NOA 2?

[JZRA 0]

Hello,

Last week, a day before Thanksgiving, I received a letter from the United States Department of State National Visa Center.

The letter explained that they had received an approved I-129F petition. Is this the NOA2?I believe I am missing the NOA2? I called USCIS and the representative told me

that she could not see if the petition was approved or not, that she was going to fill an electronic form and submit it to the Vermont Service Center. She promised a response within 25 days.

I checked the status online and the status is in the "Initial Process". I received my NOA1 on May 7, 2012 and it was processed at the Vermont Service Center.

Is this going to affect my petition? the USCIS representative told me that once the petition was approved it was send to the NVC and they could not provide any further information, since

the NVC was now in charge of forwading the petition to the US Consulate in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. My fiancee hasn't received anything yet.

Any advice?

Edited November 27, 2012 by zarazua29f

[srey 12]

That's your NOA2

[MmmBlondie 8]

Congratulations

[Pitaya 2,577]

Hello,

Last week, a day before Thanksgiving, I received a letter from the United States Department of State National Visa Center.

The letter explained that they had received an approved I-129F petition. Is this the NOA2?I believe I am missing the NOA2? I called USCIS and the representative told me

that she could not see if the petition was approved or not, that she was going to fill an electronic form and submit it to the Vermont Service Center. She promised a response within 25 days.

I checked the status online and the status is in the "Initial Process". I received my NOA1 on May 7, 2012 and it was processed at the Vermont Service Center.

Is this going to affect my petition? the USCIS representative told me that once the petition was approved it was send to the NVC and they could not provide any further information, since

the NVC was now in charge of forwading the petition to the US Consulate in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. My fiancee hasn't received anything yet.

Any advice?

Welcome to the forum, and congratulations!!

Does your letter come from the Department of State (DoS) Bureau of Consular Affairs? Does it list your fiancé(e)s name, the INS (USCIS) receipt number, the DoS Case Number, and the interviewing embassy/consulate? If so, that is an informational letter from the DoS acknowledging receipt of your approved petition from USCIS. It is NOT your NOA2. The Form I-797, Notice of Action, visa petition approval (NOA2) will come from USCIS.

The DoS letter contains some useful information. You will need your Case file number when contacting the DoS Hotline (see K-1 Flowchart in the Guides at the top of the forum page for details) to find out the activity of your visa petition while it is at the DoS.

Since there was a holiday last week, I would give it another week or so, but be sure to follow-up with USCIS Customer Service if you do not receive your official NOA2 notice. You will need it later on in your immigration journey. The USCIS may charge you over $400 to generate a duplicate.

Be sure to update your timeline, it helps everyone that uses this forum.

Good luck on your visa journey.

Edited November 27, 2012 by A&B

[KayDeeCee 4,896]

Welcome to the forum, and congratulations!!

Does your letter come from the Department of State (DoS) Bureau of Consular Affairs? Does it list your fiancé(e)s name, the INS (USCIS) receipt number, the DoS Case Number, and the interviewing embassy/consulate? If so, that is an informational letter from the DoS acknowledging receipt of your approved petition from USCIS. It is NOT your NOA2. The Form I-797, Notice of Action, visa petition approval (NOA2) will come from USCIS.

What he said.

This is not the NOA2 approval notice. This is the notice from the NVC saying they received your approved petition and will be forwarding it to Juarez.

If you do not receive a hard copy of your NOA2, then call the USCIS and ask to speak to a tier 2 officer that can actually look up your case info. You need them to send you the NOA2 because it is needed for AOS after you marry. You can AOS successfully without the NOA2 though. There are ways, so don't freak out or anything, but having the NOA2 will make it so much easier and smoother.

Also, your fiancee would not have received anything yet because it takes time to send your case to CDJ, and then it takes CDJ weeks to mail out the letter. They will send the letter to the petitioner and the beneficiary. That letter is the only thing CDJ sends out and it is needed for everything you do in Juarez. Check this post for how things work going through CDJ once you get your NOA2: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/379583-ciudad-juarez/page__view__findpost__p__5553048

[JZRA 0]

THANKS to all of you for response. After reading all of your comment I am sure this was not the NOA2, but I am glad I can still go ahead and prepare for the second phase of this petition. I will use your helpful advice and follow the instructions carefully. I am glad I found this website.

[mcada 0]

Did you get your NOA 2? UCIS lost my petition around the same time. Still struggling to resolve this.