NOA1

[nsolo 4]

I sent in my I-129F packet on Tue. Aug 5th and arrived on Wed. Aug 6th. Today (Mon Aug 11th) at 12:50pm, I received the following message in e-mail from Lewisville, TX.

"Your case has been accepted and routed to the USCIS California Service Center for processing. Within 7-10 days by standard mail you will receive your official Receipt Notice (Form I-797) with your Receipt Number ______________. With the official Receipt Notice (Form I-797) you may visit www.uscis.gov where you can check the status of your case using My Case Status. We suggest you wait until you have received your Form I-797 before checking My Case Status.

This confirmation provides notification of the date USCIS received your case. This notice does NOT grant any immigration status or benefit. You MAY NOT present this notice as evidence that you have been granted any immigration status or benefit. Further, this notice does NOT constitute evidence that your case remains pending with USCIS. The current status of your case must be verified with USCIS.

PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS MESSAG"

When I checked my case status online, it says the following

"

Initial Review

On August 6, 2014, we received this I129F PETITION FOR FIANCE(E), and mailed you a notice describing how we will process your case. Please follow any instructions on this notice. You will be notified by mail when a decision is made, or if the office needs something from you. If you move while this case is pending, please use our Change of Address online tool to update your case with your new address or contact our customer service center at 1-800-375-5283.

During this step, USCIS initiates the background checks of the applicant/petitioner and identifies issues that may need to be addressed either during an interview or by asking the applicant/petitioner to submit additional information or documentation. USCIS reviews the applicant's/petitioner's criminal history, determines if there are national security concerns that need to be addressed, and reviews the application/petition for fraud indicators.

If you have filed an I-485, I-589, I-751, N-400, I-90, I-821, I-131 or I-765, you can expect to receive an appointment notice to appear at an Application Support Center to have your fingerprints and/or photographs taken. The timing of your appointment is determined by the number of applicants ahead of you that also need a biometric appointment. We try to schedule biometric appointments as quickly as possible and in most cases you will receive your appointment notice within 30 days of submitting your application. We will send your appointment notice approximately 14 days ahead of your scheduled appointment. It is important that you keep this appointment. If absolutely necessary, you can request that your appointment be rescheduled however, please be aware that rescheduling may delay the processing of your application. Please follow the instructions on your appointment notice if you need to reschedule. Occasionally, you may receive an appointment notice to appear at an Application Support Center to have your fingerprints taken when you have filed a form other than those listed above. In these situations, you may receive your appointment notice more than 30 days after submitting your application or petition.

Just excited to share with you guys. Appears to be going along quick...don't you think? So what's next?

How should I show this on my timeline? Do I enter today's date for NOA1 or wait until I receive the hard copy?

[sma1488 155]

That is the standard time from sending the package to getting NOA1. The wait from NOA1 to NOA2 is the long one.

And your NOA1 date for the purposes of VJ is the electronic notice, not the hard copy. So put August 6 on the timeline.

Edited August 11, 2014 by sma1488

[nsolo 4]

That is the standard time from sending the package to getting NOA1. The wait from NOA1 to NOA2 is the long one.

And your NOA1 date for the purposes of VJ is the electronic notice, not the hard copy. So put August 6 on the timeline.

Oh okay, great! Will do.