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We've been approved! I had just checked a few minutes prior to see no news. Then the notification we had been approved, appeared. For those curious as to when, it came in at 7.30 this morning - about 90 minutes ago. We are both so happy to get through this stage. There's more to do and a long road ahead but goodness me it feels fantastic right now. 
 
Our dates:
I-129F Sent : 2020-01-30 I-129F NOA1 : 2020-02-03 I-129F RFE(s) : 2020-08-19 RFE Reply(s) : 2020-11-02 I-129F NOA2 : 2020-11-19

I hope that now they've got it that they come back to you with an approval nice and quickly
 
What a saga! I am glad to read that you have the support of the USCIS and one of the supervisors there. I hope they are able to tell you what the letter said and what they need to proceed. All the best for a fast and positive decision for you

Hello November people
 
NOA1: 2nd February 2020
NOA2: 19th November 2020
 

We've been approved! I had just checked a few minutes prior to see no news. Then the notification we had been approved, appeared. For those curious as to when, it came in at 7.30 this morning - about 90 minutes ago. We are both so happy to get through this stage. There's more to do and a long road ahead but goodness me it feels fantastic right now. 
 
Our dates:
I-129F Sent : 2020-01-30 I-129F NOA1 : 2020-02-03 I-129F RFE(s) : 2020-08-19 RFE Reply(s) : 2020-11-02 I-129F NOA2 : 2020-11-19

Congratulations.  At this stage you will have many questions.  I believe the first, what's next. Two things I recommend.  First. Is to read from the beginning of this thread up to today.  Second get a copy of the PDF from the first post. It has nearly everything you need to get you from here to your interview. Good luck and stay engaged with the process. 

Hello November people
 
NOA1: 2nd February 2020
NOA2: 19th November 2020
 

Congratulations! Very happy for you. I haven’t gotten a hold of the supervisor :(. They called and just ended within a second without helping me, and then automatically sent me an email stating that they couldn’t get a “hold” of me when I basically answered but they hung up. I just got so mad and stressed out because I don’t see anything under my account that there was an rfe issued since it still says case has been received February 10

Gday,
I have updated our timeline in this website, 
January 10 2020 - USCIS
April 7 2020 - Approval
May 6 2020 - NVC case.
Thats it.. 6mths sitting on a desk in USA.
Any Aussie's getting interviews in Sydney?

We've been approved! I had just checked a few minutes prior to see no news. Then the notification we had been approved, appeared. For those curious as to when, it came in at 7.30 this morning - about 90 minutes ago. We are both so happy to get through this stage. There's more to do and a long road ahead but goodness me it feels fantastic right now. 
 
Our dates:
I-129F Sent : 2020-01-30 I-129F NOA1 : 2020-02-03 I-129F RFE(s) : 2020-08-19 RFE Reply(s) : 2020-11-02 I-129F NOA2 : 2020-11-19

Filed 2/26. I got a RFE and they received my RFE on oct 2 and haven’t heard anything in over a month. 8 months in abs I don’t even have an approval 🥺💔

Antics??  now we can talk about antics... but I believe in the honesty of all the mixed party election officials in each state and the lead just looks so large its just its just a matter of time.  The honesty I mention is of polling place workers of both p[arties , Im not Not considering the gerrymandering and deliberate voting obstacles used so often like polling location closure by the GOP.   And yes the letters to Joe would be to the President elect  before he is sworn is. 

I think Greenbaum was just giving you a taste of honesty. Nobody gets to Joe's level of politics and still has a soul. He is just perceived as a more likeable guy than the other candidate, and might be, but don't confuse that for someone that cares about you and me. I know we keep politics out of this thread, but that's just the truth. I think Greenbaum's other point was that the media doesn't get to decide an election in America. After a thorough investigation in to voter fraud and a transparent recount, states will declare a winner and allocate electoral votes. We are not a democracy but a constitutional republic. If Joe win's after that, I'm good.

We sent our RFE last week. It arrived today. I'll post again when we hear more.
 
Congratulations to everyone who has been approved and much love to those who are still waiting to hear

Hi guys. Just wanna share, we're finally approved october 14, filed feb 21, noa1 march 3. No rfe. Me and my fiance were very happy and positively hoping and waiting for the case number soon. 

Got NOA2 today.  Wow a powerful  feeling.  Tears to my eyes.    March 3 NOA1

Our RFE, for those interested in what that can entail :

1) My fiancé's passport photos don't fit the criteria. (They're exactly the same as mine. We had them taken at the same place at the same time, by the same person. So this is stupid but we'll just resubmit new ones).
 
2) Proof of having the meeting requirements for 2 years prior to applying. (Again, stupid... We lived together in my home country, as seen in our address history... But we will submit further evidence: a letter from our landlord stating same; several affidavits from our family and friends with photos of us all at various events ; more copies of boarding tickets for holidays etc.).
 
I am finding myself very frustrated at this whole process. For supporting evidence e.g photos, Airbnb receipts...My best friend used to hang out at our apartment with us constantly...we have one singular picture of us all together. Any events/airbnbs were always in one person's name... Its like the more time you spend with someone the less evidence you have to show 😂😭
 
At least an RFE means someone is looking at our file, even if it is very disappointing to receive one.
 

We finally got the approval! Yay!
NOA1 - Feb.28
NOA2 - Oct.28
@Greenbaum thank you one more time for helping with RFE. We sent everything the way you had recommended and got our approval two weeks later.

After 201 days, we got approved today! 
 
For anyone else waiting and loosing hope, positive vibes to you and the strength to wait! 
 

Those of you that have gotten or anticipate and RFE for the provisions of proof of meeting in person there are two main things to keep in mind that I have seen over the years.
 
1. Yes, you may have sent good viable proof of meeting in person with your original submission of the I-129f, Petition for Alien Fiancé(e)  but sometimes it doesn't get scanned into the system for whatever reason. No one has explained the why and what for because no one knows. It just "falls through the crack" during the initial 
 
2. Once an individual replies to the RFE the strongest proof of meeting is passport stamps. Yes, I know, you already sent them (see #1) but to do so again can make a difference if you are approved. 
 
3. Another item, along with the passport stamps that is strong is charge card receipts that indicate the town in which the card was used.
 
Here is a website that explains further in detail. https://www.visatutor.com/i-129f-evidence-of-meeting/
 
Good luck.

This is something I worry about when they will finally get to our case. We were very fortunate that my fiance was able to come visit me for 6 months. In a similar situation as yourself, he stayed at my home. How do you prove that, you know? I'm assuming by you stating before that you thought you sent enough evidence that you stayed at each other's homes, that you sent pictures of you both together as well? I wish we could send a disc with videos 😂

Thank you. I'll read through that straight away. We sent our itinerary, tickets, passport photos with entry and exit stamps, boarding passes and all. 
 
My fiancé going to call them tomorrow to get a better understanding of what we need. They also asked us for something that we sent in the original package so we are wondering if our evidence got lost. 

OH MY GOD. My case got approved today. 189 days and NOA2. Thanks to all of your kind words!!! 

Oh my gosh, so many approvals! Congratulations everyone who got through to the next stage ❤️ 
 
Thank you @Naz2020 and @DanNJ02 for sharing how long it took to get your RFEs. What a drama it is at the moment just to get the post! We are still waiting for ours but it looks like it's taking about 2 weeks to get any kind of mail. I'll post an update when it arrives in case anyone else joins us in waiting on an RFE.
 
Thrilled for you! ❤️ 

Well, there is no letter yet 😩   it's been 8 days until I've got the notification. They sent it on 12th. My fiance is in Miami but maybe for New York is shorter than us ( I doubt 😄)
 
At first I was happy that there was a movement in my case but to be honest, now I'm frustrated because my fiance will travel to Turkey to visit me and we have to ask one of our friends to check the mailbox. I even called USCIS to ask them to send me a copy by fax but they put me on holds for several minutes and finally I gave up. 
 
I wish K1 was like IR1 electronic based. 
 
I hope both of us get an easy task to fulfill 😊

Don't give up on getting a faxed copy. You need a tier 2 agent to access that and there are good people at USCIS that will help you with this. If at first, you don't succeed then try again. Instructions are in the PDF.
 
Do you have the ability to get the "informed mail" option from USPS? Instructions are contained within the PDF.