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Bottom Line... what does a "touch" mean.

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Shiv   0

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Hi All,

I got a touch for the first time on my I-129f on Friday last week; I have heard many different things on this forum about having a touch on the application, i also see those with similar timelines are getting touched at approximately the same time.

Does any one care to explain what exactly a touch means to me taking into consideration my timeline?

Applying for K-3 Visa.

I-130 Petition

18th January 2007, Married.

8th March 2007, Sent I-130 USPS Mail.

12th March 2007, I-130 Recieved by NSC, Signed for by F HEINAUER.

20th March 2007, $190.00 Check Cashed by USCIS, Back of check indicates file is with California Service Center.

23rd March 2007, Recieved I-797 NOA1 for I-130 (Had a spelling mistake in Benificiary Last Name).

26th March 2007, Called USCIS about mispelling on I-797; they made a note, gave me a "T" Number, said submit I-129F with current I-797.

19th April 2007, "touched".

20th April 2007, "touched".

13th June 2007, "touched". (Due to Phone Call Enquiry)

14th June 2007, "touched".

12th July 2007, "touched", (Due to Phone Call Enquiry)

15th August, 2007, Approved.

I-129F Petition

28th March 2007, Sent I-129F USPS Mail.

30th March 2007, I-129F Recieved by USCIS Chicago, Signed for by S SANDOVAL.

4th April 2007, $170.00 Check Cashed by USCIS.

4th April 2007, NOA1 Notice Date.

6th April 2007, NOA1 Recieved.

10th April 2007, "touched".

19th April 2007, Recieved Email, my Petition transfered to the California Service Center.

23th April 2007, "touched".

8th June 2007, "touched".

10th June 2007, "touched". (This is a Sunday???)

11th June 2007, "touched".

12th July 2007, "touched", (Due to Phone Call Enquiry)

15th August 2007, Approved.

6th September 2007, NVC sends to Chennai Consulate.

2nd of November 2007, Interview at Chennai Consulate.

9th of December 2007, Entry in to USA... Home in Dayton, Ohio.

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Rings Proficient

Rings   10

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No one really knows what a touch actually means outside of the fact that someone man-handled your paperwork in some fashion (For lack of a better expression) Every petition is different and every persons case is different. Some people get one touch and they are approved. Some people can be touched 7 times before it is approved. It's hard to tell what a touch means, but it is a good feeling to know that they are at least touching it.

Wish I had a better explaination for you

TIME LINE 2007

01/12/07-I Fly to Australia

01/25/07-We Got Married!

07/15/07-Point of Entry (K3 Visa)

K3 Time Line for the I-130, I-129F, EAD and AOS

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Lifting Conditions Timeline

11/06/09- Mailed Petition Via USPS Certified Mail

11/09/09- Your item was delivered at 11:08 AM on November 9, 2009 in LAGUNA NIGUEL, CA 92677.

11/12/09- Check Cashed

11/12/09- Return Receipt Arrives in Mail

11/13/09- Touched

11/16/09- NOA Received

11/27/09- Received Appointment Letter

12/18/09- Biometrics

12/21/09- Touched

01/08/10- Card Production Ordered (E-Mail)

01/09/10- Touched

01/14/10- Greencard Received

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YuAndDan   153

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Read and the what and how of touches will be explained: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=300

Touch just means the case was looked at by an adjudicator, file opened and closed is all.

OUR TIME LINE Please do a timeline it helps us all, thanks.

Is now a US Citizen immigration completed Jan 12, 2012.

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Look here: A Candle for Love and China Family Visa Forums for Chinese/American relationship,

Visa issues, and lots of info about the Guangzhou and Hong Kong consulate.

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Hi All,

I got a touch for the first time on my I-129f on Friday last week; I have heard many different things on this forum about having a touch on the application, i also see those with similar timelines are getting touched at approximately the same time.

Does any one care to explain what exactly a touch means to me taking into consideration my timeline?

Touch means ur file has been touched...mebbe moved from the filing cabinet to the table or moved from one table to the other...or mebbe sent to the despatch room. Whenever the concerned officer touches the file he scans it with a bar code reader and the website gets updated saying touched.

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i just found out today that a touch could also mean that someone just looked at ur status for u when u made a phone inquiry.......so in other words touch can mean a lot or can be pretty much useless.

I-130

Sent:03/02/07

NOA1:03/06/07

Touched:03/09/2007

APPROVED: 07/31/2007 (151 Days)

I-129

Sent:03/14/2007

NOA1:03/20/07

Transfered CSC:04/05/07

Touched:04/06/07

Touched:04/09/07

Touched:04/25/07(received pending email)

Touched:04/26/07

Touched:04/27/07

APPROVED:07/31/2007

NVC received: 08/30/07

Consulate forward: 08/31/07

Consulate received: 09/10/2007

Submitted DS-230: 09/18/2007

Interview: 11/06/2007

Visa received: 12/14/2007

AOS

Mailed packet: 01/17/2008

Delivered: 01/21/2008

Check cashed: 02/05/2008

NOA1: 02/04/2008

Biometrics appt: 02/20/2008

Request for initial evidence: 02/25/2008 (yikesssss)

RFE mailed: 03/03/2008

RFE received: 03/12/2008 (case processing resumed)

EAD ordered: 3/19/2008 (Thank God)

EAD received: 3/28/2008

Interview: 07/23/2008 (AHHHHHH- they request full medical)

07/25/2008 (medical submitted)

08/08/2008 (CRIS email- card production ordered)

08/19/2008: Green Card Received.

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So how does one know if a case is "touched"? I keep checking the status for my I-130 and it has the same status "Case received and pending" with the exact same text below it. There is no date on it. How will I know if/when it is touched? I mean, does it show when you check status online? How do you find out if it's touched?

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