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Gary and Alla Grand Master

Gary and Alla   3,694

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I-797 is the form number for letters of notification of "action" of any type. The one they are referring to is commonly called here the "NOA1", the receipt that your case has been received and entered in the system.

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we are confused here ???? my fiance sent in the RFE weeks ago,and she just received a letter,official,notice of action I 797.it says petition approved in the small print,and in a box it says approval notice valid from 2nd may to 1st sept,so are we at the approval stage and does it mean that things have been sent to the embassy ? how will i know if i have a case number and to start making arrangements for the medical and send off the police check forms ? do we wait now or what, please advise we just dont understand where we are at now ?

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we are confused here ???? my fiance sent in the RFE weeks ago,and she just received a letter,official,notice of action I 797.it says petition approved in the small print,and in a box it says approval notice valid from 2nd may to 1st sept,so are we at the approval stage and does it mean that things have been sent to the embassy ? how will i know if i have a case number and to start making arrangements for the medical and send off the police check forms ? do we wait now or what, please advise we just dont understand where we are at now ?

You entered NOA2 on your timeline already and you read on the hardcopy that the petition is approved so it means it's approved!

Congratulations!

Actually, it's been forwarded to NVC. After two weeks from your NOA2 you may want to start calling NVC to ask about your case: has it been assigned a case number yet? They will tell you. NVC forwards your dicumentation to the proper Embassy.

You might want to look at the flow chart http://www.visajourney.com/content/k1flow You're getting to the point 5. now.

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Read the K-1 Guides, Flowchart, and Visa Tips (links here): http://www.visajourney.com/content/guides

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Thread is moved from K-1 Process forum to the K-1 Case Progress subforum, and is closed to further comments because of its age.

06-04-2007 = TSC stamps postal return-receipt for I-129f.

06-11-2007 = NOA1 date (unknown to me).

07-20-2007 = Phoned Immigration Officer; got WAC#; where's NOA1?

09-25-2007 = Touch (first-ever).

09-28-2007 = NOA1, 23 days after their 45-day promise to send it (grrrr).

10-20 & 11-14-2007 = Phoned ImmOffs; "still pending."

12-11-2007 = 180 days; file is "between workstations, may be early Jan."; touches 12/11 & 12/12.

12-18-2007 = Call; file is with Division 9 ofcr. (bckgrnd check); e-prompt to shake it; touch.

12-19-2007 = NOA2 by e-mail & web, dated 12-18-07 (187 days; 201 per VJ); in mail 12/24/07.

01-09-2008 = File from USCIS to NVC, 1-4-08; NVC creates file, 1/15/08; to consulate 1/16/08.

01-23-2008 = Consulate gets file; outdated Packet 4 mailed to fiancee 1/27/08; rec'd 3/3/08.

04-29-2008 = Fiancee's 4-min. consular interview, 8:30 a.m.; much evidence brought but not allowed to be presented (consul: "More proof! Second interview! Bring your fiance!").

05-05-2008 = Infuriating $12 call to non-English-speaking consulate appointment-setter.

05-06-2008 = Better $12 call to English-speaker; "joint" interview date 6/30/08 (my selection).

06-30-2008 = Stokes Interrogations w/Ecuadorian (not USC); "wait 2 weeks; we'll mail her."

07-2008 = Daily calls to DOS: "currently processing"; 8/05 = Phoned consulate, got Section Chief; wrote him.

08-07-08 = E-mail from consulate, promising to issue visa "as soon as we get her passport" (on 8/12, per DHL).

08-27-08 = Phoned consulate (they "couldn't find" our file); visa DHL'd 8/28; in hand 9/1; through POE on 10/9 with NO hassles(!).

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