NOA2 while Abroad

[Mr. K 8]

I am USC and will be out of the U.S. during the time I expect to receive NOA2. There is no one to check my mail; however, I am signed up for email notifications from USCIS. When NOA2 is physically mailed to my home, will it say anything different or contain more info than the email notification? And in a worse case scenario, will a mailed RFE say anything different or more than the email notification?

I would not want any delays in the process due to me being away, but I wonder if gathering items needed for affidavit of support before I depart is too early. From people’s timelines, the wait time for an interview in Ghana is at least four or five months after receiving NOA2. If I compile financial info for the I-134 right before traveling, which will be pre-NOA2 (5+ mos before the interview), will it still be considered by the consular during the interview? What do you think would be “current” to them?

[Bobby+Umit 161]

1. It will say it was approved and sent on to NVC.

2. I would wait till your closer to your date - fresher is better.

RFE's will say a lot more (specifically, what is missing, and how long you have to respond) - emails usually don't have the complete story (just say (RFE sent basically) - you will need the actual RFE to determine what is missing.

[payxibka 10,047]

I am USC and will be out of the U.S. during the time I expect to receive NOA2. There is no one to check my mail; however, I am signed up for email notifications from USCIS. When NOA2 is physically mailed to my home, will it say anything different or contain more info than the email notification? And in a worse case scenario, will a mailed RFE say anything different or more than the email notification?

I would not want any delays in the process due to me being away, but I wonder if gathering items needed for affidavit of support before I depart is too early. From people’s timelines, the wait time for an interview in Ghana is at least four or five months after receiving NOA2. If I compile financial info for the I-134 right before traveling, which will be pre-NOA2 (5+ mos before the interview), will it still be considered by the consular during the interview? What do you think would be “current” to them?

The NOA2 will say more than the e-mail notification but the information is the same

An RFE mailed notice WILL say a lot more than the e-mail notice and it will tell you exactly what the RFE is for while the e-mail just says you got one