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sloanebglover   0

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Hi Everyone, 

 

Does anyone have any advice for how long it takes to receive the packet in the mail (in south africa) after we received the NOA2 approval. We received the approval on March 12, so it has been over 2 months. Our lawyer keeps saying we cannot submit the DS-160 until we receive a packet in the mail or an email saying they have our documents and we can submit the DS 160. 

 

I AM BEYOND FRUSTRATED at this points, especially since I am seeing on other timelines people received the packet a week or 2 after JHB received their case. Our lawyer emailed the embassy 2 weeks ago (granted I know there has been two SA holidays in the past weeks)- but still. Is there anything we can do? Anyone we can call?

 

The numbers we called are: 

 

+27 (11) 290-3000

+27 (11) 290-3500

+27 (87) 550-2160

 

Two told us we needed an active DS160 form in the system for them to talk to us and the other was just a long automated message telling us to email the embassy. 

 

Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.

 

 

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sloanebglover   0

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24 minutes ago, IsabelleFredrick said:

HI

 

4 weeks after I got noa2, I emailed the JHB consulate asking about my packet 3, and they replied the same day with it. 

Thank you, our lawyer emailed the almost two weeks ago and they haven't gotten back to us :(

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LuFlolady   881

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On 5/14/2019 at 2:16 PM, sloanebglover said:

Thank you, our lawyer emailed the almost two weeks ago and they haven't gotten back to us :(

Have you heard anything yet? you should try emailing them yourself. If your case is in Joburg they normally send out pkt 3 and 4 after u inquire thru email........

Luflolady

Jan 26th: Mailed I-129F

Jan 29th NOA1

Feb 2nd: Check Cashed

Feb 9th: rcvd hard copy of NOA1

Aug. 28th Notified of RFE being mailed

Sept. 1st received hard copy of RFE in the mail

Sept. 4th mailed response to RFE

Sept. 10th received txt that my response to RFE was received

Oct. 10th Received txt that we were approved (NOA2) 30days after RFE response

Oct. 13th received hard copy of NOA2

Oct. 31st case arrived at NVC

Nov 2nd received case number

Nov. 19th Case is "ready" to schedule an interview

Feb. 14th Interview (2019) APPROVED!!!!!!

 

AOS

July 24th: mailed AOS pkt

July 31st: received txt msg of receipt numbers for all documents

Aug 5th received NOA hard copies dated July 31st

Aug. 9th received Biometrics letter in the mail

Aug. 19th Biometrics appt.

Sept. 20th notified of RFE via website 

Sept. 25th Received hard copy of RFE (copy of BC)

Sept. 27th Sent response to RFE

Sept. 30th Response was delivered

Oct. 2nd... Response to evidence received updated on website

Feb 12, 2020 case is ready to schedule for interview

Feb 12, 2020 New card is being produced (EAD)
Feb 13, 2020 Notification that EAD  and AP was approved

Feb 18,2020 received hard copies of AP and EAD approval

Feb 18,2020 notification AOS interview scheduled and EAD mailed

Feb 20, 2020 received EAD card

Feb 24, 2020 received interview letter (March24th)

Aug 4, 2020 received notification of new interview date(rescheduled because of pandemic)

Sept. 14th new AOS interview
Oct. 30th AOS approval

Nov. 9th New card is being produced
 

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sloanebglover   0

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57 minutes ago, LuFlolady said:

Have you heard anything yet? you should try emailing them yourself. If your case is in Joburg they normally send out pkt 3 and 4 after u inquire thru email........

Thank you! I will try that! Which email address do you suggest using? The one my lawyer used is not the same as on the embassy’s website...

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LuFlolady   881

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7 hours ago, sloanebglover said:

Thank you! I will try that! Which email address do you suggest using? The one my lawyer used is not the same as on the embassy’s website...

Use the one on the embassy's website

Luflolady

Jan 26th: Mailed I-129F

Jan 29th NOA1

Feb 2nd: Check Cashed

Feb 9th: rcvd hard copy of NOA1

Aug. 28th Notified of RFE being mailed

Sept. 1st received hard copy of RFE in the mail

Sept. 4th mailed response to RFE

Sept. 10th received txt that my response to RFE was received

Oct. 10th Received txt that we were approved (NOA2) 30days after RFE response

Oct. 13th received hard copy of NOA2

Oct. 31st case arrived at NVC

Nov 2nd received case number

Nov. 19th Case is "ready" to schedule an interview

Feb. 14th Interview (2019) APPROVED!!!!!!

 

AOS

July 24th: mailed AOS pkt

July 31st: received txt msg of receipt numbers for all documents

Aug 5th received NOA hard copies dated July 31st

Aug. 9th received Biometrics letter in the mail

Aug. 19th Biometrics appt.

Sept. 20th notified of RFE via website 

Sept. 25th Received hard copy of RFE (copy of BC)

Sept. 27th Sent response to RFE

Sept. 30th Response was delivered

Oct. 2nd... Response to evidence received updated on website

Feb 12, 2020 case is ready to schedule for interview

Feb 12, 2020 New card is being produced (EAD)
Feb 13, 2020 Notification that EAD  and AP was approved

Feb 18,2020 received hard copies of AP and EAD approval

Feb 18,2020 notification AOS interview scheduled and EAD mailed

Feb 20, 2020 received EAD card

Feb 24, 2020 received interview letter (March24th)

Aug 4, 2020 received notification of new interview date(rescheduled because of pandemic)

Sept. 14th new AOS interview
Oct. 30th AOS approval

Nov. 9th New card is being produced
 

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sloanebglover   0

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Thanks for the adivce everyone! I called the embassy yesterday morning and they sent it to the wrong email on April 15----so there was over a month we could have been moved along :(

 

but that's okay....we know have an interview scheduled for July 25...any adivce on how to get an earlier one? Does anyone know a number to call?

 

Best, 

 

Sloane 

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