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Here is what I found out ,and I also found my noa2 ...........

Hi there,

There is a lot of contention over whether or not a NOA2 is required for an adjustment of status. We lost ours and have spent the past 2 weeks getting to the bottom of this. Here is the answer YOU DON'T NEED IT.

I called the USCIS and was told that an NOA2 IS ABSOLUTELY required to file. I was told on the phone that I needed to file an I-824 for a replacement at a cost of $405 dollars, and a processing time of 3-6 months. This was devastating news to us, and cast a shadow over our wedding day as we prepared to live the next 9 months on one income. I called back and was told the same thing by an immigration officer after demanding to be transferred. So I wrote a check and paid the $405 and filed. I figured if it take 6 months I better do it asap. I made an infopass appointment and scheduled a meeting with our congressman's secretary to discuss our case. The congressman's secretary told us that is was required but that she would chase it up and try and see if she could get our I-824 expedited but offered no promises. Then we went to our infopass appointment..

Surprise surprise, she told us exactly what I expected to hear: Of course you don't need your NOA2 to file because you have a K1 visa in your passport. More importantly that K1 visa has your receipt number, and your A number recorded in it. She showed us that our receipt number could be used to instantly pull up our file on their system which showed our I-129F status as approved. She printed out a copy of this for us to use in our AOS application. She told us she was sorry that we had been misinformed but could not stop the I-824 from going through; We would just have to eat the $405 fee.

For any of you out there that have lost your NOA2 (aka I-797): RELAX and DO NOT FILE AN I-824!! If you want reassurance make an infopass appointment and ask for a printed copy of your approval on their system. If you don't have a receipt number on your K1 visa they will give it to you if you provide your A number (on your K1 and I-94).

It happens to people all the time, it is not a big deal, and it should not hold up your application.

Hope this makes someone feel better.

Hello everyone ,we are in the process of doing the ASO packet and I cant seem to find my NOA2 document ,I have looked at many different samples of cover letters and some have the NOA2 in it and some do not ,so my question to all of you is if you didnt send in your NOA2 with the packet did you get a RFE or did it go through anyway .........side note - if they do send me a RFE for the NOA2 does anyone know how to get a copy of it ....Thanks

Thanks for the info and I will set up the account :-)

Hello I’m hoping that someone will be able to help me with some questions ,here is what’s going on my I- 129 packet is at the Manila embassy and my fiancée is getting her stuff together ,but due to a work situation that has happened in the last month I have had to take a 16 grand pay cut and it will probably take a good yr to get back to the previous wage so now we have to put everything on hold because I don’t have the money to bring here and her son over ……so my question is how long does the Embassy hold onto the packet ,I have heard that every 4 months they renew it for a total of 1 yr and my second question is once she is approved and get the Visa to come here how long is that good for , again I have heard that the visa can be used up to 6 months before it expires …..I’m living at a friend’s house now paying no rent just helping with some of the utilities so I can save as much money as possibly for a yr. So this is why I need to know these things so I can time when to have her do her interview …Thanks in advance for any advice …. Sometimes life throw curves at you and all you can do is put one foot in front of the other and just keep moving this is what I have had to do make some hard decisions and move forward and just stay strong for both of us ........................

Please clarify this I dont know this means ? ( Well, in our case, hubby was already retired and stayed in the Philippines for about 18 months at one time, so he did not buy a roundtrip ticket since he is not certain when he will go back to US..After we got married no more extension problem at all coz he has Balikbayan stamp on his passport ) ..thanks and I mean the bBalikbayan stamp on the passport :-)

Congratulations on the good news and thanks for posting what you went through at the embassy

I understand were your coming from ,I think im a little smart but even I have gotten messed up ,I think its just sometimes to much info and then it get over whleming so peole just ask to validate what they have read....and what visajourney have so freely given to me I will give to others even if it has been askede a 1000 times ,I will never say its in the guides ...just answer someone to give them the confidence they need to carry on .....everyone have a good day or night Im in the Phils right now seeing my sweetheart for the first time ..she is so wonderful im just overjoyed...God Bless everyone and thankyou VisaJourney.Com

thanks everyone for your imput ,it has helped me very much

hello everyone Im heading to the Phils on May 6th an d I want to get ahead of the game when Im there ,I was wondering what I need as far as paper work to get my fiancee to fill out and bring back with me for the I 129 packet any help would be appreciated. It just seem a little overpowering right now and I cant think straight so thanks in advance for your help....

Hello all..are there any Filipino around connecticut?I am hoping/wishing to meet someone around here,I'm from Rockville.Thanks!

hello Flosy i just googled filipino community in connecticut and it came up with a lot of links for your area im not from connecticut so im not sure about distance from you ,so just google search it and you will be surprised ....hope this helps you...