ChadandChrissy

Phew! Thanks!

Page one's barcode came out looking like a barcode but on page 3, it looks like a computer gibberish block. Is this right or is something wrong with my computer???

We received a letter in the mail (on May 4th dated for April 30th) stating that NVC had assigned the case number and will be forwarding our case to Montreal within a week. According to the call center at NVC, our case "has not yet been received". So, for those of you still waiting, don't fret if your message says that it's not at NVC...it probably is, they just haven't had time to catch up with the info line.

*****UPDATED AS OF 5/07*****

*** SUMMARY FOR NVC TRANSFER PENDING ***

NAME...................... NOA2 DATE.................................... NVC

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KangLang................ 3/27 .....................................REVD ON 4/18

QuietMe....................4/5.......................................RE'VD

Trakon2002............. 4/5 .......................................4/25

ChadandChrissy...... 4/6 .......................................4/30

doodlebug................4/9........................................RV'VD

nnnn...................... 4/10 .....................................PENDING

agm ......................4/11...................................... 4/30

Eddi...................... 4/11...................................... PENDING

Data Sheet.............4/12......................................5/2

Sandip.................. 4/12...................................... 5/4

np81..................... 4/17...................................... PENDING

Oasriz....................4/17.......................................5/4

Malari.....................4/17......................................Rec'vd

Gaby & Talbert........4/19......................................5/4

soni1952.................4/20......................................PENDING

Mononoke28...........05/03.....................................PENDING

When I talked to a live person 2 weeks ago they said, "2-4wks" for them send the file to NVC. Now they say, "2-4wks but up to 90 days". Sounds like they are falling behind even more. We are at the 4 wk mark now. Actually, we are knocking on the 6 month mark for processing. Oh how I long to be a Vermont filer...

Almost one month now and still nothing...almost hard to believe. Not a single step along this journey has been easy. I swear our file has a post it note on it that says, "Don't worry about this one, they can wait!"

Just a FYI from the originator of this post... I just called NVC and they finally received my case and forwarded today. Took exactly 4 weeks from my NOA2 date.

Still no news for us...

Congrats for u though!

.....If you are after that either keep bugging them or as they suggested contact local immigration throught there infopass (appointment), to help track where its gathering dust. USCIS phone reps cant do anything like that. Oh yes, you need to tell them exactly what type of visa and circumstances because they are dealing with all types and can easily misunderstand you particular circumstance. They should require receipt number so they pull it up on screen to assist.

Good Luck, I'm in the same boat 19 days here..frustrating...

I second this! We had an infopass appointment. Our agent was both professional and informative. We had a written list of questions. The agent answered every question and advised us of where to find the answers to the questions she wasn't completely sure of. No grey area at all. Indeed, infopass was a worthwhile experience.

Sometimes, (unintentionally I'm sure) we get information on these forums and from other sources that isn't always 100%accurate. It is a reassuring comfort to get the well advised information from the infopass personel.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...mp;page=support

This should help. Looks like you need to read up on the "co-sponsor" section though. Hope this helps

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...mp;page=support

This should help. Looks like you need to read up on the "co-sponsor" section though. Hope this helps

You'll love this! We called the USCIS "mis"information line to find out where our file was and the person we spoke to said, " You have received your approval, your wife can come to the U.S. now". So we said, "Are you sure about that? We still have to have the case forwarded to the NVC." She said, yes, you're approved.

Can you imagine? How can a representative be so misinformed? Good thing we know better. Otherwise, we'd be making plans and setting ourselves up for quite the disappointment. Lesson learned...double check the information you receive from USCIS help line.

Oh well. I'm sure they are trying their best.

so...we're not the only ones after all? Yes, we too are wondering what has happened to our file. Maybe they are grouping everyone's together for this Tuesday. (Fingers crossed). Our petition was approved on April 5th b.t.w.

Oh how fortunate you are!

...but if you want us to take your place, we'd be more than happy too

We're in the same boat but our approval wasn't until the 5th of April. Mind you, the CSC hasn't even sent out the file to NVC. I sure will be glad to get our file to NVC Keep us updated if you can.

We were approved for our K3 and the I-130 April 5th . It's now the 19th and NVC doesn't have our file. That's 2 wks! Should it not have been received by now???

Good point. Thanks for your input!

It seems like most VJ'ers appoint the USC as Choice of Agent but why? Wouldn't it be just as convenient to have the mail go to the Canadian? Our baby will likely be born in Canada since the due date is July 4th (and timelines don't look to promising), therefore I will be going to Canada as soon as school is out (I'm a teacher). Any suggestions?

Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs > Bureau of Public Affairs > Press Relations Office > Press Releases (Other) > 2007 > March

Media Note

Office of the Spokesman

Washington, DC

March 21, 2007

Consular Offices Abroad Resume Accepting I-130 Immigrant Visa Petitions

Effective immediately, consular posts abroad will accept petitions for immediate relative immigrant classification from American citizens who are resident in their consular districts, including members of the armed forces, as well as true emergency cases, such as life and death or health and safety, and others determined to be in the national interest.

As of January 22, 2007, consular offices abroad were instructed to cease accepting certain immigrant visa petitions because consular officers lacked the means to perform the required criminal background checks on American citizen petitioners, as required by the Adam Walsh Act.

Subsequently, the Department of State and the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) worked to develop a mechanism whereby USCIS will perform these required "Adam Walsh Act" checks for any petitions accepted abroad by consular officers.

To demonstrate residency in a consular district, American Citizen petitioners must be able to show that they have permission to reside in the consular district and that they have been doing so continuously for at least six months before filing the petition. Individuals who are in the country on a temporary status, such as student or tourist, would not be considered to meet the residency standard.

Examples of family emergency include minor children who would be unexpectedly left without a caretaker. Examples of national interest include facilitating the travel of United States military and other USG direct hire employees assigned overseas who are pending transfer on orders and need to petition for immigrant classification of their spouse and minor children at posts overseas.

All lawful permanent residents, and American Citizens resident in the United States or with a permanent address in the United States, must file I-130 petitions at the USCIS Service Center having jurisdiction over their place of residence (as indicated on the USCIS website: http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/i-130.pdf).

2007/216

Released on March 21, 2007

Last night we received our approval for the I-130! Which was unexpected b/c the timeline showed that May was our adjudication estimate. We were expecting the I-129F to come first since the date on that one was/is March 10th. So good news to my fellow Canadians...we must be next for more NOA2's! Good luck on recieving yours next!

By the way, our VJ timeline showed the adjudication date estimate as May 9th for I-130 and March 10th for the I-129F. I noticed some people wondering how the V.J. timeline compared to actual so I thought you'd like to know (B.T.W. we still don't have the approval on the I-129F).

Thank you to all for your congratulations and good luck to everyone waiting. Have hope...it'll come.

Although we filed in December, our case was transfered to CSC in January so we're considered January filers. We haven't been approved yet BUT...we did a touch today (on both the K3 and the CR-1) . Maybe next week??? We have our fingers crossed!

Welcome to California Service Center...We anxiously waiting too!

oops...we're waiting too

*note that the times I put are for your interview to be scheduled (according to the Embassy info page) and not the time that you wait for the actual interview... sorry for the confusion

Vancouver interview wait time=2-5 days

Montreal interview wait time= 2-4 months

*click on "Embassy Info" at the top of your screen. Go to "C" for Canada and you'll see all the details for your embassy. Hope this helps. Congrats on your NOA2. We've been waiting for over 3 months to get ours from California Service Center so 3 weeks is quite worth congratulating!

We had to change our password also. No problems for us. Perhaps you chose a password that didn't have the proper criteria. Did you make sure there is this criteria?

*Your User ID and Password must be between 8 and 14 characters. Your Password must contain at least one number, at least one English uppercase character, and at least one English lowercase character. Your Password may not have more than two consecutive identical characters. Every 90 days your Password will expire.

hope this helps,

cheers