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When to file DS-160 after NVC?

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meesu Newbie

meesu   4

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Hello friends! I'm here once again, and I need help. :(

Me and my fiance have finally gotten the notice that our petition has been sent to the embassy in my country. This was on 19th of February. Ever since then, despite checking the CEAC case status page every day, every hour, our search always returns as "Your search did not return any data."

We were able to get our invoice ID after an inquiry, so we have that too. Every guide online says to send in the DS-160 after you know your case is in either transit, or "ready." I'm nervous we're missing out on a time limit.

Do we send in our DS-160 despite not knowing where exactly our case is, or do we wait? Does the CEAC website eventually update? It's been almost a week since we got notice that our petition was sent, and I'm nervous. Thank you so much!

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mitzab   375

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you are fine, its just been a week that is like seconds in immigration term, in my opinion it might take between 7-21 days, file ds160 only when it shows ready or you rcv packet 3 (someone from turkey can shed light on this better)

 

but all in all just realx and give it some more time

 

 

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Crazy Cat   46,292

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27 minutes ago, meesu said:

Hello friends! I'm here once again, and I need help. :(

Me and my fiance have finally gotten the notice that our petition has been sent to the embassy in my country. This was on 19th of February. Ever since then, despite checking the CEAC case status page every day, every hour, our search always returns as "Your search did not return any data."

We were able to get our invoice ID after an inquiry, so we have that too. Every guide online says to send in the DS-160 after you know your case is in either transit, or "ready." I'm nervous we're missing out on a time limit.

Do we send in our DS-160 despite not knowing where exactly our case is, or do we wait? Does the CEAC website eventually update? It's been almost a week since we got notice that our petition was sent, and I'm nervous. Thank you so much!

Are you selecting "immigrant visa" or "non-immigrant visa" on CEAC?  You should select "immigrant Visa".

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Crazy Cat   46,292

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K-1s are non-immigrant, but they are processed as Immigrant visas.

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"The US immigration process requires a great deal of knowledge, planning, time, patience, and a significant amount of money.  It is quite a journey!"

- Some old child of the 50's & 60's on his laptop 

 

Senior Master Sergeant, US Air Force- Retired (after 20+ years)- Missile Systems Maintenance & Titan 2 ICBM Launch Crew Duty (200+ Alert tours)

Registered Nurse- Retired- I practiced in the areas of Labor & Delivery, Home Health, Adolescent Psych, & Adult Psych.

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In summary, it took 13 months for approval of the CR-1.  It took 44 months for approval of the I-751.  It took 4 months for approval of the N-400.   It took 172 days from N-400 application to Oath Ceremony.   It took 6 weeks for Passport, then 7 additional weeks for return of wife's Naturalization Certificate.. 
 

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21 minutes ago, mitzab said:

you are fine, its just been a week that is like seconds in immigration term, in my opinion it might take between 7-21 days, file ds160 only when it shows ready or you rcv packet 3 (someone from turkey can shed light on this better)

Ahh I understand, is it normal to see no data in CEAC then? Thank you for your good wishes, likewise!

 

12 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

Are you selecting "immigrant visa" or "non-immigrant visa" on CEAC?  You should select "immigrant Visa".

We are, had to find out via hours of looking it up. Still no info. :(

 
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