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neel06   0

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I believe besides Kalina, Jenna, and Me- majority of you guys are late march filers. the only reason i am worried is that many people who were early march filers got approved.... hmmmmmmmm

I-130

Sent:03/02/07

NOA1:03/06/07

Touched:03/09/2007

APPROVED: 07/31/2007 (151 Days)

I-129

Sent:03/14/2007

NOA1:03/20/07

Transfered CSC:04/05/07

Touched:04/06/07

Touched:04/09/07

Touched:04/25/07(received pending email)

Touched:04/26/07

Touched:04/27/07

APPROVED:07/31/2007

NVC received: 08/30/07

Consulate forward: 08/31/07

Consulate received: 09/10/2007

Submitted DS-230: 09/18/2007

Interview: 11/06/2007

Visa received: 12/14/2007

AOS

Mailed packet: 01/17/2008

Delivered: 01/21/2008

Check cashed: 02/05/2008

NOA1: 02/04/2008

Biometrics appt: 02/20/2008

Request for initial evidence: 02/25/2008 (yikesssss)

RFE mailed: 03/03/2008

RFE received: 03/12/2008 (case processing resumed)

EAD ordered: 3/19/2008 (Thank God)

EAD received: 3/28/2008

Interview: 07/23/2008 (AHHHHHH- they request full medical)

07/25/2008 (medical submitted)

08/08/2008 (CRIS email- card production ordered)

08/19/2008: Green Card Received.

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Urge To Race   2

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Please add me to the list... Filed for I-130 on March 27 still no update not even a touch...

I might be missing something here... how do you determine a touch? How do i see it in the USCIS website?

thanks.

You see a touch by creating a portfolio on the uscis.gov website.

Go here and click create/edit customer portfolio: https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/jsps/index.jsp

Add your case to your portfolio, and a touch is when you see the last update date change (even though you won't necessarily get an email or anything else). It means someone, somewhere did something with your file and scanned the barcode on it meaning it was "touched"

03/12/2007 - Married to my beautiful wife

04/16/2007 - Sent I-130 to VSC via USPS Express Mail

05/12/2007 - NOA1 received by snail mail after a loooong wait

05/14/2007 - Sent I-129F for K3 to Chicago Lockbox via USPS Express Mail

10/22/2007 - I129F APPROVED (161 days), I130 APPROVED (188 days)

11/08/2007 - I129F received at NVC, embassy case number generated.

11/13/2007 - I129F forwarded to embassy.

11/18/2007 - 129F petition received at embassy

01/09/2008 - finally, DOS gives me the interview date, April 16, 2007 (ouch)

01/23/2008 - never got packet 4, emailed embassy

04/11/2008 - picked up packet 4, did medical

04/14/2008 - medical report pickup, no problems

04/16/2008 - interview date- APPROVED!!!!!

04/18/2008 - both of us are home at last, POE JFK!

05/21/2008 - sent AOS and EAD

05/27/2008 - received NOA1 for AOS and for EAD

06/02/2008 - received Biometrics appt letter

06/19/2008 - Biometrics appointment scheduled - DONE

06/19/2008 - both AOS and EAD touched because of biometrics

07/29/2008 - EAD approved.

05/13/2009 - AOS Interview - APPROVED!/ Card production ordered email

05/18/2009 - Welcome Letter received

06/12/2009 - Second card production ordered email

06/19/2009 - Approval notice send email

06/22/2009 - Green Card received

04/09/2012 - Applied for Citizenship by Express Mailing N400 to NBC

04/10/2012 - N400 received by USCIS

06/23/2012 - Biometrics appointment

07/27/2012 - Appointment scheduled for N400 interview

09/05/2012 - Interview passed, oath ceremony completed, and Naturalization certificate received.

Alan01 Contributor

Alan01   0

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got the good news this morning...we received our NOA2 after 89 days...

dont worry guys.. CSC is moving..

regards,

alexandra

Congratulations. Did you have the June 8th Touch like many of us?

I-130

2007-03-04 I-130 NOA1

2007-06-08 Touched

2007-06-26 My congressman spoke with CSC who reported our new offical receipt date is May 1st

2007-06-08 Touched!

2007-08-01 Faxed Expedite Request to USCIS

2007-08-01 Touch - did they get it? Is it the Request, or is it my time?

2007-08-02 Touch

2007-08-06 Touch

2007-09-04 Touch - call from My congressman's office. It's in "extended review"

2007-09-17 Touch - My congressman Called

2007-09-18 Touch

2007-09-19 Now we're the last of the march filers!

2007-09-25 Touch - So what?

2007-10-01 Touch

2007-10-02 APPROVED!!!

I-129F

2007-03-30 I-129F NOA1

2007-04-17 I-129F transfered to California Service Center

2007-04-23 Congressman wrote to CSC

2007-06-01 Congressman reports application normal

2007-06-08 Touched

2007-06-12 Called USCIS. Clerk said it's being processed and gave standard response times

2007-06-26 My congressman spoke with the CSC who reported our new offical receipt date is now May 1st

2007-06-08 Touch

2007-07-05 Touch

2007-07-06 Touch

2007-08-01 Touch

2007-08-02 Touch

2007-08-06 Touch

2007-08-12 Touch (on a sunday?)

2007-08-13 Touch - is something really happening? It's about time

2007-08-19 Touch - from my call on 08-17

2007-09-04 Touch - call from My congressman's office. It's in "extended review"

2007-10-01 Touch

2007-10-02 APPROVED!!!

2007-12-19 Wife and Kids Arrived!

2008-12-08 Green Card Interview - Finally we're done.

Alan01 Contributor

Alan01   0

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Add me too. We're in the infamous "June 8th" touch brigade.

I-130

2007-03-04 I-130 NOA1

2007-06-08 Touched

2007-06-26 My congressman spoke with CSC who reported our new offical receipt date is May 1st

2007-06-08 Touched!

2007-08-01 Faxed Expedite Request to USCIS

2007-08-01 Touch - did they get it? Is it the Request, or is it my time?

2007-08-02 Touch

2007-08-06 Touch

2007-09-04 Touch - call from My congressman's office. It's in "extended review"

2007-09-17 Touch - My congressman Called

2007-09-18 Touch

2007-09-19 Now we're the last of the march filers!

2007-09-25 Touch - So what?

2007-10-01 Touch

2007-10-02 APPROVED!!!

I-129F

2007-03-30 I-129F NOA1

2007-04-17 I-129F transfered to California Service Center

2007-04-23 Congressman wrote to CSC

2007-06-01 Congressman reports application normal

2007-06-08 Touched

2007-06-12 Called USCIS. Clerk said it's being processed and gave standard response times

2007-06-26 My congressman spoke with the CSC who reported our new offical receipt date is now May 1st

2007-06-08 Touch

2007-07-05 Touch

2007-07-06 Touch

2007-08-01 Touch

2007-08-02 Touch

2007-08-06 Touch

2007-08-12 Touch (on a sunday?)

2007-08-13 Touch - is something really happening? It's about time

2007-08-19 Touch - from my call on 08-17

2007-09-04 Touch - call from My congressman's office. It's in "extended review"

2007-10-01 Touch

2007-10-02 APPROVED!!!

2007-12-19 Wife and Kids Arrived!

2008-12-08 Green Card Interview - Finally we're done.

Jenna Apprentice

Jenna   0

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Add me too. We're in the infamous "June 8th" touch brigade.

For those that have had touches past april 26, you all are very lucky. We, with the same NOA1's have not seen touches at all after that date. It is pretty frustrating, but at least i know i'm on this hill with other couples.

Stay strong everyone.. Keep ur head up.

APPROVAL PLEASE COME! :P

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02/10/2006 - Married to my husband Cedric

02/28/2007 - Sent I-130 Package to CSC via Overnight USPS

02/29/2007 - CSC received Package

03/08/2007 - Check for $190.00 cleared

03/06/2007 - Date of Notice for NOA1 I-129F

03/12/2007 - Touch! on I-130 (First!)

03/14/2007 - Received NOA1 for I-130 in mail

03/15/2007 - Sent I-129F Package to Chicago Lockbox via Overnight USPS

03/16/2007 - Chicago Lockbox received Package

03/20/2007 - Date of Notice for NOA1 I-130

03/22/2007 - Check for $170.00 cleared

03/23/2007 - Received NOA1 for I-129F Package in mail

[Case is at the National Benefits Center (MSC)]

04/05/2007 - I-129F Case transfered to CSC

04/09/2007 - TOUCH! on I-129F (First Ever!)

04/10/2007 - Received Transfer to CSC Notice in Mail

04/25/2007 - E-mail from CRIS - case pending in CSC

04/26/2007 - Touch! on I-129F

04/27/2007 - Touch! on I-129F

after MONTHS of waiting...

07/31/2007 - APPROVED on I-130 (Email from CRIS)

07/31/2007 - Touch! on I-129F

07/31/2007 - APPROVED on I-129F (Email from CRIS late during the evening)

FINALLY!!!! THANK GOD!!!!!

It's sad that I check my CSO more than 3 times a day... I just can't wait for my husband to be here...

kimmbo Community Regular

kimmbo   0

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Just called VSC, only took about 5 mins to get through.. Used the RFE "trick" and was told that I didnt have any RFE's, that my case was "sitting there" and that "they are working on it", she also wanted to verify my address... I verified and she said ...hmmmm... never like to hear "hmmmm"!! ...then she said "it looks like when they sent it from Missouri they switched addresses" and had Missouri as my address.. #######! , after giving my correct address she said "you should be hearing something within the next 60 days"!

(its already been 90 days, sure I dont mind waiting another freakin 60 days!!, thats what I wanted to reply with!..LOL)

Im more frustrated now, then before I called...!! LOL

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Kimmbo (Las Vegas,NV,USA)

Barry (Brampton,ON,CANADA)

Im an American married to a Canadian, I have no kids, yet Im a grandmother, I can pick things up off the floor with my toes

I-130

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Feb/26/07 Sent I-130 (VSC)($190 US)

March/2/07 Rcv'd at VSC

March/5/07 NOA-1

July/23/07 NOA2(147 days)

I-129F

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March/16/07 Sent I-129F (Chicago) ($170 US)

March/21/07 Received in Chicago

March/22/07 NOA-1

April/10/07 Transferred to VSC

April/23/07 Email from USCIS (case pending at VSC)

July/23/07 NOA2(129 days)

July/28/07 Rcv'd at NVC

July/31/07 NVC sent to Montreal

Aug/3/07 Montreal Rcv'd

Aug/8/07 Packet 3 Received

Aug/10/07 Packet 3 Sent

Aug/13/07 Packet 3 Received in Montreal

Oct/17/07 Medical Scheduled (Dr Seiden)

Jan/25/08 INTERVIEW MONTREAL...APPROVED!

Feb/6/08 Montreal sends Visa, finally!

Feb/8/08 Received Visa (14 days)

April/18/08 Moving Day/POE Sarnia

AOS/EAD

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June/21/08 AOS/EAD package sent ($1010)

June/23/08 Received in Chicago

June/30/08 Check cashed

July/01/08 Received NOA's for I-765 & I-485 (dated June 27th)

July/02/08 Touch

July/07/08 Received Biometrics letter (dated July 1st)

July/18/08 Biometrics appt 8am

Aug/30/08 EAD card received (approval dated Aug 26th)

Sept/04/08 Applied for SSN

Sept/15/08 Social Security card received

Jan/23/09 letter received with interview date

March/10/09 INTERVIEW 9:30am...APPROVED!!

March/19/09 Welcome Letter received

March/23/09 GREENCARD RECEIVED, DONE WITH USCIS UNTIL 2019!

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Catou1181   0

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Im sorry to hear this Kimmbo :(

I hope that it takes much less than 60 days. ­<growl @ USCIS>

Just called VSC, only took about 5 mins to get through.. Used the RFE "trick" and was told that I didnt have any RFE's, that my case was "sitting there" and that "they are working on it", she also wanted to verify my address... I verified and she said ...hmmmm... never like to hear "hmmmm"!! ...then she said "it looks like when they sent it from Missouri they switched addresses" and had Missouri as my address.. #######! , after giving my correct address she said "you should be hearing something within the next 60 days"!

(its already been 90 days, sure I dont mind waiting another freakin 60 days!!, thats what I wanted to reply with!..LOL)

Im more frustrated now, then before I called...!! LOL

Married! 03/19/2007

I-130 Process

10/30/2007 : APPROVED!!!! (in 190 days)

I-129f Process

10/30/2007 : APPROVED!!!! (in 151 days)

02/08/2008 : Interview (Approved!)

02/18/2008 : Visa in Hand :D

02/26/2008 : Moved to Colorado

I-751 Lifting of Conditions

06/01/2010 : Completed packet for I-751

06/04/2010 : Mailed packet via UPS

06/07/2010 : Receipt for I-751

08/18/2010 : Biometrics appointment

08/20/2010 : Approved

02/09/2011 : Contacted congressman due to non-receipt of card

03/28/2011 : Card received!

mamalovesdada Enthusiast

mamalovesdada   0

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Good luck to all of us tomorrow. I hope we will get our approvals... :blink:

K3

2007-07-17 I-129F APPROVED via email

I-129f was approved in 116 days.

Interview Date - OCTOBER 1, 2007

Received Visa - October 2, 2007

Arrived U.S - October 3, 2007

EAD

01-19-2008 - Sent EAD Application

01-30-2008 - NOA Received

02-12-2008 - Card production ordered

02-13-2008 - Second Notice for Card Production

02-15-2008 - EAD Approval Notice

My EAD was approved in 27 days

02-19-2008 - Received EAD CARD

04-16-2008 - SSN application

05-10-2008 - Received SSN Card

LvivLovers Proficient

LvivLovers   39

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Good luck to all of us tomorrow. I hope we will get our approvals... :blink:

Amen to that! Please, Almighty God, end this wait for at least a few of us!

Wife's visa journey:

03/19/07: Initial mailing of I-129F.

07/07/11: U.S. Citizenship approved and Oath Ceremony!

MIL's visa journey:

07/26/11: Initial mailing of I-130.

05/22/12: Interview passed!

waitinginME Apprentice

waitinginME   0

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sigh,

i have nothing- nada, zip, no touches, not a tickle since april and i filed in Feb! its very very very frustrating especially since quite a few of our VJ members have got their NOA2s already and some filed after me!

I'm happy for them but wondering what the heck is going on with my file??!!

I130

Feb 21 Submitted to Vermont

April 27 Touched (Finally something!)

July 20 20.07.2007 We got our NOA2 for the I 130F!!

NVC

Aug 3 Called NVC - informed that received file and NVC File number generated on July 24(i'm soo happy!!!) but no letter?

Aug 6 DS3032 form & AOS fee bill generated

Aug 13 sent Choice of Agent form by Email

Aug 18 Hubby receives AOS fee bill

Aug 22 Hubby mails AOS fee bill

Aug 24 Receive email from NVC confirming choice of agent

Aug 27 IV immigrant Visa fee bill generated - expect to receive in a few weeks.

Oct 31 Case completed! (Thank you Lord!)waiting to hear something in 8 weeks..

Embassy

Nov 29 Received letter from Embassy re interview date

Dec 08 Medical

Dec 13 Interview - stayed up until 1pm the night before to ensure docs were in order. GREAT Embassy! :)

Dec 21 Picked up passport & visa

I129f

March 5 Submitted to MSC

April 5 Transferred to Vermont

April 9 Touch

April 23 Email about transfer to VT

April 26 Touched (hmm about same time as I130)

July 20 20.07.2007 We got our NOA2 for the I 129F!

Embassy

July 31 Received letter from Embassy confirming receipt of file & File number

Thanks be to God! Just wanted to share some things that helped me through no touches for close to 4 months :)

**The Lord is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation**Psalms 118:14

**Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;In all your ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct your paths **Proverbs 3:5-6

mamalovesdada Enthusiast

mamalovesdada   0

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i think waitinginME, VSC is really working slow. Used to be the fastest service center... now, it's slower than a turtle...

K3

2007-07-17 I-129F APPROVED via email

I-129f was approved in 116 days.

Interview Date - OCTOBER 1, 2007

Received Visa - October 2, 2007

Arrived U.S - October 3, 2007

EAD

01-19-2008 - Sent EAD Application

01-30-2008 - NOA Received

02-12-2008 - Card production ordered

02-13-2008 - Second Notice for Card Production

02-15-2008 - EAD Approval Notice

My EAD was approved in 27 days

02-19-2008 - Received EAD CARD

04-16-2008 - SSN application

05-10-2008 - Received SSN Card

fas550 Rookie

fas550   0

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I for one am quite discouraged. All this talk about the Immigration Bill is not helping either. I wish someone in Washington would pay as much attention to people trying to get here legally as they are to the illegal group. What a bummer. Sorry just having a pity party before another weekend with no news.

Frank

Plan CR-1 and K-3

Married 14 Feb Romania

I130

6 March I-130 Sent

13 March I-130 NOA1

25 Apr I-130 Status changed from "Received and Pending" to "Pending

21 Aug NOA2 approved and sent via Email

I129F

14 March I-129F Sent

29 March I-129F NOA1

2 Apr I-129F notice that it is being sent to VSC

3 Apr I-129F touched

24 Apr I-129F Status changed from "Received and Pending" to "Pending"

26 Apr I-129F Touched

27 Apr I-129F Touched

27 Jun I-129F Touched (They are teasing now)

28 Jun I-129F Touched

21 Aug NOA2 aproved and sent via Email

ms. brunette Rookie

ms. brunette   0

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I for one am quite discouraged. All this talk about the Immigration Bill is not helping either. I wish someone in Washington would pay as much attention to people trying to get here legally as they are to the illegal group. What a bummer. Sorry just having a pity party before another weekend with no news.

Frank

Fas550,

I couldn't agree with you more! It starts to make you wonder why we don't send our spouses to Mexico and have them walk across the border. It seems like we are being penalized for doing the right thing. Uggghhh!

mamalovesdada Enthusiast

mamalovesdada   0

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this sucks!!!!!!!!! NO APPROVAL!!! :crying::crying::crying:

K3

2007-07-17 I-129F APPROVED via email

I-129f was approved in 116 days.

Interview Date - OCTOBER 1, 2007

Received Visa - October 2, 2007

Arrived U.S - October 3, 2007

EAD

01-19-2008 - Sent EAD Application

01-30-2008 - NOA Received

02-12-2008 - Card production ordered

02-13-2008 - Second Notice for Card Production

02-15-2008 - EAD Approval Notice

My EAD was approved in 27 days

02-19-2008 - Received EAD CARD

04-16-2008 - SSN application

05-10-2008 - Received SSN Card

Soldiers Story Apprentice

Soldiers Story   0

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Feels like we'll be waiting forever at this rate. I really dont understand the mysterious USCIS....

Quick history

We met on 1 January 2006 while she was traveling in Hawaii. She came back to Hawaii in April 2006 for 3 weeks. We then continued long distance until June 2006 when I went to Oz and proposed. We then traveled around parts of the US together, then I was deployed to Iraq in August 2006. I came to Oz in February 2007 for my R&R leave for 2 and a half weeks and we got married. I then returned back to Iraq.. I'm due to finish my deployment in July.... NOW I KNOW SHE WILL BE THERE :o)

I130

3/16/2007 - sent

3/19/2007 - NOA1 received

6/13/2007 - expedite request (due to military deployment to iraq)

6/15/2007 - touched, 6/16/2007 - touched, 6/18/2007 - touched, 6/19/2007 - touched, 6/21/2007 - touched, 6/22/2007 - touched

6/28/2007 - APPROVED VIA EMAIL, THANK YOU JESUS!!!!

6/28/2007 - called NVC, they received packet and have already sent to Consulate in sydney :o)

I129F

3/22/2007 - sent

3/29/2007 - NOA1 received

4/4/2007 - transferred to CSC

6/8/2007 - touched, 6/9/2007 - touched, 6/10/2007 - touched, 6/11/2007 - touched, 6/12/2007 - touched, 6/13/2007 - expedite request, 6/15/2007 - touched, 6/16/2007 - touched, 6/18/2007 - touched, 6/19/2007 - touched, 6/20/2007 - touched, 6/21/2007 - touched, 6/22/2007 - touched (come on thats a 14 days straight)

6/28/2007 - APPROVED VIA EMAIL, THANK YOU JESUS!!!!

6/28/2007 - called NVC, they received packet and have already sent to Consulate in sydney :o)

7/6/2007 - Interview!!

7/6/2007 - visa approved!!

7/16/2007 - COMING TO AMERICA!! WOOHOO

 
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