mchakko,

I noticed that we have the same NOA2 date. I also noticed that your approved petition is already forwarded to NVC the day after. Is this for real? I called NVC yerterday and they said that they don't have my case yet.

May the force be with you, msu17! I thought if I passed that number around, and if more people tried to get through to it, then someone can likely supply us with some well needed answers to this mess.

Yes, but I believe this is just because they forgot to generate my NOA2 until 2 weeks after it was already approved and forwarded. I think it took my phone calls and inquiries to get them to notice and actually generate the NOA2.

It looks like from your timeline that your NOA2 came at the actual time of approval. My NOA2 may have been 5/18, but the actual approval was 5/4 and I presume it was forwarded to NVC at that time.

Gratz and good luck.

my fiance is calm.... he's the petitioner.. i'm the one stressing out...

i got all my blood tests done and a tetanus boost 2 weeks ago............. have everything filed away for the interview...
police check and prints - well the boys in blue always have someone in custody so i'm going tomorrow morning this time before work.. hopefully its too early in the day for crime lol.....

then just embassy - main medical check - and blah... lol...

i'm so stressed out and on top of that - i have to move house end of next month as my lease expires here.................. ripping my hair out lol......

hello to all!!

I called and did the RFE trick and when the lady told me I was approved, she said she would make sure they got my NOA2 in the mail straight away. Had I not called, who knows...we'll just see when I actually get it...

Gosh, that's so nice. My guy didnt have any idea about approval letters and was super confused about the whole thing. Lets hope they follow through and you actually get it.

We were approved on 05/03 and I still haven't received the paper NOA2.

Hi everybody and congrats again to all who made it here! I will be very busy for the next few weeks, and that includes another short trip to see Marisol in Costa Rica. But I took the time last night to update the website. Let's make those columns GREEN!

Whoa...haven't seen you in a couple months of Sunday(I don't know, my granny says that sometimes)...good to see you here man.

I haven't tried calling NVC yet, I am gonna wait a little longer, BUT I did get an e-mail today from USCIS saying that on the 25th a notice was mailed to me saying that our case was approved...and we were approved on the 22nd...I don't know what's going on with everyone elses case, I just hope everyone gets their NOA2s, and NO WAY should anyone have to pay for that!

Oh, you're lucky! Good to see they have the paper copies going out again, though if they can get new approvals out, you would think they could get approvals from a month ago out

I do not know why some get the E mails, and some get the hard copies, and then some of us get nothing and have to do our own investigations to find out if we are approved or not.

It's called incompetence.

I wouldn't worry about emails or website updates, but we certainly the hardcopy at some point.

Yes, Ken, especially for those who's cases are moving fast and are already with the Embassy.

i dont know if our case is at the embassy, every day i get home i check my mailbox... and hope that something is in there......

I wish USPS would hurry up, so that we can turn in our stuff...the shorter the time to complete the transaction, the more impatient I become...God, I need a hobby...please...

i've got a hobby... emailing my fiance and bugging him lol....
seriously.... when im not packing and throwing stuff out... i'm playing a online game......... .... takes my frustration out lol....

We have a hobby, it's called messenger. We chat all day and plan for the future. I love her sooooooooooo much

I feel both of you on that...MSN and Alltel...I can't imagine this process twenty years ago...

I think something like this was alot less likely to happen 20 years ago. Globalization and the Internet has changed that. Many people have met online first before meeting in person.

We met online and spend hours each day chatting. I suppose that is our hobby, too! Like hmm1, the closer we get the harder it gets.

Nagishkaw, I don't think we need NOA2 until filing for adjustment of status which is many, many months away. Yes we need to the that NOA2 eventually for sure, but it should not hold up the process.

Happy holiday to all!

Happy Holiday to you, Ken and to all !
Everyone have a blessed day and be happy.

Thats right, you dont need the NOA2 for the interview, but you will need a copy for the AOS petition.

Thank you , D+G !

Wow...looks like we got the whole gang in here...where's FutureMrs at?

Whats AOS?....

Adjustment of status...other than that I have to read up on it...

ahhhhhh
that makes sense to me now......
thankyou!

I've had 3 touches since my approval. I'm hoping that means it will be sent to the NVC quickly!

Maybe we DID get the same helpful woman on the phone at CSC! I also got an email saying my notice was sent on the 25th...

That wouldn't suprise me But that's good news, at least we know our notices were sent. Hope you get the paper copy asap! I am not sure how many touches I have gotten since the 22nd, but at least one on the 25th and then the 28th (wasn't that a holiday in the US?) I am gonna e-mail NVC today, and only start calling in a week or so...

Yeah, I got touched yesterday too. It was a holiday. Strange...

i think my case must have been processed by a new hire. Still no email notification nor hard copy of NOA2. Yet NVC is forwarding my approved petition to US consulate as of now >>>>>>>

Good afternoon,

Your inquiry has been received at the National Visa Center (NVC). The
visa petition you mentioned in your inquiry has recently been forwarded
to the US Consulate General. Please allow 10-15 business days for the
Consulate General to receive the petition.

Any further inquiries should be directed to the assigned US Consulate
General.

Case Number: HCM##########
Beneficiary's Name: DDDD, DDDDDD
Preference Category: K1
Your Priority Date: ##Feb2007
Foreign State Chargeability: VIETNAM
U.S. Embassy/Consulate: CONSULATE GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES,
VISA UNIT
4 LE DUAN, QUAN 1
THANH PHO HO CHI MINH
VIETNAM

Regards,
National Visa Center
###


Best of luck to all !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I received the hard copy from NVC Today. That is the only piece of proof I have saying we are approved.

Finally got some activity!! Nothing on the USCIS site, no NOA2, but I got the notice that the I129 was approved and at the NVC on the 21st! It would have been a little bit nice to know on the 18th that it was approved and sent to NVC - we would have been a lot happier instead of getting depressed since it was taking so long

We were one of those folks just getting started on a Consular Filing before Jan 25th. So the Consulate already got some of their job done and my fiance already has her stuff done, so we are hoping for a very speedy completion.

CSC has finally gotten to us February Filers !

i might email NVC to see if they've sent it all off to the consulate...

That is cool...maybe you should try a calling card to see if you can get through that way? Is it possible?

I sent an e-mail yesterday to NVC, no reply yet though. I checked the USCIS website, and I got another touch yesterday, so I am not sure where my case is now, if it is just being sent to NVC or what. We were approved on the 22nd.

Just got an email from the consulate. Packet 3 has arrived.

Just got throught to someone at NVC and heard the magic "Your name?" and "DOB?" questions after I gave my case # to the operator. We made it to NVC! (I was gettin worried there for a bit, since I'm one of the ones to have received a verbal approval over the phone.)The long weekend delayed us a bit...but I'm hoping we only stay @ NVC a few days and will soon be on the way to the consulate. Still no paper NOA2, e-mail notification or online status update from CSC ...but some work is getting done, thankfully!

-P

Glad to see some good news! I've had touches the last two days, but no status change since when they sent NOA2 (which hasn't made it to us yet) I hope that soon I'll hear those magic words from NVC!

Congtraulations Paula&Minya!

do keep us informed should you get some notification regarding your hard copy or E Mail. Im in the same situation and it is about to drive me stark raving sane.

As opposed to stark-raving insane? Who wants to be sane anyways, its higly overrated. I like my insanity!

We should all keep each other informed as to when or if we get notifications and/or NOA2's....since the NOA2 is needed at AOS, we do need to make sure we get our hands on it.

-P

Questions!.. rofl.. yeah it was bound to come..
1. how big is packet 3?
2. does it come via email or snail mail etc?
3. if there is more paperwork to be filled out - is there a place on it you can give them your new address if applicable?

my fiance emailed me his proof of employment.....

Nice!

I just called and a woman told me they don't have it yet. I said, "please double check" and I read her the WAC numbers again. NOTHING! Based on your NOA2 date, could be another week for us.

I too called the NVC today and the nice guy told me it is too soon for my case to be there. He suggested that I call back in 10 days. The strange thing was he called me Sarah? At least I got my NOA2 hardcopy yesterday!

i emailed NVC .. hoping to get a reply soon......

and them telling me that they sent it all to the consulate..

I am now convinced we are in the same pile. I also got yet another touch yesterday. I'm hoping that touch was the "sent to NVC" touch.