Sent I 130 and I 130A to USCIS six weeks ago and got this from NVC

[WEDO 5]

My wife nor I have recieved absolutely nothing from USCIS..... I thought the petition approval would take at least 6 months not 6 weeks. Is there some kind of mix up?

 

Dear Jessica xxxx xxxx,

Thank you for your interest in immigrating to the United States of America. The Department of State's National Visa Center (NVC) received your approved immigrant visa petition from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). NVC's role is to ensure you are prepared for your immigrant visa interview at a U.S. Embassy/Consulate General, and to schedule your interview appointment.

NVC is responsible for collecting any applicable fees, the Immigrant Visa Application, supporting civil documents, police certificate(s), Affidavits of Support, and financial documents, if applicable, prior to your visa interview at a U.S. Embassy/Consulate General. Do not mail documents to NVC, even if you received instructions to mail documents to NVC in the past.

You will need to log on to the Department of State's Consular Electronic Application Center (CEAC) at https://ceac.state.gov/IV to check your case status, pay any necessary fees, upload and submit documents, and read messages from NVC.

If you are logging into CEAC for the first time, please be aware that it can take up to three days (72 hours) from receipt of this notice for your account to be activated. Once activated, you can log into CEAC using the following unique NVC case number and Invoice Identification Number.

NVC Case Number:	BGTxxxxxxxxxx
Invoice ID Number:	IVSCAxxxxxxxxxxx

 

You should keep this information available in a safe place as you will need it every time you log on to CEAC. Please keep in mind that you must use CEAC to provide NVC with the fees and documents that are required prior to your immigrant visa interview. We do not accept these by mail.

Please Note: You must bring the exact original of any scanned document you upload to CEAC that NVC accepts to your immigrant visa interview. Failure to bring the exact original you uploaded to CEAC may delay the processing of your case.

You must follow our 12 step instructions posted at https://nvc.state.gov for completing your case. Once you have completed your case, we will schedule your case for a visa interview at the U.S. Embassy or Consulate General in BOGOTA, COL.

If you need to contact NVC, please follow the instructions at https://nvc.state.gov/inquiry. NVC may send questions, instructions, and status updates to your CEAC account. If we do this you will receive an email asking you to log into your CEAC account to review a message from NVC.

IMPORTANT: If you do not log into CEAC or communicate with NVC regarding this immigrant visa case for a period of one year, by law the Department of State must terminate your visa application.

FINANCIAL SPONSORSHIP RESPONSIBILITIES: Financial sponsors, joint sponsors, and applicants should be aware of the responsibilities arising from a sponsor signing an I-864 and the consequences of a sponsored immigrant's acceptance of federal means-tested public benefits. For more information, visit https://nvc.state.gov/aos.

PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION ON HEALTH CARE: On October 4, 2019, the President issued Presidential Proclamation 9945 on the "Suspension of Entry of Immigrants Who Will Financially Burden the United States Healthcare System." For the most up to date information on how PP 9945 might affect your case, please visit https://travel.state.gov/healthcare.

Regards,
National Visa Center,
U.S. Department of State
https://nvc.state.gov/ask

[Lil bear 3,831]

10 minutes ago, WEDO said:

My wife nor I have recieved absolutely nothing from USCIS..... I thought the petition approval would take at least 6 months not 6 weeks. Is there some kind of mix up?

 

Dear Jessica xxxx xxxx,

Thank you for your interest in immigrating to the United States of America. The Department of State's National Visa Center (NVC) received your approved immigrant visa petition from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). NVC's role is to ensure you are prepared for your immigrant visa interview at a U.S. Embassy/Consulate General, and to schedule your interview appointment.

NVC is responsible for collecting any applicable fees, the Immigrant Visa Application, supporting civil documents, police certificate(s), Affidavits of Support, and financial documents, if applicable, prior to your visa interview at a U.S. Embassy/Consulate General. Do not mail documents to NVC, even if you received instructions to mail documents to NVC in the past.

You will need to log on to the Department of State's Consular Electronic Application Center (CEAC) at https://ceac.state.gov/IV to check your case status, pay any necessary fees, upload and submit documents, and read messages from NVC.

If you are logging into CEAC for the first time, please be aware that it can take up to three days (72 hours) from receipt of this notice for your account to be activated. Once activated, you can log into CEAC using the following unique NVC case number and Invoice Identification Number.

NVC Case Number:	BGTxxxxxxxxxx
Invoice ID Number:	IVSCAxxxxxxxxxxx

 

You should keep this information available in a safe place as you will need it every time you log on to CEAC. Please keep in mind that you must use CEAC to provide NVC with the fees and documents that are required prior to your immigrant visa interview. We do not accept these by mail.

Please Note: You must bring the exact original of any scanned document you upload to CEAC that NVC accepts to your immigrant visa interview. Failure to bring the exact original you uploaded to CEAC may delay the processing of your case.

You must follow our 12 step instructions posted at https://nvc.state.gov for completing your case. Once you have completed your case, we will schedule your case for a visa interview at the U.S. Embassy or Consulate General in BOGOTA, COL.

If you need to contact NVC, please follow the instructions at https://nvc.state.gov/inquiry. NVC may send questions, instructions, and status updates to your CEAC account. If we do this you will receive an email asking you to log into your CEAC account to review a message from NVC.

IMPORTANT: If you do not log into CEAC or communicate with NVC regarding this immigrant visa case for a period of one year, by law the Department of State must terminate your visa application.

FINANCIAL SPONSORSHIP RESPONSIBILITIES: Financial sponsors, joint sponsors, and applicants should be aware of the responsibilities arising from a sponsor signing an I-864 and the consequences of a sponsored immigrant's acceptance of federal means-tested public benefits. For more information, visit https://nvc.state.gov/aos.

PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION ON HEALTH CARE: On October 4, 2019, the President issued Presidential Proclamation 9945 on the "Suspension of Entry of Immigrants Who Will Financially Burden the United States Healthcare System." For the most up to date information on how PP 9945 might affect your case, please visit https://travel.state.gov/healthcare.

Regards,
National Visa Center,
U.S. Department of State
https://nvc.state.gov/ask

Congratulations !! Definitely one out of the box !! 

[user555 195]

44 minutes ago, WEDO said:

My wife nor I have recieved absolutely nothing from USCIS..... I thought the petition approval would take at least 6 months not 6 weeks. Is there some kind of mix up?

 

Dear Jessica xxxx xxxx,

Thank you for your interest in immigrating to the United States of America. The Department of State's National Visa Center (NVC) received your approved immigrant visa petition from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). NVC's role is to ensure you are prepared for your immigrant visa interview at a U.S. Embassy/Consulate General, and to schedule your interview appointment.

NVC is responsible for collecting any applicable fees, the Immigrant Visa Application, supporting civil documents, police certificate(s), Affidavits of Support, and financial documents, if applicable, prior to your visa interview at a U.S. Embassy/Consulate General. Do not mail documents to NVC, even if you received instructions to mail documents to NVC in the past.

You will need to log on to the Department of State's Consular Electronic Application Center (CEAC) at https://ceac.state.gov/IV to check your case status, pay any necessary fees, upload and submit documents, and read messages from NVC.

If you are logging into CEAC for the first time, please be aware that it can take up to three days (72 hours) from receipt of this notice for your account to be activated. Once activated, you can log into CEAC using the following unique NVC case number and Invoice Identification Number.

NVC Case Number:	BGTxxxxxxxxxx
Invoice ID Number:	IVSCAxxxxxxxxxxx

 

You should keep this information available in a safe place as you will need it every time you log on to CEAC. Please keep in mind that you must use CEAC to provide NVC with the fees and documents that are required prior to your immigrant visa interview. We do not accept these by mail.

Please Note: You must bring the exact original of any scanned document you upload to CEAC that NVC accepts to your immigrant visa interview. Failure to bring the exact original you uploaded to CEAC may delay the processing of your case.

You must follow our 12 step instructions posted at https://nvc.state.gov for completing your case. Once you have completed your case, we will schedule your case for a visa interview at the U.S. Embassy or Consulate General in BOGOTA, COL.

If you need to contact NVC, please follow the instructions at https://nvc.state.gov/inquiry. NVC may send questions, instructions, and status updates to your CEAC account. If we do this you will receive an email asking you to log into your CEAC account to review a message from NVC.

IMPORTANT: If you do not log into CEAC or communicate with NVC regarding this immigrant visa case for a period of one year, by law the Department of State must terminate your visa application.

FINANCIAL SPONSORSHIP RESPONSIBILITIES: Financial sponsors, joint sponsors, and applicants should be aware of the responsibilities arising from a sponsor signing an I-864 and the consequences of a sponsored immigrant's acceptance of federal means-tested public benefits. For more information, visit https://nvc.state.gov/aos.

PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION ON HEALTH CARE: On October 4, 2019, the President issued Presidential Proclamation 9945 on the "Suspension of Entry of Immigrants Who Will Financially Burden the United States Healthcare System." For the most up to date information on how PP 9945 might affect your case, please visit https://travel.state.gov/healthcare.

Regards,
National Visa Center,
U.S. Department of State
https://nvc.state.gov/ask

I've seen a few on here that have been approved in 6 weeks and moved to NVC. Do a search! 

[TBoneTX 43,058]

Thread is moved from the K-1 Process forum to the CR-1 Case Progress subforum.

[Kuchiki 165]

6 hours ago, WEDO said:

My wife nor I have recieved absolutely nothing from USCIS..... I thought the petition approval would take at least 6 months not 6 weeks. Is there some kind of mix up?

 

Dear Jessica xxxx xxxx,

Thank you for your interest in immigrating to the United States of America. The Department of State's National Visa Center (NVC) received your approved immigrant visa petition from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). NVC's role is to ensure you are prepared for your immigrant visa interview at a U.S. Embassy/Consulate General, and to schedule your interview appointment.

NVC is responsible for collecting any applicable fees, the Immigrant Visa Application, supporting civil documents, police certificate(s), Affidavits of Support, and financial documents, if applicable, prior to your visa interview at a U.S. Embassy/Consulate General. Do not mail documents to NVC, even if you received instructions to mail documents to NVC in the past.

You will need to log on to the Department of State's Consular Electronic Application Center (CEAC) at https://ceac.state.gov/IV to check your case status, pay any necessary fees, upload and submit documents, and read messages from NVC.

If you are logging into CEAC for the first time, please be aware that it can take up to three days (72 hours) from receipt of this notice for your account to be activated. Once activated, you can log into CEAC using the following unique NVC case number and Invoice Identification Number.

NVC Case Number:	BGTxxxxxxxxxx
Invoice ID Number:	IVSCAxxxxxxxxxxx

 

You should keep this information available in a safe place as you will need it every time you log on to CEAC. Please keep in mind that you must use CEAC to provide NVC with the fees and documents that are required prior to your immigrant visa interview. We do not accept these by mail.

Please Note: You must bring the exact original of any scanned document you upload to CEAC that NVC accepts to your immigrant visa interview. Failure to bring the exact original you uploaded to CEAC may delay the processing of your case.

You must follow our 12 step instructions posted at https://nvc.state.gov for completing your case. Once you have completed your case, we will schedule your case for a visa interview at the U.S. Embassy or Consulate General in BOGOTA, COL.

If you need to contact NVC, please follow the instructions at https://nvc.state.gov/inquiry. NVC may send questions, instructions, and status updates to your CEAC account. If we do this you will receive an email asking you to log into your CEAC account to review a message from NVC.

IMPORTANT: If you do not log into CEAC or communicate with NVC regarding this immigrant visa case for a period of one year, by law the Department of State must terminate your visa application.

FINANCIAL SPONSORSHIP RESPONSIBILITIES: Financial sponsors, joint sponsors, and applicants should be aware of the responsibilities arising from a sponsor signing an I-864 and the consequences of a sponsored immigrant's acceptance of federal means-tested public benefits. For more information, visit https://nvc.state.gov/aos.

PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION ON HEALTH CARE: On October 4, 2019, the President issued Presidential Proclamation 9945 on the "Suspension of Entry of Immigrants Who Will Financially Burden the United States Healthcare System." For the most up to date information on how PP 9945 might affect your case, please visit https://travel.state.gov/healthcare.

Regards,
National Visa Center,
U.S. Department of State
https://nvc.state.gov/ask

Many congrats! This is incredible!

[retheem 553]

Congratulations. You can take that and run with it

[Jenna3s 2]

Congrats!!! This letter keep us all hopeful, we will be next soon.

best wishes.

[Calicolom 265]

21 hours ago, Lil bear said:

Congratulations !! Definitely one out of the box !! 

Someone turned the paper stack over.

[TaKane 53]

22 hours ago, WEDO said:

My wife nor I have recieved absolutely nothing from USCIS..... I thought the petition approval would take at least 6 months not 6 weeks. Is there some kind of mix up?

 

Dear Jessica xxxx xxxx,

Thank you for your interest in immigrating to the United States of America. The Department of State's National Visa Center (NVC) received your approved immigrant visa petition from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). NVC's role is to ensure you are prepared for your immigrant visa interview at a U.S. Embassy/Consulate General, and to schedule your interview appointment.

NVC is responsible for collecting any applicable fees, the Immigrant Visa Application, supporting civil documents, police certificate(s), Affidavits of Support, and financial documents, if applicable, prior to your visa interview at a U.S. Embassy/Consulate General. Do not mail documents to NVC, even if you received instructions to mail documents to NVC in the past.

You will need to log on to the Department of State's Consular Electronic Application Center (CEAC) at https://ceac.state.gov/IV to check your case status, pay any necessary fees, upload and submit documents, and read messages from NVC.

If you are logging into CEAC for the first time, please be aware that it can take up to three days (72 hours) from receipt of this notice for your account to be activated. Once activated, you can log into CEAC using the following unique NVC case number and Invoice Identification Number.

NVC Case Number:	BGTxxxxxxxxxx
Invoice ID Number:	IVSCAxxxxxxxxxxx

 

You should keep this information available in a safe place as you will need it every time you log on to CEAC. Please keep in mind that you must use CEAC to provide NVC with the fees and documents that are required prior to your immigrant visa interview. We do not accept these by mail.

Please Note: You must bring the exact original of any scanned document you upload to CEAC that NVC accepts to your immigrant visa interview. Failure to bring the exact original you uploaded to CEAC may delay the processing of your case.

You must follow our 12 step instructions posted at https://nvc.state.gov for completing your case. Once you have completed your case, we will schedule your case for a visa interview at the U.S. Embassy or Consulate General in BOGOTA, COL.

If you need to contact NVC, please follow the instructions at https://nvc.state.gov/inquiry. NVC may send questions, instructions, and status updates to your CEAC account. If we do this you will receive an email asking you to log into your CEAC account to review a message from NVC.

IMPORTANT: If you do not log into CEAC or communicate with NVC regarding this immigrant visa case for a period of one year, by law the Department of State must terminate your visa application.

FINANCIAL SPONSORSHIP RESPONSIBILITIES: Financial sponsors, joint sponsors, and applicants should be aware of the responsibilities arising from a sponsor signing an I-864 and the consequences of a sponsored immigrant's acceptance of federal means-tested public benefits. For more information, visit https://nvc.state.gov/aos.

PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION ON HEALTH CARE: On October 4, 2019, the President issued Presidential Proclamation 9945 on the "Suspension of Entry of Immigrants Who Will Financially Burden the United States Healthcare System." For the most up to date information on how PP 9945 might affect your case, please visit https://travel.state.gov/healthcare.

Regards,
National Visa Center,
U.S. Department of State
https://nvc.state.gov/ask

That is awesome! Congrats!!! It was indeed super fast! 

[Brenda0818 7]

On 8/1/2020 at 9:30 PM, WEDO said:

My wife nor I have recieved absolutely nothing from USCIS..... I thought the petition approval would take at least 6 months not 6 weeks. Is there some kind of mix up?

 

Dear Jessica xxxx xxxx,

Thank you for your interest in immigrating to the United States of America. The Department of State's National Visa Center (NVC) received your approved immigrant visa petition from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). NVC's role is to ensure you are prepared for your immigrant visa interview at a U.S. Embassy/Consulate General, and to schedule your interview appointment.

NVC is responsible for collecting any applicable fees, the Immigrant Visa Application, supporting civil documents, police certificate(s), Affidavits of Support, and financial documents, if applicable, prior to your visa interview at a U.S. Embassy/Consulate General. Do not mail documents to NVC, even if you received instructions to mail documents to NVC in the past.

You will need to log on to the Department of State's Consular Electronic Application Center (CEAC) at https://ceac.state.gov/IV to check your case status, pay any necessary fees, upload and submit documents, and read messages from NVC.

If you are logging into CEAC for the first time, please be aware that it can take up to three days (72 hours) from receipt of this notice for your account to be activated. Once activated, you can log into CEAC using the following unique NVC case number and Invoice Identification Number.

NVC Case Number:	BGTxxxxxxxxxx
Invoice ID Number:	IVSCAxxxxxxxxxxx

 

You should keep this information available in a safe place as you will need it every time you log on to CEAC. Please keep in mind that you must use CEAC to provide NVC with the fees and documents that are required prior to your immigrant visa interview. We do not accept these by mail.

Please Note: You must bring the exact original of any scanned document you upload to CEAC that NVC accepts to your immigrant visa interview. Failure to bring the exact original you uploaded to CEAC may delay the processing of your case.

You must follow our 12 step instructions posted at https://nvc.state.gov for completing your case. Once you have completed your case, we will schedule your case for a visa interview at the U.S. Embassy or Consulate General in BOGOTA, COL.

If you need to contact NVC, please follow the instructions at https://nvc.state.gov/inquiry. NVC may send questions, instructions, and status updates to your CEAC account. If we do this you will receive an email asking you to log into your CEAC account to review a message from NVC.

IMPORTANT: If you do not log into CEAC or communicate with NVC regarding this immigrant visa case for a period of one year, by law the Department of State must terminate your visa application.

FINANCIAL SPONSORSHIP RESPONSIBILITIES: Financial sponsors, joint sponsors, and applicants should be aware of the responsibilities arising from a sponsor signing an I-864 and the consequences of a sponsored immigrant's acceptance of federal means-tested public benefits. For more information, visit https://nvc.state.gov/aos.

PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION ON HEALTH CARE: On October 4, 2019, the President issued Presidential Proclamation 9945 on the "Suspension of Entry of Immigrants Who Will Financially Burden the United States Healthcare System." For the most up to date information on how PP 9945 might affect your case, please visit https://travel.state.gov/healthcare.

Regards,
National Visa Center,
U.S. Department of State
https://nvc.state.gov/ask

Congrats! Which service center USCIS sent your application? Nebraska service center is most faster now than other services center like Potomac service center, California service center

[WEDO 5]

I sent my I 130 to the Dallas drop box....it is my understanding that all petitioners living overseas have to use this location. 

[WEDO 5]

I paid my NVC fees a couple of days ago and even though the money was taken out of my account.....the website still says that the payment is in processing....so I can't actually start to fill the form out yet. 

I looked at some of the document requirements and a got heart burn when I saw that you not only have to provide a divorce decree for every past marriage but a marriage certificate as well and I have none. 

 

So I called up the Maricopa County Recorders office in Phoenix AZ and requested a copy of my Marriage Certificate from 1990 just to find out that they don't issue a marriage certificate in AZ....so I ordered the next best thing ....a certified record of my marriage license......I hope it will suffice. 

 

Then I was stumped on how I was going to get my marriage certificate from Cali Colombia where I was married in 2002. So I called a lawyer that lives in Cali and he said he would be happy to get me a copy of my marriage certificate for a fee. 

 

I was trying to time my wife's immigrant visa to coincide with our second anniversary next Aug. so she would get a permanent green card....But it looks like we are way ahead of schedule for that. 

Edited August 6, 2020 by WEDO

[HRQX 4,145]

On 8/5/2020 at 10:01 PM, WEDO said:

immigrant visa to coincide with our second anniversary next Aug. so she would get a permanent green card....But it looks like we are way ahead of schedule for that. 

It's up to you, but you can purposely delay at this stage so that she enters the US with the immigrant visa after the 2-year marriage anniversary.

[Thegirl 224]

On 8/6/2020 at 1:01 AM, WEDO said:

I paid my NVC fees a couple of days ago and even though the money was taken out of my account.....the website still says that the payment is in processing....so I can't actually start to fill the form out yet. 

I looked at some of the document requirements and a got heart burn when I saw that you not only have to provide a divorce decree for every past marriage but a marriage certificate as well and I have none. 

 

So I called up the Maricopa County Recorders office in Phoenix AZ and requested a copy of my Marriage Certificate from 1990 just to find out that they don't issue a marriage certificate in AZ....so I ordered the next best thing ....a certified record of my marriage license......I hope it will suffice. 

 

Then I was stumped on how I was going to get my marriage certificate from Cali Colombia where I was married in 2002. So I called a lawyer that lives in Cali and he said he would be happy to get me a copy of my marriage certificate for a fee. 

 

I was trying to time my wife's immigrant visa to coincide with our second anniversary next Aug. so she would get a permanent green card....But it looks like we are way ahead of schedule for that. 

You can delay by not uploading the documents or submitting the ds-260 until you're ready. After you submit you no longer have control over the speed. You can hold off for up to a year without it being "cancelled". 

Edited August 22, 2020 by Thegirl

[valentinasc 330]

Wow this is amazing!!! Once NVC received my case it took 2 months for me to get my approval in Bogota, Colombia! Good luck on your journey !!