Claydood

I'm just curious. Are there any May 2018 filers out there who have heard from the US Embassy after getting a NVC case number? I'm still waiting for my case number and see others are starting to receive them. Just trying to get an idea on how fast the NVC is working.

46 minutes ago, Rbenthompson said:

Friends, do not despair.  It appears the USCIS app isn't always updated.   How do I know this? See below:

 

NOA1: 2018.05.16

NOA2 2018.11 09

 

I received my NOA2 today in the mail (I-797 I hope this is it).  It says approved/forwarded to NVC.  My app still shows no updates.

 

I am so happy! Tears of joy 😁

Congrats!

I also received my NOA2 today (2018-11-19)

NOA2 has approved date if 2018-11-15 but no updates on the website, no email or text updates as well. 

3 hours ago, Sara Bareq said:

Do they really check social media??

I hear they check social media, much like employers do before they hire someone. They check for any posts that could be a sign of immigration fraud or potential terrorist. Part of newer policies to do as much background checking as possible that have made processing take longer since Trump took office. Visa filing services such as Rapid Visa recommend keeping Facebook and other social media clean.

6 hours ago, brener69 said:

I don't know how USCIS works cases but I what I imagine is that there are probably hundreds of people working multiple cases at any given time. Everyone goes through a background check that takes days if not weeks. So the USCIS agent, we will call him Tony, works your case sends it on for a background check and then puts it in the waiting bin then while he is working your case 100 other cases are grabbed from the pile and then he goes and gets another case and starts working it. Sometimes I think that we look at it like we are at a restaurant and given a number and it goes in order by number. I know from experience that background checks can hit snags and delay them for a while especially if they have to be sent to multiple agencies for verification. 

 

I worked at H&R Block in a department that helped new agents onboard so I was able to see their background checks and what status they were in. There were different agencies that did different parts of the background checks. Some came back in a few days others it took a few weeks. They aren't going to wait until my background check is received before they go on to the next case. 

 

I hope that makes sense? I don't know if they do any background on our beneficiaries or not but I always assume that the randomness of approvals is due to that many people are working cases at the same time and the background check waiting times. The main thing is to not get frustrated and know that if you see an approval before yours then you should be right around the corner. 

That makes sense. I've heard that they do check some background on our beneficiaries, such as check social media, and the NVC will do a more extensive background check on them.

Hello. I’ve been watching timeline updates and noticing people who filed their I129 after me (May 21) receiving their noa2 before me. Even a few June ones getting them. Does anyone know if that is normal for USCIS to not process cases in order by date received like they say they do? Anyone else from May 21 or earlier still waiting?

I would say your safest option is to start completely over from the beginning, rather than try to enter the US. If you try to enter the US and get denied entry, you may never get to enter after that, even on a simple tourist visa. The sealed envelope could cause you to be marked as immigration fraud for tampering with the documents.

However, if the US Embassy gives you a new sealed envelope with documents inside already, you should be fine. I find it odd that they would let you replace the documents yourself

7 hours ago, cloquis said:

I wonder what reason made the USCIS to speed the approval process at CSC?

It is quite particular to see many applications submitted during the last week of may and even june getting approvals this week.

I hope this situation will be replicated by NVC and the embassies...

 

 

I think they are wanting to get as many cases cleared our before the holidays. Will be nice if NVC speeds through them as well.