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Vizaguy123   9

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On the credit card payment form, the G1450, it says "Do not submit this form to a USCIS field office. They will not accept it." And I wanted to know what address is the "field address" and what address is the lockbox (the location that they *will* accept the g1450 credit card payment form). From looking online there are two addresses that it could be sent to: the Dallas, Texas address, and the Lewisville, Texas address. (Note: I'm in the US filing for my fiancee in Kenya). 

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geowrian   22,337

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The lockbox will accept the G-1450.

 

All I-129Fs are sent to the Texas lockbox. See "Where to File". The address to use depends on your shipping courier.

https://www.uscis.gov/i-129f

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Timelines:

ROC:

Spoiler

7/27/20: Sent forms to Dallas lockbox, 7/30/20: Received by USCIS, 8/10 NOA1 electronic notification received, 8/1/ NOA1 hard copy received

AOS:

Spoiler

AOS (I-485 + I-131 + I-765):

9/25/17: sent forms to Chicago, 9/27/17: received by USCIS, 10/4/17: NOA1 electronic notification received, 10/10/17: NOA1 hard copy received. Social Security card being issued in married name (3rd attempt!)

10/14/17: Biometrics appointment notice received, 10/25/17: Biometrics

1/2/18: EAD + AP approved (no website update), 1/5/18: EAD + AP mailed, 1/8/18: EAD + AP approval notice hardcopies received, 1/10/18: EAD + AP received

9/5/18: Interview scheduled notice, 10/17/18: Interview

10/24/18: Green card produced notice, 10/25/18: Formal approval, 10/31/18: Green card received

K-1:

Spoiler

I-129F

12/1/16: sent, 12/14/16: NOA1 hard copy received, 3/10/17: RFE (IMB verification), 3/22/17: RFE response received

3/24/17: Approved! , 3/30/17: NOA2 hard copy received

 

NVC

4/6/2017: Received, 4/12/2017: Sent to Riyadh embassy, 4/16/2017: Case received at Riyadh embassy, 4/21/2017: Request case transfer to Manila, approved 4/24/2017

 

K-1

5/1/2017: Case received by Manila (1 week embassy transfer??? Lucky~)

7/13/2017: Interview: APPROVED!!!

7/19/2017: Visa in hand

8/15/2017: POE

 

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payxibka   10,045

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24 minutes ago, as1996 said:

On the credit card payment form, the G1450, it says "Do not submit this form to a USCIS field office. They will not accept it." And I wanted to know what address is the "field address" and what address is the lockbox (the location that they *will* accept the g1450 credit card payment form). From looking online there are two addresses that it could be sent to: the Dallas, Texas address, and the Lewisville, Texas address. (Note: I'm in the US filing for my fiancee in Kenya). 

There are two addresses for the lockbox,  one is a po box in Dallas for the USPS and the other is the physical address ( Lewisville for FedEx and UPS).  

YMMV

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I sent mine and it they said it failed.  There was no reason why it would have failed so I had to reapply.  I suggest you DO NOT use a credit card. 

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Vizaguy123   9

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5 minutes ago, payxibka said:

There are two addresses for the lockbox,  one is a po box in Dallas for the USPS and the other is the physical address ( Lewisville for FedEx and UPS).  

So if I sent this to the Lewisville location I should be fine? What do they mean by the "field address"?

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geowrian   22,337

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2 minutes ago, as1996 said:

So if I sent this to the Lewisville location I should be fine? What do they mean by the "field address"?

Field office

USCIS has several types of locations: Lockboxes, service centers, field offices, ASCs, etc.

The G-1450 cannot be processed at a field office.

Timelines:

ROC:

Spoiler

7/27/20: Sent forms to Dallas lockbox, 7/30/20: Received by USCIS, 8/10 NOA1 electronic notification received, 8/1/ NOA1 hard copy received

AOS:

Spoiler

AOS (I-485 + I-131 + I-765):

9/25/17: sent forms to Chicago, 9/27/17: received by USCIS, 10/4/17: NOA1 electronic notification received, 10/10/17: NOA1 hard copy received. Social Security card being issued in married name (3rd attempt!)

10/14/17: Biometrics appointment notice received, 10/25/17: Biometrics

1/2/18: EAD + AP approved (no website update), 1/5/18: EAD + AP mailed, 1/8/18: EAD + AP approval notice hardcopies received, 1/10/18: EAD + AP received

9/5/18: Interview scheduled notice, 10/17/18: Interview

10/24/18: Green card produced notice, 10/25/18: Formal approval, 10/31/18: Green card received

K-1:

Spoiler

I-129F

12/1/16: sent, 12/14/16: NOA1 hard copy received, 3/10/17: RFE (IMB verification), 3/22/17: RFE response received

3/24/17: Approved! , 3/30/17: NOA2 hard copy received

 

NVC

4/6/2017: Received, 4/12/2017: Sent to Riyadh embassy, 4/16/2017: Case received at Riyadh embassy, 4/21/2017: Request case transfer to Manila, approved 4/24/2017

 

K-1

5/1/2017: Case received by Manila (1 week embassy transfer??? Lucky~)

7/13/2017: Interview: APPROVED!!!

7/19/2017: Visa in hand

8/15/2017: POE

 

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Vizaguy123   9

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5 minutes ago, Dee Lowrey said:

I sent mine and it they said it failed.  There was no reason why it would have failed so I had to reapply.  I suggest you DO NOT use a credit card. 

Do you know if this happens a lot though? I can actually pay cash for the application but it'll just be slightly inconvenient, but have you heard cases of other people having the same problem you had? Because now that you said that, now I'm having second thoughts on using a credit card haha

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geowrian   22,337

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USCIS does not accept cash.

https://www.uscis.gov/forms/paying-uscis-fees

Timelines:

ROC:

Spoiler

7/27/20: Sent forms to Dallas lockbox, 7/30/20: Received by USCIS, 8/10 NOA1 electronic notification received, 8/1/ NOA1 hard copy received

AOS:

Spoiler

AOS (I-485 + I-131 + I-765):

9/25/17: sent forms to Chicago, 9/27/17: received by USCIS, 10/4/17: NOA1 electronic notification received, 10/10/17: NOA1 hard copy received. Social Security card being issued in married name (3rd attempt!)

10/14/17: Biometrics appointment notice received, 10/25/17: Biometrics

1/2/18: EAD + AP approved (no website update), 1/5/18: EAD + AP mailed, 1/8/18: EAD + AP approval notice hardcopies received, 1/10/18: EAD + AP received

9/5/18: Interview scheduled notice, 10/17/18: Interview

10/24/18: Green card produced notice, 10/25/18: Formal approval, 10/31/18: Green card received

K-1:

Spoiler

I-129F

12/1/16: sent, 12/14/16: NOA1 hard copy received, 3/10/17: RFE (IMB verification), 3/22/17: RFE response received

3/24/17: Approved! , 3/30/17: NOA2 hard copy received

 

NVC

4/6/2017: Received, 4/12/2017: Sent to Riyadh embassy, 4/16/2017: Case received at Riyadh embassy, 4/21/2017: Request case transfer to Manila, approved 4/24/2017

 

K-1

5/1/2017: Case received by Manila (1 week embassy transfer??? Lucky~)

7/13/2017: Interview: APPROVED!!!

7/19/2017: Visa in hand

8/15/2017: POE

 

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12 minutes ago, as1996 said:

Do you know if this happens a lot though? I can actually pay cash for the application but it'll just be slightly inconvenient, but have you heard cases of other people having the same problem you had? Because now that you said that, now I'm having second thoughts on using a credit card haha

Since the payment is not card swiped or chipped, sometimes the CC company rejects as fraudulent.   To avoid this, call your CC company ahead of time 

YMMV

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Many people (including us) had no problems paying USCIS lockbox fees by credit card (for both the petition and AOS), and in fact I recommend doing so if it's practical for you because

  • There's no possibility of rejection due to incorrect payment or incorrect payee 
  • They're very easy to track
  • There's much more protection against fraud on a credit card (note: not a debit card)
  • It doesn't cost you anything extra to use one (unlike money orders, or in most cases, a cashier's check) 
K-1                             AOS                            
NOA1 Notice Date: 2018-05-31    NOA1 Notice Date: 2019-04-11   
NOA2 Date: 2018-11-16           Biometrics Date: 2019-05-10    
Arrived at NVC:  2018-12-03     EAD/AP In Hand: 2019-09-16     
Arrived in Moscow: 2018-12-28   GC Interview Date: 2019-09-25      
Interview date: 2019-02-14      GC In Hand: 2019-10-02
Visa issued: 2019-02-28
POE: 2019-03-11
Wedding: 2019-03-14

ROC                             Naturalization
NOA1 Notice Date: 2021-07-16    Applied Online: 2022-07-09 (biometrics waived)
Approval Date: 2022-04-06       Interview was Scheduled: 2023-01-06
10-year GC In Hand: 2022-04-14  Interview date: 2023-02-13 (passed)
                            	Oath: 2023-02-13

 

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