ATTENTION JULY FILERS!

[Ursa Tripudio 2]

WE ARE APPROVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just checked the case status online and we got our NOA2 tonight! Go CSC.......let's get the rest of July going!!!!!

Congratulations!!!

We're only about two & a half weeks behind you. This is becoming my favorite forum for uplifting the spirit! WOO HOO

[GeordieWife 1]

<TEACHMEHISTORY> Congratulations!!! woohoooooo!!!! I'm so happy for y'all!!!! I'm nearly doing a pirouette with glee that July filers are on the move now.

Jeraly...we'll be soon I can feel it.

Debz....et al....thanks for the spreadsheet work!

I feel all antsy now. worried about the noa2 paperwork. I arranged for my employer to write my employment confirmation with salary info and date employed etc. Is it too early to

do that? I just want everything ready!

yay July filers!

[Jeraly 4]

Chris I can totally relate!! My cousin took ages to find hers - went to loads of shops and tried on bunches. I found mine in the first shop I went in and just knew... I went to another shop as well just to be sure but ended up getting "the one"

[Jeraly 4]

Oh quick question for Debz:

The NOA1-NOA2 number of days - is that from date rec'd..?

I've changed my timeline to the date my NOA1 was received as that seems to be the general concensus of opinion

[Bforbarree 4]

But I don't understand what notaries do and what we would need them for...

RE: Notary

This is just the way I understand it.....

The notary is an official witness, they witness that it IS the signature of yourself or "MR. Who Ever" on a legal document, they are not concerned with the contents of the document itself.

When you go to a notary take official identification, (a passport is probably ideal but I'd suggest having a couple other forms of ID as well, just in case) they need to know who you are, they need to confirm who is signing the document. When they notarize a document they make an entry/log, usually in a book, they will note down the ID taken (D.L. number, passport number), the date etc....and they might take a sample of your signature in their book as well, (it has been a few years since I have done this...so not sure....things may be different now....all on computer). Being that they are witnessing the signature, you should sign the document in from of them as well. By having something notarized; if you are ever taken to court you can not deny having signed the document.

With the I-134 you, the petitioner and the co-sponcer(s) are entering into a legal agreement with the U.S. Government saying that you agree to take financial responsibility/support the beneficiary for a specific period of time and if you fail to do that they can come after you in court for compensation, should the beneficiary require public assistance. If it ever came down to that, by requiring the notarized signature they are just making sure that their case is cinched up.

[Bforbarree 4]

Ohhh....yeah....

They will also stamp your document, usually near your signature, with an official seal where they may sign or initial and they may stamp it with their own identification number (for their future reference). But as I said above it has been a while since I have had this done and I have not gotten to my I-134 yet.

Maybe more detail then you wanted....but personally, feeling so overwhelmed in this process, I've been finding the details comforting?

[Arrta 1]

Ohhh....yeah....

They will also stamp your document, usually near your signature, with an official seal where they may sign or initial and they may stamp it with their own identification number (for their future reference). But as I said above it has been a while since I have had this done and I have not gotten to my I-134 yet.

Maybe more detail then you wanted....but personally, feeling so overwhelmed in this process, I've been finding the details comforting?

I need to be doing this shortly as well. How much does it cost to have this done?

Also how can I find someone that does this?

[Curt and Leah 0]

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL JULY FILES WHO GOT APPROVED!!!

15-MAY-07 ~~~ MEET IN PERSON

25-MAY-07 ~~~ ENGAGED

10-JUL -07 ~~~ SENT PAPERS

17-JUL -07 ~~~ GOT NOA1

it's 4months now still not heared about our NOA2 huhuhu miss my love so much.......

Edited November 17, 2007 by Curt and Leah

[my_lany_23 0]

Hey havent checked in quiet a while... and now... OMG... two of us got approved... Well.... A big CONGRATS to you....!!!

Well I hope the rest of us will get approved very soon

[Bforbarree 4]

Ohhh....yeah....

They will also stamp your document, usually near your signature, with an official seal where they may sign or initial and they may stamp it with their own identification number (for their future reference). But as I said above it has been a while since I have had this done and I have not gotten to my I-134 yet.

Maybe more detail then you wanted....but personally, feeling so overwhelmed in this process, I've been finding the details comforting?

I need to be doing this shortly as well. How much does it cost to have this done?

Also how can I find someone that does this?

In the U.S.A. usually any bank will have several employees that are notaries public, if not they should be able to direct you to one. I'd check there first but an accountant, stock broker or real estate office might be a place to check as they all frequently deal with documents that notarization....and a decent sized law firm usually have a couple on staff but I imagine the service would cost a quite a bit more from those places.

I don't know the current cost, I had a really great bank that offered the service free to their customers, another reason to check with your bank first! Before that I seem to remember that it cost about $10.00, but that was 10+ years ago, I suppose it varies but I would imagine it is more or less $20.00 depending on who and where.

[Jeraly 4]

Thanks for the info - that is really helpful - hopefully we will get our NOA2 soon so we can get it all sorted!! Are there any other documents/forms/red tape that need to be sorted for the next stage of the process?

[Jeff and Lenie 0]

Hey everyone! I am pretty new to the forum. I filed in July and still waiting for the NOA2. Hopefully it will come any day now. I wish us all good luck and fast processing!

[Arrta 1]

Hey everyone! I am pretty new to the forum. I filed in July and still waiting for the NOA2. Hopefully it will come any day now. I wish us all good luck and fast processing!

Hi Jeff,

Welcome to our family. Don't mind some of our behaviors we are all a little nuts

Glad to have another member in the Philippines line.

Send a PM to weedebz to be added to the spreadsheet.

And good luck.

Marc

[Jeraly 4]

*Little* nuts... wow - you're being really generous

[weedebz 0]

Oh quick question for Debz:

The NOA1-NOA2 number of days - is that from date rec'd..?

I've changed my timeline to the date my NOA1 was received as that seems to be the general concensus of opinion

date printed on NOA1-2 is what I was using