kimmike

Do not worry about this. The CO can renew the petition if it's expired by the time you have your interview.

Thanks Ian! i appreciate the help!

I just paid my visa and i saw that the receipt expiry date is on the 30th of September. Should we get an interview date before the expiry date? Cause we are planning to have the interview by the first week of october.

Help please..

We waited about a week to call nvc and they told us the same thing that it takes 25 days for them to receive the I-129f from USCIS.

But we kept calling everyday after a week and received our case number 11 days after USCIS shipped our petition to nvc.

The best time to call is early in the morning when they first open for business. 8:00am eastern time and 7:00 Pacific time. If busy hang up and call again, I had to do that several times before you hear the phone ringing, then prepare to be on hold for about 30 to 45 minutes!!

Good luck to everyone on your journey!!!!

I just called NVC myself to ask and i talked to a very nice lady and yes! we got our Case number yay!!!

I just cant take another waiting time! LOL

God is so good!

Goodluck to everybody!

good luck , we received our noa2 on August 25 and letter a few days later , I have called the nvc for 2 days and all I get is a busy signal . I wonder about our nvc number also , hopefully soon ??

My Fiance called NVC too and they told him that it takes 25 days for them to receive the package from USCIS. I wonder why. but hopefully we'll get our case numbers soon!

Hi there! Welcome to the forum!

It can approximately take 2-5 weeks for NVC to process an approved I-129f and assign a case number. Your USC fiance can contact NVC in about 10 business days from receipt of NOA2 hard copy and see if your files have been processed. http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/english/immigrate/nvc/nvc-contact-information.html

-Of course, you guys can also give it a try to call before then as some did, but just be mindful that it may take some time for the files to be shipped, reviewed, etc. Once you have the MNL case #, you can pay for your visa processing fee and then schedule your interview appointment.

PH regional forum: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/forum/129-philippines/

All the best!

Hi! thank you for the info. Because we talked to some people who got there MNL case number days after their approval so were kinda worried but thank you. Hopefully we can have it soon!

Hi guys im new here! My name is Kim and I'm from Philippines. Just wanted to ask if you guys experienced what im experiencing! LOL

Well we got and E-mail saying that our NOA2 was approved on August 20 then received the hard copy August 26.

And some says we should wait until the USCIS status will change to "SHIPPED" before calling NVC.

Have you guys waited for the status update before calling?