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NOA April 10 2018 CSC
WAC18138
Fingerprint reuse notice: Mid August 2018
18 month Notice: also sometime mid august 2018
N400 was never filed as I am not eligible yet.
Old site was showing that case cant be recognized UNTIL --> March 11 -it showed card is in Production 
                                                                                                       --> March 15 -IT showed Card Was Picked Up By The United States Postal Service
                                                                                                        --> March 16 -received USCIS Approval Letter
                                                                                                        --> March 18 -10 years Green card in hands
                                                                                               
New Site: still shows case received 
 
I hope this is some good news for April Filers... Hang in there

starting to see alot of Jan, Feb and March 2018 approvals for CSC. Hopefully we will move soon... Fingers crossed.

Here is an update from my infopass today:
 
GC expired last month... I do have the extension letter. 
 
Went to Inofpass to get a stamp on my passport as I travel a lot outside the US for work and I simply dont feel comfortable with just the NOA... 
 
Agent smoothly gave me the stamp valid for a year and no he did NOT take my GC, however he did do a tiny cut at the top corner. He told me to carry the GC along with the stamp in airports. He also gave me back my NOA.
 
Documents I took for my pass : GC, Extension letter, and passport.

I got the biometrics waiver and the wac number is the same. But there’s a new uscis case status site. Apparently they are phasing out the old. You’ll need to create a new account. You should see your status with the new site. 
 
https://myaccount.uscis.dhs.gov/

I hope this is the most difficult part for everyone else. On the bright side, after waiting almost 90 days for my case number, I had my interview this morning.
I pack this weekend and leave on Monday.
Stay strong, you guys, and don't give up. There is light at the end of the tunnel. Someone just has to replace the dimbulbs at CIS.

As Bow and Angela said, Case number is assigned in a maximum of 2 days.
Just got mine Finally !

As Bow and Angela said, Case number is assigned in a maximum of 2 days.
Just got mine Finally !

That's their standard answer. You should have a case number tomorrow or Friday.
Edit: and of course- congrats!!

some good news here...
NVC received our case yesterday, however the agent told me to allow 42 days before assigning a case number !?

Yeah, I think it was just something wrong with their phone system. Got through a moment ago. Have a case # now. Such a relief.

Well I think I can speak for everyone here: we all have received responses from our service requests. USCIS is dependable in that regard. Of course will it be give you any useful info? Probably not.
Well the good news: I just found out NVC received my case today!! Thank god!
Of course I don't know if NVC will send it back to CSC since my approval has now expired. The person on the phone did not know the answer to that unfortunately.
So those of you who were told your file was sent to NVC in mid-December, call NVC, your case might have arrived today!

Had a call with a very rude tier 2 after being on hold for 173 minutes
He said that per the previous service request we have to wait 60 days !
I asked if my file were sent at least, he replied that he doesn't know and if any complaints on the case to be sent by mail to CSC chief !!!

Another week goes by and NVC continues to not have my file. I meet with USCIS on Monday. Have a good weekend everyone!

Not to defend NVC, but it's not the one causing our problem (our=people posting on this thread). Yes, NVC sucks at responding to our e-mails, and waiting forever on hold is a pain, but it isn't the one that failed to do its job (at least not for us yet). We know it is USCIS who is at fault here, and more specifically CSC. Why? Because all but one of us received approval from CSC. Many have been told by USCIS that it has yet to send our files to NVC. If it were a NVC problem, there would be people from TSC facing this issue and USCIS wouldn't be admitting its own failure(s).
And for those who have had this problem resolved (thatangela for example), the NVC stepped up to the plate and handled their cases proficiently.
While I'm sure NVC has plenty of problems and does a number of things wrong, USCIS is to blame in this specific situation.
So have you taken any of the steps some of us have suggested?

Congrats on being a part of this exclusive club! Also congrats on having an experience none of us has had so far!
That NVC operator sounds like s/he is great at giving pointless advice. How can the embassy extend the time of a petition they have no record of? That makes no sense whatsoever. Perhaps the NVC person meant reach out to the embassy, ask them to contact NVC to send the petition onto the embassy once the petition arrives at NVC, regardless of the expiration date on the NOA2? Yeah, I seriously doubt an embassy (or any government office) is going to be that pro-active and considerate.

Below is what I wrote to both the omsbudsman and SCOPSSCATA. Since they gave you a specific date in the letter they sent you, maybe wait until January 17th to e-mail SCOPSSCATA (when you can say the service reply was wrong). I'd contact the omsbudsman via the online form now since they take much longer to respond.
Hello, On September 10th, 2014 my I-129f petition for a K-1 visa was approved by the California Service Center (CSC). As of today, January 7th, it still has not reached the National Visa Center (NVC). Per the USCIS website, I put in a service request. The first response, which I've attached, said my case was under further review. Besides being vague, that reply did not make much sense since my petition had already been approved. Consequently I put in a second service request, asking for my case to be sent to the NVC. I've attached that service request reply as well. It repeated what I already knew (that my case had been approved) and then stated they would be sending my file to the NVC "soon" and to give the NVC 90 days to receive my case. Once again, it was very vague. It also ignored the fact that my approval expires on January 9th. I simply would like my file to be located and passed onto the NVC. The impression I have been given from the service replies, e-mails with CSC, and phone conversations with immigration officers is no one really knows where my case is. To describe it as frustrating would be an understatement. Any help would be appreciated. As earlier noted, I have attached the service request replies I received along with my notice of approval. Thank you,

Yep. Can't say I missed calling NVC on a daily basis.

Check out this thread :
http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/526480-noa2-to-nvc-have-you-been-waiting-more-than-a-month/
We have been waiting since October 15 ( some others since September)
Good luck.

Do you feel like it's taking forever for your case file to reach the National Visa Center? Then this thread is for you!
It is not for you if:
You have been waiting less than three to four weeks, or 25 business days, or 30 days or 42 days for your case file to reach NVC (these are the random timelines the NVC reps tell you when you call to check for your case number) You have received your case number and want to tell everyone how happy you are about it You have been waiting however long for your NOA-2 from TSC or your CR-1 approval or whatever; this is for K-1 visa applicants who are waiting a very long time for their NVC case number Several VJers currently are in the 70- to 80-day range, waiting for California Service Center to send their I-129f case files to New Hampshire. We are approaching the expiration dates on the I-797 (the NOA-2). We are helping each other with the process and I figure more of you are out there but lost in the process.
We have been commiserating in this thread; however, this new thread can serve as a central repository for advice, assistance and complaining.
It's OK to complain, by the way. Many people will tell you to have patience or to chill out. Patience and frustration DO NOT HAVE TO BE EXCLUSIVE OF EACH OTHER. The process is frustrating, especially when you hear a different story every time you call USCIS.
Thus far, we have been told our case files were redirected to our local offices (for me, Spokane, WA); they have been misdirected to the National Research Center (where immigration files go to die); NVC is backlogged and CSC is alleviating that workload by holding back files; and, most bizarrely, a courier is on standby waiting for the right size of packet to be sent to NVC.
We watch as others receive their case numbers in nine days, 10 days, and 20 days. If you have been waiting long past a month for your case number, here are the steps you need to take (many thanks to USMSBOW for his legwork):
1. Scan a copy of your NOA-2 and send it as an email attachment to NVCResearch@state.gov. Here is an example of the email you should send:
Hello,
I was instructed this morning to send you a copy of my I-797 notice from USCIS, which I've attached. USCIS approved my K1 petition on (month day, year), but my case has yet to arrive at NVC.
My receipt #: ABC##########
Petitioner: Name and date of birth
Beneficiary: Name and DOB
You can contact me at this e-mail address (frustrateddude@visajourney.com) or at 1-123-123-4567. Please let me know if you have any questions or need any more information.
Thank you,
(Give me my damn case number)
2. Call USCIS at 1-800-375-5283 and request to speak to Tier 2 Immigration Officer. A Tier 1 agent is no assistance at this point. You must speak to an IO. If your Tier 1 agent refuses, hang up and keep calling until you find a T-1 who will connect you to a T-2. Do not fall for their 90-day baloney. Your I-797 is approaching its expiration date. This is crazy.
You will receive vague, uninformative information from your service request via snail mail. Do not settle for this. Call for another Tier 2 and request further assistance.
You can open a service request on your own on the USCIS website, after you create an account and login to your case file. I don't know if this works. We have not tried this. We preferred to speak verbally with an IO.
3. Contact your representatives in Congress and/or the Senate. Others have seen their cases sped up by doing this. While our Congresswoman is one of the most powerful women in the G.O.P., we have yet to see resolution in this arena but it's only been two weeks since we contacted her office. Once you contact your representative, you will have to fill out a privacy disclosure form. Only then can your rep take action. Get this done as quickly as you can.
Please note: your government representative cannot intervene for an approval or for expedition. He or she can only assist with locating your file.
You can find your representatives on these websites:
Congress
Senate
4. If you are at your wit's end and nothing thus far has given you satisfaction, file a Case Assistance request with the USCIS Ombudsman. You can email this department at cisombudsman@hq.dhs.gov.
I did this just yesterday and today received a form letter directing me to an online form. I attempted this link from the Ombudsman's web page but was given an Access Denied error page. I am at least able to open the form from within the email.
PLEASE NOTE: None of these steps has resolved our situation at this date. I - and hopefully the others - will continue to provide updates to our cases and let you know where and how we achieved success.
ALSO NOTE: I apologize for the lengthy post. I'm a professional writer with a full bottle of wine that's almost empty. That always spells trouble.
ALSO ALSO NOTE: Said wine is the culprit behind any syntax or grammatical errors you may find. I at least ran everything through spellcheck.
ALSO ALSO ALSO NOTE: Drinking is a good idea through this process. If you haven't started yet, I highly recommend red blends from Washington's Columbia Valley, vodka or craft beer.
Good luck. Please let us know if you have attained any resolution in retrieving your NVC case number after a lengthy wait.

bandi77, this is the advice I gave to someone else and it worked for them:
Hmm.. The first time I put in a service request, I told the tier 1 person that it had been more than 30 days and that NVC had put in its own service request to get the NOA2. The 2nd time I just mentioned how my service request answer was pointless and dumb, so could I talk to a tier 2 person to complain about it.

Perhaps others have better advice, but I would recommend a) repeating that your NOA2 says NVC should have it within 30 days, and that NVC has confirmed to you via both phone and e-mail they still don't have it. It's long past 30 days. b) You were previously told that once it passed that mark you could put in a service request (that might be a lie, but hey, they're BSing you, so you should do the same) c) if they're still putting up a wall, just tell them you're going to call them over and over again until you get a hold of someone who can actually help you.

And honestly, that's what you gotta do: just call over and over until you get a helpful person. I noticed the more forceful (but not rude) I sounded, the more they'd try to do something.

Given the response I've received from the Tier 2 people, it seems clear the first level people don't know what they're talking about. No Tier 2 person ever said 90 days to me, just the first level drones.

Hi can someone help me? We have the case number and my fiancé received the letter from NVC saying I can schedule the interview already but when I checked the status online it says it's ready for interview but I have to wait for the packet from the embassy which has the instructions of what I need to do and list of documents to be submitted. I paid the k1 visa fee and submitted DS160 form already. Also, I have tried to email them but no response. I'm not sure if I can schedule my interview now or do I have to wait for that packet from the embassy? Please help. Thanks in advance!

Are you referring to the July files from TSC or CSC? Where did you get that information? How can you tell if your application has been 'touched'? I apologize in advance for bombarding you with questions, I just want to make the most out of my post
And yes, goodluck to everyone!