>NOTE: Do not submit an inquiry if you recently filed an application. You should receive a receipt notice within 30 days after filing at a Service Center or 10 days after filing at a Lockbox.<

We mailed to chicago lockbox, as per instructions from uscis website.  Is this where we were supposed to because our check still wasn't cashed....

1 minute ago, beaubeast said:

ughhh did you mail it through regular mail?

Yep took it to the post office on Nov.29 sent it priority mail with signiture confirmation.  Got the NO1 quickly for the original k-1 petition so who woulda thought this one would take forever??  Apparently it does....

13 minutes ago, beaubeast said:

FINALLY JOINING YOU!  Sent documents today, through UPS since I don't think the regular mail is too trustworthy on these Holidays. 

My Visa expires on Dec 25th...yay merry Christmas to me  >>.      So Hopefully I get my Notification in time to just relax. What do you think?

Hopefully you'll be one of the lucky ones.  Ours was received and signed for Dec.2  and no word yet.  I was wondering if any other early December filers got their NO1 yet and so far only one person responded with a yes....Unfortunately I heard it takes up to 30 days.  Our visa expired yestarday 😓

On 12/17/2019 at 11:12 AM, Sarah0107 said:

Just received 3 messages from uscis in the middle of the night...

ours was received on dec.2 as well.  In our haste to get it out we didn't send the form for text/email.  Did they cash your check yet?

13 hours ago, NikLR said:

K1 expired the day it was used.  You had 90 days as per your i-94 to get married. After that you no longer have valid stay.  Did you submit the g1145?  Hopefully NOA1 comes soon. 

You did all you could do

Yes was married Oct.19.  Sent package on Nov.29.  They signed for it on Dec.2

nope, in the haste to get it out did not fill out the form for text message

We filed Nov.30 they received it Dec.2 (priority mail signiture receipt) but as of today they have not cashed our check let alone sent the NO1.  

Married Oct.19, K-1 visa says good til Dec.18 (yikes! 2 more days!)

Scared this will be a problem, even tho we married within the timeframe as well as filed AOS within timeframe.  😨

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Filing for Adjustment of Status within the 90 days protects your legal status. Your legal status expires after 90 days, married or not. The only way to protect your legal status is to apply for Adjustment of Status, and the only way to maintain continuous legal status is to file for AOS within 90 days or arriving. On the practical side, it is often difficult to arrange for the marriage, and get all the paperwork ready in time to file for AOS within 90 days. Many couples have filed for AOS a few days or weeks after the 90 day limit with no problems. Thus far, many experiences have shown this is not a major issue with local USCIS (INS) offices.

Sorry if this question has been asked.  BUT

90 days will be up Dec.18.  Got married on Oct.19.  Filed AOS and mailed, was received on Dec.2 (signature confirmation) still no NO1.  

1.  Is this a normal timeframe?

2.  If for some reason we don't have the hard copy by Dec.18 should we be carrying around the marriage certificate as proof?  I mean, aren't we here legally as long as we filed even though we don't have the hard copy?

I am sure this has to have happened to someone else at some point but can't find any threads discussing this specifically!

thanks in advance!

So what happens if you are married within the 90 days, but the 90 days is up soon and you haven't yet sent in your AOS forms?  (we are intending to send it, just making sure its all correct, within a day or 2) I mean what if its sent within the proper time frame but you haven't gotten a receipt yet?

good luck my daughters fiancee did his in Naples in early September (he was approved and is here now) if its any consolation he said they were super nice, and super fast!  (got his visa in 3 days)

1 minute ago, Jorgedig said:

That's great!  This is for your daughter, correct?

Yes! you remembered!  I took a bit of flack for joining this site on her behalf, but its all good.  We are all so happy!!!!

We just got approved on the old website however the new website has not updated yet.  Still too giddy to process this!😂😂

17 minutes ago, Rusk Marcotte said:

Call the number  ! It will ask you to put your number in ! It will give your most updated status 

it will then direct you to different list press 3 you will have wait 20 minutes are so 

ugh I tried all the different tricks mentioned on here and still no luck.  I am trying "get human" now where supposedly they wait on hold for you and call you back.   Did you ask to speak to a "tier 2" person or was it just the first person you spoke to that gave you the good news?

BTW congratulations!!

5 minutes ago, Rusk Marcotte said:

I called this morning ! The man told me at 7 pm last night it was approved! So no I wouldn’t get mail and we’ll as far as the emails that would be later anyway ! 

Yes go for it ! I just wanted to know where I was in this mess ! 

I keep trying, but I can't get thru to a human! 😠😨

2 hours ago, Rusk Marcotte said:

Called Uscis today was approved on the 17 th of June  ! paperwork on the way ! So it looks like on the way to New Hampshire! For next stage ! 

Yes 

Rusk  and Oksana 

Wow, so you never got mail and the site was never updated?  What was the number you called..I'm about to go for it

1 hour ago, Taylor Hugh said:

Our immigration lawyer in San Diego filed our K1 last end of May 2018, out of her negligence we received 3 RFE's - we sent the 3 documents needed in November 18. From that moment, I'm constantly checking my USCIS account if there's any movement to our petition since we lost our faith/trust to our lawyer.



Did you receive 3 separate RFE's or just one asking for 3 different things?  

The wait is maddening, and I can imagine more so with a child involved.  I am so sorry and hope that you can find answers soon as well as peace of heart and mind as you wait for a hopefully positive outcome!

On 5/31/2019 at 3:55 AM, He and I said:

Finally we received last night a second RFE... don't know why yet but i'm so frustrated now... Did somebody else already receive a 2nd one? And what was going on?...

omg, thats awful, I thought it was very rare for this to happen, so sorry, did you ever find out what the second one was for if you don't mind my asking?

ok got this sent to email today, good, bad, indifferent?😕

ok my next (and hopefully last) question may be frivolous or frivious😅lol  BUT once these questions are answered, and the fact that they didn't ask for any other information, does that mean we'll probably be approved? 😵  I mean, if they wanted any other info, wouldn't they have asked all at once?  

3 minutes ago, Allaboutwaiting said:

We received a RFE for not checking ONE SINGLE BOX on the form. We sent back the page signed a day after receiving it. That delayed our process a whole month. 

Omg its like a kick to the stomach.  Did it take a month for them to get back to you?  After that how quickly did it progress....

On 4/17/2019 at 8:53 PM, jeka1700 said:

We forgot answer one question 4a. Yes or no. Stupid

We didn't answer a couple questions in the "have you committed crimes" section which had to have been an honest mistake.  No crimes committed btw.  Just got the RFE today.  Did you ever get your answer and how long did it take?  Did you just send back the page they sent you?

3 minutes ago, Greenbaum said:

This is about the petitioner and BEFORE you answer please read the information below from another VJ'r.

 

"I failed to mention a 30 year old misdemeanor arrest that was dropped and later expunged.  It was my fault and partially the fault of the company we used to help with the petition.  The governments instructions were very clear.  The company we used was not as clear as they should have been.  Since there are no public records and no possibility of me getting any information, I assumed it was no longer an impediment.  The expungement ordered all records, digital and hard, to be destroyed.  There was no record that I could produce so I failed to add it to the petition.  That was my mistake and we were denied because of the petitioner failing to disclose information in the petition."

 

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/682870-september-2018-i-129f-filers/?page=5

 

Nope, no crimes, a simple case of not checking the boxes although at the time we thought we were thorough.  

NOA1 Feb 15, 2019,  today the RFE came saying we failed to answer questions on the form, specifically Part 3, questions 2b, 2c, and 4.  Which pertain to arrests.  I don't know how this was looked over, however I assume they are talking about the US citizen petitioner?  Its just one page asking us to check yes or no, then sign.  has anyone ever had this happen and if so, how long does it usually take for it to be resolved?  (no crimes committed btw)

Paul and Mallory....thanks for your kind words.  We truly appreciate it ❤️

2 hours ago, james9117 said:

The second is the timeframe of the K-1 Visa, the baby is due in late August and I’m sure it would be a miracle if I had the visa before then. Is there any way I could expedite the process? Not because of the pregnancy directly but the fact that she’s just moved into (and furnished) a new apartment and having time off after the baby would cause ALOT of financial distress! I could stay at home with the baby for  the first month or two to make things easier. 

 

Hope someone can advise or share their experience! 

I can't really share advise but certainly can share our experience.  My daughter is in a similar situation, as she too is expecting a baby, early August for her.  We are about to be sending out the forms and evidence for the K-1 visa, and yes we have flip flopped about which visa would be better in the long run, if you'd like to compare notes feel free to message me.  I don't wish to read any more comments about my daughter and future son-in-law should be the ones asking the questions (they have done their own research and its been impressive)  Whatever you decide, best of luck to you 😊