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Another week has ended...
 
To those who got their NOA2 this week, congratulations! I am sure this weekend will be marvelous! Go and celebrate!
 
To those who are still waiting, let's take this time to relax and forget about the stress of having to wait for our turn. I know it's difficult, but we will get our NOA2 eventually... Maybe next week is our week!  Let's be each other's rock and stay positive!
 
Happy weekend, everybody! 

I hear ya, just got off of skype with my love in the Philippines,,,We talk about the wait but we know it will eventually happen when our time is ready...Dear god I miss that girl so much but I love her even more because she is so willing to wait

I hear ya, just got off of skype with my love in the Philippines,,,We talk about the wait but we know it will eventually happen when our time is ready...Dear god I miss that girl so much but I love her even more because she is so willing to wait

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

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

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

Drum roll please.............  (Because we overlapped into January filers too) 
 
It is with great excitement that after 111 days of craziness, we got the RFE notice today! So on to the approval..
 
I know not "officially approved"  but usually its something we can answer or provide and will get approved right? I have no idea just yet what they want, but surely we can get it right back to them and will get approval. If I get proof right away and it  sent back in we should be "officially approved"  in 2-3 weeks!!!!!  I kept telling Grace, "Just give me an approved or RFE  text and we will get through this, I know it!"       
 
YES YES YES YES !!!!!!!!  And yes she is jumping for joy up and down!!!!
 
Now to get the RFE sent back in,  and in 1 1/2 - 2 months from approval, (HK is fast) Grace will be here!!!!  
 
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, to everyone putting up with us...
 
And to others, dream big, hang in there, you CAN do this too.. 

Here is a summary of the last 3 days and the actual sheet to look at. As my fiance has to work over the week, I should have time to get the scans up. I also hope that I can figure the scans out with glmg ... we already started with it.
And yes I'm really happy and busy here with my fiance ... it's really good to be with him again
 
Cases for January updated : 214
Approved: 176
RFEs: 41
Other: 0
*Only cases starting with a receiving date of Jan 1 onward*
 
Details for January (4/10/2017): https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B1QbA9c-L-c1Y01UOTNIb3dxZ1E
 
 

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.

Hang in there, whats the old saying....good things come to those that wait :-)  Seriously I feel your pain. OMG i miss my love so much and even 2 trips to the philippines in the last 4 months is not enough. good news is coming your way soon my friend

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 :-)

On my hardcopy letter from the USCIS, in the top right there is a "Notice Date".  That is your NOA1 date.
 
The receive date and NOA1 date are different dates.

I can attest to the fact no holidays for government workers for quite awhile
So even though Friday and Monday may be a holiday for some...work as usual in the US government
One thing to keep in mind is it is spring break time here in the states so maybe some workers taking vacation to enjoy with their children

I can attest to the fact no holidays for government workers for quite awhile
So even though Friday and Monday may be a holiday for some...work as usual in the US government
One thing to keep in mind is it is spring break time here in the states so maybe some workers taking vacation to enjoy with their children

Eastercis on Sunday, Monday after a normal work day. 

No Holiday here, I work for the Federal Government and I can assure you Good friday was a normal work day
Even is certain states declare it a holiday the government works on its own schedule...So Friday was a work as normal day

Hi Everybody, 
 
I just woke up to start my day in Scotland with a million text messages from my fiance! We got our NOA2 at like 2:44am UK time. Best part is that after 3 months of waiting, my fiance is flying out to Scotland tonight and we have a massive engagement party on Saturday with all my family so it couldn't have been more perfect timing! Genuinely the first time an email has made me cry haha!!
 
This forum keeps you sane honestly, my anxiety has been eating me alive and it's been so nice just to know you're not alone in how you feel. I'll make sure and update my timeline every step of the way and if any UK, particularly Scottish people have any questions about the process please feel free to reach out and I'll try my best to help! 
 
Lots of love and positive vibes for the rest of you <3
 
Yaz xoxox

Thank you
I'm really happy to help with the scans.
I know exactly how much it helped me when I found Geos daily posts in the Nov thread. Again thanks to @geowrian to make that happen and for sharing his scripts with us! He's the true bless
And for all still waiting: don't lose hope ... your time will come! Try to share lots of wonderful moments with your loved ones on phone or in texts. The more you think about the waiting, the more worse it will be. (Own experience )
Who ever gives positive actions away, will also get positive reactions back ... its called karma 😘

Hey girls and guys!
I'm a March filer and snuck in to your thread to see how it looks once the NOA2's starting to pop out! 
It looks amazing!!!

Congratulations to all of you, and good luck for your journeys!

I hope our thread will look the same "soon"

All the best for you!
Bine

Sorry for being late with your scan dear Jan ppl ...
but after really realizing that we got approved - my fiance and I were totally out of order and I was out to relax with my daughter for a bit.
But now ... I'm back with the scan and I have also good news ... Jan seems still to be worked on
 
Cases for January updated 4/3/2017: 14
Approved: 14
RFEs: 0
Other: 0
*Only cases starting with a receiving date of Jan 1 onward*
 
Details for January (4/3/2017): https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B1QbA9c-L-c1bTlZOU5vX1ZfejQ
 
 

Wonderful, thank you so much!
 
Enjoy the time with your love!!  

What you say is so true, everyone take a deep breath and remember the most important thing is to remain strong and love the ones we miss...I know I fully expected at least 90 days for this stage and soon we will get our approvals..Its a process we must go through and nothing we say can change the time...lets all be strong for each other and hope for the best

What you say is so true, everyone take a deep breath and remember the most important thing is to remain strong and love the ones we miss...I know I fully expected at least 90 days for this stage and soon we will get our approvals..Its a process we must go through and nothing we say can change the time...lets all be strong for each other and hope for the best

Hey peeps, let's try not to get worked up until we need to which is around June. The average is 90days for NOA2. It would be great if we get processed faster. Yes it's absolute torture being apart from our fiancés but getting worked up this early is only going to make the waiting that much harder and longer!! Deep breaths...