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NOA2 hardcopy recieved/ website still says initial review

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DougM   0

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Hi All,

We finally got the hardcopy of our NOA2 in the mail today! (k1) It was a big surprise because the USCIS website still says our petition is in the "initial review" stage. We had our first "touch" six days ago but our case status didn't change. Now we find that our petition was approved on that date! YAY!!!

Should we be concerned that the website shows no status change?

Also, from what I understand, we need to call the NVC to check whether they received it or not. Is that correct?

Thanks to everyone who has answered our questions here. You've been a big help.

Moving forward with the process!!! Yeehaw!!!

Doug

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trailmix   77

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Hi Doug, congratulations! No, don't worry about the website not updating, it might still say that 6 months from now.

Yes, it is NVC you call to see if they have received it yet.

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I've been living here for 6 months now, and our initial petition still says "initial review"... So don't worry about it!

12/31/2009 - Marriage

07/21/2010 - AOS approved

08/04/2010 - Green Card received (and it's actually green!)

05/30/2012 - Sent ROC packet to VSC

06/08/2012 - Received NOA1 for ROC (Dated 06/04/2012)

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Congratulations! No, don't worry about the status on the website - it is useful when it works but a lot of time it doesn't work or isn't updated. For example - I applied for my US citizenship in April 2009 and became a citizen in August, 2009. The USCIS website status for my account still reads 'application received' nearly a year later :yes: .

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Congrats! Our NOA1 date is only 4 days after yours, and the file was noted as touched on April 23... hopefully this means ours is coming any day now too!

See profile for our K-1 Visa/AOS story from 2010-2011Apparently we love USCIS/NVC so much we left and are doing it again! This time giving IR-1 a whirl. Rock on immigrators.

07/09/2014 sent in IR-1 packet to Chicago Lockbox

07/16/2014 NOA1

07/17/2014 check cashed by USCIS

10/01/2014 found out we are expecting baby #2 June 2015!

12/15/2014 NOA2

12/30/2014 Case received by NVC

03/23/2015 Received Case and Inv # from NVC after many calls and bogus excuses.

03/24/2015 AOS payment accepted by NVC

04/09/2015 IV payment finally accepted by NVC after the set the wrong fee and took weeks to correct it.

*many more delays thanks to the agency processing my fingers prints to the RCMP and the post office losing our mail*

05/20/2015 Packet sent to NVC via UPS, eta May 28.

06/16/2015 Baby #2 due - homebirth in Scottsdale, AZ

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Thanks for the responses, everybody. Donna has handled this long wait better than I have. What a great surprise today! It gave our spirits a boost.

I thought it probably wasn't a big deal about the USCIS website but figured it wouldn't hurt to ask. What's important is having the approval notice in hand.

Hang in there, Tater, your's should be coming soon. I've watched your timeline and a few others to try to guess when ours might arrive. I'll bet you'll get your NOA2 any day now!

BTW, I called the NVC late this afternoon and waited on hold for 45 minutes then finlly gave up. I'll try again tomorrow. After listening that long to their recording while on hold, I thought I was going to lose my mind!

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Congratulations! :dance:

USCIS

NOA1 08/19/08

NOA2 01/20/09

NVC

Received 01/26/09

Completed 02/13/09 (19 Days)

Interview Assigned 03/27/09 (6 weeks after NVC completion)

Medical

04/14/09 (Toronto)

Interview

Montreal 05/12/09 (88 days after NVC completion) **APPROVED**

POE

06/16/09 Buffalo

07/02/09 Welcome Letter Received

07/07/09 Applied for SSN

07/10/09 "Card production ordered" email received

07/13/09 SSN received

07/14/09 "Approval notice sent" email received

07/17/09 GREEN CARD received

Removal of Conditions

03/21/11 I-751 mailed to VSC

03/23/11 I-751 received at VSC

03/29/11 Cheque Cashed

03/30/11 NOA1 received (3/24/11)

04/11/11 Biometrics appointment notice received

05/05/11 Biometric appointment

12/13/11 **Approval date** (5 days short of 9 months!)

12/19/11 Approval letter and green card received

Naturalization

05/16/2019 Filed online (estimated completion February 2020)

05/18/2019 Biometrics scheduled

05/21/2019 Receipt notice and biometrics notices posted to online account.05/23/2019 Hard copy of NOA1 received

05/24/2019 Hard copy of biometrics appointment received

06/07/2019 Biometrics appointment (estimated completion January 2020)

12/31/2019 Email received "Interview scheduled"

01/01/2020 Interview date notice posted to online account (02/19/2020)

01/05/2019 Hard copy of interview appointment received

02/19/2020 Interview (**Approved**) and same day Oath Ceremony. 

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