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I went through this with my original NOA1. The same letter kept getting bounced back and forth and we never did get it (we had 4 document returned statuses during the process!!!). Our case got approved with no issues despite being on that status. A document returned status has nothing to do with your case being 'actively reviewed' or 'being put on hold'. I know this caused me a lot of anxiety but rest assured your case is getting looked at. A returned mail isn't an issue unless for some reason the NOA2 can't be sent to you and keeps getting returned (and that's only because you need it for the rest of the process.) We actually ended up getting two copies of the NOA2 sent to us simultaneously (we think the officer saw we were having some issues and did it out of goodwill) Hope that helps, I really don't know how this thread has had so many replies that have nothing to do with what you were asking and I am sorry that's probably confused you further.

Guys it was literally a question about whether I could still visit the US even after filing the DS160 and booking an interview as those details would then be incorrect. This has nothing to do with me being denied at the border. I know I would be let through. I have an ESTA, I am a teacher so I don't work in my holidays and visited 3 times with ample time in between each visit with no issues in this process. In fact, last time I went, the officer even joked saying I was 'the gift' after he asked if I brought any gifts for my fiance and I said no I found inconclusive answers (not a substantial amount of personal experiences) of people travelling in between DS160 submission and their interview to make me feel comfortable risking it, so we have decided against it and will wait the 5 months. If we are desperate we will try and do a visit in the UK but money is tight with immigration, a pricey move and multiple wedding ceremonies pending ha!

Ah okay, so would you do that as you hand over the papers in the first stage or when you get asked the questions after all that?

it’s more the risk of the DS160 not being accurate because I can’t put a future trip down and then being denied the k-1 visa at interview stage if that’s possible?

Yeah I am thinking the same, that I don't think I can take this risk... wanted to book the interview in June (my NOA2 expires in July so I have to at least book an interview date before then) visit in July and have my interview in August but in order to do that I'll need to file the DS160 in June and that means the information will be inaccurate... Otherwise I won't see them until October. Rather hoping there is a way they can come to me for a week in the summer perhaps but in the US it's so difficult to get paid time off. The longest we have gone is 3 months apart, but I guess the next time we will be together it will be forever and 4 and a bit months will fly by.

Hello all, As the title says. I want to visit my fiance in between filing the DS160 and going to the interview as I am not planning to move for a couple of months after receiving the visa. Is that possible? I am UK based. Thanks,

I just wanted to let everyone know that we got approved yesterday with no issues what so ever. Sorry for all my anxious posting. Atleast we are now living proof that you can still be approved despite many weird small things that could have caused an issue and random status updates!

Gosh that’s sad have you done an enquiry you are supposed to email for the case number so you can move on? 😕 I’d even just like an NOA2 at this point atleast then we know something hasn’t gone wrong

I’m thinking maybe we call again soon… starting to wonder if it’s the fact that we had 3 document returned status updates in January? Maybe our account had glitched? We are even worried that we perhaps have had an rfe or a NOID and it’s been missed because of the status updates of document returned… something isn’t right I feel it really strongly that something isn’t right and no one will listen to us. We did call about it back in February and was promised a call back but only got an email from a tier 2 officer but it didn’t sit well with me and didn’t answer our questions. It only stated that we had requested the NOA1 again and that was returned. It didn’t mention anything about why we had 3 of these status updates within 3 weeks of each other and also didn’t state what/if we needed to do. It just said that if we had our reciept number that we are processing normally but I don’t believe that for a second after the fact that we are a clean case and now they are on October … I’m clearly the only one here on this forum waiting from August 2023 now so perhaps we call again and mention that we know most of August has been processed?

We have assumed slow denial at this point due to perhaps sending too much evidence and looking too married, so we have started making wedding plans instead to cheer us up and once we get the bad news we can just press play on all the wedding plans we have made and at some point next year we will get married and file for a CR-1. If we have to wait another year we are atleast gonna try and have our dream wedding rather than feeling like this wait was for nothing. We decided to just get the track my visa now premium so unless we get an email from them with an approval we assume we will be denied. We don’t check anything anymore and I’m visiting him right now and we are having the time of our lives. This is such a cruel process. To think there are people crossing the border on a tourist visa, suddenly getting married and then adjusting status is sickening and is an insult to people like us doing the right thing and getting penalised for it!

Anyone still waiting?

Anyone? Please...

Anyone still waiting? I guess I am a backlogged case now since September are 50% in... I am so upset and crying every day. Anyone still waiting? I guess I am a backlogged case now since September are 50% in... I am so upset and crying every day.

Congrats all... still waiting I'm august think I am officially a backlogged case now.

No worries! I tried the link but it doesn’t work! Yes please if my account can be deleted!