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...so I think they thought I’m not a tourist and that’s why nobody tried to sell me anything 🤦🏻‍♀️... I’ll ask around about that!
 
I ate so much and can’t get into my dress 

HEAR YEE HEAR YEE MY FELLOW JUNIES. NVC JUST RECIEVED MY FILE. I AM A JUNE 1 NOA2!!! 

For us, NVC did not send ANY snail mail TO ANYONE.
At the NVC stage I gave them my (Beneficiary) email address once they had my case. (DO THAT!).
NVC did not contact my USC petitioner. The last notice he received for anything was the NOA2 and that was in the mail.
I (Beneficiary) received an email from NVC once my case left for my embassy. Not sure of this email's importance yet (if any) as I had already called NVC for my case # so I could track my case on CEAC but I have printed a copy for the file just in case.
 
Moral of the story: it's "Beneficiary time" once the case gets to the NVC. Most, if not ALL, documents will be sent to the beneficiary whether by mail or email. As soon as NVC gets your case, GET YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS ON THAT FILE as, if you don't want to wait for snail mail, this is your best option. NVC won't have it or ask for it, YOU MUST OFFER IT!

For the interview you will not need the NVC letter nor for any other steps. The NOA2 is critical because you will use it for the WAC# now when you go to submit the DS-160 and you will need it for the AOS once you arrive and marry in the US.
 
The approval in the form of an email will go to the petitioner. More information on the process for the Philippines is here. If you use it and complete everything you will have a smooth process for your interview and the approval.
Use the website I just gave you and you will not be confused nor will you miss anything that you will need. http://www.visaconnection-philippines.com/k-1-visa-application.html

Are you asking if you need the specific document from the NVC which contains your NVC#? I think most people never receive it, and typically do not wait for the document to get everything finished. I can't imagine the embassy would require it, as they would have everything the NVC has at that point.

It would most likely be listed in the packet 3 instructions if it is required.

Hi!  My friend whos under the jurisdisction of the Manila Embassy had her POE, two months after receiving the NOA2. Anyway, Manila Embassy is known for having readily available interview slots in comparison to other countries like Japan. So it depends a lot on your embassy.

You should become familiar with the VJ sub forum for all things dealing with the US Embassy in the Colombian and they will answer your questions for the processing of your visa from their personal experience. Link:
 
http://www.visajourney.com/forums/forum/96-mexico-latin-south-america/
 
Get the US Embassy Colombian K1 Embassy Letter (EL) at  https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7hB3bl9Snfkb0NiMVFUd2JsVjA/view  as this is your bible needed to complete and receive your visa. The required documents are included and use the EL as a check list. Once you have completed or gathered the required documents you'll be ready for your interview. If it is not on the Embassy letter, it probably is not needed.
 
Last but not least, READ the pages on the US Embassy website for your country so that you are up to speed.
 
http://bogota.usembassy.gov/

You do not have to call and you can wait for the email and your petitioner will get the mail. It will add 1-2 months onto your wait time. By calling and begining the same day processing in the Philppines you could be done and on a plane. I recommend you call and get the case number and proceed using the link I have provided for what to do for USEM interview.

You kind of have to unless you just want to wait until they snail mail the beneficiary the rest.
1) Once my petitioner received the NOA2 hardcopy, that was the last anyone ever contacted him.
2) I had to call NVC in order to give them my (beneficiary's) email address. They will only contact the beneficiary from now on.
3) If you just want to sit silently and wait for them to contact you and send you Packet 3, I guess that's up to you but you won't be able to check its path from the NVC to your embassy. 
4) Mine took a month and a week between NVC hardcopy and receiving P3 in the mail and that was super fast comparing. Are you okay with that?
5) And my case number never came in the mail prior to P3. They only emailed me (beneficiary) and the only reason they did that was because I called and offered my email.

The validity of your NOA2 is 12 months, extended in increments of 4 months at a time till you reach 12 months.

I just got the NVC NUMBER AND THE INVOICE ID NUMBER   

NOA1: November 24
RFE: June 6
NOA2: June 13
 
Feeeels amazing! 😃
 
Duuude I cant thank you guys enough for being my support system. Ive always been the person who likes to know and take control of the situation but this long wait has humbled me enough to be patient. 😂
 
I appreciate this group and I hope all November filers will get their due approvals the soonest. ❤

Nothing to worry about if you think your not approved. It's taking so much more time now. When we went through it was 4 months at USCIS and 5 days at NVC. How times have changed.
 
Shoot off an email to the Ombudsman at cisombudsman@HQ.DHS.GOV The Ombudsman provides an impartial and independent perspective to USCIS/NVC in an attempt to resolve problems.

Pull up a chair. The bar is open and I'm buying. Welcome and congratulations on getting this far. We are a little quite in here but we promise it will be insightful. So ask your questions, share your thoughts but on the way out be sure to tip your wait staff.

Hello all! Just want to join the ranks of the rest of you wonderful people in the June NOA2 thread! We got NOA2 last week, so I'll be waiting a bit for NVC to get our case... Looking forward to these next steps in the process!

NOA1: November 24
RFE: June 6
NOA2: June 13
 
Feeeels amazing! 😃
 
Duuude I cant thank you guys enough for being my support system. Ive always been the person who likes to know and take control of the situation but this long wait has humbled me enough to be patient. 😂
 
I appreciate this group and I hope all November filers will get their due approvals the soonest. ❤

NOA1: November 24
RFE: June 6
NOA2: June 13
 
Feeeels amazing! 😃
 
Duuude I cant thank you guys enough for being my support system. Ive always been the person who likes to know and take control of the situation but this long wait has humbled me enough to be patient. 😂
 
I appreciate this group and I hope all November filers will get their due approvals the soonest. ❤

NOA1: November 24
RFE: June 6
NOA2: June 13
 
Feeeels amazing! 😃
 
Duuude I cant thank you guys enough for being my support system. Ive always been the person who likes to know and take control of the situation but this long wait has humbled me enough to be patient. 😂
 
I appreciate this group and I hope all November filers will get their due approvals the soonest. ❤

Ok VJ-ers... I want to share my story so everyone knows what happened, and maybe this can be valuable information for some in my previous situation.
 
I was told an RFE was sent on 22 May, but I never received it. Having just updated my address, I thought that it might have gone to the previous address. Since USCIS mail does not forward, it would not have gotten to me. So I initiated an e-request online on 31 May and also called the next day and spoke to the Customer Service Rep. He said that since I had an "e-request", that he could not initiate a "service request". Essentially the same thing, but one is done online and the other over the phone. Well... on 13 June, I received an e-mail stating that "an RFE was sent to your most current address, please follow the instructions in the letter". WHHHOOOAAAAAA!! I never received the RFE, so how can I follow the instructions?!? So I called this morning again, requested to speak to a Tier 2 IO. She was very helpful. It turns out that my RFE was really sent to my old address. So whomever was working it yesterday, didn't actually check which address it was sent to, and lied saying that it was sent to my new updated address. However, the Tier 2 IO asked me for a fax number and sent it to me in 10 minutes!! So I now have my RFE, asking for more proof of the 2-year requirement to be met.
 
So thank you all for the help along the way, and for everyone that listed to me gripe and complain. I hope my story can help anyone else in this situation.

November Full Scan  6/13   8:00pm CST
 
### is normal with Wednesday's, mostly RFEs today
 
60 Updates and 4 Approvals
Your Current Status: Case Was Approved 4 Your Current Status: Document Was Mailed 1 Your Current Status: Document Was Returned To USCIS 3 Your Current Status: Request for Additional Evidence Was Mailed 12 Your Current Status: Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received 40 Grand Total 60  
Virgins Remaining: 1713, or 1053 using a 30% silent estimate
 
Approvals:
Receive Date Status Date 11/03/17 Your Current Status: Case Was Approved 06/13/18 11/17/17 Your Current Status: Case Was Approved 06/13/18 11/24/17 Your Current Status: Case Was Approved 06/13/18 11/30/17 Your Current Status: Case Was Approved 06/13/18  
RFEs
11/06/17 Your Current Status: Request for Additional Evidence Was Mailed 06/13/18 11/13/17 Your Current Status: Request for Additional Evidence Was Mailed 06/13/18 11/13/17 Your Current Status: Request for Additional Evidence Was Mailed 06/13/18 11/13/17 Your Current Status: Request for Additional Evidence Was Mailed 06/13/18 11/15/17 Your Current Status: Request for Additional Evidence Was Mailed 06/13/18 11/16/17 Your Current Status: Request for Additional Evidence Was Mailed 06/13/18 11/16/17 Your Current Status: Request for Additional Evidence Was Mailed 06/13/18 11/29/17 Your Current Status: Request for Additional Evidence Was Mailed 06/13/18 11/29/17 Your Current Status: Request for Additional Evidence Was Mailed 06/13/18 11/29/17 Your Current Status: Request for Additional Evidence Was Mailed 06/13/18 11/30/17 Your Current Status: Request for Additional Evidence Was Mailed 06/13/18 11/30/17 Your Current Status: Request for Additional Evidence Was Mailed 06/13/18 11/02/17 Your Current Status: Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received 06/12/18 11/02/17 Your Current Status: Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received 06/12/18 11/02/17 Your Current Status: Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received 06/12/18 11/03/17 Your Current Status: Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received 06/12/18 11/03/17 Your Current Status: Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received 06/12/18 11/03/17 Your Current Status: Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received 06/12/18 11/06/17 Your Current Status: Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received 06/12/18 11/06/17 Your Current Status: Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received 06/13/18 11/06/17 Your Current Status: Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received 06/12/18 11/07/17 Your Current Status: Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received 06/12/18 11/07/17 Your Current Status: Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received 06/12/18 11/07/17 Your Current Status: Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received 06/13/18 11/07/17 Your Current Status: Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received 06/12/18 11/08/17 Your Current Status: Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received 06/12/18 11/09/17 Your Current Status: Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received 06/12/18 11/09/17 Your Current Status: Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received 06/12/18 11/09/17 Your Current Status: Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received 06/13/18 11/09/17 Your Current Status: Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received 06/13/18 11/09/17 Your Current Status: Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received 06/13/18 11/09/17 Your Current Status: Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received 06/13/18 11/09/17 Your Current Status: Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received 06/12/18 11/10/17 Your Current Status: Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received 06/13/18 11/13/17 Your Current Status: Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received 06/12/18 11/14/17 Your Current Status: Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received 06/12/18 11/15/17 Your Current Status: Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received 06/13/18 11/16/17 Your Current Status: Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received 06/13/18 11/17/17 Your Current Status: Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received 06/13/18 11/17/17 Your Current Status: Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received 06/13/18 11/20/17 Your Current Status: Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received 06/13/18 11/20/17 Your Current Status: Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received 06/13/18 11/20/17 Your Current Status: Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received 06/12/18 11/20/17 Your Current Status: Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received 06/12/18 11/20/17 Your Current Status: Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received 06/13/18 11/21/17 Your Current Status: Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received 06/12/18 11/21/17 Your Current Status: Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received 06/12/18 11/22/17 Your Current Status: Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received 06/12/18 11/22/17 Your Current Status: Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received 06/12/18 11/24/17 Your Current Status: Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received 06/13/18 11/24/17 Your Current Status: Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received 06/12/18 11/30/17 Your Current Status: Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received 06/12/18
 

November Full Scan 6/12  7:45pm CST
 
52 Approvals out of 86 Updates
Happy for the 29th to finally see some decent movement! 
 
Virgins Remaining: 1754, 1110 using a 30% silent estimate
 
Your Current Status: Case Was Approved 52 Your Current Status: Notice Explaining USCIS' Actions Was Mailed 1 Your Current Status: Request for Additional Evidence Was Mailed 8 Your Current Status: Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received 25 Grand Total 86  
Approvals
Receive Date Status Date 11/02/17 Your Current Status: Case Was Approved 06/12/18 11/02/17 Your Current Status: Case Was Approved 06/12/18 11/02/17 Your Current Status: Case Was Approved 06/12/18 11/03/17 Your Current Status: Case Was Approved 06/12/18 11/03/17 Your Current Status: Case Was Approved 06/12/18 11/03/17 Your Current Status: Case Was Approved 06/12/18 11/03/17 Your Current Status: Case Was Approved 06/12/18 11/06/17 Your Current Status: Case Was Approved 06/12/18 11/06/17 Your Current Status: Case Was Approved 06/12/18 11/07/17 Your Current Status: Case Was Approved 06/12/18 11/07/17 Your Current Status: Case Was Approved 06/12/18 11/07/17 Your Current Status: Case Was Approved 06/12/18 11/08/17 Your Current Status: Case Was Approved 06/12/18 11/08/17 Your Current Status: Case Was Approved 06/12/18 11/08/17 Your Current Status: Case Was Approved 06/12/18 11/08/17 Your Current Status: Case Was Approved 06/12/18 11/08/17 Your Current Status: Case Was Approved 06/12/18 11/10/17 Your Current Status: Case Was Approved 06/12/18 11/13/17 Your Current Status: Case Was Approved 06/12/18 11/13/17 Your Current Status: Case Was Approved 06/12/18 11/15/17 Your Current Status: Case Was Approved 06/12/18 11/16/17 Your Current Status: Case Was Approved 06/12/18 11/16/17 Your Current Status: Case Was Approved 06/12/18 11/16/17 Your Current Status: Case Was Approved 06/12/18 11/16/17 Your Current Status: Case Was Approved 06/12/18 11/16/17 Your Current Status: Case Was Approved 06/12/18 11/20/17 Your Current Status: Case Was Approved 06/12/18 11/20/17 Your Current Status: Case Was Approved 06/12/18 11/20/17 Your Current Status: Case Was Approved 06/12/18 11/20/17 Your Current Status: Case Was Approved 06/12/18 11/20/17 Your Current Status: Case Was Approved 06/12/18 11/22/17 Your Current Status: Case Was Approved 06/12/18 11/24/17 Your Current Status: Case Was Approved 06/12/18 11/24/17 Your Current Status: Case Was Approved 06/12/18 11/24/17 Your Current Status: Case Was Approved 06/12/18 11/24/17 Your Current Status: Case Was Approved 06/12/18 11/24/17 Your Current Status: Case Was Approved 06/12/18 11/24/17 Your Current Status: Case Was Approved 06/12/18 11/24/17 Your Current Status: Case Was Approved 06/12/18 11/24/17 Your Current Status: Case Was Approved 06/12/18 11/24/17 Your Current Status: Case Was Approved 06/12/18 11/27/17 Your Current Status: Case Was Approved 06/12/18 11/29/17 Your Current Status: Case Was Approved 06/12/18 11/29/17 Your Current Status: Case Was Approved 06/12/18 11/29/17 Your Current Status: Case Was Approved 06/12/18 11/29/17 Your Current Status: Case Was Approved 06/12/18 11/29/17 Your Current Status: Case Was Approved 06/12/18 11/29/17 Your Current Status: Case Was Approved 06/12/18 11/29/17 Your Current Status: Case Was Approved 06/12/18 11/29/17 Your Current Status: Case Was Approved 06/12/18 11/29/17 Your Current Status: Case Was Approved 06/12/18 11/29/17 Your Current Status: Case Was Approved 06/12/18  
RFEs
11/06/17 Your Current Status: Request for Additional Evidence Was Mailed 06/12/18 11/09/17 Your Current Status: Request for Additional Evidence Was Mailed 06/12/18 11/15/17 Your Current Status: Request for Additional Evidence Was Mailed 06/12/18 11/16/17 Your Current Status: Request for Additional Evidence Was Mailed 06/12/18 11/16/17 Your Current Status: Request for Additional Evidence Was Mailed 06/12/18 11/16/17 Your Current Status: Request for Additional Evidence Was Mailed 06/12/18 11/16/17 Your Current Status: Request for Additional Evidence Was Mailed 06/12/18 11/20/17 Your Current Status: Request for Additional Evidence Was Mailed 06/12/18 11/01/17 Your Current Status: Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received 06/11/18 11/01/17 Your Current Status: Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received 06/11/18 11/02/17 Your Current Status: Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received 06/12/18 11/02/17 Your Current Status: Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received 06/11/18 11/02/17 Your Current Status: Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received 06/11/18 11/06/17 Your Current Status: Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received 06/11/18 11/06/17 Your Current Status: Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received 06/12/18 11/06/17 Your Current Status: Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received 06/12/18 11/09/17 Your Current Status: Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received 06/11/18 11/13/17 Your Current Status: Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received 06/11/18 11/15/17 Your Current Status: Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received 06/11/18 11/16/17 Your Current Status: Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received 06/12/18 11/20/17 Your Current Status: Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received 06/11/18 11/20/17 Your Current Status: Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received 06/11/18 11/20/17 Your Current Status: Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received 06/12/18 11/21/17 Your Current Status: Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received 06/11/18 11/21/17 Your Current Status: Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received 06/12/18 11/24/17 Your Current Status: Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received 06/11/18 11/24/17 Your Current Status: Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received 06/11/18 11/24/17 Your Current Status: Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received 06/11/18 11/24/17 Your Current Status: Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received 06/11/18 11/24/17 Your Current Status: Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received 06/12/18 11/24/17 Your Current Status: Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received 06/12/18 11/30/17 Your Current Status: Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received 06/12/18 11/30/17 Your Current Status: Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received 06/12/18  

I have been a silent follower...we got our approval today....215 days. I can hardly breathe 
NOA1- NOV 8TH, 2017
NOA2 - JUNE 12

This is pretty strange and a first from what I've seen thus far. 
 
So I just got an email from the NVC with a scanned copy of a letter that is being sent to my fiancee with the case number and instructions....meaning my I-129 had already been approved without my knowing for probably the past few weeks.
 
I never received any sort of notice for my NOA2. I just now checked the old and new websites and they still only show the NOA1 date of receipt. 
 
So I essentially have no idea what my NOA2 date was.....
 
Either way, it's good news for us. 
 
So to those out there who are still waiting, it may be that you are already approved and it's in the NVC's hand but you never received your NOA2. 
 
USCIS is baffling to say the least. 
 
I still feel the frustration for those out there but don't fret, it will come just have to be patient. I definitely was and in the end even though I thought I was being left behind I was actually still on track. 
 
I'll update my timeline now. 
 
Woohooo!!!

Finally! Been a silent reader for quite some time now and I can't stop crying from happiness! Exactly 200 days!
 
We're approved!
No updates from the new site, received approval from the old. No emails either.
NoA1: 11/24/17
NoA2: 6/12/18

Insert vent. 
 
Maybe we’ll have better luck now.