filed my I-129F and got an email in 3 days.. whats next ??

[workaholic 0]

Hello All,

I sent my I-129F application with all supporting documents (suggested by VJ) on 4th Aug 2011 via Fedex, and was delivered next day on the 5th.

Today, Aug 9 , i got an email from USCIS , stating the following:

Your USCIS application/petition has been received and routed to the Vermont Service Center for processing. Within 7-10 days by standard mail you will receive your official Receipt Notice (Form I-797) with your Receipt Number EACxxxxxx(i hid the numbers). With the official Receipt Notice (Form I-797) you may visit www.uscis.gov where you can check the status of your application using My Case Status. We suggest you wait until you have received your Form I-797 before checking My Case Status. This confirmation provides notification of the date USCIS received your application/petition. This notice does NOT grant any immigration status or benefit. You MAY NOT present this notice as evidence that you have been granted any immigration status or benefit. Further, this notice does NOT constitute evidence that your application remains pending with USCIS. The current status of your application/petition must be verified with USCIS.

So does this mean that they will send me the NOA1 , not sure what NOA1 means, but i guess that the first that usually people recieve??

Now how long will Vermont Service Center take for my docs to review and the my application is sent to the respective embassy where my fiance resides... please help me , all new to this stuff ...

[mugumogu 18]

Hello All,

I sent my I-129F application with all supporting documents (suggested by VJ) on 4th Aug 2011 via Fedex, and was delivered next day on the 5th.

Today, Aug 9 , i got an email from USCIS , stating the following:

Your USCIS application/petition has been received and routed to the Vermont Service Center for processing. Within 7-10 days by standard mail you will receive your official Receipt Notice (Form I-797) with your Receipt Number EACxxxxxx(i hid the numbers). With the official Receipt Notice (Form I-797) you may visit www.uscis.gov where you can check the status of your application using My Case Status. We suggest you wait until you have received your Form I-797 before checking My Case Status. This confirmation provides notification of the date USCIS received your application/petition. This notice does NOT grant any immigration status or benefit. You MAY NOT present this notice as evidence that you have been granted any immigration status or benefit. Further, this notice does NOT constitute evidence that your application remains pending with USCIS. The current status of your application/petition must be verified with USCIS.

So does this mean that they will send me the NOA1 , not sure what NOA1 means, but i guess that the first that usually people recieve??

Now how long will Vermont Service Center take for my docs to review and the my application is sent to the respective embassy where my fiance resides... please help me , all new to this stuff ...

Next, you will get a hard copy of the NOA1. The NOA1 is a receipt verifying that your petition package has been received and is being processed. It will have a receipt number on it that you can use to track the status of your approval online at the USCIS website. Now, it's just more waiting. Different consulates process them at different times, but it will be at least 2-4 months before your petition is approved and moves onto the next step. I submitted my I-129F package on April 29th and got the NOA1 about a week later. It was approved on July 18th. If anything else is needed, you will get an RFE (Request for Evidence) in the meantime. Otherwise, you wait to get notification that your petition package has been approved followed by the hard copy of the NOA2 (approval).

Edited August 10, 2011 by mugumogu

[workaholic 0]

Next, you will get a hard copy of the NOA1. The NOA1 is a receipt verifying that your petition package has been received and is being processed. It will have a receipt number on it that you can use to track the status of your approval online at the USCIS website. Now, it's just more waiting. Different consulates process them at different times, but it will be at least 2-4 months before your petition is approved and moves onto the next step. I submitted my I-129F package on April 29th and got the NOA1 about a week later. It was approved on July 18th. If anything else is needed, you will get an RFE (Request for Evidence) in the meantime. Otherwise, you wait to get notification that your petition package has been approved followed by the hard copy of the NOA2 (approval).

thanks for the quick info

[mugumogu 18]

Sure. This is a great site for all visa related questions. I spent hours on here looking for answers prior to filing my petition so I'm hoping to help answer some other people's questions when I can.