OCTOBER FILERS

[SonoranSongbird 3]

E & S, I don't think it is very likely that you will get an RFE that soon because the main reason the wait is so long is simply that there is a backlog of cases they have to look at first. I suppos it is not IMPOSSIBLE, though. But if you do, dealing with it when he returns is not going to slow you down that much. They do not give you a deadline for responding to the RFE, it's just that they won't be able to finish processing your application until they get the evidence you send.

Don't forget, too, you might not get an RFE at all!

Enjoy your visit.

Moxcamel, thanks. No, never bothered setting up on line banking at home. My bank is right next door to where I work (I live in a really small town). But if I would be able to get an image of the check from home, they should be able to get it there and print it out for me or at least take the time to find the case number on it.

[humblestudent 0]

I'm now an October filier since my original August petition was resent back to me.

Best of luck for speedy approvals for us all.

[Slightly Bonkers 0]

Does anyone know for sure if the order that applications are processed is based

a ) on receipt

b ) on NOA1 date?

Edited October 18, 2007 by Slightly Bonkers

[EnS 0]

Thanks people for your helpful replies.. will enjoy visit then!

[sweety&baby 0]

Hello everyone. This is my first post ever on Visa Journey. This site has been very helpful to us as far as preparing our application. I mailed our I-129F to the Vermont Center for a K-1 Visa on October 11th. They recieved it on October 13th. We're now just waiting for the check to clear and hoping that we have no RFE's Good luck to everyone here!!

[lucy4 11]

My check cleared yesterday. yippee. Now I have one question... Does the NOA1 actually say NOA1 online, or is this what everyone else is seeing?

Application Type: I129F, PETITION FOR FIANCE(E)

Current Status: Case received and pending.

On October 15, 2007, 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. We will notify you by mail when we make a decision or if we need something from you. If you move while this case is pending, call customer service. We process cases in the order we receive them. You can use our processing dates to estimate when yours will be done. This case is at our VERMONT SERVICE CENTER location. Follow the link below to check processing dates. You can also receive automatic e-mail updates as we process your case. Just follow the link below to register.

You can choose to receive automatic case status updates, which will be sent via email. Please click here to create an account online.

[Eli the Barrowboy 16]

Same as ours ... relax ... it's gonna be a looooong wait!!!!

[stuartx13 3]

I hope not i hope it speeds up, someone said that VSC recived 200 new employees so may they can get with it

[Lizared78 0]

I hope not i hope it speeds up, someone said that VSC recived 200 new employees so may they can get with it

VSC received my I-129F on October 4th and signed for by A. Scot.

Still haven't received any information from VSC???

Does VSC have a specific number to call in order to check on status or just call the general info. number?...Seems like petitions received after mine have already been given NOA1s?

Any help appreciated.

Thanks

[albkos 1]

My check cleared yesterday. yippee. Now I have one question... Does the NOA1 actually say NOA1 online, or is this what everyone else is seeing?

Application Type: I129F, PETITION FOR FIANCE(E)

Current Status: Case received and pending.

On October 15, 2007, 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. We will notify you by mail when we make a decision or if we need something from you. If you move while this case is pending, call customer service. We process cases in the order we receive them. You can use our processing dates to estimate when yours will be done. This case is at our VERMONT SERVICE CENTER location. Follow the link below to check processing dates. You can also receive automatic e-mail updates as we process your case. Just follow the link below to register.

You can choose to receive automatic case status updates, which will be sent via email. Please click here to create an account online.

Wow.......we sent our peitions in on the same day...Nothing yet for me...

Happy that at least you know they have acknowleged your petition.

[SonoranSongbird 3]

Lucy4, yep, that is the NOA1 (proviso: I've never seen an NOA1; my check hasn't even cleared!). I think officially they just call it "Notice of Action" and it is form I-797. VJ uses NOA1 and NOA2 to differentiate between the notice that they've opened the file and the notice that they've approved you; USCIS just uses "Notice of Action" for both.

Well, I may not have any good news about our petition, but at least i have a plane ticket for the next visit.

[lucy4 11]

Thanks guys. Please keep in mind though that I haven't received anything in the mail yet either. I sent mine certified express mail with return receipt requested on the 10th. I saw that it was delivered to VSC on the 12th through the USPS website, and I still haven't received the green receipt card back from VSC. Luckily for me, they finally cashed the check yesterday evening, and so I am able to follow up online. I was never so happy to see money gone from my account. Best wishes to everyone, myself included.

[EnS 0]

since we are new on this journey.. would like to understand a few things regarding the processing time..

on this website https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/jsps/Processtim...eviceCenter=CSC it says the processing time for K1 is now up to april 12 2007.. however, on the other link http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/men...00045f3d6a1RCRD the receipting time is up to 7/30/2007 for CSC..

what's the difference here..

does the first link refer to from the date of receiving package to case approved??

2nd link means from the date of receiving package to NOA1 issued?

I do hope it doesn't take 3 months to receive NOA1.. seems the oct. filers who post here got quite some good luck if the 3 months is the truth.

One other thing that confused us is the time line still shows TSC and NSC.. I thought they don't handle K1 anymore?

Edited October 18, 2007 by E & S

[EnS 0]

Ok.. just found this link

***removed***/forum/showthread.phpt=1364. (Gosh.. can't believe they censor the other website.. that's not very helpful if their intention is to help the waiting ones!).. anyway.. the other website is the family based immigration dot com (all together without space).

something wrong with my eyes or?? Seems like on Sept 21st they are handling application up to sept 13th.. and on oct 12th.. they are going backwards instead???

Edited October 18, 2007 by E & S

[SonoranSongbird 3]

does the first link refer to from the date of receiving package to case approved??

2nd link means from the date of receiving package to NOA1 issued?

One other thing that confused us is the time line still shows TSC and NSC.. I thought they don't handle K1 anymore?

Someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe the first link shows the date of the oldest petitions they are currently working on right now (yes, for NOA2). The second I'm not entirely clear on but I think it is the same thing--oldest petitions they are still getting out the NOA1 for?

The timeline still shows TSC and NSC because, even though they have not actually been processing petitions for a long time, people who filed before July 30 were still told to send their petitions there. People who sent their petitions to Nebraska or Texas earlier this year would still have them pending (though those petitions were forwarded to California to be processed---gotta love the efficiency of our government, no?).