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K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsWaiting for a NOA2 from CSC for your I-129F?
The output data can only be as good as the input data. If people don't update their timelines then that will make the estimates unreliable. Please update your profiles people, or if you don't plan on updating it then don't make one at all!!!
Aaron_WSUMaleJapan2007-09-10 00:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsWaiting for a NOA2 from CSC for your I-129F?
I'm sure there are a lot of people near the top that have already gotten their NAO2's and probably have been approved that just forgot about this site! cheer up guys! our time is soon!
Aaron_WSUMaleJapan2007-09-07 13:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsWaiting for a NOA2 from CSC for your I-129F?
I don't think the numbers are at all accurate, but I have been watching the people that get NAO2's. If people start to get NAO2's that filed later than me then I will be worried. So far it has just made me optimistic!
Aaron_WSUMaleJapan2007-09-05 19:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsWaiting for a NOA2 from CSC for your I-129F?
QUOTE (Joe & Yumi @ Sep 2 2007, 11:38 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Sure wish Yumi and I were on your lists ! unsure.gif

I also wish I had something to update! I filed an I-129F petition on April 25th and the USPS returned receipt showed the USCIS received it on March 27, 2007. Since that time, I have neither received nor heard anything from the CSC....nothing......NADA....! huh.gif

I got seriously concerned several times and called the Customer Service line. After 3 tries and what seemed like hours I was transferred for the fourth time and received an Officer Taylor. All he could tell me was that they had my correct mailing address and .." the fact you haven't recieved a NOA1, any RFE's, a NOA2, or that nobody has even touched the petition yet means nothing; all that means is we're working on it!" What a consolation....!

Trust me.....as soon as I hear or get anything from the USCIS I will update my timeline immediately.


I am in the same boat as you. All they did was cash my check and I scrounged the receipt number off of that. I never got anything in the mail.
Aaron_WSUMaleJapan2007-09-04 13:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsATTENTION : MAY FILERS ... lets keep in touch!
QUOTE (u2rsobad @ Dec 3 2007, 04:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
That's great!! I forgot that you had told me that you'd be there. smile.gif I'm really happy for you. You have to visit a temple for New Years (Hatsumode) and view the first sunrise (Hatsuhinode) There's a great place on top of the mountain between Osaka & Kobe for hatsuhinode. My son and I went for New Years 2004 and although it was really cold and windy, it was beautiful!


I'm not sure what our New Years plans are yet. Most likely they will be spent with her family. For Christmas I think we are going to go to Nagano, but I'm not so sure.
Aaron_WSUMaleJapan2007-12-06 01:29:00
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QUOTE (u2rsobad @ Dec 3 2007, 10:27 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Aaron_WSU @ Dec 3 2007, 07:31 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Sayaka was approved at the embassy yesterday. Visa will be to her door in about a week they said. I guess it was a really quick interview at the Japanese embassy.


Congratulations Aaron! (& Sayaka, too!) Daisuke got packet 3 at the end of last week, ordered his police certificate yesterday and will call to schedule his medical exam in the morning. I'm glad the interview was quick and easy for her. Will she be able to get here by Christmas?


She could be here by Christmas if I wasn't going there from the 17th of this month until the 7th of January. She will be coming home with me though. She confidently put in her resignation even before going to the interview so she could spend all of the Holidays with me no matter what happened. (that and she was tired of her job anyways). Now that she is approved we will be packing and mailing stuff back to the US, and having a nice Christmas and New Years together in Osaka.
Aaron_WSUMaleJapan2007-12-03 19:06:00
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Sayaka was approved at the embassy yesterday. Visa will be to her door in about a week they said. I guess it was a really quick interview at the Japanese embassy.
Aaron_WSUMaleJapan2007-12-03 10:31:00
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Congrats to those that have recently been approved, and my best wishes to all those still waiting!!

For any Japan filers, the Tokyo embassy moves extremely fast. Sayaka just received her interview date for 12/3. Looks like we will be coming back from Japan together when I go to visit!
Aaron_WSUMaleJapan2007-11-05 11:03:00
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w00t. My fiance just received packet 3 today kicking.gif kicking.gif kicking.gif
Aaron_WSUMaleJapan2007-11-02 11:18:00
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QUOTE (ThaiStyleUSA @ Oct 16 2007, 05:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
16 Days just to send out a FREAKIN' template!!!! I hate to see their mailing system during Christmas. ranting33va.gif


Just wait until they give you your NAO2 and then they tell you that it can be up to 90 days for them to mail your stuff to NVC. This process is ridiculous.
Aaron_WSUMaleJapan2007-10-16 19:23:00
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QUOTE (okspider @ Sep 30 2007, 06:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (BYRON-LEIDY @ Sep 29 2007, 01:38 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
WOW....California is not playing!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They are pumping out approvals like crazy!!!!!!!!!!



lol yeah but obviously those bastards are having a hard time sending out hardcopies of NAO2's!!



I got my NAO2 hard copy whistling.gif
Aaron_WSUMaleJapan2007-09-30 22:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsATTENTION : MAY FILERS ... lets keep in touch!
Don't let the VJ estimates get your hopes up too much guys, but there is hope to be had!!! May filers ARE getting approved!!!
Aaron_WSUMaleJapan2007-09-27 18:07:00
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Keep the faith everyone. Your time will come soon.... I'm still on cloud 9 kicking.gif
Aaron_WSUMaleJapan2007-09-25 17:31:00
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woo hoo CSC is on a roll today. First me, then Cantankerous, and more to come!!!!!


BTW, how long will it take them to get it to NVC and then to the Embassy???? curious?
Aaron_WSUMaleJapan2007-09-25 11:44:00
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QUOTE (Bazoookis @ Sep 25 2007, 06:59 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Aaron_WSU @ Sep 25 2007, 08:50 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
As of this morning i checked and I am APPROVED!!!!



CONGRATS AARON!!!!!!! How did you find out? Through email? And have you received any touches prior to your approval?? Hopefully the rest of us are coming soon!


i got a touch last night before I was approved. I got 3 emails all saying the same thing. I'm sure the rest of you guys are coming soon!
Aaron_WSUMaleJapan2007-09-25 09:56:00
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As of this morning i checked and I am APPROVED!!!!
Aaron_WSUMaleJapan2007-09-25 08:50:00
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QUOTE (wilson and shai @ Sep 24 2007, 09:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
ClockWatch2.gif it seems so hopeless to be with my fiance on christmas. cray5ol.gif cray5ol.gif cray5ol.gif crying.gif crying.gif crying.gif



WHY??? you should be coming up anytime soon. I got a touch today and I have a 5/31 NAO1. Hopefully i get approved soon. You can't be far behind anyone else!!!

Turn that frown upside down! biggrin.gif biggrin.gif
Aaron_WSUMaleJapan2007-09-25 00:29:00
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I went and checked my status today and I got a touch on the 24th. I'm not jumping to conclusions but I'm REALLY REALLY HOPEFUL!!!!
Aaron_WSUMaleJapan2007-09-24 17:44:00
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So it sounds like they are getting through the folks that got NAO1's in the first half of May, so I guess it will be 2-3 more weeks until we hear anything *crosses fingers*
Aaron_WSUMaleJapan2007-09-19 21:36:00
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QUOTE (sifreitas @ Sep 19 2007, 07:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hi may fillers!!! I've been checking this topic almost everyday since we got our NOA1 on 8th of may. We never posted anything but this topic was really helpful while waiting for NOA2. Today my fiance called USCIS using the RFE trick and this really nice lady told him that our case had been assigned to an officer and that we would be hearing something from them shortly! We were very happy and of course we were touched because of the phone call. And just now my fiance got an email from them telling us we were approved!!!!!! We're really happy, we were approved in 138 days since filling. So I really felt like posting this good news for you guys and tell you that CSC is really working on our may fillers cases and I think we'll see a lot of others being approved in the next fews days. Good luck to us all!!!
Simone and Cory


What date did you file? Have you not made a timeline yet?

oh and congrats!!!!

Edited by Aaron_WSU, 19 September 2007 - 09:28 PM.

Aaron_WSUMaleJapan2007-09-19 21:27:00
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Some April filers are already getting interview dates. I don't know if that should make me upset or encourage me. What do you guys think?
Aaron_WSUMaleJapan2007-09-17 20:32:00
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QUOTE (Mirla @ Sep 16 2007, 02:20 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Aaron_WSU @ Sep 16 2007, 05:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I just got an interesting call. USCIS called me to do a customer service survey... needless to say, I gave them a piece of my mind.


Are you serious??? Today??? And I guess you told them that their service sucks big time, right?!?!!?
I don't understand why is taking so long guys....I'm very upset....I don't know what to think anymore..... crying.gif


Yeah today. Sunday around lunch time. I did tell them their service sucks big time.
Aaron_WSUMaleJapan2007-09-16 16:25:00
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I just got an interesting call. USCIS called me to do a customer service survey... needless to say, I gave them a piece of my mind.
Aaron_WSUMaleJapan2007-09-16 16:11:00
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QUOTE (ariba @ Sep 10 2007, 10:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I got NOA2 approved today on Sept 10, 2007.
My NOA1 was received on May 23, 2007.


congratulations!
Aaron_WSUMaleJapan2007-09-11 01:00:00
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QUOTE (steveirina @ Sep 10 2007, 07:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hi there guys:
Did any of you buy a diamond at bluenile.com ? Their prices for a two carat diamond are pretty reasonable considering the
four Cs of color, clarity, cut, and carat... Their profit margins are half of what the jewelry stores charge and you do not pay any tax....just wondering....
And don't worry...our NOA2s are on the way......
Steve


My cousin is a jeweler so I got a pretty good deal through him. I wasn't comfortable buying a diamond online when I had looked at many in person. The diamond buying process is strange in that sometimes you can look at a stone and just like it despite the 4 C's. I saw some stones that looked good on paper, but just didn't look good to my eyes.
Aaron_WSUMaleJapan2007-09-10 21:48:00
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QUOTE (Musicgirl0912 @ Sep 10 2007, 09:24 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Happy Monday May Filers! So, I have a question...I called CSC on Friday and got the usual touch later that afternoon. BUT I got another touch today, three days later. Anyone else call on Friday and get a touch today? I don't want to get my hopes up yet again, but it seems weird to get a touch that many days later. Oh please let it be NOA2!!!!
Good luck to everyone this week!
~Laurel


We can only hope!!! Best of luck to everyone this week!
Aaron_WSUMaleJapan2007-09-10 11:30:00
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QUOTE (Tanjay @ Sep 9 2007, 06:44 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Aaron_WSU @ Sep 9 2007, 05:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I checked the mail last night and I finally got a paper notice of NAO1. I had called the CSC last week and inquired as to why I hadn't gotten one in 3 months, so they sent one to me. LOL... at least they can do something in a timely fashion!


Wow...you are lucky to receive NOA1 already....I will call USCIS tomorrow and remind them to send me one too....Just wish to know that they have not forgotten us.....Congratulations!!! Hopefully, NOA2 will come in shorter timeframe.


I actually got an NAO1 on May 31st, but I called them because I was worried and asked why i never received a paper copy. So they sent me a replacement. It is basically worthless, but at least I know that my call was heard and they did something. That makes me feel a little bit better.
Aaron_WSUMaleJapan2007-09-09 21:10:00
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I checked the mail last night and I finally got a paper notice of NAO1. I had called the CSC last week and inquired as to why I hadn't gotten one in 3 months, so they sent one to me. LOL... at least they can do something in a timely fashion!
Aaron_WSUMaleJapan2007-09-09 19:38:00
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QUOTE (u2rsobad @ Sep 6 2007, 02:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (ZeeNusah @ Sep 5 2007, 06:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
APPROVED!!!!!



Yea!!! Congrats! At least someone is getting approved..I'm very happy for you. It gives the rest of us some hope that they're really doing something other than chit-chatting with their coworkers star_smile.gif So hard to be patient at this point, but I'm trying...come on CSC!!


Sweet! Another Washingtonian with a Japanese fiance that is a May filer. We should have some sort of party when we get our fiance's over here. BTW, how many time have you gone to Japan to visit?
Aaron_WSUMaleJapan2007-09-06 17:30:00
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After more than 3 months, I am fully convinced that what anyone hears from a phone operator and reality are not one and the same. They are there to calm us down, discourage us from calling back, and blow smoke up our a**es. The fact is that people from May are getting RFE's and approvals. We are close guys. Hang on and tell your fiances you love them today!!!
Aaron_WSUMaleJapan2007-09-06 15:24:00
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QUOTE (Mirla @ Sep 5 2007, 04:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
OH!!! Shut it Aaron!!! We will definitely spend THANKSGIVING and CHRISTMAS with our SOs!!!! biggrin.gif
Let's keep thinking that way!!!!

--MIRLA.


haha thanks for the optimism. It seems quite contrary that we are seeing May filers get NAO2's recently, and then they tell us 6 months. You are probably right, it most likely won't take that long. Sayaka will be happy to hear that they have everything and they have our correct address!
Aaron_WSUMaleJapan2007-09-05 18:54:00
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I just got off the phone with CSC. They told me there me as we know there was some sort of computer crash and a lot of NAO1's were not mailed out. I asked him if I could trust any information on the website if it told me that it was mailed off and never was. He said "well, it is the govt." I then asked him at what point I should start getting worried and asked him if my case had been assigned to an officer. Apparently my case has not been assigned to an officer, and he said not to be worred until the 6 months from NAO1 notice went by.... *#@($*@(#$&#@*($)#*@

This guy was not rude at all, but I was assuming this 6 months was an estimate for the whole process, not just for them to look at our first packet.

I feel a little better having talked to a human being, and the guy on the other end of the line verified my address. I asked him what they were working on now, and he gave the standard Feb/March answer, but we know that can't be true because some May filers have already gotten NAO2's...

This is so frustrating. Everyday it feels more and more like I won't get to spend Christmas with my fiance.
Aaron_WSUMaleJapan2007-09-05 18:27:00
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i'm sitting here in class hoping something will go on soon. let's cranks some of those puppies out CSC!!!!
Aaron_WSUMaleJapan2007-09-05 13:29:00
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It seems like there are a couple more in the NW. It would be nice to get together for drinks and celebrate after this is all over!
Aaron_WSUMaleJapan2007-09-04 21:08:00
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QUOTE (steveirina @ Sep 4 2007, 10:13 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
WOW !!!! We got the second touch !!!! The first touch was on August 31 after the phone call to CSC. The second touch is dated September 3.....Yipeeeeeee !!!! I129F received date: May7.... NOA1date May 30...
I was VERY nice to this angelic person I spoke to at California Service Center.... Thank you, God.


What is the phone number to get through to the CSC? I have a very worried fiance and I wasn't able to find it with the search function.
Aaron_WSUMaleJapan2007-09-04 13:43:00
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notice that they also say that they process everything in the order that it is received... i kind of think that is a bullshit claim.
Aaron_WSUMaleJapan2007-08-31 14:06:00
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QUOTE (afterforever @ Aug 29 2007, 09:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Wow, it seems very quiet on this thread today. USCIS was on a roll for several days and today it appears they were taking a nap. Wake up USCIS!! blink.gif Hopefully they will step it up a notch and get the rest of us May filers approved soon.



that is exactly how i feel. I have an NAO1 date of May 29th so we are pretty much in the same boat. I have so much going on with University and work right now, but this is on my mind almost all the time.

Best of luck to everyone!!!
Aaron_WSUMaleJapan2007-08-30 01:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow often is K1 visa denied?
Congratulations on your engagement!!! If you are working in Japan, why not get married there, live there 6 months and file an I-130 to the embassy in Tokyo. It would probably be a lot less stressful and time consuming than the I129F route.

Nonetheless, good luck!


edit: maybe I misunderstood. Are you and your fiance both living and working in Japan? You or your fiance should look up my fiance on mixi. She has a great support group on there for people with American fiances waiting around for Visa's.

Edited by Aaron_WSU, 01 September 2007 - 07:10 AM.

Aaron_WSUMaleJapan2007-09-01 07:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresContact your representatives!!!
I pretty disillusioned with the garbage that we have to put up with right now trying to get our loved ones into the country. I'm a very dissatisfied customer. That would be why I will be mailing letters expressing my dissatisfaction to my representatives in the House and Senate?

Anyone with me?
Aaron_WSUMaleJapan2007-09-12 22:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresContact your representatives!!!
I pretty disillusioned with the garbage that we have to put up with right now trying to get our loved ones into the country. I'm a very dissatisfied customer. That would be why I will be mailing letters expressing my dissatisfaction to my representatives in the House and Senate.

Anyone with me?
Aaron_WSUMaleJapan2007-09-12 22:11:00