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Who else from my Marchies is still waiting and going crazy step by step??

Who else from my Marchies is still waiting and going crazy step by step??

We finally got approved after 225 days of waiting!!! I'm so happy I still can't even believe it. We started an online inquiry right when the uscis website processing timetable said we could, despite a lady on the phone telling us we would have to wait the full 7,5 months a couple days before. 3 days after the online inquiry we got an email (on a Saturday, which was weird), saying we should expect to hear something within the next 45 days. Just a couple days later now the old website says we are approved. I wanted to share this with everyone still waiting, as I felt like filing the online inquiry might have helped, even though we were told on the phone to wait another 2 weeks. Crossing my fingers for everyone else that is still waiting. Hopefully you will all hear soon, don't lose hope!

Had the same, received the "we took action on your case" mail, my heart made a jump... but it was just the mail that they received our response, which was already updated on the website the day before.

I received a message yesterday letting me know my case had been updated - my RFE response has been received!
 
And then I received about 40 other messages saying that my case had been updated..at first, I was thinking "they already approved us ?!?!" but after checking the first couple of times, it became evident that this is some sort of glitch. Dang it.

Seems like we do had same adjudicator......WE ARE APPROVED TOO!!! today finally for us too it came same time as you !!!! I am so excited 😍

Update, they received our Response, just confused about the date, the new site says today, the old says the 31st of October, but the old one never updated that they sent us an rfe. Anyway the waiting game continues and Keep praying, that they approve us soon. Everybody else...don't lose your faith!!
 
@Alan&Alex Congrats!!! It was a long journey, but the worst part is over!

Thanks!
 
So....just got a text message the case was updated. And we were APPROVED!! Finally! I can't stop smiling and crying at the same time! 🎉🎉

There are still people from february and march waiting as well (and also other months before) so nothing to be desperate about. We got our rfe after 7 months, on day 215 now returned it and started waiting again. So just be patient, this process is taking some time.

Hey Friends…
 
We’ve lurked for some time here on the Visa Journey and learned quite a bit from you all. You’ve given us hope, sometimes reason to (perhaps) be concerned, and most of all, reason to celebrate. Each passing day spent watching our fellow March filers receive their NOA2 notifications has taken us up and down the emotional roller coaster. 50 days, 100 days, 200 days, 230 days and nothing for us.
 
We didn’t use a lawyer. Was this a mistake? We didn’t provide documentation for the app we happened to meet on. Did we really mess up here? We didn’t write separate letters of intent to marry. Could this be the thing that causes an RFE? It’s stressful. But we remained hopeful. We dotted all of our I’s and crossed all of our T’s, then double and triple checked. One thing was for sure: we ALWAYS discussed our concerns with the process as rationally and calmly as possible with one another. We always supported one another through the long wait. We HAD to BELIEVE that it would happen for us. This is just too right for it NOT to happen!
 
But recently (around day 210) our patience began to wear a little. After reading your comments, I decided it was time to call to see if USCIS could give any information. They told me that I would have to call back later - that the process had been prolonged due to the volume of filers. So I gave them 2 more weeks and called five days ago. We became hopeful that, at the very least, SOMEONE would put their hands on our case, as it was “assigned to an officer for a response”. Five days later, on day 230, I was standing at work, got a notification on my watch that our status had been updated, logged in (fully expecting an RFE) and blinked several times at the words "Case Was APPROVED"!
 
As we’ve seen comments recently, we can say that (although it was in the back of our minds), as a same-sex couple, we do not feel we were treated any differently than any other couple. Nor do we feel we were expected to endure any more scrutiny. We just waited - a long time, like the rest.
 
With the longest part of the wait behind us, we look forward to getting on with the next set of tasks on our way to being together. And we want to thank you for giving us hope and sharing your experience! We wish you the absolute best and hope that every RFE, and every other case is decided upon as soon as possible. Have hope and believe - it WILL happen! Best of luck to you all! And now we wait some more, but with bigger smiles!
 
Alom and John

APPROVED OMG YES FINALLY YES YES YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 AHHHHAHHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!!!

Total of 222 days....its been 10 days of our RFE response recieved by USCIS...still no updates about anything....:(
This is really testing patience...how long it wud hav taken to look at the passport photo we sent in reply fr thr RFE which was jus issued for  passport photo of petitioner... I really dnt know wats going on ...😞

21 days since the RFE response and still waiting. 😢 

oh. Dann drück ich die Daumen. Und mir auch, weil mehr haben wir auch nicht. 4 Bilder, Boardingpässe, Tickets von nem Baseballgame und einen Chatauszug...hm

Dann drück ich mal die Daumen! Wir hatten sonst auch nix!

Sending snapshots is always optional, as it is usually considered secondary evidence that cannot be verified.  Passport stamps is the way to go for sure.  

Maybe you could print out your i-94 travel history as evidence

Did you have time/date stamps on the photos as well and writing who is who in the pics? We submitted that plus boarding passes 

Im praying for that approval too. March 27 filer here and heard no nothing at all. 😑

Hi everyone!
 
Just wanted to let the few of you that are still waiting know that we are still waiting also. Our NOA1 date is March 26th, so we've been waiting for 209 days now. About to go crazy seeing all those late April filers getting approved and here we are still waiting. Hopefully next week is the week for all remaining March filers!!!

NOA1-MARch 26
RFE-SEPT.29
RFE REPLY-OCT.9
APPROVAL-OCT.15
HARD copy recieve today old and new web still rfe revieve the reply ..so happy  hoping you can get your approval soon guys  god bless..

Ich drück die Daumen. Wir haben im März eingereicht und unser RFE ist gerade mit der Post unterwegs.

We haven't. My partner also checks the mail every day.

It is draining. But you and @Orientalelf will hear about your case soon! I felt like almost giving up with 220+ days of waiting and now we got a RFE. It's better than nothing! Hang in there 🙏

Don't worry, you are next!!! Keeping fingers crossed for you!