January I-129F filers

[G & Oxy 1]

Apppppprrrrrrrooooovvvvvvvvveeeeeeeeeeeeedddddd 161 days :dance: :dance: :dance:

congratulations

[G & Oxy 1]

After 180 days of pure torture(frontloading, phone calls, ombudsman, and too much waiting) its finally here!!! Post decision activity! Hopefully that means approval to. Thank you VJ family for all of your empathy and support. I wish the best to all of you. Its really a waiting game. Theyre hoping you give up so that they have less work to do but hang in there!!!

Jan. 3, 2012 I-129F Mailed to USCIS Lewisville, TX

Jan. 4, 2012 Delivered at 11:47 in LEWISVILLE, TX 75067 to USCIS . The item was signed for by J ARTHUR. Sent to Vermont.

Jan. 8, 2012 12:40AM NOA1 (notification by text)

Jan. 10, 2012 Touched

Jan. 11, 2012 NOA1 hard copy received in mail.

June 28, 2012 Post Decision Activity

congratulations

[kittylondon 47]

andrew has family in chicago i still have to meet (maternal grandparents), and we are def taking a trip there in the few months after i get there, so it's an option for us!

[BnT 9]

Chicago works for us! 4-5 hour trip depending on traffic/construction....and I have family there as well. We could hit up Chicago while visiting my college home of Milwaukee!

I have family in Texas as well and it is a fun state to visit but the drive is a bit prohibitive due to gas costs! Plane tickets out of StL lately have been outrageous...some politician must have done something to drive airlines away b/c no one is flying in and out like they used to so prices are sky-high (hehe). The airport is DEAD now...really creepy since it used to be one of the busier hubs in the region....

[wdm1986 2]

I've visited Tulsa a few times for work. Everyone is so nice!! The weather is insane, though. One week it was 90F, the next it was snowing.

Yup! That's Oklahoma for ya! They say if you don't like the weather, just sit back and wait and it'll be completely different by the end of the day! I love my state though. We are known for being friendly and always helping. We have a good spirit statewide here in OK

[sabi 148]

as for us it can be any state and any city really... as long as it's on the weekend :)if we agree for Chicago, it will be a chance for us to see if we really want to move there (or maybe we will move by the time we have our meet up ) so works fine either way

[orangedesk 27]

Yay for all this positive Chicago talk hehe I live there! Feel free to message me if you want tips of fun things to do. My guy has absolutely loves it here which is good haha.

[photomile 101]

I just got off the phone and now have my LND number, received today. So vermont IS processing things. Guys, you'll be approved soon. Both me and L are desperately hoping you get some more progress

[kate&javi 26]

Yay for all this positive Chicago talk hehe I live there! Feel free to message me if you want tips of fun things to do. My guy has absolutely loves it here which is good haha.

What part of Chicago do you live in? I want to move there really badly (I'm from NWI so it's "part" of Chicago but not REALLY) but I'm worried about the prices of rent because they are significantly higher than NWI. But I'm dying to live in the city, it's just so wonderful.

[LeftCoastLady 441]

Great news about getting the LND number! I called yesterday and was given the 15 day spiel, but of course, our case is coming from CSC. I just hope they've worked out that cluster that happened with the May folks.

I just got off the phone and now have my LND number, received today. So vermont IS processing things. Guys, you'll be approved soon. Both me and L are desperately hoping you get some more progress

[sabi 148]

An update for today so far:

January 12:

1 x approval

January 13:

2 x approvals

January 17:

2 x approval

January 18:

1 x approval

[P+J 47]

An update for today so far:

January 12:

1 x approval

January 13:

2 x approvals

January 17:

2 x approval

January 18:

1 x approval

2 1/18 Approvals right around mine..ahhh. it's torture. Glad to finally see some movement. And it's great that they were both approvals and not RFEs. I hope maybe they get to me today...Please

Edited June 29, 2012 by Paul86

[Knope2012 10]

I like seeing more approvals and less RFEs! Now if they'll just get to ours. Come on, VSC, I know you can do it...

[P+J 47]

I like seeing more approvals and less RFEs! Now if they'll just get to ours. Come on, VSC, I know you can do it...

Feels so close now. ahh. just want to log in later and see that little circle has moved...Post Decision Activity pleaseee.

[Bill CT 0]

This is the first time in my long life to post a comment on an internet bulletin board of any kind. I am moved to do it by the growing bond I feel with all of you who participate in this forum. When I first happened upon this forum, its contents increased my anxiety about the I-129f petition process. Lately, however, as our wait for Vermont to act approached and then passed the anticipated 5 months, I find this forum to be a comfort. So many of us in the same boat.

My fiancée and I approached this process rather straightforwardly, carefully reading and following all of the petition instructions to the letter. We naively assumed that nothing more was necessary. Having now read so many stories of disappointment and frustration, we realize that the process is much more complicated and arbitrary than the instructions make it appear.

I do not understand all of the lingo on here. The official date of my petition’s receipt at Vermont was January 27; is that what is meant by the “NOA1” date I see on most of the posts? And what does “touched” mean? Is there a glossary somewhere on this site?

Finally, thanks and the very best of luck to every one of you.