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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Canada
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Well, certainly not the notification we hoped for but at least this tells us they're at least looking at our case? Just got an update email, and checked the USCIS website, and as of today they've mailed us out an RFE. I'm not really sure what it could be for so I don't know what I need to prepare ahead of time but I'll be checking the mailbox repeatedly until we get it so that we can send out whatever it is they need ASAP.

OH yey... so hopefully once you fix the RFE. it will go quick. Thats the feel i get. I mean I have usually have seen ppl recieve their NOA2 a few days (3-4 days) after the visa center has recieved your RFE reply. I am just speculating... but Good luck!!!!

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Japan
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Just a quick update. I was able to talk to someone at NVC this morning. I was told that my case is being entered into the system, so case number is not available yet.

That's exciting!! I would assume that means you'd have a case number by end of week?

Our NOA2 is a day before yours. I'll also call later this week to see if I can't get an update.

01/15/2015 - Met online (japan-guide.com)
04/02/2015 - Met in Tokyo; spent month together
04/15/2015 - Engaged! 
07/11/2015 - I-129F sent to Dallas
07/16/2015 - NOA1; transferred to California Service Center (CSC)
07/29/2015 - NOA2
08/24/2015 - Received case/invoice number; case forwarded to Tokyo Consulate 
09/04/2015 - Aya receives Packet 3
09/??/2015 - Aya completes documentation, gets police report, etc. Told by consulate we can't schedule interview until after
medical, and that it will take about a month to get the medical appt 
10/05/2015 - Aya (finally!) has medical
10/09/2015 - Medical report issued (no shots!)
10/16/2015 - Aya gets date for Interview
11/02/2015 - Interview - APPROVED!
01/15/2016 - Meet the family in Tokyo
01/30/2016 - Return to the US together
03/03/2016 - MARRIED!
11/15/2016 - Green card interview and approval
03/05/2017 - Aya's Global Entry approved (HIGHLY recommended for anyone traveling 2x or more a year abroad)
03/19/2017 - First 帰国 (return to Japan) - re-entered US w/o issue
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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Australia
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OH yey... so hopefully once you fix the RFE. it will go quick. Thats the feel i get. I mean I have usually have seen ppl recieve their NOA2 a few days (3-4 days) after the visa center has recieved your RFE reply. I am just speculating... but Good luck!!!!

Fingers crossed, yeah. The frustrating part now is having to wait until the letter comes in so we know what additional evidence it is that they need. We're completely stumped about what it could possibly be.

The only things we can think of is we either filled something in incorrectly, it's related to us having met on Tumblr, or they need additional proof of our relationship. I'm real curious to see if it would be that last one because we provided so many pictures, with dates and descriptions, boarding passes, passport stamps, itineraries, Skype call logs, and personal letters we'd sent to and from the other so we're just like, uhh, what additional proof of our relationship could we possibly have left that they haven't seen. Y'know?

I didn't provide any bank statements from the time that I was in Australia with her so I went ahead and printed them out now and just highlighted the transactions that were made during that time. They're mostly just ATM withdrawls but it's something. That's the only additional thing I could think to provide that I was able to gather without having the letter yet.

For now, we wait. I'll update once we know more.

Our Story

Met on Tumblr: February 2013

Girlfriends!: June 26, 2014

First Visit (Australia): January 30, 2015-February 15, 2015

Second Visit (US): June 1, 2015-July 2, 2015

Engagement: June 26, 2015

Third Visit (Canada): August 29, 2015-September 7, 2015
Fourth Visit (US): October 2, 2015-December 26, 2015

K1 Visa Progress

I-129F Sent: July 13, 2015

NOA1 Notice Date: July 17, 2015

NOA1 E-mail & Text Notification: July 20, 2015

NOA1 Hard Copy: July 24, 2015

RFE: August 18, 2015

RFE Reply: August 24, 2015
NOA2: August 31, 2015
NVC Received: September 18, 2015
Case/Invoice Number Assigned: September 21, 2015
Sydney Embassy Received: September 29, 2015
Packet 3: September 29, 2015
Interview Date: December 29, 2015 APPROVED!
Medical Exam: January 5, 2016

Visa Received: January 18, 2016

US Entry: February 15, 2016

MARRIED!: March 13, 2016

AOS Progress

Package Sent to Chicago Lockbox: May 5, 2016

Case # Text Notification: May 13, 2016

I-485 NOA1 Hard Copy: May 20, 2016
Biometrics Appointment: June 9, 2016

I-485 Card is Being Produced: August 4, 2016

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Filed: AOS (pnd) Country: Canada
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Hello

I'm new to the forum. I filled my GC through marriage late July with a priority date of July 23,2015. I had my biometrics appt yesterday. Anyone else have thier field office in houston,tx?

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Japan
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I jumped the gun and called the NVC today. As I expected, no case number yet - looks like, as others are seeing, it's going to be closer to a full 35-day count. At least the USCIS processing was quick - it makes this wait much less painful.

01/15/2015 - Met online (japan-guide.com)
04/02/2015 - Met in Tokyo; spent month together
04/15/2015 - Engaged! 
07/11/2015 - I-129F sent to Dallas
07/16/2015 - NOA1; transferred to California Service Center (CSC)
07/29/2015 - NOA2
08/24/2015 - Received case/invoice number; case forwarded to Tokyo Consulate 
09/04/2015 - Aya receives Packet 3
09/??/2015 - Aya completes documentation, gets police report, etc. Told by consulate we can't schedule interview until after
medical, and that it will take about a month to get the medical appt 
10/05/2015 - Aya (finally!) has medical
10/09/2015 - Medical report issued (no shots!)
10/16/2015 - Aya gets date for Interview
11/02/2015 - Interview - APPROVED!
01/15/2016 - Meet the family in Tokyo
01/30/2016 - Return to the US together
03/03/2016 - MARRIED!
11/15/2016 - Green card interview and approval
03/05/2017 - Aya's Global Entry approved (HIGHLY recommended for anyone traveling 2x or more a year abroad)
03/19/2017 - First 帰国 (return to Japan) - re-entered US w/o issue
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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Canada
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Fingers crossed, yeah. The frustrating part now is having to wait until the letter comes in so we know what additional evidence it is that they need. We're completely stumped about what it could possibly be.

The only things we can think of is we either filled something in incorrectly, it's related to us having met on Tumblr, or they need additional proof of our relationship. I'm real curious to see if it would be that last one because we provided so many pictures, with dates and descriptions, boarding passes, passport stamps, itineraries, Skype call logs, and personal letters we'd sent to and from the other so we're just like, uhh, what additional proof of our relationship could we possibly have left that they haven't seen. Y'know?

I didn't provide any bank statements from the time that I was in Australia with her so I went ahead and printed them out now and just highlighted the transactions that were made during that time. They're mostly just ATM withdrawls but it's something. That's the only additional thing I could think to provide that I was able to gather without having the letter yet.

For now, we wait. I'll update once we know more.

Sorry to hear about the RFE! But it does mean they're looking at your case, and as others have said, usually a quick approval after they receive your response. Your proof of relationship/having met sounds fine, as long as it proved that you visited each other during the last two years. We sent boarding passes, passport stamps, and photos only, but we had about 10 trips' worth of these.

FWIW, if the RFE isn't because of an incorrectly filled-out form, my money is on them asking about Tumblr being an IMB. There are a number of other threads where people have received RFEs asking for proof of non-IMB status for well-known dating sites such as EHarmony and Match.com, so it wouldn't surprise me in the least if that were the case. If all these USCIS officers managed to miss 10 years worth of TV and radio commercials for Eharmony, I wouldn't expect that they know the difference between Tumblr and a shady IMB site preying on all those poor, desperate Australians just lining up to get green cards! ;)

Hope it's an easy one and you get a quick approval after :)

September 2014 - Met

October 2014 - Started dating

May 2015 - Engaged!

July 18, 2015 - Mailed I-129F petition

 

 

July 21, 2015 - Received by USCIS lockbox

July 23, 2015 - Email/Text notification, NOA1 Notice Date - July 27, 2015 - Hardcopy NOA1

August 6, 2015 - NOA2, I-129F petition approved!

August 7, 2015 - Email notification of approval

August 12, 2015 - Hardcopy NOA2

September 3, 2015 - Case # received from NVC, case sent to Montreal

September 15, 2015 - CEAC status updated

September 15, 2015 3:41 PM - Packet 3 sent to consulate pre-emptively

September 15, 2015 3:51 PM - Packet 4 received! Interview scheduled!

November 23, 2015 - Interview - APPROVED!!

November 30, 2015 - CEAC status updated to Issued

December 3, 2015 - Ready for Pickup at Post Office

 

December 9, 2015 - Visa in hand!

January 10, 2016 - POE - Peace Bridge, Buffalo NY

January 23, 2016 - MARRIED! durring a blizzard in Brooklyn :)

February 5, 2016 - Mailed AOS/AP/EAD applications

Spoiler

 

February 15, 2016 - NOA1 texts/emails received - February 25, 2016 - NOA1 hardcopies (Notice Date: Feb 11)

March 9, 2016 - Biometrics

April 18, 2016 - EAD/AP Approved

July 15, 2016 - I-485 Approved! No interview

 

July 29, 2016 - Green card received in mail - Done with USCIS for 1 year 9 months!

April 25, 2018 - Mailed I-751 Removal of Conditions

Spoiler

 

May 18, 2018 - Received NOA1/12mo GC extension

June 20, 2018 - Biometrics

August 6, 2018 - Received 18mo GC extension

April 29, 2019 - Text notification "Card is in production"

May 2, 2019 - "We mailed your new card"

 

May 6, 2019 - 10 year GC received!

November 1, 2019 - N-400 filed online

October 23, 2020 - Oath Ceremony. Our journey is done after 5 years, 3 months and 5 days.

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Well, certainly not the notification we hoped for but at least this tells us they're at least looking at our case? Just got an update email, and checked the USCIS website, and as of today they've mailed us out an RFE. I'm not really sure what it could be for so I don't know what I need to prepare ahead of time but I'll be checking the mailbox repeatedly until we get it so that we can send out whatever it is they need ASAP.

I think that's actually a good sign! On lots of timelines it seems that as soon as USCIS receives the further evidence, the case gets approved almost immediately.

Best of luck, and I bet its something really mundane and nothing too much to stress over.

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Australia
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Sorry to hear about the RFE! But it does mean they're looking at your case, and as others have said, usually a quick approval after they receive your response. Your proof of relationship/having met sounds fine, as long as it proved that you visited each other during the last two years. We sent boarding passes, passport stamps, and photos only, but we had about 10 trips' worth of these.

FWIW, if the RFE isn't because of an incorrectly filled-out form, my money is on them asking about Tumblr being an IMB. There are a number of other threads where people have received RFEs asking for proof of non-IMB status for well-known dating sites such as EHarmony and Match.com, so it wouldn't surprise me in the least if that were the case. If all these USCIS officers managed to miss 10 years worth of TV and radio commercials for Eharmony, I wouldn't expect that they know the difference between Tumblr and a shady IMB site preying on all those poor, desperate Australians just lining up to get green cards! ;)

Hope it's an easy one and you get a quick approval after :)

Honestly, from even before the start of the process I kept it in the back of my mind that they'd question the fact that we met online through Tumblr. So I wouldn't be that surprised either if that's the additional proof that they'd need. Though I wouldn't know the first thing about how to get proof that they're a non-IMB. I guess I could always email Tumblr support/customer services. It couldn't hurt at this point I'd assume while we wait and get the letter. We're trying not to stress to much about it and just hoping it's something we can easily gather and send back.

I've seen a lot of people reply back to their RFE and get an approval soon after responding so we're trying to think happy thoughts. My first thought when I got the update this morning was literally "well, at least we know they're reviewing our case" followed by a bunch of grumbles, hahaha.

Thanks for the well wishes :)

Our Story

Met on Tumblr: February 2013

Girlfriends!: June 26, 2014

First Visit (Australia): January 30, 2015-February 15, 2015

Second Visit (US): June 1, 2015-July 2, 2015

Engagement: June 26, 2015

Third Visit (Canada): August 29, 2015-September 7, 2015
Fourth Visit (US): October 2, 2015-December 26, 2015

K1 Visa Progress

I-129F Sent: July 13, 2015

NOA1 Notice Date: July 17, 2015

NOA1 E-mail & Text Notification: July 20, 2015

NOA1 Hard Copy: July 24, 2015

RFE: August 18, 2015

RFE Reply: August 24, 2015
NOA2: August 31, 2015
NVC Received: September 18, 2015
Case/Invoice Number Assigned: September 21, 2015
Sydney Embassy Received: September 29, 2015
Packet 3: September 29, 2015
Interview Date: December 29, 2015 APPROVED!
Medical Exam: January 5, 2016

Visa Received: January 18, 2016

US Entry: February 15, 2016

MARRIED!: March 13, 2016

AOS Progress

Package Sent to Chicago Lockbox: May 5, 2016

Case # Text Notification: May 13, 2016

I-485 NOA1 Hard Copy: May 20, 2016
Biometrics Appointment: June 9, 2016

I-485 Card is Being Produced: August 4, 2016

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Australia
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I think that's actually a good sign! On lots of timelines it seems that as soon as USCIS receives the further evidence, the case gets approved almost immediately.

Best of luck, and I bet its something really mundane and nothing too much to stress over.

That was my immediate thought once we got the notice tbh. I'm trying to keep that in mind while we anxiously await for the letter to arrive.

And yeah here's to hoping it's something mundane! Hopefully we can just laugh about this in a few weeks after the initial stressing out about it goes away, haha. Thanks!

Our Story

Met on Tumblr: February 2013

Girlfriends!: June 26, 2014

First Visit (Australia): January 30, 2015-February 15, 2015

Second Visit (US): June 1, 2015-July 2, 2015

Engagement: June 26, 2015

Third Visit (Canada): August 29, 2015-September 7, 2015
Fourth Visit (US): October 2, 2015-December 26, 2015

K1 Visa Progress

I-129F Sent: July 13, 2015

NOA1 Notice Date: July 17, 2015

NOA1 E-mail & Text Notification: July 20, 2015

NOA1 Hard Copy: July 24, 2015

RFE: August 18, 2015

RFE Reply: August 24, 2015
NOA2: August 31, 2015
NVC Received: September 18, 2015
Case/Invoice Number Assigned: September 21, 2015
Sydney Embassy Received: September 29, 2015
Packet 3: September 29, 2015
Interview Date: December 29, 2015 APPROVED!
Medical Exam: January 5, 2016

Visa Received: January 18, 2016

US Entry: February 15, 2016

MARRIED!: March 13, 2016

AOS Progress

Package Sent to Chicago Lockbox: May 5, 2016

Case # Text Notification: May 13, 2016

I-485 NOA1 Hard Copy: May 20, 2016
Biometrics Appointment: June 9, 2016

I-485 Card is Being Produced: August 4, 2016

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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Canada
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Hi All,

Thought I'd chime in here.

We sent in our 1-129F to USCIS on July 5th. It was received by USCIS on July 15th and approved on August 3rd by the California Service Centre. We received an official notice of approval on August 8th letting us know it was approved and being sent to the NVC in New Hampshire. We haven't heard anything yet from the NVC but are shocked at how quickly it was approved and passed on. I'm now waiting to be contacted by the US Consulate in Vancouver as I believe next step is for them to send me a package. Any idea how long the rest of this should take?

Best of luck!

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Philippines
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Hi all,

I mailed my I-129F on 7/6/2015 and received the NOA1 Hardcopy on 7/10/2015.

It's been more than a month already since I received my NOA1 but haven't heard anything yet regarding my NOA2.

I see some folks in this forum got their NOA2 in just a couple of weeks.

I'm getting worried already.

My case has been updated to "Request for Additional Evidence Was Mailed", I don't know yet what evidence is needed.

I've waited for 38 days since receiving my NOA1 hardcopy. Sigh...

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My case has been updated to "Request for Additional Evidence Was Mailed", I don't know yet what evidence is needed.

I've waited for 38 days since receiving my NOA1 hardcopy. Sigh...

It looks like today was RFE day over at CSC :mellow: Wishing you luck and hope it's a simple fix they're requesting. Hopefully once we send our replies it won't be long before we're both back doing a happy dance about our approvals.

Our Story

Met on Tumblr: February 2013

Girlfriends!: June 26, 2014

First Visit (Australia): January 30, 2015-February 15, 2015

Second Visit (US): June 1, 2015-July 2, 2015

Engagement: June 26, 2015

Third Visit (Canada): August 29, 2015-September 7, 2015
Fourth Visit (US): October 2, 2015-December 26, 2015

K1 Visa Progress

I-129F Sent: July 13, 2015

NOA1 Notice Date: July 17, 2015

NOA1 E-mail & Text Notification: July 20, 2015

NOA1 Hard Copy: July 24, 2015

RFE: August 18, 2015

RFE Reply: August 24, 2015
NOA2: August 31, 2015
NVC Received: September 18, 2015
Case/Invoice Number Assigned: September 21, 2015
Sydney Embassy Received: September 29, 2015
Packet 3: September 29, 2015
Interview Date: December 29, 2015 APPROVED!
Medical Exam: January 5, 2016

Visa Received: January 18, 2016

US Entry: February 15, 2016

MARRIED!: March 13, 2016

AOS Progress

Package Sent to Chicago Lockbox: May 5, 2016

Case # Text Notification: May 13, 2016

I-485 NOA1 Hard Copy: May 20, 2016
Biometrics Appointment: June 9, 2016

I-485 Card is Being Produced: August 4, 2016

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: United Kingdom
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Is anyone else experiencing long distance to be so much harder this time around now that we're at the final stretch? I'm getting so impatient and sad all the time :(

September 26th 2009: Started Dating (L)


June 6th 2015: Engaged :wub:



June 29th: K-1 Petition Filed


July 8th: NOA1


July 30th: NOA2


August 24th: NVC Received Packet


August 28th: NVC Case number and Invoice ID Number Received


September 10th: Case READY


September 21st: Received Chinese Police Certificate


September 22nd: Scheduled Medical


September 25th: Received English Police Certificate


October 1st: Submitted Readiness form


October 2nd: MEDICAL :dead:


October 2nd: CEAC status updated to "ready"


October 7th: Received Korean Police Certificate


October 8th: CEAC status updated to "ready" (received medical results)


October 13th: CEAC status updated


November 9th: Interview / APPROVED


November 12th: Status to AP


November 13th: Status to ISSUED


November 17th: Received email from courier


November 18th: Passport Delivered


November 30th: Flying home :dance::wub::thumbs::dancing:



18 weeks from filing to entering the USA.



AOS TIMELINE:


March 25th, 2016: AOS/AP/EAD Sent off


March 29th, 2016: All forms accepted


April 5th, 2016: NOA1


April 15th, 2016: Biometrics letter received


April 22nd, 2016: Biometrics appointment


May 27th, 2016: EAD Card Produced


May 31st, 2016: AP approved


June 2nd: EAD Card mailed


June 4th: EAD/AP combo card received --- YAY :D


June 30th: GC being produced -- NO interview


July 7th: Card picked up by USPS


July 9th: GREEN CARD RECEIVED

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