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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Australia
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All it means is that your petition was received by USCIS, and the check was taken off your petition and was cashed. Your petition will now go into the line to wait to be processed. It has not been approved yet, so settle in for the wait.

Also, it's a good idea not to type in caps....it looks like you are shouting!

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Australia
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** moved from Adjustment of Status (Green Card) from Family Based Visas to "K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures" as this is the AOS forum and the question is for K1**

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Canada
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The filing fee is a non-refundable processing fee. It's what you pay to get them to look at your application. You don't get a refund whether it's denied or approved.

I-129F / K-1 / AOS:

2009-02-21: Sent I-129F package to VSC

...

2009-11-09: Interview in Montreal - VISA GRANTED!

2009-11-21: POE - Moved to be with my fiancee :)

2010-01-23: Married!

2010-02-19: Sent I-485 (AOS), I-765 (EAD), I-131 (AP) package to Chicago Lockbox

2010-03-01: NOA1

2010-03-16: Transferred to CSC!

2010-03-24: Biometrics in Buffalo

2010-04-21: AOS APPROVED!

2010-04-27: Received I-797 Approval / Welcome to America letter for AOS

2010-04-30: Received Green Card

ROC:

2012-03-12: Sent I-751 package to VSC

2012-03-13: I-751 package arrived at VSC (Hi D. Renaud!)

2012-03-14: NOA1

2012-03-15: I-751 check cashed

2012-03-19: Received NOA1

2012-03-27: Received biometrics appt. notice for 2012-04-19 in Buffalo

2012-04-09: Successful early walk-in biometrics at Cleveland ASC

2012-12-04: I-751 APPROVED / 10 YR GC PRODUCTION ORDERED!

Naturalization:

2015-11-30: Here we go again: Filling out the N-400

2015-12-21: Sent N-400 to Phoenix AZ Lockbox

2015-12-23: NOA Date

2016-01-20: Biometrics in Cleveland

2016-01-25: In-line for interview

2016-01-25: Interview scheduled!

2016-01-29: Received interview letter! Scheduled for...

2016-02-29: Interview in Cleveland - APPROVED!

2016-03-18: Naturalization ceremony in Cleveland! I am a US Citizen!

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The filing fee is a non-refundable processing fee. It's what you pay to get them to look at your application. You don't get a refund whether it's denied or approved.

Small tid-bit not specifically asked by the OP, but I beg to differ with your explanation. The filing fee, while it is a non-refundable fee is not what you pay only for USCIS to look at your application. It is a fee paid so that someone qualified will review your petition and adjudicate it based on its merits. Approval or denial is the result of that adjudication.

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Filed: Country: Brazil
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Sit back and enjoy the ride, you've got at least four or five months (or more, depending on your consulate) before you hit K1 approval.

I-129F Petition Mailed: 26 Oct 2009 ♥ NOA1: 27 Oct 2009 ♥ NOA2: 15 Jan 2010

K-1 VisaNVC: 22-27 Jan 2010 ♥ RdJ receipt: 1 Feb 2010 ♥ Packet 3/4: 12 Feb 2010 ♥ Interview: 4 May 2010

»-(¯`·.·´¯)-> Married (17 Aug 2010) <-(¯`·.·´¯)-«

AOS (I-485)Mailed: 21 Aug 2010 ♥ NOA: 2 Sept 2010 ♥ To CSC: 20 Sept 2010 ♥ Biometrics: 5 Oct 2010 ♥ RFE: 10 -16 Nov 2010 ♥ Approved: 18 Nov 2010

AP (I-131)Mailed: 21 Aug 2010 ♥ NOA: 2 Sept 2010 ♥ Approved: 20 Oct 2010

EAD (I-765)Mailed: 21 Aug 2010 ♥ NOA: 2 Sept 2010 ♥ Biometrics: 5 Oct 2010 ♥ Approved: 20 Oct 2010

ROC (I-751)Mailed: 6 Nov 2012 ♥ NOA: 7 Nov 2012 ♥ Biometrics: 5 Dec 2012 ♥ Approved: 15 May 2013

Naturalization (N-400)Mailed: 03 August 2015 ♥ NOA: 07 August 2015 ♥ Biometrics: 3 Sept 2015 ♥ Interview: 13 Nov 2015 ♥ Oath: 8 Dec '15

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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Scotland
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USCIS CASHED MY CHECK FOR MY K-1 VISA APPLICATION , DOES THIS MEAN IT WAS APPROVED?? AND READY TO PROCESS??

You should fill out a timeline. It will help you and us :)

"You don't marry someone you can live with, you marry the person you can't live without."

Mailed K-1 on 2-6-10

USCIS received packet on 2-8-10

NOA 1: Received 2-16-10

NOA 2: Approved 4-29-10 (72 Days)

NVC Forwarded Petition to London- 5-6-10

NVC Letter Received: 5-7-1010

London Received Packet: 5-14-10

London Mailed Packet to Rob: 5-18-10

Packet 3 Received by Rob: 5-22-2010

Packet 3 paperwork mailed to Rob 6-12-10

Medical- July 8, 2010

Everything mailed to Embassy 7-19-10

Interview Date: 9-14-10- Approved pending non-machine washed replacement passport.

Entry to US- 10-6-10 POE- Newark

Wedding- 10-23-10

AOS

Mailed AOS paperwork to the Chicago lockbox 1-7-11

Delivery Notification 1-10-11

Text stating application was received 1-20-11

Check Cashed 1-21-11

NOA 1 received 1-22-11

Biometrics letter received 1-29--11

Biometrics appointment 2-24-11

Received notice- I-485 has been transferred to the California Service Center 2-9-11.

3-11-11 - EAD production ordered

3-19-11- EAD Received

3-31-2011- AOS approved without interview

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Filed: Other Country: China
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USCIS CASHED MY CHECK FOR MY K-1 VISA APPLICATION , DOES THIS MEAN IT WAS APPROVED?? AND READY TO PROCESS??

Please, first do not shout in all capital letter. USCIS cashed the check for the petition filing fee, not for a visa application. When your petition is approved, they'll send you an approval notice and then later your fiancee will be invited to apply for a visa abroad.

Small tid-bit not specifically asked by the OP, but I beg to differ with your explanation. The filing fee, while it is a non-refundable fee is not what you pay only for USCIS to look at your application. It is a fee paid so that someone qualified will review your petition and adjudicate it based on its merits. Approval or denial is the result of that adjudication.

In this case, USCIS is adjudicating a petition, not an application. Please don't add to the confusion on this subject by using "application" and "petition" interchangeably.

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The filing fee is a non-refundable processing fee. It's what you pay to get them to look at your application. You don't get a refund whether it's denied or approved.

Did someone ask what the fee is for and whether or not they can get a refund :whistle:

6/15/2009 Filed I-129F

12/15/2009 Interview (HCMC, VN)

1/16/2010 POE Detroit

3/31/2010 MARRIED !!!

11/20/2010 Filed I-485

12/23/2010 Biometrics (Buffalo, NY)

12/31/2010 I-485 Transfered to CSC

2/4/2011 Green Card received

1/7/2013 Mailed I-751 package

1/14/2013 I-751 NOA (VSC)

2/07/2013 Biometrics (Buffalo, NY)

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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Philippines
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USCIS CASHED MY CHECK FOR MY K-1 VISA APPLICATION , DOES THIS MEAN IT WAS APPROVED?? AND READY TO PROCESS??

Hi! Cashing cheque, does not mean the Application is Approved, It only informing you, that your Application for k- 1 visa is under Review, if your filed Application meet All the papers they need , that next Letter will be Approval Notice, BUT if they Need Document More from you, you will recieve A letter of REQUEST FOR EVIDENCE ,telling the document they need more from you.

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