Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	August 2009 CSC filers....	QUOTE (Rongko @ Nov 13 2009, 10:36 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Congratz, matt I'm still trying to figure out how to track package from NVC to Indonesian Embassy. DHL website keeps giving me no shipment found. Wonder if i do something wrong. Just keep playing with the dates, if you package was supposed to be sent the 5th, for example, try both the 4th and the 6th of pickup dates. I had to play with dates for a little while until I got it.	alex and astrid	Female	Australia	2009-11-13 19:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	August 2009 CSC filers....	Got my packet three today and mailed back DS230 to the embassy today also....had the medical today too, no drama, just expensive and the doctor sucked at taking blood! Just waiting on the police check and I can send in packet three!	alex and astrid	Female	Australia	2009-11-12 07:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	August 2009 CSC filers....	QUOTE (hdkimo @ Nov 10 2009, 03:20 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hey Astrid...congrats on your approval! I know you were getting frustrated and a bit worried... Just curious: did you initiate the police check on your own? Knowing that you will need it anyway? Or did you receive a request from the US embassy asking for it already? I'm trying to figure out what I can do to expedite things...what I can get started on knowing that the US embassy in Singapore has NOT received a packet from NVC yet. Police check? Certificate of "singleness"? Anything else come to mind? I know we have to wait on the medical. -Tim I initiated the police check the day Alex got the hardcopy NOA2 in the post. Since the USCIS tracking did not update online, we didn't find out that we had been approved about five days after the fact! Australia does not ask for a certificate of singleness, so I can't offer any advice on that. But I would get on the police check right away, because it can take a while and it would suck to get caught up in that. Have you got your I-134 set to go? I asked Alex to start getting that together at the start of October, which was good because Chase/Wamu took their sweet time with his account verification. Also get your lovely fiancee to start getting all her forms filled out so as soon as you get P3, you can mail it all right back to them. All in all, pre-prepare as much as you can, it's what I am doing and hopefully it will help us out! The_Sage1 - I'm sorry you are still waiting. What do the timeline estimates say your approval date should be? I am hoping that you get your approval soon!	alex and astrid	Female	Australia	2009-11-11 06:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	August 2009 CSC filers....	QUOTE (Kolohejoe @ Nov 9 2009, 02:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (gsxed @ Nov 9 2009, 04:52 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (alex and astrid @ Nov 9 2009, 03:29 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Checked the tracking on DHL, my package was delivered today at 10.07 a.m. Weird though, when I called NVC, they said my package was mailed the fourth, but on DHL, no packages were sent to Sydney on the fourth, only the fifth. Oh well, hopefully my boy gets the packet three email tomorrow! The same thing happened with me. I called the NVC this morning and they told me it was sent out on the 5th. According to DHL nothing was sent on the 4th or 5th. It was sent on the 6th. Now hopefully my girl will have packet 3 in her hands by the beginning of next week. I did not check your particular countries, but most likely you can Download the packet three and four from the embassy/consulate website, and be finished. Chances are they require a DS-2100 and the DS-230 PartI. there should also be a complete list of what they will expect to see (documents) at the interview. For a few of the documents (police records/ DAS certificates/Bank officer letter for the I-134) if you don't already have them it could take you some time... ie they won't be here by christmas if you don't have them. We have the Medical exam and fees all taken care of and are waiting on the embassy and snail mail. Since we already know the embassy has our I-797 approval from NVC; why not just send in your completed packet 3 now... save a week of snail mail time? and get ready for the interview. Unless I am mistaken they make the calendar of interviews the month prior from the DS-2100s received. If received prior to mid month (15 Nov) they will schedule interview mid the next month (Dec 09). if you wait for snail mail correspondence to tell you to send in package three you may be waiting till January for the interview. Yeah, I have downloaded packet three already and have all the forms they need ready to roll, and I have my medical this thursday, with the results available the following tuesday. I filed for my police check November 1st, and am still waiting on it. I am going to email Sydney now and ask them to confirm my package is there, and if they give me the go ahead I am going to mail my DS-2301 ASAP. I can't do much about the rest of packet three until at least next week. QUOTE (cappucino boy @ Nov 9 2009, 02:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (alex and astrid @ Nov 7 2009, 03:09 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Got confirmation from NVC today that they sent our case to sydney on the fourth Hi Alex, How did you find out that your case was sent? Did you call the NVC? Or did they send you an email update. Bernie Hey, it's Astrid. Alex doesn't post on here I called NVC, gave them our case number, both our names and dates of birth, and asked for confirmation of wether is was still at NVC or winging it's way to sydney. NVC don't email for updates for K-1's, I believe. Alex got the hardcopy confirmation in the mail today from them.	alex and astrid	Female	Australia	2009-11-10 05:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	August 2009 CSC filers....	Checked the tracking on DHL, my package was delivered today at 10.07 a.m. Weird though, when I called NVC, they said my package was mailed the fourth, but on DHL, no packages were sent to Sydney on the fourth, only the fifth. Oh well, hopefully my boy gets the packet three email tomorrow!	alex and astrid	Female	Australia	2009-11-09 05:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	August 2009 CSC filers....	Got confirmation from NVC today that they sent our case to sydney on the fourth	alex and astrid	Female	Australia	2009-11-07 03:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	August 2009 CSC filers....	QUOTE (Jenn and Fuat @ Nov 4 2009, 05:48 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (tamarmegu @ Nov 4 2009, 07:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> does anyone know how to track the package from nvc to the consulate? i tried the instructions, but it's not working. my package left nvc 11/4/2009 I found one going to Lebanon. REF # 8808537183 To find it I put in the following: EXP 03 NOV 2009A with a ship date between 11/3 and 11/4. It was on the third page of today's shipments. Maybe this is yours? I put that reference in, and lots of other references in, and the tracking keeps giving me an error! Can anyone put that date in and tell me if there is a package going to sydney?	alex and astrid	Female	Australia	2009-11-05 07:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	August 2009 CSC filers....	I'm not quite sure why VJ isn't letting me edit my posts! This is a useful thread, as it lets you see when your case is shipped to the embassy, who signed for it and all that jazz. Go take a look if you have not already Clicky!	alex and astrid	Female	Australia	2009-11-03 05:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	August 2009 CSC filers....	Alex called them today and our case is there. Have our case number now, which is good because I needed it for my Medical next week! He didn't ask when it arrived there though. He gave them my email so I guess they can contact me when it gets sent to the Sydney consulate? A side note - When I log into the USCIS tracking for our petition, it still says that we are in initial review, even though we have our hardcopy NOA2 and our case is at NVC. Should I be worried, or not care since we have the paper proof?	alex and astrid	Female	Australia	2009-11-03 05:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	August 2009 CSC filers....	Yeah, I feel now, the hard part is over. It's all up to Alex and I now to keep things moving, and we are going to whip through all the tasks on our end. It's kind of more in our hands now, and that makes me feel much better.	alex and astrid	Female	Australia	2009-11-01 07:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	August 2009 CSC filers....	Looks like August was a good month to file, lots of approvals and so far, no hiccups for anyone in the thread	alex and astrid	Female	Australia	2009-11-01 01:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	August 2009 CSC filers....	WE'RE APPROVED!!! The buggers at CSC tricked us, and didn't update our case to reflect that our second touch on the 27th was an approval! Alex got the NOA2 in the mail today! AGGGHHHHH I cant' stop smiling and crying!	alex and astrid	Female	Australia	2009-10-31 20:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	August 2009 CSC filers....	Checking Igor's list, 19 of the past 25 approvals are from August filers. Good stuff CSC.	alex and astrid	Female	Australia	2009-10-30 20:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	August 2009 CSC filers....	I'm really happy for you all! But I am also sad...We were one of the first August filers, and everyone else seems to be getting approved but us	alex and astrid	Female	Australia	2009-10-29 06:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	August 2009 CSC filers....	QUOTE (hdkimo @ Oct 28 2009, 02:20 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (alex and astrid @ Oct 27 2009, 11:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (cptrosco @ Oct 27 2009, 02:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> What do you guys mean by touched, or is that just me being silly. NOA1 on Aug 18th, does that mean im close to my NOA2? A touch means that someone at the service center handled your petition. They scan it to show the system they are in possession of it. Sometimes it can mean that an approval is close, since they are probably looking at your petition, or an RFE is going to be issued, again, since they are looking at it, or it can mean your petition is being moved from desk to desk. You can tell if your case was touched because the date on your portfolio on the USCIS site changes, but the status of your case does not change. And if you have an NOA1 from mid august, sit tight because it looks like CSC are starting to sift through our month! NOt in date order, by the looks of it, but it good news for us anyhow! We got a second touch today, but no approval. I'm getting antsy here! HEY! The CSC worker who keeps touching my petition! I know it's a great read and has some pretty pictures in it, but lets get to the business end of things here Hmmmm...how are you checking your case status? I'm using this resource: https://egov.uscis.g...d/CaseStatus.do The only date I see is our NOA1 date, and nothing ever updates. Either I'm looking at a different resource or no one feels like touching our paperwork (bad). I'm two behind you guys on Igor's List! Come on!!!!!! I'm pretty sure you are looking at the same page as I am, as it took me to the screen I sometimes get when I get timed out. Don't stress about not getting any touches. I am sure that lots of people get approved with no touches at all! Edited by alex and astrid, 28 October 2009 - 06:13 AM.	alex and astrid	Female	Australia	2009-10-28 06:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	August 2009 CSC filers....	QUOTE (cptrosco @ Oct 27 2009, 02:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> What do you guys mean by touched, or is that just me being silly. NOA1 on Aug 18th, does that mean im close to my NOA2? A touch means that someone at the service center handled your petition. They scan it to show the system they are in possession of it. Sometimes it can mean that an approval is close, since they are probably looking at your petition, or an RFE is going to be issued, again, since they are looking at it, or it can mean your petition is being moved from desk to desk. You can tell if your case was touched because the date on your portfolio on the USCIS site changes, but the status of your case does not change. And if you have an NOA1 from mid august, sit tight because it looks like CSC are starting to sift through our month! NOt in date order, by the looks of it, but it good news for us anyhow! We got a second touch today, but no approval. I'm getting antsy here! HEY! The CSC worker who keeps touching my petition! I know it's a great read and has some pretty pictures in it, but lets get to the business end of things here	alex and astrid	Female	Australia	2009-10-28 04:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	August 2009 CSC filers....	Sorry for the double post, but there was no edit button on my previous entry? Good news, August girls and boys! Out of the 20 last approved petitions in Igors list for CSC, 12 of them were from August! It's funny though, CSC must be working backward through the month or something, because more than half of them were NOA1's from after the 15th of the month	alex and astrid	Female	Australia	2009-10-27 05:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	August 2009 CSC filers....	We got a touch today! Hopefully this means an approval is very close! I just called my fiance (it's 2 am in California) to tell him. Needless to say, he was excited but the sleepiness won out, lol. I'm thinking good thoughts for all of you right now! We're all in this together	alex and astrid	Female	Australia	2009-10-27 04:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	August 2009 CSC filers....	A lot of people from the middle and end of August seem to be getting touches and approvals. CSC better not be forgetting about us couples from the start of the month! Just checked our tracking again....no touch. I've never wanted to be touched by a stranger so much in my life. Maybe ours will be a petition when it is never touched, and out of the blue we get our NOA2?	alex and astrid	Female	Australia	2009-10-24 19:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	August 2009 CSC filers....	To add - Just logged onto USCIS tracking, and no touch yet. And, since it's the weekend there now, I am guessing that nothing will happen, if we do get touched, for a few more days. We are moving up Igor's list though! And there are a three NOA1's from around our NOA1 date that have been approved. The VJ timeline page says CSC are processing petitions from July 24. I'm not a religious person at all, but I am PRAYING we get one soon. I can't bear waiting any longer!	alex and astrid	Female	Australia	2009-10-24 06:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	August 2009 CSC filers....	QUOTE (Alec & Tiff @ Oct 23 2009, 07:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi august filers, Just received an email from USCIS at 5:30pm tonight that our approval notice has been sent today! The message says that the I-129F petition has been approved! So I assume that the NOA2 is in the mail. Yeay! Anybody else???? Our NOA1 date was August 27. It was approved in less than 2 months! Alec is here with me now, and he will return on Dec. 8 to Melbourne for the rest of the process. Cheers all around, Tiffany Wow, congratulations! You guys filed a few weeks after us but beat us to the NOA2. I hope your good luck rubs off on me and Alex!	alex and astrid	Female	Australia	2009-10-24 06:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	August 2009 CSC filers....	QUOTE (cappucino boy @ Oct 19 2009, 06:46 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Alec & Tiff @ Oct 18 2009, 12:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi, we're joining in. We filed on August 27th. It's good to see another Australia/US couple here. We filed while Alec was out of the country, and he was able to enter the US in September on a visa waiver without any problems going through immigration, with no mention of the I-129F or a fiance. So now we are together while we wait. Good luck to everyone. I'll be checking all the timelines... Alec and Tiff, My NOA 1 date is also August 27th, 2009 I'm wondering if I will be receiving our NOA 2 soon. My girlfriend/fiancee is now here on a tourist visa till December 6th and then she returns to Poland. I'm hoping that when we receive it and send everything back, that by the time she returns to Poland in December that it will almost be time for her interview. And then come visit and spend Christmas with her family and then return with her visa to US together. I saw someone on this forum with a NOA1- NOA2 date total of 54 days form VSC. Bernie Have you filled in your timeline on this site? It can give you a projected approval window. For example, my NOA1 date is August 5, three and a bit weeks before yours. My approval window is between October 30 and November 10, a few weeks away. So, your window is most likely going to be toward the end of November and the start of December. The reason VSC is getting such fast approvals is their adjudicators almost all got switched over the K1 petitions to get rid of the backlog. No such luck at CSC, though. YoU never know though, your petition may randomly get picked up by an adjudicator. Think happy thoughts!	alex and astrid	Female	Australia	2009-10-20 05:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	August 2009 CSC filers....	Ahh I would give anything for just a day with Alex, I'm envious, but happy the two of you get some much-needed time together! And I agree on Skype! When we are video chatting, I can just imagine that I am sitting right next to him on the couch. It helps, for sure. Hi Alec and Tiff! Where in the Australia does Alec hail from? I'm a Brisbane girl myself, though I grew up in the wilds of Victoria!	alex and astrid	Female	Australia	2009-10-19 06:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	August 2009 CSC filers....	QUOTE (Rongko @ Oct 16 2009, 03:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Just trying to be a good boy. QUOTE We are here! Lurking...and counting the days. I can't believe that we may be only 2-3 weeks from NOA2!!!!!!! Well, the three (or six of us, lol) all have NOA1's right by each other, hopefully we go 1-2-3 when it comes to our approvals! How are you holding up without your loved ones? I have to say I was seriously depressed about a month or so ago, but now we are so close to an approval, throwing myself into wedding planning and preparing for the interview has taken over my mind. A welcome relief!	alex and astrid	Female	Australia	2009-10-18 05:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	August 2009 CSC filers....	BUMP Not too many CSC August filers around, I see...Where you all hiding, huh?	alex and astrid	Female	Australia	2009-10-16 07:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	August 2009 CSC filers....	projections changed again! for us it is now between the 1st and 8th of November. Approval date roll call - When do all you august filers expect an approval?	alex and astrid	Female	Australia	2009-10-07 07:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	August 2009 CSC filers....	Just checked mu timeline, it moved up another few days to an estimated approval between the 2-11 November. Thats just a few weeks away! I'm going to start organising my medical and police check stuff so I can do it as soon as we get our NOA2	alex and astrid	Female	Australia	2009-10-06 06:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	August 2009 CSC filers....	QUOTE (Wade+Kristin @ Oct 3 2009, 10:19 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (alex and astrid @ Oct 3 2009, 01:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Boooo. I check the USCIS website every day ti see if the date changes...it's a little kick in the teeth every time to see it is the same. But, on another note, I got my wedding dress today!!! Needs a few nips and tucks but it's the prettiest thing I'll probably ever own...apart from my engagement ring Hello, I just had to write a reply when I saw your post. Your dress looks really pretty and I'm sure you'll have a very happy groom! Hang in there, CSC is finally moving again Congrats on your NOA2!! Hopefully we will follow suit soon	alex and astrid	Female	Australia	2009-10-03 23:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	August 2009 CSC filers....	Boooo. I check the USCIS website every day ti see if the date changes...it's a little kick in the teeth every time to see it is the same. But, on another note, I got my wedding dress today!!! Needs a few nips and tucks but it's the prettiest thing I'll probably ever own...apart from my engagement ring Attached Files  securedownload_2.jpeg   143.34KB   27 downloads	alex and astrid	Female	Australia	2009-10-03 06:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	August 2009 CSC filers....	Well the boy and I are coming up on two months since our NOA1....anyone been touched or lucky enough to have gotten their NOA2??	alex and astrid	Female	Australia	2009-10-02 06:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	August 2009 CSC filers....	Yeah, My fiance signed up for it also, but I just log in every day to check. We are going into the sixth week of waiting, so I am hoping for some touches to show up soon!!	alex and astrid	Female	Australia	2009-09-16 04:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	August 2009 CSC filers....	*bump* So, anyone been touched by one of the hardworking USCIS staff at CSC yet? We long in every day to see if the date has changed...but no love! To pass this long wait...lets tell the story of how you met your SO!	alex and astrid	Female	Australia	2009-09-14 07:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	August 2009 CSC filers....	QUOTE (thongd4me @ Aug 24 2009, 09:43 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (alex and astrid @ Aug 4 2009, 08:25 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> We mailed our packet yesterday to CSC...who else out there will be hopping in line with us? G'Day, You got in early and I just sent the I-129F to Vermont today - 08/24/2009. Best of luck 2ya. Any ankle-biters on the way? Lots of folks from Singapore here. Ever bump into Jim Rogers? Cheers Best of luck to you too! Nope, no ankle biters on the way for us, not for a few years yet either! We are 22 and 23, need to get the rest of university out the way before we think of expanding our little family Our cat is our only child right now!	alex and astrid	Female	Australia	2009-08-26 06:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	August 2009 CSC filers....	My fiance lives an hour from the processing center so ours did not have far to go. Yours will get there very soon I'm sure. I will be thinking good thoughts in your direction!	alex and astrid	Female	Australia	2009-08-08 02:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	August 2009 CSC filers....	Check cashed today and case number assigned!	alex and astrid	Female	Australia	2009-08-07 16:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	August 2009 CSC filers....	QUOTE (hdkimo @ Aug 6 2009, 01:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Mailed our I129F on Monday to Cali. The clock has finally started "ticking"!!! Mailed the same day as us. We know it has been received, but no NOA1 or check cashed yet!	alex and astrid	Female	Australia	2009-08-07 06:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	August 2009 CSC filers....	QUOTE (JK&DW @ Aug 5 2009, 04:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Do you have a link to the older copy? Please post!! I could not find the old form link...I think you will be stuck with the new one, sorry!	alex and astrid	Female	Australia	2009-08-06 06:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	August 2009 CSC filers....	We used the older form, as it is still valid. A lot of people were asking if it was okay to use, and the consensus was that it was. I think either is fine! PS, our petition was delivered to CSC this morning! Now hurry up and cash that check! I've never been more happy for someone to take money from me!	alex and astrid	Female	Australia	2009-08-05 03:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	August 2009 CSC filers....	We mailed our packet yesterday to CSC...who else out there will be hopping in line with us?	alex and astrid	Female	Australia	2009-08-04 07:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	August 2009 VSC Filers	Wow I am at CSC, and sent in my petition at the start of august 2009...I wish I had my NOA2 like a lot of you guys have gotten! But I am very happy for you all	alex and astrid	Female	Australia	2009-10-16 07:23:00