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Hello Everyone,
 
Finally got to schedule my interview in Montreal Canada today.
 
Case was READY on Dec 31 so I sent my packet 3. Got an email back saying at this time we are reviewing your case and don't need you to send it just yet. On Jan 9, I seen my case last updated date update on the CEAC website (so figured they were working on my case) so i sent packet 2 again lol. They also worked on my case yesterday and today i seen the case last updated dates change. Finally recieved the packet 4 today with my interview link. For my fellow Canadians, all interviews are held on Wednesdays only. And there were available dates for Jan 31, and every Wednesday in Febuary and March. So your time will come guys.. All the best. lots of waiting but it'll come.  

Hello Everyone,
 
Finally got to schedule my interview in Montreal Canada today.
 
Case was READY on Dec 31 so I sent my packet 3. Got an email back saying at this time we are reviewing your case and don't need you to send it just yet. On Jan 9, I seen my case last updated date update on the CEAC website (so figured they were working on my case) so i sent packet 2 again lol. They also worked on my case yesterday and today i seen the case last updated dates change. Finally recieved the packet 4 today with my interview link. For my fellow Canadians, all interviews are held on Wednesdays only. And there were available dates for Jan 31, and every Wednesday in Febuary and March. So your time will come guys.. All the best. lots of waiting but it'll come.  

Hello Everyone,
 
Finally got to schedule my interview in Montreal Canada today.
 
Case was READY on Dec 31 so I sent my packet 3. Got an email back saying at this time we are reviewing your case and don't need you to send it just yet. On Jan 9, I seen my case last updated date update on the CEAC website (so figured they were working on my case) so i sent packet 2 again lol. They also worked on my case yesterday and today i seen the case last updated dates change. Finally recieved the packet 4 today with my interview link. For my fellow Canadians, all interviews are held on Wednesdays only. And there were available dates for Jan 31, and every Wednesday in Febuary and March. So your time will come guys.. All the best. lots of waiting but it'll come.  

Ah, sorry for the confusion, it's for the I-485, Adjustment of Status to Green Card. My consulate interview was in London in order to get approved for the K1. 
 
Baltimore's field office does appear to be one of the slower ones, but hang on in there! We've taken 8 months from application to interview. 

Yes that was the slow part for us too.. we received the NOA2 on October 26 and got our case number December 26.. 8 weeks later. Then it was fast from then we got our case number, and status changed to ready in 2 days.

i hope ours too.
 
We received the letter NOA2 Decmber 15. we received the approval email december 13.  And the approval date stated in NOA2 is December 11. we called USCIS a week after we received the letter, they said we nned to wait for the NVC to send the packet or instruction, we will receive a case number. we called NVC today, they said we just need to wait because it is still within 2 to 6 weeks time frame.

Could you fill out a timeline on your profile? It helps us see how processing times are going. Thanks. 

Keep strong! It should be received any day now  Ours was similar and everything happened so fast after being received.

No problem
 
Trust me, I know! Been there done that..it was horrible. But thank god there was and will be light after the dark.

Really? Thank you so much for saying that. 
It's so frustrating because we are just waiting, not doing anything, that's what's most annoying! At least with a interview date or with a number we can actually DO something like prepare docs etc.
It's helpful to know that everything will move faster from here! 

I have a theory as to what is happening. My thought is that end of October cases were not the only cases shipped to NVC but probably ones from early to mid-November as well. My reason is because prior files were sent to NVC in a shorter amount of time. Unless they are actually processing withheld case files for the entirety of 6 weeks ( highly doubt this because turnaround time was as short as 10 days for early approvals prior to delays) USCIS waited until they had approval cases from end of October to sometime in November ready to go before shipping them off. NVC is now probably methodically going through the shipment starting from oldest to newest and that's why people are getting nvc numbers these days. I just don't think end of October approvals will be the only ones as USCIS will eventually need to back to its normal processing times. Does this make sense? I could be totally wrong as well but I just thought I'd share. 

Yes you have to wait for the packet 4. I've seen people send in the packet 3 couple times after not hearing from them in a week or so. All the best! Our timelines look the same except our case number arrived to NVC today. I hope everything goes smooth from here.

you have to check using the CEAC tracker: https://ceac.state.gov/CEACStatTracker/Status.aspx?eQs=WwjqOlbeRYzCYubaSQI+RA==
 
Select "immigrant visa" and then type in your case number. It will tell you where your case is.

There was an option for them to email the confirmation page to you, so I did that, then I just dowloaded it and attached it to the email I sent the consulate.
 
You can also save as a .PDF when you're finished or print and scan it.

YAY! Just called NVC and they said they received our case today.. but haven't assigned a case number yet.  Congrats to everyone who heard something back today. And patience to those waiting, your time will come soon guys god-willing.

YAY! Just called NVC and they said they received our case today.. but haven't assigned a case number yet.  Congrats to everyone who heard something back today. And patience to those waiting, your time will come soon guys god-willing.

Yesss. Wow that's amazing. Keep us updated please. 
 
My NOA2 online was recieved Oct 27, but the one on the actual paper says Oct 26. So around when you got it.

called NVC again after 4pm ET, and got case number, finally.

Hi all,
 
Just a quick update: I waited a little over 6 weeks for my case to arrive at the NVC. Once it did arrive, everything else happened pretty quickly. 
 
October 26th - NOA2
December 15th - Arrived at NVC
December 17th - Email with consulate number arrived
December 20th - CEAC status changed from IN TRANSIT to READY
 
Not sure why it took over 6 weeks for our file to reach the NVC (I thought 6 weeks would be the maximum, but I guess this process has taken the longest for a lot of us).
 
Sent DS-160, passport and Packet 3 checklist today. Now, I shall wait for Packet 4. Fingers crossed!!!
 
Good luck all <3

Lol guys I'm trying not to let it rain on my parade but I got a pretty annoying reply from my congressman's office just now. She emailed me at 3 pm and said "the NVC does not have a record of your case", but in the email response she received from NVC they had my fiance's name completely wrong with his last name as his first name, and my last name as his last name , so I ignored that and just replied to her that I just found out from NVC that they did in fact receive my case, and that now I'm just waiting for a case number, and she said this: 
 
"Allow me to caution you about contacting DHS too many times. When inquiries come in they have to pause processing, review the case and provide a reply. This delays the processing time. I know you are anxious but calling daily or multiple times a day and checking the on line status that is often not updated is frustrating to you as the petitioner. This is a lengthy process and you have to allow the system to work. When things have gone extraordinarily over time is when I would suggest you should try to get case updates. At this point I would suggest that you wait at least 30 working days for the office NVC to assign your case and the agent to actually process your case. If you do not hear back in that time feel free to contact me.  Also be advised, we are in the holiday season and the center will be closed several calendar days.  "
 
Note that she said DHS?! I'm like LOL well NVC isn't part of DHS so....... Also do NOT lecture me about this being a "lengthy process" and suggest that things haven't yet gone "extraordinarily over time". Hopefully everything will go smoothly from here on out so I don't have to talk to her again. 

YAY! Just called NVC and they said they received our case today.. but haven't assigned a case number yet.  Congrats to everyone who heard something back today. And patience to those waiting, your time will come soon guys god-willing.

YAY! Just called NVC and they said they received our case today.. but haven't assigned a case number yet.  Congrats to everyone who heard something back today. And patience to those waiting, your time will come soon guys god-willing.

I also just called and they have received my case as well

YAY! Just called NVC and they said they received our case today.. but haven't assigned a case number yet.  Congrats to everyone who heard something back today. And patience to those waiting, your time will come soon guys god-willing.

Im happy for you!  Congratulations