Any August filers?

[melanie ramos 0]

Hey everyone! Mine was sent out July 26 but I received my NOA1 dated August 1st. Now the agonizing wait

[mcastilloRN 1]

You don't need your fiance's birth certificate. I included all pages of my fiance's passport because there were entry/exit stamps verifying that we've met in the last two years. I would just include the passport if there's stamps in it.

Thanks a lot! this really answered my question, it was useless calling the 1-800 # =) Btw, How do you assemble or label the supporting documents? like photos, copies of boarding pass, letters...etc

thanks!

[LGB7A 0]

Got my USCIS Acceptance Confirmation email today! But one thing that I'm concerned about is that it said:

Your USCIS application/petition has been received and routed to the California Service Center for processing.

When I did my zipcode on the USCIS website, it said Nebraska Service Center. Which is only like 4 hours form where I live. Did I do something wrong?

[britty9 0]

My check was cashed today! Don't know that I've ever been so happy to see money go out of my account...

[britty9 0]

Thanks a lot! this really answered my question, it was useless calling the 1-800 # =) Btw, How do you assemble or label the supporting documents? like photos, copies of boarding pass, letters...etc

thanks!

Well, I was incredibly ####### about the organization of my packet. I bought a plastic folder type thing that had probably 15 folder slots inside. I labeled each slot with the corresponding information that was inside, example: the first slot had cover letter and payment, second one had forms and under that I wrote I-129f, G-325a, G-1145, etc. Then I went to Birth Certificate, Passports, Emails from Michiel to me, emails from me to Michiel, receipts, and I put post it notes on pretty much everything in the packet saying what exactly it was, and what date/dates it was from. I put my pictures in a zip lock bag and wrote on the back of them our first and last names, year it was taken and location of picture. I stapled all papers together that were more then one page, and paperclipped papers together after that if they were corresponding with each other.

I maybe took it a little bit too far.....but, I wanted it to be perfect so that when it was received they could open it and know exactly where everything was located, I want to help eliminate confusion at all costs.

[Penny Lane 8,159]

Got my USCIS Acceptance Confirmation email today! But one thing that I'm concerned about is that it said:

When I did my zipcode on the USCIS website, it said Nebraska Service Center. Which is only like 4 hours form where I live. Did I do something wrong?

Only California and Vermont process I-129F petitions.

[LGB7A 0]

Only California and Vermont process I-129F petitions.

Thanks Coconuts! That must explain the I-129F processing date for Nebraska Service Center as finishing December 31st, 2007 on the USCIS website.

[britty9 0]

Hey guys, I registered on the uscis website so I can check my case status. I got my NOA1 on the 11th, the last updated was Aug. 12, not sure if I can consider it a touch or not, it was most likely just to process the payment, or forward it to CSC. Either way, pretty cool that we can check that on there!

So, I was thinking we should get to know each other! We'll all be around here for a while! How did everyone meet their fiances? Seems like a good way to get some discussion rolling.

[K&E2009 71]

Hey guys, I registered on the uscis website so I can check my case status. I got my NOA1 on the 11th, the last updated was Aug. 12, not sure if I can consider it a touch or not, it was most likely just to process the payment, or forward it to CSC. Either way, pretty cool that we can check that on there!

So, I was thinking we should get to know each other! We'll all be around here for a while! How did everyone meet their fiances? Seems like a good way to get some discussion rolling.

Hey! You say you registered on the USCIS website? Do you mean you typed in your Reciept number? I'm confused! Can you check your case in more detail??

[britty9 0]

Widsy,

Yes, you can check it more in detail. If you go to the main page, and scroll down, past the bar where you enter your case number there is a "Services" section on the right side. It says "Sign up for case updates". You can create a user name and password and then sign up for email and text message alerts. There is a last updated date which shows you whether your case has been "touched" or not.

[K&E2009 71]

Widsy,

Yes, you can check it more in detail. If you go to the main page, and scroll down, past the bar where you enter your case number there is a "Services" section on the right side. It says "Sign up for case updates". You can create a user name and password and then sign up for email and text message alerts. There is a last updated date which shows you whether your case has been "touched" or not.

Thanks for that!

So that last updated date is what is known as a 'touch' on VJ? Always wondered that.

[britty9 0]

Yeah, sometimes you'll get a message with a "touch" and sometimes you won't, you just know somebody is messing with your packet.

[K&E2009 71]

Yeah, sometimes you'll get a message with a "touch" and sometimes you won't, you just know somebody is messing with your packet.

I just noticed that we have had the exact same timelime, so far!

[Austramerican 83]

Hey guys, I registered on the uscis website so I can check my case status. I got my NOA1 on the 11th, the last updated was Aug. 12, not sure if I can consider it a touch or not, it was most likely just to process the payment, or forward it to CSC. Either way, pretty cool that we can check that on there!

So, I was thinking we should get to know each other! We'll all be around here for a while! How did everyone meet their fiances? Seems like a good way to get some discussion rolling.

I met mine on a forum we both have been posting at since 2002, but I didn't really get to know him until 2006, and even then, not very well until 2009! We also were both on an art site (deviantart.com) and were friends on there for awhile. In 2009 we really started to get to know each other well and gave each other support in our lives. I met him in Feb 2010 and he came to live with me on a J1 visa in Sept 2010 It always amazes me how to world works, people get put into your life in weird ways and things just work out <3

[britty9 0]

^That's an awesome story! It is crazy when you sit down and think about how you can meet people! Good luck!!

Any news from anybody? Any updates?