Little confused...early approval of I-129F?

[Lancelotte25 1]

We filed our I-130 on August 21, 2009 and we got approved on Sep. 22,2009.

CSC is quite fast too these days..

Good luck!!

[Darnell 8,478]

Thats NOA-2 notice, you betcha.

VSC built up some steam during the summer on K-1's - there's a mini interview with the VSC director posted in the last 24 hours (here on VJ ) - worth a read.

Where is that interview? Missing it someplace.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=220499

[Ju_Dan 0]

What do you think this is attributed too? We sent in a huge package almost a hundred pages and tons of documentation! We have spent the last year together and she has traveled here twice. First trip was almost 40 days and the last trip was right at a year on a B2 visa....Will this help our process or do you think some people are just lucky Very interested to understand the process and figure out the differences....Thanks in advance for any info and congrats on a speedy approval! We sent ours out yesterday and hope for the same!!! James and Marlies!!!!!!

I really don't know why our petition was processed so quickly but it seems like there are several people on the forum who recently filed at the Vermont Service Center and have had fairly quick turn-around times. It's been mentioned that the VSC recently shifted attention to working through the backlog of I-129Fs. The only unusual thing about our case that I can think of is that about one year ago, my fiancee was granted a student visa to study at a University in the U.S. but she ended up not using it (her plans changed for reasons related to the economic crisis). Perhaps the USCIS already had some of her background info in their system...? The student visa was not mentioned at all in our I-129F petition, however.

I think our petition packet was fairly standard, but well organized and it included lots of evidence. My fiancee was a bit concerned that we weren't using a lawyer, but from reading the forums I gathered that it wasn't necessary for ordinary cases and my work requires reviewing legal documents and lots of attention to detail so I figured I could handle it. Below are some details about our petition.

I included lots of evidence of meeting in person (~20 photos from different visits...a few of them included her parents at our engagement party in Brazil, copies of all our flight itineraries and scans of most boarding passes), and a fair amount of evidence of ongoing relationship (in addition to pictures and visits, I sent in a screenshot of my Gmail inbox with a filter showing just emails from my fiancee, about 35 pages of emails back and forth between us with dates highlighted, screenshots of our Facebook pages with "Engaged" relationship status and messages to each other visible, a copy of a letter from my fiancee, and a copy of the receipts for her engagement ring...didn't include MSN and Skype logs because I figured I was already sending more than enough).

For I-129F Question 18 (proof of meeting in person), I attached a supplement that had dates, locations, and a brief summary of each of our in-person visits (7 separate occasions, including the first time we met). I included copies of my birth certificate and of my entire passport (I labeled the pages that had stamps corresponding to trips to Brazil to visit my Fiancee). For letters of intent, we used the example letters from the VJ guide. We each had 4 signed copies of the G-325A. I used dividers (tabs at bottom) and cover sheets with brief summaries for the different "sections" of the petition and I tried to label every photocopied document/page of evidence in the petition. I also 2-hole punched the petition at the top and used an ACCO fastener to hold everything together with a clear plastic cover sheet on the front and a plastic cover on the back (reading the forums made me ####### about putting everything together...)

Thanks to everyone for their comments and support! Visa Journey has been an amazing resource during this process. Good luck to everyone who's waiting!

[aeb2009 0]

congra! its definitely not a mistake. look at my timeline... ...

That is one awesome timeline~~~ I wish that adjudicator didn't go on vacation before my petition reached his desk!

[ashlesha 0]

congra! its definitely not a mistake. look at my timeline... ...

That is one awesome timeline~~~ I wish that adjudicator didn't go on vacation before my petition reached his desk!

hey aeb2009 - looking at ur timeline, it's been a while since you've sent the RFE. Haven;t you seen any action in your file? I m nervous...What was ur RFE about?

[Abdur 0]

I sent in my I-129 application 1 week after I received my notice of receipt for the I-130. I just received my I-129 sent back to me stating that I can only file that if I have an I-130 pending, because my I-130 has been approved.

I think I have been hurt by this speedy action because now I am stuck waiting for an immigrant visa.

My NOA1 (receipt) for I-130 was on Sep 5. My NOA2 (approval) was on Sep 22. I sent my I-129 on Sep 10.

Is there anything I can do?

[Vivien n Charlie 0]

Wow.. I am so amazed!!! I just got the email too!

I can't wait until my baby wakes up so I can tell her the good news!

Does anyone know on the top of their head how much longer until we get the visa?

I'll start researching now...

[Leenie 15]

Wow, I'm impressed!

Congratulations!!

[josephandvivian 0]

Congrats! Don't worry! I know of two recent cases of people receiving their NOA2 in 25 and 16 days!!! Coincidentally, both cases are from Brazil, one at Vermont and one at California Center. That is very good! You are going to be together very soon.

We are having our interview October 15th.

All the Best!

[Filipina Lover 1]

You're so lucky. I don't know about any emails, you can't trust emails, but you got the official letter, that is so great.

I wish that could happen for me.

[Kevbev09 1]

The VSC has recently shifted a large number of its adjudicators to I-129fs to get "caught up"

Is that why our estimated date of approval (according to VJ) has been steadily going backwards? I'm hoping it's not wrong, it's already cut a full month off the processing time.

Edited September 30, 2009 by Kevbev09

[josie2008 0]

congrtulation , yes this ur approved , you will get notice in ur mail in next few days , always they sent email first , dont worry

[Isamu 0]

This is great, congrats!!!

[brij 0]

Wow good for you. it's so fast!

Did you hire a lawyer for this? And you mean you were both interviewed in the Phil Embassy?

[thongd4me 69]

This is great, congrats!!!

Sam (not the OP),

Your NOA1 certificate date (Sept. 16) should appear on your VJ timeline, as that was the date of the action. Postal service varies.

Congrats 2u2 on your NOA1.

TD4Me