JANUARY 2023 I-129F K1 FILERS

[Gigi3 7]

11 hours ago, Level-With-Me said:

Congrats! My NOA1 was January 13th 😱 I’m getting so anxious now! 

Me too! Starting to freak out! 😁😱

[Vulpis 24]

30 minutes ago, Play said:

What is the price for the medical exam? 

Is the visa fee different from the DS-160?

Which other fees need to be paid.

 

Guys we need to prepare for the next stepts because all of you will be receiving the NOA2 soon

 

Medical exam cost is variable, and only other people from the same consulate as the beneficiary is going through can provide a clear answer

Visa fee is $265. This is the last fee for immigration you'll be paying until beneficiary is in the US, married and applying for I-485.

[Play 57]

9 minutes ago, Vulpis said:

Medical exam cost is variable, and only other people from the same consulate as the beneficiary is going through can provide a clear answer

Visa fee is $265. This is the last fee for immigration you'll be paying until beneficiary is in the US, married and applying for I-485.

is the Ds-160 fee different than the Visa fee?

[Gigi3 7]

On 1/2/2023 at 6:37 PM, J&D1008 said:

Hello...Welcome!

 

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.

 

Stay patient because this is a long process currently running 15-17 months for your NOA2 or petition approval by USCIS (first stage). Then your petition will be sent to NVC which runs about 6-8 weeks processing (second stage) and finally your interview at the embassy (third stage).  Also, do not compare yourself to others....Some will receive NOA-2 faster than others, some will be stuck at NVC for longer and then finally some will receive interviews fairly quickly at embassy. STAY PATIENT! 

 

Please create the timeline in your profile. Also note that USCIS goes by "Received date" :

 

Example

I-129 F Sent - January 2, 2023

I-129 F Received - January 6, 2023 (NOA-1) 

I-129 F - Notice Date - January 10, 2023

 

In this example your NOA-1 should be January 6. This will help you fill out your timeline properly. 

 

 

 

 

When in this process is the DS-160 completed? After NVC case number? Thanks in advance.

[Gigi3 7]

On 2/25/2023 at 6:40 PM, Vulpis said:

Hello!

 

I-129F Sent: 20 January 2023

NOA1: 26 January 2023

 

So begins the waiting game, hopefully 12-13 months only! I'm lucky enough to have a job that allows me to have enough money and free time to go visit Germany every 3-4 months for 1 month at a time, so this will go by quickly. I do worry about our case from time to time, as my worrywart brain can think of stuff that can turn up RFEs and delays.

• We're both transgender, which means name and gender marker changes. I've been gathering our paperwork together for everything, but I still worry it is not enough.
• I obtained my US citizenship by being adopted (IR7 immigrant class, given away by my birth parents to family friends). I've been tracking down adoption records and filed FOIA requests with USCIS to get as much stuff as I can like the I-485. However, there's still key documents that are missing due to my disorganized adoptive parents like my passport from my home country, first US passport, green card. Mom claims there's no certificate of citizenship since it wasn't automatically given at the time and she didn't wanna cough up the extra money for it. 

We filled around the same time lol, my NOA1 was January 27th, 2023 so fingers crossed it's soon🤞

[Gigi3 7]

On 1/16/2023 at 6:17 AM, JojoandTomas said:

Yeah processing times were still slow back then but better than they currently are. My petition took about 6 months (RFE) and then about 2 weeks after I sent my RFE response for USCIS approval. So about 7 months.
 

 I did expedite at NVC though

Hi, how were you able to expedite at NVC?

[Play 57]

14 hours ago, Gigi3 said:

Hi, how were you able to expedite at NVC?

Great questions to know aheed of time

[Dbal07 2]

My case was approved! NOA1 01/18/23-10/30/23! 
 

soooooo exciting!!!!!!

[Gigi3 7]

7 hours ago, Dbal07 said:

My case was approved! NOA1 01/18/23-10/30/23! 
 

soooooo exciting!!!!!!

Congrats 🎉👏

[Play 57]

8 hours ago, Dbal07 said:

My case was approved! NOA1 01/18/23-10/30/23! 
 

soooooo exciting!!!!!!

Congrats brother, Hope many more here start getting approve soon

[Play 57]

NOA2 letter arrived today in the mail, It says I was actually approved on the 20th of October  no the 24th of Oct 

Edited November 1, 2023 by Play

[Level-With-Me 7]

Still haven’t heard anything and my NOA1 was 1/13 😕

[nautilus6122 2]

On 11/1/2023 at 12:31 AM, Level-With-Me said:

Still haven’t heard anything and my NOA1 was 1/13 😕

Me too. NOA1 1/13/23................CRICKETS

 

[Level-With-Me 7]

30 minutes ago, nautilus6122 said:

Me too. NOA1 1/13/23................CRICKETS

 

Glad to see I’m not the only one.. hang in there! 

[Play 57]

Our Case number was given to us and the nvc has recieved our application,"Due to your petition type, you will not receive a request for fee payment or document submission." that means i dont have to pay a fee for the visa no longer?🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

what is the next steps?

Edited November 3, 2023 by Play