October 2019 I-129F FILERS

[GinaCarterWebster 67]

11 minutes ago, In4theJourney said:

You were married this past Friday ? I thought you’d have to get married during the 90 day window once your fiancé steps on this land? 

You must be replying to someone else? 

 

Nowhere in my thread do I say I got married?  I'm in this thread because I'm waiting for my K1 - fiance' visa approval. 

[MKJ119 43]

5 minutes ago, GinaCarterWebster said:

You must be replying to someone else? 

 

Nowhere in my thread do I say I got married?  I'm in this thread because I'm waiting for my K1 - fiance' visa approval. 

It's on your timeline. Marriage 2/14/20. Maybe that was a hopeful date?

[GinaCarterWebster 67]

3 minutes ago, MKJ119 said:

It's on your timeline. Marriage 2/14/20. Maybe that was a hopeful date?

Oh wow!  Thank you for pointing that out.  I don't recall adding a date in there - must've been a typo - I WISH! 

[Sarge2155 4,584]

1 minute ago, GinaCarterWebster said:

Oh wow!  Thank you for pointing that out.  I don't recall adding a date in there - must've been a typo - I WISH! 

Duh, lol it's  all good though!

[Stringbeans 65]

9 hours ago, jd_malachi said:

Congrats!!

Thank you so much! Congrats to you too. ❤️🥰🥰😍

[MKJ119 43]

A little update:

 

Waiting to hear back on our RFE response. We're approaching the two week mark and, according to the data, it's possible we may hear back soon! 

 

I got to see my sweetheart over the weekend! The irony of the timing on all of this kills me, though. Basically, he has a massive career opportunity presenting itself here in the next few months. It sucks so bad that he won't be able to work remotely after coming here. If that were the case, he could potentially set things up so that he could run it remotely, but basically he has to either figure out how to set it all up to run without him - and train someone to take his place within the course of a few months, or just not step up to do it at all. Of course, the worst part about it is that the whole timeline is all just a guessing game anyway. I never was a big fan of gambling... *sigh* 

 

The other option would be just to push back his entry to ensure that he could complete the project (if the visa comes through before the project is completed). Pros: great for his resume, extra income for him. Cons: delaying an already long process even further, and once he has his work permit, the amount he could make here would easily make up for the extra income made by staying an extra month or so. There's just such a huge difference in cost of living here vs. there. So really the only reason to do it would be for resume purposes - and we don't really know if there's much of a market for his field here in the US - since his education is all in Spanish.

 

The problem is that he needs to make a decision soon and there are just so many unknown factors in this process.

Edited February 19, 2020 by MKJ119
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[Mr&Mrs Jakaria 15]

5 hours ago, JanRich said:

October 21 ang received date but Oct 28 ang Notice date 

Sana ma approve na kami october 22 kami 

[LabOz 915]

3 hours ago, AngelicaFahad said:

Sana ma approve na kami october 22 kami 

Oops friendly reminder this is an English only section of the forum. People from other countries here as well. If everyone spoke their native tongue you would lose out on valuable shared information.

[Greenbaum 12,259]

8 hours ago, MKJ119 said:

A little update:

 

Waiting to hear back on our RFE response. We're approaching the two week mark and, according to the data, it's possible we may hear back soon! .........

Sometimes putting the pros and cons to a situation to paper reveals the answer to the matter at hand. Work on this together by taking a piece of paper and dividing it down the middle with "pros" on one column and "cons" on the other column. Then list each. Once you are complete then look at each and your answer should appear to you. Good luck. Sometimes a bird in the hand is better then two in the bush. 

[Sinead91 246]

Hoping to be able to send away my RFE materials today, we are waiting on our certified translation to come back. 

 

Fingers and toes crossed!

 

 

 

[MKJ119 43]

1 hour ago, Greenbaum said:

Sometimes putting the pros and cons to a situation to paper reveals the answer to the matter at hand. Work on this together by taking a piece of paper and dividing it down the middle with "pros" on one column and "cons" on the other column. Then list each. Once you are complete then look at each and your answer should appear to you. Good luck. Sometimes a bird in the hand is better then two in the bush. 

That's a great approach. And I love the bird reference, btw. I always ask him if he'll be my penguin (you know, since he found a pretty stone and gave it to me so we could mate for life). 

[MKJ119 43]

19 minutes ago, Sinead91 said:

Hoping to be able to send away my RFE materials today, we are waiting on our certified translation to come back. 

 

Fingers and toes crossed!

 

 

 

Yay, Sinead! I was wondering about you guys. I'm glad you were able to get that documentation back so quickly!

[Greenbaum 12,259]

16 minutes ago, Sinead91 said:

Hoping to be able to send away my RFE materials today, we are waiting on our certified translation to come back. Fingers and toes crossed!

Technically speaking, an RFE is a written request for more information and documentation that USCIS mails out if they believe that they don’t yet have enough evidence to approve or deny a given application.

 

There are many varying degrees of RFE's. Some as simple as not "ticking" off a question. Others forgot the fiancé(e) letter and then others who met on a website and now need to prove that it wasn't a marriage arrangement website.

 

Once you get your RFE, read over very carefully as you only have one chance to reply accurately without causing undue harm. Once you know what it is set out to correct and to include "everything" they are asking for. Then reread the RFE to ensure you are compliant. Make copies of everything for your record and send back using their instructions which are contained within the RFE. If the RFE requires a signature, PLEASE don't forget this. Include the original RFE letter along with a cover letter explaining what you are including in your reply. Like a checklist format. DO NOT add more then what is asked for as that information can lead to consequences that you do not want. Once received at USCIS your case will begin adjudication where the agent had left off. No one can tell you how long it will take so be patient. We normally see activity two weeks after USCIS receives your reply.

[Sinead91 246]

28 minutes ago, Greenbaum said:

Technically speaking, an RFE is a written request for more information and documentation that USCIS mails out if they believe that they don’t yet have enough evidence to approve or deny a given application.

 

There are many varying degrees of RFE's. Some as simple as not "ticking" off a question. Others forgot the fiancé(e) letter and then others who met on a website and now need to prove that it wasn't a marriage arrangement website.

 

Once you get your RFE, read over very carefully as you only have one chance to reply accurately without causing undue harm. Once you know what it is set out to correct and to include "everything" they are asking for. Then reread the RFE to ensure you are compliant. Make copies of everything for your record and send back using their instructions which are contained within the RFE. If the RFE requires a signature, PLEASE don't forget this. Include the original RFE letter along with a cover letter explaining what you are including in your reply. Like a checklist format. DO NOT add more then what is asked for as that information can lead to consequences that you do not want. Once received at USCIS your case will begin adjudication where the agent had left off. No one can tell you how long it will take so be patient. We normally see activity two weeks after USCIS receives your reply.

We already received our RFE  We know what it is but as we needed to wait for documents from Switzerland, which we had to then get translated.

 

Luckily USCIS gave us 90 days to respond. We're at the one month mark now. I am expecting a response once we send it away more than 2 weeks however as it is a court document, rather than a simple box not ticked.

31 minutes ago, MKJ119 said:

Yay, Sinead! I was wondering about you guys. I'm glad you were able to get that documentation back so quickly!

The Swiss have lived up to their reputation of being efficient thankfully!! Thank you ❤️ 

[Greenbaum 12,259]

1 minute ago, Sinead91 said:

We already received our RFE  We know what it is but as we needed to wait for documents from Switzerland, which we had to then get translated.

 

Luckily USCIS gave us 90 days to respond. We're at the one month mark now. I am expecting a response once we send it away more than 2 weeks however as it is a court document, rather than a simple box not ticked.

The Swiss have lived up to their reputation of being efficient thankfully!! Thank you ❤️ 

When I reply sometimes there are items in the reply that pertain to you and other times it's there to be informative for others as well as you. At times you need to separate the wheat from the chaff to determine what is important to your situation and not down play the response. This is a learning website so the learning goes beyond the personal response to others who have yet to experience what you are experiencing. Since you have this under control, I'll leave my replies for others. I hope things move along and you get your approval.