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APPROVED! NOA2 Experience and a bit more

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Vera&Ken   0

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Russia
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Hi everybody!

This is the first time I am posting here although we registered and put our timeline on this website as soon as we filed our I-129F with CSC.

First of all let me share our joy with you: we were APPROVED!!!!! :) on 14 May (NOA2 date) !!!!!!!!!! and THANK YOU, Visa Journey and everybody who contributes to this wonderful source of information!

Now, let me share our experience of getting the NOA2.

Our NOA1 was dated 27 Feb 2007. Ken received hard capy on 03 March. Since then we have been wating for the approval. As you all know it gets really tough being apart so we started thinking about me coming over to the US and visiting Ken because I still had a valid toursit visa. We spent so many days hesitating over the risks involved!!!! Be sure we have read all Visa Journey posts related to coming to the US while petition is pending. Finally we decided to do it and prepared all documents that were suggested here (employer letter, letter form Ken, property docs). So, on 12 May I arrived to Houston, TX and was standing in passport control line praying. I came up to the officer. He was very nice. Ask who I was visiting. I said honestly my Fiance. He said: Oh, so you are coming on K1? I replied: No, on tourist visa. We filed docs for K1 and we are wating for approval. He had no problem with it. Asked how long I visited last time (2006 Christmas) I said 2 weeks. He aslo asked when we were expecting the K1 visa to be issued and I told him around September. That was it! No problem at all. And he stamped my passport with November date although my visa expires it July. I was so happy! After all this hesitation it turned out so easy. But if I had to do it again I would prepare all docs that I had with me just in case.

Now, let me tell you what happened next. Our case has not been touched since 03 March. On May 14 it was touched fist time! Then, on May 15 we got another touch. We were getting pretty excited and nervous! But, nothing changed on the website... until Friday May 18 when we received NOA2 by mail in our post box!!! And, note this: today is May 22 and USCIS website still says that our case is pending and Ken did not get any E-mails from them on the aprroval! I guess this is just another one of their many delays but I do not care much about it now since we have the hard copy in hand! :) And we are so happy that we got our approval during my visit to the US and we had a chance to celebrate it together!

That is all for now. Just wanted to share our experience with all of you. Maybe it will be helpful for somebody.

Best wishes to everybody,

Vera.

AOS Timeline

10/12 AOS, EAD, AP sent to Chicago

10/22 NOA date

11/21 Biometrics taken

11/25 touch on AOS and EAD

12/06 Interview Letter produced (12/10 in mail)

12/11 touch: EAD card ordered (approved in 60 days from filing)

12/11 touch: AP approval notice sent (approved in 60 days from filing)

12/15 AOS Interview Cancellation Letter received in mail...

12/17 AP received in mail

12/18 another touch on EAD: card ordered

12/20 EAD approval notice sent

12/21 EAD card in mail

01/28 second Interview Letter

03/25 AOS Interview - APPROVED!!!

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aj1 Proficient

aj1   1

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Egypt
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CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! on your NOA2 I wish you both all the best on your journey. I hope you will get through all this soon!!! :thumbs:

AJ1 (F)

7/17/2005----I met the love of my life.

1/18/2006----Arrived in Egypt to visit my love.

5/11/2006----Sent I129F.

6/15/2006----Recieved NOA1.

6/22/2006----Recieved RFE (IMBRA).

7/12/2006----Replied to RFE (IMBRA) Sent back.

7/17/2006----Our 1 year Anniversary!!!!

7/19/2006----VSC recieved RFE (IMBRA).

7/20/2006----touched

8/18/2006----touched

8/18/2006----NOA2!!!!!! THANK YOU GOD!!!!

8/18/2006----VSC sent our petition to NVC.

8/19/2006----touched

8/22/2006----NVC recieved our petition.

8/23/2006----NVC sent our petition to Cairo Embassy.

8/25/2006----Recieved NOA2 Approval letter in the mail.

8/28/2006----Recieved NVC letter with new case number.

8/31/2006----Cairo Embassy recieved our petition.

9/24/2006----I emailed the Embassy reguarding my fiance's packet 3.

10/17/2006--Cairo sent packet 3 for the second time to my fiance. First one was never recieved.

10/19/2006--Packet 3 recieved.

12/20/2006--Packet 3 sent.

12/21/2006--Cairo Embassy recieved packet 3.

2/21/2007---Packet 4 recieved.

3/12/2007---Interview (He Passed)!

3/12/2007---Administrative Processing begins.............God please help me get through this!

7/17/2007---Our 2 Year Anniversay!!!

10/23/2007--7 months and 2 weeks of A/P and still waiting..........God help me!

4/22/2008---2nd Interview ( keep us in your prayers)

4/22/2008--He was approved for the Visa 2-3 weeks until he recieves it in the mail lets hope so!!

6/03/2008--VISA IN HAND! Thank you god!

7/03/2008--Our Wedding Day!

"NEVER GIVE UP"

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Milenka   0

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Russia
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Hi Vera!

Thanks for sharing your experience. I hope you'll keep posting :) We got our NOA1 one day after you guys, but still no NOA2 and no touches since March 12...Some other people who filed in February also didn't see any changes on the website...I am getting excited/nervous so I am thinking about calling, mentioning the forum...

Anyway, CONGRATULATIONS on getting approved! Great news! Good luck in the rest of the process, hope you get through NVC and the consulate fast!

Milena.

Участник Русского Форума

03/2003: Met Online

12/2003: I went to Moscow as an exchange student, we met in person.

20/09/2006: Sergey proposes to me!

21/02/2007: I-129F Package mailed from Wroclaw, Poland to California Service Center

28/02/2007: NOA1 issued

22/5/2007:Approved!!!!!!!!!

04/06/2007:NVC received case

11/06/2007:Left NVC for Moscow

23/08/2007: INTERVIEW, APPROVED :)

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j-manu   0

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Italy
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:thumbs::thumbs: Congratulations! :thumbs::thumbs:

James (USA) Manuela (Italy)

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Married Nov. 6, 2004

12/02/04 Applied for I-130

12/21/04 I-130 Approved (19 days @ Vermont)

03/24/05 Case Completed (84 days @ NVC)

05/09/05 Got CR-1 Visa (47 days @ Naples)

Total of 158 days

Lifting of Conditions I-751

04/02/07 Expressed mailed in I-130

04/03/07 I-751 received at 1:08pm and signed for by Paul E. Novak Jr. Center Director (day 1)

05/02/07 Check finally clears my bank - appears to have been processed on 4/30 by VSC (day 30)

05/04/07 Received BLUE Finger Print Receipt Notification (day 32)

05/17/07 Received NOA1 dated 5/9/07(day 45)

05/18/07 Received ASC Appointment Notice dated 5/14/07 for June 1st (day 46)

06/01/07 Biometric Appointment today @ 2:00 (day 60)

06/03/07 "Touched" (day 62)

10/26/07 "Card Production Ordered" (217 days from the day the application received and 172 days from NOA1)

10/30/07 Touched again

10/31/07 Received Notice of Removal of Conditional Basis of Lawful Permanent Residence letter, signed by Paul E Novak Jr.

10/31/07 Touched again - if we get touched again does that count as harassment?

11/05/07 10 year green card arrives! (227 days)

US Citizen N-400

03/12/08 To be filed!

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~Nini~   2

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (pnd) Country: Canada
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Congratulations! :D

Nini - Vancouver BC, Canada (she's the one who does the forum thing)

Bee - Devon PA, USA (he's the one who gave her the shiny ring)

Getting our sanity tested by bureaucracy since 2007.

Here we go again...

Removal of conditions @ VSC

9/4/2010 - sent!

9/14/2010 - NOA

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chasnik   0

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Morocco
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:dance: Congrats!!!!

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Our Timeline

Sent I-129 f to csc on Dec 23,2006

Received Dec 26th

NOA1 Jan 3,2007

Check cashed Jan 5,2007

Touched Jan 13,2007

Touched May 15,2007

Touched July 17,2007

Touched July 18,2007

Touched July 20,2007

Touched July 22,2007

Touched Aug 12,2007

Touched Aug 13,2007

Touched Aug 14,2007

Touched Aug 15,2007

Touched Aug 22,2007

NOA2!!! Oct 31,2007

Case forwarded to Casa Nov 19, 2007

Interview Feb 6.2008

APPROVAL!!!

AP......now we wait

11-08-08 arrived in Atlanta

11-20-08 MARRIED!!!!!

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BobGie   0

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Philippines
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Hi Vera :-)

:thumbs: Your post gave us hope. Our NOA1 from CSC is 2 days after yours, last touch is March 12 and then nothing more after that. Like you, we tried calling the 1800 number, yet getting the same information as we are getting from the website. I am hoping that like you, we will be getting NOA2 in hand soon the same way you are getting it.

Congratulations. God bless.

your co VJ'ers

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BelwinMills   0

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Jamaica
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Congrats on the NOA2 :thumbs:

Met Jan 1998, vows on 2006, Jay Jay born 2008, baby 2 - 2011

Look at time line for visa information

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Great Cook Shop in the Chicago Land Area: Montego Bay Jerk Chicken Restaurant in Bellwood IL

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GOLDEN.247   0

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Filed: K-3 Visa Country: Cameroon
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Congrats :dance:

I-130

03-17-07 Mailed

03-23-07 Recvd fwd to CSC NOA1

03-27-07 Update

APPROVED 09-05-07

09-06-07 Update

09-10-07 NOA2 in mail

I-129F

04-04-07 Mailed

04-24-07 Updated Recvd NBC NOA1

04-26-07 Update

05-08-07 Update

05-11-07 Update trnsfr to CSC

05-15-07 Update

05-17-07 Recvd trnsfr letter in mail

06-05-07 Update case pending @ CSC

06-06-07 Update

APPROVED 09-05-07

09-06-07 Update

09-10-07 NOA2 in mail

09-27-07 Arrived at NVC

10-06-07 NVC notice via mail

10-31-07 Mailed to the Embassy

11-04-07 Recvd at the Embassy

02-20-08 Medical Appointment

03-11-08 Redo Police record

04-11-08 Interview

02-17-09 Interview

06-04-09 redo medical & Police Record

06-09-09 Resubmit info @ Embassy

ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW

A Dream is a Wish your Heart Makes

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (pnd) Country: United Kingdom
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Congratulations

17th March 2010 - Started the removal of conditions process

22nd March 2010 - Application received by CSC

30th April 2010 - Biometrics appointment

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hmm1   0

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: South Korea
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Congratulations

Congrats and good luck to you and your SO... :dance::thumbs::dance:

Feb. 16-Sent 129F to TSC.

Feb. 27-NOA1, received CSC.

Mar. 27-Found VJ, and became disappointed for not being able to use VSC.

Mar. 27-Applied for military expedite and got congressional help.

Mar. 28-touched.

Mar. 29-touched again.

Mar. 30-touched yet again.

Apr. 04-touched another time.

Apr. 05-touched some more.

May 15-touched once again.

May 15-NOA2. 78 days...WOW!!!

May 16-touched???(mail to NVC???).

May 18-Received Hard Copy NOA2.

May 21-NVC receives case!!!

May 23-NVC sends to Seoul!!!

Jun 04-Embassy receives case!!!

Jun 06-Receive Packet 3.

Jun 08-Receive Packet 4.

Jul 06-Interview.

Jul 06-APPROVED VISA

Aug 02-Arrived in US

Oct 29-Married

Soon, real soon for AOS, AP and EAD...just need time from the Army to do it with...

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