Dave_and_Jessa

56 minutes ago, Rackle10187 said:

Does anyone know how long it takes for the apps to update. I received my RFE a week ago today via the new website, but neither the old app or new app have updated. They both still say case received. I guess it doesn’t really matter since the website is updated but i was just curious. 

If you got an update on the new site it's highly likely the old site and the app will never show that update.

Just read the instructions and send what they ask; one 2x2 photo of the petitioner and beneficiary, with names written on the back.   Beneficiary will need several photos later in the process.

3 hours ago, Novah said:

My case left NVC today after 14 business days. How long will it stay in transit? I hope its quick because theres a holiday in Nigeria on friday and monday so I hope they receive my case before then. Fingers crossed!

Usually it only takes a few days but can be a week or longer.  Just depends.

5 hours ago, Dijana99 said:

My case finally left the NVC today. It says.. and where do I check my interview date??

"Your case is in transit to the Consular Section. Your interview date was provided to you by the National Visa Center. " 

 

 

I believe that's just a glitch as they process K1s as IV (when they do provide the date) when they are actually NIV.  Ours says the same thing and we scheduled the interview ourselves days ago.  So I know they didn't provide us with a date.

5 hours ago, JMCKNG said:

I don't like seeing that.. I read on one of the forums that they recently went through a large lay off of employees at USCIS and I would hate to have this be the trends in order to start to "limit" applications from going through in a timely manner. I could be completely wrong but it is a bit unsettling when you see the trends from the past year or even 6 months 

I don't think it's a trend.  A few months back it was taking 2 months to get out of the NVC, then suddenly it was back to around 2 weeks.   You gotta remember that USCIS is part of Homeland Security whereas NVC/Embassies are part of the State Department.  Time frames at one stage really doesn't relate to another.  The way I see it, if they're waiting for large backlogs before they ship cases out, then they must be getting pretty full by now.  So we'll see.....

So no one has let the NVC since the end of last month?  Interesting.  They were getting cases in and our quickly.  If it's been a few weeks they should be sitting on a pretty heavy backlog by now.  Hopefully, things get moving again this week.

2 minutes ago, zamardii12 said:

Just to clarify, if I fill it out for her and i'm in the states I can still submit it? Or when you say "it's being done in the country where the interview will take place," do you mean the computer she is actually filling it out on needs to be in that country, or rather just that country is selected when filling out the DS-160? 

You can fill it out for her here, but then you need to save it and have her submit it in her country.

You can submit more than just photos for proof of ongoing relationship.  Chats, chat/call logs, cards or gifts sent to each other.....it's more than just proving you two have met, that was already met in the petition stage, now they want to see that an actually relationship is between you two.

12 minutes ago, zamardii12 said:

Did you fill out the DS-160 for her or did she do it herself?

She did it but I helped when she had questions.  Doesn't matter who fills it out as long as when you submitted it it's being done in the country where the interview will take place.

5 minutes ago, zamardii12 said:

I just got my NVC Case# today. Did you wait for your status to be "Ready" until scheduling interview or did you just schedule it as soon as your got your case#? I know you got your case# this week which is why i'm asking. 

The Embassy in Manila does not require a wait to schedule an interview, but every embassy is different on that.  Our case is still at NVC right now.

16 minutes ago, BluesDancer said:

Congratulations to both of you!!! My fiance is also in the Philippines and we are about two weeks behind your NOA2 date June 1st.

We are trying to estimate the timing of our wedding in Colorado! 

My question is how booked up are the interviews in the Philippines? 

Are they booked up one month from today?

From what my fiancee saw today and what her friend had from a few months ago, it seems like usually a month out is what they have open.  There is the possibility of moving up to a sooner date if someone cancels, I know some people check every day to see what has opened up.  But usually you'll be looking at around a month for openings.

Interview scheduled (July 10th).  CFO next week.  Medical the week after that.  Things really moving now!

4 minutes ago, minttea said:

This may sounds silly, but do I need to call the NVC or can I just wait until I hear from my embassy?

 

I just feel feel like it’s better for my mental health to push it to the back of my mind, and every time I call and am told it’s not there, it feels like such a let down. 

 

Do I need the case number ASAP or can I just wait for the embassy to contact me?

NVC sends the petitioner a letter with the case number after they send it to the embassy.  No need to get it any sooner if you don't want to, some just like to get a head start on things,

Just now, zamardii12 said:

I really hope so. I've learned through this whole process that nothing is predictable. Thanks. 

I talked with the same guy a few days ago.  The 8 weeks thing is really for non K1s; that is other visa types which require more processing on their end.  Literally all they do with the K1s are give them a case number and ship them off to the embassy.  Mine got received and the case number on the same day, most have it within 24 hours or so.  Call them tomorrow night and you should be set.

1 minute ago, zamardii12 said:

So I just got off the phone with the NVC office and they received our case, but no case number yet. Took 23 days from NOA2 response to NVC case received (but again, no case# yet). "Gilbert" told me it could take 8 weeks to get a case number. Can anyone say how long it takes to get the case number because that estimate is ridiculous and I don't want to believe it. 

You'll have it tomorrow.  They just cover their bases.

Excellent.  Thank you everyone!

Does the DS160 need to be submitted before you try to schedule an interview?

So we just got our NVC number and my fiancee went to pay for interview.  When she got home he noticed that on the receipt, the bank misspelled her last name.  She went back and told them and they said that it happens all the time and it will not be an issue with the embassy.  They circled the error on the receipt and the cashier signed it.  Does anyone have any experience with anything like this?  She doesn't really trust the bank and she's really freaking out about it.  Thanks!

3 weeks and still not at NVC yet.  Interestingly enough, the guy I talked to today not only said it can take up to 6 weeks for USCIS to send the case, but then it can take NVC up to 8 weeks to process the case.  But he did add that with K1s they basically don't do anything other than assigning the number and send it to the embassy; not news to anyone here but still nice that he added that in.  Frustrating that things seem like they might have slowed down, but I'm not worried.  The longest wait is still over, so I'm all good.

Well, NVC still hasn't received our case yet.  Kinda thought it would be there last week but I think the holiday slowed things down a little.  Oh well, maybe tomorrow!

24 minutes ago, JMCKNG said:

That's great! Two weeks earlier than expected! I'm 1 week new to the group, would you be able to explain the process of how the forced interview date came about? Did your fiance receive packet 3 and then along with that came the interview date he HAD to take?

Every Embassy handles it differently.  Best is to go to your country's portal here and see how they handle the process.

19 minutes ago, Sarac9 said:

Are we able to schedule and interview and medical after we get the case number or is it best to wait until the conuslate recieves it. Or does it vary depending on where it's going? 

Varies, but usually best to wait until your case says "Ready".

Wait, I'm confused now.  My fiancee is 21.  We were under the impression she would not need a letter from parents for the CFO as she's coming to the states to get married and not in the Philippines.  Does she need to get a letter from her parents now too?!?