Received I-129f approval email today - what now??

[Mr. Don]

Hi my friends. Today is my 41st birthday and during dinner I received the email from USCIS saying that our I-129f has been approved and that they mailed the hard copy to us. Now what do we do?? We got through this first tough part with your help. Please advise :-)

 

thanks to you all

[dnoblett]

USCIS will send petition to NVC where they do some processing usually taking 3 or 4 weeks, then they send it to China. Once the consulate actually receive the case, they will then send out packet 3 to benificiary.

 

Packet 3 consists of a document check list OF169 and DS230 part 1 and instructions.

the OF169 and DS230 are returned to consulate.

 

Time from approval to packet 3 took about 3 or 4 months for us, but recent cases seem to be around 2 months.

 

Once you receive packet 3, then prepare your affidavit of support, I-134.. and send over to benificiary to take to the interview.

 

http://guangzhou.usembassy-china.org.cn/forms_and_packets.htm

Edited February 1, 2012 by dnoblett (see edit history)

[Mr. Don]

Thanks! This was very helpful. My fiancee has everything filled out that is listed on that site for P3. There really isnt that much to fill out from what I saw. The big chunk is the I-134 from me

[bobber205]

You lucky dog! We're about 6 weeks behind you in the "process". Even meeting online is only a month before Jing and I met.

[Mr. Don]

Will be here before you know it!