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Hey everyone, I just wanted everyone who was wondering the same thing I had asked to know that we got approved last week, and we had never received any RFE's. So apparently the way I filled it out was good.  Good luck to everyone else!

I feel you there

Our estimate date was October 1st. Now it's November 28th-December 3rd, and growing longer every day.

Write the date you started employment there for date from, and if you currently still work there for date to write "present."

Just now, vocaledge said:

you're welcome. Make sure to join the thread for your month of filers... July I assume if you sent it off today, but its definitely a good thing to follow to get an idea of when your application might finally be approved in 3+ months time.  As an early July filer, you might want to also follow the June thread, as that will also help you have an idea when to start expecting a response.

Welcome to the journey and to the long wait... and most of all, good luck!

I will do that right now, thank you. I'll follow both!

Thank you so much, I appreciate it. Good luck to you as well!

1 minute ago, vocaledge said:

My fiancee used a Walmart money order, and it was accepted without a problem.  No need to panic :-)

THANK YOU! Sending internet hugs! Relief omg. 

1 minute ago, Coco8 said:

 

People at USPS are often clueless. I usually have to use google the answer my own questions because when I ask the people working there they have no clue. 

Yeah we were surprised too as we heard that was the place to go to get one. There was only one employee who didn't seem super thrilled to be there haha, long weekend maybe!

I seriously hope us using a "money gram" from walmart was okay, because we shipped it off today. I'm finding no solid answer to this and I'm in a whole new world of anxiety, right when I felt relieved it was finally sent off 

1 minute ago, Coco8 said:

USPS has money orders. 

We went there today first, and were told " we don't do that here, go to Walmart."

I don't know if it's that tiny little location or what , but we went to so many different places and they either didn't do it there, or nothing over $500.

Just now, Hypnos said:

You're likely talking about a Moneygram-branded money order.

I haven't a clue to be honest haha, I've never used any type of money order. Is that accepted if so?

6 minutes ago, Hypnos said:

It needs to be a cheque or money order. if it's neither of those things then it will likely not be accepted.

Ah so you mean to tell me the $535 money gram we shipped off with our petition today is just gone forever? Lol. Ahh wonderful.

I don't understand here. We couldn't get a check, his bank is military and there's no branch we could go to. We tried money orders and nowhere would do them over $500. 

We were told hey go to walmart, they do money orders up to $1,000. We go there today and ask specifically for a money order, she says yes, prints it out, and we leave. We notice it's called a "money gram" but think nothing of it. Really hope this isn't going to be a problem haha

We couldn't get a check, and were only able to find money orders up to $500. We got a money gram from Walmart for $535, is that going to be a problem? It doesn't need to be withdrawn from a bank as it's a money gram, the money is already there. Someone tried telling me that's not allowed, so I'd just like to confirm. 

Mine doesn't show  a father. I also have no idea who he is. I left that question and wrote N/A. I feel it should reflect the birth certificate. He isn't listed, don't write down a name. Not everyone has two parents, it's understandable. 

I've got our petition all ready to be send to Lewisville TX as I had heard Express mail is the best, but my fiance who is the American says U.S postal services is the fastest.

I'm curious what everyone's opinions are on this.

17 hours ago, yakyakscully said:

I've done something similar. If you fill out the I-129F on a computer in Acrobat, it actually dictates what you can fill in depending on your answers. I entered "N/A" where I could on the computer and the places where I felt it was needed by hand (i.e. my fiance does not have a middle name but the form would not let me enter special characters in many of the spaces). I left any "IF" questions that did not apply blank.

Interesting! Well hopefully all goes well! I'm just going to send it off and hope for the best!

17 hours ago, Girljinxed18 said:

We're doing a mix just because of that reason. *fingers crossed*

Aww fingers crossed for us all!!

1 minute ago, LabOz said:

yes of course. That is the petitioner's information and needs to be filled out.

Okay thank you, I wasn't sure if that's what they meant, or if it was just a second part to the previous page asking about the "preparer" if using one. 

I had written N/A on questions that aren't applicable to us, for example, beneficiary's parent number two, there isn't one, so we wrote N/A. 

Petitioner's employment number 2, he has been employed with the same people for over 5 years, so wrote N/A.

But I noticed certain areas on the I-129f made it sound like they only wanted an answer IF you had an answer, say for example page 3, 37. Have you ever been married? Checked no. Now it asks IF you answer yes to question 37, provide the names.

That makes me feel like instead of writing it NA like the other non applicable questions, I should instead just leave all the ones that specifically say to answer IF, blank instead of writing N/A.

Does this all sound correct to you? Or is it a problem that I've got a mixture of both N/A's and blanks as I've described?

30 minutes ago, LabOz said:

That is how I did mine. Be sure to keep an exact duplicate of your package and good luck to you both.

Thank you! I just realized, what about the top left part of this page, where it says family name, given name, middle name. Is that supposed to be filled out?

1 minute ago, GazLisa said:

You're welcome ☺️ Good luck on your visa journey 

Thanks so much, you as well!

1 minute ago, GazLisa said:

Yes everything you send in with the I-129f forms should be fastened together 😉 We hole punched and used fasteners to bind it 😁

Woo-hoo! Perfect. Thank you so much!!

Following the organization of the I-129f petition, the instructions suggest hole punching and acco fastening the contents all together.

Would that be everything?  From the cover letter, to the actual I-129f forms, to the evidence? Everything hole punched at the top and fastened together?

Just now, RJandHamid said:

I wouldn't send 2 different money orders. USCIS is known for being very specific with exact amounts for the checks/money orders, so I wouldn't risk it. US Post offices should be able to provide money orders for up to $1000. 

 

You are correct that the payment should be made out to to U.S. Department of Homeland Security. I-129f application fee is fine for the memo. 

The address is correct if you are sending the package via FedEx, UPS, or DHL. If you are sending it though the US Postal Service, the address is different. 

Perfect thank you so much for clearing all of that up, that's exactly what I needed. I appreciate it!

Does this look filled out properly to you?

the page number, part number, and item number thing kind of confused us so I'm hoping the way we filled this out makes sense. 

Do you see this as being filled out wrong and causing an issue?

Sorry for the terrible editing job to block out the private info. 

Thanks!

What is the best way to send payment with the I-129f? 

I don't think we can do a check as his bank doesn't have an actual branch to go into (military) so we were going to send a money order, but the money orders have a limit of $500. Would it be fine to send two money orders, one for $500 and one for $35?

And the name were supposed to put on the payment is just "U.S. Department of Homeland Security." correct? and under the slot that says for, would we just write "I-129f application fee." ??

Also what is the address we're sending the petition to? Our letters of intent and cover letter are both addressed to:

USCIS
Attn: I-129F
2501 South State Highway 121 Business
Suite 400
Lewisville, TX 75067.

Is that the address we will be sending this whole petition off to?

Thank you very much!

15 minutes ago, NikLR said:

OP would be considered as "immigrating" upon USCIS receiving the AOS paperwork.  But it's a weird grey area and may still be able to use provincial healthcare until the green card.  Basically you're claiming the USA as your place of residence but it's not official until the green card. 

Hmm interesting. I only have so much of my medication on me too so I was curious how that would work. 

42 minutes ago, Sunnyland said:

Is anybody taking care of your cat and house now? You can travel to Canada when you get your AP, in about 3 months from filing.

My grandma has my kitty, totally breaking my heart being away from him for so long. I've been paying my apartment from here out of my savings. That's only going to last so long haha, hence me also needing to get back and wrap it up.

I may be able to pull this off if it's only going to be a few months

45 minutes ago, Dee elle said:

You will already have your proof of your relationship that you have gathered for the K1. And you will have your marriage certificate. File right after marrying and you wouldn't be expected to really have any more 

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Note: Evidence of a bona fide Marriage  The USCIS now requires that when filing an I-130 for a spouse that you include evidence of a bona fide marriage. They list examples of acceptable evidence as:

1. Documentation showing joint ownership or property; or 2. A lease showing joint tenancy of a common residence; or 3. Documentation showing co-mingling of financialresources; or 4. Birth certificate(s) of child(ren) born to you, thepetitioner, and your spouse together; or 5. Affidavits sworn to or affirmed by third parties havingpersonal knowledge of the bona fides of the maritalrelationship (Each affidavit must contain the full nameand address, date and place of birth of the person making the affidavit, his or her relationship to the petitioner ofbeneficiary, if any, and complete information and details explaining how the person acquired his or herknowledge of your marriage); or 6. Any other relevant documentation to establish that thereis an ongoing marital union.

 

Ah okay perfect, that makes sense.

Hmm I wonder how long it will take to get the whole petition together before we can file. Plus going and getting married, getting the marriage certificate, and we need evidence of a bona fide marriage, which we don't so we will have to add that into the wait.  Thank you!!!!!