NOA1 by mail - how ?

[leapoffaith 0]

My fiancee has filed I-129F 2 days back to VSC. Today she has left for China for a month on work. We knew she would be going so I wanted the papers to be filed before she leaves rather than wasting one full month. So, what happens when NOA1 comes by mail ? If the house is locked do they drop it in the house mailbox or it gets returned ? Is there any way to track this process online ?

thanks !

[~Laura and Nick~ 5]

My fiancee has filed I-129F 2 days back to VSC. Today she has left for China for a month on work. We knew she would be going so I wanted the papers to be filed before she leaves rather than wasting one full month. So, what happens when NOA1 comes by mail ? If the house is locked do they drop it in the house mailbox or it gets returned ? Is there any way to track this process online ?

thanks !

Hi

The NOA1 just comes by regular mail so it would just go into her mailbox, does she have someone collecting her mail for her? They could contact her when it comes.

You can also track your case online by getting the number off of the cashed check at your bank.

When a check is cashed it's scanned and sent to the bank. Depending on how she has her banking set up, she can look at these check's online or they get mailed to her at the end of the month.

On the back of the check will be a number. That is your case number. She would make an account at the uscis.com website and start a new case, add in that number and off you go. She can track it that way.

Best of luck!

Oh and don't forget to

Edited January 6, 2008 by ~Laura and Nick~

[R de la R 2]

My fiancee has filed I-129F 2 days back to VSC. Today she has left for China for a month on work. We knew she would be going so I wanted the papers to be filed before she leaves rather than wasting one full month. So, what happens when NOA1 comes by mail ? If the house is locked do they drop it in the house mailbox or it gets returned ? Is there any way to track this process online ?

thanks !

[R de la R 2]

Hi,

They drop it in the house mailbox. You both have to wait for the NOA1 because if you call to the Service Center they need the case number that comes in the letter (form) that you will receive. Without that number there is no way the Visa Center can track the application.

[leapoffaith 0]

thanks again L & N. You always come up with exact information Yep, I would put in the timeline today..

Her parents live closeby and they will be collecting mails intermittently. What you do mean to say please -

after scanning, the check is returned to her by mail ?

BTW, if you dont mind, which is you typing here ? L or N ?

just being curious !!!!!

[~Laura and Nick~ 5]

thanks again L & N. You always come up with exact information Yep, I would put in the timeline today..

Her parents live closeby and they will be collecting mails intermittently. What you do mean to say please -

after scanning, the check is returned to her by mail ?

BTW, if you dont mind, which is you typing here ? L or N ?

just being curious !!!!!

Thanks for the kind words

I'm Laura

Nick doesn't frequent the boards...he glances at them from time to time though.

Did she pay by personal check?

For me I use to get the actual check back but now they changed to a copy of the check instead.

The back of it is scanned or basically photocopied and that photocopy is sent to her bank.

Depending on her bank and if she has online banking she has the ability to look at those copied check's online or they are mailed to her with her monthly statement at the end of the month. When it's cashed by the USCIS they put a number on the back of the cashed check and that is your case number. You can check your case that way or wait for the NOA1 which also has your case number on it.

Edited January 6, 2008 by ~Laura and Nick~

[leapoffaith 0]

Yep, she put in her personal check as I told her before. What do people mean when they write "touched" ?

Just saw your details beneath the pic. Its good you also hanging with me here till the end , you also sent papers to VSC ?

[~Laura and Nick~ 5]

Yep, she put in her personal check as I told her before. What do people mean when they write "touched" ?

Just saw your details beneath the pic. Its good you also hanging with me here till the end , you also sent papers to VSC ?

Hi

Yes I sent my papers to VSC.

So once you have your case number and you have created an account at USCIS and entered that case number you can check if you have been touched or not.

"Touched" simply means that something has happened to your file. Someone has looked at it, it's move to another box, moved to another desk or someone is working on it.

The way I know I was touched is the "Last Updated" date changed.

My file was received on December 10th, my NOA1 date is December 11th and shortly after my "Last Updated" date changed to December 17th. I take that as my case was simply filed into the appropriate box and there it sits waiting to be worked.

Sometimes touches mean something, sometimes they don't mean anything at all.

Whenever the "Last Updated" date changes, you know you have been touched. I only check the website every few days or so because I know I have a few months to wait until anything happens. If something significant happens, like an RFE or approval, I'll be notified by email because I requested to be notified.

We are all in this together!

Edited January 6, 2008 by ~Laura and Nick~