PaulSveta

First, take a deep breath and calm down. This is all so nerve racking to begin with, let alone having problems along the way. It sounds like they have it all under control and it is going through the process as it should. Better to point out mistakes like that, than deal with having to do the entire thing all over again from square one. A typo is a human mistake, we all make them. It might knock you back a few weeks but it is beyond your control. I guess really all I can offer is some encouragement. There were a few times when I was freaking out, not sure what to do, and ended up just being patient and it all worked out. Hang in there!

On all of my documents where they requested front and back, I sent it front and back regardless if it was blank or not. Better to send in too much than not enough.

Tracy,thanks a bunch for the response.yes, even if she is from the philippines, she is currently residing and working in british virgin islands so her consulate under jurisdiction will be in Barbados. at any rate, i think we don't have much of a choice but to wait. take care!

The waiting is very difficult. It took approximately 3 weeks for our paperwork to make it to the consulate. My fiance received her packet about a week after that. You will not be informed, at least I wasn't, whether or not your paperwork reaches the consulate. I just took it on good faith, whew! I am glad that's over and behind us! I never checked to see the status of our paperwork was, just waited patiently, going on the saying, 'no news is good news.' Hang in there! We're all pulling for you.

You sound like me 3 weeks ago.

1. I would recommend using her full name regardless of how she writes it. If she is providing a divorce document, you could refer to that how it is written there, or refer to her birth certificate or her passport if she has one. I was sweating over how my fiancee's name was written. One letter is different in her translated divorce papers than how she writes her name. I had to tell myself not to sweat the small stuff but I'd hate to have to go to the back of the line for one letter.

2. Specific dates on previous addresses and employment. Get a credit report, this will list your previous addresses and dates. Often times, your local state employment office can help you out with date ranges of employment if this is not on your credit report.

3. Will I have any benefit of putting a cover letter on everything? I have yet to submit my I-129F, but I'm including a general cover letter, like an overview of the contents of my package. See the Example Forms link in the menu above. I have separated out my contents using the recommend ACCO clips. Nothing is stapled. One for I-129F, bios, fiancee intent letters, passport photos, birth certificate, divorce papers, and another for Supporting Documentation, including the meeting in person trip receipts, photos, etc. and the ongoing relationship documentation behind that. I have titled each section. It seems pretty self-explanatory when I flip through it. I had a few friends look at it to see if it made sense to them.

Hope this helps.

Paul