January NOA1 recipients but no NOA2 yet !!

[TaRems 36]

A RFE has been sent to us and we have been currently working on it. Can someone please advise what address to write for USCIS on the letter of intent to marry?

Thanks in advance! Hope all goes well for us fillers

Address the letter to the same address USCIS on the return envelope . Mine went back to California as that is my service Center . All the best with your journey

[Paps and Dawna 18]

Okay, we'll do so.. Thank you so much for your help! All the best

[Dutchster 1,107]

- I read it wrong lol

Edited April 12, 2016 by stephadams

[Paps and Dawna 18]

hehe that's okay! thank you, still Stephadams

[Blackhand293 0]

We got the confirmation Woooohooo. now to wait for the documents to arrive.

[Dutchster 1,107]

We got the confirmation Woooohooo. now to wait for the documents to arrive.

Congrats!!

[Gabi e Celo 2]

We got the confirmation Woooohooo. now to wait for the documents to arrive.

Congratulations! \0/

[Scandi 4,166]

I'd be so happy for an RFE right about now.

[Dutchster 1,107]

I'd be so happy for an RFE right about now.

It will go fast after our RFE. We got our NOA2 two weeks after they received our RFE response. Best of luck!

[ORD_PTY 0]

I'd be so happy for an RFE right about now.

I know how you feel. It's been 100 days since my NOA1, and now nothing. You must be at around 120 days.

Everyone says be patient, you are still within the processing time of 5 months . . . it's tough being patient when I'm seeing others with NOA1 dates well after mine, and they are preparing for the interview at the embassy. Don't misunderstand - I wish everyone well on their journey. But . .. I don't understand why the CSC can't finish up January applications before starting on Feb-March?

[Scandi 4,166]

I know how you feel. It's been 100 days since my NOA1, and now nothing. You must be at around 120 days.

Everyone says be patient, you are still within the processing time of 5 months . . . it's tough being patient when I'm seeing others with NOA1 dates well after mine, and they are preparing for the interview at the embassy. Don't misunderstand - I wish everyone well on their journey. But . .. I don't understand why the CSC can't finish up January applications before starting on Feb-March?

I feel for you! Yeah I know, and it's hard seeing "everyone" talk about not getting the case number from NVC until after 30 days or an interview date fast enough when you're still stuck where you started, at the NOA1. When I see that I just keep thinking "you don't even realize how lucky you are to have come that far in such a short time".

I'm happy for those who manage to get their case to move forward of course, but it doesn't take away the feeling of being left out and after a while you kind of lose hope than things will ever turn out well. I have absolutely zero idea of what's happening to our case. No idea whatsoever. And that feeling sucks.

[Dutchster 1,107]

I feel for you! Yeah I know, and it's hard seeing "everyone" talk about not getting the case number from NVC until after 30 days or an interview date fast enough when you're still stuck where you started, at the NOA1. When I see that I just keep thinking "you don't even realize how lucky you are to have come that far in such a short time".

I'm happy for those who manage to get their case to move forward of course, but it doesn't take away the feeling of being left out and after a while you kind of lose hope than things will ever turn out well. I have absolutely zero idea of what's happening to our case. No idea whatsoever. And that feeling sucks.

I jump in on that one. Just realize that for us, the three months was a long wait too, because when we filed - everyone was getting their NOA2 within a month. Getting RFE was also stressful but still. Now being stuck at the NCV for 30 days already (not knowing where it is. Is it still at the UsCIS? Is it lost?, people after me getting their NVC case number) is yet very very frustrating, too. Do I count myself lucky to not wait the whole 5 months prosessing time? Yes, but I feel left out too if I see people with their NVC case number and I don't even though I got my NOA2 "first". In the end, this is all a loss for us, we are allowed to all feel left out. Because I do, I do feel left out even though I have NOA2. NOA2 for me right now doesn't mean anything. I don't even know where my case is.

[Scandi 4,166]

I jump in on that one. Just realize that for us, the three months was a long wait too, because when we filed - everyone was getting their NOA2 within a month. Getting RFE was also stressful but still. Now being stuck at the NCV for 30 days already (not knowing where it is. Is it still at the UsCIS? Is it lost?, people after me getting their NVC case number) is yet very very frustrating, too. Do I count myself lucky to not wait the whole 5 months prosessing time? Yes, but I feel left out too if I see people with their NVC case number and I don't even though I got my NOA2 "first". In the end, this is all a loss for us, we are allowed to all feel left out. Because I do, I do feel left out even though I have NOA2. NOA2 for me right now doesn't mean anything. I don't even know where my case is.

I totally understand where you're coming from, waiting is no fun either way. What I'm saying is that there's a difference between you waiting for 35 days instead of 30 at NVC (30 days even seem quite normal at this point), and waiting for 5 months instead of 2 at USCIS. I would be happy if I only had to wait 2-3 weeks longer than "everyone else", but now it's going on 2 months, and it just keeps going. I didn't worry one bit when my case had taken 2 weeks longer than what was "normal", but 2 months starts to feel a little too much..

[Dutchster 1,107]

I can totally understand your reasons, believe me. It sucks to not know what's happening to your petition. Is someone looking at it? Is it lost? I get that, we've all been in that position. For you, however, and many others, the wait is way more extended by four months. Then again, the USCIS website does say that the I-129F petition processing date is currently 5 months. I was in your position too in the beginning of April. I was getting annoyed myself seeing people getting their NOA2's faster than me. But we all have to realize that within those 5 months, we're in the normal processing times. TCS is even worse. As I read in an old topic last year, "Except 10 months, be happy with 5"

Now also, the NVC wait isn't "typically 30 days and now extended to 35 days". Sending the petition is 2-3 days to the NVC and the NVC doesn't take longer than 5-7 days to process (mostly a day or 2-3) and forward them to the embassy. I've seen a lot of petitions go FAST. I don't even know how long I'm waiting, I don't even know where my petition is at this moment since it's definitely not at the NVC. I just try to accept that once we send in the I-129F petition, we layed our future in the hands of America/USCIS and I had to accept the fact that this process is going to be annoying, painful, full of impatient waits and frustration upon us all the time. For us, this is all a long wait, NOA2 or not. NVC waiting or not. We all want to be with our love ASAP.

Edited May 5, 2016 by stephadams

[Gabi e Celo 2]

I was wondering if you guys have any news... hope all of you are doing just fine.

Best of luck for all of us