New Member IR/1 September Filer

[misterbigtoe 45]

Hi All, I am a total neophyte here.

It would appear that there are no other members here with a spouse in Mongolia! Our path to this point consciously began 29 months ago. In February I will move there as a resident alien and remain until we can all return to the US together. The agony and expense of separation are overwhelming and daily phone calls and hours on messenger are obviously become increasingly intolerable and seem to make us miss each other more rather than less. The senses that are not used in phone or messenger time are more acutely attuned to the absence i think. Anyway..............

When some of you others are indicating that your application is being touched, is that information displayed on your portfolio in your account at USCIS? I have yet to see any activity of any kind on our application. Is this unusual?

03/28/2008--- Met my wife to be in Ulaanbaatar while operating a mine in Mongolia. "Saw" each other in June.

08/24/2008--- Transferred back to the states.

02/22/2009--- Reunion at a company conference in Zhahjiang PRC, 10 days of working and bliss.

04/16/2009--- Work hiatus allows me to travel to Ulaanbaatar and stay with my mate until May 2. 17 wonderful days.

10/29/2009--- Work hiatus allows another 40 days together in Ulaanbaatar. Return to states December 12.

05/27/2010--- Travel to Ulaanbaatar to be with my mate and son and to get married!!!!!

06/21/2010--- We marry in Ulaanbaatar in accordance with civil and traditional custom.

08/02/2010--- Return to the states.

USCIS

09/06/2010--- I-130 package sent Priority to Chicago Lockbox

09/10/2010--- Delivered Chicago 60680.

09/14/2010--- Rec'd Text message at 18:28:48 "USCIS: Your application was received......Form I-797 to follow in mail.

09/16/2010--- Online case status shows "Initial Review"

09/17/2010--- I-797 arrives by snail mail from CSC

waiting--- "Initial Review"

waiting--- "Initial Review"

waiting--- "Initial Review"

NVC

CONSULAR

[Amy and Nick 37]

When you log into the USCIS website to check your case status, there is a link to the left that says something along the lines of create account, or my account. If you have not created one, do so!

When you sign in and add you case, one of the table boxes say "last update"

Thsi has come to be known as 'touched' as it is the last time someone at USCIS picked up your case and swiped the bar code. They could be going through all your information, or they could be moving it to a new filing cabinet!

It does really mean anything, and doesnt seem to have any correlation to whether it will be accepted or not, but it just gives us all a little something to hold on to

[misterbigtoe 45]

OK, thanks! That is kind of what I figured but this forum is soooooo huge that i couldn't find an explanation for it. What a great resource this is, Glad y'all are here, but at the same time wish we were all at Ellis Island instead.

Jeez I hate tryin to figure out posting to a new forum! Think I've got it though...............

[Wayne and Claudia 40]

When you log into the USCIS website to check your case status, there is a link to the left that says something along the lines of create account, or my account. If you have not created one, do so!

When you sign in and add you case, one of the table boxes say "last update"

Thsi has come to be known as 'touched' as it is the last time someone at USCIS picked up your case and swiped the bar code. They could be going through all your information, or they could be moving it to a new filing cabinet!

It does really mean anything, and doesnt seem to have any correlation to whether it will be accepted or not, but it just gives us all a little something to hold on to