How long does it take an I-129F petition to reach NVC?

[ToNhi 5]

And how long can petitions usually get stuck at the NVC for.

[Crazy Cat 39,538]

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[SalishSea 16,849]

3 hours ago, ToNhi said:

And how long can petitions usually get stuck at the NVC for.

I believe the official approval time currently on USCIS is around 13 months.   Could be shorter or longer obviously.   Time spent at NVC is mostly dependent upon consulate.

[ToNhi 5]

Approval times are a lot shorter now @SalishSea, I received my NOA1 in December 2024, and received my NOA2 approval on April 18, 2025 this year. Just wondering how long it'll take for my case to reach NVC and how long it could be stuck there for. 

[widude 21]

 I was told an ‘estimate’ of 1-3 months at the NVC. That would be a fair amount shorter than time at the USCIS. 

[ToNhi 5]

Sorry, NOA1 in December 2023, and NOA2 on April 18, 2024. 

[MalloryCat 31]

i do believe it depends on the consulate/embassy that the NVC is sending it to.

Ours was received by the NVC on march 12 2024, was assigned a case number on march 25 2024, and was received by the consulate in Germany on april 11 2024.

I emailed the NVC after about a month (i emailed them on april 9th) of it sitting with them to ask if there was a case number yet or if it had been sent. They were able to email me our case number and from there we were able to track it through CEAC

 

my fiance ended up receiving the letter from the NVC with our case number long after it had already been sent to the consulate.

 

from what I read on the the NOA2 I received was to wait 30 days/4 weeks before reaching out to the NVC for an update.

Since it looks like its been about 3 weeks for you, I would say wait maybe a week longer and reach out to them.

[PokuPoku 17]

Some of us have been waiting for around 2 months

I sent an inquiry and they didn't tell me anything new, just that it was received.