I-129F March 2017 Filers

[TearsOfBabylon 1,680]

21 minutes ago, Alysia&Luis said:

So glad to see all the approvals this week for March filers!!! Hopefully later today and possibly tomorrow bring some more through snail mail! I tried NVC again today with no luck (I figured that, but just want to try).  I am really hoping to that we can maybe get our case number before I leave for Peru next weekend. 

Meemeemee no NOA2 for us today.... sighs.
One more chance tomorrow morning, then it's up to next week. 
Wish me luck!
 

I bet you'll get your number before you leave!

Just now, Diego&Dianna said:

Checked the case tracker thing using the app and I see they sent out RFE's for 3 other cases from my date (march 24th) with case numbers not far from mine. Hopefully we hear something soon!!! 

It seems like it worked on the 21st and since then it's only tracking RFE again, do you think I could be right?
Cause I scanned 100 files around our date and only saw approvals on 21st!

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2 minutes ago, TearsOfBabylon said:

Meemeemee no NOA2 for us today.... sighs.
One more chance tomorrow morning, then it's up to next week. 
Wish me luck!
 

I bet you'll get your number before you leave!

It seems like it worked on the 21st and since then it's only tracking RFE again, do you think I could be right?
Cause I scanned 100 files around our date and only saw approvals on 21st!

I think you are right! I haven't noticed many approvals on the case tracker.. although I did see a few days ago someone on here posted their approval from the case tracker so honestly who knows lol

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Just now, Diego&Dianna said:

I think you are right! I haven't noticed many approvals on the case tracker.. although I did see a few days ago someone on here posted their approval from the case tracker so honestly who knows lol

Yeah that was on 21st! Then I looked and saw like 7 or 8 approvals around my receive date. Since then - nothing again!

I really, really want this wait to be over now. Day 98 since receive date. 
They've already tortured us with NOA1, since there was no e-notification and the snail mail took so long that I was freaking out about them even receiving it lol 

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2 minutes ago, TearsOfBabylon said:

Yeah that was on 21st! Then I looked and saw like 7 or 8 approvals around my receive date. Since then - nothing again!

I really, really want this wait to be over now. Day 98 since receive date. 
They've already tortured us with NOA1, since there was no e-notification and the snail mail took so long that I was freaking out about them even receiving it lol 

Looks like I'm right behind you. I checked out your timeline, you're NOA1 was 3/22 and mine 3/24. BUT yea i totally felt the same way! We sent our case on MARCH 8th.... didnt get the NOA1 text/email or anything, just the notification in the mail at the end of march. It took long enough to get the NOA1. Now i'm so over this wait for the second notice just like everyone else.

[NikiNiki 12]

13 minutes ago, TearsOfBabylon said:

Hey!

Hm, well. USCIS and the Embassy explicitely advises to not quit your place to live or your job, or make any unchangeable travel plans before you have the visa in hands. 
For reasons.

Are you sure you want to quit that early? What if something takes longer or goes wrong? Some people are stuck in AP for months. Then you sit there with no job!

For me it'd be 3 months from quitting letter to last workday, but I've informed my employer 2 months ago, we have an estimated time I MIGHT leave, and I will write my quitting letter once I have my visa in my passport and can leave with only 1 month remaining, of which I have 2 weeks of remaining vacation days (ok, Germany is spoiled in that case, I have 30 for a year).

Same thing with my apartment, which I'd have to cancel 3 months before. Told my plans to my landlord and she loosened the rules down to 1 month. 

Maybe you can talk to your employer to be allowed to quit with a shorter time frame? 

All the best!
Bine

Hi, you're amazing! Thank you! I'll do it the same way. I already kinda told my boss I think October/ November would be realistic and I will try to make some kind of agreement with him.  I'm from Czech Republic so I get 25 days a year, but I already spent 3 weeks with Jason and I'm about to have 3 more weeks now.  so I have nothing left. I was just worried that this is already taking forever and saying it will only take like two months from approval was kinda way how to keep me sane I guess

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2 minutes ago, Diego&Dianna said:

Looks like I'm right behind you. I checked out your timeline, you're NOA1 was 3/22 and mine 3/24. BUT yea i totally felt the same way! We sent our case on MARCH 8th.... didnt get the NOA1 text/email or anything, just the notification in the mail at the end of march. It took long enough to get the NOA1. Now i'm so over this wait for the second notice just like everyone else.

Yeah! Just like us! We had nothing in hands until the hardcopy arrived in the mail like AGES later.

We have receive date March 17th, and they've already touched this date. So... hope dies last!
I keep my fingers crossed for us!

You can tell there aren't many left... since it became pretty quiet here.

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Just now, NikiNiki said:

Hi, you're amazing! Thank you! I'll do it the same way. I already kinda told my boss I think October/ November would be realistic and I will try to make some kind of agreement with him.  I'm from Czech Republic so I get 25 days a year, but I already spent 3 weeks with Jason and I'm about to have 3 more weeks now.  so I have nothing left. I was just worried that this is already taking forever and saying it will only take like two months from approval was kinda way how to keep me sane I guess

No problem!

Where in CZ are you from? I'm from Bavaria, and from here it's 3 hours to Prague! I was there with Scott - such a great place!

Yeah, try to talk! Maybe you can negotiate something little out. 
I've also made it tasty for them, because I'm not a jerk like others and just throw the towel 4 weeks before and they can't react.
I said it sooooo early, so they're looking for replacement already, and I can help train them. 

If you're not working in a slavehouse or having a super jerk as landlord, I think you can get some undertstanding and support from people, since they do know what a huge step it is to go to a different continent.
That's my experience, and I'm very thankful!

[Diego&Dianna 180]

11 minutes ago, TearsOfBabylon said:

Yeah! Just like us! We had nothing in hands until the hardcopy arrived in the mail like AGES later.

We have receive date March 17th, and they've already touched this date. So... hope dies last!
I keep my fingers crossed for us!

You can tell there aren't many left... since it became pretty quiet here.

Fingers crossed for all of us  I'm always excited to open up my mailbox. Hopefully soon lol. Also don't know how I wanna tell him yet when I get the approval haha! I was thinking over skype i dont wanna just say it over a text. I wanna see his face lol

Edited June 23, 2017 by Diego&Dianna

[Diego&Dianna 180]

On 6/22/2017 at 10:27 AM, Yzabelle said:

Thank you everyone! Though I'm still not sure of what's inside the letter I'm so happy already! 😊❤️ I really love being in this thread! 😘😘

 

Omg! Congratulations on your approval, so happy for you! I know how you worried you were about receiving an RFE.

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31 minutes ago, Diego&Dianna said:

Checked the case tracker thing using the app and I see they sent out RFE's for 3 other cases from my date (march 24th) with case numbers not far from mine. Hopefully we hear something soon!!! 

Are they really getting into the 20s   I'm at the very end of the month but every RFE and approval I see closer to my date gets me more excited!

[Alysia&Luis 522]

27 minutes ago, TearsOfBabylon said:

Meemeemee no NOA2 for us today.... sighs.
One more chance tomorrow morning, then it's up to next week. 
Wish me luck!
 

I bet you'll get your number before you leave!

i cannot wait for you to get yours!!!! And @pajobra - I hope her fiance is doing well and she is enjoying her last couple days there.  Really hope to hear of a NOA2 from her soon!! Really, I want everyone to get them soon!

[Diego&Dianna 180]

2 minutes ago, Rev said:

Are they really getting into the 20s   I'm at the very end of the month but every RFE and approval I see closer to my date gets me more excited!

It looks like they finally are! haha I'm sure we'll all hear something soon, hopefully within the next two weeks at least!!

Edited June 23, 2017 by Diego&Dianna

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3 minutes ago, Diego&Dianna said:

It looks like they finally are! haha I'm sure we'll all hear something soon, hopefully within the next two weeks at least!!

I hope we see yours very soon.  Fingers crossed!! 

[TearsOfBabylon 1,680]

29 minutes ago, Diego&Dianna said:

Fingers crossed for all of us  I'm always excited to open up my mailbox. Hopefully soon lol. Also don't know how I wanna tell him yet when I get the approval haha! I was thinking over skype i dont wanna just say it over a text. I wanna see his face lol

When NOA1 came, Scott texted: Oh no, so much junkmail in the box again.
And then sent me a pic of the letter. 
If I didn't have ears I'd have smiled in circles.

 

21 minutes ago, Alysia&Luis said:

i cannot wait for you to get yours!!!! And @pajobra - I hope her fiance is doing well and she is enjoying her last couple days there.  Really hope to hear of a NOA2 from her soon!! Really, I want everyone to get them soon!

Thank youuuuuuu!!! I'll be soooo happy!

Yeah, @pajobra is pretty quiet as well! I hope that's from happy dancing for NOA2!

 

22 minutes ago, Rev said:

Are they really getting into the 20s   I'm at the very end of the month but every RFE and approval I see closer to my date gets me more excited!

I hope they are... we got received 17th and notice 22nd.... rrraahhhghggg

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I'm still confused by if everyone is going by received date or notice date for NOA1.  VJ says notice date for the timeline?