I only sent the actual I-129f form

[hichamel 0]

Against my better judgment, and having been pushed by my mother and my fiance's aunt(who is a lawyer but not an immigration lawyer), I only sent in the actual I-129f form, nothing else. Does this mean it will automatically be turned down after 5 months or will I be sent an RFE? I've received the NOA1 in December.

[aws&ndd 103]

If you only sent the form they will deny it. They wont issue an rfe for everything you should have included. Best advice is to withdraw and refile.

[Cathi 5,753]

If you only sent the form they will deny it. They wont issue an rfe for everything you should have included. Best advice is to withdraw and refile.

You need to refile. You are going through one of the toughest consulates, to say the least. a high fraud country where a good majority of visas are denied. You need to do a lot of research about the Casablanca consulate, and what you are getting yourself into. Search this site for others who have gone through, or are going through Casa. You need to send a lot more than the basics that are required for most, you need to front load your petition with evidence of an ongoing, bona-fide relationship. My advice is to look at the guides at the top of this page, read them, re-read them, study them, and study them again. Make sure you understand them. And before you refile reach out to other members of this forum who are going through, or have been through Casablanca. Good luck!!!

[Operator 1,927]

Did you file any of the forms that the I-129F call out in the instructions? G-325A, proof of citizenship, letter of intent to marry, etc.? If you just sent the one form you should withdraw and refile. Then read the guides here.

Good luck.

Edited February 16, 2013 by Operator

[Cathi 5,753]

Did you file any of the forms that the I-129F call out in the instructions? G-325A, proof is citizenship, etc.? If you just sent the one form you should withdraw and refile. Then read the guides here.

Good luck.

she said only the i-129

[Operator 1,927]

she said only the i-129

Thanks for clarifying, what would we do without you!

[aaron2020 11,651]

Against my better judgment, and having been pushed by my mother and my fiance's aunt(who is a lawyer but not an immigration lawyer), I only sent in the actual I-129f form, nothing else. Does this mean it will automatically be turned down after 5 months or will I be sent an RFE? I've received the NOA1 in December.

You need to refile.

For heavens sake, your fiancee's aunt must be the worst lawyer in America. Did she even bother to use Google to do her legal research? Did she even bother to read the instructions for Form I-129f?

[Jonny Vorn 2]

You should try to fill the petition again in the meantime while waiting for the denial letter from the USCIS. You should spend your time gathering all the required documents and forms. The best advice is not to rush things.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

If the packet is incomplete, one of two things will happen, either they will return the whole packet to you, or they will send an RFE. Wait to see what happens. Don't refile yet.

[aws&ndd 103]

If the packet is incomplete, one of two things will happen, either they will return the whole packet to you, or they will send an RFE. Wait to see what happens. Don't refile yet.

An NOA1 was already received so the packet was accepted. Meaning now the only possible outcome is a denial. Withdraw and refile.

They will send an RFE if a few things are missing. If the entire petition is missing they will just deny it.

Edited February 16, 2013 by aws&ndd

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

An NOA1 was already received so the packet was accepted. Meaning now the only possible outcome is a denial. Withdraw and refile.

They will send an RFE if a few things are missing. If the entire petition is missing they will just deny it.

If they accepted the packet, that means they have enough information to proceed. Otherwise, the packet would have been returned.

As fast as the I-129F's are piling up at the service centers, I would wait for the RFE. Withdrawing the petition will take time to process, and could set the OP behind 6 mos or more.

[Penguin_ie 5,993]

she said only the i-129

That is clearly not true though- she would have had to send at least the fee too to get NOA1.

[aws&ndd 103]

If they accepted the packet, that means they have enough information to proceed. Otherwise, the packet would have been returned.

As fast as the I-129F's are piling up at the service centers, I would wait for the RFE. Withdrawing the petition will take time to process, and could set the OP behind 6 mos or more.

Actually the reverse is true. Waiting for an RFE that wont come will delay the OP the time waiting for the denial plus time needed to wait for the new petition. A withdrawal will actually save time because you wont have to wait weeks for the denial. Withdraw, wait whatever time is required before refiling, and then refile.

In other words, waiting could take up to 10 months (4 months waiting for denial plus 6 months for new petition)

Withdrawing could take 6 to 7 months (time for withdrawing and waiting to refile plus 6 months for new petition)

Withdrawing is still the better choice in terms of saving time.

[KayDeeCee 4,893]

If they accepted the packet, that means they have enough information to proceed. Otherwise, the packet would have been returned.

As fast as the I-129F's are piling up at the service centers, I would wait for the RFE. Withdrawing the petition will take time to process, and could set the OP behind 6 mos or more.

This is not true. They accept them, cash the check and leave people waiting months, THEN send the denial for not having sent anything else with the I-129F form.

It happens all the time. Here are just 3 recent cases:

http://www.visajourn...a-filing-issue/

http://www.visajourn...-i-129f-denied/

http://www.visajourn...hat-to-do-next/

I recall one case where the petitioner sent in the needed documentation along with an explanation and copy of their NOA1 to the service center and had their documents matched up to their case file. They avoided the denial that way and were approved. I think I remember one other person post that they received an RFE even though they did not send in supporting documents that were required. Those are rare cases. The majority of the time the petition is simply denied because all they sent was the form and check without following any of the instructions.

It would be less of a wait to withdraw the petition now and then refile after reading the instructions and following the guide here on VJ. They won't have to wait 5+ months for a denial and then restart.

[Anagramma 2]

Wait for the RFE. Your petition has been accepted, but they would need the other forms too.

Your check was cleared I think, so, your case is in their evidence.

You can also check your case status on this webpage.

https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/Dashboard/CaseStatus.do