thanks K,

I really hope so! I really feel weak now! Seeing approvals before we filed ours and received NOA1! Hope it will be tomorrow or next week! Missing my husband a lot and I know all of us!

i know how you feel musashi! Let's hope until next week! Goodluck!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!

Don't worry metro, your time is coming! June filers are getting some lovin', finally! You and K are going to be with us in a few days, max.

Best of luck to all of you! I'm going to hit the hay, and then tomorrow I'm going to start assembling everything in earnest. WOO!

G'night VJers!

Thanks Spec! Goodluck to the next step! We will join you tomorrow guys!

Wish you have a good news soon..




Thanks metro420!

Congrats

Thanks D! We really appreciate your support! Thanks everyone!

Natt congrats!!! Same as me

I know it's so hard isn't it guys? I was on the brink of major depression only yesterday, and now I'm super happy but at the same time freaking out!!

We will support everyone from June and make sure we all get in soon

I know you metro, and miss K, deserve to hear answers verrry soon!!!

Of course everyone does, but you guys have pepped me up every time I've felt down.

Big cuddles all round!

thinking of you my friend!!!! *hugs*

Congratulations Donna and Natt....

hopefully will have ours very soon....

Congratulations to all those who have received their noa2 so far, and the way things are going, hopefully for those who are still waiting it will not take much longer! June approvals really seem to have come along with big bang, amazing to see. Going through this knowing others were in the same boat has helped no end!

Cups of tea all round!

Hey Donna,

Congrats and I am happy for you...

Cuz we are next now...

CONGRATS, Natt!!!

congrats to all of us

WOW! Congrats everybody!!

Donna, I needed clean undergarments after I got my approval as well. LOL.

My approval was tinged with guilt - I want all of us to get our approvals. It's just not fair how some get approved & others sit & wait. There seems to be no rhyme or reason to it!

{hugs} to those still waiting - hang on - it's coming soon!!!

We are still anxiously waiting for ours.....Congrats to every one who got the NOA2....but....i agree that it seems not fair that others somehow just have to sit and wait....is there any logic behind this at all....I saw the Igor list and there're members that watited 5+ months for their NOA2...I just wish that it won't be our case....sigh....

i agree guys, its so hard to wait and see others getting approved, and i thank my lucky stars i was approved but i feel bad for the rest of you.. June is really honestly flying along soooo quick though, so i hope they keep it that way and we ALL are approved really soon

IT! hello my friend, hows things?

Julie - how is yours progressing?

Congratulations Donna!!!!

you all should NOT feel bad. just celebrate. i will celebrate with you!!! been through the depression too long. do not want to go back to that. we will all get our approvals soon. this is a 3 day weekend in the USA, so we cannot fret. government offices will be closed on monday. so if we do not get approved today, just keep the faith our approval is coming. not saying i do not shed tears because like everyone else i am tired of having romance over the phone and online. but you must keep . good luck to everyone. all those who have gotten their approvals, you can guide us that are left through the NVC process you can share what shortcuts you took. how long it took to get the interview assigned
even if we get rfe's we know that when we correct, it will get approved i used to be scared even getting an rfe, but that too can be overturned. good luck everyone, and keep the faith
cuz, you will be with your parents very soon

I know what you mean it's really not fair. I got my approval but I know how it feels when people who filed after you get their approvals first. I hope the ones who are waiting get their approval soon. I really do.

How long does it take to get the NOA2 after receiving the approval email?

Thank you so much Donna! and Congrats again!

I second the motion!

In a way, there's still an advantage for us, late approvals.. so we can ask guidance to those who already proceeds on the next step.

Im thankful that I found a family here in VJ

Keep it up!

My heart goes out to you, believe me. This process is incredibly emotionally draining, and not knowing when (and sometimes fearing if) your approval is going to come is nerve-wracking. The lack of transparency doesn't help, either.

Like K said, you gotta keep positive. Your time is almost here. June is getting its approvals now, so don't fret!

Hello everyone,

Hope all is well! We are still waiting for the great news! Hope it will alright soon!

Goodluck everyone and have a wonderful weekend!

Hello Guys,

Just want to share this with everyone! I know I posted that we called USCIS and we got TOUCHED on the day that we called (08/21/2009). I know I told you as well that I doubt about that touched cause it might just be a show off from USCIS as we called them that day. When husband called, he spoke with a lady and keeps on telling him that we have to wait as we are still on the normal processing time. Hubby asked about the TOUCHED on the 21st of August and the lady said our papers were not touched on the 21st and in her record, last update was the 13th.

Hubby called again yesterday, and he spoke to another guy and told him that there is no information in his system/record that our papers were touched either the 21st or the 13th. Now I dont know what to think and believe, just having deeper frustrations.

On the other hand, that guy told him that there is no problem with our papers its just that MAYBE, our papers are with an agent that more than he/she can handle.

I just want to share this with you guys and really hoping for NOA2 soon! Goodnight and happy weekends!

Just got email..... APPROVED!!! the past few days i was very very down... but now i cant even put into words the happiness that im feeling right now.. Thank you Lord! and for those still waiting for their approval... just keep on praying and believing that in God's time everything will fall into place just like we all dream of.

wow congratulations! true true!

I was just whining and getting very worried about our petition...have been checking it a few times a day on USCIS website, and as of 5pm today (Friday), there's still nothing...I was all down again thinking with the labor day weekend, we might have to wait for another week or two...but guess what? At 9:30pm, during my break at work, I check my e-mail again and there it is, our petition is APPROVED!!!

I am so happy and excited. I can't help but hugging my co-workers at work, jumping up and down...and of course, calling my husband in Hong Kong right away. I can't believe that we got approved without RFEs. I was so determined that we are going to get RFE instead since there are a few mistakes on my G325a form.....

And now, my husband has the motivation to really hurry up to get his documents ready for our next steps....I'm just so happy still and really couldn't believe that we finally got approved....

Best wishes to every one, and congrats also to all the other approvals!

congrats....

congrats everyone who was approved today! i was out with my mum all day so havent been on much but still alive and happy!

i am booking in my medical this coming week. i need to book ahead of time and while im waiting on NVC i will get it done

oh yeah also, metro, i would email them. do what i did??! did you keep the names of the people you spoke to? i got action without even having spoken to anyone so i reckon you might have luck if you email the California email address i mentioned?

xxxx

Hi Donna,

Do you have the email address where we can follow up? Many Thanks!

Congrats again and goodluck on your NVC Journey.

Calling USCIS causes a touch.

Metro, I can sense your frustration. I know it's hard, especially when others who filed after you get approved. I can't figure out how the USCIS does it, but it does seem like maybe agents take a stack of petitions and some work through their stack faster than others.

I'd say that the web site reflects a touch because of your calls.

Try to hang in there. Believe me, we all know how hard it is. You'll be joining us at the NVC soon, I just know it!

{hug}

Hi Julie,

Thanks for you response! Its really hard but I cannot do anything but to wait and read and watch all the apporvals in June team. It will be alright in the right time but I just hope it wont take that long! I really miss my husband so much though i know all of us.

Thanks a lot and hope i could join you in NVC processing soon!

Goodluck!




Really? But the last guy that my husband spoke yesterday said there is no record of touched or something! I dont know what to think and believe Paris but thanks a lot for the response.

Goodluck Paris!

Hi Donna,

Thanks for the message! I think we don't have the lucky star yet! I emailed them before hubby called them and got the ID of the person but when hubby called them and got the ID, the person told him, that won't work until we reached the 5th-6th month of waiting! I don't know, this is killing me everyday, I feel depress and frustrated with this process.

Goodluck on NVC Donna!

congrats to all the approvals

hey all, i am hoping for a bit of action come monday for miss K and metro!!

ive spent all weekend getting I864 and I864A refined so i can send them to hubby to send off soon when its time. also got my DS230 done and the email ready for DS3032 or whatever it is... so many codes

anyway im ready to rock!!!!

on a side note, does anyone know what happens once i get my case number at NVC in relation to checking up on the barcode stuff and online payments? is there a login similar to the one for USCIS? i cant seem to find info on here about it, though there are soooo many threads to look through on NVC related stuff.

This is how the invoice/bar code stuff worked for me.... I didn't have to do the choice of agent form, because we used an attorney, and he sent a G28 with the I-130, so by default, he became the agent. However, once they listed him as agent, I think the rest of the process was pretty standard.

When you get a case number, press the button on the AVR to speak with an operator. Give her your email address. In a few days, you will receive an email from the NVC that spells out your next steps. This email will provide the page for online payment which you can't access until you have both the NVC # AND an invoice number (provided in the NVC's initial email). Once you input your checking account's bank routing number & account number, they will show that your payment is "pending." Mine turned to "PAID" in 1 day, and over the weekend, which really surprised me. I thought it wouldn't clear until after the holiday. Once it is marked "PAID," you can access the "next steps," which basically tells you how to print the cover sheet (that has the bar code on it) and how to send your documents.

I saved the bar coded cover sheets (which load as pdf's) to my computer as well, just in case.

It sounds way more complicated than it is.

thanks Julie, so does that mean i will get two emails from NVC? one with the instructions (and my NVC case id??) on how to do the next steps and a seperate one showing my Invoice number?

orrr do i just get the Invoice number in the one email?

the rest sounds like a breeezee (hehe)

i hope!

My case may be different because we used an attorney. But I never got an email or snail mailed letter from the NVC with the case number. I had to call & get it using the AVR. Once I had that, I got the operator and she entered my email address into the system.

The only email I received was a sort of "welcome and here's what will happen" letter with the invoices attached. I used the invoice # from the invoices to log into the payment page.

It was only after the invoices changed to "PAID" that I could access the "further instructions" stuff.

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hey all, i am hoping for a bit of action come monday for miss K and metro!!

Thanks Donna! Let's hope for the lucky star this week! Good luck on the NVC process. Happy for you guys!

hey metro! i came on here, koz its monday in australia right now.. and was thinking ooh it might be your lucky day.. BUT we have to wait for monday in the US first

here is your lucky star for tomorrow and one for miss K

Hi Everyone,

Our case has been touched now (september 7, are they still working even its holiday?) but there is no update description on the status.
What does it mean? I did not even receive an email from them. They just update the "last updated date".
Im afraid that this means an RFE...

Please advise.

Thanks a lot.

congrats to everyone who got their approvals over the weekend! the rest of you will be joining us soon! let's all bum-rush the NVC together!

A touch does and doesn't really mean anything. The file is scanned into the system any time someone physically touches the file - be it to move the file into the fileroom, take the file out of the fileroom, open it up to refresh their memories as to the case, etc.

Thanks for the info. Hopefully, this touch means approval

Does anyone here experienced some touches and followed approval after? How many days did it take?

Thanks thanks again!

Hello musashi!! i got my very first touched last september 4 morning around 8:00 am, then after 3 hours i checked my email and i was really surprised that i have email from the CRIS... yup approval notice came couple of hours after i saw my first touched.

keep on praying.. God is good all the time!!!

Our file was touched on August 25th and then approval on August 26th but as stated before by a fellow VJ member, touch dont necessarily means an approval. Good Luck for a fast approval!