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I posted a letter requesting to withdraw our K1 visa application in the midst of a break up but we have since reconciled and wish to continue normal processing.

I have written this letter to send to the service center with a copy of my noa1 to withdraw the withdrawal letter.

To whom it may concern:

I, X, as the petitioner do hereby state that I wish to rescind a letter requesting to withdraw the I-129F petition on behalf of beneficiary, X. The letter was dated June 18^th 2015 and mailed on June 20^th 2015. I would like for our I-129F petition with receipt number X to continue being processed as normal.

I can be reached by phone for any questions at X.

Can anyone give advice on whether or not they think the letter is sufficient? Should I also call on Monday?

Anyone at all out there have experience with this or know of any posts about a similar situation? (I've googled and can't find much at all)

Thanks in advanced, any help is greatly appreciated.

Write a withdrawal letter and mail it directly to the USCIS Service Center processing your K1 application (based on your profile it is TSC). Besides stating that you want to withdraw your I-129F petition, the withdrawal letter should contain your USCIS receipt/case number, full name, date, address, phone number and your signature.

Good luck!

Thank you so much!

Unfortunately, our relationship has come to an end and we need to withdraw our petition. (I guess better now than taking the next step in marriage!)

So from what I am reading all I have to do is send a letter stating that I want to withdraw the petition and include my receipt number and a copy of the noa1?

Just want to make sure I do this correctly!

Thanks in advanced

I know exactly how you feel, Naddy! Harel and I had hoped to file back in August, but since we're both students, we weren't able to complete things as fast as we had thought (which was mostly my fault, since I'm the more organized of the two of us XD). When I finally sent it in at the end of February, I was so happy to finally have it done! Then hardly three weeks later, they switched things up. What baffles me is wondering who thought it was more fair to route new petitions to CSC without actually fixing the problems at Texas. I've written my representatives with the hopes they can help answer questions, but I'm not sure yet what they'll do.

I also wrote my reps here in Virginia about the discrepancy and tried to find out more information on how the transfer would affect the processing times at TSC and got a letter back saying they contacted USCIS and "my case was not out of normal processing times and will be processed normally" Soooo frustrating!

At this rate if all of us March filers are looking at November then we will all still have time after that for the interview portion of the process which really sucks because we were hoping to be living together by Christmas at least.

Our petition was received 23rd March and we still got TSC!

Glad to see a separate thread for us. Don't think I can take much more of CSC people already being approved while we have another 6 month wait ahead.

I can't see our case on USCIS either. If you create an account it shows in there but nothing has changed since the initial note acknowledging they received the application.

Patience is not my strongest skill!

Mine was received March 25th and still TSC! It's so frustrating!!!

I've seen threads on here where in interviews posts on visajourney or similar sites have been brought up

Can you provide the link for those?

Don't for one second think that we are not being monitored...or that USCIS can't put two and two together.

I dont doubt that they couldnt put two and two together which is why I chose the k1 to begin with.

However, I do have a hard time believing that the united states government has nothing better to do than sit around and monitor VisaJourney.com

While what you say is technically true, this site has strict rules to be adhered to - the TOS - and as such no one here can advocate something that is definitely illegal.

Not asking for any illegal advice here. Just about others experiences with this situation (changing routes from the k1)

Perhaps, someone could provide input not surrounding the visa waiver program and about their experiences with changing from the k1 to the cr1 since it is apparently such a soft spot topic for most on here.

It does not matter if they have no way of proving intent. No one here will suggest you go the illegal way around this instead of waiting like everyone else has to do. IF you were to go that route, 1) they can ask at the boarder what your intent is. Will you lie to get through? That's immigration fraud. 2) "the lawyer told me to" is not justified reason to break immigration laws. Lawyers can give bad advice just like anyone can. Don't listen to them. What goes around, comes around! Do things the right way and wait if you have to. You might be asking for slack on here, but I can almost bet that no one will give you slack because you don't want to wait in line like everyone else is doing.

Let me just clear this up for you as you sound a bit bitter. 1. I was not asking for anyone to suggest an illegal option as I am fully aware of the legality regarding intent and immigration fraud which is in part why I chose to go the K1 route in the first place. I was however asking for others experiences switching from the K-1 visa to the CR1 route or coming over on the VWP and Adjusting status (regardless of if they came here with intentions of doing that or not). 2. "the lawyer told me to" would not have to be used for anything as I would not be breaking the law. (I chose the k1 route which is the standing in line the right way as you said. However, there are other options whether pursued legally or illegally that people do on a daily basis- note that I did not say that this was right or wrong or that my intentions were to do something illegal. I was merely giving a synopsis of what an attorney, actually multiple attorneys told me whether that be bad advice or not. Again, not what I am asking here..I am asking for experiences with changing routes from the k1. 3. "lawyers can give bad advice dont listen to them" yes and so can other humans. It is a nice thing to point out that attorney's are trained to give legal advice in their role as a professional and also many have a vast amount of experience with such cases and no they dont always go about things the black and white way but again I am not here to debate the role of an attorney or the laws of immigration. While I do think that statement was rather harsh considering if you had a legal issue that certainly required an attorney, I can almost bet that you wouldn't be saying that. 4. Let me also add that many, many people come to the united states on the visa waiver program with intent whether that be immigration fraud or not and apply for adjustment of status and get approved without an issue.

Unfortunately, since your fiance is not already in the US, this option is not open to you - she can not cross the border intending to immigrate on that trip on the VWP.

They would have no way of proving intent. The attorney said as long we didn't get married straight away and as long as we played the cards right by their direction that there is no way of proving that. Of course, this conversation happened before we applied for the K1 visa. I know it is not the "legal" way but when being advised by an attorney to do that it was appealing but after careful consideration we chose the K1 route and now are reconsidering due to the fact that we were sent to the Texas Service Center.

Ok, so my fiance and I have recently applied for the K-1 visa and given the Texas Service Center processing times, we are considering getting married this summer while she is here on the visa waiver program and going the CR1 route. (if we did this we could apply for the K3 from what I understand but then we would be looking at the same massive wait times for the k1 so that seems pretty pointless to do)

We were also told by an attorney that we could get married and apply for adjustment of status while she is here on the visa waiver program (I know this is frowned upon by some visa journey members as I have seen on other posts but we were given this as legal advice from a legal professional although prior to us applying for the K-1 visa so I am not sure how that would go over now that we have already applied for the k1)

Anyone with experience switching routes? Pros and cons?

Just hoping to get some input on the best option!

Thanks for your input in advanced.

I'm not sure if I am posting this in the right location, I am new to the forums so give me some slack.

I'm getting the impression that by transferring cases to balance workload they mean new cases will be routed to California. I've noticed about 4-5 cases since March 26th which are on the East Coast but were routed directly to California. This may be their way of "balancing."

I was thinking that too. I wish I had waited one more week to send in my application! I got my NOA1 right before the transfer was announced!

I had a CR-1 in the pipeline when my husband and I decided to AOS instead. It was not an issue at all.

And Hypnos is correct, there is no 30/60/90 day rule. This has been widely discussed on this forum ad nauseum.

Just curious, from the vwp or a tourist visa?

We were discussing whether there was a public notice about the LAST transfer in AUGUST 2014, not the current transfer announced last week

OH OK SORRY

There was no public notice. VJ noticed.

I am going to continue with the speculation and hope that this transfer is much more significant than last years, perhaps involving several months worth of petitions. They would have to transfer several months IMO to lessen the disparity between the 2 centers. Let's hope this makes a significant dent, and we see more reasonable processing times for all soon

There was a public notice on the USCIS Facebook page. The link is here http://www.uscis.gov/news/alerts/workload-transfer-within-service-center-operations

so are they just going to be transferring new ones and leaving all the old ones to rot at TSC? I mean that's great news for the people filing now...but terrible for the people from Oct, Nov, Dec, etc....

I just filed my I-129f from Virginia and got my NOA1 on 3/25 and it was routed to the TSC!

It feels like there is absolutely no way of understanding what their method is!!!

I always thought it was strange that the CSC was processing so quick yet applications were still being routed to the TSC instead of the CSC. I just submitted my I-129F and it was routed to the TSC. I am hoping that this makes wait times for everyone shorter and finally gets things moving on those applications that have been sitting for months!

If you were going to receive an RFE this wouldn't be sent until they look over the package which would be post getting the NOA1 as this is merely to tell you that they've received everything and it's waiting to be processed. Unfortunately because you're being processed at TSC you will mostly likely have quite a number of months to wait until receiving either the RFE or your NOA2 if you have sent away all the right forms. On the up side, if you do receive an RFE it means they're looking at your case and once you send back all the correct forms you should, in theory, get your NOA2 shortly after.

Hope this is of some help, good luck!

Thanks! I guess my main concern was that the application would just be flat out denied and I wouldn't even get and RFE and the chance to send in the signed page or missing fiance letter of intent.

Everyone receives a NOA1... it just confirms they have received your packet/payment and will begin processing it. If you forget to sign something, submit something that they want they will send you a RFE letter stating what to resubmit/next steps before you can get approved (noa2) as mentioned.

Yea, I know everyone receives an NOA1 but from reading other posts regarding the signature page, the application is often rejected for missing signatures and mailed back.

It means "hey, it arrived"--no one has looked at the file to determine if they're going to approve, reject or ask for follow up questions yet. Right now your application is "standing in line" waiting for someone to read it and check for completeness and make a decision (if you're based in DC like your local office suggests, then the service center that is handling your paperwork's line is currently 7 months long). They almost certainly (like 99.9% sure) will give you an RFE (Request for Evidence) asking for you to send the signature page, if you did indeed forget it. RFE is not a rejection but it adds a week or two to the timeframe. I don't think that forgetting to send the signature page turns into a rejection.

I realized that I left a check-box blank. What I did was: (1) print out the page with the missing check-box and re-do that page (2) take a photocopy of my NOA1 (it'll arrive in the mail in a week or two for you) (3) write a letter explaining what happened, give my receipt number and mention the barcode on the NOA1, and ask if it is possible to add this to my file. I mailed it to the service center handling my case. I haven't heard anything and I have NO idea if this will work or not. It just is worth a shot because why not? Could save two weeks later on.

Thank you for your response. It's strange because other posts I have read said they forgot a signature and the entire package was sent back with no NOA1 at all and that if it did not include the required documents then you would get an automatic rejection and no NOA1. Then on the other hand, people have said that they have had their applications accepted and then denied months later for missing documents.

I just don't want to be waiting months and then get a denial because of this possible mistake!

Yeah...folks checking documents after sending it off and finding issues with it

seems to happen more frequently...evidenced by number of similar postings on VJ.

Let that be a good reminder to all for future processing.

That said, check being cashed is a good sign so hopefully all of it made it just fine.

If not you will find out one way or the other (whether it'll get returned or RFE-ed),

so at this point, I would just wait and see. In the worst case, you will lose some

processing time, which you can recover. So don't sweat over this too much right now.

Well, I received the acceptance so I am not sure if it would be returned now that its been accepted or just denied?

It looks like they would have rejected it straight away and sent it back as opposed to accepting it if the forms werent actually in there.

Correct me, if my assumptions are wrong.

Update: NOA1 Received so now I am wondering if the form actually made its way in the packet.

Would it be accepted if the signature page wasn't in there and denied later?

We are just so paranoid about it possibly being denied after months of waiting as we have read stories like that here on VJ.

Thanks guys!

yes. We filed the I-130 and it says the same. It's just the receipt notice though

Meaning that it wasn't rejected though, right?

So I received the text that the application was received with my receipt number and the USCIS website says the following:

On March 20, 2015, we received your Form I-129F, Petition for Fiance(E), Receipt Number ( ) and sent you the receipt notice that describes how we will process your case. Please follow the instructions in the notice. If you do not receive your receipt notice by April 19, 2015, please call Customer Service at 1-800-375-5283. If you move, go to www.uscis.gov/addresschange to give us your new mailing.

Is this normally what the website says if the case was accepted?

I originally thought I forgot to include the last signature page, so I'm just trying to see if it was actually accepted or what.

Thanks!