brderenne

I thin we all know your frustration.. unfortunately it is a waiting game. I applied from the lockbox in Chicago in march of 2018 and they sent my app to Nebraska service center... then I heard NOTHING for months.. until December, so like 9 months.. then when NVC gets the case transferred to them, they don't "open" the file and let you upload to CEAC for another 6 weeks. unfortunately its just a waiting game for almost a year. once you get to the CEAC stage, its not fast by any means but there at least is some communication to at least let you know your visa is moving along. 

So for everybody who has the same problem or question... a lawyer just told me that now CEAC will only receive transcripts. 1040 and W2 aren’t good enough. Transcripts only unfortunately. Apparently it’s soemthing they changed in the past months. Thanks for all the help 

hey guys! just trying to gain a little advice. i think i made a big mistake. as most of you here, ive been trying to do this whole i-130 without a lawyer so its definitely a learning process. i am at the CEAC stage and have submitted all the documents except for my joint sponsors information. Where it states "photographs" for my spouse that i am sponsoring i was told it was passport images, so thats what i added. Since then i am reading a bunch of stuff like people added pictures of their marriage, texts, flights, etc. I added none of this and am realizing i probably should have... i just didnt read about it on the "NVC supporting documentation " page. maybe i overlooked it or maybe its not something you add unless requested?! help!!! the documents are already submitted and now i guess i have to wait. advice?

Ok I ended up submitting the enquiry on the NVC website as I stated above. I tried contacting the embassy in Brazil where we want to switch and they don’t answer any question on the phone, s so I e mailed them a request. Hopefully between the two we should get somewhere. Thank you so much for the help!!