Oregon Bound

I'll add my timeline too such as it is.

I-129F filed 31st July 2012
I-129F Received by USCIS 9th August 2012

Snavemada5

I-129F filed January 23, 2012
I-129F received by USCIS January 27, 2012
I-129F Approved, sent to NVC June 15, 2012
Approved I-129F sent from NVC to London July 17, 2012
Letter from Embassy received July 28th, 2012
Documents sent to embassy August 6, 2012
Medical completed August 7th, 2012
Appontment letter received August 29, 2012 *
K-1 Visa approved at interview September 10, 2012

* - the original appontment was for October 3rd. On Aug. 30 an email was sent (after calling the hotline) requesting an earlier appointment. Email response received confirming Sept. 10th appointment on September 4, 2012. New appointment letter received Sept. 6.

JRG67

Hi. Here is my timeline.

Filed September 4th, 2012.

JRG67

Update.
Filed September 4th, 2012
Received by USCIS September 13th 2012

BTW what does application has been "touched" mean, and how does one check if one's has beene "touched"?

ian-mstm

It means someone has, literally, touched the case file... either to examine its contents or perhaps move it from someone's desk to someone else's desk. Regardless, it's a minor event.

Ian

jeffreyhy

The USCIS online status used to show a last updated date. People assumed that if the online status had been updated it must mean that someone did something with - touched - the case. What that something was that someone did was good for a round of excited speculation.
Look at your online status. But I don't think USCIS shows an updated date there any longer. Regards, JEff

JRG67

Update.
Received Police Certificate (it cost £45) and took a week to arrive. I also received my overseas police certificate after applying two months ago (it cost £65 to have my fingerprints taken at Scotland Yard to give to the foreign embassy)
One thing I can't stress hard enough is to keep a bank account open in the UK even if one is moving abroad. I didn't and after being away for twenty years it is near impossible to open an account. As a result I am having to use an old building society account with no credit card and no cheque book.(This meant I had to pay£5.60 for the £45 postal order for the police certificate)

JRG67

Received full birth certificate cost £9.25
time taken 2.5 weeks

NOA2 expected to be adjudicated late March 2013 (VSC back-logged it seems!)

jeffreyhy

Notices of Action are not adjudicated. Applications and petitions are adjudicated. An NOA tells one where the adjudication process is at.

Regards, JEff

JRG67

Sorry.

I-129f application expected to be adjudicated March 2013.

Kaz_M

Hi all,

Just an update on our K1 journey. The problem with our application and reason that payment has not been taken, is due to my USC fiances bank merging with another bank. The routing numbers changed and they couldnt process the payment.

So here we go again he will be sending it off to them today or tomorrow and we can get properly started

syed84

I-129F received 13th June 2012....Just over 4 months.