Adjustment Of Status no NOA2

[Joseph Underwood 4]

Hey, I cannot find my Noa2 anywhere, I have the receipt for my Noa2, my Noa1 and the invitation to my interview. I don't think I actually ever received an Noa2 in the post only my invitation for an interview and that I seen it was approved online.

 

Now I'm at applying for adjustment of status and I'm reading conflicting things, I have read some topics that say they were fine without their noa2 and they just sent the approved petition letter etc and some are saying to replace it but this can take months and will cost around $400. Has anyone had any recent experience with this? It seems silly that it asks for it when I have the k1 visa in my passport and an approved status online as well as the invitation letter to my consulate. I have been stressed out trying to find it all day but I am not sure if it ever even came still. 

 

Any advice would be appreciated

[Timona 4,159]

You're working too much

[DFN 4]

If you have the physical K1 visa , thats all you need, except to carry the sealed medical package 

[SL2024 30]

20 hours ago, Joseph Underwood said:

Hey, I cannot find my Noa2 anywhere, I have the receipt for my Noa2, my Noa1 and the invitation to my interview. I don't think I actually ever received an Noa2 in the post only my invitation for an interview and that I seen it was approved online.

 

Now I'm at applying for adjustment of status and I'm reading conflicting things, I have read some topics that say they were fine without their noa2 and they just sent the approved petition letter etc and some are saying to replace it but this can take months and will cost around $400. Has anyone had any recent experience with this? It seems silly that it asks for it when I have the k1 visa in my passport and an approved status online as well as the invitation letter to my consulate. I have been stressed out trying to find it all day but I am not sure if it ever even came still. 

 

Any advice would be appreciated

 

Wouldn't your fiancee have received it? As they were the petitioner?

 

My fiancee is the one who received the NOA2 back as she was the petitioner for us and she let me know that she had received it.

[apnzz 77]

 

Initially when you get approved the physical noa2 gets mailed to the petitioner in the U.S, the approval instructions state that they sent a notice out and that if you do not receive it by X date you can do the e-request to get one sent. 

 

You could always try to do the e-request anyway and see if they'd just get you one sent out for free without having to do that entire process of filing the form to apply for a missing doc, that way it's worth seeing if you can save yourself the cost.

[Killowatts 28]

You only need the visa.  Note that at the top of both NOA1 and NOA2 they put what I jokingly call the "do not drink shampoo" disclaimer of "THIS NOTICE DOES NOT GRANT ANY IMMIGRATION STATUS OR BENEFIT."  You chould wave an NOA2 around in the air and nobody will care, it doesn't get you in.  Only the actual Visa sticker in the beneficiary's passport matters.  If they want to know NOA2 details in the Adjustment process, just give them your WAC case/receipt number.

[Ontarkie 14,133]

~~Moved to AOS Family K1/K3 P&P, from K1P&P - the OP is at the AOS stage.~~

[OldUser 6,017]

1 hour ago, Killowatts said:

You only need the visa.  Note that at the top of both NOA1 and NOA2 they put what I jokingly call the "do not drink shampoo" disclaimer of "THIS NOTICE DOES NOT GRANT ANY IMMIGRATION STATUS OR BENEFIT."  You chould wave an NOA2 around in the air and nobody will care, it doesn't get you in.  Only the actual Visa sticker in the beneficiary's passport matters.  If they want to know NOA2 details in the Adjustment process, just give them your WAC case/receipt number.

NOAs are not that useful for airport (other than I-797 when filing I-751 extending validity of GC and few others).

 

But to applicant and USCIS they are important.

[M plus D 28]

On 9/8/2024 at 8:00 PM, Joseph Underwood said:

Hey, I cannot find my Noa2 anywhere, I have the receipt for my Noa2, my Noa1 and the invitation to my interview. I don't think I actually ever received an Noa2 in the post only my invitation for an interview and that I seen it was approved online.

 

Now I'm at applying for adjustment of status and I'm reading conflicting things, I have read some topics that say they were fine without their noa2 and they just sent the approved petition letter etc and some are saying to replace it but this can take months and will cost around $400. Has anyone had any recent experience with this? It seems silly that it asks for it when I have the k1 visa in my passport and an approved status online as well as the invitation letter to my consulate. I have been stressed out trying to find it all day but I am not sure if it ever even came still. 

 

Any advice would be appreciated

 

I see some people in this thread claiming you won't need NOA2, but you definitely do. It is required as evidence for i-485 (AOS), see page 12 of the i-485 instructions:

And even if it weren't required for AOS, you most certainly would want to have it for your personal administration.

 

Also: inyour post, you claim some people "just sent the approved petition letter", but that is NOA2. So that confuses me a bit.

So yes, to sum it up:

1. Make sure you do not possess your NOA2 (so the i-797 form that notifies you of i-129f approval)
2. If you do not have it, request a new copy from USCIS

 

 

[OldUser 6,017]

4 hours ago, M plus D said:

 

I see some people in this thread claiming you won't need NOA2, but you definitely do. It is required as evidence for i-485 (AOS), see page 12 of the i-485 instructions:

And even if it weren't required for AOS, you most certainly would want to have it for your personal administration.

 

Also: inyour post, you claim some people "just sent the approved petition letter", but that is NOA2. So that confuses me a bit.

So yes, to sum it up:

1. Make sure you do not possess your NOA2 (so the i-797 form that notifies you of i-129f approval)
2. If you do not have it, request a new copy from USCIS

 

 

Thank you for this detailed response and quoting sources.

[SL2024 30]

5 hours ago, M plus D said:

 

I see some people in this thread claiming you won't need NOA2, but you definitely do. It is required as evidence for i-485 (AOS), see page 12 of the i-485 instructions:

And even if it weren't required for AOS, you most certainly would want to have it for your personal administration.

 

Also: inyour post, you claim some people "just sent the approved petition letter", but that is NOA2. So that confuses me a bit.

So yes, to sum it up:

1. Make sure you do not possess your NOA2 (so the i-797 form that notifies you of i-129f approval)
2. If you do not have it, request a new copy from USCIS

 

 

 

I did think there would have been instructions for this document just like there was with the I-134 form so thank you for confirming this