NO2 received 19 days ago, but no case number

[JVF 0]

I keep calling NVC every day, sometimes even 2 twice a day. I also emailed them (just autoreply). The only answer I get, "Your file is not in our system, please give us <some say 30, some 90 days)" Not sure what to do at this point. USCIS tells they don't have it, so as NVC

[Nicole-N-Nattoy 24]

the case number is on noa1. EAD number I believe.

[JVF 0]

the case number is on noa1. EAD number I believe.

Case number (KEV) assigned by NVC before they ship your file to consulate.

[Gary and Alla 3,696]

Stop calling. You will not receive a viable answer.

NVC has your petition. It was sent to them by USCIS within 24 hours of your petition approval. They had it before you got your NOA2 in the mail. If it is in AP it will take 2-8 weeks. You will receive a letter with a KEV number when NVC is finished with it.

[Gary and Alla 3,696]

the case number is on noa1. EAD number I believe.

The number on the NOA1 is the USCIS case number which is meaningless when USCIS is finished with it. The VSC uses a "EAC" prefix for their numbers. For your practical purposes it is fairly meaningless.

The number assigned by NVC (for Kiev it will have a KEV prefix) will be the number that the consulate uses to track your case. Once the visa is issued THAT number is meaningless and your fiancee will be assigned an "A" number. THAT will be "her number" until she becomes a citizen.

The thing to remember is, that each step moves along in its normal course, there is a procedure in place and it does not vary (except in some very rare circumstance) There is NO WAY for you to track this thing with any accuracy because such a way does not exist. The reason the operators don;t know is because they don't know. The idea is to discourage you from calling. They do business by US mail. This is not Fedex, you will not be able to accurately track your case at any point.

Edited July 21, 2010 by Gary and Alla

[JVF 0]

Stop calling. You will not receive a viable answer.

NVC has your petition. It was sent to them by USCIS within 24 hours of your petition approval. They had it before you got your NOA2 in the mail. If it is in AP it will take 2-8 weeks. You will receive a letter with a KEV number when NVC is finished with it.

Hi Gary, if my case in in AP then my file at least it should be in their system. They keep telling me they don't have it.

Also, 8 weeks (I assume business weeks) seems kind of long since the NOA2 is valid only for 4 months (not business months).

[JVF 0]

By the way, I just received following email from nvcresearch

Dear Sir or Madam:

Please be advised that the National Visa Center (NVC) has received your inquiry and the attached I-797 Notice of Action - Approval Notice.

Unfortunately, we do not have record of receiving your approved petition. The NVC will contact U.S. Citizenship Immigration Service (USCIS), on your behalf, for information on the location of this petition.

[Gary and Alla 3,696]

By the way, I just received following email from nvcresearch

Dear Sir or Madam:

Please be advised that the National Visa Center (NVC) has received your inquiry and the attached I-797 Notice of Action - Approval Notice.

Unfortunately, we do not have record of receiving your approved petition. The NVC will contact U.S. Citizenship Immigration Service (USCIS), on your behalf, for information on the location of this petition.

Then you are one of the very rare instances mentioned above. It is not uncommon for NVC operators to say they "do not have the case" and in itself, that means nothing.

[JVF 0]

Then you are one of the very rare instances mentioned above. It is not uncommon for NVC operators to say they "do not have the case" and in itself, that means nothing.

I wonder how do USCIS transfers the case to NVC, electronically or via actual mail?

From the email above it looks like they have no idea where is my file. Lost?

[VanessaTony 3,567]

**moved from "AOS (Family)" to "K1 Process & Procedures" as according to the OP's timeline, they are still in the K1 process not AOS**

[JVF 0]

22 days since NOA2, nothing yet