RIJSF

Another sad morning,

I was hoping to wake up to some good news. Congrats to those who are moving on to round number 2 and to those that are still waiting..me included where is the cheese

OK they recieved my NOA1 23MAR and I did get a touch 26MAR so I have been telling a fib and I was touched once...just over looked it. Actualy I finally just checked it online. For those who dont know what a touch is..thats when the update it online....

I got my NOA1 3/22.. a touch on 3/25... then nothing till 6/1. It's not that unusual to hear nothing until approval.

Yes I do hear or read about alot of cases being that way. Nothing to Approval but i wounder if it is the same towards thouse that get denied or get RFE'S. I believe that I gave them everything that they asked for but there is that chance that there was something that I could have over looked. Did i dot my I or cross my t.

Oh and Congrats to those that have gotten there NOA2's today. I know some have been waiting longer then others. For those that Are still waitinng hang in there this is only round 1.

For the most part, I don't think your country has anything to do with approval time.

Hang in there, you could get approved very soon

I am just trying to justify why they have done nothing...the last thing I got from USCIS was my NOA1.....No touch...for once I am beging for a stranger to touch me hahahaha

Boy there approval rate sucks ha? They really must not have that many individuals working on I129F's. Researching history the average gor the my spouses country for approval is around 6 a week...And if they go by order it is looking like another 4 weeks for mine...that is if I dotn have a RFE or if the people in front of me have an RFE. Who knows since well we dont have a real Idea how they actually break down the process. Paper work that cost hundreds of dollars. Gotta love it.

Congrats. I can't stand waiting on ours though!

Tab,

I know the fealing...if i stare at this screen any longer do you think that the NOA2 will appear hahaha. It is funny how the times that people file and then get approved seem to be speratic. Making it real hard and decietful for everyone.

NOA2 Approved!!

I got a page from USCIS at 1:47 pm while I was at work, but it didn't say whether it was approved or RFE. So I had to sweat it out until I got home at 4pm. What a relief

That is awsome church, congrats and now you are on the the second hurry up at wait process hahaha

Church,

Do not forget that there might be additional fees, translations, certifications, and things like that also. I know that I have to pay an additional 45 to the MRV price. And the plane tickets for my fiencee to fly from where she is to St Lukes, and the other additional things she has to go to. In all after the NOA2 is Approved im forking out almost a grand for the rest. Good thing I have been saving every penny since...Heck I even stoped smoking to save money hahaha.

For all you who are doing an app for the philippines all application fees have been raised. http://manila.usembassy.gov/wwwh3024.html. This is the most current list of fees for the USE Manila.

I know this wont help you much churchland but if you check the USE web site there might be a list of fees.

Hello to both of you and best of luck to both of you.

Panabo City and I am from Maine

Yup I also did the I-134 today also, and the DS-156, DS-157 and then later I will do the new online form, Just trying to get ahead of the game and get as much of the process done that can be done on my end. Keep your fingers crossed maybe you will get good news tomorrow...

Heck i would like to recieve a RFE atleast then I would know that they are looking at my pappers

Yup our petetion was sent 23MAR2010 and I imagine that there are alot of you that filled in March and sooner that are still waiting. Just think once we are all approved we will all be calling the NVC just like we check the USCIS websight....im still staring at it and it is not changing hahaha

Well anyone got any good news yet?

I imagine that our background checks have alot to do with it, not that I have ever done any thing wrong except for a couple speeding tickets, but mayeb because I have lived and worked out of the U.S before.....even though if they asked me to I would pull the same back ground checks that they do, would have saved them time...hahaha

By the way: Today (5/31/10) is Memorial Day, government offices are closed.

Hence why I am not at work and sitting here going derrr

Ok so every oen of us knows that this process can be fast depending on whos pile your application is in, its only been 70 days now and well no word yet, as is the case for alot of us. We all check the USCIS webpage daily for updates without a date change. Now I deffinitly did not include a cover letter with my app. Does that really matter? And who knows what else could be wrong with my pettition for K1. So really there is nothing to do but wait for an approval or a RFE. Wish I would have known this site before doing my petittion. So if there is any encouraging word or advice, throw it at me.

The Vermont Service Center is slow at the moment and with an increese of a month wow. And since I am on a special duty assignment for the Army. I cant even put in for leave to go visit my fience again. I need a 90 day window for leave and well I would like to take a week, even though i get 30 a year i can only take a week vacation every quarter because of my duty. So I am in a bind. Other then that this process is slow and tourtering.

So what is the percentage of a RFE anyways?

Are the USCIS and NVC very picky about what folders or types of tabs I use? Does anyone have photos of what their applications looked like when they sent them in? I hope it doesn't matter too much, maybe I am too paranoid. Any help is appreciated, kind regards

They are not that picky just as long as you have all the documentation there, it should not matter if it is in a pretty folder, more then likely they have there own folders there anyways

Well if you look at the areas the Vermont Service Center Covers its a little understandable. Oh and this touched thing everyone does. What is that? Well I know that it meens that the paperwork has more or less been moved. But how are you recieving these so called touches...lets just say that its been all most 60 days and not even a touch haha..I guess that could be good or bad.

But yes the Vermont Service center is slower then the California one but it used to be vice versa a few years ago.