Hello All,

Got my NOA1 today via snail mail.

KG

yay!!!

Same here ! The same date !

the new form

NOA 1 recieved! not too bad, im glad it came. and i used the new form

yay! go, go, go adjudicators! crank 'em out!

Any NOA2s? Getting so anxious!!!!

None for me today

I was wondering aout you two...any more touches?

I thought I'd be all calm about this...apparently not!

Nope I am keeping calm and only checking around 50 times a day now

I haven't checked all day since I've not been near a computer...have made up for it in the past 10 minutes.

And yesterday, why I was thinking that they'd be adjudicating petitions on a Sunday.

We got an email that NOA 2 was mailed on Friday, 23rd. Feb.!!! (We both were spouting gray hairs!!!) YAY!!

We used the old form. We followed the instructions in a "K-1 kit" we bought on the internet to the letter... was a $50 kit but seems to have pleased Vermont so it was money well spent!

We are so thankful, and pray for speedy attention to everyone still waiting.... fingers crossed

I must say that the journey is far from over but we are really relieved and thankful to hear that NOA 2 is on the way! You will be too -- hang in there and have a cold bottle of champagne standing by in (both) refrigerators since it happens when you least expect it!

And rememeber, and email from "CRIS" is definitely NOT spam!

Good for you!!!!! Hate to be an anal-rententive freak show about how many touches did you get before the NOA2? I know that oth tonyeck and I got two last week, but neither of us had heard anything.

We got NO touches before NOA 2, nothing since NOA 1 at all and we were worried we'd been sent to the "warehouse" ...! It only takes some of the adjudicators 15 minutes to do a case, according to the Husker guy's posts, so you might not get any touches or could get lots - just depends, I guess!

Everyone might be interested in this website my fiance and I use to figure out how long it will be until we see each other-- it's very useful!
http://www.timeanddate.com/date/timeduration.html

Congratulations!!!
I wish they spread the workload out more evenly between the centers..

I only included my letter of intent, does my fiance needs to send one too? or can she submit it on approved interview??

Wow, already? Congratulations!!! I keep checking and checking...



I'm pretty sure that your fiance needed to include one, too. You may get an RFE.


How late do they do these? I figured after 5pm it was over.

I think your fiancee needs to submit one as well but since you have submitted your packet, just keep your fingers crossed that they'll oversee it and get the approval without RFE. Good luck!

Thanks for the website. Oh and congratulations on your NOA2... if all of us were as fortunate.

Thanks for the reply! bout she faxed a copy to me with notary on the letter of intent will that work? I can send it to the local office and tell them I forgot to include it.

IMHO, I don't think it's not necessary to do that since you have submitted your packet already. There were cases where they didn't include the letter of intent and got approved. Better keep your fiancee's copy in case they will ask for it (RFE) it will be easier to submit, but like I said, they might oversee it and approve your case without it.

Relax for now...

Mae

wow!!! congratulations!!! we hope we, from CSC, will be receiving our NOA2's soon too!!!

rea

Soon in CSC term is approximately 3 months oh joy

WooooHooooo... I finally finished the packet and dropped it in the mail today, Priority Mail, Signature Confirmation Required. Quadruple checked, with both the VJ Assembly instructions and the helpful hints from everyone.

So, does that make me a February filer, or am I not official until the packet is received by the Nebraska Service Center?

I think everyone in the office thought I was crazy, wearing out the copy machine, all the pretty little tabs neatly arranged at the bottom indexing everything, doing the final assembly, and then going through page by page with one final check, with this CRAZY big grin on my face. 1 more step towards Annie being with me, I FEEL GREAT.

Let the fun begin!!! And the waiting, too.......................

yeah , but we're praying CSC will be getting more adjudicators to make the processing faster..

rea

Sent ours out the 17th. I just saw that my check was cashed today... but other than that no word as to the status. How about you?

I'm joining the February Filers Team. Let's stick together and hope for speedy results. Mailed mine on the 5th and got my NOA1 on the 12th.

The only thing I'm worried about is the AOS and the Ghanaian Embassy. I'm a student and currently unemployed so I'm wondering how that's going to work out.

Any ideas??? Any ideas to ease my anxiety???

If its the income you are concerned with then as long as you have a co-sponsor you will be fine. Both me and my Fiancee are students so we had to go with a co-sponsor.

Good to see another Vermonter Had any touches to your file this week?

Ghana love, welcome to the Club!!!!!!!!! yay for Vermont feb filers!
first, be sure to fill in your timeline, go up to My Assistant. You have filled in your signature but not your timeline and so your info is not being included in the immigration timelines that help us all out.

As for the ghana embassy, there may be delays. I hear that you have to wait months to schedule an interview. in terms of being unemployed, you'll need a co-sponsor. also check out the sub-saharan africa forum, theres lots of ghana folks there who can anser specifc questions about the idiosyncrasies (sp?) of the embassy in accra!

btw, i studied abroad at legon...did u as well?

GOOD LUCK!!!!!!

No touches just yet. I'm working hard on finding a co-sponser. My parents said uh-uh, no way, are you crazy??

So I'm on my own, but I think I've got one... I hope one will be enough. Thanks for the reply!

WHATS GOING on VERMONT????????????!!!!!!!!
Come on give us some love and touch and approvals!!!!!!

Thanks for the quick reply! I didn't realize my timeline wasn't showing up, I thought I had filled it out.

I studied abroad in Cape Coast actually. I used the School for International Training, www.sit.edu, and had the best time of my life... especially since I found my future husband! How did you find yourself in Tanzania??

Oh wonderful...Ghana is beautiful! Went to Tanzania as a volunteer. I'll PM you so we can talk more!

I'm a February filer too!!
Got my NOA1 the 13th. It was last touched on the 21st at the VSC.
SO ANXIOUS!!

I keep checking to see if it's been touched hahha.

Hmmmmm, should i be concerned? mine was signed for on the 16th but i've still not gotten my NOA1 or a cashed check. I know texas isn't like vermont but is this pretty normal? i just see so many getting their NOA1's in a week and it'll be 2 weeks tomorrow. I'm just freaking out i guess .

Has the check been cashed?

No it hasn't been cashed, that's why i'm freaking out. Is there someone I can call?

You can call CSC but they may give you the run around - it sucks - good luck.

It's the last day of February so I hope that gives you all hope.

Not really, not without a case number... Not sure if they can search by name? They probably can but may not be willing to...

I am sure I have seen people wait upto 3 weeks for the NOA1, and that is usually sent before cashing the check. I am sure it will turn up very soon. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you though... Sorry about the anxious wait...

Thanks for that. I don't mind waiting, its just the thought of something being wrong i guess. I'm gonna be optimistic about it though. Fingers crossed.

It will come soon. They took sooooooo long to cash mine!

We got our NOA1 in 16 days, so don't worry, I don't think it's necessary to call. It'll be one of these days...

Still no touch

On my timeline it says I should get a response by 14, March.

How reasonable or accurate is that? It seems so soon Not that i'm complaining but I just keep checking my status and I don't get anymore touches

OH MY GOD... I GOT TOUCHED...and it feels like it's from God.

so excited for more to come!

Mine was off by 1 day... so pretty accurate

ohhh!!! Wow, I hope it's like that for mine
Was yours like a month away from when you filed it?
Or since it's in California it was a few months off?

I really hope I get an answer on the 14th of March 2007 then hehehe That'd be a great birthday present for my boyfriend (hehe I mean fiance)

Wow... I guess it pays to be under the VSC, because my expected date is for June 4... wow now that is real soon. Sorry for the sarcasm. Hopefully you will get approved as soon as it says or even on your birthday, as that would be a great gift. Best wishes!

Whew, check cashed today. I signed up for email updates at uscis, is there anything else i need to do? I hope the NOA1 comes today. Maybe i'll be able to breathe a little easier now. Thanks for everyone's reassurance

I have a question about touches...
Will these show up on a status search on the USCIS website?
I keep checking it (only once a day!) and its always the same thing on there

" Current Status: Case received and pending.

On February 7, 2007, we received this I129F PETITION FOR FIANCE(E), and mailed you a notice describing how we will process your case. Please follow any instructions on this notice. We will notify you by mail when we make a decision or if we need something from you. If you move while this case is pending, call customer service. We process cases in the order we receive them. You can use our processing dates to estimate when yours will be done. This case is at our CALIFORNIA SERVICE CENTER location. Follow the link below to check processing dates. You can also receive automatic e-mail updates as we process your case. Just follow the link below to register."

When the application does get a touch, is this where I will see it at?

! Hope you get the NOA2 today!







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