Awwww Awesome!!!!! WOW this is what I wanted to see tonight before going to bed. I am really happy for you snorkies. Hope it goes smoothly from here onwards too.

Rajaa...I like your strategy...I'll force hubby to teach me some too...just in case.

Also, when I first started wearing hijab...I would wear it in this manner. Now I am too lazy to pin it up so I have been using the one which you wear like a head-sock...close to that and its pin/hassle free.

congrats, snorkies! that is awesome! another one from MAY!

no touches for you, so maybe my touch was not a good one at all! maybe we shouldn't be touched at all to be approved! as you can see, we are still not approved..

congrats snorkies..no touch no approval but my man is from morocco..... so I expect it to be longer.

Jen, I got the email at exactly 5:30pm HI time.

Congrats snorkies!

All Right this is what I have been thinking about since that touch on 21st and this recent approval of a may fellow filer:

Nightsurf's NOA1 dates to May 8th and Snorkies' May 10th ----- both CR1 filers at CSC. Their petition was sent in the last week of April and first week of May. Considering these dates and taking some help from my Imagination, could it be possible that the CSC has actually started working on May filers and our time will come soon too?

yes, Sara. It sure appears to be...lets wait and see if this is the trend....hopefully u all get approvals soon...

Hello from a June filer saying hi to my friends, the May filers. I watch you guys so I know when we are getting closer.

I swear this waiting and checking and checking and checking is making me crazy (ier) Soon I will have a NOA1 for the K3 then I will have 2 numbers to check.


Jackie

Everyone,

That touch on 21st did mean something. The expedite request was sent on th 9th of July on humanitarian grounds after bombing near my area on July 7th. And we heard nothing from USCIS. Then on 21st there was a touch on both our old and new petition and we had received an email stating that our older petition has been sent from the State Department to USCIS for the request to review it. USCIS also sent a letter to my husband stating that they have received the expedite request...but did not say whether it was approved or not. Also note that they did not show any more touches after that nor we received any e-mail from USCIS. Then today on the 24th my husband received the NOA2 letter in mail (the case was expedited). The online system still hasn't been updated and how shown 21st July as the latest date.

I feel bad about all my other fellows here but I am very hopeful that USCIS will approve May filers soon inshaAllaah.

You are in my prayers,
Sara.

I totally think they have started processing us guys! I was freaking out because you know, no touches, no nothing, and just as I'd noticed that Nightsurf had gotten theirs and gone "maybe that means something", we got ours. The dates the petitions were filed are just too close for it to be a co-incidence. So let's watch those who are next in line and hope for the very best .
Oh and hope the NVC is feeling productive

I will join this thread because I filed the petition April 25th, kind of close to May.
Received both petition approval letter and package 3 on July 11. I am doing
the DCF method in Guangzhou, China and I also work in China but hope to be
headed home next year.

WE GOT APPROVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

that's tears of joy!!! oh my gosh!!! i don't even know what the USCIS website says but last i checked yesterday afternoon, it said PENDING!!! they were just playing with me! then this morning, when i got home, there was the letter from USCIS.. and i knew it had to be my NOA2!!!!

you guys!!!!! i'm soo happy!!!!!!!!!

that touch was THE TOUCH OF ALL TOUCHES!!!!!!!!! and it was on our 7 month wedding anniversary too!!!!!

Thank you, Lord!!!!

Sara!!! you guys got approved too!! i'm soo happy for you!!!

see, sometimes the negatives can turn into positives.. YAY!!!




hi valenbb! welcome! let me gather my wits then i can put you in our little tracker.. just a little too giddy right now.. hehehe

CONGRATULATIONS!!! I AM REALLY HAPPY FOR YOU... I REALLY HOPE YOUR JOURNEY AT NVC RUNS VERY SMOOTHLY... [font="Arial Black"][/font][size="7"][/size]

thank you!!!!, kelvin_omar! i'm still trying to process it in my head.. it's like all of a sudden i don't know what to do next even though i have prepared everything ahead of time.. haha!

i wish VSC will move just as fast as CSC...

I really hope VSC starts to move on... I was surprised when I saw your post that you had a touch... I sent my I-130 the same day you did... 04-30-08... If my application was at CSC maybe my approval would be very soon as well...

Sometimes it is SO hard all this wait... It is frustrating to know that VSC is so backed up... I pray to God that VSC starts approving soon... and catch up with CSC...

You should look at LOTOS NVC Guide... This has step by step of what you should do after approval...

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=136822

I wish you the very best... Within aprox 3 or 4 months time you will be with your hubby. I imagine you are SO HAPPY....

Kelvin

oh God, I am so so so very happy for you!! so i guess i was wrong and that touch was the touch of all touches within a week you should be on your way to NVC and if u do everything right, you will be able to get out of there in 4-6 weeks. NVC is much easier to deal with...Good Luck

i know.. maybe if you were in CSC... don't lose hope, Kelvin.. CSC is just slightly abnormal with approvals.. don't base that on anything. i am really soo happy. i was so tired from work when i got home and i thought i had to drink coffee or something to stay awake today but then this approval was just the adreneline that i needed!

i have LOTO's NVC guide printed out already.. a long time ago, in fact! haha! just a little too excited back then, i suppose.. everything is prepared, except that he needs to sign.. AND the clearances. he didn't listen to me when i told him to get it a month ago.. so now we have to wait on that..

then i'm going back to the philippines for my cousin's wedding and to see him, of course, so that is going to delay my time in NVC for a bit.. oh well.. only for a couple weeks maybe..

hi cmnb!! i'm soooo glad you were wrong! hahaha!!

like i was telling Kelvin, my NVC days might be a little delayed 'cuz i am going to be back in the Philippines for 2 1/2 weeks.. it's sorta bad timing.. i want to see him but i want to get this done so that i can PERMANENTLY see him!

thirdsjen,
Congratulations on the fast approval, I am very excited for you. Wishing you good luck with the process at NVC....hopefully you'll be out of there in 4-6 weeks per Loto's guidelines.

Sara,
Congratulations on your approval, wishing you best of luck with the rest of the journey.........

Thank you KAHM for your wishes. I wish you and all my fellow may filers with all my heart a really swift approval.
we really needed to move on as the situation here keeps detoriating with Talibaans and Army and crumbling political system...really bad.

KAHM, expect to get a touch next week.. your NOA1 and mine are only days apart.. you are probably next!!



just be careful, Sara! i'm glad the expedite got approved.. you need to get out of there like NOW!

congrats you guys!
I dare say it 's been a good week for us lot, eh? I think we can say with some certainty that they're definitely processing us guyses.

oh heck yeah! GO APRIL/MAY FILERS and GO CSC!!!

now i just wish VSC will mooooooove!

jen, if i were you, i would keep my I-864 ready. this way when u get the case number from nvc next week, you can atleast pay your AOS fee bill online and email the ds-3032. hand over the completed I-864 package to someone responsible (a friend or a family member) and they can print the barcoded sheet and mail it to the NVC for you..this way the two weeks that you are in the phillipines dont get wasted completely.




sara, many congratulations on the approval...i hope you remain safe and be with ur husband as soon as possible!

my I-864EZ is already completed. will use the EZ since my income is sufficient and he is the only person i'm sponsoring. Got my employement letter the other day, my W-2's are completed from 2005 and i got '05, '06, and '07 IRS transcripts on hand. I think i'll be fine with just the transcripts but i have my W-2's ready too just in case. i have the last 2 months of my pay stubs. gonna have to dig if i have to include from January '08 too.. but then i can always print those out from our online employee intranet... wondering, do i need ALL of 2008 paystubs?

so, basically, just waiting for the NVC case number. as soon as i have that, i will go ahead and pay online. do i have to wait for them to generate the choice of agent before i can email them or i can just go ahead and email them as soon as i have my nvc case number? my brain doesn't want to work right now. i'm sure i know the answer to this one but i really am tired.. been awake for almost 24 hours now..

Thanks cmnb. Best wishes for VSC and you have to believe me, when we were waiting for our petition back in January to be approved, VSC was in awful shade. People were suicidal but I am glad to see all those approvals and really hopeful for you all.

Jen, doing my best . Thanks for updating the list. One more thing off my mind.
THank you everyone else too for being there.

Also thanks Jen for pointing out the I-864EZ one. I think Zayd would need to fill this too instead of the other regular form.

thirdsjen and Sara,

Thank you.....I am hoping for the same. To be honest, I feel somewhat left out as I'm seeing so many May approvals and mine has not even been touched since May 20th....but no worries...feeling happy for everyone who has been approved!


cmnb,

Hope your petition gets a fast approval as well so that we can all go through NVC around the same time.

KAHM, don't worry! mine wasn't touched at all since it was entered into their system 5/14!! it was updated on 6/06 because they had my address wrong and i changed it online (by the way, it is still wrong!! oh well, it least the mailman knows who we are and still gives us our mail!). so basically, i never got a touch until 7/21 and that was the approval.. trust me.. you are next! (i hope you are next!!!)

if his income is sufficient and you are the only one, definitely the I-864EZ, Sara.. then just have him attach the transcripts, pay stubs, employment letter, etc. No need for bank account, assets or whatever else. Income alone is sufficient..

alright.. gonna take a nap before i pass out!

KAHM, thanks so much for your well wishes..It is going to make life so much easier if we all go to NVC around the same time...we all started our journeys together and it would be nice to end it together in great spirits...dont loose hope...u r probably the next one out of CSC...
Regards,

it would be nice if you can give them all the pay stubs for the year but really if u go by the books and give them what they need u shud b fine...i believe i read somewhere that u can give them the past two pay stubs, but i cud b completely wrong...as soon as u have ur nvc case number ur husband can email them the choice of agent 3032. read loto's guide...he updated it a few days ago...the most recent version is 2.0...that shud breeze u through NVC without problems.

HEY! I got APPROVED TOO July 25th 2008. Now waiting for NOA2 Hard copy. BTW, I also received the NOA1 hardcopy 2 days ago! lol.

wow...everyone who has filed in may from the csc center is getting approved...congratulations to all...as for us from vsc who knows...i hate vermont lol

congrats..just looked at your time line it says you applied in 2007???? is that right or was it this year?


not everyone

Congratulations falcon..wish you good luck with rest of the journey.

OMG, YOU GUYS, JUST RECEIVED NOA2 IN THE MAIL TODAY. OUR PETITION WAS APPROVED ON JULY 23 WITHOUT ANY TOUCHES!! I AM SO HAPPY!!

AWESOME!!!! Congratulations KAHM!!!!

For The Record: Has anyone received NOA2 through e-mail?

Thank you Sara....I didn't receive an e-mail notification nor my file was touched since 5/20, just NOA2 in the mail.

KAHM!!!! you see???? I TOLD YOU SOO!!!! CONGRATS!!! is this like the most awesome week EVER????

i never got anything in my email either.. still says pending in the website.. and all of a sudden, i got my NOA2 in the mail! they like giving us heart attacks, eh?

congrats, falcon! did you send your I-130 2007? then you became a citizen and updated it? cuz that means i can't really put you in our tracker.. only 2008 or else it wouldn't look right..

btw, i added extra stuff to the tracker.. NVC, interview, visa received, US entry, etc.. let me know what you all think! should it stay or should it go?

just another thing to keep me occupied, i suppose!

looks good

Definitely should stay Jen. I was sad thinking I would not be able to stay in touch with all the May filers but now thanks to your tracker list I can. Please add, case was transfered to NVC on 24th.

congrats to all the May filers!!! except me but.. Insha'allah at the right time. I am so happy for everyone... I do have a questions. You recieved your NAO2 in the mail but when you logged on to the USCIS site did it say you were approved? Or did you just get it in the mail?
Rajaa

Also, do we know what's happening with the other CSC filers prior to May 23rd NAO1 date??? some I don't recognize and I am wondering if they've recieved it and haven't updated????? any ideas?

just got in the mail, Rajaa.. never got an email. still says PENDING on the USCIS website. and you don't have to have a touch i guess for it to be approved.. weird.. i guess they are not updating their website at all...

going to look them up right now while i have some time.. i hope they have been approved..

btw, Rajaa.. it's been only 64 days since you sent in your I-130.. my approval took 73 days from my NOA1. so DO NOT LOSE HOPE!!! ok? your turn will come, if not next week then the next.. and since it looks like USCIS is not even updating their website, i wouldn't even bother basing your approval on that..

I agree with Jen. Rajaa had mine not been expedited, you and I had the same timeline so InshaAllaah don't worry.

The online system has not been updated here too. All i can see is that touch on the 21st and one petition being reviewed and this one pending.

I checked the website first (I work in a different state then my permanent address, but the NOA2 has not been delivered to that address yet). My uscis CRIS profile is set to deliver the email to my work inbox...and with SECURE ID login necessary to do that i was too lazy to get up and find the token I need to access my work email. I saw the date change on ONLY my I130. Clicked on the case number and saw the approval message. Then the next day at work I checked my inbox and there was the message from CRIS stating approved. My 129F still shows the last touch/update date of May 22. I doubt that petition will go anywhere now. I was hoping that it would go to the consulate to be used as a placeholder for the interview (get an earlier interview scheduled as K3, but then request that appointment slot to be used for CR1 if I could get through NVC and case sent to AMM before that date...as AMM appointments are currently being scheduled 2-2.5 months in advanced).

Rajaa, ISA you will hear something very soon. I think by mid August you will see you approval as well.

Congrats to all the recent approvals!

Edited to state that I have not rec'd NOA2 hard copy in the mail prior to seeing the approval via uscis.com and CRIS email message.