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I have a dumb question. What does it mean when somebody says there case was touched? I filed an I-129F for my fiance and I received my first NOA on April 9th 2007. When does everyone think I will receive my second NOA? Thanks for your time. This website is great! :blink:

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I have a dumb question. What does it mean when somebody says there case was touched? I filed an I-129F for my fiance and I received my first NOA on April 9th 2007. When does everyone think I will receive my second NOA? Thanks for your time. This website is great! :blink:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=75729

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I have a dumb question. What does it mean when somebody says there case was touched? I filed an I-129F for my fiance and I received my first NOA on April 9th 2007. When does everyone think I will receive my second NOA? Thanks for your time. This website is great! :blink:

Your file has a barcode on it and everytime someone at the Service Center handles your case, it is barcoded...that is what we call touched. So if it is touched, it just means someone is handling your file, the sucky part about that is we don't know what they are doing to it...we just HOPE for good news soon after.

If you go to this link and register as an applicant, you can keep track of your touches.

https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/jsps/selectusertype.jsp

Good Luck on your journey.

Aug. 2001 - met online playing trivia

May 2006 - engaged

06-12-06 - Met with lawyer, filed for a K-1 visa

07-17-06 - NOA1

10-31-06 - Touched

01-29-07 - Found out from USCIS that my lawyer had filed at the wrong service center and nothing has been processed.

02-08-07 - Found out that our petition had been closed back in Oct. 2006. No one was ever notified of this from USCIS

02-09-07 - Began gathering paperwork once again to start all over. Started cancelling our wedding plans

02-20-07 - Filed for a K-1 visa once again

02-27-07 - NOA1

04-21-07 - Originally planned wedding date (had to cancel) :(

05-22-07 - Touched

06-01-07 - Granted a Congressional Inquiry!

06-15-07 - NVC received our approved I-129F petition (I never received an NOA2 via email or snail mail). We are just so HAPPY to finally move on!

06-25-07 - Packet 3 received (but it was rec'd by our lawyer, she has forwarded it on to my fiance in Australia)

06-28-07 - Fiance rec'd Packet 3

06-30-07 - Finally rec'd NOA2 via snail mail. It is dated June 25, same day as Packet 3 was rec'd.

07-05-07 - Mailed back form letter DSL-1076 (Applicant's Statement of Readiness to be Interviewed).

07-05-07 - Just waiting now in hopes of an interview date before APEC

07-13-07 - Received Packet 4

07-30-07 - Interview!!!! - APPROVED!

09-01-07 - Fiance arrives in the USA!

10-06-07 - Getting Married

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I have a dumb question. What does it mean when somebody says there case was touched? I filed an I-129F for my fiance and I received my first NOA on April 9th 2007. When does everyone think I will receive my second NOA? Thanks for your time. This website is great! :blink:

I'll give you a scenario of a "touch" procedure.

USCIS Guy 1: Sam

USCIS Guy 2: Ben

[setting: USCIS office]

Ben: Hey, Sam.

Sam: Yeah?

Ben: Do me a favor and touch that file on the desk right next to you.

Sam: Which one?

Ben: The one that's collecting all that dust.

Sam: Why?

Ben: I need to update the status. Show some progress online.

Sam: So just touch it?

Ben: Yeah, just go ahead and touch it for a sec.

Sam: Alright.

Ben: Thanks, I owe you one.

[sam touches the file, Ben updates the status, and we wait another 3 weeks. The End]

-- Timeline --

CR-1:

USCIS-CSC: 126 Days (2/1/07-6/6/07)

Submitted visa petition.

RFE for more evidence of marriage.

Approved petition, then mailed to…

NRC: 96 Days (6/7/07-9/11/07)

...wrong center! National Record Center (NRC) is a storage center.

I had to request them to send it to the correct center. Delayed 96 days!

NVC: 84 Days (9/12/07-12/5/07)

Received petition. Now I apply for the visa.

NVC approves visa application and sends it to Taiwan consulate.

AIT: 34 Days (12/6/07-1/9/07)

American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) receives visa application.

2 Interviews. Visa in hand!

Total Days: 340 Days

K-3:

USCIS-CSC: 126 Days (2/1/07-6/6/07)

NVC: 21 Days (6/7/07-6/27/07)

AIT: 106 Days (6/28/07-10/11/07)

Problem with fingerprint, wait 2 months.

CR-1 almost done so wait for that instead.

Abandoned K-3 for CR-1 on 1/2/08

Total Days: 253 Days

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I have a dumb question. What does it mean when somebody says there case was touched? I filed an I-129F for my fiance and I received my first NOA on April 9th 2007. When does everyone think I will receive my second NOA? Thanks for your time. This website is great! :blink:

I'll give you a scenario of a "touch" procedure.

USCIS Guy 1: Sam

USCIS Guy 2: Ben

[setting: USCIS office]

Ben: Hey, Sam.

Sam: Yeah?

Ben: Do me a favor and touch that file on the desk right next to you.

Sam: Which one?

Ben: The one that's collecting all that dust.

Sam: Why?

Ben: I need to update the status. Show some progress online.

Sam: So just touch it?

Ben: Yeah, just go ahead and touch it for a sec.

Sam: Alright.

Ben: Thanks, I owe you one.

[sam touches the file, Ben updates the status, and we wait another 3 weeks. The End]

03/12/2007 - Married to my beautiful wife

04/16/2007 - Sent I-130 to VSC via USPS Express Mail

05/12/2007 - NOA1 received by snail mail after a loooong wait

05/14/2007 - Sent I-129F for K3 to Chicago Lockbox via USPS Express Mail

10/22/2007 - I129F APPROVED (161 days), I130 APPROVED (188 days)

11/08/2007 - I129F received at NVC, embassy case number generated.

11/13/2007 - I129F forwarded to embassy.

11/18/2007 - 129F petition received at embassy

01/09/2008 - finally, DOS gives me the interview date, April 16, 2007 (ouch)

01/23/2008 - never got packet 4, emailed embassy

04/11/2008 - picked up packet 4, did medical

04/14/2008 - medical report pickup, no problems

04/16/2008 - interview date- APPROVED!!!!!

04/18/2008 - both of us are home at last, POE JFK!

05/21/2008 - sent AOS and EAD

05/27/2008 - received NOA1 for AOS and for EAD

06/02/2008 - received Biometrics appt letter

06/19/2008 - Biometrics appointment scheduled - DONE

06/19/2008 - both AOS and EAD touched because of biometrics

07/29/2008 - EAD approved.

05/13/2009 - AOS Interview - APPROVED!/ Card production ordered email

05/18/2009 - Welcome Letter received

06/12/2009 - Second card production ordered email

06/19/2009 - Approval notice send email

06/22/2009 - Green Card received

04/09/2012 - Applied for Citizenship by Express Mailing N400 to NBC

04/10/2012 - N400 received by USCIS

06/23/2012 - Biometrics appointment

07/27/2012 - Appointment scheduled for N400 interview

09/05/2012 - Interview passed, oath ceremony completed, and Naturalization certificate received.

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I'll give you a scenario of a "touch" procedure.

USCIS Guy 1: Sam

USCIS Guy 2: Ben

[setting: USCIS office]

Ben: Hey, Sam.

Sam: Yeah?

Ben: Do me a favor and touch that file on the desk right next to you.

Sam: Which one?

Ben: The one that's collecting all that dust.

Sam: Why?

Ben: I need to update the status. Show some progress online.

Sam: So just touch it?

Ben: Yeah, just go ahead and touch it for a sec.

Sam: Alright.

Ben: Thanks, I owe you one.

[sam touches the file, Ben updates the status, and we wait another 3 weeks. The End]

LOL!

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I have a dumb question. What does it mean when somebody says there case was touched? I filed an I-129F for my fiance and I received my first NOA on April 9th 2007. When does everyone think I will receive my second NOA? Thanks for your time. This website is great! :blink:

Your file has a barcode on it and everytime someone at the Service Center handles your case, it is barcoded...that is what we call touched. So if it is touched, it just means someone is handling your file, the sucky part about that is we don't know what they are doing to it...we just HOPE for good news soon after.

If you go to this link and register as an applicant, you can keep track of your touches.

https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/jsps/selectusertype.jsp

Good Luck on your journey.

i already registered in the uscis website. can i see on-line that barcode or only the customer representative can view that whenever we call and ask uscis?

thanks.

K-1 Visa Timeline

04/03/07 - Engagement Day

06/05/07 - NOA1 according to USCIS Website

10/16/07 - NOA2 according to CRIS - THANK YOU OH LORD!

01/08/08 - Embassy Interview - Thank God! Thanks VJs!

02/23/08 - POE = LAX >>> Goodbye my beloved Pinas!

03/13/08 - Civil Wedding in 90210

04/19/08 - Church wedding in Azusa

AOS Timeline

05/24/08 - NOA1 dates for I-485/AOS and I-765/EAD

07/22/08 - Biometrics Appointment at South El Monte, CA for I-485 only; Application Touched!

08/13/08 - RFE letter received in the mail

08/22/08 - Reply to RFE sent...Oh Lord, please guide us!

08/27/08 - RFE response received; Case resumed

09/13/08 - EAD card received

12/10/08 - AOS Interview in Los Angeles - APPROVED!!! PRAISE GOD FOREVER!

12/22/08 - Green Card Received - THANKS GOD!!! Thanks our VJ FAMILY!!!

Removal of Conditions Timeline

09/13/10 - Form I-751 Packet Sent thru USPS

09/14/10 - NOA1 Date (09/15/10 on the uscis website)

09/15/10 - $545 Check Cashed

09/18/10 - Received NOA1

11/04/10 - Biometrics Appointment

01/06/11 - ROC Approval Date/Card Production Ordered

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