APRIL 2020 I-129F (K-1) Filers

[Greenbaum 12,258]

For those who have just filed your I-129f application with USCIS, this thread has been created for your needs and for you to be with others experiencing different aspects of this journey. This is a place to ask questions and to share experiences. All are here to learn together. Good luck because this is a long process currently running 5-6 months from filing date for your NOA2 approval.

 

https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/K1_Process_V11.pdf

 

Also, since your application will go through several background checks, this is a primer on what goes on with the background process.

 

I know it sucks, but the best way to get through this is to lower your expectations and try not to compare your timeline to anyone else's. Don't forget that the people here on Visa Journey represent a tiny percentage of all the petitions the CSC has to work through! When someone gets to your file, you'll hear from them. Stay busy, talk a lot with your fiancé about non-visa stuff, don't forget to hang out with your friends, take up a new hobby, go to a sporting event, and your time will come! Good luck

 

An explanation of why is it taking so long.

https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/681798-august-2018-i-129f-filers/?do=findComment&comment=9558550

 

[Greenbaum 12,258]

Here is a FAQ for this step of the process. 

 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZKdrZOMU0kX74lzKxZnjlLrccKxuYaZm/view?usp=sharing

[TheK1Journey 2]

Hi, we filed today! The journey begins!!

[Greenbaum 12,258]

1 minute ago, TheK1Journey said:

Hi, we filed today! The journey begins!!

Welcome to the journey. Glad you joined us. Be sure to download the PDF file above your post as it will answer a few questions before you even ask. We know a few things because we have seen a few things. 

[celestial47 6]

39 minutes ago, Greenbaum said:

Welcome to the journey. Glad you joined us. Be sure to download the PDF file above your post as it will answer a few questions before you even ask. We know a few things because we have seen a few things. 

Why did not we get NOA2 yet ?  

Edited April 2, 2020 by celestial47

[Greenbaum 12,258]

16 minutes ago, celestial47 said:

Why did not we get NOA2 yet ?  

Because there is a pandemic in the world and USCIS is affected just as you and I are. Patience is needed. 

[celestial47 6]

1 minute ago, Greenbaum said:

Because there is a pandemic in the world and USCIS is affected just as you and I are. Patience is needed. 

Our noa1 came on october 30 we need to hear something

[Greenbaum 12,258]

1 minute ago, celestial47 said:

Our noa1 came on october 30 we need to hear something

Can I share somethings with you that I learned long ago about this process

• "the man with the gold makes the rules" and
• it will take as long as it will take 
• no one with any certainty can tell you when some process will be completed
• Your sense of urgency will never be equaled to what USCIS, NVC or your embassy demonstrates 
• Your journey is not going to mirror someone else's experience- yours and theirs are not the same
• Lowering your expectations will make you a much more relaxed individual

 

Good luck on your journey

[celestial47 6]

2 minutes ago, Greenbaum said:

Can I share somethings with you that I learned long ago about this process

• "the man with the gold makes the rules" and
• it will take as long as it will take 
• no one with any certainty can tell you when some process will be completed
• Your sense of urgency will never be equaled to what USCIS, NVC or your embassy demonstrates 
• Your journey is not going to mirror someone else's experience- yours and theirs are not the same
• Lowering your expectations will make you a much more relaxed individual

 

Good luck on your journey

🙏 I dont want to get denied 

[Greenbaum 12,258]

5 minutes ago, celestial47 said:

🙏 I dont want to get denied 

"I know a thing or two because I have seen a thing or two". 

 

Look. You're very early on in this filing and you are beginning a long road. I understand your concern to do things right. But we are not here to screw up your journey by giving you wrong information. There are many of us that have been here on VJ for years. We don't get paid we do it because we enjoy it. Our information is based on personal experience and the years that we have helped others. So when we say you won't "this" or "that" we know because we have seen it that way.

[celestial47 6]

9 minutes ago, Greenbaum said:

"I know a thing or two because I have seen a thing or two". 

 

Look. You're very early on in this filing and you are beginning a long road. I understand your concern to do things right. But we are not here to screw up your journey by giving you wrong information. There are many of us that have been here on VJ for years. We don't get paid we do it because we enjoy it. Our information is based on personal experience and the years that we have helped others. So when we say you won't "this" or "that" we know because we have seen it that way.

Do you think we will get approved? 

[In4theJourney 171]

5 minutes ago, celestial47 said:

Do you think we will get approved? 

This is not the thread for this. This is for April filers. I don’t see why you would come in here and ask this. 

[celestial47 6]

1 minute ago, In4theJourney said:

This is not the thread for this. This is for April filers. I don’t see why you would come in here and ask this. 

 

1 minute ago, In4theJourney said:

This is not the thread for this. This is for April filers. I don’t see why you would come in here and ask this. 

She can delete my messages is it your business? 

[Greenbaum 12,258]

39 minutes ago, celestial47 said:

Do you think we will get approved? 

Usually, if you have gotten a RFE and you answer it with everything the have asked in their original letter (RFE) to you you'll have a greater chance of approval then if they had flatly denied your case. So the answer is probably. 

[celestial47 6]

8 minutes ago, Greenbaum said:

Usually, if you have gotten a RFE and you answer it with everything the have asked in their original letter (RFE) to you you'll have a greater chance of approval then if they had flatly denied your case. So the answer is probably. 

Yes we have a RFE it has been 14 days I hope so thanks for your time and answer