February 2017 I-129F Filers

[LabOz 915]

4 minutes ago, ChisolmTrail said:

our petition was received at NVC and our case number assigned on 6/8.  Online continues to say "At NVC."  I just called them and they told me it is still being administratively processed, but should leave soon. But they could not give me anything more detailed as to when it would leave for USEM.

yes I've seen it take around 3-5 weeks on average.

[MariaBaker 50]

37 minutes ago, ChisolmTrail said:

our petition was received at NVC and our case number assigned on 6/8.  Online continues to say "At NVC."  I just called them and they told me it is still being administratively processed, but should leave soon. But they could not give me anything more detailed as to when it would leave for USEM.

it will be so soon, mine online status is 5days from status "at NVC" - "transit" to today is "ready"

[KonE 13]

3 hours ago, Ms.B said:

Hello 

everyone, we are February filers, me and my Fiancé were hit with an RFE letter On May 31, 2017. We have already returned it. We are waiting on a received email can anyone tell me how long it would take to receive an approval letter?

Hi ours took 3 days aftr they received our response NOA2-JUNE08 by mail JUNE 12

 

system still shows that they received our response

[Julia&Andrei 23]

51 minutes ago, KonE said:

Hi ours took 3 days aftr they received our response NOA2-JUNE08 by mail JUNE 12

 

system still shows that they received our response

I am still waiting, RFE received on May 30, hard copy on June 6, send overnight, USCIS received on June 7. I hope we will get approval in next week. Some people in this forum said that they was waiting for 2 weeks. 

[KonE 13]

6 minutes ago, Julia&Andrei said:

I am still waiting, RFE received on May 30, hard copy on June 6, send overnight, USCIS received on June 7. I hope we will get approval in next week. Some people in this forum said that they was waiting for 2 weeks. 

I was  expecting 2 weeks as well

I was surprised when we had the hardcopy a week aftr they receive our response. Hang in there it will be there soon

[Julia&Andrei 23]

On 6/8/2017 at 11:35 PM, prish17 said:

Do you mean June???

 

please say you mean June!!

Yes, sorry, I mean June, not May 7. I know you got your NOA2 already after 2 weeks they received your respond. I hope I will have here from UCSIC very soon too, maybe by June 21.

[Julia&Andrei 23]

17 minutes ago, KonE said:

I was  expecting 2 weeks as well

I was surprised when we had the hardcopy a week aftr they receive our response. Hang in there it will be there soon

I hope, it is really hard to wait so long. I expecting my fiancé to come in US at least in September, if not in August. He has a Birthday on September 26th, I wish we can celebrate his BDay together finally. I am glad that I found this forum, it really helpful, because I know, I am not alone with all visa journey staff))). Thanks for everyone for their support!!!!

KonE I let you know if any good news about RFE.

[KonE 13]

56 minutes ago, Julia&Andrei said:

I hope, it is really hard to wait so long. I expecting my fiancé to come in US at least in September, if not in August. He has a Birthday on September 26th, I wish we can celebrate his BDay together finally. I am glad that I found this forum, it really helpful, because I know, I am not alone with all visa journey staff))). Thanks for everyone for their support!!!!

KonE I let you know if any good news about RFE.

Dont worry after that everything will be fast .. hopefully! Still waiting on NVC so we can schedule our medical I have a k2 that needs to be in the US before the school starts

[Ms.B 30]

Thank you this really helps to know we are not alone 

[Missabc 626]

So from what i can see USCIC arent really transferring anybody to tier 2 now, I've heard somebody mention there it something we can do online to request an update but i cant find it on this thread.

1st question - Is it worth doing this or will we get the same response as we get on the phone?
2nd question - If it is worth doing it, where do i find this online?

[TriloByte 1,818]

1 minute ago, Missabc said:

So from what i can see USCIC arent really transferring anybody to tier 2 now, I've heard somebody mention there it something we can do online to request an update but i cant find it on this thread.

1st question - Is it worth doing this or will we get the same response as we get on the phone?
2nd question - If it is worth doing it, where do i find this online?

I would reach out to your congressman. I was approved 7 days after I did that. I can't prove it helped, but it seemed to have. 

 

I love how they seem to do everything in their power not to update people. So annoying.

[RJandHamid 1,133]

7 minutes ago, Missabc said:

So from what i can see USCIC arent really transferring anybody to tier 2 now, I've heard somebody mention there it something we can do online to request an update but i cant find it on this thread.

1st question - Is it worth doing this or will we get the same response as we get on the phone?
2nd question - If it is worth doing it, where do i find this online?

You can make an online inquiry, but it will only let you submit the inquiry if your case is outside of the current listed processing times (Jan 15).

 

The online form can be found here: 

https://egov.uscis.gov/e-request/displayONPTForm.do?sroPageType=onpt

 

They pretty much tell you the same response as on the phone as far as I know...

[RaptureSongbird 533]

It's been quite a long time since an email made me cry...

 

Before I left for work this morning I was having a conversation in my head saying "As long as I receive NOA2 by the end of the month, I will be happy and my fiancé will still be able to arrive when we were planning". 

 

I arrived to work this morning and noticed I had received an email on my phone.  I opened it up and saw that it was the USPS Informed Delivery email.  After weeks of having this service on, I was just expecting to see another day of images of bills and junk mail.  As the email loaded, I saw the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration logo start to load and all of my breath disappeared from me.  I now knew that I was going to get the letter in the mail today but had no idea what the news would be (approval, RFE, etc.).  My first thought was "How in the hell am I going to make it through work today"?

 

Then, the email finished loading and I noticed something else.  Either due to how the letter was folded, or how it had moved around during transit/scanning, I could make out some of the lines below my address..."The above petition has been approved.  We have sent the original visa petition to the Department of Sta".

 

My breath still hadn't returned but the tears of joy started to flow and I couldn't stop them.  Of course right at that moment a coworker stopped by and asked if I was okay and I said "Yes, I've just received some really great news, these are tears of joy, don't worry".

 

I'm still kind of in shock that we've been approved, it doesn't seem quite real after all of the waiting.  Suddenly, BAM, today it's here.

 

Thank you everyone for your kindness and support during this process.  Even though I don't always respond, or am slow to respond sometimes, this thread has been my life boat during the wait.  I know we still have a ways to go in the process, and the interview still ahead for my fiancé, but for the first time in a long time I feel relief and hope.

 

For anyone that is curious, package received date in Texas was 02/28/17 with a 03/06/17 email & text NOA1 date and a 03/10/17 hard copy date.  Based on the NOA2 envelope being stamped as 06/12/17, that puts me at 104 days since it was first received and 98 days since the first NOA1 notice until NOA2.

 

I am looking forward to continuing this journey with everyone here.  You are the first to know, my fiancé doesn't even know yet and I plan to surprise him tonight when I get home from work and we have our usual Skype chat.

 

Hugs and love to all.

[Estibaliz 3,037]

8 minutes ago, RaptureSongbird said:

It's been quite a long time since an email made me cry...

 

Before I left for work this morning I was having a conversation in my head saying "As long as I receive NOA2 by the end of the month, I will be happy and my fiancé will still be able to arrive when we were planning". 

 

I arrived to work this morning and noticed I had received an email on my phone.  I opened it up and saw that it was the USPS Informed Delivery email.  After weeks of having this service on, I was just expecting to see another day of images of bills and junk mail.  As the email loaded, I saw the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration logo start to load and all of my breath disappeared from me.  I now knew that I was going to get the letter in the mail today but had no idea what the news would be (approval, RFE, etc.).  My first thought was "How in the hell am I going to make it through work today"?

 

Then, the email finished loading and I noticed something else.  Either due to how the letter was folded, or how it had moved around during transit/scanning, I could make out some of the lines below my address..."The above petition has been approved.  We have sent the original visa petition to the Department of Sta".

 

My breath still hadn't returned but the tears of joy started to flow and I couldn't stop them.  Of course right at that moment a coworker stopped by and asked if I was okay and I said "Yes, I've just received some really great news, these are tears of joy, don't worry".

 

I'm still kind of in shock that we've been approved, it doesn't seem quite real after all of the waiting.  Suddenly, BAM, today it's here.

 

Thank you everyone for your kindness and support during this process.  Even though I don't always respond, or am slow to respond sometimes, this thread has been my life boat during the wait.  I know we still have a ways to go in the process, and the interview still ahead for my fiancé, but for the first time in a long time I feel relief and hope.

 

For anyone that is curious, package received date in Texas was 02/28/17 with a 03/06/17 email & text NOA1 date and a 03/10/17 hard copy date.  Based on the NOA2 envelope being stamped as 06/12/17, that puts me at 104 days since it was first received and 98 days since the first NOA1 notice until NOA2.

 

I am looking forward to continuing this journey with everyone here.  You are the first to know, my fiancé doesn't even know yet and I plan to surprise him tonight when I get home from work and we have our usual Skype chat.

 

Hugs and love to all.

Congrats! Great story, amazing news

You should update people on the March thread too

[RaptureSongbird 533]

2 minutes ago, Estibaliz said:

Congrats! Great story, amazing news

You should update people on the March thread too

Ah, yes, good point, I keep thinking of myself as a February filer because I sent my package in during February but I'm one of the lucky ones that span two months.  I'll go and post this there too now