I feel your pain, girl. By 90 days, I was expecting it anytime. Took us another month yet past that before we got ours. I sure hope you're not as unlucky as we were.

Congratulations couple!

Of course I did, Sarah. I knew the process was long and complicated and I chose to check only once a week to keep my sanity. And once it heads to the embassy, you move more in Jamaican time which is much more frustrating. In the meantime, I concentrated on getting things as ready as I could and like you, I work two jobs so that always kept me busy.

hi everyone,,, we are also January filer,,,just check our timeline,,, welcome to the group everyone!!! Nice to hear about this and know that we are so many january filers... God bles us all!!!!

CONGRATULATIONS MJ2727, MFARMER, AND NATE!!!

Congratulations everyone!!!

I know there are a few that will be filing at the Embassy in Bucharest Romania. They will open provisional file via email with scanned copy of NOA2 and your fiances address. The fiance cannot send checklist back until embassy receives information from NVC but it helps to have it all ready.

Oh and you will find Romania on some old lists of countries where Police Certificates are unavailable. They are available and take approximately two weeks to get in Bucharest. This is for Romanians but you can usually email the embassy and find out fastest way to open provisional after NOA2.

Ok everyone have a great day.

why oh why are people who got their NOA1 after me getting approved? Does this mean mine is lost? I think my head's going to explode!!!!

You should be getting your NOA2 shortly. Patience grasshopper.

No touches here yet. Maybe tonight!

Hello all. I have read this site on and off for a while. I signed up today just so that I could share some more information for all those waiting. I have not had time yet to fully explore this site and the timeline section. But, to let Jan. filers know, I mailed my K1 on Jan 8 (I think). It was officially recieved on Jan 12 in Nebraska. Sent to California and the last update showed 1-17-07, until 11 am EST this morning, and I now have a "touch". I now have a 4/04/07 last update page. I surely hope a NOA2 comes very soon!! I felt the need to join here simply to share the news with any other couples waiting for their "last update" to change. I know how it is so frustrating to see NO change day after day!!!

Because CSC really has no pattern to their behaviors.

Why did December people get approved weeks before me - a Nov filer? And why are some Nov filers still without NOA2?

Look at my timeline and others in November and December. I have no idea of what they are thinking at CSC. It beats me.

I doubt they think anything.

I think a bunch of applications come in everyday and, per Huskerkiev's explanation, they get a file and get stuck in boxes. Boxes go on shelves. As people work through boxes, they go to get others. But it is impossible - since they are dealing with actual, hard copy files, for things to be done in exact first-come-first-served order. So there's two employees. One takes box A, the next takes box B. Say they each have 10 files. The first dude jams through Box A, files 1-10. He goes to the next box, which would be C, since dude two has Box B. Say dude two takes a sick day or is just less efficient. That means Applicant 15 (in Box might be getting processed on the same day as applicant 27 (in Box C). So files 21-26 have been processed before dude two is done with the files that came in before that.

And that doesn't even figure in problems with files that cause them to be held back (I'm guessing some problems don't even generate RFEs, they just get resolved). So for the most part, stuff goes in order. But it can't possibly go exactly according to the calendar.

Which sucks, but that's probably reality.

That's a good way to look at it, but it sucks for the people in Box B! I hope it's not me...

Mountaingirl, we both have NOA1 dates of Jan 29 and we are both from Colorado. Let me know if you get any touches, it will be interesting to see if we get NOA2's on the same day:) Hang in there!
Jenny

Mountaingirl & Jenny, I also have a NOA1 of 1/29. I will let you know if I get any touches.

I am also a NOA1 with the January 29 date. No touches as yet...

So we have a 4 person 1/29 crew here. Hopefully one of us gets touched soon....give the rest hope too.

Ugh! Isn't it annoying being at the very end of January? Go January 29th filers! Woohoo! Actually, go everyone and everydate filers!!!

Hey, dont knock it, its better than being the 1st of Feb... Stupid Nebraska slowing me up! Good luck late Jan filers!

thanks for the boost msu17

Am I the only one that sits and ponders and says "what if I have sent the I129f, 1 week earlier" or "should have taken my passport photo a week before"

I was lazy in sending my app...now i'm paying the price. As I have come to know, everyday counts when you're waiting.

Psh, NO! hehe I was super lazy sending my SO the bio sheet. TOTALLY kicking myself for it now. I know in the great scheme of things, one week isnt long at all, but when you're waiting to hear yes, you can get married now, that is FOREVER!

We received NOA1 Jan 26, expecting NOA2 any day now. I've had PLENTY of time to get more documents ready after NOA2 is received.

George

I too have started to gather the necessary items to mail to Marlon. I think we'll be seeing some NOA2 action within the next week.

Good luck to all of us!

The 4 of us with 1/29 should compare our WHOLE journey and note the country differences etc!

If I read correctly, the instructions at http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...mp;page=k1guide
titled "What to send to your fiance(e) once the I-129F is approved (Receive NOA2):"
require only a COPY of the NOA2. This can be scanned and emailed when it arrives. Why wait to send the remainder of what the beneficiary will need? I'm sending the package next Monday.

George

Good idea Sarah.

What are some of the necessary items you have to mail to Marlon? Is it your financial information e.g. bank statements, work certficate? I too want to get ready now.

I thought so

Luis: Just go by the K1 Visa flowchart and gather everything like the employer letter, bank statements, I34 etc...

I have to have a co-sponsor so I need to get all of his information too..

To all waiting NOA2, contact the IRS to get a tax transcript for 2003-2005, it takes about a week to get it in the mail.

I am just trying to be ready when the time comes!

You are quite right George but I have some extra items that I need to get before I can send Marlon anything as I need a co-sponsor. When I went to Jamaica to see Marlon last month, I already took him the original I29 packet that I had submitted.

I am patiently waiting for some form of life from CSC.


Congrats to all January filers on your approvals...

Hi futuremrs... what USPS,, can access to this website? You posted here that you checked your status and they received it already?

You should have received a green half slip if you sent your package asking for delivery confirmation and signature. This piece of paper has your tracking number on it and if you go to the website www.usps.com and click on the link for tracking packages, and enter your package number and if it has been at least a day, you should have some information as to where it is at and at what time etc. You will get confirmation in the mail too. Hope that helps!

We got the same sentiments.. Hee. So no, you're not the only one who mulls about it.. My fiance and I been talking and planning to send the petition since october last year but as what you've said, we were lazy too.. If we did, maybe we're now preparing for the interview..

Just thought I would jump in CSC filer NOA1 Jan 12, no touches ..... Wish you all quick approvals..

Do we need this?

I am waiting on my NOA2 as well. For this question, I have done all my taxes online, so I assume I just need to hit print for those several years. Unless I am missing something?

Still nothing yet.

::sigh::

Nothing for me either. I wonder if CSC will be opened today since it is Good Friday.

Why not? Its not a federal holiday.

If you are going to send Tax return information - you'll have to send the Tax Return you filed (IRS/1040, EZ or whatever) and the W-2s and/or 1099s etc (whatever you used for your individual return)... as supporting documents.

The IRS transcripts (which can be ordered from the IRS) on the other hand, don't have to have the attached supporting documents (because that information is part of the transcript) - that's essentially the difference between the two.

Someone asked in a separate thread about Good Friday. It's not a federal holiday, like TracyTN points out.

Here's a list of Federal Holidays: http://www.opm.gov/fedhol/2007.asp

Some countries - like the UK - observe today as a national holiday. Here, only Christmas, and I suppose, arguably, Thanksgiving, kindasorta, are holidays that have a religious crossover. Otherwise, we go with the church-state separation thing and don't give other holidays off.

(Though some schools in various areas of particular religious concentrations might find ways to have days off when many children would be out anyway - like some Jewish holy days and some school districts schedule their spring breaks around Easter weekend, etc.)


I suppose its possible some more employees than usual might take today off, since its a holiday weekend or school break weekend/week. But the government is technically open for business as usual.

Well in the Holier Than Thou State of Arkansas all children are out of school. This is why I asked the question.

That'd be a local govt decision - CSC is a federal government facility.

They're out for spring break because that's when the school district and/or state decided to give the break. They didn't give it FOR Good Friday, I assure you. Clever timing? Yes. But common in areas where there's a concentration of any particular religion. Schools often schedule days off for breaks or whatever else on days when students might be absent anyway for family holidays or religious celebrations (like Jewish holy days or around Easter for Christians, etc).

January Filer

Hi Everyone,

GREAT NEWS! NOA2 APPROVED

I got the notice today by e-mail! I am estatic!

The last processing action taken on your case
Receipt Number: ***************
Application Type: I129F , PETITION FOR FIANCE(E)
Current Status: Approval notice sent.

I filed in Texas and my packet was transferred to California.

Waiting to hear from the other January 2007 Filers!

The system does work. Yes!

CONGRATS! You've made my day - I'm a NOA1 on 1/23 CSC filer - so I will take your good news as another indicator of good things for Jan filers!!!!!!

Congrats! That should mean that I am merely a week away from my approval!

So when you checked your status online there was no change in the date or do you mean the date changed to reflect your NOA2? You received an email right?

We had Spring Break last week not this week.

SWEET!!!!!!!! CONGRATS!!!!!

Hello All January Filers

I got my NOA2 today as well................Checked 9:00AM this morning, still no touch since January NOA1, came back at 10:30 and my email had three messages from USCIS..

Approval Notice Sent.....
Actually they said it was mailed yesterday, but they sent email and changed online status today.

There is light at the end of this tunnel...

Never had a single "touch" update to online account.

Good Luck all and hold in there...

Carl