Still "in transit" status after more than 1 month

[Greenbaum 12,258]

23 hours ago, JahRyl said:

hi Terrence!

hoping for our case to be moving forward as well it is kinda frustrating as well as we cannot plan waht to do next since we are both clueless where our case is.

best of luck as well with the sputum test.

God willing it will not affect our petition.

all the best and please keep us posted regarding your case as well.

From your timeline I see you have already gotten your NOA2 letter.  What this means for you who are processing through the Philippines it that now you take over and move your visa forward.  First step is to get your MNL# from NVC if you do not have it already.  Second step is to pay your interview fee. Then complete your DS-160 and finally schedule your interview.  While waiting for your interview you can complete your medical and CFO. Of course you need to collect all the documents for the interview.  Use the Embassy Letter as a check list. A copy can be secured from here: https://ph.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/82/2016/08/K1-and-K2-Applicant-Interview-Preparation-Instructions-08112016-English-336KB.pdf

 

If I may can I recommend that you move yourself over to the Filipino forum where there are lots of us who can help you along the way.

 

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/forum/129-philippines/

 

Also here is a great website to help you along with the process. http://visaconnection-philippines.com/

 

I hope to see you over in the Filipino forum. 

[JahRyl 87]

9 minutes ago, Greenbaum said:

From your timeline I see you have already gotten your NOA2 letter.  What this means for you who are processing through the Philippines it that now you take over and move your visa forward.  First step is to get your MNL# from NVC if you do not have it already.  Second step is to pay your interview fee. Then complete your DS-160 and finally schedule your interview.  While waiting for your interview you can complete your medical and CFO. Of course you need to collect all the documents for the interview.  Use the Embassy Letter as a check list. A copy can be secured from here: https://ph.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/82/2016/08/K1-and-K2-Applicant-Interview-Preparation-Instructions-08112016-English-336KB.pdf

 

If I may can I recommend that you move yourself over to the Filipino forum where there are lots of us who can help you along the way.

 

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/forum/129-philippines/

 

Also here is a great website to help you along with the process. http://visaconnection-philippines.com/

 

I hope to see you over in the Filipino forum. 

Hi! 

I am a Filipino but will be processing it here in Qatar as I am working here.

We already got our NVC case number as DOHXXXXXX however it is still in transit and today to my surprise when I checked it under ceac.state.gov site the case number did not return any data.

 

Do you have any idea on what is the reason for that response? 

I tried calling a NVC but they are not much of help. 

 

[Greenbaum 12,258]

1 minute ago, JahRyl said:

Hi! 

I am a Filipino but will be processing it here in Qatar as I am working here.

We already got our NVC case number as DOHXXXXXX however it is still in transit and today to my surprise when I checked it under ceac.state.gov site the case number did not return any data.

 

Do you have any idea on what is the reason for that response? 

I tried calling a NVC but they are not much of help. 

 

Your is usually the country that you will use that Embassy to process your visa. So when I saw the Philippines I assumed that's where you were processing. Have put down Qatar the flag of Qatar would be there and that tells everyone where you are processing your visa. Having said that....

 

As a K1, when checking your case online at CEAC you have to select "immigrant visa" as it is treated like as such even though it is a "non-immigrant visa". Don't ask why, as no one has been able to articulate why!

 

Have you been to the Embassy website for Qatar and read the information so you are beginning to prepare for what is next? https://qa.usembassy.gov/visas/nonimmigrant-visas/

 

You will need a police certificate details are here https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/fees/reciprocity-by-country/QA.html

[JahRyl 87]

7 minutes ago, Greenbaum said:

Your is usually the country that you will use that Embassy to process your visa. So when I saw the Philippines I assumed that's where you were processing. Have put down Qatar the flag of Qatar would be there and that tells everyone where you are processing your visa. Having said that....

 

As a K1, when checking your case online at CEAC you have to select "immigrant visa" as it is treated like as such even though it is a "non-immigrant visa". Don't ask why, as no one has been able to articulate why!

 

Have you been to the Embassy website for Qatar and read the information so you are beginning to prepare for what is next? https://qa.usembassy.gov/visas/nonimmigrant-visas/

 

You will need a police certificate details are here https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/fees/reciprocity-by-country/QA.html

Yes we have completed all required documents so as the police clearance for Qatar and the nbi for Philippines. 

We are just waiting for our case to be ready and the email from the consulate. 

 

We are checking it as immigrant visa and below was the response. The last time I checked it was 2 days back and the status was "in transit" and now no data found for the request. 

[Greenbaum 12,258]

4 minutes ago, JahRyl said:

Yes we have completed all required documents so as the police clearance for Qatar and the nbi for Philippines. 

We are just waiting for our case to be ready and the email from the consulate. 

 

We are checking it as immigrant visa and below was the response. The last time I checked it was 2 days back and the status was "in transit" and now no data found for the request. 

Yours is going to be a wait and see.  This whole process is on waiting.  My wife just her LPR GC and it took 1 year and 4 months to get approved. In the past it was 6 months even Calif was approving their ppl within 6 months but Vermont was taking a year and four months. So, word is one needs to learn to have patience. I know, it's hard to do but there is no other way.

[JahRyl 87]

5 minutes ago, Greenbaum said:

Yours is going to be a wait and see.  This whole process is on waiting.  My wife just her LPR GC and it took 1 year and 4 months to get approved. In the past it was 6 months even Calif was approving their ppl within 6 months but Vermont was taking a year and four months. So, word is one needs to learn to have patience. I know, it's hard to do but there is no other way.

Patience is a virtue. 

One more thing, our Noa2's valid until 4 Aug. Does this mean if I will not be able to finish the process the approval will be expired? 

How can we request for extension? 

[Greenbaum 12,258]

7 minutes ago, JahRyl said:

Patience is a virtue. 

One more thing, our Noa2's valid until 4 Aug. Does this mean if I will not be able to finish the process the approval will be expired? 

How can we request for extension? 

Normally the Embassy will extend it for another 4 months and if needed subsequent 4 month periods till you reach one year, then it is no longer valid and you will have to start over.  I'm not familiar with Qatar so I suggest that you call the Embassy when you are getting near and request the extension and determine what their process is.

[JahRyl 87]

2 minutes ago, Greenbaum said:

Normally the Embassy will extend it for another 4 months and if needed subsequent 4 month periods till you reach one year, then it is no longer valid and you will have to start over.  I'm not familiar with Qatar so I suggest that you call the Embassy when you are getting near and request the extension and determine what their process is.

Thank you so much! 

[Greenbaum 12,258]

Just now, JahRyl said:

Thank you so much! 

YW 

[Dan and Wee 9]

@Greenbaum

 

I submitted the form to the OMBUDSMAN.  Thanks for the info.  We will see what happens.

[JahRyl 87]

On 7/4/2017 at 11:35 PM, Dan and Wee said:

I wish you the best, and i agree, your fiancees local congressman may be the best option at this point.  The hardest part you will face is the issues right now with the GCC and their close ties we have with the rest of them (not Qatar).  I feel for you but thats going to be a huge factor, especially with the current administration. Insha'allah you will find out soon.

hello! any update with your case?

[Dan and Wee 9]

Just now, JahRyl said:

hello! any update with your case?

Nothing so far.  I emailed the OMBUDSMAN at the DHS, and submitted for a case review of sorts on their website (some online form they told me to fill out in their emailed response).  Did your status ever re-appear?  I hope it did and it was just a database error.

 

 

[JahRyl 87]

On 7/4/2017 at 0:09 PM, Anne Darcera said:

Hi JahRyl! I am wondering that there are cases like this, for some the status has been changed to "ready" after several weeks. 

 

I thought the delay was only because of ramadan. 

 

Please give me an update on your status. Hoping we will get the "ready" status soooooooooner! 🙂

hi anne! any update? for our case we cannot track it anymore in the case tracker it was mentioned as no date returned for the search 

[JahRyl 87]

1 minute ago, Dan and Wee said:

Nothing so far.  I emailed the OMBUDSMAN at the DHS, and submitted for a case review of sorts on their website (some online form they told me to fill out in their emailed response).  Did your status ever re-appear?  I hope it did and it was just a database error.

 

 

my fiancee went to their congresspersons office yesterday and they will review our request and will get back to him.

no our case number response is still no data found. i am nit quite sure how that is possible i just cheked it last 03jul and it was still in transit. this is kinda frustrating it is 9 weeks now since the case was forwarded as per nvc.

[Anne Darcera 3]

On 7/9/2017 at 1:37 AM, JahRyl said:

hi anne! any update? for our case we cannot track it anymore in the case tracker it was mentioned as no date returned for the search 

Hi JahRyl, 

 

still "in transit" ☹️ I am already feeling depressed on what is happening to our case.