No NOA 1 yet?

[Shabz 0]

So i sent in my packet on Tues October 13th, 2009. According to the tracking info from USPS they received it on Saturday October 17th. Am I just being paranoid or does it take this long? I mean i guess cuz im going by peoples timelines an seen that they have received theirs in like 5 days or even less. I totally know this is a whole patience thing and I am down for it but I guess I am like if NOA is taking 8 days or something I wonder how long NOA2 will take and that wait will be total torture. HOw long did some of you guys get your NOA?

[Leenie 15]

Our NOA1 took nearly two weeks to show up in my mail from the date I sent our petition. I say, no need to worry yet!

[Shabz 0]

So i sent in my packet on Tues October 13th, 2009. According to the tracking info from USPS they received it on Saturday October 17th. Am I just being paranoid or does it take this long? I mean i guess cuz im going by peoples timelines an seen that they have received theirs in like 5 days or even less. I totally know this is a whole patience thing and I am down for it but I guess I am like if NOA is taking 8 days or something I wonder how long NOA2 will take and that wait will be total torture. HOw long did some of you guys get your NOA?

Ok I am confused. If you haven't received your hard copy of your NOA yet then how do you know it was touched. Ok please help me. I am really reeally confused. Becuase i see on some peoples timelines that they put the NOA date then a different date that NOA hard copy received. an then before that touched? please help me.. i am so confused

[Leenie 15]

So i sent in my packet on Tues October 13th, 2009. According to the tracking info from USPS they received it on Saturday October 17th. Am I just being paranoid or does it take this long? I mean i guess cuz im going by peoples timelines an seen that they have received theirs in like 5 days or even less. I totally know this is a whole patience thing and I am down for it but I guess I am like if NOA is taking 8 days or something I wonder how long NOA2 will take and that wait will be total torture. HOw long did some of you guys get your NOA?

Ok I am confused. If you haven't received your hard copy of your NOA yet then how do you know it was touched. Ok please help me. I am really reeally confused. Becuase i see on some peoples timelines that they put the NOA date then a different date that NOA hard copy received. an then before that touched? please help me.. i am so confused

When you receive your NOA1, it will say "notice date" - that is your NOA1 date. But many people also mention in their timelines when the NOA1 comes in the mail, and this is the hard copy received date. That's what makes these two events different.

Touches are, for the most part, unrelated, but a "touch" basically means an update to your case status online.

Edited October 21, 2009 by Leenie

[Shabz 0]

So i sent in my packet on Tues October 13th, 2009. According to the tracking info from USPS they received it on Saturday October 17th. Am I just being paranoid or does it take this long? I mean i guess cuz im going by peoples timelines an seen that they have received theirs in like 5 days or even less. I totally know this is a whole patience thing and I am down for it but I guess I am like if NOA is taking 8 days or something I wonder how long NOA2 will take and that wait will be total torture. HOw long did some of you guys get your NOA?

Ok I am confused. If you haven't received your hard copy of your NOA yet then how do you know it was touched. Ok please help me. I am really reeally confused. Becuase i see on some peoples timelines that they put the NOA date then a different date that NOA hard copy received. an then before that touched? please help me.. i am so confused

Yeah but how will you receive the NOA1 thats not a hard copy. I mean NOA notice of date or something..thats wats really confusing me. Is there an email you get or what?

Edited October 21, 2009 by Shabz

[Leenie 15]

So i sent in my packet on Tues October 13th, 2009. According to the tracking info from USPS they received it on Saturday October 17th. Am I just being paranoid or does it take this long? I mean i guess cuz im going by peoples timelines an seen that they have received theirs in like 5 days or even less. I totally know this is a whole patience thing and I am down for it but I guess I am like if NOA is taking 8 days or something I wonder how long NOA2 will take and that wait will be total torture. HOw long did some of you guys get your NOA?

Ok I am confused. If you haven't received your hard copy of your NOA yet then how do you know it was touched. Ok please help me. I am really reeally confused. Becuase i see on some peoples timelines that they put the NOA date then a different date that NOA hard copy received. an then before that touched? please help me.. i am so confused

Yeah but how will you receive the NOA1 thats not a hard copy. I mean NOA notice of date or something..thats wats really confusing me. Is there an email you get or what?

I'm sorry, I guess I was a little vague. You don't receive an NOA1 that's not a hard copy. When you get your hard copy, your NOA1 date is printed on it, but there's really nothing that comes before that.

[cdneh 3,112]

Don't worry yet..our NOA1 took 25 days to come.

Edited October 21, 2009 by cdneh

[Stephen + Elisha 92]

If you paid your filing fee by check and you use online banking, it's possible to determine your NOA1 date before the hard copy shows up.

When the check posts to your bank account, view the check image on the bank's website. On the back, among the endorsement stamps, you'll find your receipt number. As you're a VSC filer, yours will start with EAC followed by a string of ten digits. You can plug this number into the Case Status application on the USCIS website.

[philels 0]

i've been worried to because i also noticed the average time people received theirs was no more than a week. i sent in my I-129F a day after urs, 0ct. 14, 2009. my tracking # from usps also said it was delivered saturday Oct. 17 but i haven't received my NOA1 yet and my check hasn't been cashed either. that's y i was starting to think if i was supposed to send in a return receipt or something or a self addressed stamp. but i guess it really does take patience. i think the more we think about it and wait the more it will feel like it's taking FOREVER. but i sure do hope i receive mine before this week ends

[jpac876 1]

sent i-129f package visa express mail on october 6th, they cashed the check on the 13th, and i received the hard copy of the NOA1 in the mail on the 16th. So about 10 days....a bit longer than a lot of the people here, but at least i now have it in hand..so be patient and yes the waiting game is torture, but at this point, the best thing we can do is hope and pray for a swift and smooth process....make sure u create an account and portfolio on www.uscis.gov so you can track your petition's progress (you'll need the receipt number printed on the NOA1 hardcopy)!....Good luck!

[Peppen and Don 0]

i've been worried to because i also noticed the average time people received theirs was no more than a week. i sent in my I-129F a day after urs, 0ct. 14, 2009. my tracking # from usps also said it was delivered saturday Oct. 17 but i haven't received my NOA1 yet and my check hasn't been cashed either. that's y i was starting to think if i was supposed to send in a return receipt or something or a self addressed stamp. but i guess it really does take patience. i think the more we think about it and wait the more it will feel like it's taking FOREVER. but i sure do hope i receive mine before this week ends

don't worry it will come...

0-29-07 - met online

11-05-07 - on

12-00-07 - touched

01-00-08 - touched

02-00-08 - touched

03-00-08 - touched

04-00-08 - touched

05-00-08- touched

06-00-08 - touched

07-00-08 - touched

08-00-08 - touched

09-00-08 - touched

10-29-08 - met us in person at NAIA airport and his first visit with me

11-01-08 - we went to siquijor with him to meet my family

11-17-08 - we flew back to manila

11-18-08 - he flew back to chicago USA

12-00-08 - toched and he request his devorce papers

01-06-09 - sent G-325A with some proof

04-11-09 - mailed I-129F to California Service Center

04-17-09 - he got a letter from USCIS receipt

04-27-09 - he got our NOA1 from USCIS

05-00-09 - touched

06-19-09 - he mailed his taxes and some documents

07-02-09 - i got his package mailed with his taxes

07-06-09 - he mailed a copy of his devorce,driver license,passport with his philippine stamp

07-28-09 - i got his package letter

07-29-09 - we got our NOA2

08-26-09 - nvc letter

08-30-09 - mnl case number

09-16-09 - first day of medical

09-22-09 - 2nd day of my medical....passed

09-28-09 - appointment letter from embassy for interview

10-16-09 - interview...........passsed

[philels 0]

i've been worried to because i also noticed the average time people received theirs was no more than a week. i sent in my I-129F a day after urs, 0ct. 14, 2009. my tracking # from usps also said it was delivered saturday Oct. 17 but i haven't received my NOA1 yet and my check hasn't been cashed either. that's y i was starting to think if i was supposed to send in a return receipt or something or a self addressed stamp. but i guess it really does take patience. i think the more we think about it and wait the more it will feel like it's taking FOREVER. but i sure do hope i receive mine before this week ends

don't worry it will come...

thank u. i know i'm trying not to worry. i just hope mine runs as smoothly and quickly as how other people have experienced here in vj. but i've got a little update. my check has been cashed. YAY!!!! i just checked it again awhile ago in my online banking. although the check is still pending but the amount has already been deducted from my account. now i'm just praying i don't have any RFEs.

[Emmaliina 0]

I have been waiting for 28 days already !! You people are lucky if you got yours in 5 - 8 days !!

[CaMic 0]

I have been waiting for 28 days already !! You people are lucky if you got yours in 5 - 8 days !!

good luck and call if you haven't got it after 30 days!!!! our whole package is being returned this week - even though we already had a letter requesting an additional document at the weekend.