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eirinlinn   105

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They received my case on February 10th. I know that there was a lock down but I know people from uscis are probably commuting from home working on cases. I’m incredibly frustrated with the wait. I see other people with receipt dates from after me getting their noa2s. What’s going on? 

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2 minutes ago, eirinlinn said:

They received my case on February 10th. I know that there was a lock down but I know people from uscis are probably commuting from home working on cases. I’m incredibly frustrated with the wait. I see other people with receipt dates from after me getting their noa2s. What’s going on? 

I am a December filer. We got our NOA2 this past Monday. Took 6 months. 

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NoMansLand2020   298

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17 minutes ago, eirinlinn said:

They received my case on February 10th. I know that there was a lock down but I know people from uscis are probably commuting from home working on cases. I’m incredibly frustrated with the wait. I see other people with receipt dates from after me getting their noa2s. What’s going on? 

am a December filer. We got our NOA2 this past Monday. Took 6 months. I believe the average is now closer to 5 months. Cases are really not processed in order. Background checks take longer for some people versus others. 

 

I saw other December filers approved in March and a ton in April. We waited until the end of May before we heard anything. And it was an RFE. Luckily I got the response sent in quickly and had an approval two weeks later. 

 

Trust the process no matter how frustrating and slow it seems. Everything will work out. Consulates are closed worldwide anyway. Even with an approval you won't be able to do anything. 

 

Good luck my fellow Utahn

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17 minutes ago, Solaris81 said:

am a December filer. We got our NOA2 this past Monday. Took 6 months. I believe the average is now closer to 5 months. Cases are really not processed in order. Background checks take longer for some people versus others. 

 

I saw other December filers approved in March and a ton in April. We waited until the end of May before we heard anything. And it was an RFE. Luckily I got the response sent in quickly and had an approval two weeks later. 

 

Trust the process no matter how frustrating and slow it seems. Everything will work out. Consulates are closed worldwide anyway. Even with an approval you won't be able to do anything. 

 

Good luck my fellow Utahn

what is NOA2

duh

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14 minutes ago, James120383 said:

what is NOA2

Visa Journey (and other sites that copied the convention from here) call the "Notice of Action" statements USCIS mails to petitioners "NOA".

 

The first one you (assuming you're the US citizen petitioner) get (acknowledging acceptance of the petition, and which shows your case #) is called NOA1 here.

The second one you get (notifying of the petition's approval, assuming all goes well and there are no requests for evidence) is called NOA2 here. 

K-1                             AOS                            
NOA1 Notice Date: 2018-05-31    NOA1 Notice Date: 2019-04-11   
NOA2 Date: 2018-11-16           Biometrics Date: 2019-05-10    
Arrived at NVC:  2018-12-03     EAD/AP In Hand: 2019-09-16     
Arrived in Moscow: 2018-12-28   GC Interview Date: 2019-09-25      
Interview date: 2019-02-14      GC In Hand: 2019-10-02
Visa issued: 2019-02-28
POE: 2019-03-11
Wedding: 2019-03-14

ROC                             Naturalization
NOA1 Notice Date: 2021-07-16    Applied Online: 2022-07-09 (biometrics waived)
Approval Date: 2022-04-06       Interview was Scheduled: 2023-01-06
10-year GC In Hand: 2022-04-14  Interview date: 2023-02-13 (passed)
                            	Oath: 2023-02-13

 

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1 hour ago, eirinlinn said:

I know that there was a lock down but I know people from uscis are probably commuting from home working on cases.

All of the USCIS processing center are still processing work.  None of them are closed.

March 2, 2018  Married In Hong Kong

April 30, 2018  Mary moves from the Philippines to Mexico, Husband has MX Permanent Residency

June 13, 2018 Mary receives Mexican Residency Card

June 15, 2018  I-130 DCF Appointment in Juarez  -  June 18, 2018  Approval E-Mail

August 2, 2018 Case Complete At Consulate

September 25, 2018 Interview in CDJ and Approved!

October 7, 2018 In the USA

October 27, 2018 Green Card received 

October 29, 2018 Applied for Social Security Card - November 5, 2018 Social Security Card received

November 6th, 2018 State ID Card Received, Applied for Global Entry - Feb 8,2019 Approved.

July 14, 2020 Removal of Conditions submitted by mail  July 12, 2021 Biometrics Completed

August 6, 2021 N-400 submitted by mail

September 7, 2021 I-751 Interview, Sept 8 Approved and Card Being Produced

October 21, 2021 N-400 Biometrics Completed  

November 30,2021  Interview, Approval and Oath

December 10, 2021 US Passport Issued

August 12, 2022 PHL Dual Nationality Re-established & Passport Approved 

April 6,2023 Legally Separated - Oh well

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3 minutes ago, Paul & Mary said:

All of the USCIS processing center are still processing work.  None of them are closed.

They were working with a skeleton crew for a time. Don't know if that is the current situation. 

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3 hours ago, eirinlinn said:

They received my case on February 10th. I know that there was a lock down but I know people from uscis are probably commuting from home working on cases. I’m incredibly frustrated with the wait. I see other people with receipt dates from after me getting their noa2s. What’s going on? 

Can I share somethings with you that I learned long ago about this process?


    • "the man with the gold makes the rules"
    • it will take as long as it will take 
    • no one with any certainty can tell you when some process will be completed
    • Your sense of urgency will never be equaled to what USCIS, NVC or your embassy demonstrates
    • Your journey is not going to mirror someone else's experience - yours and theirs are not the same
    • They only promised you a YES or NO answer. Never an exact time that their decision would be completed
    • Lowering your expectations will make you a much more relaxed individual


Good luck on your journey 
 

Spoiler

Adjustment of Status

AOS March 5, 2014 Submitted AOS with EAD/AP package to Chicago USICS

Delivered March 8, 2014 AOS packaged delivered to USCIS drop box

Accepted March 19, 2014 Text message with receipt numbers

Biometrics April 16, 2014 Biometrics completed

EAD May 23, 2014 Employment Authorization Document approved and went to card production

TD May 23, 2014 Travel Document approved and went for card production

Receipt EAD/AP May 30, 2014 Received combo card EAD/AP

Green Card Approved July 11, 2014 Approved, no interview. Went to card production.

Green Card received July 17, 2014 GC received without interview

Removal of Conditions

Mailed I-751 Dec 16, 2015 Submitted ROC (removal of conditions)

Received Dec 18, 2015 USPS notification of successful delivery

Check Cashed Dec 21, 2015 Check was cashed

NOA-1 Issued Dec 21, 2015 NOA-1 for ROC issued

NOA-1 Issued Dec 26, 2015 NOA-1 Received

Biometrics Appt. Jan 29, 2016 Biometrics Appointment Scheduled [Completed]

 

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Additionally, the Current Month's VJ member I-129f CSC approvals is at an all time high in regard to number per month, @ 94 to date from June 1st - 26th. I've only looked back as far as mid 2019 but since then until now there has been no other month to even compare to those numbers. So for right now, it looking pretty good. Good luck :) 

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My K1 wife and her K2 daughter filed Nov 2019 for AOS.  The wife received both the work permit and travel doc in May.  The website also shows in May they will be sending an interview date which has yet to come. The daughter received just the NOA 1 seven months ago. 
Just need to wait it out. They have been here since July 2019

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7 hours ago, Solaris81 said:

am a December filer. We got our NOA2 this past Monday. Took 6 months. I believe the average is now closer to 5 months. Cases are really not processed in order. Background checks take longer for some people versus others. 

 

I saw other December filers approved in March and a ton in April. We waited until the end of May before we heard anything. And it was an RFE. Luckily I got the response sent in quickly and had an approval two weeks later. 

 

Trust the process no matter how frustrating and slow it seems. Everything will work out. Consulates are closed worldwide anyway. Even with an approval you won't be able to do anything. 

 

Good luck my fellow Utahn

Embassies are closed around the world but some people are getting their interviews done. This waiting game is very frustrating. We’ve being also waiting for over 5 months now 

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My K1- NOA2 was on 26th December. NVC process completed in March, and when i scheduled my interview, covid-19 happen and since then everything is closed. so doesnt matter if you get NOA2 you still be waiting for embassy to be open. Good luck All

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