TeeA10

2 minutes ago, AlexUA said:

 

Frankly speaking at this stage (NVC) there is no difference. I have also employment based. It's just the same but without Affidavit of Support. It's also almost 10 weeks in NVC. There is no separate line for employment based. We just should wait.

Thanks, I hear you!

BTW, Out of curiosity, how often do you call NVC to check on your case, especially, seeing as we wont know we have CC if we login to our account?

1 hour ago, Jorcruzina said:

I am not sure about employment based petitions. I don't know how they'll handle it. For all of us that have a family based petition some of us endure extreme hardship because this process is keeping families apart.  I mean you can try, by all means. I don't have a template. All i did was wrote them on their websites "contact us" form. I explained the situation and that i have been apart from my husband for over a year now due to this process. Evey immigration situation is different. 

I do understand your point about the hardship with family-based petitions and truly empathize with everyone. However, like you said, all immigration cases are different and i couldn't agree more. For me, i have been on this matter for almost 2 years now, i filed my petition with USCIS in April 2015 and was assured by my lawyer hat the entire processing to receiving a green card takes between 6-9 months and yet, here i am.

It is completely difficult not being able to move on with life and make specific plans. Waiting to make this major move as a family and not knowing when, because the process is in someone else' s hands is very overwhelming, as so many things especially with my spouse and children ride on this.

I can only pray that we get through this stage and have our interview and be able to settle down in good time. Sorry for the rant....

5 hours ago, AMINE1980 said:

Call them it's faster they will email you the papers you need to fill out the same day , I used my senator when my case was at uscis for 12 months , for some reason I'm not having any luck with this process 18 months since my Noa 1 , first scan date 10/28 , second scan date 12/31 , I can't take it anymore I can't even sleep these days , good luck to everyone I hope we can be done with this nightmare soon .

Hang in there, second scan dates don't necessary reset the clock to 6 weeks. i'll keep calling them, We've seen people who called and got their case reviewed much before the 6 weeks period. All the best and hope you get CC soon.

8 hours ago, Jorcruzina said:

I looked online which congressmen is in charge of the district where my husband lives in, went to the website and i wrote them an E-mail. A week later i got a response from the Districts Aid to fill out and sign the privacy release form so they can contact NVC on our behalf. Low and behold she responded 3 days later with a response from the NVC that they will be looking into my file (look at my previous post on this topic, i copied and pasted it) That email got forwarded to me on the 7th and on the 10th i got 3 N/A's. Since my scan Date was Dec 13th and there is lots of people with scan dates before mine, so i am almost certain that me contacting the congressman did the trick. 

I would recommend everyone that is past the 8 weeks to contact them immediately.

Hello i'm not currently in the US and filing an Employment based petition for myself, so probably don''t have'' a privilege. Is it worth contacting the rep for Texas for the district where i intend to immigrate to help. Would they even consider helping? Im really desperate at this point and would do anything with a remote chance of helping to move things along. Secondly, would you be kind to send a template of the email you sent, if you have one. What kind of details did you include?

8 minutes ago, Jorcruzina said:

 

@TeeA10 Thank you!!!

 

thats why i mentioned my involvement with the congressman. I honestly think they pulled out my file . Thats the only reasonable explanation that i have why there is still Scan Dates before me that have not yet been completed. When you look at my other posts on this topic you can see exactly what the NVC wrote my Congressman's Aid. 

Makes sense. I got a similar response to my email. I personally cant wait to be done with NVC FOREVER!!!

14 minutes ago, Jorcruzina said:

Guys.. i am not joking i just got my THIRD N/A!!!!! 

What?? I think i am seeing things. 

I guess involving the Congressman does the trick, at least in my case it did.  The Congressman's Aid did an Inquiry on the 8th of February. 

Scan Date was Dec 13th

CC either today Feb 11th (but it's Saturday..) or Feb. 10th

 

 

 

 

You should be in your 8th week. hmmmm, wondering if this has anything to do with them changing the time frame to 8 weeks on their website... But then there are till a number of Nov ending scan dates without CCs. Just too freaking confusing!

10 minutes ago, Jorcruzina said:

Guys.. i am not joking i just got my THIRD N/A!!!!! 

What?? I think i am seeing things. 

I guess involving the Congressman does the trick, at least in my case it did.  The Congressman's Aid did an Inquiry on the 8th of February. 

Scan Date was Dec 13th

CC either today Feb 11th (but it's Saturday..) or Feb. 10th

 

 

 

 

Congratulations!!! Gives me hope, i'm 9 days behind you!

1 hour ago, vintash said:

Now I keep refreshing to see if something changes......

2 hours ago, Slution said:

I think I have just got 3 N/A, I've been checking the status more than 10 times today and just now my AOS fee changed to N/A

Wow! Congratulations!!!

4 hours ago, sohma said:

Yep, I tried calling earlier a few times but just got a busy signal. 

Its completely crazy, i must have tried calling no less than 50 times today and got the busy line signal, EACH time.

4 hours ago, AlexUA said:

Really 24 hours? About 1,5 week to get reply to any e-mail from my experience

Its hard to believe right? However emails to this address get the same day or next day response always; nvceb5@state.gov However i believe the address is specifically for EB5 visa cases.

5 hours ago, norieyora said:

Do you write through online format or do you send email?? the past two times I wrote them it took me around 2 weeks to get response. 

 

I usually write through here: https://secureforms.travel.state.gov/ask-nvc.php

I had tried both the stated link and the regular NVC email and hey take weeks to get a response. However emails to this address get the same day or next day response always; nvceb5@state.gov However i believe the address is specifically for EB5 visa cases.

22 minutes ago, milaroy said:

Today February 10th is my wife and daughters interview date. They were approved.  What a roller coaster of a journey. 

I want to take thisopportunity to thank all those how offered their knowledge and experience to assist us.

Thank you Visa Journey 

Good, good news! Congratulation!

3 hours ago, AlexUA said:

Unfortunately we who are under EB category can't check case status online as we have 3 N/A's from the start. There is no way. You just need to call and ask them. Now I'm calling every day.

Yeah. Its too nerve racking, i'll try and keep it at twice a week. Hopefully i can, i also email weekly and they have been good at replying emails in 24 hours.

1 hour ago, AMINE1980 said:

When your  aos fee change from paid to  n/a that's your third , that mean your case is complete (cc).

Just throwing it out there that for employment based visas (EB) the 3 N/A rule doesn't hold true, as we are exempt from AOS fees, so we have exempt instead of PAID under the AOS fees. For me i've have  3 N/As right from the start, but i guess not where it matters.

3 minutes ago, Ahmed & Amy said:

Exactly... as long as they stick to this time frame. But unfortunately I think it may extend out later than that. Time will only tell. Hopefully we'll get a CC soon.

Boy! I really hope so!

6 minutes ago, Ahmed & Amy said:

Thanks for sharing. I just checked the site about a week or so ago and it still said 6 weeks.  Looks like they've updated and now 8 weeks has become the new norm. 

I believe they just did. It wont really be too bad, so long as they truly CC in 8 weeks, as stated.

29 minutes ago, Samuelelbu1990 said:

Thanks. Yes I did do EP. 

That makes sense. Wish you all the best.

1 hour ago, Samuelelbu1990 said:

Scan Date 01/31

Case Complete 02/06

Now waiting on the interview date ??

Congratulations!!! You got CC in 3 days? Did you do EP?

I'm curious, as i havent seen many Nigerians on the Jan/Feb NVC Filers Forum,. Would like to know for Nigerians still at NVC, from scan dates, how long its taking to get CC and also, get interview dates. If anyone just got interview dates, what dates did they get? Thanks.

Just now, Fost04mach said:

I think we're on this guy's desk:
 

 

Most are!

Just now, bcking said:

At this point I call Mon/Wed/Friday. Initially it was just once a week, then twice a week. I think i started 3 times per week last week when I got to 9 weeks in. Now I'm 10 weeks in.

Makes sense, hope you get CC soon.

3 hours ago, norieyora said:

Scan Date: Dec 22nd, Supervisor review: Feb 3rd

 

How often do you call NVC to check updates? 

Exact same dates as you. I've resolved to only call twice in a week now, Mondays and perhaps Thursday. Called today; no updates. Fingers crossed on Thursday, i'm staying positive.

1 hour ago, Slution said:

12/1 NVC received mail

1/23 Supervisor review

 

I didnt do the scan like everyone else because the confusing about the size limit, anyone mailed their document around December and got CC?

I've only seen a couple here. One was the 5th and the other the 19th, i think.

2 hours ago, Oak said:

All,

 

I was asked to send my W2. I mailed them off December 14th from Los Angeles. i had waited 7 weeks to get that mail requesting for that document. i thought that since its just a document, that i wait wait another long time for the interview date/ case complete status. 

My wife is eagerly waiting for this process to be over.

 

Please can i get some advice on what to do? 

Is the wait normal?

 

i started this process about a year ago.

 

Thanks

Its literarily taking between 5 to 12 weeks to review cases now, with an avearge of about 10 weeks. At the end you either get a case complete or a request for evidence (RFE) i think. Which is what i believe you got. Once they receive this, it goes back into the queue and may take another 6 weeks to review. Keep calling and requesting to speak with a supervisor. Some VJers have reported getting a symathethic supervisor whoa greed to review thwie cases right away. All the best.