Figured I would start a thread for us September Filers. Post here and lets keep each other updated and in touch!

I sent out my I-129F September 13th.

Hi. Im a bit of a newbie!! I've been a lurker for 'ages', but now I want to officially join this wonderful community now that I have started my own visa journey.

Our I-129F was sent to VSC on September 6th.

Minnie x x x

Another member here hoping the next 5-6 months fly by as quickly as POSSIBLE!

We will file when I return Sept. 30 from Russia

The ladies from Rostov are the best! (My lady is from Rostov) : )

She is from near Rostov, in Kislovodsk; we met the first time in Rostov, last month-beautiful city

We sent our I-129F September 13th also. It was received today September 15th
Love that tracking number USPS!

Hi all.

Sent mine Sept 12 to CSC, they received it (according to USPS) on the 13th. I know I've got a lotta months ahead of me, but I sure wish I'd see that NOA1.

Awfully fast, but we got our NOA 1 receipt this week! Feeling a little guilty, but hoping it's a sign of things to come

Vanessaxx

Yeah, I noticed that. :jealous:

Still waiting on them to cash my check an/or receive my NOA1

Hello everyone!

We sent ours out on September 18th, and it was delivered to VSC today by FedEx - here's hoping everything's smooth sailing from here on out!

Hi all!! Bobalouie checking in. Sorry about the double thread, I did a search yesterday before I started the other thread, and it didnt turn up anything. I will post over here from now on!! Happy to meet you all, and wish everyone luck on their journey. I think we are going to be here for a while.

VSC got my NOA1 to me quick, I just hope that they pick up the pace a little on the approvals like the CSC is doing now!

It's all good bobalouie, I didn't see another thread besides the one you started either. This one musta been buried but good.

Anyway, here's hoping the pipeline kicks into high gear and we September filers have something to really cheer about soon.

hey everyone..i just filed today on sept. 22!! @ 10:30 am Good Luck to us all!!

I129-F Sent 9/11, Delivered 9/12 to CSC, It is 9/22, 10 days later, and check not cashed!!!

Hello, hello! I think I count as as september filer. Originally sent August 3rd, received two returns (grrr!)
Resent on Aug 31st, cheque cashed on the Sept 15th and NOA1 received on the 18th.

Strangest thing is the letter states it was received and filed as of August 13th, but the online case check states September 13th. :S Either way though, it's received.
Let's all stay sane through this stressful process.

Give it a few more days. Some ppl didn't get their noa1/check cashed for 2 weeks, some even longer. Hang in there!

Hello Everyone,

Mailed in I-129F on Sep. 4, delivered to CSC on Sep. 6 (according to USPO tracking numbers). Check not cashed yet, nothing! Really envious of those who sent their packages to VSC, and got their NOA1 in a week. Really don't know what to expect now. Some guys have been waiting for more than two months for NOA1. Why such big discrepancy?

Good Luck Sept filers!!!!!!!! Things kinda slowed down lately. We filed in May and still waiting. Hang in there!!!! Sept=Jan or later approval!! But it will come!!!!!!

TWO returns, Daly?! what on earth happened?!

The first time, they said there was no cheque attached which I found hard to believe since Matt made a fuss checking to see if he had enough funds before mailing it off. He got an attached letter stating what amount to pay. So he sent it off again.

Second time, they sent it back that it didn't follow the new increase in fees which wasn't mentioned in the letter attached before. :S But, now it's just water under the bridge, but still... a month lost because of both returns. *sulk*

It's ok - it seems like a big deal at first but there is so much waiting involved that eventually you get to the point where it doesn't seem to matter anymore!!!

When I first mailed all my evidence to my OH it was the beginning of July. Two weeks later it still hadn't arrived. Then it turned up on my doorstep with a stamp on saying it was "undeliverable as addressed" (I was sending it to my OH who I have been mailing things to for years!) - at least I remembered to put on a return address!!! I re-addressed it (to humour USPS) and sent it again and it arrived a week later - but again, three weeks lost due to the crummy postal service

It does annoy me even now because those three weeks could have really helped as we have our wedding booked for 11th Feb!!! But at the end of the day like you say, it is all water under the bridge and we can't change anything - we just have to get on with things

PS - love looking through the threads and seeing the later filers with the little sigs - you get to the point where you hang out here so much you fiddle about with it and end up with some enormous monstrosity like mine ;D

Good luck guys and happy waiting!

Lol, I know what you mean. I want to plan stuff too, but I can't because I have no guarantees to get the visa by then. And then I think also "But that's ___ weeks more I have to spend without him!" ::resumes sulking::

Oh well, we'll all hang in there and cross our fingers.

Haha! Well at least you have the sense to hold off! We didn't realise how long the visa process was before we booked our wedding and even when we did, we didn't account for the mess due to changes in Service Centers and the fee increase!!!

Guess everything will work out in the end with a little patience

Mine and Jeff's I-129F went in September 19th 2007. Angela x

Hey Everyone!

First post here. I-129F sent to CSC Sept 5 and was received on Sept 6. No news as of yet...NOA1 or depositing the check.

For those of you who have already received the NOA1, and said you did so before the hard copy came in the mail, where were you checking? How did you do that!!?? I would love to know if they have begun to work on our application!

Thanks! And good luck to everyone....

Hey. Once your check gets cashed (keep checking your balance) get a copy of your check from the bank, and on the back of it will be a stamped reference number beginning with WAC (for CSC applicants). This is your personal case number and you can use it to trace the progress of your case via the USCIS website. This is what we did, and we got to find out the date of our NOA1 6 days before we got our hard copy in the mail.
Good luck.
Minnie x x x

hello sept filers just popping in to wish you all a speedy as possible approval. I'm July filer hoping to be in NE by march. I'm actually suprised at how fast the last 71 days since NOA1 have gone looking back but not fast enough. We will all be with our loved one in time. Here's a wee prayer in posted in another thread just to keep us all going.

Our I-129f, who art in CSC,
speedy approval be our aim.
Thy processing come,
please no RFE to be done,
thru NVC and straight to embassy,
give us this day our interview dates
and forgive our bulging reference files
as we forgive you for requesting so much
and lead us to our visas
to deliver us to our loved ones
For you have our lives on your desk
The power and approval stamp
We are pleading and begging,
AMEN

*still yet to steal that for her website...*

Also, if you have online access to your bank account, once the USCIS has cashed your check your bank will scan a copy into the system, so you'll be able to click on an icon next to the item on the statement to see the copy of the back with the receipt number starting with WAC. then go to this website to register to check the staus online: https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/jsps/selectuser...yCOPjZWewr3H0ur

I wish they would hurry and cash my check.

Weedebz, I saw this poem in another thread, and about fell out of my seat with laughter. I love it!!! I'll be printing it and taping it to my fridge.

I LOVE IT! you should post that on the july filers thread! that'll probably be our mantra for the next 2-4 months, depending on how "fast" our approvals are....

Sept. filers Good luck and Godspeed to all of you, the faster USCIS get's through May-Aug files the faster they'll get to you. Keep the faith and you'll be together with your honey's before you know it!

I couldn't check the status because I pay by money order (Western union). Good luck to all Sept filers.

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I-129F Timeline
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Sept 15, 2007 I-129F sent to VSC (through USPS 'Express mail')
Sept 17, 2007 Missent to Boston, MA (No wonder why Boston's post office)
Sept 18, 2007 Corrected & forward to Vermont
Sept 18, 2007 I-129F received at VSC at 12:54pm, signed for by P NOVAK

Hey. Congrats on your NOA1!! Lets all keep our fingers crossed for swift NOA2s.
Minnie x x x

Wow, a 1 day turn-around on NOA1. Very nice, congrats! Mine was received on the 12th, still haven't had my check cashed or NOA1.

Because CSC is too slow

Yeah.

<---- Missing her!!!

Well, here I am, after months of lurking the boards! ~giggles~ Hopefully he's sent out the package today! I can't wait to get home from work and ask all about it!

It's definitely making me feel a little bit better to see some of you get fast NOA1's. For the rest of you, they'll come soon! I know they will!

Let's be positive about this whole process! It seems to make things easier!

Thanks for the great advice. I guess I just have to wait for the check to be cashed....kinda bums me out that it hasn't happene yet. But I guess that is just part of it, eh? Any one have an idea when too long is just too long to wait for an NOA1 and/or depositing the check? Is there an option for checking in and seeing if everything is alright? We are at about 18 days right now.....

Good luck to everyone!

Sent AOS package, I-485, I-765 and I-131 (plus all supporting docs) to Chicago on Sep 15, delivered Sep 18. Waiting for cheque to be cashed and awaiting NOAs.

SaPa_USCan

If anyone receive NOA2 by Dec, please post it. Thanks!

Heh, if anyone receives NOA1 from CSC by Dec, please post. (sorry, just slightly annoyed that it's 2 weeks now and my check hasn't even been cashed.)

I’m not sure how fast CSC in California process. But, I did petition last year, it took about 1 week to get NOA1 and 2 months to get NOA2. My attorney sent a package to CSC on Aug21, 2006 and received NOA1 Aug 29, also received NOA2 on Nov 2, NVC sent package to my country on Nov 9.

I withdrew my case at US consulate in my country on Jan 2, 2007 (I could not find ‘Love and to be Loved’ from her). Sorry for my ESL. I guess I was lucky last time. I’m not sure about this time (without attorney).

FYI


USCIS Application and Receipting Update

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) advises customers that, due to a tremendous increase in the number of applications filed, processing of fee payments and entry of cases into our tracking system is behind schedule. As a result, applicants can expect notices of receipt to be delayed. USCIS is working hard to deal with the increased volume.

Delay in fee processing and data entry will not affect an applicant's Change of Status or Extension of Stay eligibility if all other eligibility requirements are met. USCIS continues to process Premium Processing Service requests within 15 days.

USCIS will honor the actual date that an application was received in our mailroom; this date will be indicated on the receipt (in the Received Date box) when Form I-797, Notice of Action, is mailed. Until this situation is resolved, USCIS will provide these weekly updates on progress in issuing receipt notices to our customers. We appreciate your understanding.

As of September 21, 2007, USCIS has completed initial data entry and issued receipt notices for applications and petitions received on or before the dates indicated:

California Service Center
Form Number Date Received

I-130 8/12/2007
N-400 7/29/2007
All Other Forms 9/13/2007



Nebraska Service Center
Form Number Date Received

I-131 8/09/2007
I-140 8/09/2007
I-485 Employment
Based 8/09/2007
I-765 8/09/2007
N-400 7/29/2007
All Other Forms 8/05/2007



Texas Service Center
Form Number Date Received

I-131 7/19/2007
I-140 8/13/2007
I-140 concurrently filed
with I-485 7/29/2007
I-485 Employment
Based 7/29/2007
I-765 7/29/2007
N-400 7/17/2007
All Other Forms 9/16/2007



Vermont Service Center
Form Number Date Received

I-130 7/29/2007
N-400 7/25/2007
All Other Forms 9/11/2007



USCIS Lockbox
Form Number Date Received

TPS 8/27/2007

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/men...0004718190aRCRD

hi there september fillers..... im going back to CA this coming sept 28th 07 and i will start my I-130 goodluck to us mwahhhhhhhhhhhh

Hey guys,

We're newbies, just started this stressful, but hopefully not very long process...

Good luck to us all

I read in another thread that there's speculation that 129F's are being grouped in with 130's. I hope this isn't the case, but it doesn't seem like it would be falling into "All Other Forms" either.