September 2018 I-129F FILERS

[Spotify 75]

How much time did it take everyone to prepare the I129F package?

[Kyle&Ana 718]

we started in the beginning of march and sent april 4.... kinda a month.... we didn't know USCIS was like this and we take our time overthinking everything about the paperwork.

[Spotify 75]

2 hours ago, Kyle&Ana said:

we started in the beginning of march and sent april 4.... kinda a month.... we didn't know USCIS was like this and we take our time overthinking everything about the paperwork.

Oh wow, that's a long time : )  I been working on ours for 3-4 days now for many hours, so many things to include!  Feeling a bit stressful.

[DanielPlainview 368]

1 hour ago, Spotify said:

Oh wow, that's a long time : )  I been working on ours for 3-4 days now for many hours, so many things to include!  Feeling a bit stressful.

I spent two weeks preparing the package.   If you submit only what is requested in the instructions, it's really not all that much.  My passport copy, plane tickets, divorce paper, birth cert and change of name for fiancee, letters of intent, photos.  That's all I was required to send, in addition to the completed I1128F.   But I included a little supplement regarding the validity of the relationship, as I'd seen many others suggesting this.   So that took me a little more time.   Oh, and also spent a little time reading and re-reading the instructions, checking the documents, scanning copies for my fiancee, organizing, trip to the hole punching store.............things like that.

 

Kyle&Ana..........you are VERY close to NOA2, huh??   I got a feeling we're going to be hearing good news from you any day now.   The longest wait is almost over.  

[Kyle&Ana 718]

@DanielPlainview YEP  the whole time was by the international mail, in that moment we didn't know that we could scan fiance intent of marry,  took 15 days for my paperwork to arrive where he lives.... but finally just i weeks more for NOA2  or RFE hopefully....

 

did u receive NOA1?

 

 

[AmandaandChayne 734]

we started putting ours together end of March and submitted April 19th but it only took so long because my fiancé is an emergency room surgeon with small children and very little time.

[DanielPlainview 368]

2 minutes ago, Kyle&Ana said:

@DanielPlainview YEP  the whole time was by the international mail, in that moment we didn't know that we could scan fiance intent of marry,  took 15 days for my paperwork to arrive where he lives.... but finally just i weeks more for NOA2  or RFE hopefully....

 

did u receive NOA1?

 

 

Yes.....NOA1.   I had problems with the mail, so I had her send scanned copy of intent and jpg of photo.  Took care of both here in USA.

[Kyle&Ana 718]

2 minutes ago, DanielPlainview said:

Yes.....NOA1.   I had problems with the mail, so I had her send scanned copy of intent and jpg of photo.  Took care of both here in USA.

you should be hearing something in march/April next year! 

 

Good luck to u all !!! Berries! @Naes new generation of september!!

[DanielPlainview 368]

3 hours ago, Kyle&Ana said:

you should be hearing something in march/April next year! 

 

😫

 

Yeah, had I done this last year, we'd get a one month turnaround.   6 months is just nuts.

[Naes 12,205]

1 hour ago, DanielPlainview said:

😫

 

Yeah, had I done this last year, we'd get a one month turnaround.   6 months is just nuts.

6 months would made me so happy... 

 

6 months since last year is actually considered pretty quick for noa2...that’s how messy everything got so suddenly..

[DanielPlainview 368]

7 minutes ago, Naes said:

6 months would made me so happy... 

 

6 months since last year is actually considered pretty quick for noa2...that’s how messy everything got so suddenly..

well, looks like you got a 7 month turnaround on yours.   I guess that's pretty standard now.   But some folks last year, and like everyone applying in 2016 got a month turnaround on the 129F.

 

here's what the timing is showing TODAY!     (This was 5-6 months the other day when I checked)      https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/

 

[Naes 12,205]

27 minutes ago, DanielPlainview said:

well, looks like you got a 7 month turnaround on yours.   I guess that's pretty standard now.   But some folks last year, and like everyone applying in 2016 got a month turnaround on the 129F.

 

here's what the timing is showing TODAY!     (This was 5-6 months the other day when I checked)      https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/

 

Last years turnaround was the earliest being 6 month to 8 month so yep I was the average, last 10 days felt worse though. Basically any point you see 200 is an awful experience unfortunately. depending on which date they touched at that point causes all the feels. as for most if you see your date was touched which is usually around 180 days and yours stuck for another 20 days is a disaster... we really hoped it would have cleared by now for future cases.

 

Last year till about March 2017 filers the turnaround was the most 3 months. Then after April things got nasty. For June filers the average was above 7.5 months, which was sad to watch.. and I think our last standing June 2017 friend just got the RFE.. 

[Spotify 75]

Finally mailed our package today!  Should arrive on Monday.  The wait begins.

[DanielPlainview 368]

On 9/8/2018 at 3:27 PM, Spotify said:

Finally mailed our package today!  Should arrive on Monday.  The wait begins.

HA!    "The wait begins."   so true.

Congrats Spotify !!    we should be hearing on our NOA2 around the same time.   

[jayesel 41]

Check cashed over the weekend but no text/email notification 🤕