November 2017 I-129F Filers, Part II

[Rocko20 159]

2 hours ago, Ann and Meet said:

Hey Guys, just wanted to let some of you know a few things about my NOA2. My NOA 1 was Nov 8th on the old website and Nov 10th on the new website. On June 11th, it was updated on the old website also got a notification from case tracker app that my case was approved. Yesterday I received the NOA2 in the mail and it says the notice date is June 9th (which was a Saturday). So my case must have been approved Friday or earlier and wasn't updated on the website until Monday morning and it was early in the morning when I got the case tracker notification. So, since there were not many updates this Friday, some of you guys might be getting updates on Monday. I remember someone got an approval very early in the morning on Monday even before USCIS office was open. So, hang in there. Some of you might be getting the notices soon. 

Thank you for sharing, it give those of us still waiting past 7 months a better picture of what we can expect

[QueenyGD 7]

11 hours ago, Ann and Meet said:

Hey Guys, just wanted to let some of you know a few things about my NOA2. My NOA 1 was Nov 8th on the old website and Nov 10th on the new website. On June 11th, it was updated on the old website also got a notification from case tracker app that my case was approved. Yesterday I received the NOA2 in the mail and it says the notice date is June 9th (which was a Saturday). So my case must have been approved Friday or earlier and wasn't updated on the website until Monday morning and it was early in the morning when I got the case tracker notification. So, since there were not many updates this Friday, some of you guys might be getting updates on Monday. I remember someone got an approval very early in the morning on Monday even before USCIS office was open. So, hang in there. Some of you might be getting the notices soon. 

This is cool.  we had our noa 2 on june 12 but no noa 2 in the mail yet. Hopefully we get it this week!

[Frenik 29]

Day 202 over here!  .. I want a late august POE

[JN1303 23]

On ‎6‎/‎15‎/‎2018 at 4:20 PM, Stephen Werner said:

Thank you for sharing 🙏🏻 Just want to ask , why did they ask for more proof? How many pictures did you send? Sorry for that kind of question😬 I’m just scared that we can get the same rfe

Stephen, I sent about 20-25 photos, along with dates and proof that I lived in Jakarta for 3 years. I guess they did not consider that enough to definitively prove that our meetings were within the two-year window prior to the petition and not before that two-year window. So their RFE they sent received a response from me of a 140-page "book" detailing every single meeting that I had proof of from the day we met. It included Facebook posts, Path posts, photos, credit card receipts showing that I paid for dinner at that exact restaurant on that exact date of the photo and FB post. I also sent plane tickets, passport stamps, hotel receipts, mileage statements from airlines, and any other piece of evidence that I had to show that we met when we said we met.

[dannybeans123 23]

Hi Everyone,

I called the NVC today and was told they had received our case from USCIS and they gave me our new case#.

NOA2 was 5/24, therefore NOA2 to NVC was 25 days. 

For everyone else who is at this stage, how long have you seen for NVC-Overseas Embassy? 
Thank you and good luck to everyone! 

[Alekezam 162]

14 minutes ago, dannybeans123 said:

Hi Everyone,

I called the NVC today and was told they had received our case from USCIS and they gave me our new case#.

NOA2 was 5/24, therefore NOA2 to NVC was 25 days. 

For everyone else who is at this stage, how long have you seen for NVC-Overseas Embassy? 
Thank you and good luck to everyone! 

Took two days for the consulate (Ukraine) to receive the case from NVC for us.  I believe they send it electronically, otherwise, there's no way it could make it there that quickly. 

 

Times may vary depending on the country but not sure. 

 

 

[Ijndchyke 66]

On 6/11/2018 at 2:56 PM, RyanMaria 2018 said:

Conrgats!!  My fiancee and I were approved too today after a LONG wait. Hope the rest of the way is smooth sailing. God bless you.

Thank you! Same to you. Only issue now is how long it’ll take for the case to be sent to nvc 

[Colin & Mike 32]

We just got our NOA2! :-) received date 11/15 old; 11/17 new

[Haynboy8 7]

I just checked this morning and we were approved. No email or text notification. No update on old website, still says received.

NOA1 old website: 11/10

NOA1 New website: 11/13

NOA2 New Website: 6/15

[pinkkk 76]

we are now at 222 days.we cant get a help from the congressman..whenever my fiance go to their office..they say the person who is assign to the immigration is busy and he need to go back again on a different date.my fiance called before he go there to make sure that person assigned to immigration is not busy and he was told to go again the other day.undortunately he dont have that much time in the world to always go to their office because he have job too.he have an option wherein he can sign the form online and send it to them but however whenever he tries to generate the form it is always error.today is the first time he called uscis tier 2 to have a service request.he was told that he will receive a letter after 15-30 days and gave him a reference number. HAS ANYONE CALLED TIER2 AND WAS INFORMED THE SAME THING? are we gonna believe on this?? does this really work?? HAS ANYONE EXPERIENCED GETTING APPROVED AFTER THE SAME SPIEL THAT THEY TOLD US?? 😑

Edited June 18, 2018 by pinkkk

[Rocko20 159]

44 minutes ago, pinkkk said:

today is the first time he called uscis tier 2 to have a service request.he was told that he will receive a letter after 15-30 days and gave him a reference number. HAS ANYONE CALLED TIER2 AND WAS INFORMED THE SAME THING? are we gonna believe on this?? does this really work?? HAS ANYONE EXPERIENCED GETTING APPROVED AFTER THE SAME SPIEL THAT THEY TOLD US?? 😑

I was informed of the same thing. I called USCIS, they started a service request and gave me a reference number, said I had to wait for a reponse in 15-30 days. I'm at day 214

Edited June 18, 2018 by Rocko20

[Ben & Jela 140]

We just got a notification on my phone to check the app for an "update on our case". So I logged in and it was APPROVED!! 
After 228 days of waiting. Sooo thrilled!! Can hardly contain myself...and just woke up my fiance to share the good news... 

NOA1 is Nov 2nd

NOA2 is June 18thish (will know exactly once I receive the hard copy)

{Approved on the app & old site, but still showing received on the new site, Never received an RFE in between}

 

Prayers for everyone still waiting! 

Edited June 18, 2018 by Ben & Jela

[Alekezam 162]

8 minutes ago, Rocko20 said:

I was informed of the same thing. I called USCIS, they started a service request and gave me a reference number, said I had to wait for a reponse in 15-30 days. I'm at day 214

 

52 minutes ago, pinkkk said:

we are now at 222 days.we cant get a help from the congressman..whenever my fiance go to their office..they say the person who is assign to the immigration is busy and he need to go back again on a different date.my fiance called before he go there to make sure that person assigned to immigration is not busy and he was told to go again the other day.undortunately he dont have that much time in the world to always go to their office because he have job too.he have an option wherein he can sign the form online and send it to them but however whenever he tries to generate the form it is always error.today is the first time he called uscis tier 2 to have a service request.he was told that he will receive a letter after 15-30 days and gave him a reference number. HAS ANYONE CALLED TIER2 AND WAS INFORMED THE SAME THING? are we gonna believe on this?? does this really work?? HAS ANYONE EXPERIENCED GETTING APPROVED AFTER THE SAME SPIEL THAT THEY TOLD US?? 😑

You all should call up the NVC out of curiosity just to see if they already have your cases. 

 

I got absolutely nothing from the USCIS as far as updates go. The only update I received from the time I got my NOA1 was a message from the NVC stating that my approved petition had been forwarded to the appropriate consulate. 

 

NOA1 Old: 11/6/17

NOA1 New: 11/8/17

NOA2 - 5/26/18 (long story explaining how I got it in a past post of mine)

NVC Left - 6/12/18

 

So basically, I was like you all, absolutely radio silence from the USCIS. I was on day 217 and then, BAM, out of nowhere on the 6/12 I receive a notice from the NVC. 

 

A lot of you who haven't heard anything from the USCIS may already be approved and you just don't know it so try calling the NVC with your original receipt number and ask politely if your case is already in their hands. If they do already have it like what happened in my case, you'll need to double back around and call the USCIS to get them to send you a hard copy of the NOA2 that they "forgot" to mail to you. 

 

Heck, I checked both the old and new USCIS sites just this morning and they both still just say "received".  I don't think they plan on ever updating mine.

 

Had it not been for the NVC informing me I would never have known my case was already at the consulate! Super annoying. 

[Ben & Jela 140]

@pinkkk When I called USCIS I received the same info from Tier 2 officer. They basically told me they would put in an inquiry and I should receive a letter updating us of our status within 2 weeks, or by June 20th. That was on June 5th. 

I then contacted our congresswoman on June 6th and she also input an inquiry since we were well beyond the processing date (our NOA1 was Nov 2nd). She then told me it would take 1 to 2 weeks to receive a reply back from USCIS as well. Which was also going to be on or about June 20th.

 

Today I received a text to login and check our status (after already checking this morning) the text was at 2:15pm (central time) and I logged in and see our case has been approved! So it was a huge relief! Hang in there! Its so VERY hard to wait and to especially see case after case approved that is past your filing date. But keep following the process and your approval should come soon. Praying for all those left waiting!! The wait is sooo miserable! 

[Jeffreyyu 303]

36 minutes ago, Ben & Jela said:

@pinkkk When I called USCIS I received the same info from Tier 2 officer. They basically told me they would put in an inquiry and I should receive a letter updating us of our status within 2 weeks, or by June 20th. That was on June 5th. 

I then contacted our congresswoman on June 6th and she also input an inquiry since we were well beyond the processing date (our NOA1 was Nov 2nd). She then told me it would take 1 to 2 weeks to receive a reply back from USCIS as well. Which was also going to be on or about June 20th.

 

Today I received a text to login and check our status (after already checking this morning) the text was at 2:15pm (central time) and I logged in and see our case has been approved! So it was a huge relief! Hang in there! Its so VERY hard to wait and to especially see case after case approved that is past your filing date. But keep following the process and your approval should come soon. Praying for all those left waiting!! The wait is sooo miserable! 

Congratulations