Filling day till NOA1

[AC_UM 0]

We got engaged on 1st April 2011, planning to file the K1 from California service center, the USC(the man) is from Sacramento, California, while the girl is from Kolkata, India presently residing in Singapore.If the K1 gets filed on 15th April,2011 what is the expected date for us to get the NOA1 from California service center?

Does the NOA1 process gets done thru AAO only?

[caly 48]

No idea about the NOA1s for K1 petitions, but just wanted to point out that you don't file from the California Service Center. The USC will send the I-129F packet to a USCIS sorting facility in Texas where it will be forwarded to the appropriate service center.

Here's the mailing address:

For U.S. Postal Service:

USCIS

P.O. Box 660151

Dallas, TX 75266

For Express mail and courier deliveries:

USCIS

Attn: I-129F

2501 South State Highway 121 Business

Suite 400

Lewisville, TX 75067

[Aztec&Taino 144]

We got engaged on 1st April 2011, planning to file the K1 from California service center, the USC(the man) is from Sacramento, California, while the girl is from Kolkata, India presently residing in Singapore.If the K1 gets filed on 15th April,2011 what is the expected date for us to get the NOA1 from California service center?

Does the NOA1 process gets done thru AAO only?

I hope the engagement was not an April's Fool joke! :-D

But really, why would you want to know the date of NOA1? Is it relevant? This process has a lot if uncertainties. Depending on how you deliver your petition packet it will be received sooner or later. Usually it takes from 1 to 2 weeks to receive the notice in the mail and usually the receipt date is about one week in the future from submitting your packet.

[AC_UM 0]

I hope the engagement was not an April's Fool joke! :-D

But really, why would you want to know the date of NOA1? Is it relevant? This process has a lot if uncertainties. Depending on how you deliver your petition packet it will be received sooner or later. Usually it takes from 1 to 2 weeks to receive the notice in the mail and usually the receipt date is about one week in the future from submitting your packet.

No not at alll......we are deeply in love...we are corresponding from oct last year, on the 3rd meeting we got engaged....it was an arrranged match, but we fell in love online...over chat and mails........

i know it'd take 6-7 months for us to finally get married....the wait is going to be tormenting ..i wanted to know the NOA1 date because from NOA1 to NOA2 it takes around 5 months time...our journey will begin on 15th April....

Edited April 7, 2011 by AC_UM

[AC_UM 0]

No idea about the NOA1s for K1 petitions, but just wanted to point out that you don't file from the California Service Center. The USC will send the I-129F packet to a USCIS sorting facility in Texas where it will be forwarded to the appropriate service center.

Here's the mailing address:

For U.S. Postal Service:

USCIS

P.O. Box 660151

Dallas, TX 75266

For Express mail and courier deliveries:

USCIS

Attn: I-129F

2501 South State Highway 121 Business

Suite 400

Lewisville, TX 75067

R u absolutely sure about it, because i have seen people directly filing from CSC, since the USC is from Sacramento,CA.the lawyer also adviced to file from CSC only.Filing from TSC will only delay the process.

Edited April 7, 2011 by AC_UM

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

R u absolutely sure about it, because i have seen people directly filing from CSC, since the USC is from Sacramento,CA.the lawyer also adviced to file from CSC only.Filing from TSC will only delay the process.

Fire your lawyer, they are using outdated information. You must send it to the Texas Lockbox, or experience further delays or outright rejection. You will get NOA1 a week or two from submission date.

[max+patricia 24]

R u absolutely sure about it, because i have seen people directly filing from CSC, since the USC is from Sacramento,CA.the lawyer also adviced to file from CSC only.Filing from TSC will only delay the process.

I'll second that - get rid of the lawyer. They don't know what they're talking about and you probably don't need him/her anyway. If your case is relatively uncomplicated, you can do it yourself and save the $. The guidance and guides found here are invaluable.

Everyone files their I-129F petition to the address listed in Dallas, TX. It is routed from there to either California Service Center or Vermont Service Center. It takes about a week to receive NOA1 if everything is in order.

[AC_UM 0]

Fire your lawyer, they are using outdated information. You must send it to the Texas Lockbox, or experience further delays or outright rejection. You will get NOA1 a week or two from submission date.

Gosh so many things we dnt know abt the processs....thanks for enlightening us.

[* Kristin * 49]

Also - it will likley be 6 -7 months at best. Processing times can slow down considerably... luckily CSC is moving quickly right now, but that could change. So do be prepared for a bit of a wait, and don't be surprised if it takes longer than that... (not to be the bearer of bad news)

And also - if you use the resources here on VJ, no need for a lawyer! Save your $$!

Gosh so many things we dnt know abt the processs....thanks for enlightening us.

[T&R 3]

Also - it will likley be 6 -7 months at best. Processing times can slow down considerably... luckily CSC is moving quickly right now, but that could change. So do be prepared for a bit of a wait, and don't be surprised if it takes longer than that... (not to be the bearer of bad news)

And also - if you use the resources here on VJ, no need for a lawyer! Save your $$!

[AC_UM 0]

Also - it will likley be 6 -7 months at best. Processing times can slow down considerably... luckily CSC is moving quickly right now, but that could change. So do be prepared for a bit of a wait, and don't be surprised if it takes longer than that... (not to be the bearer of bad news)

And also - if you use the resources here on VJ, no need for a lawyer! Save your $$!

YAY CSC......6-7 months still seem like eternity....i hv asked my USC finace to file it ourselves and save the 1600$ he's charging for it(i think its way way way too much), he's hell bent on a lawyer as in case of RFE no other lawyer will take up our case and it'll end up in further delay.

Edited April 8, 2011 by AC_UM

[Richie Rich 70]

No not at alll......we are deeply in love...we are corresponding from oct last year, on the 3rd meeting we got engaged....it was an arrranged match, but we fell in love online...over chat and mails........

i know it'd take 6-7 months for us to finally get married....the wait is going to be tormenting ..i wanted to know the NOA1 date because from NOA1 to NOA2 it takes around 5 months time...our journey will begin on 15th April....

Hope that your petition does not go to VSC --if so --get your mind set to 6--7 mths waiting .

[max+patricia 24]

YAY CSC......6-7 months still seem like eternity....i hv asked my USC finace to file it ourselves and save the 1600$ he's charging for it(i think its way way way too much), he's hell bent on a lawyer as in case of RFE no other lawyer will take up our case and it'll end up in further delay.

A lawyer doesn't necessarily have any more input on an RFE than you do. If your case warrants an RFE later down the road, USCIS will send you a letter requesting whatever additional evidence they feel is needed. You will be the one providing that information - since it's your information, right?

Does your fiancee feel your case is particularly complicated? $1600 is a big chunk of cash. Does he know the fees associated with adjusting status once you arrive are $1000+?

[AC_UM 0]

A lawyer doesn't necessarily have any more input on an RFE than you do. If your case warrants an RFE later down the road, USCIS will send you a letter requesting whatever additional evidence they feel is needed. You will be the one providing that information - since it's your information, right?

Does your fiancee feel your case is particularly complicated? $1600 is a big chunk of cash. Does he know the fees associated with adjusting status once you arrive are $1000+?

My finace is only afraid if we make an minor error too, it'll gt the RFE which will only delay the process.Since the lawyer is dealing with family base immigration for quite a long lime, he felt the chances of RFE mite be less.

I also feel $1600 is huge sum to pay, where as the processing fees are only $450+ ...We are planning to file it ourselves...only i need to convince him little bit more.

No he ddnt say about AOS fees, my finace didnt ask him as well i guess.

[max+patricia 24]

My finace is only afraid if we make an minor error too, it'll gt the RFE which will only delay the process.Since the lawyer is dealing with family base immigration for quite a long lime, he felt the chances of RFE mite be less.

I also feel $1600 is huge sum to pay, where as the processing fees are only $450+ ...We are planning to file it ourselves...only i need to convince him little bit more.

No he ddnt say about AOS fees, my finace didnt ask him as well i guess.

An RFE will typically only delay the process 1-3 weeks in most cases. It's usually not the end of the world. If you send your petition full of the info they look for in the first place and check to make sure everything is accurate, you probably won't receive an RFE at all.

Of course it's up to you whether or not you use a lawyer, but the fee I mentioned for AOS is the actual government fee required to submit those forms. Additional fees charged by a lawyer will probably greatly exceed that amount. Just a heads up - good luck to you both