January 2011 Filers!!!

[Diana and Chris 25]

Added myself to the list

(hopefully correctly)

Welcome and blessings on your journey!! =)

[TwoCats 55]

Added myself to the list

(hopefully correctly)

Looks like you did just fine!

Glad to see others figuring out the list.

Welcome!

[Diana and Chris 25]

Hey Guys.. Chris got the hard copy of the Noa1 on friday. He forgot to tell me... and now he just notticed that my country of birth is "unknown". Did this happen to any of you?... He's gonna call tomorrow anyhow... I'm just... yeah, blah!

Good night and let me know please,

Diana.

[tomae 1]

The "unknown" country of birth thing is quite common. It shouldn't be anything to worry about - it just means they were lazy when they filled out your NOA.

[Diana and Chris 25]

The "unknown" country of birth thing is quite common. It shouldn't be anything to worry about - it just means they were lazy when they filled out your NOA.

Oh ok, thank you.

[Ali-n-Edo 3]

Got our hard copy of NOA1. Our official date is Jan 11. I will update tomorrow. Im using mobile web right now.

[Jen and Mario 2]

Added our two newest January filers to the list.

Just a reminder to everyone, you can check our 'group' timeline using the links in my signature.

You can also edit it whenever you want to add information like NOA1s, touches, etc.

I wish California would get off their butts and start putting applications in the online system.

I guess that's the trade off... VSC is taking longer in general, but California is lagging on inputting things.

Yeah I agree, I wish they would too. But if I had a choice I would take it the way it is if that means we will see our NOA2 faster . I'm going to keep checking once a week (or more if I get bored) if I know anything different I will be sure to tell you right away.

[James And Oksana 19]

Received text and email around 1 AM last night. Paperwork is going to CSC, did not give a notice date and not in the computer yet, at least not the one we can query. I am assuming the notice date will be sometime last week since they do not work on the weekends. Yeah!!! Now comes the wait.

[Jen and Mario 2]

Received text and email around 1 AM last night. Paperwork is going to CSC, did not give a notice date and not in the computer yet, at least not the one we can query. I am assuming the notice date will be sometime last week since they do not work on the weekends. Yeah!!! Now comes the wait.

Hi there,

Congrats on your NOA1. A few of us have been routed to CSC but still not able to access our file yet even after NOA1 hard-copy is received. I wonder if they will even put it in the system at all during our wait for NOA2. I dont think it will be anytime soon but I will keep looking .

[Caroline + Angelo 20]

Been routed to VSC 4 days ago and not in the computer yet either. I hope it'll happen soon for all of us, both CSC and VSC.

[James And Oksana 19]

Hi there,

Congrats on your NOA1. A few of us have been routed to CSC but still not able to access our file yet even after NOA1 hard-copy is received. I wonder if they will even put it in the system at all during our wait for NOA2. I dont think it will be anytime soon but I will keep looking .

Thanks. As a software developer I am not too concerned since I know the emails and text messages are generated from a computer. They just obviously do not have the data being feed into the system that we query. For me at this point it is better to keep an eye on those that are getting NOA2's and when was there NOA1 date. That will give us a better idea when our turn is.

[Jen and Mario 2]

Thanks. As a software developer I am not too concerned since I know the emails and text messages are generated from a computer. They just obviously do not have the data being feed into the system that we query. For me at this point it is better to keep an eye on those that are getting NOA2's and when was there NOA1 date. That will give us a better idea when our turn is.

Yeah, I agree on following the rest of Jan. filers timelines to see when it will be close to my turn in getting my NOA2. Unfortunately, its going to be a long wait not knowing even when your touched or if a RFE is sent until actually receive it in the mail. As fas as I know (I could be wrong) if you can look at your status on line you will know ahead of time when receiving a RFE before you get the actual request in the mail. I'm not worried about the case just would like to see progress instead of thinking progress (if you understand).

[James And Oksana 19]

Yeah, I agree on following the rest of Jan. filers timelines to see when it will be close to my turn in getting my NOA2. Unfortunately, its going to be a long wait not knowing even when your touched or if a RFE is sent until actually receive it in the mail. As fas as I know (I could be wrong) if you can look at your status on line you will know ahead of time when receiving a RFE before you get the actual request in the mail. I'm not worried about the case just would like to see progress instead of thinking progress (if you understand).

I do understand, but from what I hear updates to the system are unreliable at best. And if I understand correctly (assuming they update the system) you can see RFE's but they contain no details, this would drive me nuts not knowing for a week while I waited on the paper telling me what they needed. I am content knowing that my file will be addressed and watching other people fly through the system (or at least that is my hope). When it gets near time and I see people in the this group being approved, I will probably care more about the computer to see if I have been touched...but even then it is no sure thing the file isn't moving and the computer just isn't reflecting this.

[Jen and Mario 2]

Been routed to VSC 4 days ago and not in the computer yet either. I hope it'll happen soon for all of us, both CSC and VSC.

Thats all we can do is hope....

I'm so happy someone else has some hope with me. I try to stay positive EVERYDAY!! I have a feeling when my fiance leaves (very soon) this process is going to be much more exausting knowing we are apart waiting to reunited. With kids and as a nurse its hard for me to leave to visit him in the netherlands. I have my own patients and there is noone to cover me for more then a few days. So we are going to be apart for most of this process. I'm sure its not an uncommon story but still I'm dreading it all together. Ok enough feeling sorry for myself just a few months......WE CAN DO THIS!!

[TwoCats 55]

Ahh Mondays.

Welcome to another week in the wait!

I'll only start worrying about the online access at CSC if someone /after/ us starts being able to. At that point, I might get a little bit irked.

Things have been a little harder for me this past weekend. My SO's landlord is a <insert expletive for donkey here> and told him the place he lives had good internet. Apparently one of the superiors in the company that rents his flat informed him that he was never supposed to claim it had working internet, and it hasn't for over a year. The landlord also agreed to let him out of his contract due to the issues with being lied to about the internet, and the superior said he had no ability to promise that either. Bleh. So we've been going all weekend only able to talk on Skype via his phone, which disconnects randomly. We weren't really able to do anything together we would normally do so it ended up being /boring/.

When we started this process, the two of us decided to go on a diet together (since we both could stand to lose some weight). So far, since submitting the packet, I've lost 13lbs. He's lost a few kgs but not sure exactly how much (he only started counting last week). Might be a long wait for us, but at least we're doing something to better ourselves, I guess.