March 2020 I-129F (K1) Filers

[Shaz1 65]

2 minutes ago, Sammum said:

Just got notification from app that my case changed status to RFE... is it any chance to get RFE letter by email? or paper in mail only?

I believe it will only be by  paper mail. If you send back  the required paper with express mail, this will help your case move forward faster. 

[Shaz1 65]

Does anyone know, why recent approvals/NOA2 are not showing up on this page? https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/monthly_filers.php?form=1&visa=1&scenter=1&option=3&sortby=2

[Greenbaum 12,259]

13 minutes ago, Shaz1 said:

Does anyone know, why recent approvals/NOA2 are not showing up on this page? https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/monthly_filers.php?form=1&visa=1&scenter=1&option=3&sortby=2

Because they haven't gone in and updated their timeline.

[Greenbaum 12,259]

25 minutes ago, Sammum said:

Just got notification from app that my case changed status to RFE... is it any chance to get RFE letter by email? or paper in mail only?

They are sent by snail mail only. They will not use email to send RFE's.

[Sammum 27]

17 minutes ago, Greenbaum said:

They are sent by snail mail only. They will not use email to send RFE's.

Thank you. Now need to wait again to find out what kind of evidences they need. 203 days of waiting and now RFE...

[nykolos 711]

1 hour ago, Sammum said:

Thank you. Now need to wait again to find out what kind of evidences they need. 203 days of waiting and now RFE...

 You should receive it in the mail soon, I had a RFE over 2 years ago, sent it back 3 days later with what they asked for and it took about 2 weeks to approve the petition. 

[Greenbaum 12,259]

3 hours ago, Sammum said:

Thank you. Now need to wait again to find out what kind of evidences they need. 203 days of waiting and now RFE...

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. An RFE normally is a minor item and should not be looked at like it's a denial but an opportunity for you to complete your application. USCIS would not send out an RFE if they were going to deny your application. It's just a step that they must take and once they have your information and it meets their approval then you should be seeing your NOA2.

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 FROM THE RFE 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. 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. 

[jess.y 66]

5 hours ago, Sammum said:

Just got notification from app that my case changed status to RFE... is it any chance to get RFE letter by email? or paper in mail only?

I know you would have preferred to get NOA2 but hey it's a step forward! Congrats!

Sometimes I worry about getting discarded or left behind by accident...

[LoveJonLovell 306]

27 minutes ago, jess.y said:

I know you would have preferred to get NOA2 but hey it's a step forward! Congrats!

Sometimes I worry about getting discarded or left behind by accident...

You will be seen to... it's a matter of when, not if. 

 

I did some research today and found that 311 other couples received their NOA1 for their I-129f on March 5th, the same day we got ours... That's 312 K-1 visas, just from March 5th. If it was the same for every other working day, that's 6864 K-1 Visas, just for March. That's a lot to go through... so they will get there. But people can only do so much in a day.

 

Hope that helps

 

[nykolos 711]

1 hour ago, LoveJonLovell said:

You will be seen to... it's a matter of when, not if. 

 

I did some research today and found that 311 other couples received their NOA1 for their I-129f on March 5th, the same day we got ours... That's 312 K-1 visas, just from March 5th. If it was the same for every other working day, that's 6864 K-1 Visas, just for March. That's a lot to go through... so they will get there. But people can only do so much in a day.

 

Hope that helps

 

Yes, Its a lot of cases to process, but we don’t know how many case workers they have processing petitions, more case workers, less time to process.

Edited September 24, 2020 by nykolos

[TT. 18]

From my numbers I counted 266 for March 3rd from the logs in apps. 

 

17 approved

21 RFFE

15 Other 

213 waiting response

 

So like 6% approved, 80% waiting for a response. 

[RishDan 77]

@Sammum May I ask which application you got your notification of RFE?? 
is it lawfully app? 

[Sammum 27]

20 minutes ago, RishDan said:

@Sammum May I ask which application you got your notification of RFE?? 
is it lawfully app? 

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/case-tracker-for-uscis/id921827126

[Sammum 27]

10 hours 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. An RFE normally is a minor item and should not be looked at like it's a denial but an opportunity for you to complete your application. USCIS would not send out an RFE if they were going to deny your application. It's just a step that they must take and once they have your information and it meets their approval then you should be seeing your NOA2.

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 FROM THE RFE 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. 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. 

Thank you.  

[RishDan 77]

20 minutes ago, Sammum said:

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/case-tracker-for-uscis/id921827126

Thank you @Sammum

So I believe it your case is approved, you get a notification for NOA2 approval through this application first ?