Just sent I29F petition, 10 days has past, still waiting

[lemonsong83 0]

I should have done everything correctly when I filed the petition, I filed my parts out in advance and traveled to see my fiancé and there he filled out his parts of the form, and wrote and signed an intent to marry, I sent pictures, plane ticket stubs and everything, however, I'm also trying to get a fee wavier and my financial situation that qualifies me for that changed slightly so, there's some words marked out and changed on those questions, as I didn't want to start a whole new form because part of the original form has my fiancé in Morocco's physical hand writing on it, I can't exactly fly back there, after I just went, and have him fill it out again. Although I did start over on the pages that I could. Also, I mailed my original documents to the dallas lockbox, like they ask, but I printed out the shipping label and wrote the address myself, and just dropped it in the mail. I hope it didn't get lost in the mail, as it has been past the 10 days, that they say you are supposed to get a receipt, and I can't get those original documents back and have no copies, any advice? 

[Georgia16 2,858]

It can take 30 days before you get a NOA1 ... 

 

Did you include the form G-1145 that will notify you on e-mail and text?

 

 

[RJandHamid 1,128]

I didn't think the I-129F was eligible for the fee waiver, but I could be wrong about that. Either way you should hear back from USCIS within 30 days, though it is usually less time than that. I would say that average waiting time now is about 2-3 weeks to receive a paper NOA1, maybe 1-2 weeks to receive a text/email notification if you filled out the G-1145 that Georgia16 mentioned above. 

[lemonsong83 0]

Hi, thanks, to you both for answering my question, if the petition is not eligible for a fee wavier, will they deny the petition, or just ask me to pay?

Edited February 22, 2017 by lemonsong83

[RJandHamid 1,128]

7 hours ago, lemonsong83 said:

Hi, thanks, to you both for answering my question, if the petition is not eligible for a fee wavier, will they deny the petition, or just ask me to pay?

I can't find a lot of information about the fee waiver, so if it is not eligible they will likely return your petition documents to you with a note that payment is needed. It's technically a denial, but one that can be fixed rather quickly by sending the correct documents/payment. If you do end up refiling, be sure to include  G-1145 form that will allow you to receive text/email notifications about your case, and also try to send it through a postal service that includes tracking if you can. That way you can see when it arrives and have one less thing to worry about. 

 

It could also be that the fee waiver will be accepted and the petition will move forward as normal, that would certainly be the best (and lead to the quickest) outcome!