The Fourth Step - The Second Notice Of Action

This took place between September 6th and September 12th

September 6th, just a lazy Sunday.

I don't really remember why I wanted to go to the grocery store, but I did. It was a pretty nice day and I had nothing in my mind about the K-1 process.

Picked up some stuff. Probably some junk food for all I can remember.

I got home and noticed an email in my inbox. Opened it and saw it was from the CRIS. Well, that's strange, it's Sunday.

It turned out to be our NOA2 email.

It must have gotten in the email box late, probably due to them having to send out so much email on Fridays. It was dated for September 4th.

It's not to say I wasn't happy about it, but it was more like "It's about time after that RFE crap." kind of feeling. Still happiness in a way.

Due to it being Labour Day weekend, mail didn't start up again until the Tuesday. We got a touch on September 8th. I'm unsure if that was them mailing out the NOA2 hard copy or them sending the petition to the next spot.

None the less, the hardcopy came in the mail on the 12th. Thank God too, because if it were to get lost, we'd have to pay about 300 dollars to replace it. Don't ask why. Apparently it takes a whole tree to make a single piece of paper with that info on it.

It was nice to get passed the longest step... for most people. My consulate has 3+ month waits for interviews, so it's almost the whole NOA wait again. Figures.

Oh well, the next few steps shouldn't be too long.

Steps of a K-1 Visa:

• US Petitioner and Foreign Beneficiary Collect Needed Documents
• I-129F Package Sent
• Notice Of Action 1 Received by US Petitioner
• Notice Of Action 2 Received by US Petitioner
• Case Forwarded to the National Visa Center
• Case Forwarded to the Foreign Beneficiary's US Consulate
• Case Received by Foreign Beneficiary's Local US Consulate
• Forms and Checklist Sent to Foreign Beneficiary
• Foreign Beneficiary Compiles Needed Forms
• Foreign Beneficiary Sends Completed Forms to US Consulate
• US Consulate Issues Interview Date
• Interview Conducted at the US Consulate

Legend: Strikethrough + Blue show past steps, Bolded + Red shows current step