Kesi

8 minutes ago, Nattie_Bry said:

My guess is those reps they only look at the case like how we look at it and departments dont talk to each other.

 

Since the case is still "received" online and in the queue of being sent out i hope you will get a status update soon... Did you sign up for an online status account on USCIS it tracks the inquiry status as well so you can see what they are up to. Also since you already have the NOA2, you can follow their instructions from an email reply i got from NVC (which is auto generated and does not match with what i'm told by the reps at all):

 

"Thank you for your inquiry. We do not have a record of receiving your petition.

 

It can take at least six weeks for the National Visa Center (NVC) to receive an approved petition from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and enter it in the U.S. Department of State's database system. If it has been less than six weeks since USCIS approved your petition, you don't need to take any action at this point.

 

If USCIS approved your petition more than six weeks ago, please send us a scanned copy of your I-797 or I-171 Notice of Action - Approval Notice. You can attach the scanned copy to an email, and send it to nvcresearch@state.gov.

 

In the subject line of your email, please type the original receipt number from your I-130 Approval Notice. If you have more than one petition, send a separate email for each petition. Once we receive the copy of your approval notice, we will contact USCIS to find your petition.

 

Before you send us an email, please check your Notice of Action and make sure it says your petition was approved. If it says that USCIS kept your petition, or if it is a notice other than an approval, you should contact USCIS for more information. You can contact them on their website at uscis.gov, or by telephone at 1-800-375-5283."

 

Best of luck!

 

Thanks buddy. They said to expect a letter by Nov 7th so we shall wait and see

5 hours ago, Nattie_Bry said:

Did you send any inquiries before you receive the NOA2? We did hence we thought it was delayed for case close in USCIS.

Nope. We applied and waited, took about 7 months for the NOA2 to come, only to find out its not actually approved.

50 minutes ago, Nattie_Bry said:

My case was approved Aug 31 but the status was changed to "sent to DOS" only on Sep 25

What does your USCIS online status say?

It still says Case Was Received.

We don't understand how they have no record of sending us the NOA2 

So here's an interesting update on my case.
My wife (petitioner) received NOA2 on Sept 9th with it stating approval date Sept 1st.
After hearing nothing for 6 weeks we rang NVC who said they have received nothing from USCIS so we should ring them to find out whats going on.

My wife rang USCIS and they said, they have no record showing they sent any approval letter out and a Tier 2 officer would call her back.
Call her back they did and the Tier 2 officer again repeated the same thing, no record of approval being sent out but she would send a notice to the relevant department to have our case sent to the NVC asap.

So if your file has been approved and is taking extra long, chase them up

7 hours ago, Nattie_Bry said:

Mine was approved Aug 31, sent to DOS on Sep 25. 

Did you make an inquiry after the NOA2 date so they are closing your case later than they should be?

I rang the NVC and they said they haven't received it.. My wife will call USCIS to chase it up

LOL when you put it like that, I better just sit back and be patient

Hi guys,
Has anyone received their NOA2 but its taking forever to reach the NVC??
Got my approval letter on 9/9 with approval date being 9/1. However as of today my case still hasn't been sent to NVC, they said it could take up to 6 weeks but I find this to be ridiculously long. The website still says "Case Received", whats taking so long?? 

Finally been approved after 207 days.
Texas Service Center
PD: Feb 14th
NOA-2: Sept 1st

Received letter in the mail. Website & app have not been updated

On 8/25/2017 at 8:46 PM, SNK said:

My PD is feb 27, Texas service center. I am still waiting for NoA2! Any other feb filers waiting? 

My PD is Feb 14th, Texas also and I'm still waiting.

Ok thanks for all the advice

28 minutes ago, Happyfamily03 said:

I haven't traveled yet to US during the process but i think it should be okay as long as you have a valid tourist visa and you can show that you will leave US before visa expires or something. 

 

I'll be travelling under the VWP so thats fine. Apart from a return flight, I don't know how else to show them I'll be leaving. Just don't want to jeopardise the whole process

does anyone know if its ok to travel to the US while the I-130 is processing?

Yesterday my wife rang USCIS and the guy she spoke to gave her some information.

He asked her if she was a US citizen or permanent resident. As she is a US citizen, he said they try to get those cases completed within 4-6 months and once everything in your file is fine then it shouldn't take longer than that. 

I'm not sure the processing time if your spouse is just a permanent resident. Just thought I'd share.

My wife filed in Feb.

I-130 sent to Chicago Lockbox on 10th Feb... NOA1 hard copy received from Texas Service Centre with priority date 14th Feb... 

The long wait begins