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NOA2! 79 days at CSC!!!

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OnMyWayID Experienced

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Well looky there- just received the NOA2 hardcopy! Thanks everyone, we're sooo thrilled. :)

Congrats to you! 79 days is the best non-expedite I've seen :) So you have the hard-copy in hand now? Out of curiosity can you check the website and see if it still says initial review? Also what was your reason for calling in the first place to check up (I may want to use that same excuse when I call :D).

Again, congrats!

I don't believe it.. Prove it to me and I still won't believe it. -Ford Prefect

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Congratulations! :dance::thumbs: God Bless the rest of your journey... (L)

Men are like stars ~ there are a million of them, but only ONE can make your dreams come true. I found my STAR...

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~K E N Y A~

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Anginafrica   12

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Congrats to you! 79 days is the best non-expedite I've seen :) So you have the hard-copy in hand now? Out of curiosity can you check the website and see if it still says initial review? Also what was your reason for calling in the first place to check up (I may want to use that same excuse when I call :D).

Again, congrats!

Thanks! The hardcopy came yesterday and yes, the website is still showing 'Initial Review' with no recent touches. I decided to call in yesterday because I read that someone else on here did and found out they were approved.

So, I simply told the Tier 2 rep that I'd heard the online system isn't always reliable, so I wanted to call in to check my case status. She told me the good news right then! :)

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K-1 Journey:

3/30/2011 - NOA1

6/17/2011 - NOA2 (79 Days)!

7/19/2011 - NVC Assigned Case # and Sent to Embassy

7/25/2011 - Embassy Received

7/26/2011 - Packet 3 Picked Up

7/27/2011 - Medical Exam

8/03/2011 - Interview: APPROVED!

8/10/2011 - Visa Received

8/26/2011 - POE (together at last)

9/02/2011 - Wedding! <3

AOS Journey:

09/12/2011 - Mailed AOS, EAD & AP

09/16/2011 - NOA1

10/13/2011 - Biometrics

12/08/2011 - Interview: APPROVED!

12/16/2011 - Greencard Received

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I'm sooo excited to report that we got our NOA2! Apparently we were approved on 6/17 (I never received an email/text alert). I called in today to check the status and asked for a Tier 2 Rep at USCIS...and boy am I glad that I did. YAYYYY!!!!!

PS- The website still says 'Initial Review' so don't be afraid to follow up!

Congratulations!!! :thumbs:

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Congratulations, and might I add those people at USCIS can be rude. I called and to check the status of mine just because I'm curious and she told me the processing time is 6 months and that it can't be approved right now, and I said that a lot of people on here we're being approved fairly shortly and she came back with "Well those cases have nothing to do with yours", I said well I just wanted to get the status on mine, but thanks for your help and she hung up on me. Is it really that big of a deal to get the case status, or am I just being outlandish?

Thanks,

Brandon

Timeline:
12/13/2008: First time meeting.
11/15/2010: First started talking.
02/23/2011: First time meeting in person <3.
03/13/2011: Got engaged!
04/15/2011: I-129F package mailed.
04/19/2011: NOA1 Received.
04/23/2011: Touched.
07/12/2011: NOA2 Received.
10/18/2011: Interview in Rio de Janeiro!!!!!
11/05/2011: Arrived in the US.
12/10/2011: Married <3.

03/08/2014: AOS Packet mailed.

03/17/2014: I-485 NOA1 Received.

04/14/2014: Biometrics Appointment.

07/03/2014: I-765 Approved!

07/09/2014: AOS Approved with no Interview!!

09/14/2020: N-400 Filed.

01/07/2021: Oath Ceremony - US Citizen!!!

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NinoniAndBoosBoos   6

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I'm sooo excited to report that we got our NOA2! Apparently we were approved on 6/17 (I never received an email/text alert). I called in today to check the status and asked for a Tier 2 Rep at USCIS...and boy am I glad that I did. YAYYYY!!!!!

PS- The website still says 'Initial Review' so don't be afraid to follow up!

congratulations..and good for you for escalating your request..I wish I knew this from the start so it wouldn't have taken so long for us....gosh I don't even want to think of what we went tthrough in the beginning of this process..so congrats indeed...

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Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish

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Thanks! The hardcopy came yesterday and yes, the website is still showing 'Initial Review' with no recent touches. I decided to call in yesterday because I read that someone else on here did and found out they were approved.

So, I simply told the Tier 2 rep that I'd heard the online system isn't always reliable, so I wanted to call in to check my case status. She told me the good news right then! :)

Well Holy #######! I followed your instructions - the automated message said it was still in initial review.. I talked to the tier 1 rep who said there was no change. She was polite but did not want to send me to a tier 2 person and assured me it was still in initial review.. I insisted on talking to a tier 2 person - When I got to the tier 2 person I mentioned that for several people the website was not accurate and she said "You were actually approved June 17th, the letter went out Monday the 20th". Yip! Yip! Yip!

So Thank you thank you thank you! Good Info!

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I don't believe it.. Prove it to me and I still won't believe it. -Ford Prefect

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Thank you, Anginafrica!!!!

I followed your advice and found out that our CR1 petition was approved 06/20/11! No updates were made to USCIS website---it still says initial review.

Again, thank you so much for posting your experience!

*USCIS JOURNEY* - 96 Days

01/31/11 - Our wedding :-) Manila, Philippines

03/15/11 - I-130 package sent Fedex Priority

03/16/11 - Package delivered - signed by S. BUSH 9:17AM

03/18/11 - NOA1 (Priority Date 03/16/11) - Rec'd Email & text msg 9:15pm CT/CSC

03/21/11 - Able to view case status on USCIS.gov

03/22/11 - $420.00 check cleared bank

03/24/11 - Rec'd NOA1 via regular mail

06/23/11 - called USCIS- petition approved as of 06/20/11! Rec'd NOA2 hardcopy 06/23/11

*NVC JOURNEY* - 28 days - from case # assigned to SIF

07/20/11 - NVC Case # Assigned :-) yay!

07/21/11 - Obtained IIN

07/23/11 - Emailed DS3032 - accepted 07/27/11

07/26/11 - $88.00 AOS fee paid/print barcode 7/29

07/28/11 - $404.00 IV paid//print barcode 08/01

08/08/11 - Sent I-864EZ & DS230 via Fedex Overnite

08/09/11 - NVC rec'd AOS & DS230 @ 9:55am

08/17/11 - NVC SIF/Case Complete! Wooohoo!

08/30/11 - rec'd official NVC interview email

*Medical/USEM Manila/POE*

08/15-16/11 - Advanced Medical St. Lukes - PASSED! Yay!

08/26/11 - Interview set for Oct 4!

10/04/11 - Interview passed

10/06/11 - Passport with visa on hand

10/08/11 - POE - Houston TX

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Anginafrica   12

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Oh my goodness! I'm so happy to read that you both had the same positive experience. Congrats to you! :dance:

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K-1 Journey:

3/30/2011 - NOA1

6/17/2011 - NOA2 (79 Days)!

7/19/2011 - NVC Assigned Case # and Sent to Embassy

7/25/2011 - Embassy Received

7/26/2011 - Packet 3 Picked Up

7/27/2011 - Medical Exam

8/03/2011 - Interview: APPROVED!

8/10/2011 - Visa Received

8/26/2011 - POE (together at last)

9/02/2011 - Wedding! <3

AOS Journey:

09/12/2011 - Mailed AOS, EAD & AP

09/16/2011 - NOA1

10/13/2011 - Biometrics

12/08/2011 - Interview: APPROVED!

12/16/2011 - Greencard Received

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Alberto&Asni   0

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I'm sooo excited to report that we got our NOA2! Apparently we were approved on 6/17 (I never received an email/text alert). I called in today to check the status and asked for a Tier 2 Rep at USCIS...and boy am I glad that I did. YAYYYY!!!!!

PS- The website still says 'Initial Review' so don't be afraid to follow up!

Congratulations for the very fast approval :thumbs: :thumbs: Good luck and a speedy one for the rest of the journey! :dance:

- Somewhere between heartaches and waiting comes the chance to be found by someone who can show you that you don't have to be just an Option, but the only CHOICE-

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