logical and makes sense once you start putting the info together.

Thank you very much John&Rose, I see it is good to think, plan and collect these things some time ahead!