I-130 January 2017 Filers

[GheC 25]

Hi there just to give you updates. I received an email yesterday stated that my i130 has been aporoved March 21, 2017 then they will mail that. 

NOA1: 1/23/17 filed

            1/25/17 received

(thanks to yeonin my husband called after more than a month got the receipt number but no hard copy for that up to now)

NOA2: 3/21/17 approved (notice thru email)

 

whats next after that? Usually what are the papers included in noa2? Hopefully we can get that hard copy in time. ???

 

 

[Pat&Vince 97]

6 hours ago, GheC said:

Hi there just to give you updates. I received an email yesterday stated that my i130 has been aporoved March 21, 2017 then they will mail that. 

NOA1: 1/23/17 filed

            1/25/17 received

(thanks to yeonin my husband called after more than a month got the receipt number but no hard copy for that up to now)

NOA2: 3/21/17 approved (notice thru email)

 

whats next after that? Usually what are the papers included in noa2? Hopefully we can get that hard copy in time. ???

 

 

 

 

Congratulations! That's pretty awesome !

 

You're making everyone envious around here now  ;-)

 

 

 

[GheC 25]

1 hour ago, Pat&Vince said:

 

 

Congratulations! That's pretty awesome !

 

You're making everyone envious around here now  ;-)

 

 

 

Thanks pat&vince, i am really surprised yesterday!  Just hoping we will receive the approval notice the soonest. ?

[Pat&Vince 97]

3 minutes ago, GheC said:

Thanks pat&vince, i am really surprised yesterday!  Just hoping we will receive the approval notice the soonest. ?

 

But of course ;-)

 

Hey, do you know what would be really helping too?

Can you fill up your timeline? It really helps to keep the statistics up-to-date for everyone,

 

Thanks! 

[GheC 25]

8 minutes ago, Pat&Vince said:

 

But of course ;-)

 

Hey, do you know what would be really helping too?

Can you fill up your timeline? It really helps to keep the statistics up-to-date for everyone,

 

Thanks! 

Will do that ? Hope you have a great day ahead ☺️

[Cadizfornia 12]

4 minutes ago, Pat&Vince said:

 

But of course ;-)

 

Hey, do you know what would be really helping too?

Can you fill up your timeline? It really helps to keep the statistics up-to-date for everyone,

 

Thanks! 

I'm not sure if a case from The Philippines can distort the statistics, somehow, cases from there show an awesome speed in the process, I don't know why, but the incidence is quite high. Of course I'm so happy for all of them, I'm just commenting the incidence.

[misshepburn 52]

12 hours ago, GheC said:

Hi there just to give you updates. I received an email yesterday stated that my i130 has been aporoved March 21, 2017 then they will mail that. 

NOA1: 1/23/17 filed

            1/25/17 received

(thanks to yeonin my husband called after more than a month got the receipt number but no hard copy for that up to now)

NOA2: 3/21/17 approved (notice thru email)

 

whats next after that? Usually what are the papers included in noa2? Hopefully we can get that hard copy in time. ???

 

 

Congratulations @GheC!! You are now moving onto the NVC. There are a lot of great resources on this site that will give you all the information you need about what documents to collect and how to submit them. I recommend reading this -- http://www.visajourney.com/wiki/index.php/NVC_Process

and this ---http://www.visajourney.com/wiki/index.php/James's_Shortcuts

 

and from the State Department, this -- https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/immigrate/immigrant-process/approved/contact.html

 

Lastly, the NOA2 looks a lot like the NOA1, it's just printed on nicer paper. It basically says your case was approved.  You want to hold onto it, but its not really asked for/needed later on in the process. Your next step is assembling your financial documents for AOS and your supporting documents for the IV application. You should be prepared to call the NVC in about 1 week -- to see if they have received your case yet. Sometimes service centers are a little slow forwarding on cases, so don't be surprised if they say they haven't gotten it yet. Once they (NVC) have your case, they take up to 2 weeks to assign you a new NVC case number. For the rest of the steps, please read the guides. 

 

**Also** NVC call center is a bit of a mess.... sometimes you will have to call 10-15 times in one day to get through. You will then likely be on hold for 20 minutes or more. Just know that if you can't get through, to keep trying in 5-10 minutes.

[Yeonin 127]

13 hours ago, GheC said:

Hi there just to give you updates. I received an email yesterday stated that my i130 has been aporoved March 21, 2017 then they will mail that. 

NOA1: 1/23/17 filed

            1/25/17 received

(thanks to yeonin my husband called after more than a month got the receipt number but no hard copy for that up to now)

NOA2: 3/21/17 approved (notice thru email)

 

whats next after that? Usually what are the papers included in noa2? Hopefully we can get that hard copy in time. ???

 

 

I'm so happy for you!!!!! Congratulations ????

[Daniel and Sarah 18]

K3 IR-1/CR-1 Visa  Event Date Service Center : Potomac Service Center Consulate : Ghana Marriage : 2017-01-27 I-130 Sent : 2017-02-16 I-130 NOA1 : 2017-02-17

 

I am yet to receive NOA2 but i login at USCIS today 3/25/2017 and seen Last Updated 3/23/2017. Does it mean they picked my form and working on or what? They didnt put any information on the case history but only says Last Updated 3/23/2017

[Mrs O 0]

4 minutes ago, donkorandlinda said:

K3 IR-1/CR-1 Visa  Event Date Service Center : Potomac Service Center Consulate : Ghana Marriage : 2017-01-27 I-130 Sent : 2017-02-16 I-130 NOA1 : 2017-02-17

 

I am yet to receive NOA2 but i login at USCIS today 3/25/2017 and seen Last Updated 3/23/2017. Does it mean they picked my form and working on or what? They didnt put any information on the case history but only says Last Updated 3/23/2017

You have about a 6 month wait

[Daniel and Sarah 18]

6 minutes ago, Mrs O said:

You have about a 6 month wait

I am sure they picked up my case on 3/23/2017 and worked on it. Sometimes they do not go by the priority date like some case get approved earlier than others. This is my 3rd time filing for my wife. I filed i-129F twice last year.The first one was denied because i send the file to uscis before i met my fiancee and the second one was approved and she was denied visas at the usa embassy in Ghana and they wanted to send the case back so NVC for correction so we can file i-130 for them to give he visas but they said the petition would expire by the time NVC gets it back so they closed the case and ask as to file i-130. This is the third time they had received our documents so i think it will go faster as we included the letter for denial from the embassy that explain why the 2nd I-129f was denied for visas aT the interview to the documents we send out

[Mrs O 0]

1 minute ago, donkorandlinda said:

I am sure they picked up my case on 3/23/2017 and worked on it. Sometimes they do not go by the priority date like some case get approved earlier than others. This is my 3rd time filing for my wife. I filed i-129F twice last year.The first one was denied because i send the file to uscis before i met my fiancee and the second one was approved and she was denied visas at the usa embassy in Ghana and they wanted to send the case back so NVC for correction so we can file i-130 for them to give he visas but they said the petition would expire by the time NVC gets it back so they closed the case and ask as to file i-130. This is the third time they had received our documents so i think it will go faster as we included the letter for denial from the embassy that explain why the 2nd I-129f was denied for visas aT the interview to the documents we send out

Again the wait time is 5-6 months for I 130 and the same for I 229f. They issue them at the same time so it's useless to file I 129f. 

[Daniel and Sarah 18]

2 minutes ago, Mrs O said:

Again the wait time is 5-6 months for I 130 and the same for I 229f. They issue them at the same time so it's useless to file I 129f. 

I only filed I-129F twice last year but not this time because i was not married by that time. The first I-129F i filed last year 2016 february was denied because i filed before meeting my fiancee as required to meet within two years before you can file I-129F. I then file another I-129F after they denied the first one in June 2016 and was approved but when my fiancee went for the visas  interview she was denied visas because they said we are engaged and they asked us to file I-130 because by the time they send the I-129F back to NVC in usa for correction the petition will be expired so they closed the case and gave my wife a letter stating why she was denied and what to file again so i included the letter in the I-130 documents i send this year. I check my case now and it says it was last updated on 3/25/2017 meaning they picked up my case again. My priority date is 2/17/2017

[Mrs O 0]

1 minute ago, donkorandlinda said:

I only filed I-129F twice last year but not this time because i was not married by that time. The first I-129F i filed last year 2016 february was denied because i filed before meeting my fiancee as required to meet within two years before you can file I-129F. I then file another I-129F after they denied the first one in June 2016 and was approved but when my fiancee went for the visas  interview she was denied visas because they said we are engaged and they asked us to file I-130 because by the time they send the I-129F back to NVC in usa for correction the petition will be expired so they closed the case and gave my wife a letter stating why she was denied and what to file again so i included the letter in the I-130 documents i send this year. I check my case now and it says it was last updated on 3/25/2017 meaning they picked up my case again. My priority date is 2/17/2017

Every time you check it changes the updated day, not because they looked at your file, 

[Daniel and Sarah 18]

That is wrong. I check it ones in a while but the Last Updated date remain the same until today.I checked it yesterday 3/24/17 and today 3/25/2017 but the last updated date is 3/23/2017.The last time it was updated was 2/17/2017 which is my priority date. I didnt check it on 3/23/2017 but it says last updated on 3/23/2017. The last updated date on uscis case check can only be changed my uscis after they update your case

Edited March 26, 2017 by donkorandlinda