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1 hour ago, Reba Mae said:

Hi Everyone. So, we are still at the USCIS stage. On October 4th we were notified of our RFE, received the letter on October 11th and returned it the same day. It was received and signed for on October 12th at CSC, and on October 16th, we received an email saying our "response to USCIS: request for evidence was received, "  and our case was being worked on again. Since then, nothing. How long has it typically taken from the "response to USCIS: request for evidence was received" to NOA2? Does it matter what they've requested more evidence for? I only forgot to check one box...very frustrating. Thanks for your help!

11 days between getting the RFE notice and our getting the approval. 

1) RFE notice by text 

2) 4 days later I get the official letter

3) I mail response on day 5

4) i129 approval text on day 11

Hi everyone!  Question to all the UK to US couples.  Is anyone using a slow freight shipping company or other moving service to move some of your goods to your new home?  We’ve only got a few items that we want sent (a chesterfield sofa!) and would love to get a reference from someone here.  Thanks!

On 10/7/2017 at 12:04 AM, MeliiGo said:

Try another web browser chrome or even internet explorer

Unfortunately, yes.  My fiancé spent more than 8 frustrating hours doing this for him and his sons 

5 hours ago, DrivinAForeign said:

Medical scheduled for tmrw in London.

Interview scheduled for 10/18.

My girl is freaking out but I keep telling her this is the easy part.

 

Anyone have any tips on how to schedule travel?  I know nothing is for certain until she has visa in hand.  I also know about the 1-2 week to get the visa after the interview.

 

What would be the earliest date it would be "safe" to book a ticket?

Congratulations!  (And good luck on the medical). You are a few weeks ahead of us.  We’re applying via London As well.

 I don’t have any answers for you but only questions.  How long did it take for you to get the NVC packet from the time you found out your NVC number?  ALSO did you wait for the packet to come before scheduling the interview or did you just use the NVC #? Thanks!

9 minutes ago, Estibaliz said:

https://ceac.state.gov/CEACStatTracker/Status.aspx?eQs=o/iS8zDpeAKjMWCuebHqOw==

Make sure you are checking under Immigrant

Thank you!  You are absolutely fantastic!

On 9/28/2017 at 9:14 AM, Salty2305 said:

NOA2 was approved 7th September, 21st I got our case number from NVC and the 27th are case was changed to in transit and ready in the same day. Haven’t received the letter yet but apparently some people never do. 

Sorry again to sound so ignorant but where can I view the “in transit” status?  

On 10/4/2017 at 6:16 PM, vcpdragon said:

Oh wow, NVC people are so much more pleasant to speak with then USCIS folks ... case still hasn't been received yet. Well back to the ol'  routine. lol Congrats to all the new approvals and Good Luck to those who have interviews soon! We are right behind you! 

 

Wishing you a speedy NVC!  I called everyday until I got the number.

I know this has been asked and answered

but for all the U.K. folks filing in April, how long was it doe you from the NOA 2 to the NVC packet?

1 minute ago, spike198 said:

Thanks! We found out we were approved by calling and speaking to a Tier 2. We have gotten text and email notifications for all steps (NOA1, rfe, rfe response) but not for this. Makes me nervous!!

 

We were nervous even when we got the text!  Glad to have the paperwork in hand but I can only imagine how you're feeling.  This is just a big psychological waiting game and hopefully it won't be much longer for your hard copy!  

Wishing you all the best and for speedy mail 

5 minutes ago, JimInUS said:

Here's the number I called: NVC: 603-334-0888

You're awesome!  Thanks!

Just now, spike198 said:

Question for anyone who called and found out you were approved and were getting your NOA2.... how long after your call did you receive a notification? Our status hasn't been updated nor have I received an email or text. Just curious because I'm gonna worry until I have something in writing

I got my official paperwork/letter on Saturday,

4 days after my text notification 

Hi everyone, what is the number to call to see if we can get an NVC number before the "packet" arrives so that we can make the medical appointment with Knightsbridge in London asap?

54 minutes ago, Melodica256 said:

my fiance just called and was refused a tier 2. 153 days and i dont know what the hell to do. I'm at the end of my tether and being the beneficiary I can't do anything from my side of things. Just feel so bloody defeated, just being told "wait" or "it's within the timeframe"

Do a "congressional" move and make a congressional petition Melodica256!  At the very least it's empowering to know the vote we place and the person in the senate office that got the job after their campaign promises  works for Us!!

58 minutes ago, Salty2305 said:

So we just received our NOA2 in the post. We were actually approved on the 7th, hardcopy sent out on the 8th, case tracker updated 11th as well as hardcopy received. 

 

Pretty impressed that it got to NC so quickly from California. Can anyone explain what the alien number on the hardcopy is used for please? 

 

Also my son (k2) petition isn't mentioned on the NOA2, is that normal?

Congratulations!  Let me know how the K2 works out.  My fiancée's sons are my K2's

2 hours ago, dcarolina said:

After these horrible weeks of waiting we finally got an answer. Not the one we wanted though... so sad to get a RFE  it was on sep 7. Our noa1 is april 19

Awwww... I was actually happy to get my RFE!  At least my file wasn't sitting lost in a dark corner accidentally shoved under someone's desk!  Hopefully it's just a box you forgot to tick off.  In anticipation though, just so you can get it out the next day, consider gathering more proof that you'd met.  Passport stamp copies with the passport pictures, etc 

29 minutes ago, Melodica256 said:

No RFE so far, but never been able to get to a Tier 2 - always get deflected at the Tier 1 with the "February case" thing. Calling again today.

Melodica,

Make yourself one of the "congressional" cases. 

Write a letter to your senator.  When the USCIS recieves an inquiry I hear they put your case in the 48 hour pile.  Expedited.  

You and I are 2 days apart in the NOA 1, you were before me.

I finally got upset and wrote to my senator and although I didn't get a written response back, I got a notification about 5 days later.  Coincidence?  Cause and effect? We shall never know.  I only know that I got a response, even if it was an RFE.  

1 hour ago, Estibaliz said:

Yes, I'm quite under that impression too, though I don't know how well prepared or front loaded were the different petitions. But considering a lot of people used visa services and lawyers and still got one, yes, so it seems 

I used a legal service too... 🙁

7 hours ago, Estibaliz said:

It's funny you call it a book, lol, but for what you said of all the things you are sending and it being over a hundred pages, it IS a book

What I did when preparing our package, along with sending the stamps, was adding the travel history from the i94 website. My thinking was that's an official document, so obviously I was there when I said I was... Plus I didn't overstay

Best of luck!

My book is in the mail, but can you post the link to the i94 website for anyone who has future RFE's to reconcile?

4 hours ago, Sallysyrup said:

Hi good day everyone! As you see I'm in a good mood in this post lol After all the days of waiting and ranting about whatnots. We finally got our NOA2 this morning (but it was a saturday evening in the U.S.). It was approved on September 5th if I'm not mistaken. Thanks for all who gave hope to people like me who waited longer than others. And the people who took a bit of their time to encourage and give us a pat on the back when we were feeling low. You guys are the best 👍👍👍 Goodluck to those people who are still waiting. I can imagine what you're going through but yeah, it's definitely coming. 💪💪💪

Congratulations!!! I've been cheering and waiting for your approval as well!!  So happy for you!

9 hours ago, Tatiana&D.S. said:

i thought about this : so,  in terms of uscis employee... we all have to prove the existence of a relationship of the last two years, then official proofs are needed .. such as photos work as adding, since it can be assumed that the photos were taken 2,5 or 3 years ago, 

Exactly.  I understand exactly where they're coming from.

My issue with this is that for all us applicants this should be a written expectation on the "things to send list."  

Send us copies of your tickets

send us the passport stamps 

send us your passport face page 

It doesn't ever state that on the application and the only way I figured it out was because of all of you here--- and then of course the RFE.

Unfortunately they also state, "to include but not limited to the passport stamps...tickets... etc". So I gave them everything I could find.  I don't want another delay.

Thanks to all of you folks here I was able to anticipate their request and had it ready before they asked.  The six hours of working on it were   Spent fondly looking over my pictures and reminiscing and missing my sweetheart.

4 minutes ago, Tatiana&D.S. said:

send them a copy of the passport of pages with seals of border control, of both of yours passports ... this is very important

Yes, you're right.  That is exactly what they asked for and my RFE book included everyone's stamps. 

17 minutes ago, slownomooo said:

I wanted to say thanks to you guys, as I have been lurking in your I-129F April forum - read it multiple times a day -, even though I do not quite belong here. I filed an I-130 at the end of April (Received date of April 26/Notice date of May 1) and filed an I-129F | K3 at mid-May (Received date of May 12/Notice date of May 16) as we got married in Russia. We were using your guys' enthusiasm and positive energy to manage through this frustrating time-period of open ended approval date together with my wonderful wife. There are only a few K3 applications on the entire site, and there was 1 in my timeline vicinity, therefore the timeline estimate does not even work.... Additionally, I could not track the status of I-130 online either until Sept 5 = case was not found, but I could track the I-129F, I was banking on getting that approved first based on what I saw happening.

 

So, here came the surprise - no notification, no status update online (still pending), but this morning I opened my mailbox and I found a single mail - it was the I-797 NOA2 for the I-130 petition | APPROVED on Sept 1. SRC*****41577 in 123 DAYS.

 

What an awesome Saturday present! Of course, now comes the NVC and stuff, but at least from here, the process is transparent and predictable.

 

This came in 2 months faster than current statistics, therefore those of you who are waiting, there is a chance that it will go faster. It is easier said than done, but hang in there, it is a wonderful feeling when you finally get what you want and deserve.

 

Last but not least, it seems that at least the Texas Service Center is working more or less okay.

 

Thanks again for the opportunity and wish you an expeditious approval of your case!

 

P.S. My timeline is updated.

 

AWESOME!  Congratulations!

Update

NOA 1 4-13

I received an electronic notice that the USCIS was mailing me an RFE on 9/5.  My online status changed almost immediately.  I live in San Diego and the CSC is in Los Angeles.  I didn't get the letter until 9/8.

The RFE requested more proof of our seeing each other.  The request I thought I'd fulfilled was to prove that we had seen each other at least once before.  Apparently the electronic tickets  (of several trips) I'd sent and pictures were not enough.  The letter states I needed to at least send a copy of a boarding pass or other such evidence as well as copies of the face page and passport stamps.  My fiancé and I have seen each other nearly a dozen times in our relationship and I didn't want to copy every piece of evidence about every visit.  Some of these visits included his family coming to meet mine and one of my children coming with me to see them in the UK.  We have pictures of our kids and us gathering around the Grand Canyon and sitting in rides at Disneyland with us for god's sake.  Also, since we are so electronically dependent most of our tickets have been electronic boarding passes.

This antiquated requirement they have is outrageous!  

Soooooo.... deep cleansing breath..... I gave them EVERYTHING.  I sent them the electronic tickets, I sent them the proof of purchase transactions for the tickets.  I sent them corroborating passport stamps of every visit by me, him, and even our Kid's passport book stamps.  I sent them pictures of me and him and our family together with arrows and names over our heads and dates they occurred with all the famous sites labelled.  I sent them copies of the boarding passes we did gather and luggage tags that happened to be stuffed into luggage pockets and even photo snapshots of the electronic boarding passes we used (sometimes I do that in case there's no wifi or LTE service).I sent them credit card bills of purchases made while we were in the other country,  The entire package was 129 pages with cross referenced flight details, times the flights departed, changed planes, airports we changed planes in, and times we arrived.  

See, what they don't realise is that all of us hunny bunnies LOVE to show Off our relationship in full animated colour copies littered with smiles and joy.  The gathering was a trip down memory lane and even if it took six hours and a sleepless night to gather it all, it went out in the mail this morning with a copy sent to my fiancé.  Btw.  The RFE gets sent to a PO box so it can only be sent through the US postal service, not FedEx.

Best of luck to all of you and please send good wishes my way that the "book of evidence" was well received and gets me speedily to the next step.  

3 minutes ago, Estibaliz said:

Saying congrats, all things considered, is probably a little bit too much, but I'm glad you've got news and your case has been touched

As usual, let's hope for a quick arrival of that letter and an easy fix. Any idea of what can that be about? Always good to plan ahead 

Not sure what it could be, I'm hoping it's a box that needs to be ticked off that was overlooked as we sent a lot of pictures and plane ticket copies and copies of texts between us with dates.  But, if it's not that then there are a few things I could add to the file.

1) copies of every page of our passports with all the entry stamps 

2) copies of his minor children's tickets and passport stamps (they came to meet and greet my children and we went on a road trip to the Grand Canyon and Las Vegas as a family).

3) my name is hyphenated from a previous marriage.  People mess around with the hyphen and the two names all the time so I have a bunch of aliases that I did not create but were made by organisations because some computer systems don't have a "hyphen" and drop the hyphen and add a space or remove the space between my two names.  I wonder if that might have caused a glitch.

4) more picture and proof.  Lol, I love our pictures as a couple and a family.  I could spend all day sharing my photo album and details with them!  

I'll keep you all posted.