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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.

Welcome aboard :) glad you decided to join our little family :)

NOA1 is the form you got in a post after they received your petition.We however go by the date they received it , which is shown on the USCIS website when you log in to your case (assuming you created an account on their website and added EAC number to your portfolio)... touches are simply the updates that you can see when you log in to your account, that basically means nothing, just shows when was the last time they touched/moved your petition ;)

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Our (K1) Journey

01-17-2012: I 129F sent

01-24-2012: NOA1 date! => Vermont Service Centre

08-02-2012: NOA2 (195 days!!!)

09-24-2012: interview - Approved!

09-26-2012: visaarrow-10x10.png issued

09-28-2012: visa received by a registeredarrow-10x10.png post

11-01-2012: POE Dublin

11-17-2012: wedding

AOS Journey

11-23-2012: AOS package sent

11-27-2912: package received and signed for at the Chicago office

11-29-2012: case numbers assigned

12-03-2012: Biometrics letter sent to the old addressarrow-10x10.png (never received)

12-10-2012: NOA1 hardcopy for I 765 and I 131

12-15-2012: NOA1 hardcopy for I 485

12-28-2012: biometrics (missed)

01-17-2013: newarrow-10x10.png biometric date

01-25-2013: EAD approval

01-30-2013: EAD production

01-31-2013: EAD mailed

02-02-2013: EAD received

My ROC Journey:

03-20-2015: I751 package sent

03-23-2015: NOA1

03-25-2015: check cashedarrow-10x10.png

07-31-2015: Biometrics ( Biometrics letter sent to the old address never received, missed it on 07/06 and had to have it rescheduled after many phone calls and service requests)

09-07-2015: Card in Production email.

09-09-2015: Card mailed

09-11-2015: Card delivered

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You can see a rundown of the various acronyms here: http://www.visajourney.com/wiki/index.php/Acronym_Summary

Yes, your NOA1 date is the date of receipt at the service center.

Touched means that your petition has been scanned/moved to another desk, but does not necessarily mean it's being adjudicated. If you register on the USCIS site using your case #, you can see the status of your petition.

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.

Part One: The K-1 Visa Journey:

USCIS Receipt of I-129F: January 24, 2012 | Petition Approval: June 15, 2012 (No RFEs)
Interview: October 24, 2012 - Review | Visa Delivered: October 31, 2012



Part Two: Entry and Adjusting Status:

POE: November 18, 2012 (at SFO) - Review
Wedding: December 1, 2012 | Social Security: New cards received on December 7, 2012.
AOS Package (I-485/I-765/I-131) NOA1: February 19, 2013 | Biometrics Appt.: March 18, 2013
AP/EAD Approved: April 29, 2013 | Card Received: May 6, 2013 | AOS Interview Appt.: May 16, 2013 - Approved Review Card Received: May 24, 2013

Part Three: Removal of Conditions:

Coming Soon...

"When you're born you get a ticket to the freak show. When you're born in America, you get a front row seat." – George Carlin

Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Italy
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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 :innocent:

They are clearly working on our box Paul...let's hope for great news so we can have a party weekend for the first time in months!!! :thumbs:

Filed: K-1 Visa Country: United Kingdom
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This song really reminds me of how I feel every day with USCIS. Only, instead of waiting for a letter, I'm waiting for an approval. Edited by Knope2012

K1 Visa Timeline

01/13/2012 I-129F sent via USPS

01/16/2012 I-129F delivered

01/17/2012 NOA1 date on USCIS website

01/20/2012 Text and E-Mail Notification of NOA1!

01/20/2012 Check Cashed

01/23/2012 NOA1 Hardcopy

01/23/2012 Called USCIS to report that my fiance's name was misspelled on the NOA1

01/24/2012 Touched

01/26/2012 Received response to report, e-mail states error has been corrected.

02/08/2012 Touched

07/12/2012 NOA2! It took 177 days.

07/17/2012 NOA2 Hardcopy

07/20/2012 NVC received and forwarded to London

07/23/2012 Received in London

07/31/2012 Packet 3 received

08/02/2012 Packet 3 sent

08/16/2012 Medical

10/1/2012 Interview: APPROVED!

10/3/2012 Visa Issued

10/8/2012 Visa delivery

10/24/2012 POE Dublin

11/21/2012 Wedding

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[uSCIS] cannot stop true love. All it can do is delay it for a while.

Filed: K-1 Visa Country: United Kingdom
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Hahaha... good song choice! I love it! :)

Thanks! I'm taking a little liberty because I'm finding it hard to wait patiently now though :)

K1 Visa Timeline

01/13/2012 I-129F sent via USPS

01/16/2012 I-129F delivered

01/17/2012 NOA1 date on USCIS website

01/20/2012 Text and E-Mail Notification of NOA1!

01/20/2012 Check Cashed

01/23/2012 NOA1 Hardcopy

01/23/2012 Called USCIS to report that my fiance's name was misspelled on the NOA1

01/24/2012 Touched

01/26/2012 Received response to report, e-mail states error has been corrected.

02/08/2012 Touched

07/12/2012 NOA2! It took 177 days.

07/17/2012 NOA2 Hardcopy

07/20/2012 NVC received and forwarded to London

07/23/2012 Received in London

07/31/2012 Packet 3 received

08/02/2012 Packet 3 sent

08/16/2012 Medical

10/1/2012 Interview: APPROVED!

10/3/2012 Visa Issued

10/8/2012 Visa delivery

10/24/2012 POE Dublin

11/21/2012 Wedding

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[uSCIS] cannot stop true love. All it can do is delay it for a while.

Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Honduras
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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.

Yea...I called today and it has been 15 business days today for us......we are CSC, too. So I am worried. We've got another long wait coming up with even just getting the interview date so CSC slowing things down by not sending out the files is not making me happy! But the lady who answered on Wed. said that if they still don't have it next week, I can send a copy of our I-797C and they can do a search for our stuff.....I am hoping that when I call on Monday morning, they will have it and I will get the new number next week......fingers and toes all crossed!!!!

January 3, 2012 Mailed I-129F

January 9, 2012 NOA1

June 11, 2012 NOA2 rec'd 154 days later...

July 5, 2012 NVC rec'd and new case number given

July 9, 2012 Left NVC en route to Honduras! :)

July 13, 2012 Received at Embassy!

Aug. 7, 2012 Interview date and Packet 4 rec'd by email

Oct. 8, 2012 Medical

Oct. 10, 2012 INTERVIEW: APPROVED!!!

Oct. 16, 2012 Visa in hand

Oct. 23, 2012 POE Atlanta

Dec. 30, 2012 Wedding! ;)

Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Ukraine
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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....

How's the airport expansion going? I use to drive under the future runways and expansion up Lindbergh Ave. Didn't they buy out all those homes, do half the work, and quit construction?

Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Ukraine
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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.

NOA1 is day they sent you notice locatged on your 797

A "Touch" is when the adjudicator is looking at photos of your fiancee. :lol:

Welcome to the Forum.

Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Honduras
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How's the airport expansion going? I use to drive under the future runways and expansion up Lindbergh Ave. Didn't they buy out all those homes, do half the work, and quit construction?

Yep, basically. I think they finished some of it and left a lot of land just empty. There is absolutely no point in expanding now!!!!!!!!!!! Ugh. It's crazy!

January 3, 2012 Mailed I-129F

January 9, 2012 NOA1

June 11, 2012 NOA2 rec'd 154 days later...

July 5, 2012 NVC rec'd and new case number given

July 9, 2012 Left NVC en route to Honduras! :)

July 13, 2012 Received at Embassy!

Aug. 7, 2012 Interview date and Packet 4 rec'd by email

Oct. 8, 2012 Medical

Oct. 10, 2012 INTERVIEW: APPROVED!!!

Oct. 16, 2012 Visa in hand

Oct. 23, 2012 POE Atlanta

Dec. 30, 2012 Wedding! ;)

Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Kuwait
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Well, I ordered my tax transcripts last week and got them today. I thought it might have been a "sign" unsure.gif haha so I followed up with my so-called helpers.

I called my House rep Green's office and even though it was immediately assigned to a case worker, I couldn't ever get her on the phone this week and she hasn't called me. I keep missing her in the office type deal. whistling.gif

I called my 2 senators' offices to see if they got my paperwork and what they were doing. Hutchison's office said it will take them 2 weeks to process and get it assigned to a case worker. (really? headbonk.gif ) Cornyn's office didn't even say a time frame, the poor kid just kept repeating, "When the Senator is personally able to call on the matter, he will do so and let you know." blink.gif

I do have a lawyer, but they won't call and make a service request until its 5 months and 30 days. I thought that was actually kind of funny that he kept saying it like that and I said, "Don't you just mean like 6 months, can we just say 6 months?" wacko.gif haha

So, I guess the "sign" I was getting said, "Just keep waiting." Oh well.

K-1 to Citizenship - 6 year immigration journey: January 2012 to January 2018

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Congrats!!

:yes: :yes: :yes: :yes: :yes:

I guess my prediction for a party-weekend worked!!!!

I got the email!!!! APPROVED!!!! Everybody from 1/18, go check your status!!! It should be updated very soon!!!!

YAY!!

Thanks again for the support...priceless...and let's keep this up for the next steps!!

Part One: The K-1 Visa Journey:

USCIS Receipt of I-129F: January 24, 2012 | Petition Approval: June 15, 2012 (No RFEs)
Interview: October 24, 2012 - Review | Visa Delivered: October 31, 2012



Part Two: Entry and Adjusting Status:

POE: November 18, 2012 (at SFO) - Review
Wedding: December 1, 2012 | Social Security: New cards received on December 7, 2012.
AOS Package (I-485/I-765/I-131) NOA1: February 19, 2013 | Biometrics Appt.: March 18, 2013
AP/EAD Approved: April 29, 2013 | Card Received: May 6, 2013 | AOS Interview Appt.: May 16, 2013 - Approved Review Card Received: May 24, 2013

Part Three: Removal of Conditions:

Coming Soon...

"When you're born you get a ticket to the freak show. When you're born in America, you get a front row seat." – George Carlin

Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Kuwait
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:yes: :yes: :yes: :yes: :yes:

I guess my prediction for a party-weekend worked!!!!

I got the email!!!! APPROVED!!!! Everybody from 1/18, go check your status!!! It should be updated very soon!!!!

YAY!!

Thanks again for the support...priceless...and let's keep this up for the next steps!!

OMG YAY!!! Congrats!!

K-1 to Citizenship - 6 year immigration journey: January 2012 to January 2018

 
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