Basic question on NOA1

[James_and_JoAnne 7]

Hi - We sent our paper work in last week and received an email with the a case number which when we looked on the USCIS website gave this status ... :

INITIAL REVIEW - "On December 3, 2010, 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...."

Question ... does this mean we reached NOA1 on December 3 ? If so, it seems very fast!

James

[pushbrk 12,975]

Hi - We sent our paper work in last week and received an email with the a case number which when we looked on the USCIS website gave this status ... :

INITIAL REVIEW - "On December 3, 2010, 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...."

Question ... does this mean we reached NOA1 on December 3 ? If so, it seems very fast!

James

NOA1 is a receipt notice.

[James_and_JoAnne 7]

NOA1 is a receipt notice.

Thanks ... but does the status "Initial Review" and the email I stated above constitute the NOA1 ?

[jkelly07 120]

it means that thay received your1-129f petition for fiance, and now thay are sending you a receipt NOA-1 so your case is being processed,relax look for 5 to 6 months. read up on the guides,do some research,

[James_and_JoAnne 7]

it means that thay received your1-129f petition for fiance, and now thay are sending you a receipt NOA-1 so your case is being processed,relax look for 5 to 6 months. read up on the guides,do some research,

Thanks jjelly .... We've done a ton of research but it was not clear what constituted noa1 ,,,, if u r correct, our noa1 happened in 3 days ... we were expecting 2 weeks ... We're very relaxed and in no hurry.

[KiwiBird 132]

NoA's take between 3 to 10 days. So.. your NoA was just fine. Now... the real wait begins! Good luck!

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

Thanks jjelly .... We've done a ton of research but it was not clear what constituted noa1 ,,,, if u r correct, our noa1 happened in 3 days ... we were expecting 2 weeks ... We're very relaxed and in no hurry.

NOA means "notice of action". It is the I-797 form which is mailed for ALL communications with the USCIS. There is, in fact, no such thing as "NOA1" That is a Visa Journey term. Say it to USCIS and they will have no idea what you are talking about.

Whenever you send ANY application or petition requiring a FEE you will receive a "receipt" for your payment and a description of what you paid for. This is a type of notice of action, or "NOA". The first NOA you receive is usually the receipt for your petition and payment, as it was in your case. It is usually dated the same day as when they received the petition, though it may be a few days before they send it. You will have an NOA1 for the petition, for the Adjustment of Status (AOS) for the removal of conditions (RoC) and for the citizenship filing. Heck, with 3 people in our family I have a drawer FULL of the damn things! PLUS approvals, biometrics, welcome letters and all the rest. Collect them all (hopefully)

The "NOA2" is usually the "approval". It can be an RFE or some other communication which is a notice of action. Again, there is officially no such thing as "NOA2" and the term has only a made up meaning here on VJ. What your goal to acheive is the APPROVAL. With any luck it will be received with the SECOND notice of action.

Good luck