NOA2 - Approval to when it received in mail?

[Danno2 0]

I have searched on this and cannot find another thread. Can those who received the NOA2 letter please answer how much time passed between approval date on the letter and when you actually received the letter in the mail?

I'm trying to get an idea if this is a week, a month or so unreliable it cannot be averaged.

Thanks in advance.

[Hell0W0rld 10]

about 1 and a half weeks

Edited April 15, 2009 by HelloWorld08

[Nik+Heather 121]

about 1 and a half weeks

That's a maximum.

The USPS isn't that bad. At least 3 days will probably pass.

If you really want to obsess over it, take into account that nothing really moves on Sunday (USPS or USCIS).

Nothing gets mailed out of the service centers on Saturday OR Sunday (so if it's dated on a Friday, probably not sent out until Monday - as was my case).

If you live in a rural area, count on a couple extra days of transport/processing. My experience with tracking shipping leads me to +1 day for transport between facilities, +1 day at the facility. If there are several stops for you, then several days will be added.

Some people may rag on you for being obsessive, but there are other people who spend entirely TOO MUCH time thinking about all these little things. Once you have it, it won't seem like it actually mattered all that much after all. Don't let your hair fall out over it, but don't think you're alone.

There is a thread in the K1 progress forum barely a month old on the same topic. I'd look for it, but it sounds like you have more obsessive energies for the subject than I do, so I'll let you spend a few minutes looking yourself.

[scandal 951]

about 1 and a half weeks

That's a maximum.

The USPS isn't that bad. At least 3 days will probably pass.

If you really want to obsess over it, take into account that nothing really moves on Sunday (USPS or USCIS).

Nothing gets mailed out of the service centers on Saturday OR Sunday (so if it's dated on a Friday, probably not sent out until Monday - as was my case).

If you live in a rural area, count on a couple extra days of transport/processing. My experience with tracking shipping leads me to +1 day for transport between facilities, +1 day at the facility. If there are several stops for you, then several days will be added.

Some people may rag on you for being obsessive, but there are other people who spend entirely TOO MUCH time thinking about all these little things. Once you have it, it won't seem like it actually mattered all that much after all. Don't let your hair fall out over it, but don't think you're alone.

There is a thread in the K1 progress forum barely a month old on the same topic. I'd look for it, but it sounds like you have more obsessive energies for the subject than I do, so I'll let you spend a few minutes looking yourself.

Since I know Danny and his situation, I would just add (in reference to the bold text above) that it DOES matter, at least for those of us petitioning through Bangkok Thailand. To get the police certificate in Bangkok they ask for the NOA2 letter. And getting the certificate takes approx. 10days or longer. Hence Bangkok filers do have a real interest in getting their NOA2 letter from USCIS as quickly as possible, so that it can be forwarded to their fiances.

Danny - in our case we got the CRIS NOA2 email on Jan 14 and the hardcopy letter came in the mail on Jan 20 - 6 elapsed days. Pretty much standard I think.

(It didn't matter a whit since we then promptly got stuck in AP@NVC, but hopefully that won't happen to you!)

Good luck

[afisher 0]

about 1 and a half weeks

That's a maximum.

The USPS isn't that bad. At least 3 days will probably pass.

If you really want to obsess over it, take into account that nothing really moves on Sunday (USPS or USCIS).

Nothing gets mailed out of the service centers on Saturday OR Sunday (so if it's dated on a Friday, probably not sent out until Monday - as was my case).

If you live in a rural area, count on a couple extra days of transport/processing. My experience with tracking shipping leads me to +1 day for transport between facilities, +1 day at the facility. If there are several stops for you, then several days will be added.

Some people may rag on you for being obsessive, but there are other people who spend entirely TOO MUCH time thinking about all these little things. Once you have it, it won't seem like it actually mattered all that much after all. Don't let your hair fall out over it, but don't think you're alone.

There is a thread in the K1 progress forum barely a month old on the same topic. I'd look for it, but it sounds like you have more obsessive energies for the subject than I do, so I'll let you spend a few minutes looking yourself.

Since I know Danny and his situation, I would just add (in reference to the bold text above) that it DOES matter, at least for those of us petitioning through Bangkok Thailand. To get the police certificate in Bangkok they ask for the NOA2 letter. And getting the certificate takes approx. 10days or longer. Hence Bangkok filers do have a real interest in getting their NOA2 letter from USCIS as quickly as possible, so that it can be forwarded to their fiances.

Danny - in our case we got the CRIS NOA2 email on Jan 14 and the hardcopy letter came in the mail on Jan 20 - 6 elapsed days. Pretty much standard I think.

(It didn't matter a whit since we then promptly got stuck in AP@NVC, but hopefully that won't happen to you!)

Good luck

I never got a hard copy NOA 2, 30 days after the e-mail I called and told them, they said to send them 340 bucks and they'll get that right out for me!

[laura819 0]

The date on my NOA2 was a week before I actually recieved it in the mail. However, the approval EMAIL I recieved at like 11 at night...so I have a feeling they didn't send it until the next day. So it took 6 or 7 days for me to get it in the mail. However, I also live about as far as anyone could from CSC. It depends on soo much. Good luck!

[Nik+Heather 121]

about 1 and a half weeks

That's a maximum.

The USPS isn't that bad. At least 3 days will probably pass.

If you really want to obsess over it, take into account that nothing really moves on Sunday (USPS or USCIS).

Nothing gets mailed out of the service centers on Saturday OR Sunday (so if it's dated on a Friday, probably not sent out until Monday - as was my case).

If you live in a rural area, count on a couple extra days of transport/processing. My experience with tracking shipping leads me to +1 day for transport between facilities, +1 day at the facility. If there are several stops for you, then several days will be added.

Some people may rag on you for being obsessive, but there are other people who spend entirely TOO MUCH time thinking about all these little things. Once you have it, it won't seem like it actually mattered all that much after all. Don't let your hair fall out over it, but don't think you're alone.

There is a thread in the K1 progress forum barely a month old on the same topic. I'd look for it, but it sounds like you have more obsessive energies for the subject than I do, so I'll let you spend a few minutes looking yourself.

Since I know Danny and his situation, I would just add (in reference to the bold text above) that it DOES matter, at least for those of us petitioning through Bangkok Thailand. To get the police certificate in Bangkok they ask for the NOA2 letter. And getting the certificate takes approx. 10days or longer. Hence Bangkok filers do have a real interest in getting their NOA2 letter from USCIS as quickly as possible, so that it can be forwarded to their fiances.

Danny - in our case we got the CRIS NOA2 email on Jan 14 and the hardcopy letter came in the mail on Jan 20 - 6 elapsed days. Pretty much standard I think.

(It didn't matter a whit since we then promptly got stuck in AP@NVC, but hopefully that won't happen to you!)

Good luck

The possible delay in delivery of the hard copy is so miniscule compared to the rest of the process. I really can't imagine how just a couple of days postal delivery could actually mean that much to the process. I COMPLETELY understand the tunnel vision you can get when you're focused on the next step, but I think there is FAR more delay introduced by other events such that a few days more or less in how long the physical letter takes to arrive is completely eclipsed.

Also, 10 whole days to get a police certificate?! Really! I'll bet that if that NOA2 is in a pre addressed, pre stamped envelope and off to Thailand 5 minutes after it is taken out of the envelope by the petitioner, and likewise the police certificate request is sent off as speedily by the beneficiary that a police certificate would be in hand before packet 3. Take care of the things you CAN control.

What I meant about it "not mattering" is that when you look back on the entire 8 months long process, I think it very unlikely that very many people think "Well, gee, if my NOA2 had just arrived in the mail 1 day earlier....." It is very easy to get focused on what's holding things up, especially if you don't have any control over them. You just have to keep in mind that you don't have any control over them, so all you can do is be ready to complete your next task when the ball's back in your court.

It's easy to be anxious about the unknown (when the NOA2 will arrive) but once that's known, it won't seem like such a big deal any more - how long it took USPS to deliver, not that you got it - THAT is a big milestone, we all recognize, and the paper itself can be important later. I see our purpose here on VJ to be supportive and understanding - but not to fan the flames of anxieties like these.

Edited April 15, 2009 by Nik+Heather

[HWANG0926 0]

I live about 30 Miles from the California USCIS Office, notice date was March 20, 2009. Actual receiving the letter in the mail was afternoon of March 25, 2009. So 5 days ^-^

[PB&JAM 1]

I live about 30 Miles from the California USCIS Office, notice date was March 20, 2009. Actual receiving the letter in the mail was afternoon of March 25, 2009. So 5 days ^-^

me too! i'm 30 miles from csc. hmm...depending on which direction, we might be neighbors!

I never got a hard copy NOA 2, 30 days after the e-mail I called and told them, they said to send them 340 bucks and they'll get that right out for me!

what???? thats awful!

[Danno2 0]

Thank you everyone for the replies.

Nik+Heather there was a specific reason I asked the question. I didn’t think posting another 200 words explaining the "why" of my particular situation was going to add value. If you wish to call me obsessive I guess you can. I was just trying to alleviate the concern my SO has on if we received an RFE, NOA2 or nothing with our 109 day "touch" from last Friday. I'm not sure why without knowing anything about me or my situation you would say that about me.

Thanks again,

Danny

[justucia 0]

I never got a hard copy NOA 2, 30 days after the e-mail I called and told them, they said to send them 340 bucks and they'll get that right out for me!

i sent you a pm

same situation for me!

what should we do?

im a bit overwhelmed, isnt the hardcopy NOA2 required for AOS?

fwiw- the USCIS rep said it was mailed out on march 26th

[Avalar 0]

Noa2 approval/email date - 4.9.09

Noa2 hardcopy - 4.15.09 TAX DAY

rofl

So 6 days for us with a holiday weekend in between.

[Bill & Bea 0]

Do I need the "hardcopy" for the interview? I thought I could print the email. I only need the "hardcopy" for the AOS.

[afisher 0]

I haven't needed the NOA 2 yet, but I do know that it is needed at AOS. Would the e-mail work for that as well (as opposed to the hardcopy)?

[John and Camie 39]

Our NOA-2 was dated 3-23-09, and I received the hard copy 3 days later, on 3-26-09. I live in Orange County, where the CSC (where I filed) is located.