August 2009 CSC filers....

[hdkimo 0]

What do you guys mean by touched, or is that just me being silly. NOA1 on Aug 18th, does that mean im close to my NOA2?

A touch means that someone at the service center handled your petition. They scan it to show the system they are in possession of it. Sometimes it can mean that an approval is close, since they are probably looking at your petition, or an RFE is going to be issued, again, since they are looking at it, or it can mean your petition is being moved from desk to desk. You can tell if your case was touched because the date on your portfolio on the USCIS site changes, but the status of your case does not change. And if you have an NOA1 from mid august, sit tight because it looks like CSC are starting to sift through our month! NOt in date order, by the looks of it, but it good news for us anyhow!

We got a second touch today, but no approval. I'm getting antsy here!

HEY! The CSC worker who keeps touching my petition! I know it's a great read and has some pretty pictures in it, but lets get to the business end of things here

Hmmmm...how are you checking your case status? I'm using this resource: https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/Dashboard/CaseStatus.do

The only date I see is our NOA1 date, and nothing ever updates. Either I'm looking at a different resource or no one feels like touching our paperwork (bad).

I'm two behind you guys on Igor's List! Come on!!!!!!

[alex and astrid 38]

What do you guys mean by touched, or is that just me being silly. NOA1 on Aug 18th, does that mean im close to my NOA2?

A touch means that someone at the service center handled your petition. They scan it to show the system they are in possession of it. Sometimes it can mean that an approval is close, since they are probably looking at your petition, or an RFE is going to be issued, again, since they are looking at it, or it can mean your petition is being moved from desk to desk. You can tell if your case was touched because the date on your portfolio on the USCIS site changes, but the status of your case does not change. And if you have an NOA1 from mid august, sit tight because it looks like CSC are starting to sift through our month! NOt in date order, by the looks of it, but it good news for us anyhow!

We got a second touch today, but no approval. I'm getting antsy here!

HEY! The CSC worker who keeps touching my petition! I know it's a great read and has some pretty pictures in it, but lets get to the business end of things here

Hmmmm...how are you checking your case status? I'm using this resource: https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/Dashboard/CaseStatus.do

The only date I see is our NOA1 date, and nothing ever updates. Either I'm looking at a different resource or no one feels like touching our paperwork (bad).

I'm two behind you guys on Igor's List! Come on!!!!!!

I'm pretty sure you are looking at the same page as I am, as it took me to the screen I sometimes get when I get timed out.

Don't stress about not getting any touches. I am sure that lots of people get approved with no touches at all!

Edited October 28, 2009 by alex and astrid

[Rongko 0]

Woohhoooooooo......Got approved !

NOA2...... :D :D

Just staying late at work and suddenly got text message

Now time to prepare for the next step

Good luck everyone

"On October 28, 2009, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I129F PETITION FOR FIANCE(E). Please follow any instructions on the notice. If you move before you receive the notice, call customer service at 1-800-375-5283."

[hdkimo 0]

I just read the last post and although happy to hear they got their NOA2 was feeling a little down that I have heard ZERO! Nothing. No touches. Nada... But I checked the USCIS website and....

WOOOOOOOHOOOOOOO!!!!! NOA2 baby!!!!!

Seems the CSC is really making some serious progress now!

Good luck to everyone!

[tamarmegu 0]

Got my approval 68 days!!!! :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance:

[hdkimo 0]

Got my approval 68 days!!!! :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance:

Congrats! That's was quick....68 days. Your tax dollars at work!

Woohhoooooooo......Got approved !

NOA2...... :D :D

Just staying late at work and suddenly got text message

Now time to prepare for the next step

Good luck everyone

"On October 28, 2009, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I129F PETITION FOR FIANCE(E). Please follow any instructions on the notice. If you move before you receive the notice, call customer service at 1-800-375-5283."

That's awesome! Now the real work begins for us all...

[cptrosco 0]

I just got my NOA2 approval though (71 days) just had to phone her, its 2.30am there lol.

Felt bad cause when i told her she started crying

Edited October 29, 2009 by cptrosco

[alex and astrid 38]

I'm really happy for you all! But I am also sad...We were one of the first August filers, and everyone else seems to be getting approved but us

[Kolohejoe 0]

We mailed our packet yesterday to CSC...who else out there will be hopping in line with us?

For those of you that have never seen the “Yippee” dance, it is a sight to behold. But that is what was going on for me here in Hawaii and fiancé in Colombia! We received notification of petition approval for K1 Visa. Originally petitioned in March of 09, the application never made it to the CSC. We re-petitioned Aug 27, 09 with NOA1 Sep 3, 09. Should receive the actual letter in the mail by this Friday 30 Oct 09.

The un-official wait time has been excruciating for us both (Mar 09) the official wait time has been rather quick, and there are no complaints from me on that issue. I was doing the daily on-line status check (package was never “Touched” through the entire process that I could tell, and I was getting nervous) I entered the wrong case number by the last digit and it displayed someone else’s status. That got me thinking… I then proceeded to incorrectly enter other numbers in sequential order 20 before and 20 after my case number and collected the cases in an Excel spreadsheet, then I remove all non K-a Fiancé(e). Of 29 cases pending 2 were denied, 6 with an RFE entry and two approvals, one denial being the case right before ours. This is where I got a little nervous. If they had “touched” all these case before and after mine, why have I heard nothing? Well no news is good news, because if you hear something before approval it is usually due to something being wrong or missing… an RFE/denial is most likely on its way.

Then my blackberry went off. At first I dismissed it because I was busy with something much more important than email, until I saw the case number in the subject line… freakish timing I’ll admit, but at this point the Yippee dance started! It was the Petition Approval case status change notice NOA2 Baby!

For those of you at or around Aug27 petition NOA1 date, stand by… Our time has come!

Good luck everyone!

[ABCW 0]

Congrats!

Our NOA1 date is August 27 too. I'm keeping my fingers crossed

[hdkimo 0]

I'm really happy for you all! But I am also sad...We were one of the first August filers, and everyone else seems to be getting approved but us

Hang in there! Any moment now....any moment....

[Matt39 0]

We were touched yesterday and today, still no approval yet

[Kolohejoe 0]

Keep breathing everyone... It's coming!

Many people may not understand why we have taken this road to happiness...the point is..THEY don't have to. All of us here have that understanding and have no need to ask why! I can only compare this feeling of elation to returns from Milititary deployments. The day she gets of that plane here in Hawaii will be just like that return only the other way around.

Here in Hawaii you get layed upon arrival! Or is that Lei'd. Yeh I think it is supposed to be the second one!

[Matt39 0]

Ohh...I just got an RFE I guess I have to wait until they send it to me in the mail to see what they want.

[Rongko 0]

Sorry to hear that, Matt.

Hopefully, it's an easy fix or you have a feeling already for what it's for?

Hang in there, everyone.