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Tomorrow is when my window starts. I'm sooooo ready!!!

I really hope this is your week! According to my VS timeline (which I know is not bible) I have about 9 days to go before we enter our window. I haven't checked the march forum today. Any movement?

Good Morning to All.  Happy Monday.  We are officially at 99 days now, looking forward to getting the notification of the NOA2.  Very hopeful to get it this week.  I am also hoping that all of you get your notification very  very soon.  
 
I hope that everyone had an incredible weekend.  

So..im just here...practicing my approval dance 

Oh, hi, timeline twin
I'm a realistic, which makes some people call me pessimistic, though I'm just cautious. Very optimistic when it comes to other people though, hah. So I hope you are right and share your positive powers with me
Let's enjoy the weekend and up and forward onto a positive week!

HEY! .. let's turn it around here lol, posts have been tilting negative. We're right in time frame to start seeing some early April approvals. I can't imagine the work load these employee's must have at USCIS. Every day stacks and stacks of stories, pictures .. incomplete files .. my lord I wouldn't want to do it. Our approvals will come ... maybe not in our time ,,, but they will. I always love the weekends, days seem to tick away so lets see where we are at on Monday. Maybe we're up! I am having one of those days too man ... really stressing, worrying about everything, so I need some good positive stuff ... come on with it ya'll! Yes I am southern and yes ya'll is a word!    

So....am here at work minding my business, talking to fiance(he is the petitioner) via whatsapp about calling NVC today to see if we get our case number. While am talking to him my phone rings and I see Port of Spain area code and am looking at the phone and rolling my eyes cause I thought it was my aunt and am sporting my "I don't wanna be bothered mood" today. I answered politely and person says
"Is this Miss Peters?"
Me: Yes.....
"I am calling from the US embassy, to ask if we can email you the info packet"(I assume this is packet 3)
Me: Sure 
"This is just for formal sake, all the documents must be brought with you to interview! Go ahead and fill out application and after you do so we can schedule interview and medical. We don't schedule medical without the code from application confirmation"
Me: Okay ma'am, thank you
 
Now I know things move fast after NOA2 but fiance and I still in Lalaland with getting stuff together and he in military and wont get time off till September and am not doing interview without him being there(my choice for various reasons)
 
Point of all this is that once you guys get that NOA2(those of you still waiting, the long wait is over, things go hella fast!!) So chin up and don't lose sight of what's coming ahead on this journey

OMG, I would be dying too!  You poor thing.  I sure hope that's the last false alarm you, or any other April filers have to deal with.  

OMG, I would be dying too!  You poor thing.  I sure hope that's the last false alarm you, or any other April filers have to deal with.  

OMG, I would be dying too!  You poor thing.  I sure hope that's the last false alarm you, or any other April filers have to deal with.  

You can count on me for that!  I will yell so loud that my love will hear me in the Philippines. 😋

The tracker says 86 so I go with it , the cheat helps calm me lol

According to the VJ timeline is 105 days right now  I've seen some people get approved in less than 90, but also a lot over the hundred, so I tend to think it's something in between 95-110... Well, I don't even know, this can be so random! I just try to keep my hopes on hold so I don't get disappointed
But hey, maybe they will be approving yours any day now or even already did it, considering they knew you wanted to expedite... Wishful thinking, maybe, but who knows. Hang in there!
 
Regarding dates for NOA1, @Keith & Monica already did a good research on that, lol. I've always though Notice Date was when they actually processed the case first time, and Received Date... well, that's self explanatory  VJ Timeline goes by Notice Date for some reason, and I think that's why we refer to that date as NOA1 date... Received Date seems to be more useful in terms of knowing how far they have been working on cases and also I've read is the one you have to use as a reference to know if you are within normal processing times or not, based on USCIS website. 
Like if you have a received date March 10, but your Notice date is March 16, if they update it to say they are working March 15, then you go by received date and can start an inquiry.
 
Welcome! Sure we are deeply honored to have you posting here your first time ever
Hope you can breath easily soon. Glad to see one of those early April fillers I can keep an eye on to see if things are moving. Looking forward to your NOA2
 

Yes, and I noticed the timeline was pushed back a day. Wahhh!! 😉 Oh well, it is what it is I guess. I think we are all waiting to see what happens next week. The holiday certainly affected speed this week. I'm anxious to see some of the folks on here announcing their status updates!

This is my first post, quite possibly my first post in any forum. Our NOA1 date was 4/4 and we have been impatiently waiting. It has been helpful to know that there are others out there experiencing the excruciating pain of waiting for a shared life to start. For now, we wait impatiently to be able to breath again, thank you for this forum.

Alright, today is officially day 90! I never imagined any updates before 3 months but I definitely felt like once we hit 90 days it could come at any time. Yippee!

It seemed the average time being taken was about 93-96 days, what's going on! I'm getting so anxious. Idk if it's because I know that our background check started weeks ago or what, but ughhhh!!!!

Day 95 from NOA1 for us.  Looking forward to getting movement on this.  Can't wait to be with my love permanently.  

Yes, and I noticed the timeline was pushed back a day. Wahhh!! 😉 Oh well, it is what it is I guess. I think we are all waiting to see what happens next week. The holiday certainly affected speed this week. I'm anxious to see some of the folks on here announcing their status updates!

Yes, and I noticed the timeline was pushed back a day. Wahhh!! 😉 Oh well, it is what it is I guess. I think we are all waiting to see what happens next week. The holiday certainly affected speed this week. I'm anxious to see some of the folks on here announcing their status updates!

Alright, today is officially day 90! I never imagined any updates before 3 months but I definitely felt like once we hit 90 days it could come at any time. Yippee!

Alright, today is officially day 90! I never imagined any updates before 3 months but I definitely felt like once we hit 90 days it could come at any time. Yippee!

I am also thankful Ive found VJ and does belong to this group, you are right this group is amazing as everybody is so helpful. And yes just like you too I wished we have found this site before we put together our packet. But then nevertheless since it's still seem to be a long journey I am just glad to be having all the additional information . Good morning everyone in US! It is almost midnight here in Manila but still can't sleep as I am waiting for my love to be on break so we can at least talk before I sleep. The day is never complete when I don't get to see him and talk to him before I close my eyes 😊. Have a nice day and looking forward for an approval to one of our member from this group today just to keep the spirit going good 😊😋

Alright, today is officially day 90! I never imagined any updates before 3 months but I definitely felt like once we hit 90 days it could come at any time. Yippee!

Me too.  VS is saying late July for me so anything before that would be amazing!  I wish I could just go on vacation until the NOA2 arrives because vacation always seems to go by faster