CASES sent back to NVC from Paris embassy

[shayrene 0]

After reading many posts about cases being sent back, I began to worry. I called NVC and they said my case had been sent to Paris on 4/21/06. I called the Paris embassy and was told that my case had been returned to NVC and that Packet 3 had not been sent out yet. She also told me that I am not unique, that all the cases sent to Paris at this time were being returned to NVC.

Now I am thinking what is going on at NVC. They didn't tell me any of this. I called the NVC again. She told me that she didn't know anything about my case being returned and that my case was not at NVC. She told me to send an email to nvcinquiry@state.gov. I received this response:

This is an automated reply. Please do not respond to this inquiry. We are currently processing inquiries in the order of receipt. Please allow 3-5 business days for a response.

Thank you for your patience.

National Visa Center

VJ: I will add my story to the thread on IMBRA. I have been the pillar of patience. I have been the rock in my relationship. It is starting to crumble now.

[ppboo 0]

I think you might want to try USCIS instead.... No one knows where is all the cases go now... The Embassy can't really tell, NVC got no idea, USCIS don't know what the additional information there needed from USC yet.... and they are recalling without having the process in place!!!! We are all being victim of the IMBRA.... Time is the precious thing that we are loosing up... needing to stay apart from our love one and not knowing what we can do except for waiting… and waiting…..

Wendy

[Karen_L 1]

After reading many posts about cases being sent back, I began to worry. I called NVC and they said my case had been sent to Paris on 4/21/06. I called the Paris embassy and was told that my case had been returned to NVC and that Packet 3 had not been sent out yet. She also told me that I am not unique, that all the cases sent to Paris at this time were being returned to NVC.

Now I am thinking what is going on at NVC. They didn't tell me any of this. I called the NVC again. She told me that she didn't know anything about my case being returned and that my case was not at NVC. She told me to send an email to nvcinquiry@state.gov. I received this response:

This is an automated reply. Please do not respond to this inquiry. We are currently processing inquiries in the order of receipt. Please allow 3-5 business days for a response.

Thank you for your patience.

National Visa Center

VJ: I will add my story to the thread on IMBRA. I have been the pillar of patience. I have been the rock in my relationship. It is starting to crumble now.

No no no -- please don't let your resolve wear away because of this! You love your fiance' and he loves you and despite this EXTREMELY aggravating and terrible hang-up, you guys will be together (hopefully asap!) I've often felt the same way though and I think so have many others in here -- but just think: if you give up now, it's like saying "You're right, we don't deserve to be together." Just hang in there *hug* and things will work out

Give it until maybe Monday and then try calling again -- maybe the embassy sent it back to the NVC but it hasn't arrived there yet.

Good luck!

[shayrene 0]

After reading many posts about cases being sent back, I began to worry. I called NVC and they said my case had been sent to Paris on 4/21/06. I called the Paris embassy and was told that my case had been returned to NVC and that Packet 3 had not been sent out yet. She also told me that I am not unique, that all the cases sent to Paris at this time were being returned to NVC.

Now I am thinking what is going on at NVC. They didn't tell me any of this. I called the NVC again. She told me that she didn't know anything about my case being returned and that my case was not at NVC. She told me to send an email to nvcinquiry@state.gov. I received this response:

This is an automated reply. Please do not respond to this inquiry. We are currently processing inquiries in the order of receipt. Please allow 3-5 business days for a response.

Thank you for your patience.

National Visa Center

VJ: I will add my story to the thread on IMBRA. I have been the pillar of patience. I have been the rock in my relationship. It is starting to crumble now.

No no no -- please don't let your resolve wear away because of this! You love your fiance' and he loves you and despite this EXTREMELY aggravating and terrible hang-up, you guys will be together (hopefully asap!) I've often felt the same way though and I think so have many others in here -- but just think: if you give up now, it's like saying "You're right, we don't deserve to be together." Just hang in there *hug* and things will work out

Give it until maybe Monday and then try calling again -- maybe the embassy sent it back to the NVC but it hasn't arrived there yet.

Good luck!

Oh no. I am not giving up. We have been together for 2 1/2 years. I just meant that I can't be the strong one in the relationship now. This all happened this morning. I spoke to my fiance last night and will wait until he gets off of work to tell him the bad news. I don't know if I can be the optimistic one now. Last year, he applied for a tourist visa and was denied. He has never met any of my family and only a few of my friends who came to Europe. Yet, I know his family and friends and have spent time with them in France and Belgium. He has no faith in our immigration process and hates going to the Paris embassy. He does not understand why it is so difficult to go to the US for legitimate reasons.

[chili74 0]

Shayrene and others: I am so sorry to hear about the delays connected to IMBRA. The process was hard enough before, and now this. When my fiance's and my case was in background checks at NVC for 250 days it was so tough, but it did all work out eventually. It will be over eventually, I have to presume.

[shayrene 0]

Thanks chili74,

I spoke with USCIS Customer Service and they told me to go to my local office. I know that this is useless, but I made an INFOPASS appointment at my local CIS office for tomorrow to find out about my case. Since USCIS, NVC, and the embassy claim to not know anything about the return of my case, there is really nothing else I can do except wait. I will let you know what happens tomorrow. I can't do nothing, so I will do everything even if it is in vain.

[Karen_L 1]

Oh no. I am not giving up. We have been together for 2 1/2 years. I just meant that I can't be the strong one in the relationship now. This all happened this morning. I spoke to my fiance last night and will wait until he gets off of work to tell him the bad news. I don't know if I can be the optimistic one now. Last year, he applied for a tourist visa and was denied. He has never met any of my family and only a few of my friends who came to Europe. Yet, I know his family and friends and have spent time with them in France and Belgium. He has no faith in our immigration process and hates going to the Paris embassy. He does not understand why it is so difficult to go to the US for legitimate reasons.

Ohhhh okay, good good! I misunderstood what you meant -- I'm glad you're not thinking of quitting. I can sympathize with how you're feeling -- my fiance' feels almost exactly the same way and is all but convinced that he may get turned away at the Naples consulate for being from Albania (even though he's in Italy legally). He applied for a tourist visa too and also got denied about a year and a half ago and it was a BAD experience (he applied in Florence -- everyone except the security guard acted like a complete a**hole -- his denial wasn't just "I'm sorry, we cannot grant you the visa" it was more like "Visa denied -- now get out of my sight and out of my consulate you filthy, un-American scum!" -- I went to the interview, so I heard it all and I wanted to punch someone for how they were acting towards him lol).

Question: is your fiance' a French citizen or is he a foreign citizen living in France legally the way mine is in Italy?

*sigh* good luck breaking the news to your fiance'! I know what you mean about having to be the optimistic, strong one regarding the visa and how difficult that can be sometimes when you feel like crappola.

[shayrene 0]

Oh no. I am not giving up. We have been together for 2 1/2 years. I just meant that I can't be the strong one in the relationship now. This all happened this morning. I spoke to my fiance last night and will wait until he gets off of work to tell him the bad news. I don't know if I can be the optimistic one now. Last year, he applied for a tourist visa and was denied. He has never met any of my family and only a few of my friends who came to Europe. Yet, I know his family and friends and have spent time with them in France and Belgium. He has no faith in our immigration process and hates going to the Paris embassy. He does not understand why it is so difficult to go to the US for legitimate reasons.

Ohhhh okay, good good! I misunderstood what you meant -- I'm glad you're not thinking of quitting. I can sympathize with how you're feeling -- my fiance' feels almost exactly the same way and is all but convinced that he may get turned away at the Naples consulate for being from Albania (even though he's in Italy legally). He applied for a tourist visa too and also got denied about a year and a half ago and it was a BAD experience (he applied in Florence -- everyone except the security guard acted like a complete a**hole -- his denial wasn't just "I'm sorry, we cannot grant you the visa" it was more like "Visa denied -- now get out of my sight and out of my consulate you filthy, un-American scum!" -- I went to the interview, so I heard it all and I wanted to punch someone for how they were acting towards him lol).

Question: is your fiance' a French citizen or is he a foreign citizen living in France legally the way mine is in Italy?

*sigh* good luck breaking the news to your fiance'! I know what you mean about having to be the optimistic, strong one regarding the visa and how difficult that can be sometimes when you feel like crappola.

We are in the same situation. My fiance has a European residency card, which gives him permission to live and work in France. He is originally from Togo. He never really thought seriously about becoming French until he met me and realized he couldn't visit me in the US. His tourist visa denial went similar to yours and they were not very customer service friendly to those seeking visas. I wasn't there, but he said no one talked and everyone looked petrified.

Anyway, I spoke to him last night and because I was calm, it calmed him down. So maybe I am still strong. Well, I am off to my local CIS office to try to find out more. Thanks Karen_L

[rlt 0]

Please comeback and tell us whatever they said to you!

[Karen_L 1]

We are in the same situation. My fiance has a European residency card, which gives him permission to live and work in France. He is originally from Togo. He never really thought seriously about becoming French until he met me and realized he couldn't visit me in the US. His tourist visa denial went similar to yours and they were not very customer service friendly to those seeking visas. I wasn't there, but he said no one talked and everyone looked petrified.

Anyway, I spoke to him last night and because I was calm, it calmed him down. So maybe I am still strong. Well, I am off to my local CIS office to try to find out more. Thanks Karen_L

Hi Shayrene -- did you have any luck contacting someone today?

LOL -- everyone looked petrified when your fiance' went to his tourist interview? When we went for the ill-fated tourist visa interview, the first thing we were met with as we entered the consulate was this SCREAMING Italian girl (young, in her early 20's I'd say) telling everyone "TAKE OUT YOUR DOCUMENTS! SHOW ME YOUR DOCUMENTS! GET IN LINE! MOVE TO YOUR LEFT!" she yanked the application forms out of his hand, reviewed them, and then threw them back at him. It was like he was entering prison. And the funny thing is, she started talking that way to me because she didn't realize that I'm a USC at first but when the security guard told her that I'm a USC, she became SO NICE and kindly asked me to have a seat. She was bizarre but she was fun to imitate after we left the consulate

I'm glad your fiance' took the news as well as someone could take such terrible news. And yeah, you're still strong -- you just had a moment of hopelessness is all!

[mrswooten4ever 0]

Hang in there Shayrene, hopefully once USCIS & NVC get their act together it will only add a few weeks to your waiting

Adele