How many times do I need to expedite?

[ori8 24]

I keep seeing people on VJ say that if you get an expedite approved at USCIS, it doesn't affect anything but USCIS and you'll have to request a new expedite at NVC and then at the embassy.

 

Is this true?

 

If so, how does this work for K-1 visas? I've seen several posts that K-1 visa's CAN'T be expedited at NVC because they're "automatically" expedited, but my understanding is that NVC doesn't process your case until the embassy is ready to receive it... and my embassy (Rio de Janeiro) isn't receiving any cases that aren't "emergencies" (which I assume means manually expedited rather than just "it's a K-1"). So... how do I get my case to the embassy if I can't expedite it? This is all so confusing lol. I appreciate any guidance.

[payxibka 10,044]

3 minutes ago, ori8 said:

I keep seeing people on VJ say that if you get an expedite approved at USCIS, it doesn't affect anything but USCIS and you'll have to request a new expedite at NVC and then at the embassy.

 

Is this true?

 

If so, how does this work for K-1 visas? I've seen several posts that K-1 visa's CAN'T be expedited at NVC because they're "automatically" expedited, but my understanding is that NVC doesn't process your case until the embassy is ready to receive it... and my embassy (Rio de Janeiro) isn't receiving any cases that aren't "emergencies" (which I assume means manually expedited rather than just "it's a K-1"). So... how do I get my case to the embassy if I can't expedite it? This is all so confusing lol. I appreciate any guidance.

You need to get Rio to request the file

[ori8 24]

Just now, payxibka said:

You need to get Rio to request the file

Thank you! So that means that once USCIS sends it to NVC, I would request an expedite through the Rio embassy itself and then they would request the file from NVC? I don't submit an expedite to NVC itself?

[payxibka 10,044]

Just now, ori8 said:

Thank you! So that means that once USCIS sends it to NVC, I would request an expedite through the Rio embassy itself and then they would request the file from NVC? I don't submit an expedite to NVC itself?

Correct 

[SteveInBostonI130 3,319]

24 minutes ago, ori8 said:

 

but my understanding is that NVC doesn't process your case until the embassy is ready to receive it... 

Incorrect.  NVC will automatically assign a case number and invoice ID in 1-3 weeks after receiving the K1 from USCIS.  That is all that NVC does to "process" K1's, whether pre pandemic or post.

 

In pre pandemic, a stack of K1's will go out in the next scheduled diplomatic pouch.  Post pandemic, they hold onto them until the embassy tells them they are ready to handle the next batch of petitions.  

 

[arken 4,197]

10 minutes ago, SteveInBostonI130 said:

That is all that NVC does to "process" K1's

And that's what OP was saying as well that NVC does not process (forwards) your case until the embassy is ready to receive it. So the expedite is to be requested to the embassy.

Edited August 2, 2021 by arken