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Yes. haha. I need another vacation to get my mind of this NOA2...I honestly didn't think about it for 2 weeks when I was in Dominican. It was a great feeling...now it's the bane of my existence...Seems like today was a RFE kind of day...Better luck tomorrow I guess. :thumbs:. I would be surprised if I heard anything tonight. I think it's safe to say beyond the sticky threads we are one of the biggest if not the Biggest thread to ever grace these forums. ha.

I know what you mean.. I am so happy to have sth to count down to...4 more weeks and Terry comes to visit me and we are going to my hometown (Krakow) so I am super excited about showing him around! I am hoping we will be approved by then though ! oh well, you never know with USCIS... have you seen that guy from December?? and someone waiting 17 months? grrrrr I have to stop reading those stories....

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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I would love to if I ever receive this letter. Thats just a copy someone sent to me so I could read it.

Does this letter have a formal name, something I can ask specifically about?

When I call NVC and ask, try to describe it they act like they have no idea what this is.

What do you mean a copy someone sent you?! Wasn't the name and the address of NVC (United States Department of State-National Visa Center) typed in blue on the envelope? It is a single page letter. It may not have the official-appearance of the NOA1 and NOA2, but I am sure this is the letter you are looking for. I don't know what they want for police records (since there is no such a thing in my fiancee's country), but I am sure this letter is what they want. At least, it has ALL the necessary information on it: Your name and address, beneficiary's name, your USCIS receipt number, your DOS case number, the address of the consulate and the fact that the petition has been approved. I think you are fine ;)

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What do you mean a copy someone sent you?! Wasn't the name and the address of NVC (United States Department of State-National Visa Center) typed in blue on the envelope? It is a single page letter. It may not have the official-appearance of the NOA1 and NOA2, but I am sure this is the letter you are looking for. I don't know what they want for police records (since there is no such a thing in my fiancee's country), but I am sure this letter is what they want. At least, it has ALL the necessary information on it: Your name and address, beneficiary's name, your USCIS receipt number, your DOS case number, the address of the consulate and the fact that the petition has been approved. I think you are fine ;)

he got this copy from a "friend" so he can quote it and see how it looks like. He didn't get it in a post from NVC, he is trying to get it in order to obtain a police cert...

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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What do you mean a copy someone sent you?! Wasn't the name and the address of NVC (United States Department of State-National Visa Center) typed in blue on the envelope? It is a single page letter. It may not have the official-appearance of the NOA1 and NOA2, but I am sure this is the letter you are looking for. I don't know what they want for police records (since there is no such a thing in my fiancee's country), but I am sure this letter is what they want. At least, it has ALL the necessary information on it: Your name and address, beneficiary's name, your USCIS receipt number, your DOS case number, the address of the consulate and the fact that the petition has been approved. I think you are fine ;)

Someone on VJ sent me a copy just so I could see it. I have not received my letter yet. But I did get the case number on the phone.

I'm trying to figure out how I can go about asking for this letter or a PDF of the letter sent to my email so I can get things moving.

When I called the NVC to inquire, they say WHAT LETTER??? Frustrating...

1/20/2012 - NOA1

7/20/2012 - NOA2 @ 6:50PM EST + 182 Days

7/27/2012 - NVC sent to Embassy

7/30/2013 - NVC Called (603) 334-0700 - Case number received & date sent to embassy received.

7/30/2012 - DHL Waybill Located - Description: US DIPLOMATIC PAPERS

---------------- DHL Arrived at Sort Facility HONG KONG - HONG KONG

7/31/2012 - DHL Delivered US DIPLOMATIC PAPERS to Thailand

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Someone on VJ sent me a copy just so I could see it. I have not received my letter yet. But I did get the case number on the phone.

I'm trying to figure out how I can go about asking for this letter or a PDF of the letter sent to my email so I can get things moving.

When I called the NVC to inquire, they say WHAT LETTER??? Frustrating...

When did the NVC send out your papers to the embassy? We received (well, at my US address [even though I received the NOA2 at my Honduran address but ok, whatever... lol]) the NVC letter one week after they sent our documents to the embassy. It should come in the mail. When it does, scan it into your computer and just convert it into a PDF (PDF converter -- you can DL them for free).

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I-129F K1 Visa Process
[01.18.2012] Sent I-129F Petition
[01.20.2012] NOA1
[06.13.2012] NOA2 - no RFE's
[07.09.2012] Petition received at NVC; case number assigned
[07.11.2012] Petition sent to Honduras consulate
[07.13.2012] Consulate received petition package
[08.07.2012] Received interview date & Packet 4 in email
[10.10.2012] Interview smile.png - APPROVED!
[10.18.2012] POE Houston
[10.29.2012] Marriage <3

I-485 AOS Process
[12.14.2012] Sent I-485 Package with I-765
[12.19.2012] NOA1
[12.24.2012] Biometrics letter received
[01.02.2013] RFE notice
[01.05.2013] RFE hardcopy received
[01.07.2013] Biometrics appointment
[03.04.2013] RFE sent back to USCIS
[03.19.2013] EAD approved
[03.27.2013] EAD arrived in the mail

[09.21.2013] I-485 approved

[09.26.2013] Green card sent in mail

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I know what you mean.. I am so happy to have sth to count down to...4 more weeks and Terry comes to visit me and we are going to my hometown (Krakow) so I am super excited about showing him around! I am hoping we will be approved by then though ! oh well, you never know with USCIS... have you seen that guy from December?? and someone waiting 17 months? grrrrr I have to stop reading those stories....

ahh. awesome. yes. it's always great to have something to look forward to and help with passing the time. Very cool. I didn't realize you were originally from Poland. Not far from Ukraine at all. Just around the corner ha. Those extreme cases are scary. Definitely can keep you up at night thinking about them. I guess even though they are still stuck on 1/16, it's better than them being far beyond that date...and us still sitting here with no answers :unsure:..But hopefully it's not much longer...I hope we can safely say now that August is our month :thumbs:

1/13/12 - I-129F Petition Submitted to Dallas Lockbox

1/18/12 - Received at Vermont Service Center

1/20/12 - NOA1

1/24/12 - Touched

2/09/12 - Touched

8/02/12 - NOA2 (197 Days After Received at VSC)

8/14/12 - Received at NVC (Assigned Case Number)

8/16/12 - Departed from NVC

8/20/12 - Arrived in US Embassy Kiev

8/28/12 - Information Received from Embassy via mail

9/12/12 - Interview (Approved)

9/19/12 - Visa Received via Elin Ltd. (FedEx)

10/05/12 - POE

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ahh. awesome. yes. it's always great to have something to look forward to and help with passing the time. Very cool. I didn't realize you were originally from Poland. Not far from Ukraine at all. Just around the corner ha. Those extreme cases are scary. Definitely can keep you up at night thinking about them. I guess even though they are still stuck on 1/16, it's better than them being far beyond that date...and us still sitting here with no answers :unsure:..But hopefully it's not much longer...I hope we can safely say now that August is our month :thumbs:

yes and my grandmother was Ukrainian so I also have Ukrainian blood in me :) kind of a mixture of that and some others :)

Well looks like those RFEs were all we got today, I will check the numbers in the morning again... hopefully tomorrow or Friday this nightmare is over... I really need some peace of mind! don't we all?! :)

good night :)

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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When did the NVC send out your papers to the embassy? We received (well, at my US address [even though I received the NOA2 at my Honduran address but ok, whatever... lol]) the NVC letter one week after they sent our documents to the embassy. It should come in the mail. When it does, scan it into your computer and just convert it into a PDF (PDF converter -- you can DL them for free).

7/27/2012 - NVC sent to Embassy it was delivered yesterday.

Maybe I am just being impatient. But it doesn't feel good when you call NVC and ask about this letter and they say "What Letter?". headbonk.gifwacko.gif

Scanning to PDF is not a problem, I can do it at work. This is some journey all right... wow.

1/20/2012 - NOA1

7/20/2012 - NOA2 @ 6:50PM EST + 182 Days

7/27/2012 - NVC sent to Embassy

7/30/2013 - NVC Called (603) 334-0700 - Case number received & date sent to embassy received.

7/30/2012 - DHL Waybill Located - Description: US DIPLOMATIC PAPERS

---------------- DHL Arrived at Sort Facility HONG KONG - HONG KONG

7/31/2012 - DHL Delivered US DIPLOMATIC PAPERS to Thailand

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yes and my grandmother was Ukrainian so I also have Ukrainian blood in me :) kind of a mixture of that and some others :)

Well looks like those RFEs were all we got today, I will check the numbers in the morning again... hopefully tomorrow or Friday this nightmare is over... I really need some peace of mind! don't we all?! :)

good night :)

another 1/18 approved today...Close to mine...But still not me :bonk:...at least there's some activity around my petition. and it was an approval :thumbs: So about half the petitions in my group have had some action taken on them. Half are untouched. And it seems about half of all the petitions received in January are approved. Guess it's all really a numbers game.

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1/13/12 - I-129F Petition Submitted to Dallas Lockbox

1/18/12 - Received at Vermont Service Center

1/20/12 - NOA1

1/24/12 - Touched

2/09/12 - Touched

8/02/12 - NOA2 (197 Days After Received at VSC)

8/14/12 - Received at NVC (Assigned Case Number)

8/16/12 - Departed from NVC

8/20/12 - Arrived in US Embassy Kiev

8/28/12 - Information Received from Embassy via mail

9/12/12 - Interview (Approved)

9/19/12 - Visa Received via Elin Ltd. (FedEx)

10/05/12 - POE

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7/27/2012 - NVC sent to Embassy it was delivered yesterday.

Maybe I am just being impatient. But it doesn't feel good when you call NVC and ask about this letter and they say "What Letter?". headbonk.gifwacko.gif

Scanning to PDF is not a problem, I can do it at work. This is some journey all right... wow.

I am really sorry for not understanding your initial post :bonk: I guess my fiancee is right! I can't concentrate on two things at the same time:( I shouldn't check VJ from work :bonk: sorry for all the misunderstanding :(

You will get that letter, as kate&javi mentioned, it arrives about a week after the embassy receiving your application. You are not impatient and it is completely natural if you want to do the rest of the paperwork sooner and be ready and prepared for your interview ;) after all we are all the same and completely understand the feeling of being apart for this long :(

again, I am REALLY sorry for my misunderstanding :(

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(checkout our timeline for details)

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I WAS APPROVED!!!!!! They approved a 129-F today. My NOA1 was Jan 23rd.

You have all been so informative. Sabi, I am pulling for you. I hope you get it done soon.

What is this electronic packet 3 everyone is talking about?

I was thinking, now i call NVC constantly. Get a number, have ben go get his medical done

somehow i get a letter telling me a link to packet 3, i then call NVC give them my mastercard for the affidavit of support

but, does Packet 3 go to the UK embassy or NVC?

Thank you all for your help, I will be thinking about all of you.

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I WAS APPROVED!!!!!! They approved a 129-F today. My NOA1 was Jan 23rd.

You have all been so informative. Sabi, I am pulling for you. I hope you get it done soon.

What is this electronic packet 3 everyone is talking about?

I was thinking, now i call NVC constantly. Get a number, have ben go get his medical done

somehow i get a letter telling me a link to packet 3, i then call NVC give them my mastercard for the affidavit of support

but, does Packet 3 go to the UK embassy or NVC?

Thank you all for your help, I will be thinking about all of you.

Congrats! Glad to see your approval! Good luck with the rest of your journey kicking.gifkicking.gif

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

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I WAS APPROVED!!!!!! They approved a 129-F today. My NOA1 was Jan 23rd.

Thank you all for your help, I will be thinking about all of you.

ConGraTuLaTions :):dance::star:

Sent I-129 Application to VSC 2/1/12
NOA1 2/8/12
RFE 8/2/12
RFE reply 8/3/12
NOA2 8/16/12
NVC received 8/27/12
NVC left 8/29/12
Manila Embassy received 9/5/12
Visa appointment & approval 9/7/12
Arrived in US 10/5/2012
Married 11/24/2012
AOS application sent 12/19/12

AOS approved 8/24/13

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I WAS APPROVED!!!!!! They approved a 129-F today. My NOA1 was Jan 23rd.

You have all been so informative. Sabi, I am pulling for you. I hope you get it done soon.

What is this electronic packet 3 everyone is talking about?

I was thinking, now i call NVC constantly. Get a number, have ben go get his medical done

somehow i get a letter telling me a link to packet 3, i then call NVC give them my mastercard for the affidavit of support

but, does Packet 3 go to the UK embassy or NVC?

Thank you all for your help, I will be thinking about all of you.

My posting buddy orangedesk answered your questions on next steps already, so I'll just stress that you should visit the UK forum and check out the pinned post-NOA2 to interview thread at the top.

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...

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