HTMW

Significant movement on EAD card productions noticed on search today (including mine); 1/23 NOA 1 date. 
 
No expedite, San Francisco field office for me.
 
It’s been pretty slow with movement around my date lately, good to see things are pushing along!

Significant movement on EAD card productions noticed on search today (including mine); 1/23 NOA 1 date. 
 
No expedite, San Francisco field office for me.
 
It’s been pretty slow with movement around my date lately, good to see things are pushing along!

I hate to drag out this thread longer; you asked a question and it was answered. Very well, I might add.
 
It assuredly came across as you wanting someone to uplift and tell you what you wanted to hear versus what is factually happening. It’s fair to say that we all get frustrated at some point along in this process; however, projecting it on @Greenbaum in this case (or anyone else for that matter) will lead you nowhere. He has been here for years and will most likely be long after your time here (knock on wood), taking the time out of his daily life to answer THOUSANDS of questions, hundreds quite similar to yours I bet. It may not be what you want to hear or how you want to hear it, but believe me and MANY, MANY, MANY others - he’s rarely far off and you should take his advice to the bank.

Everyone’s wait is most important to them and just how excruciatingly long of a wait is subjective. I don’t think 7 months is long AT ALL considering you just got approved. Speaking from experience. Count your blessings.
 
You’re a newbie, welcome to the forum and I hope you end up with your loved one as fast as the process allows. You will get there! 
 
 

I hate to drag out this thread longer; you asked a question and it was answered. Very well, I might add.
 
It assuredly came across as you wanting someone to uplift and tell you what you wanted to hear versus what is factually happening. It’s fair to say that we all get frustrated at some point along in this process; however, projecting it on @Greenbaum in this case (or anyone else for that matter) will lead you nowhere. He has been here for years and will most likely be long after your time here (knock on wood), taking the time out of his daily life to answer THOUSANDS of questions, hundreds quite similar to yours I bet. It may not be what you want to hear or how you want to hear it, but believe me and MANY, MANY, MANY others - he’s rarely far off and you should take his advice to the bank.

Everyone’s wait is most important to them and just how excruciatingly long of a wait is subjective. I don’t think 7 months is long AT ALL considering you just got approved. Speaking from experience. Count your blessings.
 
You’re a newbie, welcome to the forum and I hope you end up with your loved one as fast as the process allows. You will get there! 
 
 

Hi everyone!
 
Our case was approved today! 😍 yayyyy finally, I was starting to get worried ahaha 
NOA1 Dec 6th 2019 \ NOA2 May 12th 2020
 
It's been rough for us, not gonna lie, but what kept me going was to try and get my mind off thinking about it. It will eventually come!
Thank you for the support and good luck to everyone still waiting. 💫

After you know for sure??? What more do you need other than this attachment that you posted from the USCIS that says CASE APPROVED????😁😁. CONGRATULATIONS ANYWAYS LOL

Looks like it’s been a good day, I had an important evaluation to do with the airline I work for, after a successful pass, I was told from my fiance that there was something about our case. 
 
This was the NOA1
 
Looks like NOA2 came in today according to the Case Tracker app
 

 
Then went into the https://egov.uscis.gov website to confirm, but myuscis isn’t showing it, nor did I receive an email or a text. I really hope this is what I think it is. 
 

 
I know it’s been rough on us, but please be patient and keep your spirits up. It’ll happen. Praying everyone else hears something soon. 
 
I’lll update my timeline once I know for sure this is the NOA2

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️
I feel like we need some love in here for hanging in and being patient, and mostly luck. We need this NOA2 to start raining in this group! 
 
 

I hate to drag out this thread longer; you asked a question and it was answered. Very well, I might add.
 
It assuredly came across as you wanting someone to uplift and tell you what you wanted to hear versus what is factually happening. It’s fair to say that we all get frustrated at some point along in this process; however, projecting it on @Greenbaum in this case (or anyone else for that matter) will lead you nowhere. He has been here for years and will most likely be long after your time here (knock on wood), taking the time out of his daily life to answer THOUSANDS of questions, hundreds quite similar to yours I bet. It may not be what you want to hear or how you want to hear it, but believe me and MANY, MANY, MANY others - he’s rarely far off and you should take his advice to the bank.

Everyone’s wait is most important to them and just how excruciatingly long of a wait is subjective. I don’t think 7 months is long AT ALL considering you just got approved. Speaking from experience. Count your blessings.
 
You’re a newbie, welcome to the forum and I hope you end up with your loved one as fast as the process allows. You will get there! 
 
 

Same here! Taking it one day at a time.
I feel lucky to already have an EAD.
 
For those already looking for jobs, how is it going? I have a decent track of IT jobs (Data Analyst) in my country, but getting very little response regarding the job openings I’ve applied to.
 
I’m also applying to jobs in retail and grocery stores, but I don’t know how that is going to go in times like these. I’m wondering if its better to include all my professional experience in the application or just say I’ve never worked before. 

Yayyyy. Finally some movement on mine..  

Yes please excuse the mis-applied expression. I do not mean to say that the USCIS deliberately put us in this difficult situation.
I guess I was a bit taken aback by the impatient response from the other end when I was merely seeking advice or avenues we haven't though of (much like we are on this forum). The USCIS is obviously not in a position to do anything about the closures themselves.

The license can be obtained from any county within the state. It doesn’t have to be the county where you intend to marry. If you can get one from any Nevada county, @Loren Y may be able to help with the actual ceremony. 

USCIS service representatives cannot provide legal advice.
It's not a matter of them throwing anybody under the bus. They have not changed anything. They just do not have anything in place to pull you out from the bus that is running everyone off the road.

Yes, that is expected.  I just wonder about more stringent quarantines/lockdowns....

You may have to venture in to the central valley for a marriage license - check Kern, Kings, Inyo etc, keep looking up to northern counties and prepare yourself for a road trip. There is bound to be a county that is issuing them. Please be sure to take precautionary health measures for yourself as well.
 
I'm in San Francisco and in the beginning days of the mandatory Shelter in Place - so stay away from Bay Area counties.
 
Good luck to you.

🎉🎉🎉 Mazel tov! 🎉🎉🎉

Yay! What a good day for approvals! I am still anxiously awaiting mine! Congrats everyone!!

We also were approved today! 136 days after. Finally this part is over with!

ALL OF THIS!!!
 
I appreciate the realist in you!!!

I think the truly difficult thing to digest is that people who filed way after you are approved before you. It just doesn’t seem right.
 
However, there is a reason for that. It’s just the process lol. It’s not really fair, but then again, life in general isn’t really fair. It feels like you’ve been forgotten and left behind while everyone else is celebrating. There are both pros and cons to being part of social media. That is definitely a con. 
 
It’s even more difficult for us because I am waiting to schedule my next trip until we have our interview scheduled. One of the reasons I was not able to attend our interview last time is because the process actually went much faster than we expected. I took a trip in March thinking we wouldn’t be approved until June or July and we were approved in April. It was too soon for me financially to make a return trip. 
 
Now it’s the complete opposite haha. I’m learning that we are not in control and all we can do is wait - no matter how frustrating it is. 
 

118 days here since NOA1. VJ is saying that my exact NOA1 date it being processed right now so if the prediction is correct ours should be adjudicated within the nest few days.

I have never seen a K-1 transferred from the CSC due to backlog.  I have only ever seen them transferred to VSC for the other reasons mentioned.  Spousal visas, OTOH, are transferred for workload purposes all the time.

There isn't a tracking system but most experience 2-3 weeks for the simple things. Anything where background checks or additional scrutiny is required there isn't any way of knowing. Patience.
 
 
I can't dance and my singing makes the dog hide under the bed.  Thanks for the accolades. 

Thank you for the warm wishes, us too. with that said does VJ have a tracking system for this, RFE, received to time approved?