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My packet was sent on December 4th and received on December 7th. I received my e-notification on December 10, 2015. Hard copy came December 14, 2015. Will be here waiting with the rest of you all. Just downloaded MyUSCIS app as well. Good luck to you all.

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Once you have your case approved, you can complete the DS-160. You don't have to wait for your case to be ready. Just bring the print out of the confirmation page with the bar code to your interview.

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Hello Everyone! I just want to share my happiness I just got a call from US Embassy to pick up my passport/visa today Again, Thank you to all of you who helped me for this K1 visa process.. Next st

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We were hoping to be November filers, but we took a couple extra days to go over the papers a 50billionth time, so the packet was Fed-Ex'd on December 1st, and received December 3rd, still waiting for

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AP & JJ   1

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Filed: AOS (pnd) Country: Nicaragua
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Mine was delivered the day after yours, Dec 11. Hopefully I'll see the check cashed today :)

Got anything??

Thought we'd get the NOA1 e-notification today but nothing. Is it via email or text? for some reason our lawyer said he'd get a receipt and he didn't know about an email or text -___- I feel like I know more than him now. lol

Finally Together :)I am the Beneficiary

K-1 Visa Journey

December 9th, 2015: I-129F Sent

December 14th, 2015: NOA1 - Hard Copy

January 19th, 2016: NOA2 - Hard Copy

February 2nd, 2016: NVC Received

​February 22nd, 2016: Consulate Received

​March 28th, 2016: Interview Date

April 1st, 2016: Visa Received

​May 16th, 2016: US Entry ---> Houston, TX

​May 21st, 2016: Marriage ---> Lexington, MA

​AOS Journey

June 10th, 2016: Mailed Package (AOS & EAD & AP via USPS Priority Mail)

​June 14h, 2016: Received delivery notification from UPS

​June 24th, 2016: Check was cashed

​June 27th, 2016: NOA-1 - E-Notification (email & text message) for AOS & AP

​July 1st, 2016: NOA-1 Hard Copy for AOS & AP

​July 7th, 2016: Rejected EAD for missing sign

​July 11th, 2016: Sent EAD application again

July 12th, 2016: Biometrics Invitation

​July 18th, 2016: NOA-1 Hard Copy for EAD

​July 20th, 2016: Biometrics Appointment Done :)

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Chris and ZhiJia   146

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (pnd) Country: China
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Got anything??

Thought we'd get the NOA1 e-notification today but nothing. Is it via email or text? for some reason our lawyer said he'd get a receipt and he didn't know about an email or text -___- I feel like I know more than him now. lol

If you're on VJ you probably know more about the process by now than the lawyer :P

Click Below to View my timeline (spoiler added to reduce visible space consumption)

 

Timeline to date:

11/11/14 - Met online through eHarmony
11/12/14 - Started communication through email (1-2 emails daily)
12/20/14 - Communicating through Phone Calls and Video Calls
07/04/15 - First Trip to China to visit her (spent time at her home, her hometown, and Beijing), Met the whole family.
07/18/15 - Sadly I had to return back to the US
10/01/15 - I am returning back to China to be with her again
10/11/15 - She will accompany me back on the same flight for 30 days
11/14/15 - She returns back to China
12/01/15 - I-129F Fed-Ex'd to the Lewisville address
12/03/15 - Packet signed for by the receiver
12/07/15 - NOA1 Generated
12/11/15 - NOA1 Received
01/14/15 - NOA2 Generated (Approved)
01/28/16 - NVC Received (Still waiting papers for official date)
01/29/16 - NVC Case# Assigned (Still waiting papers for official date)
02/03/16 - Case Sent to Embassy
02/04/16 - Case Received by Embassy
03/03/16 - Packet 3 Received
03/03/16 - Packet 3 Sent back to Embassy
03/04/16 - DS-160 Fee paid
03/09/16 - Packet 4 Received (Documents were prepared in advance)
04/02/16 - I return to China to provide moral and emotional support as she goes to her Interview on the 5th
04/05/16 - Interview Date (APPROVED!!!)

04/25/16 - POE Dallas Texas (DFW) smooth sailing through customs

04/25/16 - Arrived in Nashville, TN 10pm
04/29/16 - Marriage Certificate received
SSN filed somewhere after this point (exact date is not remembered, received after a 30 minute wait)
11/16/16 - AoS packet mailed (i-485, i-765, i-131)
11/18/16 - AoS packet received
12/06/16 - Check Cashed
02/28/17 - EAD and AP Approved
03/02/17 - NOA2 for EAD and AP Arrived
03/02/17 - EAD/AP Card Arrived
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Got anything??

Thought we'd get the NOA1 e-notification today but nothing. Is it via email or text? for some reason our lawyer said he'd get a receipt and he didn't know about an email or text -___- I feel like I know more than him now. lol

I was going to go with a lawyer at first until I found these forums and read something somebody wrote that basically said "I know so many people that were happy they did the process themselves but not many that paid a lawyer to do it for them."

That really stuck with me and I realized that doing it myself would be easy if I just followed the guides.

Of course I'm having an issue now but I believe it's unrelated to doing it myself.

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: China
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Got anything??

Thought we'd get the NOA1 e-notification today but nothing. Is it via email or text? for some reason our lawyer said he'd get a receipt and he didn't know about an email or text -___- I feel like I know more than him now. lol

Yup, I received the NOA1 email and text today around 3pm CST! :) Got the WAC receipt number, and our case is off to California...I also did all the work myself, no lawyer to gum up the works. From experience, 90%+ of lawyers will drag out anything they get involved in...more billable hours for them, and a bigger bill for you. Hope you guys hear something soon.

Our Timeline (click the button!):


06/12/15 - Met online and started talking
09/25/15 - She came to the US on holidays, decided to spend a weekend to meet me in Texas.
10/02/15 - I must have done something right, since she came back the next weekend too! :whistle:
10/05/15 - Sadly, she had to return to China for work. We keep talking.
11/12/15 - I leave to visit her in Shanghai. A very beautiful city, if I do say so myself.

11/16/15 - My turn to leave for work. :(

12/10/15 - I-129F sent to USCIS lockbox.

12/16/15 - NOA1 email received.

12/21/15 - NOA1 hardcopy received.

01/21/16 - NOA2 email & text received. 36 days processing time!

01/25/16 - NOA2 hardcopy received.

02/03/16 - NVC received (date uncertain?)/GUZ # assigned

02/04/16 - Sent to Guangzhou embassy

02/07/16 - She's come to visit for CNY :dancing:

02/20/16 - Our holidays together are over *sigh*. Back to waiting...

03/11/16 - Packet 3 received.

03/13/16 - Packet 3 returned.

03/18/16 - Packet 4 received.

04/21/16 - Interview at GZ - Approved! :luv:

04/23/16 - I have to return to work...back to waiting for her visa to arrive.

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Chris and ZhiJia   146

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (pnd) Country: China
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Anyone else here find themselves checking their case status at all hours wishing they had 24hr processing? LoL

Click Below to View my timeline (spoiler added to reduce visible space consumption)

 

Timeline to date:

11/11/14 - Met online through eHarmony
11/12/14 - Started communication through email (1-2 emails daily)
12/20/14 - Communicating through Phone Calls and Video Calls
07/04/15 - First Trip to China to visit her (spent time at her home, her hometown, and Beijing), Met the whole family.
07/18/15 - Sadly I had to return back to the US
10/01/15 - I am returning back to China to be with her again
10/11/15 - She will accompany me back on the same flight for 30 days
11/14/15 - She returns back to China
12/01/15 - I-129F Fed-Ex'd to the Lewisville address
12/03/15 - Packet signed for by the receiver
12/07/15 - NOA1 Generated
12/11/15 - NOA1 Received
01/14/15 - NOA2 Generated (Approved)
01/28/16 - NVC Received (Still waiting papers for official date)
01/29/16 - NVC Case# Assigned (Still waiting papers for official date)
02/03/16 - Case Sent to Embassy
02/04/16 - Case Received by Embassy
03/03/16 - Packet 3 Received
03/03/16 - Packet 3 Sent back to Embassy
03/04/16 - DS-160 Fee paid
03/09/16 - Packet 4 Received (Documents were prepared in advance)
04/02/16 - I return to China to provide moral and emotional support as she goes to her Interview on the 5th
04/05/16 - Interview Date (APPROVED!!!)

04/25/16 - POE Dallas Texas (DFW) smooth sailing through customs

04/25/16 - Arrived in Nashville, TN 10pm
04/29/16 - Marriage Certificate received
SSN filed somewhere after this point (exact date is not remembered, received after a 30 minute wait)
11/16/16 - AoS packet mailed (i-485, i-765, i-131)
11/18/16 - AoS packet received
12/06/16 - Check Cashed
02/28/17 - EAD and AP Approved
03/02/17 - NOA2 for EAD and AP Arrived
03/02/17 - EAD/AP Card Arrived
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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: China
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Anyone else here find themselves checking their case status at all hours wishing they had 24hr processing? LoL

Nope, I'm not doing that at all. :lol: Then again, I am a night shifter, so this is my normal day.

Our Timeline (click the button!):


06/12/15 - Met online and started talking
09/25/15 - She came to the US on holidays, decided to spend a weekend to meet me in Texas.
10/02/15 - I must have done something right, since she came back the next weekend too! :whistle:
10/05/15 - Sadly, she had to return to China for work. We keep talking.
11/12/15 - I leave to visit her in Shanghai. A very beautiful city, if I do say so myself.

11/16/15 - My turn to leave for work. :(

12/10/15 - I-129F sent to USCIS lockbox.

12/16/15 - NOA1 email received.

12/21/15 - NOA1 hardcopy received.

01/21/16 - NOA2 email & text received. 36 days processing time!

01/25/16 - NOA2 hardcopy received.

02/03/16 - NVC received (date uncertain?)/GUZ # assigned

02/04/16 - Sent to Guangzhou embassy

02/07/16 - She's come to visit for CNY :dancing:

02/20/16 - Our holidays together are over *sigh*. Back to waiting...

03/11/16 - Packet 3 received.

03/13/16 - Packet 3 returned.

03/18/16 - Packet 4 received.

04/21/16 - Interview at GZ - Approved! :luv:

04/23/16 - I have to return to work...back to waiting for her visa to arrive.

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Filed: AOS (pnd) Country: Nicaragua
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Yup, I received the NOA1 email and text today around 3pm CST! :) Got the WAC receipt number, and our case is off to California...I also did all the work myself, no lawyer to gum up the works. From experience, 90%+ of lawyers will drag out anything they get involved in...more billable hours for them, and a bigger bill for you. Hope you guys hear something soon.

CONGRATS!! Happy for you...yes, to be honest I didn't want a lawyer but my fiancé works a lot and he said he needed one. Is too late now to let him go....hope we get the NOA1 TODAY or Tomorrow or I'll go crazy...

I was wondering, is the lawyer going to receive the notification or my fiancé (petitioner)?

THANKS! we can do his :joy:

Finally Together :)I am the Beneficiary

K-1 Visa Journey

December 9th, 2015: I-129F Sent

December 14th, 2015: NOA1 - Hard Copy

January 19th, 2016: NOA2 - Hard Copy

February 2nd, 2016: NVC Received

​February 22nd, 2016: Consulate Received

​March 28th, 2016: Interview Date

April 1st, 2016: Visa Received

​May 16th, 2016: US Entry ---> Houston, TX

​May 21st, 2016: Marriage ---> Lexington, MA

​AOS Journey

June 10th, 2016: Mailed Package (AOS & EAD & AP via USPS Priority Mail)

​June 14h, 2016: Received delivery notification from UPS

​June 24th, 2016: Check was cashed

​June 27th, 2016: NOA-1 - E-Notification (email & text message) for AOS & AP

​July 1st, 2016: NOA-1 Hard Copy for AOS & AP

​July 7th, 2016: Rejected EAD for missing sign

​July 11th, 2016: Sent EAD application again

July 12th, 2016: Biometrics Invitation

​July 18th, 2016: NOA-1 Hard Copy for EAD

​July 20th, 2016: Biometrics Appointment Done :)

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Canada
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CONGRATS!! Happy for you...yes, to be honest I didn't want a lawyer but my fiancé works a lot and he said he needed one. Is too late now to let him go....hope we get the NOA1 TODAY or Tomorrow or I'll go crazy...

I was wondering, is the lawyer going to receive the notification or my fiancé (petitioner)?

THANKS! we can do his :joy:

Have you or your lawyer submitted G-1145 Form (http://www.uscis.gov/g-1145) along with the I-129F package? This form is an optional form that is used to request a text message or email. USCIS will notify to the phone number and email address written on the G-1145 Form.

If you haven't submitted the form, you would have to wait until you receive a hard copy.

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Whelp. I'm beginning to lose hope.

I think they lost our petition.

Called again this morning and got a slightly friendlier person on the phone. There's still no record of our petition in the system. Zip. Nada.

Now she told me to try again in a week. If not then, I'll just have to wait out the 30 days and they'll provide me with an email address to the receiving office to proceed from there.

I'm absolutely gutted right now. Confused, angry, and frustrated.

A month wasted due to nothing on my part.

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: France
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Date Tracking Confirmed Receipt in Texas - 12/14/2015

USC - San Diego, CA

Beneficiary Country of Origin - France

Beneficiary Current Residence - Vancouver, Canada

Time known each other: 1 year

Time in relationship: 8 months

Age difference: 0 years

Front Loaded: YES-ish

Date Mailed - 12/11/2015 (Friday)

Date Tracking Confirmed Receipt in Texas - 12/14/15 (Monday)

Date Text Message/Email Received - 12/17/2015 (Thursday)

STARTED: Same sex couple. USC living in San Diego, CA. French citizen living in Vancouver, Canada.

 

 

12/11/2015 - Mailed I-129F Packet (Friday)

 

 

Spoiler

 

12/14/2015 - USPS Tracking confirmed receipt (Monday)

 

12/17/2015 - Received USCIS Email/Text (NOA1) (Thursday)

 

12/21/2015 - Received USCIS OFFICIAL LETTER (NOA1)

 

02/03/2016 - Received RFE Text

 

02/09/2016 - USCIS received RFE answer from me

 

02/12/2016 - Received NOA2 Text!

 

03/09/2016 - NVC received case!

 

03/11/2016 - NVC Sent it to Embassy

 

03/17/2016 - Consulate Received Case! (Shows "Ready" in ceac)

 

03/22/2016 - Sent in Packet 3 and scheduled interview before being sent Packet 4

 

03/23/2016 - Got sent Packet 4

 

04/05/2016 - Medical Interview in Vancouver

 

04/12/2016 - INTERVIEW DATE AT CONSULATE in Vancouver

 

04/12/2016 - APPROVED!!!!!!!!! Visa in 5-7 Days!!

 

04/15/2016 - VISA IN HAND

 

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POE 05/10/2016

 

Marriage 05/13/2016

 

 

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08/26/2016 - Received Tracking saying AOS package received.

 

09/01/2016 - Received Texts with MSC Receipt #s (cannot look them up at USCIS)

 

10/25/2016 - AED says "New Card is Being Produced". AP says "Case was Approved". AOS says "Case is Ready to be Scheduled for an Interview".

 

10/31/2016 - Received hard copy of AP in mail.

 

11/05/2016 - Received Employment Authorization in mail.

 

 

 

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getmoneymegan   0

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Dominican Republic
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I'm sending my packet off tomorrow morning. I am full of anxiety, just worried that I will do something wrong. Why does this process have to be so gut wrenching ?? Congrats to everybody that has already sent their info and received NOA. I will take any advice at all that you guys might have for me.

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James and Joan   4

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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Hong Kong
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Date Mailed - 12/11/2015 (Friday)

Date Tracking Confirmed Receipt in Texas - 12/14/15 (Monday)

Date Text Message/Email Received - 12/17/2015 (Thursday)

That's great news for u congrats !! Texas got mine on the 15th I'm one day behind you so hopefully My comes through tomorrow..........

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That's great news for u congrats !! Texas got mine on the 15th I'm one day behind you so hopefully My comes through tomorrow..........

I got the email at 1PM. Good luck.

STARTED: Same sex couple. USC living in San Diego, CA. French citizen living in Vancouver, Canada.

 

 

12/11/2015 - Mailed I-129F Packet (Friday)

 

 

Spoiler

 

12/14/2015 - USPS Tracking confirmed receipt (Monday)

 

12/17/2015 - Received USCIS Email/Text (NOA1) (Thursday)

 

12/21/2015 - Received USCIS OFFICIAL LETTER (NOA1)

 

02/03/2016 - Received RFE Text

 

02/09/2016 - USCIS received RFE answer from me

 

02/12/2016 - Received NOA2 Text!

 

03/09/2016 - NVC received case!

 

03/11/2016 - NVC Sent it to Embassy

 

03/17/2016 - Consulate Received Case! (Shows "Ready" in ceac)

 

03/22/2016 - Sent in Packet 3 and scheduled interview before being sent Packet 4

 

03/23/2016 - Got sent Packet 4

 

04/05/2016 - Medical Interview in Vancouver

 

04/12/2016 - INTERVIEW DATE AT CONSULATE in Vancouver

 

04/12/2016 - APPROVED!!!!!!!!! Visa in 5-7 Days!!

 

04/15/2016 - VISA IN HAND

 

-----------------------------------------------------

 

POE 05/10/2016

 

Marriage 05/13/2016

 

 

-----------------------------------------------------

 

08/26/2016 - Received Tracking saying AOS package received.

 

09/01/2016 - Received Texts with MSC Receipt #s (cannot look them up at USCIS)

 

10/25/2016 - AED says "New Card is Being Produced". AP says "Case was Approved". AOS says "Case is Ready to be Scheduled for an Interview".

 

10/31/2016 - Received hard copy of AP in mail.

 

11/05/2016 - Received Employment Authorization in mail.

 

 

 

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Filed: AOS (pnd) Country: Nicaragua
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Have you or your lawyer submitted G-1145 Form (http://www.uscis.gov/g-1145) along with the I-129F package? This form is an optional form that is used to request a text message or email. USCIS will notify to the phone number and email address written on the G-1145 Form.

If you haven't submitted the form, you would have to wait until you receive a hard copy.

Hi Peter,

Thanks for letting me know because I had no idea we had to do that. Our lawyer did not tell us so we are waiting for the hard copy only.

I'm upset, why wouldn't he tell us this?

However, I thank you now and I won't worry about not receiving a text,

Cheers!

Finally Together :)I am the Beneficiary

K-1 Visa Journey

December 9th, 2015: I-129F Sent

December 14th, 2015: NOA1 - Hard Copy

January 19th, 2016: NOA2 - Hard Copy

February 2nd, 2016: NVC Received

​February 22nd, 2016: Consulate Received

​March 28th, 2016: Interview Date

April 1st, 2016: Visa Received

​May 16th, 2016: US Entry ---> Houston, TX

​May 21st, 2016: Marriage ---> Lexington, MA

​AOS Journey

June 10th, 2016: Mailed Package (AOS & EAD & AP via USPS Priority Mail)

​June 14h, 2016: Received delivery notification from UPS

​June 24th, 2016: Check was cashed

​June 27th, 2016: NOA-1 - E-Notification (email & text message) for AOS & AP

​July 1st, 2016: NOA-1 Hard Copy for AOS & AP

​July 7th, 2016: Rejected EAD for missing sign

​July 11th, 2016: Sent EAD application again

July 12th, 2016: Biometrics Invitation

​July 18th, 2016: NOA-1 Hard Copy for EAD

​July 20th, 2016: Biometrics Appointment Done :)

​

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