Love&Faith

Hello all,

This is my first post, but I have gotten so much helpful information from reading this thread - thank you to all of you!

I have a question on fee payment for the K1 visa. I know that this has been asked in other posts, but I'm trying to get the most up-to-date information. My fiance is Ugandan, and we would like to schedule his interview in Nairobi. He just submitted the DS-160. How can we pay the fee if we don't know anyone in Kenya to assist us with Mpesa? He was going to use Mpesa in Kampala, but I read somewhere that it has been blocked in Uganda?

Any info you have would be greatly appreciated! Thank you.

Hi. I paid for my interview on 2nd November and was able to schedule for an interview within 5 hours. I don't know about Mpesa being blocked in Uganda because that's what I used right here in Kampala. You should try going to an Mpesa agent and confirm.just be sure to use one who will give you a receipt after payment.

Hi everyone.I Need your help.I received packet 3 from the Embassy in Nairobi Kenya and part of it says that the I-129F is valid for 4 months from the initial date of approval from USCIS. It further says that we should submit our K1 visa application (Ds 160 form) before or on 2nd January 2016.

My question is: Does this mean that we must also schedule for an interview date before 2nd January2016?

Thank you.

My case was approved today! I sent off the RFE on 8/11 and NOA2 was 8/24. Yayyyy .

That's great news!

I registered my case # at uscis.gov and checked the box to receive text and email notifications. So when there was an update, I received an email alerting me that there was a change. But when I go to check the status online it shows the same message, so either way you should be able to find out.

Good luck!

Thank you Abby

Got a notification tonight that they received my RFE and they're working on the case again. YAY!

Hi Abbyhawk,how did you receive the notification? Did you have to sign in your USCIS account or was it by email?

Hullo everyone!

I am joining this post because my consulate is in Nairobi and I am from Uganda.I filed in early June 2015 and still waiting for a response for the NOA2.Most of the people who filed after the first week of June have been responded to much as they are from European countries. I am asking,do you think that because as the beneficiary I am from Uganda and the system is slow or if they are critical about any fraud this makes my case to take longer than others?

The last I checked the California Service Center is now working on early July filers!

I am at 54 days today.

Thank you

OH MY GOODNESS!!! Just got our approval. 27 days. Wow, I am in shock. I can't wait for my fiance to wake up.

oh my dear Congratulations!!!! Someone needs to be woken up to be told the good news...

I have hit the 41 day mark and still NOA2 being my priority date is June 8th. Maybe my case is in a box for an adjudicator who is on vacation. Here is to a hopeful and new week.

hi guys! i learned earlier today that our case got approved. i hope all of you here will be getting the noa2 soonest! GOd bless! and keep your faith burning still.

here's our timeline:

packet sent out: June 5, 2015

packet received: June 9, 2015 (according to our noa1 hard copy and the e-mail from USCIS)

noticed date: June 11, 2015

Noa1 Hard Copy received : June 15, 2015

Case Approved: July 14, 2015

that's it guys! i am praying for everyone's fast approval.

GOD BLESS us all!

Congrats!!! Thanks for sharing.

Hi guys! I checked my status online and received email that my case was approved! Soo happy

hope everything goes fine.

Sent: 6/1/2015

Noa1: 6/8/15

Noa2: 7/13/15

Congrats!!! We share the same NOA1 date by the way. Enjoy the rest of the journey as you get closer to being with your loved one

To all those having problems logging in to check their status,I just read the news On the USCIS website that USCIS is conducting system maintenance so some customer service tools are unavailable from 11th-12th July 2015.

Here is more on that:

http://www.uscis.gov/news/alerts/customer-service-tools-unavailable

Quick question. ..do I have to create an account on the uscis website or just checking the status with the receipt number is good enough ? What's the difference? Thanks =)=)=)

From what vj members have experienced,without an account they have difficulty knowing the status of their cases getting errors for instance.prior to my NOA1 when I read this I created an account on the USCIS website so I dont know what its like if you just check status without an account.personally I would advise you create an account just to clear out any hiccups on the way as you log in for an update on your case.oh and one difference I think there is, is that with an account you can know when your case was last updated although this can remain the same for weeks till you are approved or with an RFE on the way

We sent our i-129f at the end of May, got our paper copy NOA1 June 8, and just found out (through the USCIS website) yesterday (July 9) that our case was approved!

That's great for you! I have the same NOA1 date as you (June 8th) and still waiting.thanks for letting us know and hope you enjoy this part of the journey.

I just received my NOA2!

I was hesitant and confused filling out the forms, even after buying a book on the process.

Then I found this site.

This site was a great help in putting the application packet together.

Thanks everybody!

Thanks be to god.

Noa1 6/4

Noa2 7/8

This is great news. Congratulations!!!

Same old same.No RFE or NOA2.

Hello everyone! ! I filed mine on June 26th and just received my receipt letter saying that my petition was sent to CA..is this the NOA 1 you guys are talking about? Thanks, and good luck to all of you!!=)

yes, that receipt letter you got is your NOA1 and the date at your top right is your priority date.your NOA1 date that is.All the best through this journey.

Hi All,

Just wanted to check in to say that we received our NOA 2 yesterday on July 2nd! Our NOA 1 date was June 3rd.

Congrats Congrats!!!

Okay, here it is... we received hard copy NOA1 on 06/23/15.

It says:

Received date:06/12/15

Notice date: 06/16/15

As I asked earlier, which one is the NOA1 date?

When you look at the upper right side of your notice, you will see the 'NOTICE DATE' and that is your NOA1 date.

If you like,that's the date you fill in on your VJ time line as your NOA1 and then you will get an estimated time for when to expect your NOA2.

I sure do! Perhaps we should have a celebration when you and my fiance are here!

Of course!!! Once we are all together in Fargo I would be happy to celebrate with you...Thank you and let's be in touch

Where in ND. I am in ND too!

Oh that's great! My fiance is in Fargo,North Dakota. Nice to meet someone so close to what will soon be my new home. Do you live in Fargo too?

when you look at your VJ timeline it says you should expect your NOA2 btn 29th July and 1st August.its an estimate since every case is different.it may be sooner by a few days or abit later but that's the time you can plan around

So guys for us june filers, when is the estimated time for NOA2? Uscis site says it received it the 12th got the text on the 17th. Which date should I count from then?

Hullo June filers!!!

I am so happy I eventually found this thread. It is comforting to be with people going through the same process.My fiance is from ND and got our hard copy NOA1 in the mail saying CSC and the starting date is 8th June 2015. We are so excited to get the NOA2,there are times we think grow hard skin for the possibility of getting an RFE but what supercedes is Faith that whatever happens the Lord is in control. We hope to be together in November and its never easy being far away from the one you truly love.I am from Uganda and I wish everyone the very best through this journey. Sometimes waiting for the NOA2 feels like the hardest part in comparison with the interview.I tell myself that once we are approved at USCIS I can start all plans and surely feel'

Noa2 approved on 19th!! We are so happy!!! Noa1 received on May 14th.Good luck everyone!

Noa2 approved on 19th!! We are so happy!!! Noa1 received on May 14th.Good luck everyone!

Yaay!!! Congrats

One thing I have come to accept is that an RFE sometimes help clear the future of any worries and setbacks.if you get one you have the opportunity to fix or clarify anything that maybe the OC at the interview may question and ask for depending on what he problem is. Plus you will work on what they are asking for and this too will come to pass and you will move forward.

It's not the best feeling to get an rfe sorry about that but it's going to be okay. Lets see what they are asking for and I hope you can share.