WAIT FOR NEW I-129f FORMS?

[little4ele 0]

I am wanting to send my package in this coming week, and was just wondering if I should wait until the I-129f forms are changed, from the draft that was posted?

Or does anyone know if they are still accepting the 'old' forms? We did not meet with a marriae broker.

Thanking you in advance

[aussiewench 9]

There is no time like the present to get your place in the queue. No one is certain in what format an RFE is going to be forthcoming for the information etc to conform to the IMBRA requirements. So my advice is to file now and yes they are still accepting the I-129F that is current.

Good luck on your journey

Lorelle

[meauxna 15]

What if you had never heard about this change? You'd probably just send your forms in.

This is one time where "knowing" has no advantage. If I were waiting, I'd send my petition in and respond to whatever they send me.

Sometimes there is such a thing as too much information.

Edited June 3, 2006 by meauxna

[Cygnet 0]

There is no time like the present to get your place in the queue. No one is certain in what format an RFE is going to be forthcoming for the information etc to conform to the IMBRA requirements. So my advice is to file now and yes they are still accepting the I-129F that is current.

Good luck on your journey

Lorelle

I agree.

[little4ele 0]

thanx alot guys, I was thinking along those lines anyways, just gave us the extra boost that we needed.

[storyteller 0]

thanx alot guys, I was thinking along those lines anyways, just gave us the extra boost that we needed.

However. Since the draft became available, it just may be possible that INS would start sending out new petition form (or some customized form if it) as RFE, within next few weeks. While there's some benefit in obtaining slightly earlier priority date, i don't think it would matter much in this chaos. If one files now, he/she would get RFE one way or another, which doesn't exactly speed everything up. Even if RFE response is processed instantaneously upon receiving by INS (which is never the case), the whole mail roundtrip deal would take about ~10 days alone. If the new filing procedure becomes available in the next couple of weeks, i'd rather wait for that in order to avoid subsequent RFEs...

Edited June 3, 2006 by storyteller

[aussiewench 9]

thanx alot guys, I was thinking along those lines anyways, just gave us the extra boost that we needed.

However. Since the draft became available, it just may be possible that INS would start sending out new petition form (or some customized form if it) as RFE, within next few weeks. While there's some benefit in obtaining slightly earlier priority date, i don't think it would matter much in this chaos. If one files now, he/she would get RFE one way or another, which doesn't exactly speed everything up. Even if RFE response is processed instantaneously upon receiving by INS (which is never the case), the whole mail roundtrip deal would take about ~10 days alone. If the new filing procedure becomes available in the next couple of weeks, i'd rather wait for that in order to avoid subsequent RFEs...

Then you wait. But you shouldnt be advising others to do so when no one knows how long before an RFE is going to come. The centers have not stopped processing petitions, they just cant approve them until they are compliant with the IMBRA. There is much more to processing then just the IMBRA.

[storyteller 0]

Then you wait. But you shouldnt be advising others to do so when no one knows how long before an RFE is going to come. The centers have not stopped processing petitions, they just cant approve them until they are compliant with the IMBRA. There is much more to processing then just the IMBRA.

This is definitely a valid argument. As we know, a petition spends most of the time waiting for somebody to look at it, not so much being processed. That is, the position in line often proves to be an important factor.

But I am not advising. I just said "if", which makes it a speculation. That is, I am just sharing my own opinion, like everyone else here. Just my thoughts, nothing else. Based solely on my immigration experience, and some people I know. Precedent-based thinking, if you will. I agree, the ultimate outcome is hard to predict either way. But historically, those who started with obsolete rules, and then had to get "upgraded", pretty often proved to lag behind those who started just bit later but with new rules. And position in the waiting line does not play significant role anymore. I am saying, there's still some possibility that something similar is taking place now. This opinion is mine and private and does not bound to come true by any means, but that's what my gut feeling tells me. At this point any estimate when the new petition rules may take effect are purely speculative, which makes your opinion as speculative in terms of processing times as mine.

That said, I hope everyone understands these are no lawyer advises in this thread (lawyers wouldn't advise anything in this situation in terms what would eventually end up being faster. They wouldn't speculate at all, that's why they are lawyers, they have their reputation to upkeep).

[Barry2005 0]

thanx alot guys, I was thinking along those lines anyways, just gave us the extra boost that we needed.

However. Since the draft became available, it just may be possible that INS would start sending out new petition form (or some customized form if it) as RFE, within next few weeks. While there's some benefit in obtaining slightly earlier priority date, i don't think it would matter much in this chaos. If one files now, he/she would get RFE one way or another, which doesn't exactly speed everything up. Even if RFE response is processed instantaneously upon receiving by INS (which is never the case), the whole mail roundtrip deal would take about ~10 days alone. If the new filing procedure becomes available in the next couple of weeks, i'd rather wait for that in order to avoid subsequent RFEs...

Then you wait. But you shouldnt be advising others to do so when no one knows how long before an RFE is going to come. The centers have not stopped processing petitions, they just cant approve them until they are compliant with the IMBRA. There is much more to processing then just the IMBRA.

They are still working on the petitions? That makes me feel better. So maybe one day/week after we all send in our additional requirements for the K1 there will be a rush of Noa2's. So I shouldn't think of this waiting time as total unproductive time for the USCIS. Maybe the delay will not be as great....if these other service center people don't get in front of me in line.