Is There a Background Check on Beneficiary By USCIS?

[Fiance Journey 1]

We sent our I-129F application on January 2 to USCIS at the Vermont Service Center. It was transferred to Texas Service Center at the end of May and haven't heard a word back. I then scheduled a meeting with the local USCIS office to ask questions and hopefully get answers to the delay since I am seeing many others receiving their NOA2 that filed months later than us. I even helped someone file months after we did and they received their NOA2 over one month ago...and they even had to answer an RFE along the way. I was very very thorough in my application and provided everything they could ever need, to the T. At the meeting at the local USCIS office they said they couldn't really see into the case but that the status is set to "Expedited", which she said was a very good thing when she sees that.

Then is when I heard information I have never read before. She explained that since my fiance had lived in her Nationality country until 18 when she moved to Mexico, the background checks could be causing the delay. I continued to ask about that since everything I've known about the process is that USCIS only performs background checks on the petitioner, not that beneficiary. And then when approved, it goes to the NVC where she has her background ran. She explained that the NVC is always involved from the beginning and the background checks are on both of us. That seems a little strange to me and wonder if her explanations were only to keep me happy. That was very early this month.

Does anyone have any information on this?

[Andrea&Henry 311]

My now hubby filed for my k1 visa 2 years ago, and back then the approval was way faster (3-5 month) and one of the things they explained me was that the first part of the k1 journey the background check was only perform over the petitioner and later (nvc and US embassy) they checked the beneficiary. It's been 2 years, so maybe things change.

Edited August 28, 2013 by Andrea&Henry

[Netsikai 20]

I remember when I received Letter of Instructions from the USEMbassy Manila last June 2013, attached with the letter are the photocopies of I-129f application form, the supplemental page of how we, my fiancé and I, met and one page of paper like a result of investigation, wherein my name was written in 3 different ways (like my name has 2 names, they typed ma., then Maria, then without Maria just my second name) and twice of my fiancé...it was a negative result for both our names...the date in the investigation result was 3 days before USCIS approved our I-129f last week of April 2013...there was a name of the agency, sorry wont tell cause the agency is confidential but I goggled online the agency and such was used by USCIS , embassies, the Department of State and other US agencies.

I also think that they used such agency especially when the beneficiary had visited USA before (I visited USA as tourist for a couple of times for the last 10 years) and to check whether the beneficiary overstayed, committed a crime, or have filed adjustment of status before or for any other reason whatsoever.

With all these observation, I believe USCIS investigates both petitioner and beneficiary but only with regards to US records.