How do you know when your papers have been "touched"?

[sydkym 0]

I´ve been reading a lot of topics and everyone posts when their papers have been "touched". How do you knwo this is happening? I have an account on the USCIS page with my first NOA number, but nothing on that page ever changes.

Thanks!

P.S. If anyone is going through their K-3 with a spouse from Peru at the moment, I´d love to chat with you!

[Elbereth 0]

if you have been following your case status online at the USCIS website, there is a column called Last Update, it shows the last date someone looked at your application

it's considered a touch when that date changes

as to K3s from Peru, you might want to check out the south america regional discussion forum in the main forum page

btw, my page never changes either, the date is shows is 17/10/07 and 19/10/07 for I-130 and I-129F respectively

it's about to change though, i can feel it!

[sydkym 0]

So basically, I just need to look at it every day to see if the date changes--although it hasn´t in almost a month! Is that unusual? We´ve also been waiting for our I-129 1st NOA. We sent the papers Feb. 7, they arrived Feb. 11, and now it´s almost the end of the month. I thought it was an average of 10 days for that paper.

[Elbereth 0]

not anymore

As you can see in my post above my case hasn't been touched since october, that's over 4 months

I suppose they send you an email when there is an update in your case, but I have never received one.

Nobody really knows what is up with the I-129F these days. Word is that USCIS is canceling ongoing ones, and since it's taking you some time to receive the NOA1 for it, maybe they aren't accepting new ones either. I don't know and there is no official statement on this.

I advise you to follow up on VJers' qho filed around the same period as you. It's a good way of knowing if there's a specific problem with your case of if that is just what is happening to everyone.

The threads are in the first page.

[Kazan' Tiger 1]

"Touching" is meaningless and no big deal. Some petitions get 'touched" and others never do. It only indicates someone had your petition in their hands and made note of it on the database. What truly counts are NOAs (yeah!) and RFEs (Boo!)

[wanderingbeing 0]

So basically, I just need to look at it every day to see if the date changes--although it hasn´t in almost a month! Is that unusual? We´ve also been waiting for our I-129 1st NOA. We sent the papers Feb. 7, they arrived Feb. 11, and now it´s almost the end of the month. I thought it was an average of 10 days for that paper.

You should fill out your timeline. But if you sent on the 7th I wouldn't worry. I filed both documents together to the chicago lockbox and when they got to CSC they did the I-130 first and waited a little while before they sent me the NOA1 for the I-129f. So I don't think you should worry too much.

Thats all I can tell you but feel free to chat with me I'm in the same Peruvian boat.