Maham10

2 minutes ago, miawang said:

Hi guys, happy thanksgiving!

Here is my timeline:

My NOA2 issue date is 10-26, 

By calling NVC, we get to know that our NVC case number is assigned on 11-21.

Congratulations! What is your NVC recieve date?

58 minutes ago, rye_212 said:

Happy thanksgiving everyone.

 

For the beneficiaries on this thread, I can safely predict that this time next year most of us will be having turkey with our loved one in the US.   And married.   And with a permit to work ... but on a day off.   Exciting times.   

Yay and hopefully I will be in Grad school studying how to build climate smart cities 😎

1 minute ago, dhaubau86 said:

Finally they have the Case number ready..

So relieved .. no more callings 🙂

11/13 NVC you guys should have it by EOD or Friday.. 

THANK GOD FOR YOU 13s PEOPLE. I see some hope now for us 14's. I was looking at VJ stats and noticed that all 13s and 14s hadn't recieved case numbers. Strange though. Fingers crossed and prayer mode full on. 

9 minutes ago, debbiedoo said:

ah ok. thought it was 11/17 lol

 

doesnt change the fact your lawyer cant do anything though.

 

waiting sucks but is pretty much the name of the game for this ENTIRE process. hurry up and wait. then wait some more. but wait! keep waiting.

 

it is what it is.

Yes it is wait wait wait. I think you misunderstood, the lawyer actually wants to schedule now but I want him to wait till NVC dispatches. I absolutely understand he can't do anything other than fill forms and put together supporting docs. My end of beneficiary prerequisites I have been taking care of myself. My fiance is coming in Christmas break so that's something to look forward to. He wanted to accompany me to interview if we could get a December 3rd week slot. Anyways hoping for the best and good luck to you too!

1 minute ago, debbiedoo said:

you just got your NOA2 a few days ago? way too soon to call.

 

your lawyer cant make anything go faster.

NOA2 is 10/17. Has been more than a month. People approved after with NVC recieved date later than me have recieved case numbers. I have been very patient but it's kind of wearing out now.

2 minutes ago, Greenbaum said:

You have those two options. Schedule now and be worrisome (remember setting expectations too high) that the case won't arrive in time or wait and schedule once the file is in route to your embassy.

Gonna keep calling till Monday to get case number.

Will track to see if we have made it to the batch. When it will be confirmed I will ask lawyer to go ahead and get the ball rolling. 

38 minutes ago, Greenbaum said:

It is upsetting and it must feel like someone is butting into the line in front of you. No one enjoys that feeling. There isn't much you can do about that situation. There is too many other things that you should do. You have plenty ahead of you to work on to prepare for the interview. First thing is to make sure your "completed documents" like birth certificate has all the names, spelled correctly and you have copies to give at the interview. Here is a little help from me:

 

What is needed for the interview:

https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/iv-dv-supplemental/ISL_Islamabad.pdf

 

VJ portal for your county's Embassy (information is old but maybe it will be of some use)

http://www.visajourney.com/consulates/index.php?ctry=Pakistan&cty=Islamabad

 

Sub-forum for your region. This is the place to ask questions of others who are processing through Pakistan, not here.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/forum/91-asia-south/

Thank you so much for this. I have been aggressively following Pakistan portal and am in touch with people who have recently been interviewed for the K1. I have all the documents prepared, just waiting for NVC case number to go ahead and complete DS-160 and schedule interview. Do you think we should go ahead and use USCIS receipt number, pay fee and schedule for late December slot? Or sit tight and wait for NVC to dispatch file? The latter sounds safer.

@Greenbaum I set an alarm and woke up to call NVC at 10pm EST. Unfortunately no case number yet. I asked the guy about their Thanksgiving holidays, he confirmed that Wednesday and Friday are regular working days and only Thursday is off. It's upsetting to see that people with an NVC recieved date of later have already recieved case numbers

21 minutes ago, Greenbaum said:

I can't tell you with any certainty but if I were a betting man, then I would say I think you have a real good chance. They should be spitting out case number like crazy tonight, Wednesday and Friday. Let's hope you make this cut.

Amen to that! I'll try calling 11:30pm EST to see if there's a case number.

Just now, J Smith said:

NVC received on the 13th and processed on the 16th. Does anybody know when the next shipment to the embassys will be?

 

Thanks for he help.

Congratulations! Next batch is 27/28 Nov.

Just now, PA2DR said:

ahhh ok.. darn so Im looking at December. unless I get lucky somehow and make it to the 27/28 batch

Looking at current trends I think I'll be lucky if I make it to the batch fingers crossed.

12 minutes ago, PA2DR said:

When is the next batch and then the following batch? 

27/28 Nov and the following two weeks after. @Greenbaum we are in a crisis here, NVC recieved 11/14 and still no case number, considering Thanksgiving holiday, do you think we'll make it to the next batch? 😢

1 minute ago, dhaubau86 said:

Thanksgiving on Thursday...They said they are working on to get it into the system.

GOD HELP US ALL 

46 minutes ago, dhaubau86 said:

11/13 no case yet. not calling again till Monday. People are on vacations prolly that's why its freaking slow to assign the case numbers

28 minutes ago, madameMaison said:

Nov 13 NVC recieved ours, still no case number... 

This is frightening. If we don't get case numbers till Monday we wont be a part of the next batch 😢 any public holidays this week?

Anyone with NVC recieve date of 11/14 who got their case number?!

1 hour ago, Sarac9 said:

Because of his name, his age, and he is from kpk..and it's funny because my fiance grew up in the uk. But that's how it works under trump. It's just a way for the federal government to further scrutinize because of his background. 

 

That's horrible!

16 minutes ago, Sarac9 said:

Yea. My fiance received a questionnaire called ds 5535. That type of admin processing is the worst. It can take up to a year before visa is issued. Can't do much at the point except pray and wait. Inshallah. 

OMG what is this DS 5535 and why did he recieve it?! I hope you guys get the visa soon in shaa Allah!

6 hours ago, Greenbaum said:

I'll do it for half the price and you will get responses from me when you PM me here on VJ within hours.

Hahahaha I know right! 😎🤣

28 minutes ago, Scottish Mernymph said:

Indeed, thus the lawyer is putting it all together & sending it to me😎

Our lawyer sucks. He doesn't respond to emails or calls 😕 I would've done all this myself. Lawyer's assistant says he's too busy till Nov 22 to respond. 

3 minutes ago, NinPran said:

That's insane. 1 month to arrive... wow 

It's been taking a very long time since quite a while. I have seen how early October people suffered. Their cases just got dispatched today for their embassies. It's roughly 6 weeks from USCIS to Embassy

19 minutes ago, NinPran said:

Thank you for getting back. Yea I just got off the phone with them as well, and they don't have it yet. I'm a little concerned just because the NOA2 has an expiration date, and I would hate to ask for an extension... That would just drag the whole process  

I called NVC today and they told me they have recieved the petition today and the standard response that it takes 8 weeks to assign case numbers lol. NOA 10/17, so it arrived exactly after 4 weeks. 

@Greenbaum so I just called NVC and the lady on the line said that she has recieved the petition today (THANK GOD) good day for me since I had the GRE exam too today and it went well. Anyways so any miracles that they assign case number and dispatch the same day?

5 minutes ago, AmandaandChayne said:

 

You have to enter the corresponding numbers to the WAC letters so enter 922 then your WAC number.

If you select option 1 let them play you the automated  case status info then wait and press option 3 to speak to an agent that gets you through to tier 2 I think cos they were able to provide us with info tier 1 usually cant.

 

 

 

 

Thank you so much!!

6 hours ago, Anna&eiad said:

We'll get the next batch 😍😍

Fingers crossed!

4 hours ago, AmandaandChayne said:

My fiancé called uscis today and they said case sent on October 25, NVC said case not received I think they say that until they input it 

@AmandaandChayne I called USCIS and couldn't get through to a person since they kept saying the receipt number does not have enough digits. Can you please tell me how to get through to someone at USCIS? Its been 4 weeks already