NVC Error could cause a big problem...And delay.

[AnnaMaria 68]

Last week, we had filed for an expedite due to medical reasons and a hardship. As of now, it has not been reviewed, but today we had a moment of panic today when we realized something.

When we moved during the USCIS process (Only about 30 minutes away, back to her family's home), a little over two weeks before we got our approval, we moved to another city in Romania and we called and did a change of address and got our confirmation number, etc etc. A week after our NoA 2 approval e-mail we got the infamous "Your mail has been returned as Un-deliverable. We called and apparently if you live overseas with your spouse, they cannot easily add international addresses. The tier 2 supervisor told me that they had to enter a zip code domestically and then make a comment in the file so that they knew both people we're abroad.

After calling the NVC last week, we found out that they have my wife living in Romania and me living in New York?! I have never lived in New York in my life, ever. So we understood this was due to the USCIS error and it carried over to the NVC. We were instructed to send an e-mail to NVCInquiry@state.gov and we did so, explaining the error made at USCIS and the receipt number from the Change of Address. There has yet to be any correction as of Friday to our addresses. And now we are concerned that if our expedite request is received first, basically explaining that I, the U.S. citizen, am requesting the expedite because i'm living in Romania with my wife and I need to return for medical reasons and a major hardship, if this is received first and our address is not updated due to backlogged e-mail and they see on their files i'm in New York and my wife is in Romania.....

I've explained, twice, to the NVC operator i've spoken to about the address and expedite situation and they said all I can do is send in the e-mail and wait. I have my Romanian residence I.D., my U.S. Passport with the last entry stamp here in Romania, both the NoA 1 and NoA 2 from the USCIS with my correct address. I can have these as proof, but if they immediately deny my expedite request or flag my case because they made an error and can't see we are living together, then what?!

Am I over thinking this, or what are the possible outcomes of this situation? We've communicated very clearly with the USCIS and NVC and our packets have yet to receive any RFE's due to how meticulous we are being with them. I definitely do not want to gain another hardship from an error on their part that could set us behind months if they don't communicate with me.

Help please

Edited August 31, 2014 by AnnaMaria

[Tino 20]

You will be just fine.

Sometimes it can take up to 30 business days for the inquiry to be reviewed. BUT , I would call NVC to see if they updated your info .

They had my (petitioner) DOB wrong so i had to send a copy of my passport (inquiry) and i have not received any email/mail about the "problem" and it has been almost a month. A week after the the inquiry i called NVC for an update on daughters case and out of curiosity, i asked if my DOB was updated on wife's case and they corrected the DOB without sending anything to me , mail or email.

Good luck