How long is too long after NOA2 to get an NVC/Embassy update?

[GoodThinking 9]

Hi everyone, my petition was approved on Dec 23 and NOA 2 received Dec 30, we're more than 30 days after approval and yet no news from the NVC. I hear it's pretty rough to get anyone on the phone at NVC and the other thing I'm wondering about is when the other beneficiaries say they received a mail from their country's embassy when nowhere in the petition was my email requested (I'm the beneficiary), only the one of my US citizen fiance.

 

Thanks in advance for any insight! And good luck y'all 😉

[Mr & Mrs T 778]

35 minutes ago, Decourty said:

Hi everyone, my petition was approved on Dec 23 and NOA 2 received Dec 30, we're more than 30 days after approval and yet no news from the NVC. I hear it's pretty rough to get anyone on the phone at NVC and the other thing I'm wondering about is when the other beneficiaries say they received a mail from their country's embassy when nowhere in the petition was my email requested (I'm the beneficiary), only the one of my US citizen fiance.

 

Thanks in advance for any insight! And good luck y'all 😉

Hi , 

congratulations on your NOA2! 
In order to know when NVC will give you you Case number /invoice number to start the process you need to know when /if USCIS already sent your petition to NVC . 
Did you had a notification on my USCIS saying « case sent to the department of state? »

if USCIS sent wait 1/3 weeks and call NVC to know if they received it . 
nonce they received it , you will have your case number /invoice number within a month .

 

for the email , once they have your fiancé . Don’t worry . They gonna contact him 

you will give your email at the time you start on CEAC website ( NVC) .

 

i hope it help 😀

[GoodThinking 9]

16 minutes ago, Mr & Mrs T said:

Hi , 

congratulations on your NOA2! 
In order to know when NVC will give you you Case number /invoice number to start the process you need to know when /if USCIS already sent your petition to NVC . 
Did you had a notification on my USCIS saying « case sent to the department of state? »

if USCIS sent wait 1/3 weeks and call NVC to know if they received it . 
nonce they received it , you will have your case number /invoice number within a month .

 

for the email , once they have your fiancé . Don’t worry . They gonna contact him 

you will give your email at the time you start on CEAC website ( NVC) .

 

i hope it help 😀

it does help thanks! 
it's coherent with what I read before only a lot clearer. 😀

 

[Mr & Mrs T 778]

7 minutes ago, Decourty said:

it does help thanks! 
it's coherent with what I read before only a lot clearer. 😀

 

You’re welcome 😉 

don’t hesitate to ask ! 

[Alix64 425]

Hello Decourty (and Mr&MrsT),

As an example, we got our NOA2 on Nov25th, with a notification about 10 days after.

Then on Dec10th, the status on USCIS website changed for "your case has been sent to NVC"

Then around Christmas, I called NVC and they said they had received our case on Dec19th.

And then (!!!) January 22nd, we received an email with our case number (but no welcome letter).

So between Nov25th and January 22nd, it is about 2 months...

Take care,

Alix

[GoodThinking 9]

7 minutes ago, Alix64 said:

Hello Decourty (and Mr&MrsT),

As an example, we got our NOA2 on Nov25th, with a notification about 10 days after.

Then on Dec10th, the status on USCIS website changed for "your case has been sent to NVC"

Then around Christmas, I called NVC and they said they had received our case on Dec19th.

And then (!!!) January 22nd, we received an email with our case number (but no welcome letter).

So between Nov25th and January 22nd, it is about 2 months...

Take care,

Alix

Damn that is so long! It's supposed to be the fast part of the process and now it's looking like it's almost going to take as long as the petition approval.
When you say the status on USCIS website changed, was it this page ? https://egov.uscis.gov/casestatus/landing.do because mine still says "Case was approved" in there

[Alix64 425]

1 minute ago, Decourty said:

When you say the status on USCIS website changed, was it this page ? https://egov.uscis.gov/casestatus/landing.do because mine still says "Case was approved" in there

hey,

I cannot see the page you pasted because it needs a case number to connect.

But this is what it was (and still is) like :

 

[GoodThinking 9]

Just now, Alix64 said:

hey,

I cannot see the page you pasted because it needs a case number to connect.

But this is what it was (and still is) like :

 

wow that means my case wasn't even sent and we're 30 days after approval...that’s pretty bad

[Alix64 425]

3 minutes ago, Decourty said:

that’s pretty bad

Okay so NOA2 was Nov26, and they sent the case to NVC on Dec 10th, that is 2 weeks.

You should call them. Don't forget that my case went through right before the Christmas break.

Everything went slower.

Also it took us over a month to have our case created at NVC (because of the Christmas break).

So my case was "quick" to be sent to NVC but slow to get a case number created.

Yours might be slow for transfering from USCIS to NVC but then quicker to create your case. Again, the Christmas and New Year breaks really slowed down everything.

But call them just to be sure. And don't worry.

 

[Meg&O 0]

Hello I’m a bit confused on what to do next

I have filed the I129F and it was approved

then I received an email from the NVC saying they have forward the petition to the embassy.....however it’s been over a month and I have not heard anything....when I check the status on the ceac website it says “ready”....I’m unsure of what I need to do...can someone help us? This is for Jamaica!

[GoodThinking 9]

48 minutes ago, Meg&O said:

Hello I’m a bit confused on what to do next

I have filed the I129F and it was approved

then I received an email from the NVC saying they have forward the petition to the embassy.....however it’s been over a month and I have not heard anything....when I check the status on the ceac website it says “ready”....I’m unsure of what I need to do...can someone help us? This is for Jamaica!

At this point you should be able to file your DS-160 and make an appointment with your embassy, some people never get the damn embassy letter...

[GoodThinking 9]

7 hours ago, Alix64 said:

Okay so NOA2 was Nov26, and they sent the case to NVC on Dec 10th, that is 2 weeks.

You should call them. Don't forget that my case went through right before the Christmas break.

Everything went slower.

Also it took us over a month to have our case created at NVC (because of the Christmas break).

So my case was "quick" to be sent to NVC but slow to get a case number created.

Yours might be slow for transfering from USCIS to NVC but then quicker to create your case. Again, the Christmas and New Year breaks really slowed down everything.

But call them just to be sure. And don't worry.

 

My fiancé did mention holiday break as well, but we definitely have to call USCIS now. Thanks again

[PTRF 12]

Every case is different and I don’t mean to put a damper on things but our case was stuck at the NVC for AP before being forwarded to embassy—about 12 weeks if I remember correctly.  Our case was a rare frustration as it took 18 months from start to finish.  My fiancé just had his interview 1/22/20–we filed our I-129 in 9/16/18 just to give you some perspective.  

Edited January 26, 2020 by PTRF

[GoodThinking 9]

14 minutes ago, PTRF said:

Every case is different and I don’t mean to put a damper on things but our case was stuck at the NVC for AP before being forwarded to embassy—about 12 weeks if I remember correctly.  Our case was a rare frustration as it took 18 months from start to finish.  My fiancé just had his interview 1/22/20–we filed our I-129 in 9/16/18 just to give you some perspective.  

Just checked your timeline, RFE explains part of the delay but did you get any explanation as to why your case got stuck at the NVC level?

[PTRF 12]

8 hours ago, Decourty said:

Just checked your timeline, RFE explains part of the delay but did you get any explanation as to why your case got stuck at the NVC level?

It’s comical you ask because by now you should know they will never give a clear explanation as to why there is a delay.  It’s part of their background checks and like I stated every case is different.  My fiancé dated a flight attendant previously and him flying 18 times internationally in a year may have played a part in why they did an extensive check on our case.  It depends on the country, his background, my background, the fact that I was also an immigrant to the US that could have caused the delay.  Others have an easier case so they go through the system faster—mine was just an unusual circumstance.