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Scott Yonker   0

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According to my timeline process, I start by filing 3 forms:

I-129F

I-129F NOA1

I-129F NOA2

The first form I found, but I can't find the others

Can someone point me in the right direction please?

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Sabrina&Chuck   32

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NOA 1 and NOA 2 ..isn't a form .. NOA 1 is the notification they've received & accepted your petition ...NOA 2 is the approved petition. You get them from USCIS

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Our Story

I'm the benificary

First met: August 23rd 2013 (F)
Engaged: November 13th 2014 :wub:
I-129f sent: March 20th 2015
Received by USICS: March 25th 2015
Mail notification + Case accepted and routed to CSC:
March 27th 2015
NOA1 hard Copy received: April 4th 2015 :dancing:

Mail notification - Petition Approved NOA2: May 8th 2015

B-) NOA2 hard Copy received: May 15th 2015 :thumbs::dance:

Called NVC & Received Case NR: May 29th 2015 :thumbs:

At NVC: Since 21th May 2015

Stuck at AP :clock:

left NVC/ In Transit to Frankfurt: 3rd June 2015 :dancing:

Ready at Embassy Frankfurt: 5th June 2015 :wow:

Packet 3 received: 11th June 2015

DS-160 Submitted: 16th June 2015

Fee paid: 18th June 2015

Package 3 sent: 13th July 2015

Ready to schedule Interview: 16th July 2015
Medical passed: 21st July 2015
Interview: 5th August 2015 :star: -> Approved

POE: 27th August 2015

Date of Marriage: 3rd September 2015 (L):luv:

:energy::energy::energy: :energy: :energy::energy:

AOS

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ch3john   308

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NOA1 & NOA2 will come from the USCIS after your have filed your petition. NOA1 means they received it and NOA2 is approval and being forwarded to NVC.

Good Luck!

PS. Don't forget to include your intent to marry letters from both you and your fiancee. I see a lot of posts where people have forgotten to include them which delayed the process

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Sabrina&Chuck   32

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& lots of evidence

Our Story

I'm the benificary

First met: August 23rd 2013 (F)
Engaged: November 13th 2014 :wub:
I-129f sent: March 20th 2015
Received by USICS: March 25th 2015
Mail notification + Case accepted and routed to CSC:
March 27th 2015
NOA1 hard Copy received: April 4th 2015 :dancing:

Mail notification - Petition Approved NOA2: May 8th 2015

B-) NOA2 hard Copy received: May 15th 2015 :thumbs::dance:

Called NVC & Received Case NR: May 29th 2015 :thumbs:

At NVC: Since 21th May 2015

Stuck at AP :clock:

left NVC/ In Transit to Frankfurt: 3rd June 2015 :dancing:

Ready at Embassy Frankfurt: 5th June 2015 :wow:

Packet 3 received: 11th June 2015

DS-160 Submitted: 16th June 2015

Fee paid: 18th June 2015

Package 3 sent: 13th July 2015

Ready to schedule Interview: 16th July 2015
Medical passed: 21st July 2015
Interview: 5th August 2015 :star: -> Approved

POE: 27th August 2015

Date of Marriage: 3rd September 2015 (L):luv:

:energy::energy::energy: :energy: :energy::energy:

AOS

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In you I-129f filing you also need to include g-325 for both you and your fiancée. The guides at the top have a very good breakdown of what you need to do. Start reading there.

Nobody will care about your success as much as you! Best of luck.

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According to my timeline process, I start by filing 3 forms:

I-129F

I-129F NOA1

I-129F NOA2

The first form I found, but I can't find the others

Can someone point me in the right direction please?

The timelines are not guides to the process. They are just there for people to fill out how long it takes them to receive receipt notices, approvals, and whether or not they get transferred or an RFE. They are used for others to guesstimate how long their immigration will take.

NOA stands for Notice of Action. The NOA1 is the first receipt notice. The NOA2 is the petition approval notice. Common acronyms used here on VJ > http://www.visajourney.com/wiki/index.php/Acronym_Summary

The K-1 guide here > http://www.visajourney.com/content/k1guide

The Flowchart is here > http://www.visajourney.com/content/k1flow

Link to K-1 instructions for Ciudad Juarez, Mexico > https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/K1/CDJ_Ciudad-Juarez-2-22-2021.pdf

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Scott Yonker   0

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NOA 1 and NOA 2 ..isn't a form .. NOA 1 is the notification they've received & accepted your petition ...NOA 2 is the approved petition. You get them from USCIS

Thank you so much for taking the time to help me with this!

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Scott Yonker   0

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NOA1 & NOA2 will come from the USCIS after your have filed your petition. NOA1 means they received it and NOA2 is approval and being forwarded to NVC.

Good Luck!

PS. Don't forget to include your intent to marry letters from both you and your fiancee. I see a lot of posts where people have forgotten to include them which delayed the process

Thank you so much for taking the time to help me - much appreciated!

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Scott Yonker   0

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In you I-129f filing you also need to include g-325 for both you and your fiancée. The guides at the top have a very good breakdown of what you need to do. Start reading there.

Nobody will care about your success as much as you! Best of luck.

Ok - that's the biographical info - right?

Thanks for the reminder!

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Scott Yonker   0

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The timelines are not guides to the process. They are just there for people to fill out how long it takes them to receive receipt notices, approvals, and whether or not they get transferred or an RFE. They are used for others to guesstimate how long their immigration will take.

NOA stands for Notice of Action. The NOA1 is the first receipt notice. The NOA2 is the petition approval notice. Common acronyms used here on VJ > http://www.visajourney.com/wiki/index.php/Acronym_Summary

The K-1 guide here > http://www.visajourney.com/content/k1guide

The Flowchart is here > http://www.visajourney.com/content/k1flow

Thanks for clarifying that!

That's what I was confused about - much appreciated!

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ch3john   308

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Is there a page here that shows the exact vaccine requirements?

If you haven't already, check the embassy website. This is the list from the Jakarta embassy that was sent to my fiance

Mumps, Measles, Rubella, Polio, Tetanus and diphtheria, Toxoid tetanus and diphtheria, Pertussis (Whooping cough), Influenza type B (HIB), Hepatitis type B, Varicella, Pneumococcal, Influenza (flu), Rotavirus, Hepatitis A, Meningococcal

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Is there a page here that shows the exact vaccine requirements?

They'll send it to you in "Packet 3" and anything that she doesn't have already she'll get during her medical appointment.

Marriage/ AOS Timeline:

23 Dec 2015: Legal marriage

23 Jan 2016: Wedding!

23 Jan 2016: "Blizzard of the Century", wedding canceled/rescheduled (thank goodness we were legally married first or we'd have had a big problem!) :sleepy:

24 Jan 2016: Small "civil ceremony" with friends and family who were snowed in with us. December was a bit of a secret and people had traveled internationally and knew we *had* to get married that weekend, and our December legal marriage was nothing but signing a piece of paper at our priest's kitchen table, without any sort of vows etc so this was actually a very special (if not legally significant) day. (L)

16 Apr 2016: Filed for AOS and EAD/AP (We delayed a bit-- no big rush, enjoying the USCIS break)

23 Apr 2016: Wedding! Finally! :luv:

27 Apr 2016: Electronic NOA1 for all 3 :dancing:
29 Apr 2016: NOA1 Hardcopy for all 3
29 Jul 2016: Online service request for late EAD (Day 104)
29 Jul 2016: EAD/AP Approved ~3 hours after online service request
04 Aug 2016: RFE for Green Card (requested medicals/ vaccination record. They already have it). :ranting:
05 Aug 2016: EAD/AP Combo Card arrived! (Day 111)
08 Aug 2016: Congressional constituent request to get guidance on the RFE. Hoping they see they have the form and approve!

K-1 Visa Timeline:

PLEASE NOTE. This timeline was during the period of time when TSC was working on I-129fs and had a huge backlog. The average processing time was 210+ days. This is in no way predictive of your own timeline if you filed during or after April 2015, unless CSC develops a backlog. A backlog is anything above the 5-month goal time listed on USCIS's site

14 Feb 2015: Mailed I-129f to Dallas Lockbox. (L) (Most expensive Valentine's card I've ever sent!)

17 Feb 2015: NOA1 "Received Date"
19 Feb 2015: NOA1 Notice Date
08 Aug 2015: NOA2 email! :luv: (173 days from NOA1)

17 Aug 2015: Sent to NVC

?? Aug 2015: Arrived at NVC

25 Aug 2015: NVC Case # Assigned

31 Aug 2015: Left NVC for Consulate in San Jose

09 Sep 2015: Consulate received :dancing: (32 days from NOA2)

11 Sep 2015: Packet 3 emailed from embassy to me, the petitioner (34 days from NOA2).

18 Sep 2015: Medicals complete

21 Sep 2015: Packet 3 complete, my boss puts a temporary moratorium on all time off due to work emergency :clock:

02 Oct 2015: Work emergency clears up, interview scheduled (soonest available was 5 business days away--Columbus Day was in there)

13 Oct 2015: Interview

13 Oct 2015: VISA APPROVED :thumbs: (236 days from NOA1)

19 Oct 2015: Visa-in-hand

24 Oct 2015: POE !

15 Dec 2015: Fiance's mother's B-2 visa interview: APPROVED! So happy she will be at the wedding! :thumbs:

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Holdingon   16

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Liberia
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According to my timeline process, I start by filing 3 forms:

I-129F

I-129F NOA1

I-129F NOA2

The first form I found, but I can't find the others

Can someone point me in the right direction please?

I-129 only

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