Very worried!

[AlmedinaP 4]

Hi everyone,

Today I received a text confirmation of my I-129F application. It is as follows: "USCIS: Your case was received. Receipt # WAC (deleted numbers for privacy purposes). Official Receipt Notice (Form I-797) to follow in mail. Msg & Data rates may apply. DO NOT REPLY". However, I am scared that I have been sent a rejection because my cousin whom filed and got approved also received an email shortly after that it has been forwarded, and I did not. Is this a bad thing? I have also tried pulling up the WAC number and it does not show anything. I recieved the text today and did not get a follow up email.

Thank you.

[afortunada 182]

Being approved and receiving a notice or receipt are two different things.

Your notice states that they have received your application at the service center. You will get an approval or RFE in several months time. No need to worry! And it usually takes a week or two to be able to track it in the system, hence why nothing shows up yet.

Good luck on the rest of your journey!

Edited September 7, 2016 by jacklynriquelme

[KayDeeCee 4,893]

This is your receipt notice that your petition has been received and is now going to be processed at the CSC, which is why your receipt# starts with WAC. Your timeline info is wrong. You did not send your petition to the TSC, and the TSC is not processing it. Currently all I-129F petitions are being processed at the CSC, but this post may still help > http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/538432-process-for-the-mailing-and-receiving-of-i-129f-petitions/

And just to add, if your petition was going to be rejected, then it would have been. You would not have received a receipt notice with receipt number for a petition that is being rejected and mailed back to you.

~ Moved from K-1 Process to K-1 Case Filing and Progress Reports -topic is filing/case status ~

[AlmedinaP 4]

This is your receipt notice that your petition has been received and is now going to be processed at the CSC, which is why your receipt# starts with WAC. Your timeline info is wrong. You did not send your petition to the TSC, and the TSC is not processing it. Currently all I-129F petitions are being processed at the CSC, but this post may still help > http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/538432-process-for-the-mailing-and-receiving-of-i-129f-petitions/

And just to add, if your petition was going to be rejected, then it would have been. You would not have received a receipt notice with receipt number for a petition that is being rejected and mailed back to you.

~ Moved from K-1 Process to K-1 Case Filing and Progress Reports -topic is filing/case status ~

Thank you for replying. This was very helpful. I did not refer to getting approved for the entire process, but if I was good to go with having it sent to the NVC with the LOA1 . I have heard stories of people receiving these WAC numbers and having their forms sent back to them because they missed something. I really hope your case is true, that comforts me a lot. I just hope I didn't make some small mistake that could have been prevented.

[KayDeeCee 4,893]

Thank you for replying. This was very helpful. I did not refer to getting approved for the entire process, but if I was good to go with having it sent to the NVC with the LOA1 . I have heard stories of people receiving these WAC numbers and having their forms sent back to them because they missed something. I really hope your case is true, that comforts me a lot. I just hope I didn't make some small mistake that could have been prevented.

You should correct your timeline so that the info on processing estimates can be more accurate. All the timeline info here is linked, so those that have mistakes in their timelines also mess things up for the estimates of others.

You do not have the petition sent to the NVC until it is approved. The NOA1 is just the receipt notice, an acknowledgement that they received your submission and cashed your check. It also provides your receipt number and states what service center is processing your petition, which is California. WAC = California Service Center, formally known as Western Adjudication Center. That is currently where your petition is, awaiting adjudication.

If you made a mistake or left out something, then you can receive an RFE. That is not a rejection. That is a Request For Evidence.

The NOA2, as it is known around here, is the approval notice. Once your petition has been approved, you will receive notice of that. Once approved, THEN the petition will pass through the NVC on its way to your consulate.