Is this the NOA1 I just got in the mail?

[corvusheart 163]

So I just got in the mail what I believe to be the NOA1. Only its from the California Service Center and not the Texas one that it was sent to; so I assume I was transferred. But it doesn't look like the standard NOA1 I usually see everyone showing.

It says Form I-797C, Notice of Action.

Then it shows my name and address.

And under it it says Applicant/Petitioner name and mailing address.

Then it says.

The I-129F petition for Alien Fiance has been received by our office for the following beneficiaries and is in procress:

Then it says my fiance's name, date of birth, and his country.

Then under that it says.

Please verify your personal information listed above and immediaely notify the USCIS National Customer Service Center at the phone number listed below if there are any changes.

Do I need to do anything after this? And is this the NOA1?

Please note that if a priority date is printed on this notice, the priority does not reflect earlier retained priority dates.

[2ndMessiah 184]

NOA = Notice Of Action. Yes this is your first NOA.

Now its time to hurry up and wait..... Unfortunately.

[volkditty 23]

Yep, that's your NOA-1. Congrats! Now sit down and wait weeks or months until you get another letter from them. You can check your status at USCIS, but don't expect any news anytime soon. It's still a waiting game.

[corvusheart 163]

So I went to the immigration site and put in our receipt number and this is the message i got. It says its at the Initital review stage and it says this:

Initial Review

On December 27, 2013, your Alien Registration Number was changed relating to your I129F, PETITION FOR FIANCE(E). Please check our website at www.uscis.gov for further updates on your case. Please wait until the end of normal processing time before calling customer service at 1-800-375-5283 for live assistance.

Is this normal?

[volkditty 23]

Completely normal.

[slowlyman 118]

So I went to the immigration site and put in our receipt number and this is the message i got. It says its at the Initital review stage and it says this:

Initial Review

On December 27, 2013, your Alien Registration Number was changed relating to your I129F, PETITION FOR FIANCE(E). Please check our website at www.uscis.gov for further updates on your case. Please wait until the end of normal processing time before calling customer service at 1-800-375-5283 for live assistance.

Is this normal?

Completely normal and completely unreliable. Our file remained in initial review forever. It never did update even after the file was through NVC and sitting at the Consulate. It gives you somthing to do to go look it up, but don;t put a lot of faith in what you see.

[SaoPaulo 2 Dallas 0]

sorry guys, I have one doubt. When we sent the package to Dallas we didnt chose any office. And I have been reading in this forum people saying they sent to Vermont/ California/ Texas and now I wonder if we did anything wrong.

I'm still waiting for the NOA1 sent Dec 23.

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

So I just got in the mail what I believe to be the NOA1. Only its from the California Service Center and not the Texas one that it was sent to; so I assume I was transferred. .

I guess you didn't read my reply to your thread yesterday afternoon.

This is it

By the way OP, your application went to the Texas Lockbox, not the Texas Service Center. All K1s start there, then get forwarded to a Service Center.

You weren't "transferred" like people talk about. That's when you start processing at California Service Center, then they send it to Vermont Service Center. A transfer like in people's timelines is between two Service Centers. You sent the forms to a lockbox (basically a mailroom). Your first and only Service Center is CSC. Edited December 31, 2013 by Nich-Nick

[kitthekat 1,317]

sorry guys, I have one doubt. When we sent the package to Dallas we didnt chose any office. And I have been reading in this forum people saying they sent to Vermont/ California/ Texas and now I wonder if we did anything wrong.

I'm still waiting for the NOA1 sent Dec 23.

Hi - you're fine. You don't select the office that processes your case, the Dallas intake facility will make that decision. You will find out which service centre you've been assigned to when you receive your NOA1. The first 3 letters of your case number will read WAC (California), SRC (Texas) or EAC (Vermont - unlikely you will be assigned here though).

Good luck!

[SaoPaulo 2 Dallas 0]

Hi - you're fine. You don't select the office that processes your case, the Dallas intake facility will make that decision. You will find out which service centre you've been assigned to when you receive your NOA1. The first 3 letters of your case number will read WAC (California), SRC (Texas) or EAC (Vermont - unlikely you will be assigned here though).

Good luck!

Thanks a lot!

[KayDeeCee 4,893]

Your case file was not transferred. ALL petitions are mailed to the Dallas lockbox address. That is an intake facility and not a service center. It is also in Texas, but is not the Texas Service Center(different locations with different addresses). From there, all petitions are routed to a service center to be processed. Currently the two service centers processing the I-129F petitions are California and Texas.

~ Moved from K-1 Process to K-1 Case Filing and Progress Reports - topic is filing/case status ~

[Girl from Celebes 588]

So I went to the immigration site and put in our receipt number and this is the message i got. It says its at the Initital review stage and it says this:

Initial Review

On December 27, 2013, your Alien Registration Number was changed relating to your I129F, PETITION FOR FIANCE(E). Please check our website at www.uscis.gov for further updates on your case. Please wait until the end of normal processing time before calling customer service at 1-800-375-5283 for live assistance.

Is this normal?

Since yours is processing now at CSC just hoping you will get faster approval. But the bad news is, CSC is well known for being slow sent the approval petition to NVC. Anyhow, good luck for the whole process!

[corvusheart 163]

I don't mind if it's slow. The days already fly by as it is. As long as everything is successful that's all I care about.

[slowlyman 118]

Perfect attitude.