Application sent to the wrong address

[Vuorilla 0]

Hi everyone,

I thought I would follow up with my situation so that if any future applicant gets in my situation, they will know what to do.

I got my application back in the mail 13 working days after it was received by the center director. Unfortunately, my application was rejected not because I sent it to the wrong address, but because of the amount on the check.. I wrote $240 because I read on this forum that the price had gone down $100 from $340 on April 14th. But I called the USCIS and they told me that the fees were still $340. I am a bit confused about that, but any way, I don't care. I was happy to see that my application had not been lost and that it was being processed! After three weeks without news I was starting to lose hope.

If my check had had the correct amount written on it, I think my application would have been processed even though I sent it directly to a processing center instead of to a lockbox. It would just have been delayed a little bit. I can see that they started working on my application (they stamped a number on each sheet of my documents and placed my photos in an envelope that says "Department of Homeland Security" and on the back of my fiancée's passport-style photo, they wrote "I129F").

So, the moral of the story: be patient! If you made a mistake, it should get corrected over time. Do not send a duplicate application, otherwise you might get in trouble like the story in the link above.

Thanks all for you advice!

I still have another question, but I will start a new thread.

[Darkmoonfaerie 19]

Hi everyone,

I thought I would follow up with my situation so that if any future applicant gets in my situation, they will know what to do.

I got my application back in the mail 13 working days after it was received by the center director. Unfortunately, my application was rejected not because I sent it to the wrong address, but because of the amount on the check.. I wrote $240 because I read on this forum that the price had gone down $100 from $340 on April 14th. But I called the USCIS and they told me that the fees were still $340. I am a bit confused about that, but any way, I don't care. I was happy to see that my application had not been lost and that it was being processed! After three weeks without news I was starting to lose hope.

If my check had had the correct amount written on it, I think my application would have been processed even though I sent it directly to a processing center instead of to a lockbox. It would just have been delayed a little bit. I can see that they started working on my application (they stamped a number on each sheet of my documents and placed my photos in an envelope that says "Department of Homeland Security" and on the back of my fiancée's passport-style photo, they wrote "I129F").

So, the moral of the story: be patient! If you made a mistake, it should get corrected over time. Do not send a duplicate application, otherwise you might get in trouble like the story in the link above.

Thanks all for you advice!

I still have another question, but I will start a new thread.

The I129-F fee is $340. The K1 visa fee has been dropped from $350 to $240 and is paid when the beneficiary goes for their interview.

[LeftCoastLady 441]

Hi everyone,

I thought I would follow up with my situation so that if any future applicant gets in my situation, they will know what to do.

I got my application back in the mail 13 working days after it was received by the center director. Unfortunately, my application was rejected not because I sent it to the wrong address, but because of the amount on the check.. I wrote $240 because I read on this forum that the price had gone down $100 from $340 on April 14th. But I called the USCIS and they told me that the fees were still $340. I am a bit confused about that, but any way, I don't care. I was happy to see that my application had not been lost and that it was being processed! After three weeks without news I was starting to lose hope.

If my check had had the correct amount written on it, I think my application would have been processed even though I sent it directly to a processing center instead of to a lockbox. It would just have been delayed a little bit. I can see that they started working on my application (they stamped a number on each sheet of my documents and placed my photos in an envelope that says "Department of Homeland Security" and on the back of my fiancée's passport-style photo, they wrote "I129F").

So, the moral of the story: be patient! If you made a mistake, it should get corrected over time. Do not send a duplicate application, otherwise you might get in trouble like the story in the link above.

Thanks all for you advice!

I still have another question, but I will start a new thread.

The larger moral of the story is: Read the I-129F instructions and follow them. The payment information, where to send the petition, etc. are some of the most commonly asked questions and are easily found in the instructions document.

Now that you've received the petition back, you should go through the documentation to ensure everything else is in place.

[Inky 1,110]

Hi everyone,

I thought I would follow up with my situation so that if any future applicant gets in my situation, they will know what to do.

I got my application back in the mail 13 working days after it was received by the center director. Unfortunately, my application was rejected not because I sent it to the wrong address, but because of the amount on the check.. I wrote $240 because I read on this forum that the price had gone down $100 from $340 on April 14th. But I called the USCIS and they told me that the fees were still $340. I am a bit confused about that, but any way, I don't care. I was happy to see that my application had not been lost and that it was being processed! After three weeks without news I was starting to lose hope.

If my check had had the correct amount written on it, I think my application would have been processed even though I sent it directly to a processing center instead of to a lockbox. It would just have been delayed a little bit. I can see that they started working on my application (they stamped a number on each sheet of my documents and placed my photos in an envelope that says "Department of Homeland Security" and on the back of my fiancée's passport-style photo, they wrote "I129F").

So, the moral of the story: be patient! If you made a mistake, it should get corrected over time. Do not send a duplicate application, otherwise you might get in trouble like the story in the link above.

Thanks all for you advice!

I still have another question, but I will start a new thread.

Why are you confused? the PETITION fee never changed. The VISA fee is the one that changed. Nothing confusing if you follow the information.

[Vuorilla 0]

Why are you confused? the PETITION fee never changed. The VISA fee is the one that changed. Nothing confusing if you follow the information.

ok.. you are like the third person telling me the same thing. Now I know. And on Monday, I will be sending my application back with the correct amount on the check.

I was confused because I somewhat thought that the K-1 visa fees and the I129F fees were the same.. I knew the fees for the visa (K-1) had gone down to $240, and so I thought that the USCIS had not updated their forms, so that the $340 fee that was advertised on their form was not current anymore.

I was confused, and I am not anymore.

I thought this website was all about supporting each other in this difficult process, had I known that three people would imply that I am stupid or that I do not know how to follow the instructions correctly, I would not have opened up an account on this forum. I got confused, and as far as I know humans make mistakes. I made a mistake and I never complained about it. I just tried to warn other applicants about this pitfall.

Anyways, good luck all.