Checking your I-129F status

You can check the current status of your I-129F application online. Just visit this page:

https://egov.immigration.gov/cris/jsps/index.jsp

You must have your "receipt number" which is located on the top left of your I-797C (Notice of Action). That is the form you receive as a receipt for submission of your I-129F.

When I checked our status, I got the following generic message:


Your I129F PETITION FOR FIANCE(E) was received on September 13, 2006. We will mail you a decision as soon as processing is complete. You can use our processing dates to estimate when this case will be done. Follow the the link below for current processing dates.

I am guessing that I will be getting this message for a long time :-(

Received our Notice of Action - I-797C

I received our Notice of Action (I-797C) today in the mail. This is a form which is sort of a receipt that your I-129F Fiancee Visa application has been received. According to the "received date" they received it on September 6. The "Notice Date" is listed as September 13.

The form says that if any of the information printed on it is incorrect, to call customer service immediately. Ours looks fine fortunately. (It mostly lists your and your fiancee's names and your address, along with the type of case.)

Processing time for the Fiance Visa, according to this Notice of Action, varies by the type of case.

I hope that this processing goes quickly! Wish us luck!!

Finished the I-129F paperwork

We finally managed to finish up the I-129F, and G-325A forms for each of us. We also had to go down to Kinko's to get passport photos and photocopy several documents, including my birth certificate. It took awhile tracking down all the documents we needed.

One of the things the I-129F asked us for was evidence that my fiance and I have met in the past two years. We photocopied the entry and exit stamps in David's passport from his last few visits (in addition to photocopying the other major pages in the passport). We also made prints of a few of the photos we've had taken together. This should better establish proof of our relationship.

Before submitting everything, I photocopied EVERYTHING, including the check I had to write to Homeland Security for the application. I recommend to everyone doing the same. That way you have a record of what you've sent should you need it in the future.

Sending out the completed package today...