Martin & Rona

We wish you a good trip and time with your fiance. Hopefully you will both have your NOA2 before you visit her next week. That would be an awesome gift for the both of you.
Will keep the both of you in our prayers and thoughts. Keep us posted. 

Hey my friend we all feel your pain. Our NOA1 date is Jan 17th, USCIS Received date was Jan 11th. The case above and below us was approved on the 20th. If it's any consolation I also lost my job last month after moving from CA to FL back in Sept to accept a job here only to learn the company was sold last month and my position was eliminated. Between losing my job and the frustration here it has taken it's tool on me.
My fiance has been my rock and I just love and miss her so much. She tells me that I'm her rock also.
 
The best we can all do is hope and pray USCIS continues processing the cases at the rate they have. There are 2,137 cases that haven't been looked at. If you use an average of 150 cases worked a day they should touch everyone's case over the next 14 working days.
We're all getting very close so best we can all do is support and lean on the ones we love, lean on each other here, and have faith that all of us Jan Filers will get our NOA2 in the next couple of weeks.
Keep your spirits high and don't lose hope.

Hey my friend we all feel your pain. Our NOA1 date is Jan 17th, USCIS Received date was Jan 11th. The case above and below us was approved on the 20th. If it's any consolation I also lost my job last month after moving from CA to FL back in Sept to accept a job here only to learn the company was sold last month and my position was eliminated. Between losing my job and the frustration here it has taken it's tool on me.
My fiance has been my rock and I just love and miss her so much. She tells me that I'm her rock also.
 
The best we can all do is hope and pray USCIS continues processing the cases at the rate they have. There are 2,137 cases that haven't been looked at. If you use an average of 150 cases worked a day they should touch everyone's case over the next 14 working days.
We're all getting very close so best we can all do is support and lean on the ones we love, lean on each other here, and have faith that all of us Jan Filers will get our NOA2 in the next couple of weeks.
Keep your spirits high and don't lose hope.

Hey my friend we all feel your pain. Our NOA1 date is Jan 17th, USCIS Received date was Jan 11th. The case above and below us was approved on the 20th. If it's any consolation I also lost my job last month after moving from CA to FL back in Sept to accept a job here only to learn the company was sold last month and my position was eliminated. Between losing my job and the frustration here it has taken it's tool on me.
My fiance has been my rock and I just love and miss her so much. She tells me that I'm her rock also.
 
The best we can all do is hope and pray USCIS continues processing the cases at the rate they have. There are 2,137 cases that haven't been looked at. If you use an average of 150 cases worked a day they should touch everyone's case over the next 14 working days.
We're all getting very close so best we can all do is support and lean on the ones we love, lean on each other here, and have faith that all of us Jan Filers will get our NOA2 in the next couple of weeks.
Keep your spirits high and don't lose hope.

My girl is also very patient and she reinforces this with prayers each night that we will be blessed in due time. We noticed after reviewing Thursday's stats that the case above and below our WAC# was approved. The case below us was approved on the 20th and there are only 36 cases left to be touched for Jan 11 filers so I feel the both of us should get our approval next week.
That would be so cool if that happend and we both traveled together to the Philippines to pick up our fiance. When I visited my girl last month we made an appointment at the CFO in Cebu. We we're 2 hours late for our appointment because of the traffic in Cebu, it took us 2 hours to drive like 20 miles. It was a nightmare. Have your girl do her CFO in Manila, even though there is a lot of traffic there it's closer to the airport. We were able to spend time with her brother who met us at the airport and we spent the night with them at their home in Cebu.
Yes life is too short to worry about things that are out of our control, I'm also dealing with finding a new job since moving to Florida back in Oct since the company I was working for was sold and my position was eliminated. I have interviews scheduled for next week at a conference in Orlando so maybe I will be blessed with finding a new job and receiving our NOA2.
I'll keep the both of you in my prayers that we receive our NOA2 next week.

Thanks my friend
OMG traffic in the philippines cannot even be explained LOL. my love is living in Taguig and when I visit I stay in Makati, well until we take our in country trips. She will do her CFO in Manila but still about 2 hours to get there for her because of traffic. Hoping we both get approvals next week so we can move on to the next steps in our life. Hang in there my friend and I will be saying some prayers for you as well...have a great weekend. Be pretty cool to travel with a fellow VJ member to meet the love of our lifes

So this is the dance I've been doing awaiting our NAO2 Approval. Happy 100 days of waiting!!!!
 

So this is the dance I've been doing awaiting our NAO2 Approval. Happy 100 days of waiting!!!!
 

Actually, the correct number is a little higher. I subsequently realized that they are using different descriptor for same rejection categories. I have now revised the table accordingly and I've broken down the rejection categories
 

Wow this room is really quiet today.
 
Were there any approvals today or yesterday?

Yes I agree. Today's another day just had one of those day's yesterday when I needed to vet out some of my frustration. 
I also made the mistake of looking at cases from last year when USCIS was processing NOA2's in 30 days or less and Visas's were getting approved in about 60 days.
Just doesn't seem fair, but as someone once told me since when is life "fair".
The good thing here we are all feeling the same things; being away from our loved ones while waiting for the next step in this process and can lean on one another when we're having a miserable day.
Thanks for your support and hopefully all of us will receive our NOA2 shortly.

Yes I agree. Today's another day just had one of those day's yesterday when I needed to vet out some of my frustration. 
I also made the mistake of looking at cases from last year when USCIS was processing NOA2's in 30 days or less and Visas's were getting approved in about 60 days.
Just doesn't seem fair, but as someone once told me since when is life "fair".
The good thing here we are all feeling the same things; being away from our loved ones while waiting for the next step in this process and can lean on one another when we're having a miserable day.
Thanks for your support and hopefully all of us will receive our NOA2 shortly.

Stay positive people...I am sure the full scans from others will confirm the numbers later, but it looks like they touched around 100 January cases yesterday, with an 80% approval rate. Make the most of your days, go for a walk, start putting together plans for when you move, anything to fill the time and take your mind off the wait! 

Hey thanks for your encouragement. I just had one of those days and when I read the post that USCIS is now starting to process cases in Feb that just sent me over the edge. I know I need to be patient and to support my partner. We were on the phone together this morning when I posted my comments.
It's just so ridiculous how the USCIS operates and processes our cases. There are cases that are just before and after us that have been approved. Just makes no sense why our case hasn't been approved.
Well maybe tomorrow will bring good news. It's too late tonight I think to receive and approval.
Fingers crossed our prayers will be answered soon.  

Hey thanks for your encouragement. I just had one of those days and when I read the post that USCIS is now starting to process cases in Feb that just sent me over the edge. I know I need to be patient and to support my partner. We were on the phone together this morning when I posted my comments.
It's just so ridiculous how the USCIS operates and processes our cases. There are cases that are just before and after us that have been approved. Just makes no sense why our case hasn't been approved.
Well maybe tomorrow will bring good news. It's too late tonight I think to receive and approval.
Fingers crossed our prayers will be answered soon.  

Hang in there my friend...you are so close at this point. Good things come to those that wait
Serious, we are all so close, now is the time we need to be strong and prepare for next steps
its just around the corner for us and our loved ones need us to be strong

Congratulations.
 
What was the date and time (including time zone) did you receive your NOA2 approval and was the notification via text or email?
 
All the best to you both for a speedy next steps!!!!! 

Hi, @AkesAngel! We heard you came to visit your fiance so you must be pretty busy right now spending time with him, and you'll probably be getting ready for your interview soon, so I'd like to offer help with the scans. I have plenty of free time on my hands so when you're not too busy, maybe you can show me how it's done.
 
Anyway, just enjoy your time off and celebrate with your love. You've been so helpful to us and you deserve this break. Do let me know if you need a hand with the scans, though.

My bad. USCIS Case Active is 93 Days with a Jan 11th "received" date.
 
VJ Timeline NOA1 Notice Date is January 17th or 88 Days.
 
Either case I agree the wait is unbearable and day's seem like weeks as each day passes with no update from USCIS.
 

Okay, I've been waiting 91 Day's now and still no NOA2.
 
I don't have much time left on this planet to survive this USCIS waiting period.
 
Can someone make a phone call on my behalf PLEASE??????
 

Thanks my friend, Same here for the good bye at the airport...or as we like to say bye for now, God it hurt so bad...and yeah a few tears from both of us. We also Skype every night and VIber every morning. As she likes to say we are like a call center. always on the phone :-) .God I miss my time in the Philippines, such wonderful people there and so much to see and experience but of course you know as you have been there. The one thing I miss is seeing here natural beauty every morning when I open my eyes. OMG I miss that girl so much...I will be saying my prayers for you my friend and I hope we both get NOA2 soon. It would be pretty cool to see you on a flight to my paradise when I retrieve the love of my love. Be strong and know everything happens for a reason...BTW- thanks for all your posts, I read everyone of them :-)

Congratulations to you both and good luck going forward.
 
I noticed on VJ Timeline that your NAO1 was received Jan 17, 2017 not April 17th. 
 
All the best to the both of you for a speedy POE!!!!! 

My bad. USCIS Case Active is 93 Days with a Jan 11th "received" date.
 
VJ Timeline NOA1 Notice Date is January 17th or 88 Days.
 
Either case I agree the wait is unbearable and day's seem like weeks as each day passes with no update from USCIS.