November 2013 filers?

[Kay and Jay 3]

OMG ... omgosh!!!!

U. S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE

U. S. EMBASSY SEOUL - CONS - IV

UNIT 9600 BOX 9997, DPO, AP 96209 USA

188 SEJONGDAERO, JONGNOGU, SEOUL 110-710 ROK

Date: 24 Dec 2013

Dear CHOI, ######:

We have received the following immigrant visa case from the National Visa Center. Please download the packet instruction athttp://asktheconsul.org/pkt3k1.html.

You must schedule an appointment for an interview. You can do so online at http://www.ustraveldocs.com/kr or by telephone through the Global Support Strategy (GSS) call center. If you choose to schedule your appointment through GSS by telephone, please call 1600-8884 or (02) 6009-9170 in South Korea, or (703) 520-2234 in the United States.

All inquiries regarding immigrant visas must be made through the call center by telephone or email at support-korea@ustraveldocs.com. When contacting the call center, you must provide your name and case number exactly as shown in this letter.

Sincerely,

Chief, Immigrant Visa Branch

Case Number: #######

Principle Applicant (P): CHOI, ######

Traveling Applicants:

(P) CHOI, ###### 13 MAY 1984

Preference Category: K1 - KOR

Your Priority Date: 12 NOV 2013

I never got my NOA2 and I called USCIS to speak to Immigration Officer and they said my petition wasn't approve and still in initial review when I called to inquire about the computer glitch that happen at CSC. They flat out said NO ... then I just check my email after the previous reply. I could not believe what I saw in my inbox ... and I have a case number. What is going on?

But this is a blessing, I've been praying and praying, I'm like in a dream state. My fiancé is going to be with me soon. *sigh* Now what to do? I can't believe this happen before Christmas ... I need to tell my fiancé.

Tears of joy Im so happy for you.

[H&U 3]

Congrats to everyone, each day we're a little bit closer to our loved ones.

Happy Holidays to all <3

[amrm 1]

Merry Christmas to all :-) May our NOA2 and visa approvals comes in January 2014 .... lol and may interviews of everyone goes smoothly :-)

[ajain88 3]

OMG ... omgosh!!!!

U. S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE

U. S. EMBASSY SEOUL - CONS - IV

UNIT 9600 BOX 9997, DPO, AP 96209 USA

188 SEJONGDAERO, JONGNOGU, SEOUL 110-710 ROK

Date: 24 Dec 2013

Dear CHOI, ######:

We have received the following immigrant visa case from the National Visa Center. Please download the packet instruction athttp://asktheconsul.org/pkt3k1.html.

You must schedule an appointment for an interview. You can do so online at http://www.ustraveldocs.com/kr or by telephone through the Global Support Strategy (GSS) call center. If you choose to schedule your appointment through GSS by telephone, please call 1600-8884 or (02) 6009-9170 in South Korea, or (703) 520-2234 in the United States.

All inquiries regarding immigrant visas must be made through the call center by telephone or email at support-korea@ustraveldocs.com. When contacting the call center, you must provide your name and case number exactly as shown in this letter.

Sincerely,

Chief, Immigrant Visa Branch

Case Number: #######

Principle Applicant (P): CHOI, ######

Traveling Applicants:

(P) CHOI, ###### 13 MAY 1984

Preference Category: K1 - KOR

Your Priority Date: 12 NOV 2013

I never got my NOA2 and I called USCIS to speak to Immigration Officer and they said my petition wasn't approve and still in initial review when I called to inquire about the computer glitch that happen at CSC. They flat out said NO ... then I just check my email after the previous reply. I could not believe what I saw in my inbox ... and I have a case number. What is going on?

But this is a blessing, I've been praying and praying, I'm like in a dream state. My fiancé is going to be with me soon. *sigh* Now what to do? I can't believe this happen before Christmas ... I need to tell my fiancé.

Another emotional roller coaster due to this glitch! Congrats!!!

[Zeeshanish 9]

Merry Christmas everyone!

I am guessing USCIS is closed for holidays?

[bmeutzner 0]

I haven't taken a chance to read the recent postings in this thread to see if others have been getting good news as we have, but I wanted to let everyone here know how quickly our case has progressed, and the surprising steps involved.

We just received notice from the Consulate in Guayaquil Ecuador that our case is ready to have the interview scheduled. This was received Dec 23rd, after our NOA2 date of Nov 21st. We filed our petition on October 28th... meaning it has been less than two months since we started the process, and we can now schedule interview. The next interview date in Guayaquil is January 10th meaning we could feasible finish this whole process in about 2.5 months... is that a record??

The surprising part of this is that I have been been calling the NVC since the beginning of December to see if they have received the case after USCIS finished with it on Nov 21st and was told each time they had not received it yet... then all of a sudden the consulate contacts us this week... yay!

Anyway, a wonderful Christmas present for us, and very much looking forward to being in the US together as early as January!!

Happy holidays to all!

[Kay and Jay 3]

you know what I think if you filed in early november or early november i think we have been approved and the status has not been updated yet if you haven't receive a decline or RFE it means that we are approved and just waiting for that confirmation to come in at the right time.

[hattie 3]

I think it just depends how in depth ur FBI background check is... an how complicated ur case may be...fingers crossed speedy approvals for everyone....happy holidays

[otter~ 17]

Happy holidays all ^^ hope you're having/had a wonderful day!

Case is at embassy now and medical booked! Hoping that you guys get some great news before the new year it would be the best end to the year ever! <3

[Panda Lover 0]

Merry Christmas to all :-) May our NOA2 and visa approvals comes in January 2014 .... lol and may interviews of everyone goes smoothly :-)

I have the same timeline as you, as more and more november filers got approval, makes me getting nervourse. Hope we can get our NOA2 in Jan. 2014.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone!!

[CaptainsGirl 0]

Merry Christmas everyone!

I am guessing USCIS is closed for holidays?

I am sure they were closed for Christmas and this week between Christmas and New Year's I would expect that everything will continue to move kind of slowly with people on leave etc. I think it will probably pick back up after New Year's Day. We have very similar timelines hopefully we hear good news in the next couple of weeks!

[Mari26 19]

Merry x-mas to everyone!

This week they will probably be very slow... our case file was received by the embassy on the 23rd but on the CEAC webpage it still says "In Transit" So, I am guessing they haven't even looked at it... It is thrusday, so I don't think we will get any updates until the 2nd or 3rd of January... I just wished I knew my interview date! Oh well, at least we will be starting this new year with some good news!

Good Luck to everyone

[hlfmnlboanga 0]

I am trying to be optimistic and hope there are some ISOs working today and the rest of the week; I should be getting NOA2 any day now. My status as of last Friday was RFE response review. Please lord grant us the NOA2 por favor! hehe ^^;;;

Merry x-mas to everyone!

This week they will probably be very slow... our case file was received by the embassy on the 23rd but on the CEAC webpage it still says "In Transit" So, I am guessing they haven't even looked at it... It is thrusday, so I don't think we will get any updates until the 2nd or 3rd of January... I just wished I knew my interview date! Oh well, at least we will be starting this new year with some good news!

Good Luck to everyone

[SparklePony 238]

Nothing new for us, but happy for all the wonderful updates from everyone.

Hoping you all had a great Christmas, for those who celebrate it.

[Sthica09 1]

Happy day! Received NVC Case number today. I both called and emailed. Emailing seemed to do more. Onto the case being sent to Manila.