Waiting for NVC case number

[Tkim 57]

Hi everyone, my I130s for my parents just get approved from USCIS, and now I’m waiting for NVC case number. If someone is waiting or recently has a case number from NVC, please share your timeline. Therefore, we all get some idea what NOA2 time frame that NVC working on.

good luck to everybody.

[Tkim 57]

My timeline

06/30/2017: sending I130

07/03/2017: NOA1 - Nebraska SC

01/31/2018: NOA2

[ChristianZane 70]

On 2/15/2018 at 4:07 PM, Tkim said:

Hi everyone, my I130s for my parents just get approved from USCIS, and now I’m waiting for NVC case number. If someone is waiting or recently has a case number from NVC, please share your timeline. Therefore, we all get some idea what NOA2 time frame that NVC working on.

good luck to everybody.

My timeline:

 

12/20 USCIS approved I-130

1/30   NVC received case

2/16   Case number issued

2/20  DS-261 available online, completed

2/21  DS-261 approved, AOS fee online

2/21  AOS fee paid, waiting for IV fee to release and pay to fill out DS-260

[MrsKhan 84]

Pd 2 June Nebraska

Approved 31 Jan

Case received 16 Feb

Waiting for case number

@ChristianZane I found out yesterday you can send your documents to nvc before paying the iv fee and filling ds260. So you can send the aos and documents now if you are ready. 

[Tkim 57]

5 hours ago, ChristianZane said:

My timeline:

 

12/20 USCIS approved I-130

1/30   NVC received case

2/16   Case number issued

2/20  DS-261 available online, completed

2/21  DS-261 approved, AOS fee online

2/21  AOS fee paid, waiting for IV fee to release and pay to fill out DS-260

[Tkim 57]

5 hours ago, ChristianZane said:

My timeline:

 

12/20 USCIS approved I-130

1/30   NVC received case

2/16   Case number issued

2/20  DS-261 available online, completed

2/21  DS-261 approved, AOS fee online

2/21  AOS fee paid, waiting for IV fee to release and pay to fill out DS-260

Congrats!!! I’m still waiting for mine. I called last night but no luck. At least base on your timeline I know they are on their 2 weeks track. Thank you for sharing

[Tkim 57]

3 hours ago, MrsKhan said:

Pd 2 June Nebraska

Approved 31 Jan

Case received 16 Feb

Waiting for case number

@ChristianZane I found out yesterday you can send your documents to nvc before paying the iv fee and filling ds260. So you can send the aos and documents now if you are ready. 

I thought you have to submit your document with the cover sheet you got from the welcome letter and also you have to write your case number on every page of your documents. Correct me if im wrong

[MrsKhan 84]

14 minutes ago, Tkim said:

I thought you have to submit your document with the cover sheet you got from the welcome letter and also you have to write your case number on every page of your documents. Correct me if im wrong

Yes that's right.  My friend got the welcome letter in her email soon after she filled the ds261 and paid the aos fees.

[ChristianZane 70]

5 hours ago, MrsKhan said:

Yes that's right.  My friend got the welcome letter in her email soon after she filled the ds261 and paid the aos fees.

The documents are electronically uploaded via their website, there is nothing to mail through the Post Office, I have done everything with no welcome letters or paper, it's all been over the phone or online.

[Tkim 57]

19 hours ago, ChristianZane said:

The documents are electronically uploaded via their website, there is nothing to mail through the Post Office, I have done everything with no welcome letters or paper, it's all been over the phone or online.

Some cases can do online, some have to mail in. Depend on the country.

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/the-immigrant-visa-process/collect-and-submit-forms-and-documents-to-the-nvc/step-6-submit-documents-to-the-nvc.html

[ChristianZane 70]

9 hours ago, Tkim said:

Some cases can do online, some have to mail in. Depend on the country.

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/the-immigrant-visa-process/collect-and-submit-forms-and-documents-to-the-nvc/step-6-submit-documents-to-the-nvc.html

What country of a beneficiary needs to mail paperwork to the State Department in the US?

[ChristianZane 70]

20 hours ago, Dee elle said:

This link shows the different ways of submitting NVC documents, and which country uses which method, 

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/the-immigrant-visa-process/collect-and-submit-forms-and-documents-to-the-nvc/step-6-submit-documents-to-the-nvc.html

That has to do with case number and visa category not country of beneficiary.

[Tkim 57]

25 minutes ago, ChristianZane said:

That has to do with case number and visa category not country of beneficiary.

The first 3 letters of the case number represents the US embassy or the Consulate that will process the immigrant visa (and that is the country of the beneficiary)

[ChristianZane 70]

What country does NVC require a beneficiary to snail mail documents to the US?

[Tkim 57]

2 hours ago, ChristianZane said:

What country does NVC require a beneficiary to snail mail documents to the US?

Whichever is not on the other lists (in the link). Usually the beneficiary will send all the necessary documents to petitioner, and petitioner will submit them with the AOS package. I don’t know if the beneficiary can scan and email to the petitioner or not. But my family mail the documents to me (via UPS it only takes couple days to get it)