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This is everything I submitted and the way I listed it out in the cover letter: Cover letter Form G-1145 Signed Form I-129F Signed Form I-129F Addendum (2 pages) 2 passport-style photos of the beneficiary and petitioner Copy of Form I-797C (I-130 receipt notice) Copy of Form I-797C (USCIS account access notice) Copy of the petitioner’s birth certificate Copy of marriage certificate It's really not too much. Form G-1145 is just for electronic consent to notify us once the packet is received. I-129F is the main form you have to submit. The addendum in our case was just to have more space to fully answer the questions on the I-129F. I also provided copies of a couple notices and the only evidence supplied was a birth certificate and marriage certificate. Yes, you do need passport photos. Technically the instructions say the photos need to be taken within 30 days of filing the I-129F petition (and that they can't be retouched). We both used a mobile app called "Passport Photo Editor" to take the photos from our own countries. I have heard of other people submitting the I-129F using their original passport photos from the I-130 but I did not want to risk perjury over this. If your husband has access to a mobile phone it should be possible to take the photo and send it to you but the proportions need to be correct (that's why an app helps). I printed off the photos of both of us using a grid from that app (6 of them fit on a 4x6 inch sheet of photo paper) at the local drugstore and spent less than $1 doing so.

We took your advice and filed the K-3 in late June (original filing date for the I-130 was 1/28/22). Just received the I-130 approval notice yesterday (8/11/22) through the Nebraska Service Center. I definitely feel that the K-3 helped. Currently processing times at Nebraska for the I-130 are 10.5 months, and 4.5 months for the K-3. Originally our lawyer told us not to expect anything before 13 months (March 2023) and the timelines here have suggested between November 2022 and March 2023 for us.

Go to USCIS.gov and the "Ask Emma" chat box should be at the upper right-hand corner. Try saying "I-130" first, and it should bring you to that page. Once you are on that page say "representative". Then click within the chat window where it says "Case Status" and following that click where it says "Connect to Live Chat." Then enter your receipt number, which is taken from the I-797C Notice of Action letter. Then ask which service center is processing your case currently / where it has been transferred. The last two times I have tried it there have not been any representatives available. But if you keep trying eventually you will get through.

When you filed for the K-3, did you provide a copy of the I-130 you had already submitted? I think I've got the I-129F packet ready to go but I just wanted to check on this. I was planning to include a copy of the NOA1 receipt letter. Thanks!

Use "Ask Emma" (chat window) on the USCIS website to contact a live representative. Once you get a live person, you can ask them where it has been transferred to.

Thanks for the update! My petition has been at Nebraska since at least the end of March (but likely since early February) and still no action. I will look into doing the K-3 now as I haven't had time the past couple of months.