MARCH 2019 I-129F FILERS

[Elif_and_Greg 164]

2 hours ago, rita&vinnie said:

We just got a notification from the USPS that we got a letter from USCIS. AND IT'S THE NOA2!!!! 

Thank God!!! One step closer!! 

 

NOA1 03/08

RFE 06/11

NOA2 06/27

 

Thank you for all the support we had from this group, you guys are the best ❤️ 

Hey that's really great! Nice to see the time between your RFE and NOA2 wasn't too long. 

[MJS+CJB 20]

Informed delivery says I have a letter from USCIS coming today, can see page 1 of 1 in the window. Hoping for good news!

[rita&vinnie 24]

2 hours ago, Elif_and_Greg said:

Hey that's really great! Nice to see the time between your RFE and NOA2 wasn't too long. 

They received it on the 19th, so 8 days after they received it!

[wooki314 5]

Finally! Got a text notification and signed into USCIS. They mailed out the RFE today. Well, at least finally hearing something and not waiting endlessly...

[doesntmatter 4]

On 6/27/2019 at 4:42 PM, doesntmatter said:

 

Looks like we'll be getting a NOID. 😕

 

I have no idea what we did so wrong. We did add everything on the list; photos of us together, passport stamps, her divorce decree, letter of intent, passport size photos, and so on... All we can do now is wait for the mail, I guess. So frustrating.

My fiancee got the mail today, it was a NOID after all...... But it was for the same things we thought we had sent. We had an immigration attorney help us with the process and send the package for us so if anything went wrong before the mailing, it's probably his fault. We emailed him and are waiting for a response, will also call him tomorrow. If it really is his fault, I'm going to be so ###### pissed.

On the bright side, we do have a chance to fix everything easily since we already have everything on hand, so she'll probably mail the package tomorrow.

[Mimiso 59]

32 minutes ago, doesntmatter said:

My fiancee got the mail today, it was a NOID after all...... But it was for the same things we thought we had sent. We had an immigration attorney help us with the process and send the package for us so if anything went wrong before the mailing, it's probably his fault. We emailed him and are waiting for a response, will also call him tomorrow. If it really is his fault, I'm going to be so ###### pissed.

On the bright side, we do have a chance to fix everything easily since we already have everything on hand, so she'll probably mail the package tomorrow.

 

Sorry to hear you’re going through this. Hopefully everything gets sorted out quickly, and you can move forward with the process.

[Greenbaum 12,259]

35 minutes ago, doesntmatter said:

My fiancee got the mail today, it was a NOID after all...... But it was for the same things we thought we had sent. We had an immigration attorney help us with the process and send the package for us so if anything went wrong before the mailing, it's probably his fault. We emailed him and are waiting for a response, will also call him tomorrow. If it really is his fault, I'm going to be so ###### pissed.

On the bright side, we do have a chance to fix everything easily since we already have everything on hand, so she'll probably mail the package tomorrow.

This is NOT a NOID. I repeat this is not a NOID. This is a RFE (request for additional evidence). Easily satisfied and may put you back 2 to 3 weeks.  This is not something to be MAD at your lawyer.  You follow the request from the letter and your onto the next step. Simple.!!

 

Oy vey!

[doesntmatter 4]

4 minutes ago, Greenbaum said:

This is NOT a NOID. I repeat this is not a NOID. This is a RFE (request for additional evidence). Easily satisfied and may put you back 2 to 3 weeks.  This is not something to be MAD at your lawyer.  You follow the request from the letter and your onto the next step. Simple.!!

 

Oy vey!

This is what we got. They're requesting things we were otherwise 100% sure we prepared (like passport photos and her divorce decree, for example)

 

We get it's easy to fix but it feels to me it shouldn't have happened at all.

[SalishSea 18,191]

30 minutes ago, doesntmatter said:

This is what we got. They're requesting things we were otherwise 100% sure we prepared (like passport photos and her divorce decree, for example)

 

We get it's easy to fix but it feels to me it shouldn't have happened at all.

Just another reason why not to use a lawyer for this process.

[Elif_and_Greg 164]

I got my RFE letter.

 

Seems there are 3 issues with my application.

 

Passport photos required. My lawyer should've included those, so either she didn't or the photos are not good. I'll check that tomorrow.

 

They want more evidence that we met within the 2 year period. So I reckon I can scan my Turkish visas for that. I had some flight information already sent in, but....I'm not sure what else besides passport scans that could be sent in. I could also try to get a receipt of the hotel I stayed at in my first trip. Damn, I wish I saved my receipt the time around. It might be in a folder somewhere, though.

 

Lastly, they want to know if the dating app Elif and I met on is an international marriage broker. We just met on that dating app called Badoo. I stated this in my intent to marry letter, but it seems they just want a statement from me indicating Badoo is not an International Marriage Broker. Fascinating. 

 

 

[ImmPro 106]

25 minutes ago, doesntmatter said:

This is what we got. They're requesting things we were otherwise 100% sure we prepared (like passport photos and her divorce decree, for example)

 

We get it's easy to fix but it feels to me it shouldn't have happened at all.

This is definitely a NOID. When it says they intent to deny the petition they pretty much state it for you. These are a rare breed, but they do exist. Yeah passport photos are an easy fix. If your attorney did mail out the divorce decree it can be that they want one with an official seal. Once an officer was so picky about having official court records with the official seal, which meant the records could not be a copy. Sometimes official seals say they have to be in a specific color to be good. Some seals create some 3d effect on the paper so who knows. However, yeah you should first confirm that the divorce decree was actually sent with your attorney. If they are any good they have a copy of what was actually sent. In our office we make a copy of the forms with the attached evidence. We even make copies of the passport photos and money orders sent, so we can cover our butts when immigration says it was never sent. So if you can get a copy of what was sent that would be helpful.

[Elif_and_Greg 164]

5 minutes ago, Verteres said:

This is definitely a NOID. When it says they intent to deny the petition they pretty much state it for you. These are a rare breed, but they do exist. Yeah passport photos are an easy fix. If your attorney did mail out the divorce decree it can be that they want one with an official seal. Once an officer was so picky about having official court records with the official seal, which meant the records could not be a copy. Sometimes official seals say they have to be in a specific color to be good. Some seals create some 3d effect on the paper so who knows. However, yeah you should first confirm that the divorce decree was actually sent with your attorney. If they are any good they have a copy of what was actually sent. In our office we make a copy of the forms with the attached evidence. We even make copies of the passport photos and money orders sent, so we can cover our butts when immigration says it was never sent. So if you can get a copy of what was sent that would be helpful.

Yeah if it was an RFE it says so on the front page of the letter. My letter just says at the top Request for Evidence. 

[Crazy Cat 42,519]

29 minutes ago, Jorgedig said:

Just another reason why not to use a lawyer for this process.

So, is this one of those case where USCIS has discretion to deny due to missing essential items?

[SalishSea 18,191]

12 minutes ago, missileman said:

So, is this one of those case where USCIS has discretion to deny due to missing essential items?

Sounds like it to me.  But yet, the OP states they were given a list of documents to send.  So in practice it's no different than an RFE?

[Greenbaum 12,259]

1 hour ago, doesntmatter said:

This is what we got. They're requesting things we were otherwise 100% sure we prepared (like passport photos and her divorce decree, for example)

 

We get it's easy to fix but it feels to me it shouldn't have happened at all.

This document MAY change things but without the remainder of the entire letter it's hard to factually respond to this. The post that I responded to that is an RFE is the one below. Can't opine much more unless I see the entire letter.

 

Let me ask you, did you get an RFE asking for additional documents, you responded with those documents and you received this letter stating "it is the intent of USCIS to deny Form I-129f" which is vague to begin with but I digress. Correct?

 

And, who sent the information from the RFE if indeed their was an RFE? You or the lawyer?

 

Edited July 1, 2019 by Greenbaum