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As the title of this video suggests, we are discussing K-1 Fiancée Visas specifically Notice of Action 1 associated with that. I thought of making this video after reading a recent comment on our channel. Quoting directly: "So a text message isn't the NOA-1. My fiancé received a message like this: USCIS: your case was received; receipt number ***; official receipt notice form: 1797C to follow in mail; message and data rates apply ***". 

Yeah actually USCIS can do text messages of what's called the Notice of Action 1, the receipt notice of the case. I have seen this happen in our case load with a regularity of about 1 in 10. So we always file the document that allows USCIS to send a text message but we find that about 90% of the time, they never actually do send out the text message. Now the other thing to bear in mind is the text message itself is not the Notice of Action; it is not the written Notice of Action. The nice thing about the text message, it is the number. You do get your case number in the text message if they send it to you so then at that point you know where you stand and you can interface with Department of Homeland Security regarding that specific petition. As far as the actual paper notice, that is actually mailed out generally about a week after the text message goes out.

But again, remember if you don't get one of these NOA-1 text messages associated with a K-1 Visa filing, don't fret because it is not a foregone conclusion that they are going to do it. As I said, it has been my experience they do it in about 1 every 10 cases they actually send the actual text message out. Don't ask me why. Things that happen within DHS sometimes happen without any rhyme or reason from what I can figure out. But yeah, it's not overly frequent that we actually see the text message go out. Sometimes it will but many times no not so much. So again, it's going to be case specific and again it's not the same thing as the actual mailed receipt notice. It is convenient, I do have to admit. When you do get a text message, boom you've got that number locked in; you can now interface with the system. That does help but again it isn't the same thing and it may not happen. So again the main issue is actually getting that 797c that I-797 C, the actual paper receipt notice in the mail.