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My wife had her bio done on May 20th of this year. Her EAD/AP was approved just yesterday. :-) So that was 42 days.

Hope that helps!

Frank

Whew! Thank you guys SO much! This is such a relief! You have no idea how much I've been obsessing over this.

Then again, maybe you do.

After all, we're all kind of in the same boat, here.

Alright, so I finally have an idea of how to shorten it and make it more quality, way less quantity.

One more question, though, if it's okay. Does anyone know if blacking out parts of conversations for privacy reasons is okay?

Thanks a lot in advance!

Hi.

My gf and I were in the same boat as you on this, but we had eight years of Skype logs to go through.

What we decided on, (and seemed to work) was give them one conversation from every month going back two years. We did black out the more personal parts of the conversation, (and in some cases edited it out altogether) and it didn't seem to affect us negatively at all.

Keep this in mind while choosing a conversation: look for something that you two chatted about that illustrates a connection between you both, e.g. we had a few chats when we talked about how similar our parents are; what we got for Christmas and birthdays; minor events at work; memories of visits together; dreams and plans for our future together; etc.

That's all you really need. :-) Good luck.

Hi.

My financee received her Package 3 on 2, November and sent it back to the Frankfort Consulate on 29, November. DHL still says it's being delivered but doesn't have delivery confirmation yet.

However, when we go to the Consulate Visa Check website (https://ceac.state.gov/CEACStatTracker/Status.aspx?eQs=WwjqOlbeRYzCYubaSQI+RA==) and plug in our information, we get this:

Thank you. I didn't know about those webpages on VisaJourney.

I went ahead and sent a complete copy of the original K-1 Visa application, along with the notices from the USCIS, the RFE, certified documents responding to the RFE, and the I-134 with evidence (work letter, bank letter, etc) on Friday via express mail.

Thanks again for your help.

This is kind of my question too. Do I have to send my fiancee an exact copy of the original application complete with her own set of certified documents (the documents with the raised seal), e.g. my divorce decree, birth certificate, etc. or would a copy of it do?

It is my understanding that she needs a copy only to bring with her to the interview and the original application I sent the interviewer should have, because it was sent to them via the NVC.

I know I have to send her my I-134 documents too, correct?

Finally, since I've scanned all my documents to my Google Drive, and if she just needs a copy (and not the certified documents) couldn't she just get all those documents from my Google Drive, print them and take that?

We got our NOA2 on the 8th of October. (Yay) I'm working on getting the copy of our K-1 application to her, but there are a couple of things I'm unclear on.

First off, do I have send her another set of certified documents? For example, do I have to send her a certified copy of my birth certificate and divorce decree, (both with the raised seal) or would a copy of that be okay? I'm under the impression that our original K-1 application, along with the certified documents will be sent to her consulate and the interviewer would have them. So what she would have a copy to take to the interview.

And about the I-134. If I am reading this correctly, I'm supposed to send it with the copy of the K-1 application. Is that correct?

I only ask because she does have her half of the documents, so would it be okay to just send my half?

Also, I had an idea. I have all of the documents, the RFE, the NOA2, etc, scanned and organized on my personal Google Drive. She has access it, so could she just print all that out from there and use that? Seems to me that her printing out the documents from the cloud would save a lot of time and money.

Thank you for your help.

Some good news. We were just approved (103 days after getting the NOA1). So they are running. :-)

Never mind my question. I just found out we were approved.... :-)

When sending in my 129F. I had to submit evidence for a previous divorce (10 years ago). I went to the courthouse and obtained a CERTIFIED COURT COPY of the divorce decree and sent that in with my package. HOWEVER, I still got a request for evidence because the CERTIFIED COPY did not state on it that it was the FINAL DIVORCE DECREE. I got a RFE asking me to provide evidence that the marriage had been terminated. I had to return to the courthouse and ask them to produce a CERTIFIED CERTIFICATE OF NO APPEALS which stated on it the the included divorce decree was therefore final.

Make sure that if you have to provide a divorce decree that it says that it is a FINAL DIVORCE DECREE, and if not then included a CERTIFICATE OF NO APPEALS which states that the divorce decree is final.

My case was approved by USCIS five days after they received this evidence.

Okay, now I'm worried. When I first sent my package, I included the separation agreement. I got the RFE notice on Monday, 09.23. Here's what happened in chronological order so there's no confusion.

I called the USCIS on Tuesday 09.24, and asked about the RFE. They told me to wait for the mail.

Wednesday, 09.25. I got the RFE in the mail.

Thursday, 09.26 I sent the divorce decree (the agreement with three pages that stated the marriage is dissolved with a stamp on every page) that the clerk assured me was what I needed. I bought two of them

Friday, 09.27 USPS delivered it to them.

Saturday, 09.28 I got the exact, same RFE I got on 09.25. Nothing different.

Monday morning 09.30 - I called them. They told me to send the other decree I bought to make sure.

Monday night 09.30 - I got a text and our petition was upgraded to "Request for Evidence Response Review

Once a timely response to the request for evidence is received by USCIS, we review the evidence or information you submitted. If you submitted the requested evidence, we continue with the adjudication of your application or petition in light of the new evidence."

Thursday, 10.03 - Our petition was upgraded to "Request for Evidence Response Review

Once a timely response to the request for evidence is received by USCIS, we review the evidence or information you submitted. If you submitted the requested evidence, we continue with the adjudication of your application or petition in light of the new evidence." again.

I'm not sure what to do from here. Are we okay or did I send the wrong decree are they really looking at it? I'll admit I'm beginning to worry a little more.

Shut that puppy down lol. Those crazy liberals in Washington are destroying this beautiful land.

Bad enough someone brings politics into this, it's worse when someone lies as to cause of the shutdown in the first place.

Your posts always make me smile

You just made me smile. :-)

OK guys in the field of guessing everyone is entitle to guess ....therefore think what you want to encourage your self

but unfortunately the reality is no good. Do not get mad when you do not get what you expecting mind while the government is partially shut down...

Ah! I recommending do not believe what the MEDIA said; don't be a fool !! we are screwed all the way.

Why do you insist on mis-information? The government is shut down, yes, that's not a good thing, yes. But the USCIS is open for now. Why drum up more fear and anger and anxiety to people who are anxiously awaiting an answer? Why the fear and panic mongering?

Some good news. The USCIS.gov front page has the following message in its rotating banner:

"All USCIS Offices worldwide are open:

• Report to interviews and appointments as scheduled
• Fee for services performed by USCIS are not affected by a lapse in annual appropriated funding.
• For information, call USCIS at 1-800-375-5283"

And here's the link to the closed offices, as of this typing, it's empty:

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=93bafe46e6c3d010VgnVCM10000048f3d6a1RCRD&vgnextchannel=e39c0b89284a3210VgnVCM100000b92ca60aRCRD

I say that if the government does shut down that all of us petitioners go to every politician who voted for the shutdown and take away all their guns.

If they are going to keep us away from the people we love, then we should take away their love.

....sorry, rant over. Just needed to vent.

If that's what you think it is and cannot think of any other reason aside from that document, then maybe you can prepare it ahead of time. But then again, you'll never know until you get the letter. Good luck! I hope you'll get approve soon too after they receive your response.

Got the RFE in the mail today. They didn't like what I sent as proof of my divorce (in 1999). They want the decree. I'm going to get that and send it as fast as possible to them. I was sure it was the birth certificate because I sent them the "short form", so I got a couple of copies of the long form.

I'm thinking I should send a long form birth certificate along with what they ask for. Just in case.

Is this a good idea?

Sorry to hear you also got an RFE. But no, you would never really know what document/s they needed until you get hold of that letter. We are confident that we're not going to get an RFE cause we follow every step here, also what needs to be submitted. But unfortunately, we also got one. Best thing to do is be patient and wait.. and wait.. and wait.. and wait...

Thank you for the support. After doing some research, I think I have an idea. I sent the short form of my birth certificate. After reading this forum, I realized that there is a long form that exists that I should've gotten and sent. I hope that's all it is.

The not knowing is driving me up the wall.

I just got an RFE notification this morning (23rd). They sent the letter out on the 20th. I'd like to know what they need evidence of so I can tackle it asap, so I called them and they basically told me to wait until I get the letter. :-(

Is there no way to find out what the problem is before you get the letter?

Nothing yet here too. The estimate of our NOA2 is the end of October, so we're not holding our breath. :-(

If precedent is anything to go by, you're off to TSC (Texas Service Center).

You're right. I got my I-797C a day or so ago, and it confirmed that it's back in Texas.

I just hope this doesn't, for lack of a better word, "reset" the time it takes for approval. :-(

Odd.

We filed in June, and got a notice of transfer yesterday, but it said it was transferred to my "local service center" which I assumed is Vermont. (I'm in Connecticut). Am I wrong?

Good day all,

I received the case xfer notifications and thought it would be great to track progress along with others who may have received the same:we transferred your I129F, PETITION FOR FIANCE(E)

Our case was filed and NOA1 both June 2013. Xfer Notification came August 8, 2013. Hoping others will share.

thanks!

We also recieved our NOA1 in early June 2013. And we did recieve the same transfer notice yesterday as well. I am assuming that since I'm in Connecticut, they transfered our petition to the Vermont Service Center.

Hey, if Fonzie is giving us the thumbs up, then I'm not going to worry about it. :-) Thanks for your help.

I just got the I-797C notice today. I received notice of the NOA1 last week. There's a slight problem. My fiancée's last name has an Ü, (A "U" with an umlaut.) in it. We spelled it with the umlaut throughout the entire petition. However, the I-797C came back with just the normal "U" without a umlaut.

Should I be concerned with this? Should it be corrected or does it not matter at all?

Is it worth it to include notarized letter(s) from my family and friends that they have met my fiancee and we're getting married and vice versa?

Don't over think it. You just need to show that you had contact with each other, it doesn't even have to all flow together. Just include a random sampling of your conversations, maybe something where you talk about your future plans or feelings for each other something like that. Most likely they're just going to glance at it and then put it back in the folder. Keep simplicity and organization in mind, more is not necessarily better.

This is exactly the kind of advice I needed. Gives me an idea of what they are looking for.

Thank you so much. :-)