Hi friends!
I am trying to open new thread for approved March filers and the time it take them to be forward to NVC. We have not yet checked if our papers are received by NVC because it is too early. I am so angry to see that the waiting begin again. It is not fair. USCIS is mocking with us

Wow, congrats! It usually takes 7-15 days for them to receive it from date of NOA2.

To my fellow VJer's: Just would like to ask what is written on your approved I-130 (NOA2). Does it states anything about being sent to NVC?

I have only received mine and it indicated something like "The petition indicates that the person for whom you are petitioning is in the United States and will apply for adjustment of status.....If the person for whom you are petitioning decides to apply for a visa outside the United States based on this petition, the petitioner should file form I-824 ....."

Does that mean that CSC will hold on to your I-130? So I don't need to prepare anything for the I-130 anymore? Since some VJer's got both of their petition running at NVC...

I guess the only way to confirm this is to check with VJEr's filing purely CR-1/IR-1 only... and see if their notice contain words saying they have forwarded the case to NVC.

it has been 22 days for me...i am still waiting for the transfer.
i was one of the first ones to get an approval from our group...so hopefully they will just transfer all ours together..and u guys atleast won't have to wait that long.

I got my electronic NOA2 for I-129F and I-130 on August 8,2007. I'm still waiting for my mailed NOA2s. I called NVC and spoke to someone directly yesterday (August 20,2007) and she indicated neither have been received yet. Also, when I filed my I-130 I indicated in several places we intended to use the consular process (and not do AOS in the US). Both of our forms were approved at roughly the same time so it will be interesting to see if they honor that or not. Will update as soon as I have more information.

Hi! I am in the same boat as you neel06!
I got the email for the approval for the I-129F and I-130 on Aug.1st
I got both hardcopies in the mail Aug.6th.
I called NVC yesterday and they have not received my case yet!
For some odd reason my I-129 case was touched on Aug. 16th?
Maybe this is when they really sent my petition to the NVC?
I don't know.

Good Idea to start this thread Kalina

We will call to NVC at the end of week. I will keep you in touch. I think that these of early August approvals have to be sent yet. As far as I know I 129 F has validity 3 months.

hello all

i am in the same boat..............got approved on august 13.........got hard copy on 16..............called on monday to nvc .........no positive response from their side..............


i dont understand this process of uscis.....................everthing we are the one who suffers..................damnnnnnnnnnnnn

Did anyone call NVC today to find out if their case has reached there? I tried calling so many times but could not get thru - it kept diverting me back to the automated response system.

i called yesterday... and the lady said sometimes it can take up to 90 days but usually it is 2-4 weeks.

Just called NVC and they received the case from CSC yesterday(after 3 weeks). I also got my BMB case number. The lady told me that it will be forwarded to mumbai embassy in 2 to 4 weeks ..after which I should contact the embassy.

well kss I am gonna call them right now.. we got approved on the same day so i am hoping mine is there as well.

THEY HAVEN'T RECEIVED MINE

i applied on Match 27th and i received my approval 797C on August 17th. I am planning to call NVC in two weeks.

I was approved on July 11, received my case number and payed the first bill, but this is all since then. This waiting i and slow procedure is driving me nuts

How can I add my timeline on here, can somebody help, please

congrats and good luck to all.

has anyone called nvc today? any transfers from CSC?

I called and my case has not been forwarded to NVC... but I think it's too early for me, esp. since you guys are way ahead of me and still waiting.

hey ras. How fast is the mumbai consulate? after receiving the petition how long does it take them to schedule the interview. just curious?

I think your interview date is normally 2months from the day they receive packet3.

What should i do guys? Its been 23 days since my approval and I called today again and NVC hasn't received my case. I am starting to get worried... i have looked at timelines and most cases do get sent over within 3 weeks. i am already late with my approval... can't stand being late anymore. should i call uscis(HATE THEM) or should i just wait.
i hope they didn't lose my papers or anything

neel - It might be a good idea to contact your local congressperson or senator. Maybe they can help.

I contacted the local congressman when my petitions weren't approving.. the office was NO help. I just hope they transfer it themselves..so i don't have to do anything.

I forget to use the RFE trick to call California Service center...can someone refresh my memory on how that is done. maybe i can give them a call and ask why my petition isn''t forwarded.

Neel

Maybe I am wrong but I have this


CSC: 1.800.375.5283
- 1 for English

2 for main menu
- 2 for questions about RFE
- 4 For RFE questions
- ENTER IN RECIEPT number
- 2 to talk to a real person!

hope this helps.

Z

thanks. i will give this a try tomorrow...

neel, i read somewhere on VJ that NVC updates the system every Tuesday morning. I am predicting that your file will be there if you call next Tue.

Hello guys we are on the same boat.....

Do u have an idea what is DOS?coz i read somewhere that they called DOS and they got they're med.sched. and interview sched.by calling DOS...

Thanks

We call today NVC. They have not received our petitions. I know that it is too early for us - compared with the other who are waiting 3 weeks The lady said that we have to wait at least 2 weeks
I was sure that ones our petition is approved everything will go faster but not. How is this possible. Why this people torture us.

Kalina,I felt for you when they were unable to approve you for so long ,and feel for you when your(and the others) transfer is SO SLOW.
Not sure,what to say,chin up,at least you're approved.
Good luck to you !

Neel I would say contact your embassy too, because I heard about a case where somebody didn't hear anything from NVC and suddenly one day thier fiance recieved a packet 3 in the mail. It's a long shot but hopefully VSC didn't bother to contact you but might have forwarded it to the embassy. Try that route. Good luck I hope I didn't get your hopes up, thats not my intention here, just to give you an another option and hoping I am right though, so you getto see your husband soon.

Would the consulate/embassy respond since we don't have a case#?

exactly, i don't have a case number or anything.... how can i contact them. any suggestions.
also i don't think they are superfast..they are just superslow....
from my observations i have come to a conclusion that your approval, your transfer are all depended on your case worker at uscis. so mine is some lazy person who was slow in approving and now probably doing the same thing in sending it over to nvc. only if i could meet him/her once...

hello , just want to ask something when u guys received the hard copy of NOA2 , wat does it said ? coz my wife change her address , how do we infrom the NVC that my wife change address for the packet delivery ? should we wait for the hard copy of notice or we could the NVC ahead of time ? thanks .

neel, how about you try calling DOS. I was reading one forum where they were discussing calling DOS (Dept. of State) visa information line at 202.663.1225 then menu selections 1-0-0 and ask them for a current status.

Read this forum.. http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=72919

i will try that today. has anyone else had the petition transfered to nvc this week?

I think kss' petition got transferred to NVC.

okk..i just called the dept of state. the lady could not find anything in their system for me. she said that means the case hasn't been transfered to the visa center.......
so i just gotta wait.

i know that kss petition got transfered. i was hoping mine would transfer along with him because we got an approval the same day. anyone besides him?

This may be a silly question, but how will I know when it has been transferred to NVC or to the Embassy? I know my wife will receive a packet 3, but will we hear anything between now and then? My NOA2 for I-129F came yesterday.

I think that besides Kss, the rest are still waiting. Neel, you are the next whose petition will be received to NVC. Don't worry you are not the only who is experiencing this delay. My husband called today and they said that the waiting time is between 2 and 4 weeks.

I am not sure if you will receive a letter from NVC. But you can call to NVC and ask if they have received your petition. We were approved on 15 August and our is not received yet

Thanks, Kalina. From this thread, it sounds like I shouldn't even bother calling until around mid-September. Oh well, I'm just so thrilled that we got our NOA2 and that the longest part of the wait is over!!!

HELLO ALL,


TODAY I LOOKED AT THE USCIS WEB SITE AND I SAW MY CASE TOUCHED TODAY TOO ...............DOES THIS MEAN THEY ARE GOING TO TRANSFER MY CASE TO NVC ..................

ANY EXPERIENCE ON THIS ...................ANY HELP WILL BE APPRECIATED


MY I-129F APPROVED ON AUGUST 13. AND TODAY I GOT A TOUCH.............LAST UPDATE DATE HAS BEEN CHANGED TO 08-23-2007


LOOKS LIKE IT IS A TOUCH FOR TRANSFERRING TO NVC..................... OTHERWISE WHATS THE REASON BEHIND TOUCHING MY CASE..............CAN ANY BODY EXPLAIN TO ME PLEASE

I don't know what to say Erika's husband Call them next week. Today I look at VJ members timelines and some have their cases forwarded to NVC within a week and others within a month. I don't know from what this depend.

Hello, as you can see it took my package around 3 weeks to get to the NVC but it was sent out less than a week later to my fiance' embassy.....good luck and hang in there, you will hear something soon.


Service Center : California Service Center
Consulate : Nassau, Bahamas
I-129F Sent :2007-03-21
I-129F NOA1 :2007-03-29
Touched: 2007-04-04
Touched: 2007-07-04
Touched: 2007-07-05
Touched: 2007-07-10
Touched: 2007-07-16
Touched: 2007-07-17 (NOA2 aproved sent by email)
NOA2: 2007-07-22 (HARD COPY)
NVC: 2007-08-09 (PACKAGE RECEIVED)
NVC: 2007-08-13 (PACKAGE LEFT FOR EMBASSY)
NVC: 2007-08-21 (FIANCE` PICKS UP PACKET FROM EMBASSY)

LETS HOPE IT WILL BE IN NVC BY TUESDAY ...........................THAT WILL MAKE MY DAY GOOD

HELLO ALL,


TODAY I LOOKED AT THE USCIS WEB SITE AND I SAW MY CASE TOUCHED TODAY TOO ...............DOES THIS MEAN THEY ARE GOING TO TRANSFER MY CASE TO NVC ..................

ANY EXPERIENCE ON THIS ...................ANY HELP WILL BE APPRECIATED


MY I-129F APPROVED ON AUGUST 13. AND TODAY I GOT A TOUCH.............LAST UPDATE DATE HAS BEEN CHANGED TO 08-23-2007


LOOKS LIKE IT IS A TOUCH FOR TRANSFERRING TO NVC..................... whistling.gif OTHERWISE WHATS THE REASON BEHIND TOUCHING MY CASE..............CAN ANY BODY EXPLAIN TO ME PLEASE

i called california service center through the RFE trick and asked why this delay in my transfer. well according to the man i spoke to my papers are in the "staging area" waiting to be transfered. seriously they could have charged me for the shipping fee if it is such a trouble for them.

I called USCIS to find out why my online status shows as pending when I have received hard-copy of the approvals. Apparently they need to check some flag to indicate when the approval notice is sent and once that is done you get an email from CRIS and your online status get updated. Once the person did that I got the email and my online status shows as 'approval notice sent'.

I also asked about the transfer to NVC and got the same response as you that it is in their staging area and they should be transferring it to NVC in the next week or so. I'm hoping this happens next week...