January 2018 Filers

[JDY 74]

18 minutes ago, Lucy&Jason said:

I’m joining @kmza89 in the 200day club 🙋‍♀️

Me too! 200 days. 😖

[emekus94 1,125]

20 minutes ago, AlexisCC said:

yea i figured as much but just wanted to get an idea on how completely off or how close it is to when we receive any type of notice..

Well that's gonna be hard to say
U can poll everybody- you're not gonna get a good answer because every case is different. 

I'll say plus or minus 20 days is a good bet.

[AlexisCC 123]

I think this has to be the worst part of the waiting game....in the beginning you know you got a while to wait but now it's just a tease lol...it could very well be any day now or it could be a while but either way it will happen...staying positive and hopeful until the very end 

[stacyt 209]

53 minutes ago, Lucy&Jason said:

I thought you were already approved...🤦‍♀️

 

I must misread your posts...

 

But hopefully ours is coming soon...

Yeah I was just thinking ahead when asking of medical and NVC  Hope it happens sooooon

53 minutes ago, Lucy&Jason said:

I thought you were already approved...🤦‍♀️

 

I must misread your posts...

 

But hopefully ours is coming soon...

Yeah I was just thinking ahead when asking of medical and NVC  Hope it happens sooooon

[Boki & Nem 1]

9 hours ago, canadaa said:

Been lurking in these threads since I applied in January.

 

NOA1: January 12 (old website)

             January 18 (new website)

NOA2: July 26 

 

I was checking the old and new website everyday and on Friday 7-27 it said approved on the new website. It still says received on the old website today. We received the NOA2 today but the notice date was July 26.

 

 

Hi,

You mention old and new websites. I think I missed out on something at some point. What is the new website?

Thanks

[Tania&Jide 17]

On 7/28/2018 at 12:57 PM, Tania&Jide said:

I've been following VJ for a few months now but this is my first time posting.

 

We were approved!!!

I received a text & a e-mail at 6:22am Eastern time this morning. Only the new site is showing the update.

 

Sent: 1-11-18

NOA1 Old Site: 1-18-18

NOA1 New Site: 1-22-18

NOA2: 7-27-18

I received the paper copy of my NOA2 on 7-30-18. It was dated 7-26-18.

 

All those that are still waiting, stay positive. Your approval is on it's way. It will all be in the past soon enough.

Edited July 31, 2018 by Tania&Jide

[CnMjourney 44]

2 hours ago, Lucy&Jason said:

I’m joining @kmza89 in the 200day club 🙋‍♀️

Day 202 here! 🤪

[SalishSea 18,064]

1 hour ago, kennharv said:

My approval date was Friday July 27th.  The actual NOA2 document was in my mailbox yesterday Monday July 30th (my birthday).  Very nice present from USCIS

Happy birthday!   Were you notified via email/text first?

[SilverMonk 194]

The approvals, where they at lol?

 

Definitely not a good way to start off the week. Thought there would be a lot of approvals today since there was none yesterday. 

[VickeySis 318]

21 minutes ago, SilverMonk said:

The approvals, where they at lol?

 

Definitely not a good way to start off the week. Thought there would be a lot of approvals today since there was none yesterday. 

@SilverMonk completely agree with you. Looks like many of us will be in the 200 day + club.

[YulenkaF 42]

2 hours ago, kennharv said:

My approval date was Friday July 27th.  The actual NOA2 document was in my mailbox yesterday Monday July 30th (my birthday).  Very nice present from USCIS

🤗 congrats!!!

[SilverMonk 194]

6 minutes ago, VickeySis said:

@SilverMonk completely agree with you. Looks like many of us will be in the 200 day + club.

Oh yeah. Mine is Jan 16th so I'll reach the 200 day club on Saturday. Would prefer to join this club. I'd gladly give my membership to someone who's interested lol

[kennharv 143]

39 minutes ago, Jorgedig said:

Happy birthday!   Were you notified via email/text first?

Email came around 5am Saturday. I was awake and browsing the internet on my phone when it beeped with message from USCIS.  At which time I said "Oh Sh.." and was on my laptop in record time checking my status.

[YulenkaF 42]

7 minutes ago, VickeySis said:

@SilverMonk completely agree with you. Looks like many of us will be in the 200 day + club.

yes.. it scares a bit....It looks like this or really from January there are too much 200days ppl?

 

mine is 193th.....

[microcebus 40]

When is it an appropriate time to get my congressperson involved?  I filed January 9th (203 days ago), so I am now either 201 days (old site) or 196 days (new site) since NOA1. 

 

We set December 1 as our wedding date months ago and already paid deposits to our vendors.  Since my fiancee's family would be coming from halfway around the world and they would not be available to make the trip again until another 6 months later, they need to book their flights while knowing that they're not wasting their money.  It would be about $10k+ USD down the drain if they book their tickets and the wedding isn't happening yet.  Or they could wait to book their flights, but that could get very expensive.

 

I also wonder if I have a reason to expedite (due to financial hardship) since my business went entirely dead during my recent 5-week trip to see my fiancee and I am now looking for another job.  Business was dead for a couple months before the trip too since I foolishly told potential clients that I would be traveling overseas.  I might have some new projects starting soon, but they won't be substantial enough to pay the monthly bills that I expect after marriage.

Edited July 31, 2018 by microcebus