please answer the following:

anyone who has been approved within last 2 weeks have you gotten your NOA2s?

Anyone who knows that they have been approved (no matter how do you know that) have you called NVC to find out if they have received you approved petition? if you have called, have they received it?

thanks

We were approved on 05/03 and still haven't received my NOA2 in the mail. I did call the NVC, gave them my receipt # and they found us in their system. They also gave our petition a case number but I still haven't received our choice of agent nor the AOS bill.

I129F approved May 16th, no NOA2, called the NVC, they didnt recieve my cae yet

Same here, approved May 16th, called them last night (seems to be the best time), no info on the case yet. The gal on the other end said, it may take 90 days... yeah right. From what I have seen with other recent approvals, its been taking anywhere from 1 to 4 weeks for the NVC to receive the approval, no rhyme or reason here. I guess they expect you to just suck it up and wait. I for one have made up my mind to call them every two days.

Same here, still no NOA2 hard copy, good news is I don't think we actually need it. We've already sent our packet three back to our embassy and nothing they've sent us ever mentions needing any of the NOA's.

Sorry, missed the top part of the question.
I received both my NOA2s in the mail on monday (05/21/07).

ok i am on the same boat. I have got my NOA2s but the NVC has not received my case yet.

lets hope they get them next tuesday.

I was approved on May 18th Received NOA's in mail on May 22nd. Called NVC and they donot have my file yet. I'll try to call today.

I- 129-F approved May 11 ( called NVC to find out that info ), case received at NVC May 21st, still no e mail, hard copy NOA-2 , nothing saying we are approved. But we are and have a new case number.
Figure that !

We approved on 5/16 & recv'd the NOA2 on the 21st. Also cld NVC was told our case was recv'd but a case # haven't been assigned (takes up to 90 days). I usually call every night before I go to sleep.

A woman at CSC told me on May 23rd that I was approved on May 16th. The website isn't updated to reflect that, and I have gotten my NOA2 in the mail. On May 25th I called NVC, and they didn't have my case yet.

I'll give it a few more days, and call again.

I also had a good with the in-district aide to my Congressman who deals with immigration issues -- mostly to give her my opinion on the current immigration bill and its proposed limitations on family-based immigration. (I don't like it -- is that surprising? It helped that she says the Congressman agrees with me. Maybe we'll get those provisions taken out or defeat the entire bill.) She asked me to call her back later if I wanted her to make inquiries on my behalf. We'll see if I feel a need to do that.

We were approved on May 21 (email), and got the NOA2 hardcopies (I-130 & I-129F) on May 25. To date, no idea yet if NVC has our approved petitions.

I tried to call (NVC trunkline-1-2) , but I seem to have a hard time getting into the automated system. Anybody knows how to do it, my case no. starts with MSC.

K3's are not entered into the automated system so you have to speak to a live person to ask. Have your receipt number ready and call 603-334-0700, press 1 for english then press 5 for the operator. You may find out after you call that it's already passed through and on its way to your embassy. That's what we were told anyways, petitions seem to pass straight through the nvc like a mail-forwarder.

I was approved on the 10th, CSC mail out my case on the 21st (after I called on the 20th!) and the NVC revieved my file on the 22nd. I know this because I emailed. When I called, they said they have not revieved it yet.

However, I also have a few phone conversations with thee local aide to immigration issues and he had a heart-to-heart with the head of CSC. They are seriously back-logged and are not currently mailing NOA2s AT ALL. the will start up again next week, and I was told to expect mine sometime mid-June. The aide, of course, told me that I was lucky to have my petition approved in under 180 days at all. He also said that he is quite familiar with this board, so I expect that there are a lot of congressional "lurkers" around....

But, I had emailed the NVC on the 20th, and I got a response YESTERDAY saying that they had recieved my case on the 22nd. I have a State Dept # and everything, so I'm happy. Back on track to only having a 10 month wait till I get to see my wife! (We'll all look back on this and laugh, right???? )

Yall might try emailing maybe?

I received an email from NVC just now, in reply to my query. As of May 26, they have not received my approved petition yet. I really hope that the 90 days NVC waiting period will not all be consumed up.

i haven t call today but i think they should have our cases today...if anyone checks please post here

I called the NVC, after 4-5 mins got to talk with a polite lady. was told that my case was recieved on last friday, assigned a case no, and going to fwd to local consulate by this weekend or early next week

I just called NVC. I was told the case was recieved today (May 29th) and case number was assigned.

on the phone calling.....
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they have it
cool
2- 4 weeks before gets to bombay? wow!

I finally got thru today.....
Case number assigned today.

I cld last night & my case # was assigned

congratulations u guys!!!

NVC received ours on May 29...I dunno yet, if they have assigned a case number. Perhaps,I'll just wait for their reply to my email.

When you cld they would have told you the case #. My case was recv'd on the 21st but a # wasn't assigned until yesterday. Give it a few days.

My I-129F and I-130 have been aproved on 05/24, which I was notifeid by email, but have not yet received NOA2.
I called NVC today and they have not received my case from CSC...
Hopefully NVC will receive my case soon but this kind of delay in administrative work is always very frustrating even I know they are slow.
I know US Tokyo Embassy is well operated so I want my case to be forwarded to the consulate asap.

I am in the same boat, approved on the 24th and not at NVC. *sigh*

Just found out that my case has left to the consulate (chennai, India). Thank God!!!!!!!

I have a question for the forum. I am getting conflicting information from what my lawyer is telling me versus what the NVC representative is telling me. I received an email from CSC saying that my I-129F was sent to the NVC on the 23rd of May. From what I read on the FAQ and K3 guide in VJ, once the NVC receives the petition it is assigned a case number and then forwarded directly to the embassy. My lawyer is telling me that is not true. She said once the NVC assigns a case number, it is sent back to us with a packet that we have to complete (AOS) and send back to the NVC and then they forward to the embassy.

My situation has another twist. I have also filed for the I-130 and the NVC sent us the bar coded packet with the DS-230 and I-864 on 5/22 (we still havent received it).

My primary goal is to bring my wife here as quickly as possible since she is 5 months pregnant.

In my opinion, the K3 will be received in Venezuela before the I-130, but my lawyer thinks otherwise. If the information in the FAQ is correct that the NVC directly forward to the emabssy, the I-129 petition can be there as early as next week. Since we still havent received the I-130 packet yet, I am predicting it can take up to anotjer 4-6 weeks before the I-130 gets to Venezuela.

Can somebody help clarify? What would you guys do if you were in my situation?

Your attorney gives you information contrary to the understanding of this board. You filed a I-129F, right? NVC has the approved I-129F, right? It will go on to the embassy and your spouse will be interviewed for a K3. When the I-130 is approved, it will be retained. Your attorney, if he/she is worth an ounce of salt, should know this ....

NVC got my petition Tuesday and by Tuesday night they'd assigned it a MOS number.

edit: gorockogo1, as I re-read your post, I'm not so sure I'm right. You haven't filled in a timeline, so it is hard to understand your situation, but it seems you have both an approved I-130 and an approved I-129F. And, contrary to most recent experience, it seems you've gotten some requests for NVC for paperwork pursuant to the I-130. It would help if you gave us more information and filled in your timeline. Perhaps your attorney has found a way to keep both petitions in play, even though USCIS says their practice is to send the I-129F on to State for processing and retain the I-130...

What you have is the designation of agent form and then they will send you a bill for the fee. These things still need to be done before the I-130 is forwarded to the embassy, do not know how long but you are still looking at 3-4 months more or less. I-129F will make it to the embassy well before that. From what I have read here in the forum, is that, if you have a pending I-129F interview and the embassy receives the I-130, they will reschedule you for a later date and process the I-130. Going the I-130 route has its benefits, as she will get a green card soon after arriving and will be able to work. For the I-129F your wife will need do the Adjustment of Status (AOS) before she gets her green card. Lately USCIS has been holding the approved I-130 here and just forwarding the I-129F to the embassy, i am guesing in your case there must have been quite a gap between filing the I-130 and I-129F. Plus you need to figure out how far your embassy is scheduling both types of interviews, which will give you an idea on the time frame. Hope this helps. I am not a lawyer, these are just my opinions. I would go for the I-129F since its already on its way to the embassy, send in the Agent form, but hold off on paying the fee.

thanks adhi for the updates, i too called the NVC, my case left y'day (05/30)

I dont have the specific dates, but my timeline is approximately the following:


12/11/06 Filed for I-130
2/28/07 Filed for I-129F
3/8/07 I-129F sent to CSC
5/2/07 I-130 approved
5/18/07 NVC receives AOS Bill
5/22/07 NVC sends bar coded instructions with I-864 and DS 230 package
5/23/07 I-129F approved and sent from CSC to NVC
6/1/07 (estimated) NVC receives I-129F ????
6/1/07 (estimated) Receive bar coded packet from NVC for I-130

Do I submit the I-134 Affidavit of support directly to the Embassy? or do I send it to the NVC doe processing? I presume the Embassy, right?

I-134 is reserved for the embassy interview. this is if you are pursuing K-3.

gorockogo1,

Thanks for clarifying your timeline. It makes sense that you have both petitions in play.

If you know the receipt numbers from your I-130 and I-129F, you might want to call NVC and check on status. Email also works.

NVC: 603 334 0700
NVCinquiry@state.gov

You may have a few options. The I-129F will go to the embassy and your wife might interview for the K3. If you finish the I-130 process at NVC in time, it will also go to the embassy and then your wife would probably interview for the CR1 instead. If she gets the K3, she could return to her country for the CR1 interview, or you could do the AOS all over again, at increased expense, and then she would get her green card with leaving the USA.

So, you might want to contact NVC and also the embassy to get more information on how they do things.

Just found out too that my case was left NVC for islamabad on 05/31/07.