I-130 request for evidence

Gator says on Feb 17, 2006, 07:09:

I Am Confused... what are you filing for-how did the wife enter the country-K-1, K-k3. Are you filing for AOS, where do you live(some filings do NOT go to a service center).

I believe the I-129F is filed for a fiancee in order to obtain a K-1 visa. I also understand the filing of the I-129F is still allowed for a spouse until the "new" forms are ready.

Have you received the initial I-797 "Notice of Action" from the USCIS (INS)? This is sent automatically and, I hope, you sent everything certified return receipt requested.

"Cum catapultae proscriptae erunt tum soli proscripti catapults habebunt."

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FredGarvin says on Feb 17, 2006, 07:33:

We married on Jan 20th, now trying to utilize the LIFE-Act by filling the I-129F for a spouse to enter as a NON-immigrant. I think this is the K-3 classification...

I live in Florida -- the instructions indicated that I file the I-130 at the Texas service center (the Mesquite, Tx PO box). Now, the instructions also stated that I must FIRST file the I-130, then wait for confirmation/reciept/notice that they have the application and are processing. Then this reciept/notice is to be included when I send in the I-129F packet.

So....

I am interested in knowing how long until I recieve this notice so I can send in the I-129F OR do I have to place a formal request to recieve this notice (I-797)?

I did send the I-130 through the US Postal Service, and requested a signature on the recieving end...

FG

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ElCheAmericano says on Feb 17, 2006, 10:44:

I live in Florida I got a return receipt about a week later from Texas and then my I-797 a month after the original date I mailed out the I-130 from California. I then mailed out the I-129F to Chicago and receieved a 797 from them a week later. Im just waited for the second NOA2 now. Good luck

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Gator says on Feb 17, 2006, 12:30:

OK. You are now married and she is in Colombia-that eliminates the K-1 so you are filing the K-3. As soon as you receive the
NOA1 (Notice of Action) from the service center, (which is Texas)for the I-130 petition, then file an I-129F petition to the service center address as soon as you receive the notice. Now is the time to start gathering the information for the 129F.

You will be notified of the approval of the 129 (second NOA) and that paperwork will be sent to the Embassy in Bogotá. I understand the wait now is lewss than two months.

When that happens let us know for further information.

here is a site with a ton of information http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showforum=81

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FredGarvin says on Feb 17, 2006, 13:53:

Oh yeah... ...forgot to mention she is in Colombia -- sorry about that...

Thanks for the info. Yes, the I-129F is prepared and all support docs are ready (as well as scanned everything in the ol' computer just to have copies ready).

ElCheAmericano says he recieved the NOA1 in about a week -- It's been 11 days for me so I was interested to hear other's experiences for this wait time...

FG

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utopiacowboy says on Feb 17, 2006, 19:59:

You should be receiving the I-797 Notice any day now.

Disclaimer: any comment I make is inane and is not to be taken seriously, and is so patently ridiculous that no one should take it seriously, even as an insult.

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vladimiro says on Feb 18, 2006, 13:17:

G-25a I assume that on the biographical forms that the Colombian wife needs to sign her 4 g-25a forms, correct? Or can the US citizen sign all the forms including G-25a for the wife?

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Gator says on Feb 18, 2006, 15:37:

She Must Sign...(I assume you mean the 325A?) the G-325A. If she has a computer she can download the form from the INS website and print it and fill it out, that way you can save the time it takes for you to mail it to her, Don't forget, it is in 4 parts, so if she gets it off the website she will have to make 4 copies. EACH copy must be originally signed-don't just sign one and then make three copies.


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"Credidi pretio parvo emere et magno vendere tibi in animo fuisse!" .

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FredGarvin says on Feb 19, 2006, 07:05:

Filled out the G-325a's.... On my last trip to Col.... I had actually forgotten about the bio sheets, so we just went to an Internet Cafe, downloaded the .pdf files and printed them out. It cost about $5 bucks including all our time spent surfing / printing the docs'....

Be ready to spend some time on the address info! For me, the addressing always seems to be super long, I actually made a whole other sheet attached to the G325a's to keep things organized...

FG

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ElCheAmericano says on Feb 20, 2006, 10:10:

I-797 Timeframe I received the I-797 for the I-130 aprox 30 days after I originally sent the application. I then received an I-797 for the I-129f a week after I sent it out.

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vladimiro says on Feb 21, 2006, 13:11:

thanks I have addresses going back 3 years for my wife. Do you think it would matter if I just said she stayed at one of the addresses longer than she really did in order to have the "last 5 years" requirement?

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FredGarvin says on Feb 21, 2006, 15:06:

NOA1 Recieved the I-797C today!

Sent: Feb 6th
Recd: Feb 21st

FG

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raalrock7 says on Feb 25, 2006, 11:24:

G325A - Addresses???? Is it necessary to put every single address for the last 5 years my fiance has several, honestly she may not even know the addresses. Can i put her most current address and her other address where she lived the longest time? What do they need 5 years of addresses for anyway?

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utopiacowboy says on Feb 25, 2006, 13:11:

Beats me. I would be as honest as I could be. Fudging can come back to haunt you.

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FredGarvin says on Feb 25, 2006, 13:21:

G325A Addresses. I agree with UC -- be honest.

Also...

If you go to download the form directly from the USCIS site, the .pdf file is "Fillable", which means you can type in all the spaces that are provided.

AND, since each of the 4 are basically the same, when you are typing in the first copy (at the top of the page in the .pdf) it automatically fills in ALL the fields that are duplicated in the succeeding pages.

The only problem is that if you do not have Adobe Acrobat (not just the acrobat reader), you CANNOT save the form once you fill it all out. You will have to print it.

Either way -- it's still kinda nice that it auto-fills any duplicate fields for you. But be sure to double check to make sure nothing is missing.

FG

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rjstuff says on Mar 4, 2006, 08:57:

Exact Addresses - Don't worry too much. When I filed my petitions and applications - when I could remember the addresses, I put them; when I couldn't - I just put down the cities where I lived and approximate months or just the year. I did this on the G325a for my citizenship and no one questioned anything. I do not think it matters too much - I didn't remember some of the streets and apt. numbers I lived in so didn't metion those. Good Luck

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