Kody n Ruth Joy

i had an RFE also in Early March, as soon as i mailed in the supporting evidence, WHAM ! 1 week later got NOA2 . I just paid the 2 bills needed for NVC, the waiting continues =]. doo not stress about this RFE. it can be repaired by you.

well i got that message Mar 15 from USCIS Email and text, and Mar 21 my attorney recieved a letter in the mail, then she called to share the news....... She mentioned in about 1 months time, we should recieve the packet from NVC to complete.... ?

in other words, NOA 2 ?

Checked the case status of my petition, after i sent in more documents about the RFE ! , and i got this notice .....

Initial Review

On March 15, 2013, we mailed you a notice that we certified our approval of this case and sent it to the appropriate appellate body for review. They will notify you directly when they make a final decision. If you move while this case is pending, follow the instructions provided in the notice and use our Change of Address online tool to update your case with your new address or call our customer service center at 1-800-375-5283.

During this step, USCIS initiates the background checks of the applicant/petitioner and identifies issues that may need to be addressed either during an interview or by asking the applicant/petitioner to submit additional information or documentation. USCIS reviews the applicant's/petitioner's criminal history, determines if there are national security concerns that need to be addressed, and reviews the application/petition for fraud indicators.

If you have filed an I-485, I-589, I-751, N-400, I-90, I-821, I-131 or I-765, you can expect to receive an appointment notice to appear at an Application Support Center to have your fingerprints and/or photographs taken. The timing of your appointment is determined by the number of applicants ahead of you that also need a biometric appointment. We try to schedule biometric appointments as quickly as possible and in most cases you will receive your appointment notice within 30 days of submitting your application. We will send your appointment notice approximately 14 days ahead of your scheduled appointment. It is important that you keep this appointment. If absolutely necessary, you can request that your appointment be rescheduled however, please be aware that rescheduling may delay the processing of your application. Please follow the instructions on your appointment notice if you need to reschedule. Occasionally, you may receive an appointment notice to appear at an Application Support Center to have your fingerprints taken when you have filed a form other than those listed above. In these situations, you may receive your appointment notice more than 30 days after submitting your application or petition.

We put her maiden name only , however my wife got her new passport with her new last name on there, as well as her maiden name in a different location.

under 2 months and you got NOA 2 !!! THATS Crazy . i got my NOA 1 on Janurary 11 2013, hope i get noa 2 next month !

I am also a Janurary filer for the I-130 petition, I Got my NOA 1 on Janurary 11th with a MSC #. SingSing79 that is amazing you got NOA2 so fast !!!

I also want to say even if you make an InfoPass appointment and talk to an IO there, they don't always give you the correct information. At my local office they told me that they are not processing I-130 petitions there. This is false. Members on VJ have been transferred to the Pitt office. I believe I was one of them because I had a miraculously short waiting time for my I-130. Shorter waiting times seem to be consistent with smaller offices and by small I mean lesser case loads. Smaller offices=faster I-130 turn around time. For example, Pitt only had about 300-400 I-130 petitions pending (according to USCIS) compared with Houston's 5,000-6,000.

Sending petitions to local offices is largely unfair but unfortunately nothing can be done about it until they make the decision to have I-130s sent back to Vermont and California.

We got married in November 5, about a month later she Did the CFO Course in manila, and soon after Got her passport in her new Married name, I'm a little bit stressed na, because i dont know.... Will they issue her another passport ???? also some random person could steal her identity im afraid of !!!!! =[

Im here in San Francisco, on the USCIS Website it says Janurary 11th they sent out the NOA 1 Notice to me, and the Reciept Number begins with MSC .... anyone else have this reciept number ? what " lockbox" is this ? i was expecting a CSC #

Got my wedding planned in the Philippines, I just want to ask, I will be planning/setting up all the correct documents after the wedding, Is there any documents i should print out and bring to have my Wife's Signature? I' will be doing a Spousal Visa, ... It would just be a pain, having to mail back and forth documents for signatures.

hope it all goes smooth for you !

I'm not there yet, but come November i want too be ready to Turn my Packet in. I have around 45 Western Union Reciepts since June 1, last 3 years W2's. Employee Letter Signed. Birth Certificate(Color Copy) Passport BIO Page & Pages with Stamps. Photos Together( Will finish this after my next visit in October for the Wedding) ... and besides that a couple reciepts plane ticket stubs.... facebook/skype/phone logs.... Marriage Certificate (waiting till october). Passport photos soon to come... I Would like too see how other users created there "PACKET" ... and you send in your entire packet first thing? or is that later in the process? regardless i have already made 3 copys of everything, i will give my Fiancee the Packet which should pretty much be identical too what i will be turning in. but yeah... Photos, Video's.... any input on what your Packet looked like would be appreciated.

Can't wait until my marriage at the end of October, i will be doing all of this !! thanks for sharing what you have put together ! I am still unsure how many Western Union reciepts/Chat Logs to include....

awesome !! congrats to both of you !!!! i will be entering the same journey soon, and I appreciate your post,. useful tid bits... I'm still wondering, on the Packing im mailing in the first time? it will include everrrryyything, chat logs, phone records, photos together ? and also, am i mailing in the original copy of the marriage certificate?

here's one difference, i told my ex-mahal, i will go get sodas for everyone at canteen down the street from her appartment ! so i ask for 6 Coca Colas, they proceed to hand me 6 bags that dont have a seal on the top with 6 straws !!!! there i am walking down the street trying not to spill the 6 sodas !

As for the Copy of the passport, I Will include my PHOTO/INFO Page, and I'm thinking... Just to include the pages with Stamps, From the places i have traveled, ... and Not too include all the blank pages/? or should i still include all the blank pages.?

We'll i decided to begin building and printing out needed documents. I Will be getting married around Oct 31, 2012 in The Philippines, I'm Never Married. Im 27 She'll be 21 years old. She's about to finish her college june 1st. We've been in the Relationship for nearly 1 year now, and I Traveled in met her in person One Time for about 2 weeks. I have been Supporting my Fiancee financially, Nearly sending her $9,000 U.S. Dollars in our 11 months together, I have about 35 Western Union Reciepts. DO I NEED TO INCLUDE ALL OF THEM? or does it even matter? Also im trying to build up some Chat records, most of our chats is done on Viber App,. and Calls to one another. I just dont have ability to prove it, But how many pages of Chat Logs should be included, or did you include? Also i have made $50,000 US The past 4 years, i have my W2's from the previous 3 years saved. (is this enough money the 125% poverty?) next. do i need to include a Police Record for myself? How many Pictures together did you Include ?

amazing story !!! my fiancee is terribly busy until about June, dedicating her time to Schooling, But once June arrives, i hope she will put good efforts into organizing this properly come Halloween ~! thanks for the tips and advice, it really settled me down ! haha ! nervous , anxious, excited all in one i am. im so blessed to finally have met the one for me, i been searching since March 2008 , met various chatmates in the Philippines the past few years, and Ruth Joy has all brains and heart i could ever want in a wife.

Yes because, not only have the US Citizen sacrificed their time and money, of which is not cheap, but they've also sacrificed their "Heart". When you love someone, you are dedicating your heart; entrusting this person with it. So, when a US Citizen puts his/her "All" into bring the love of their life to the USA; just to find out their foreign spouse used them, that's not only a waste of time, but it's also a waste of their "Precious Heart". That is very "heart-breaking" in the worse way ever to be used by someone with another "Agenda" after you have given your heart too them completely.

WELL SAID ! i had this discussion with my love yesterday, because i can relate completely , i have thrown everything i have towards making this happen, and the wedding is in 6 months, so i hope.

bmtrrbt oh really. How often are these Seminars? you had to complete this before the 10 day waiting period?

Rick Jovi, We'll that seems great and all, But too me its meaningless.... I just have my grandmother , not other close family.... my friends, i can care less if they are at my wedding...... now from her point of view, having 11 other brothers and sisters, and numerous aunts and uncles, cousins....... it would be more fun for both of us, to get married in the Philippines..... Already crazy nervous about having the proper documentation to be eligible to be married.. !! Once her school is finished in June, I will put her on the mission to go and research what i will need. the advice here is awesome, thank you everyone.

excellent responses thank you both ! well,... My Grandmother will still come, we can get some nice family shots together , But i just dont see her staying anything longer then a week there ! .... Luckily i will have enough time to complete my mission,

After searching since March 2008 and meeting 4 or 5 girls in person, I Have met "The One" for me. I purposed to Ruth Joy on November 10th, 2011 in front of her Grandparents who Raised Her. And i have continued supporting her financially through school, and hard times. The Webcam chats are great, Just patiently waiting for the Wedding later this year. We will have a small civil wedding in October this year. My plan is to bring my Grandmother with me also to attend the wedding. It really gives me a headache though. I Have never been Married nor Has my Fiancee, I Will be 27 she will be 21 in by the time of the Wedding. What Documents will i need , My time in the Philippines is October 21-nov 12 . and i was hoping my Grandmother could leave by October 28th and Return back home to the USA..... but from what i have read, It takes 10 days to get The Legal Capacity to Marriage certificate from the Embassy in Manila. ????? is this right? I was really hoping for a small simple wedding, Just arrive in manila, go straight to the embassy, get my Certificate to marry, go setup the Marriage Liscense, get married and have my Certificate by the time my grandmother leaves..... Can this be done . or what exactly must i do once i get there... is there anything i can do while im still here? I've been leaning towards the CR-1 visa .