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5 minutes ago, Naes said:

@NICK & PAULA thanks   

 

1) it doesn't cost you money so there's not really worth it or not; normally yes it worth it.  but if the notices won't come to you but to the lawyer then it may not have a meaning.

 

2)no. They don't update it properly. Most cases approved never get an online update. Or sometimes even rfes don't get update so tracking your normal mail is really important. If you got lucky with a good lawyer he/she should be proactive and let you know (sorry I just never hear good experiences about lawyers- k1 is too simple for a lawyer)

 

3) they are doing july so it's normal. Yes there are more rfes this year than previous years. And an rfe can happen at any time of the process but most rfe comes during initial adjudication. You only saw rfes because they're not updating approvals online.

 

good luck 

Thanks for the responses, I guess the best way is to wait for Eoin (our lawyer, he really is very nice!) to get back to us, or check the scans once August rolls around? The number we're looking out for is the one that starts with WAC correct?

Hey all!

Day 179 here, August 4th NOA1

Starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel with all these July approvals! Had a few questions I was wondering if anyone had the answer to:

1. We went through a lawyer as we were lucky enough to have a previous work associate who runs an immigration law firm - Is it worth us signing up for informed delivery or will our letter from USCIS be going back to the lawyer's office from whence it was sent?

2. If that is the case, how is https://egov.uscis.gov/casestatus/landing.do this website for checking if we've been approved? Will it change as soon as we've been approved or does it update as slowly as USCIS' other webpages?

3. I had a look through July and noticed what seemed like a lot of RFEs in the scans (though I could be wrong). Does it seem like there's a lot of RFEs this time around or is this about normal?

LET'S GO AUGUST! Only a few weeks late if we all knock on wood!

Hey all,

Long time lurker, first time poster!

Just wanted to know if anybody knows if this potential government shutdown would affect us/slow down USCIS? I think they're separate entities I just wanted to make sure

Hi all,

Got a little shake up of the oldest question in the book.

My fiancee and I filed for our K-1 visa at the start of the month after being together for a long time but are hoping to see each other a few times before I eventually move to the US to be with her.

After my lawyer advised us it should be fine, and after reading other people's experiences here, I have decided to take a week off work to visit my fiancee in the US for 10 days in September. I know of course that whether I get through customs will depend on how calmly I answer their questions, as well as how the CBP officer feels that day but i had a few questions.

- I chose to get an Aer Lingus flight through Dublin so that I could go through pre-check there and not have such an awfully long flight home if I do get rejected at the border. Does anybody have any experience of the Dublin pre check while in a similar situation? I have left myself a considerable (4 hour) layover in Dublin so that I have enough time if I have to be pulled aside into the interview room by CBP. 

- What do you advise saying when they ask "why are you coming to the U.S?" Is it advisable to instantly offer the information that I am visiting my fiancee? 

I will be bringing my K-1 Receipt, as well as a letter from my work stating that they are expecting me back after the vacation.

Is there anything else I could bring to help my case?

If it helps to have extra information: I was in the US from February 2016 to May 2017 on a J-1 visa.