CaseyThida

After a week of many touches, a climax (no pun intended). I've updated my immigration timeline and added my signature. California Circus Center has finally sent an e-mail stated that the I-129F is APPROVED! It has been a long time coming, but now onto NVC and embassy in Bangkok! Maybe she can touch US soil in April. Now that the I-130 and I-129F have both been approved, do we just run with the 129? Do you pay for the $380 for the I-130 IV bill, or just do AOS once in US? I've been fixated on the application approval process and K-3 route for so long, I've been neglecting my CR-1 research. I'll read more, but a quick snipet on the CR-1 route would be greatly appreciated. To all you in the confines of the CSC and VSC, I hope you follow with quick NOA2's.

They've been touching the I129f all week and what do you know, they've approved the I130 which they have not even touched! It feels good to see results! Now come on, approve that 130!!! Wow, 9/06 to 1/30/07, long time coming on the 130.

Got another touch today 1/28/07, a Sunday of course! Another message saying transferred, but impossible, just another friendly touch, c'mon with the NOA2 already!!!! Pendleton, did you get another touch? We've been in the same ship this far, hopefully you got the aproval already!

It worried me so I called customer service. I thought in the message head that it had been sent to another office. The man, very nice, said that it was taking too long and now put in an expedite on it, although still a couple months from processing date on USCIS website. He said it wasn't suppose to leave Missouri and that it was probably going back there (this I find hard to believe even coming from him). I looked at USCIS online site and had the same message from the transfer notice, therefor, I deduced that it was just a touch. I have never really had my cases touched, but when they have, always the previous message with nothing new. This is my recollection, any advice on what happens with a touch and e-mail messages would be appreciated, since they dont touch mine very often. Yes, both ours had this on 1/25/07!

Same thing with me yesterday, it's just a repeat of the last message automatically since there is nothing new to report, you have auto e-mail, so no new changes, just a welcomed touch! I'm a day ahead of you!!! Hope you're done very soon!!!!

I've been extremely lazy! I will get my timeline done today I think! Anyway, after months CSC finally touched my K3 paperwork since it arrived there from Chicago. Last touch was Nov. 18th. My I130 hasn't been touched since it arrived in California from Nebraska on Sept. 20!! CSC is waking up maybe.

I would definately say there Are peaks and valleys as far as what to expect through the whole process, but concentrate on the peaks and hope the valleys are few and far between. Impossible enough to imagine many of these government workers enjoy their jobs and do everything they can to unite families quickly. My hats off to these individuals, and a big good job for those that muddle through the process the whole time with a big smile knowing life is just months away from being very very good. All our spouces and fiances are incredibly wonderful people in their own right and do much in the process to really help. Overall if you post on this site, you deserve the best most expeditous handling of the case and if buck into any control freaks saying not good, pat self on back because at this very point, there are guidelines but in a sense, each case slightly breaks new ground, and we all deserve the best of compliments. This site is composed of the crowd most willing to succeed with all heart and integrity! Good Job folks!

Casey Jones (newbie in amazement of my fellow peers)!