questions regarding what the different abbreviations mean

[cynthia&hamid 0]

the answers i need are probably somewhere on here but i can't find them so i am going to ask if anyone has the answers: when it says "noa 1", "noa2", etc what does that mean exactly (what does noa stand for exactly) and also what are biometrics? i sent in my 129f may 28, received the rfe in late june that everyone else received for the new laws, sent it in, it was accepted june 30 and today i received notice online that our application was approved by the vermont service center. what should i look for next? i have been gathering my financial information together for my fiance for the affadavit of support but i am not sure what i should be doing next. and what kind of timeline are we looking at for the interview to take place. sorry if the questions seem sort of remedial but i am a bit confused at this point and i have been through this site and am still just as confused. thanks to anyone who can help me.

[frndly1 1]

NOA is Notification of Approval (I am trying to remember if those are the correct words on the form)

NOA1 is the receipt of your application

NOA2 is to let you know your application is being sent to the consulat.

These 2 items listed above are for the Visa process

I am sure someone will correct me if I am wrong.

For AOS - Adjustment of Status (After you get married in the US from a K1 Visa and other visas)

NOA1 - Receipt of application

Biometrics if done as part of the AOS process and includes EAD (Work Permit) - they take finger prints and pics.

I hope this helps.

Kathy

the answers i need are probably somewhere on here but i can't find them so i am going to ask if anyone has the answers: when it says "noa 1", "noa2", etc what does that mean exactly (what does noa stand for exactly) and also what are biometrics? i sent in my 129f may 28, received the rfe in late june that everyone else received for the new laws, sent it in, it was accepted june 30 and today i received notice online that our application was approved by the vermont service center. what should i look for next? i have been gathering my financial information together for my fiance for the affadavit of support but i am not sure what i should be doing next. and what kind of timeline are we looking at for the interview to take place. sorry if the questions seem sort of remedial but i am a bit confused at this point and i have been through this site and am still just as confused. thanks to anyone who can help me.

[Dr_LHA 3]

Actually:

NOA = Notice of Action

[frndly1 1]

Thanks DR

[Leasel7 1]

the answers i need are probably somewhere on here but i can't find them so i am going to ask if anyone has the answers: when it says "noa 1", "noa2", etc what does that mean exactly (what does noa stand for exactly) and also what are biometrics?

NOA1 and NOA2 have already been explained by other posters. Biometrics is part of the Adjustment of Status process, which happens after your fiance gets the visa, comes to the US, and marries you. So you don't have to worry about it quite yet, but it is very simple -- once you send in your application for Adjustment of Status, USCIS makes an appointment for the applicant to go to the closest support center and have fingerprints and a photo taken.

i sent in my 129f may 28, received the rfe in late june that everyone else received for the new laws, sent it in, it was accepted june 30 and today i received notice online that our application was approved by the vermont service center. what should i look for next?

You should receive NOA2 in the mail. Your K1 petition will be sent to the National Visa Center, and then from there it goes to the embassy in Morocco. Emphasis now shifts to your fiance -- he will receive what is known as "Packet 3" from the embassy, which includes a checklist and all the forms he needs to fill out. This K1 flow chart (from the Guides area of this site) has good info on how things proceed from here:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...amp;page=k1flow

i have been gathering my financial information together for my fiance for the affadavit of support but i am not sure what i should be doing next.

Definitely start collecting everything you need for the Affidavit of Support, including employment letter, tax return, and whatever else you might need. Go ahead and start penciling in the form. This really slowed things down for my fiance (now husband) and I, because I waited too long to get started on it. Make sure you have your birth certificate (which your fiance may need for his interview), and start collecting evidence of an ongoing relationship (phone bills, emails, chat session logs, letters, cards, receipts for packages, photos) to send him in support of the interview.

and what kind of timeline are we looking at for the interview to take place.

I recommend that you post this question in the "Middle East and North Africa" forum:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showforum=97

There are plenty of ladies there who have been through or are going through the embassy in Casablanca, and they can best advise you what to expect.

Good luck!