bruji & bichi

Same here! This morning we received email and text notifications and the check was cashed...

Time to play the waiting game...

Hi everyone,

Hope that you are all doing well in your new lives together and as we begin this second phase. We're still waiting for acknowledgement that the applications were accepted.... 😐

HI everyone!

Called this morning at the crack of dawn and we have been given an NVC Case Number. Our status is "At NVC"!

WOOOO!!

HI everyone!

Here for the next step on this journey...

Awaiting the NOA2 letter. Found out about NOA2 approval through online status check. No email.

NOA1: 07/28/17

NOA2: 02/08/18 (USCIS Case Status)

13 minutes ago, bruji & bichi said:

@Naes  - is this for NOA1 or NOA2 received??

 

@Naes We are NOA1 for July 28... NOA2...? Just making sure.

22 hours ago, Naes said:

(UPDATED VERSION). - And with the remix of "What's happened on July 3"

 

Hey Julies,

 

I am trying to make a list to see who's left here on which date.  (So far I tracked back to page 280...) 

I will try to go around and put everyone I can see, I'm pretty sure there are more people around but I just couldn't find yet.

if you see this message and you are not on the first list, please tag me or just write around which date you are waiting on.

 

Also please update me, if you got a status change from this list.

 

July 3

@Chicagoseal     - Received

@Faisal1              - Received

@Alvy91               - Received

@mdurb               - RFE rec. (1/25)

@unknownone     - RFE Sent

@ThisGirlsCurls   - Received

@Mo7789            - Received

@JennieRob        - Received

@Jun&Jen           - Received

 

July 5

@Jemilyn           - RFE rec. (2/1)

@Joe&Kelta       - Received

@Rita tim           - RFE Sent

 

July 6

@Jaquelly.        - Received

 

July 7

@P&R2017        - Received

@Geo_nerd82   - Received 

@madiartzer     - RFE rec. (2//5)

@Rangu!!          - Received

 

July 10

@maria85         - Received

@julyk12017     - RFE

@DBR

 

July 11

@Hopexlaw      - Received

@johnfvan        - RFE sent

 

July 18

@ValerieB        - Received

 

July 21

@ArgentinaTamara   - Received

@Kor&Ani                 - Received

 

July 24

@JSCGPV        - Received

@TDT06           - Received

@Msangelsierra   - Received

 

July 25

@ThaiJenny     - Received

@EvelynneZ     - Received

@joelcassie     - Received

 

July 26

@Canaderp      - Received

@Rein03          - Received 

 

July 27

@Tom & Kylie <3   - Received

@Adelarossa02    - Received

 

July 28

@J&j2017        - Received

@AL-MJD        - Received

@bruji & bichi

 

July 31

@Tea_pgtips    - Received

@jayjay02         - Received

@Bah90           - Received

@Nick&Vicki     -Received

@NoProblem    -Received

@Azteca princes  - Received

@Naes  - is this for NOA1 or NOA2 received??

16 hours ago, J&j2017 said:

Younhave any idea when will they start touching july 28?this is soo stressing 😞

We're getting there... we've all made it this far. We're on the final stretch for the NOA 1 though none of us can see the dang finish line...

37 minutes ago, J&j2017 said:

I see , it will be best if we can see how many remaining are in july filer.😁 

im july 28 filer

Same here!

We are awaiting the NOA2. My fiancee just moved back to Panama this week (where she has residency) so we will be updating her address and the embassy for the interview. This is inconvenient and expensive, but nothing compared to the situation for the Cubans that have to go to Bogota (if they can even afford it), so we are very blessed and I hope that all of you can get through this. 

I think a 6 was flipped into a 9... 6/1 (June 1) vs. 9/1 (Sept. 1)... 

Hi everyone... just wishing everyone well wishes, keep up your good spirits, and hopefully come mid-December we will hear about the first NOA2's in our group!

Very likely a glitch... more likely 6/1 (June 1), not 9/1 (Sept. 1).

On 10/1/2017 at 8:08 PM, amandaclaire said:

oh no , what a nightmare. then we need to get in a new line for interview all over again. this is horrible:(

Good morning... I just visited the US Embassy in Havana FB page and one person posted the following, "ohandy, precisamente hoy hable con el dpto de visa nacional y los casos q estan en la embajada y los q estan pendientes de entrevista no hay problema." If that's truly the case, then your interview should proceed. According to the post, they called the  National Visa Center 603-334-0700.

https://www.facebook.com/USEmbCuba/

On 10/1/2017 at 8:08 PM, amandaclaire said:

oh no , what a nightmare. then we need to get in a new line for interview all over again. this is horrible:(

I'm so sorry.... I guess all we can do is check the US Embassy website for updates and contact the State Department. Let us know if you get any options for the interview (for example, by phone or online or if the embassy in Havana will transfer your paperwork & interview to another country). I just wish they had planned some contingencies before making the decision.

https://cu.usembassy.gov/senior-state-department-officials-cuba/

QUESTION: Hi. I’m wondering what kind of visas you’ll still be processing in Havana and how Cubans will be able to seek visas for the U.S. generally.

SENIOR STATE DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL TWO: (Inaudible) is make available – and we’re looking at the possibility of people being able to apply for visas at embassies or consulates outside of Cuba in other countries. But we haven’t actually made definitive arrangements yet. We’re continuing to look at that. But all of the kind of regular visas or ordinary visas would not be issued through Havana.

"Cubans are heartbroken, angry can't seek U.S. visas in Havana"

I guess this article has my answer... “We have suspended most visa processing in Havana,” a notice on its website read. “Cuban applicants for non immigrant visas may apply at another U.S. embassy or consulate overseas.”

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-cuba-visas/cubans-are-heartbroken-angry-cant-seek-u-s-visas-in-havana-idUSKCN1C501W

44 minutes ago, amandaclaire said:

i think people are getting confused. there are two very different issues happening at the embassy. it was severely flooded which is why visa appointments were rescheduled. the website does not say they have stopped issuing visas, yet anyway: http://www.ustraveldocs.com/cu/index.html?firstTime=No

the reduction in personnel i dont believe has begun to affect anything, although it probably will eventually. this is a total nightmare for those of us waiting for interview. we began this process in february and it's heartbreaking not knowing whats happening now. 

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/cuba/article176086411.html

"U.S. suspends all visas for Cubans, withdraws most staff from embassy in Havana"

"Cuban Americans seeking to have their relatives join them from the island will not be able to do so — at least for the time being — as a result of the announcement Friday of a significant withdrawal of staff from the U.S. Embassy in Havana.

It is not known how long the suspension of the visa reunification program will last."

"The State Department announced the suspension of visas for Cubans without having finalized the details on how they will handle this situation. Another official said that perhaps Cubans could apply for visas in third countries without explaining how the procedure would work.

“Nobody understands what is happening,” said Adrián Núñez, who arrived to Miami from Cuba two years ago and is in the process of seeking a visa for his mother who is still on the island.

“With these new measures I don’t know what will happen,” he said. “Getting out of Cuba is very complicated because few countries allow entry for Cubans without visas.”"

On 9/30/2017 at 6:30 AM, JacNCoke said:

I have friends who went through this process about 12 years ago. The interview was held at the Office of Interest in Cuba (don't know where it was, but I will ask them for more details and circle back on this post). The process was the same, but was not managed by the embassy because it was not open. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Interests_Section_in_Havana

Hi everyone... We are in the post NOA1 - pre NOA2 phase of our K1 visa application. Now that the embassy in Havana will be partially closed and the processing of visas is on indefinite hold, does anyone know or have heard how visa processing will be handled? Thanks!