How realistic is it to get all the manila portion of the visa pricess done in 3-4 weeks?

[sonicgihad 4]

Once NVC receives the case, how realistic is it to get everything done in 3 to 4 weeks?

[wantmybaby 4]

If you have everything ready, it should be possible. My fiancee just had the interview, but when we booked it there were openings just a few days in the future. Of course, you still have to wait for the visa to arrive, and that is mostly out of your control.

[easyriders2011 14]

If you wife has had an annulment, and the SLEC requires her to have a psychological exam it will take 3 weeks to gt the results back so you need to take that into consideration when planning your time line if applicable.

[Caryh 5,206]

Not very likely. A month for our approved K1 to go from the California service center to the NVC. A week before the NVC opened, processed and sent it off to Manila. Three weeks until the interview once we had the case number. Then we were lucky and got the visa delivered only 2.5 weeks after the interview. Many at that time were waiting a lot longer. Ours was actually one of the faster processed ones last summer and it was almost two and half months between NOA2 and visa being received.

I-129F NOA2 : 2011-06-28

NVC Received : 2011-07-28

NVC Left : 2011-08-01

Packet 4 Received : 2011-08-03

Interview Date : 2011-08-25

Interview Result : Approved

Visa Received : 2011-09-03

[Hank_ 9,173]

Not very likely. After the packet is sent to the embassy - maybe, as long as you have the medical, and all documents done.

NVC send our packet to Manila on Feb 16th, I called and got the MNL # on Feb 17th, Fiancee already has all the documents and we could have got an interview date for next week, so aside from waiting for the visa to be delivered we could have been done by the end of February.

[NoneYa 73]

Do you like to gamble ? If you do, get the MNL# book your medical and then your interview but make sure your interview is a week after your medical. Get everything else you need and then show up. I doubt you will succeed in 3 weeks but maybe 4.

For our piece of mind, we took our time. We were approved in 6 weeks and we could have knocked a week off if we tried. Now we are waiting on the Visa and that takes a minimum of 5 business days. Some people go through all kinds of delays even getting approved. I think one reason our process went so smooth is because there were no children involved and all our paper work was in order and my fiancee knew me very well. We practiced and she had an answer for evrything

[sonicgihad 4]

I'll be back home the second week of april. if not for an RFE 2 weeks ago we are probably well on our way now. It would be so cool if she could come with me when i go back to the states in mid to late april!

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

Once NVC receives the case, how realistic is it to get everything done in 3 to 4 weeks?

VAs soon as you get your Case number from NVC pay your fee and schedule your appointment. Make sure you allow enough time to get your medical at least 3-4 days before the interview. You don't have to wait on Manila to receive the packet, the bulk of the info is transmitted electronically as soon as NVC assigns it a case number. But if your package has in transit you should be able to have your interview in a minimum of 3 weeks. We had our medical and were done with the interview in less than a month after the day NVC assigned a case number.

And on Edit to Hanks point, I did not include the time waiting on VISA to be delivered in that time frame. You can factor in another 7-10 business days for that normally.

Edited February 23, 2012 by scruffydog

[mcastilloRN 1]

Definitely possible... take a look at my timeline

P.S.

If you have gathered all documents before the NOA2 Approval and sent them to your fiancee ASAP, she has to be healthy too So, if nothing goes wrong with the medical it is definitely possible to be done in 3-4 wks. :D

Edited February 24, 2012 by mcastilloRN

[Leatherneck 693]

Definitely possible... take a look at my timeline

P.S.

If you have gathered all documents before the NOA2 Approval and sent them to your fiancee ASAP, she has to be healthy too So, if nothing goes wrong with the medical it is definitely possible to be done in 3-4 wks. :D

:thumbs:

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

We got our NOA2 on 9-23. The NVC issues our MNL case number on 10-12 and we had our interview and were approved on 11-03. A little over 5 weeks from NOA2 to Approval. Once you have MNL you can really move.

[sonicgihad 4]

Thanx Guys! This is good news! Now I just need to get pass my RFE but was hoping my Senator could speed things up next week since CSC made an error in reading my divorce decree.

[웃 910]

Once NVC receives the case, how realistic is it to get everything done in 3 to 4 weeks?

[sonicgihad 4]

Got passed my RFE today... How do I get my Manila number without having to wait for a letter?

[Impatient Cupcake 10]

a week after your approval you can start calling nvc.

Edited March 1, 2012 by Impatient Cupcake