Sorry everyone, this might be a bit of a stupid question. I just received this via email from the London consulate:

The Petition(s) for Alien Relative (I-130) that you recently submitted to
this
office has been received and filed on March 15, 2007.

Processing time for I-130 petitions: Petitions are adjudicated in the order
in
which they are received.
There is no receipt number assigned to each petition; however, you can check
on
the below web site as to what date we are currently processing petitions.

To check what date we are currently processing I-130 petitions, go to:
<http://london.usembassy.gov/dhs/uscis/i130filing.html>.
...


Is this an NAO1?

Thanks!
Laura

hmmm...ours looked sort of like this one on the site http://www.visajourney.com/gallery/albums/...F-NOAs/NOA1.jpg only a bit longer....
and we did get a receipt number so online we have it described as :
Receipt Number: XXXXXXXXXX
Application Type: I129F, PETITION FOR FIANCE(E)

Current Status: Case received and pending.

On February 13, 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 VERMONT 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.


You can choose to receive automatic case status updates, which will be sent via email. Please click here to create an account online.
If you would like to see our current Processing Dates for Applications and Petitions, click here.

Note: Case Status is available for Applications and Petitions which were filed at USCIS Service Centers. If you filed at a USCIS Local Office, your case status may not be reviewable online but for processing times on forms filed at that Office please, click here.

If you have a question about case status information provided via this site, or if you have not received a decision from USCIS within the current processing time listed, please contact Customer Service at (800) 375 – 5283 or 1-800-767-1833 (TTY).



But then this one is 130 Darn...i wish i could answer

Laura,

It's the equivalent of what VJers call "NOA1". The overseas USCIS offices do not issue a Receipt Notice using form I-797 or I-797C as the domestic Service Centers do. They don't have the equipment for it.

Yodrak

More importantly, it's for a petition filed outside the US--it won't look like your NOA.

adastra, that is confirmation that London CIS accepted your petition and will begin adjudicating it. Yay!

Hi, Laura. Congrats on the London office taking your petition.

I'm wondering why you haven't replied to the people who have taken the time to think about and answer your questions and provide you with helpful information.

Hi Margot,

Didn't realize it was expected-- I figured people post a reply and if they don't have a follow up question, never look at that thread again. I never even saw this particular post of yours until my husband pointed it out 10 minutes ago... He just had a massive go at me when he discovered your post however, telling me how horrible and ungrateful I am (he has taken over the VJ surfing, and spends most of his evenings dutifully responding to people's posts) and how he can't believe his user account is associated with my user account, etc etc . I'm very sorry, I didn't mean to seem ungrateful, as all the replies were very useful.

Thank you Margot and everyone else who replied. Consider me corrected.

Best,
Laura