USCIS APPLICATION APPROVED! (NOA2 Issued)

(back posting)

Notice Date: April 30, 2008.

We didn't know that we got approved until May 5th.

Whoo hoo!!

NOA2 received 54 days after I-130 was sent
NOA2 received 48 days after NOA1

NSO Trip; DS 3032; DS 230

I got up around 6 am to go to NSO in QC. I got there around 8 am already and I was the 1599th customer! Sheesh! After waiting for 30 mins... my line finally moved and I was on Step 2... yey! BUT after the girl reviewed my application, she asked me to go back to QC Cityhall to get a transmittal paper because it has only been 2 months since hubby and I got married. So have to go ride a jeepney to QC Cityhall, good thing it is not too far from the NSO. After much hoopla in the QC Cityhall, I got back in NSO around 9:30Am. More long lines at the payment area. Finally finished around 10:30am.

I have to go back on May 18th to get all the documents that I applied for.


I also sent a package to my hubby... cost me Php270 Ordinary Mail, the girl said it will take 10 days before it gets delievered in the US. I wanted to try and see how long an Ordinary Mail gets to the US. EMS cost 3x as much as the Ordinary Mail. I might use EMS for my NVC documents instead. Anyhoo, I'm sending two sets of it.. so I can do one via Ordinary Mail and another one via EMS.

Likewise, my hubby and I filled out my DS 3032 form already and the DS230 form. They're ready to be sent. Just waiting for the rest of the docs from NSO.

I hope everything is in order and we don't get RFEs with my visa application.

Anyhoo, still no NOA2. hummmm.. what's happening??!! Things are slowing down in USCIS.., I have no luck.. sombody stole it! :((

NBI Clearance

Today I went to Carriedo to get my NBI Clearance (Police Clearance).I got three copies, Php115/copy. All marked for Travel in USA. Two will be sent to my hubby dearest and I will retain one copy here. I might go back next week to get an NBI Renewal Card, Php120, so that the next time I want a copy of a Police Clearance I don't have to stand in line for two hours!

Next stop... NSO Quezon City for Birth Certificate, Marriage Certificate and Certificate of Marriage.

Another NOA1

We got another NOA1 in our mail. False alarm!! Haha no NOA2 yet, we're still stuck in USCIS.

We called twice about the NOA1, I guess they printed it and sent it twice too. Hummm.. now only if they made a mistake and printed a NOA2 instead of a duplicate copy of the NOA1!!!!

TOUCHED!

we got a touch!!!
it is not an approval... but it still brings comfort to the heart.

NOA1 PRINTED!

Finally!!! We got our printed NOA1!!!! After a month or so of waiting.
It was a rush of emotion when I heard we got a letter from homeland security.
It is not NOA2, still... it made me happy.

Our Case Is Assigned to an Officer

WhOO HOo!!! Finally we left the mailroom to sit in an officer's desk!!! Somebody is working on our case already!!!!

USCIS update

We just called the USCIS looking for some answer as to what is happening to our case. First they told us that they never printed our NOA1 and they never sent it because of some computer glitch in their system. We were initially thinking about filing a K3 application together with the CR1 BUT this incident will now work against us. We're afraid that if we file our K3 after they sent us the NOA1 duplicate that they will pair off our I-130 and I-129F and put us back on the 2 months processing line. SO we're not filing our K3 anymore and we're just gambling our future on the CR1 visa. Second, they told us that it normally takes two (2) months before they adjudicate the I-130. Which means, we still have 1 more month to go before we can call back and inquire about our case again. Finally, what hurts the most is that our file is still in the mail room with no officer assigned to it yet. :-( That's just sad... really really sad. I mean, come on!!! The USCIS took our money and no one is assigned to our case yet. WTF?!