I sent my I-129F back in March 19, 2007 and when I received the NOA1 in the mail (April 14, 2007), the RECEIVED DATE is April 6, 2007 and the NOTICED DATE is April 12, 2007. So is April 12 my NOA1 date?

Ok let us all post our NOA1 dates here and keep ourselves posted once you have your NOA2. I really do hope and looking forward to atleast have some NOA2s by this Independence Day week. July 8 was the given estimated date this site has given me that my petition will be adjudicated, but it is just an estimate but I do hope I'll have my NOA2 before or on that day. All of us have waited and have gone through so much just for waiting. I wish they can process this faster especially now that they are going to increase the fees by the end of the month. I mean don't you think it is just fair that if they are going to increase the fees, they should atleast make our money's worth by speeding up the process? And for us fellow CITIZENS, don't we should have this previlege to get our special someone as fast as possible? All we want is just that ONE person that lives so close in our hearts. I really want us to be together and the waiting and being far from each other is enough "DUE HARDSHIP" for us. Anyways, I would like to wish all of us good luck that we may have our NOA2s within this week.

God bless guys..and keep us posted with your case.

We are anxious to get our NOA 2 too! Our I-129 F was mailed March 30 and Notice Date is April 9, 2007. Touched June 10 (address change). VJ projects an approval by July 19 but we're hoping for an approval before then. It's getting close! Good luck everyone.

We submitted our application Apr 30, and nothing received yet. When we called they were to 'resend' our notice and that's been well over 5 weeks. Our online status says May 9th, cheque was cashed and thats it. I honestly think their computer glitch is holding things up and/or they're waiting for July 30th - sheesh!

waiting anxiously. Does anyone know...I am currently out of the country, my family is watching the mail, I'm watching the internet. I don't plan on going home until October. Do we have to go on any interview or is it just our fiance until then? I'm worried that being over here so long, I may not be able to do everything. Everything will be mailed/faxed to me ASAP, but in August I am going to Kosovo with my fiance and will have limited access. Hopefully everything will be taken care of, but I don't need to go back to the US for any interviews do I?

It's just so frustrating when you keep on checking USCIS many times a day and you see the same thing every single time. The only thing that keeps me sane is that I know many April filers here in VJ are still waiting...Wish all of us be lucky soon.

Our I129F was sent March 30th and NOA1 was April 10th. Last updated still April 14th. Currently, waiting....

I'll surely keep in touch with you guys!

Count me in, our NOA1 is April 10. Many April 4 NOA1ers have already gotten their NOA2s last week. Really hope this is our week!!

Come on CSC!!

Our NOA1 was dated April 9th. Last "touched" on April 13th. VJ estimate was originally July 21st, dropped all the way to July 6th at one point and has climbed back to July 21st. Hopefully, next week will be our week.

Happy 4th of July!

~ Eka

NOA-1 on April 10 here. Waiting (im)patiently.

yeah this is really frustrating... i did the same thing ...checking everyday and nothing has change. Sent our I129f april 10 and csc received april 17.. Last update April 23 still pending until now... Lord send us our NOA2 now please!

All of us are in the same boat.. I have plenty of touches and still same status.. called several times and same answers.. I kinda got tired of calling and just gonna wait.. but it's so hard.. we just need to hang in there as much as possible for we all know the WAITING IS WORTH IT..

I sent off our I129f on April 6th, last touch on April 26th
The CSC was having some kind of processing problems. I wonder if this is the hold up?

Here's an other one. Notice Date April 10th. Last touched April 12th. Nothing else so far.

look at my timeline.. touched yesterday and touched today.. waaa its driving me crazy.. same status.. pending..

Same here, I've ranted in other forums but the bottom line is according the VJ, CSC approved nearly 3 times as many k-1's in May as it did in June...

Sent in our I-129f on April 2nd and our NOA1 receipt is April 9th. Last touched was April 14th. 86 days waiting so far. I am indeed feeling the pressure of waiting but will not get to insane until after 90-100 days. since that seems to be the average right now. hehe or it seems it's the average. haha

If I go over my estimated date of April 16th or they keep increasing the date I won't call the USCIS to find out what is going on. I will call my states Senator and let him deal with them. hehe. I contacted him back in April to let him know I was filing and he said if they go over their time then to call his immigration department and they will deal with it.

So I do recommend anyone having problems to contact your states Congressman or Senator. You will have to fill out a release of information statement before they will help so it might not hurt to contact them now even if it turns out you won't need them. That way they have your info on file if you do need their services.

Chins up everyone even with this bureaucratic B**LSH*T we will all be untied soon enough. It's all a game. Just do your best to make sure you have the cards stacked in your favor. Anticipate problems and try to be ready when they occur. This process is flawed and unnecessarily long. So pray for the best but be ready for the worst.

Above all remember it will happen eventually and that day will be an immensely joyful day, and all this crap we had to go though will soon be forgotten. Also, I know I would myself, go though fire and brimstone for my love. I am just thankful all I have to endure is waiting the worlds longest virtual line. I have my sleeping bag my internet connection and plenty of snack foods so I'm ready. hahahah.

wioombeen

Sorry to post twice here in a row but for some reason I cant edit my posts anymore. I put my estimated adjudication date was April 16th when it is in fact July 16th hehe thanks.

wioombeen

Our NOA1 date was April 9th, received it on the 13th. Still no NOA2. The last touch, according to the USCIS site was April 12th. And silence after that.

We're keeping my fingers and toes crossed for everyone!

My NOA1 is the 20th. I have never received anything on Paper (no I-797) but that list is rather long as well. One year ago, those petitioners who were in this "spot" were just starting to receive their RFE's for IMBRA. The average timeline during the summer and into September of 2006 was well in excess of 130 days and beyond. I guess we could consider ourselves lucky that we are not dealing with that mess, and the switch in June of 2006 where TSC/NSC then moved all of their petitions to CSC.

What we are experiencing is most likely a combination of things. First of all was the H-1B Visa debacle from April 2-4 where the service centers received over 150,000 petitions in less than 48 hours. You can imagine the mailrooms were just overwhelmed and then factor in the number of those petitions that get turned back once they reached the maximum, and so did those who were not selected, they were busy. Then factor in the number of petitions needing processing under the "premium processing fee" which means USCIS had to adjudicate them within 14 days, and the crush was on. I would imagine that many of those petitions had the extra$$ attached to them so they had to be worked. Coporate America is willing to pay the money...despite the fact that many of the H1-B's are abused.

In early May (the first week I think) they were behind on NOA2's and came through with an astounding 46 approvals for VJ members. It was unbelievable and then things slowed some. The other issue was that the notification system(s) and automatic updates seem to be working only sporadically as time has passed. There have been a number of filers without ANY touches or anything to indicate they were being worked, when in fact they ended being approved weeks before. The Petitoners in many of these cases have received just a letter from NVC and were told the petition is going to be forwarded on to their respective Embassy.

The last update I believe was for the CSC to have their act in order by July 13th. The issue of the notifications was addressed by the USCIS within the past 2 weeks, and at least at this point they are admitting that they have a system that is currently "hosed". Hopefully the pace of approvals will begin picking up some over the next few weeks, primarily after the 4th of July holiday week(s) given the 4th falls mid week, and no doubt many people are taking advantage of the mid-week date.

My fiancee and I struggle day to day with this wait as well, but like someone else said, it will come, they have to act on the Petition someday, and this too will pass. In the mean time I am heading back to Kyiv (Kiev) on Sunday for nearly a month. Maybe, just maybe, we'll have our NOA2 by the time I return on August 6th.

Hang in there and good luck everyone.

Wonderful post Etripke. Thanks for all that info.

Sent April 9
Received April 10
Notice date April 14
Last touch April 17



(I've begun to hate Sundays and holidays as there's no mail and no NOA2s!! lol)

Hello,

How do you know if it is touched? My NOA1 was received May 13th and I would like also to keep track on what's going on with our paperwork.

Any info is highly appreciated.....

Go here to register your petition https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/jsps/index.jsp. You will need your receipt number from your NOA1. Once you have registered there is an option to add you email address to get email notifications if anything changes with your account such as a touch or approval.


Wioombeen

Our NOA1 date is April 2...Touched April 10 and not a word since...But Sheryl and I are keeping the faith, love will endure all...Keep the faith, we ALL will get there...


Good Luck and God Bless,
Robert

Count us in as well.

I mailed our I-129F package to TSC on April 2, 2007.
CSC received it on April 5, 2007.
I received the NOA1 on April 14, 2007.

I haven't heard anything since then. No emails, no touches, nothing. My timeline here was showing an adjucation date of July 29, but now it's showing August 4

I'm trying to be patient, but it's hard as I'm sure you all know. It's such a frustrating process to go through - so much paperwork, fees fees and more fees, not being with the ones we love, etc. Argh. I keep trying to remind myself that it took me 20 or so years to find the person I wanted to spend the rest of my life with - certainly I should be able to last a few more months. HaHa.

Don't they realize how difficult it is to plan a wedding when you have NO IDEA what day you'll be able to get married????

So true. That's a lovely and positive way of looking at it. Best of luck with your visa journey.

~ Eka

Add me to the list of people stuck in limbo. But, even if I got the NOA2 this week, I'm so beaten down by the process I wouldn't even bother to celebrate. Montreal makes CSC look like instant approval. Amazing that this is going to probably take us a full year when it used to take only 6 months.

Hi everyone wishing all the best because this project of waiting is a killer !!!!!!!

APRIL 11, 2007 SEND I-129F
APRIL 21, 2007 NOA 1
APRIL 24, 2007 CHECK CASHED
JUNE 03, 2007 TOUCHED

NOW WAITNG FOR A MIRACLE TO HAPPEN
I can tell you one thing that my love for someone has never been tested before like now !!
It's hard being away from the one you love

Still waiting just like you guys I hope we all soon get good news soon

Hey, we mailed ours two days before you! We should be sooooooo close now....let's hope!

The NOA1 date is the RECEIVED date on the I-797. That is the date they will prioritize your request by. The notice date is simply the date that they notice was printed.

no NOA2 yet in our case..hopefully this week ......cant wait to be with him again........

Come Monday we will be on day 91. Hope to see many NOA2's this week. Last week seemed to be a bust.

Hi,
Just wanted to make sure if I m correct in my thinking from what I observed on CRIS. For me, the "touch" doesn't seem to generate any email notification. I do get a CRIS email if there is a status update on my case but for last two days, I have had a touch on my I-129F(K3) and I dont think I got any email due to that.

Is that what you guys see too or is there a discrepancy?

Thanks for your time and help.

Regards
Pkewl

Yeah actually your correct. I had just assumed that when I signed of for email notifications that it would send one whenever something happened. But after I posted that I did receive three touches and there where no email notifications from them. However I did get a CRIS email when I changed my password.

Good catch.

wioombeen

Mailed on March 28. NOA1 is April 9.
We haven't received any touches or anything. I would rather have some touches than none at all. It makes me feel insanely paranoid that they've lost or forgotten our petition. The waiting is driving me crazy- at the very least they should at least let our fiance's come to visit us in the states while the status is pending- that would make the process much less stressful.

Can I get an "AMEN" to that?

Wioombeen

same problem with me here filed I129-F May 26,2007 and received NOA1 April 13,2007 i think CSC are having much delayed on processing,still keeping in touch!...really frustrating want to be with my man... missing him so much...






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We are all so close now. Hopefully many will get their NOA2's this week.

As long as your fiance has a current b-1 or other visa, there's no reason she cannot make a visit to the U.S.

She has none. HAHA.

Well, I know it doesn't feel great not being able to visit whenever, but the trade off isn't much better. My fiance is Canadian and I can visit her as time/money permits. However, the Montreal consulate is running 6+ months just to schedule an interview. I'd rather not get to see her but get through 4 months sooner.

Montreal makes CSC look speedy. I'm very thankful that when the time comes, we'll be going through Vancouver. However, I wish that something was being done to balance the workload between our two consulates here in Canada. *sigh*

~ Eka

My fiance has no way to come here LEGALLY. now time and opportunity he has. I on the other hand work full time in retail management and am saving my vacation days for when we have our WEDDING so that I can take off and play host to his family that will be flying in from Japan. I took three weeks off in April to be with him already anyway. I'm just hoping that we get our NOA2 soon because the Tokyo Embassy seems VERY speedy so the process should be nice a quick once CSC is done with it.

FINALLY GOT A REAL TOUCH TODAY. My previous touches were due to phone calls. Now I have a real one. Even though it's just been one, I still want to call and see if there is an RFE, but then I won't know if tomorrow I get a real touch or not. I hate waiting.

what if no touch with them at all, i mean no phone calls for them?me and my fiance are just waiting for them to keep in touch with us,we didnt call we just depend on their site ...can we just wait for them to send us email or snail mail if NOA2 is approved? as what they have said in our NOA1 they will just send us mail for further info regarding our case.
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USCIS should notify you when you get your NOA2 and you shouldn't need to phone. If you fill in your timeline Visajourney will give you an estimated date for this based on the average time taken to process cases.

oh yeah Thanx! just updated my time line here,i hope i can have my case adjudicated date.
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NOA2 APPROVED!

We got our CRIS email today stated that they approved our I-129F petition and have sent the NOA2 in the mail!

Good Luck Everyone!

wow congrats! i hope ours too will be approved soon!

MORE NOA2's PLZPLZPLZPLZPLZPLZPLZ

Congrats!!!!
we have the same NOA1 date so maybe I'll be hearing something soon???! Yes?! Please?!