August 2017 I-129F Filers

[Kim & Zak 195]

1 minute ago, shalyn said:

August 8th filer here, i honestly hope i can get a notice beginning of Feb .. ugh

Same here.. We'd been told a March POE by our lawyer when we first filed. I hadn't been on VJ for a while until this past Christmas and seeing all the delays really got me down.. But hey, at least they're on July now! 

[ChuAni 1,191]

5 hours ago, shalyn said:

August 8th filer here, i honestly hope i can get a notice beginning of Feb .. ugh

August 8 is my birthday and it's certainly an awesome/graceful Number. You will have the Good News Soon!

Congrats in advance!👌

[ChinBer 4]

21 hours ago, dmoonsluv said:

August 24th here...... I need a miracle

August 24th too. Praying for miracle too! 

[CSA 30]

57 minutes ago, ChinBer said:

August 24th too. Praying for miracle too! 

24th August as well... God will bless us soon with approved petitions from start to end . 

[shalyn 48]

Has anyone gotten any updates on their uscis app? I haven't gotten any updates about cases since Jan 11

[TexasGuy0101 75]

13 minutes ago, shalyn said:

Has anyone gotten any updates on their uscis app? I haven't gotten any updates about cases since Jan 11

Not at this point.

I could be wrong, but I think that the app will be updated once the USCIS NOA2 or REF's have been mailed out.

 

That would be my guess, so I really do not check the USCIS app often, because I am expecting to receive my notice in the mail before the application on my phone is updated.

 

The reason I think this, is if the app is updated as soon as the status changes. Then people with RFEs will be flooding in calls inquiring what the RFE is about vs just waiting to see what the RFE document states.

 

That is just my two cents.

[Kim & Zak 195]

1 hour ago, shalyn said:

Has anyone gotten any updates on their uscis app? I haven't gotten any updates about cases since Jan 11

 

1 hour ago, TexasGuy0101 said:

Not at this point.

I could be wrong, but I think that the app will be updated once the USCIS NOA2 or REF's have been mailed out.

 

That would be my guess, so I really do not check the USCIS app often, because I am expecting to receive my notice in the mail before the application on my phone is updated.

 

The reason I think this, is if the app is updated as soon as the status changes. Then people with RFEs will be flooding in calls inquiring what the RFE is about vs just waiting to see what the RFE document states.

 

That is just my two cents.

 

From what I've been seeing in the other forums, almost nothing is being updated online - there are approvals being sent out with absolutely no change online, in scans, in any apps.. RFEs show as changes online more than anything, but it looks like they aren't bothering to update approvals anymore, they seem to mostly just be sending out letters

[turkishdelight 185]

53 minutes ago, kas634 said:

 

 

From what I've been seeing in the other forums, almost nothing is being updated online - there are approvals being sent out with absolutely no change online, in scans, in any apps.. RFEs show as changes online more than anything, but it looks like they aren't bothering to update approvals anymore, they seem to mostly just be sending out letters

I have a stupid question... will both the petitioner and the beneficiary receive NOA2 in the mail?

[geowrian 22,336]

2 minutes ago, turkishdelight said:

I have a stupid question... will both the petitioner and the beneficiary receive NOA2 in the mail?

Petitioner only...the I-129F is their form. The beneficiary should (but doesn't always) receive something via mail or email once the embassy has the case and is ready to proceed with packet 3 or scheduling the interview.

[TexasGuy0101 75]

56 minutes ago, kas634 said:

 

 

From what I've been seeing in the other forums, almost nothing is being updated online - there are approvals being sent out with absolutely no change online, in scans, in any apps.. RFEs show as changes online more than anything, but it looks like they aren't bothering to update approvals anymore, they seem to mostly just be sending out letters

Well that stinks. Good to know though.

 

[TexasGuy0101 75]

6 minutes ago, turkishdelight said:

I have a stupid question... will both the petitioner and the beneficiary receive NOA2 in the mail?

Actually that is a good question.

 

 

Edited January 16, 2018 by TexasGuy0101

[TexasGuy0101 75]

 

3 minutes ago, geowrian said:

Petitioner only...the I-129F is their form. The beneficiary should (but doesn't always) receive something via mail or email once the embassy has the case and is ready to proceed with packet 3 or scheduling the interview.

I would also like to add my stupid question, to this question.

 

Will packet 3 be sent to beneficiary or petitioner?

[turkishdelight 185]

1 hour ago, kas634 said:

 

 

From what I've been seeing in the other forums, almost nothing is being updated online - there are approvals being sent out with absolutely no change online, in scans, in any apps.. RFEs show as changes online more than anything, but it looks like they aren't bothering to update approvals anymore, they seem to mostly just be sending out letters

This is really good to know, thank you. My fiance and I are not living at either of our respective addresses at the moment so I'm going to remind our parents to keep checking the mail for us. 

[geowrian 22,336]

Just now, TexasGuy0101 said:

I would also like to add my stupid question, to this question.

 

Will packet 3 be sent to beneficiary or petitioner?

Packet 3 (if it even exists for a given embassy...some don't have a packet 3) is typically sent to the beneficiary. But the exact policy is governed by the embassy AFAIK.

[Kim & Zak 195]

27 minutes ago, turkishdelight said:

This is really good to know, thank you. My fiance and I are not living at either of our respective addresses at the moment so I'm going to remind our parents to keep checking the mail for us. 

USPS Informed Delivery will also help, when you sign up they send you scans of the letters/envelopes you're receiving for the day  I've heard of a handful of cases where Informed Delivery didn't notify them of a USCIS letter, but generally it works..