Possibly lost NOA1 - is this a problem?

[Adrian+Mike 2]

Heya,

My fiancee sent the NOA1 in a letter about 2 weeks before christmas from the US - however its still not here yet. Understandibly with the christmas post being what it is im crossing my fingers that it'll be here in the next week or two, however is the NOA1 needed when I go to the interview or at any other stage now between packet 3 and the final bit? If so does anyone know how much it costs to replace, and where should I go to do this as ive been all around the USCIS website and can't find a thing, just replacement NOA2's.

Cheers!

[Lona.C. 16]

Heya,

My fiancee sent the NOA1 in a letter about 2 weeks before christmas from the US - however its still not here yet. Understandibly with the christmas post being what it is im crossing my fingers that it'll be here in the next week or two, however is the NOA1 needed when I go to the interview or at any other stage now between packet 3 and the final bit? If so does anyone know how much it costs to replace, and where should I go to do this as ive been all around the USCIS website and can't find a thing, just replacement NOA2's.

Cheers!

NOA is not needed in the future but it carries your application number

where you would be able to check on any updates for your case ,( so i hope he made a copy before he mailed it out )

my advise is in the future to make copies of everything you recieve or you mail out

so you always have a backup incase a doc gets lost ,( also i would never send any orig in mail always copies )

specialy the NOA 2 wich will be needed at the interview as well as after the K1 is aproved and you have to file for AOS

[Adrian+Mike 2]

NOA is not needed in the future but it carries your application number

where you would be able to check on any updates for your case ,( so i hope he made a copy before he mailed it out )

my advise is in the future to make copies of everything you recieve or you mail out

so you always have a backup incase a doc gets lost ,( also i would never send any orig in mail always copies )

specialy the NOA 2 wich will be needed at the interview as well as after the K1 is aproved and you have to file for AOS

Thank you for the help.. and it was me (adrian, female) that sent it..i wouldnt have sent it except they say that originals are needed for the interview.. thats the only reason.. and it wasnt suppose to be sent in the mail.. he took all the other papers back with him when he went home.. it was left here by accident and we thought he needed all originals.. we are sure that its on its way just want to make sure we have a back up if needed.. but upon looking it seems that the noa1 just means they got the packet..and the noa2 is the one that is of importance..

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

Heya,

My fiancee sent the NOA1 in a letter about 2 weeks before christmas from the US - however its still not here yet. Understandibly with the christmas post being what it is im crossing my fingers that it'll be here in the next week or two, however is the NOA1 needed when I go to the interview or at any other stage now between packet 3 and the final bit? If so does anyone know how much it costs to replace, and where should I go to do this as ive been all around the USCIS website and can't find a thing, just replacement NOA2's.

Cheers!

The NOA1 is a useless document and is only a receipt. No harm, no foul. That said...what on earth is your fiancee doing sending original documents to you in a foreign country? NEVER do that. She, the US citizen, should keep ALL original correspondence. The NOA2, approval, IS an important document so she should stop doing things which will cause problems in the future. This was a freebie, the next documents are important, never, ever, send or give away the originals for any reason

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

Thank you for the help.. and it was me (adrian, female) that sent it..i wouldnt have sent it except they say that originals are needed for the interview.. thats the only reason.. and it wasnt suppose to be sent in the mail.. he took all the other papers back with him when he went home.. it was left here by accident and we thought he needed all originals.. we are sure that its on its way just want to make sure we have a back up if needed.. but upon looking it seems that the noa1 just means they got the packet..and the noa2 is the one that is of importance..

Adrian. Stop sending things before you read and understand the directions. The original NOA2 is not needed for the interview either. COPY ONLY The ONLY originals needed for the interview from you is the I-134. he will need his original birth certifixate etc. Send him copies of everything else. DO NOT s3end origianls of anything the USCIS sends you for any reason....COPIES ONLY

[Adrian+Mike 2]

The NOA1 is a useless document and is only a receipt. No harm, no foul. That said...what on earth is your fiancee doing sending original documents to you in a foreign country? NEVER do that. She, the US citizen, should keep ALL original correspondence. The NOA2, approval, IS an important document so she should stop doing things which will cause problems in the future. This was a freebie, the next documents are important, never, ever, send or give away the originals for any reason

First off how rude.. second off the guidelines stated that all originals are needed for the interview..

First off how rude.. second off the guidelines stated that all originals are needed for the interview..

why are you going off on me? we were doing what we thought was needed.. maybe the guides should be updated?