worried :(

[TatTot 7]

Hi everyone,

My fiance submitted the application August 31, 2011. He asked help from his friend who also did this and was told to download the forms, submit it and just wait for few months until be given a notice that the application is approved and wait until I will be scheduled for medical and interview.

It has been 6 months and 6 days now. It was only last February since I started looking into this website and found out that he needs to receive the NOA1 from the 1st 30days he submitted the application. I then asked my fiance if he received any but he was sure he did not. We both didn't know about it and now we are worrying too much why we have not received the NOA1 yet. Does anyone know what we should do or any suggestions about our case?

Thank you very much guys!

S

[X Factor 1,112]

A few more details may help. Where did he submit it? Did he keep copies of the application and all the enclosures? Did he pay by check and was it cashed?

[MCMLXXXII 29]

So you don't know your receipt number since you didn't receive the NOA1. Was your check cashed? I would say schedule an infopass appointment to find out what is happenning. It could be that the application was sent to the wrong address and the USCIS never received it.

[TatTot 7]

A few more details may help. Where did he submit it? Did he keep copies of the application and all the enclosures? Did he pay by check and was it cashed?

My fiance is from California so I believe he submitted it in California Service Center. He did make copies of everything he sent and I think he paid it in cash. We don't know what to do now. If I call the USCIS will it help our case? thank u for the reply!

[TatTot 7]

So you don't know your receipt number since you didn't receive the NOA1. Was your check cashed? I would say schedule an infopass appointment to find out what is happenning. It could be that the application was sent to the wrong address and the USCIS never received it.

I just knew last Feb that you can check the status of your application online thru the receipt number, and that's when I found out he never received a receipt number. I was thinking of so many maybes already like maybe he haven't noticed anything being sent to him like when I sent him a surprise package, he didn't know that he has to pick it up from the post office until I asked him if he received it. What do u mean by infopass appointment? I was also thinking that maybe he sent it to a different address, but if it was, they should have sent him a notice telling him the package was not sent to the right address, isn't it?

[Adriene H 89]

My fiance is from California so I believe he submitted it in California Service Center. He did make copies of everything he sent and I think he paid it in cash. We don't know what to do now. If I call the USCIS will it help our case? thank u for the reply!

If he sent cash with the petition/application, then

it probably got stolen by a postal employee.

You should always send the fees in the form of a

check or money order. There's no way to trace cash.

[TatTot 7]

If he sent cash with the petition/application, then

it probably got stolen by a postal employee.

You should always send the fees in the form of a

check or money order. There's no way to trace cash.

I mean in the form of money order, not cash.

[Adriene H 89]

I mean in the form of money order, not cash.

Thank goodness! I'd try giving the issuer of the money

order a call and see if it's been cashed or not.

[Pitaya 2,577]

My fiance is from California so I believe he submitted it in California Service Center. He did make copies of everything he sent and I think he paid it in cash. We don't know what to do now. If I call the USCIS will it help our case? thank u for the reply!

He paid it in cash?

I would suggest that you get some more details from your fiance. When, where, how, who did he mail it?

[TatTot 7]

Thank goodness! I'd try giving the issuer of the money

order a call and see if it's been cashed or not.

Will it help if I call the USCIS? I'll tell my fiance about ur suggestion! Thank u so much!

[Adriene H 89]

Will it help if I call the USCIS? I'll tell my fiance about ur suggestion! Thank u so much!

I'm not sure if USCIS would be able to track

down your case without that NOA1 receipt number?

But it never hurts to call and ask!

[sheila_ rafael 0]

Its kinda sad that you just finding this things out after 6 months of waiting; most money orders are traceable and can be refunded as long as you have the original receipt of the transactions . Also it might be helpful to read the 1-29F Instructions before sending any documents and money . I suggest that you talk to your fiancé and asked him all the whys and what not so you can start gathering all info before you call USCIS

[InHisTime 110]

Hi there ! Sorry to hear about the status of your K-1 petition. 6 months is still under normal processing time. However, it is surprising to note why he didn't get NOA1. NOA1 comes out within 2-3 weeks at most from filing date. Then your case number is reflected there so you could track the status online at USCIS website.

If you have noted there are some cases who got approved (NOA2) earlier like in 2-4 months. I hope you could extract more accurate information from your Fiance. I'm not sure how USCIS could track it, but, it is worth trying I guess. Hope to hear some good news then. God bless you dear.

[TatTot 7]

Its kinda sad that you just finding this things out after 6 months of waiting; most money orders are traceable and can be refunded as long as you have the original receipt of the transactions . Also it might be helpful to read the 1-29F Instructions before sending any documents and money . I suggest that you talk to your fiancé and asked him all the whys and what not so you can start gathering all info before you call USCIS

My fiance and I were talking about this a lot lately and yes, it's sad that we only found out about these things after 6 months. We followed everything in the instructions before sending it it's just that we never knew about getting NOA1 few days after sending the application. We're both worried and we're both asking whys and how come, and you're right, we need to gather everything before calling USCIS! Thanks!

[TatTot 7]

Hi there ! Sorry to hear about the status of your K-1 petition. 6 months is still under normal processing time. However, it is surprising to note why he didn't get NOA1. NOA1 comes out within 2-3 weeks at most from filing date. Then your case number is reflected there so you could track the status online at USCIS website.

If you have noted there are some cases who got approved (NOA2) earlier like in 2-4 months. I hope you could extract more accurate information from your Fiance. I'm not sure how USCIS could track it, but, it is worth trying I guess. Hope to hear some good news then. God bless you dear.

I believe that 6 months of waiting is still acceptable as to waiting time but what I got worried about is not getting the NOA1 yet, and just finding out about getting this after 6 months we filed the application. We don't even know how to track where our application now is

Thank u! I still believe in miracles