Alexus_f

On 2/20/2020 at 9:06 AM, Rsmee said:

Oh, you are wrong here, you know my PD ( Priority date ) is Feb 15 2018, its two years since i file the I130, 

 

i also upgraded my case to IR1, when i became citizen in April 2019.

My PD is October 2017 but NVC is not giving any considerations for PD and making the process as painful as it can be. 

On 2/16/2020 at 9:01 AM, RCable said:

It depends on your embassy. Canadians applying for IR1/CR1 are waiting anywhere from 3-6 months for their interview letter. Every embassy/consulate has a different timeline.

The interview will be held in US Embassy in Tashkent and looking at the historical data it took about two months from the DQ date to the interview date.

Hi everyone,

My case was DQ'd on December 16th, 2019. However, I have not received an interview date yet. Is it normal to wait this long? My multiple calls to NVC did not bear any results besides being told to wait.

1 minute ago, trucphong said:

Now I am worried now because i did not translate by following their instruction.

Might not be the case for you. I am thinking the person who reviewed the documents made a mistake.  Now, NVC does not want to admit the mistake and insisting on the translation. 

27 minutes ago, trucphong said:

Why do we even need to translate if document has either English or official language of the country where spouse will interview on?

 

Did I miss anything on this quote from travel gov website “All documents not written in English, or in the official language of the country in which you are applying for a visa, must be accompanied by certified translations“

That was my exact argument and I even quoted this sentence from the website word to word. They are still insisting on translation. I can provide them the translation I just hate the fact I will have to wait for another up to two month for them to review it. 

23 minutes ago, LilyJ said:

It’s a certified copy with both languages on it already? Maybe it’s a mistake, try to call them and see why they may have rejected it 

Yep. It is the copy of the original document which with both languages. I thought so too and already talked to them but they insist I obtain certified English to English translation that is certified.  

1 minute ago, beatbaba said:

Except @YoGeSh PaTeL whose application approved before I-129F reached to USCIS .. I dont see any example.. Please help me find any other example...

I am not trying convince you to do it. If you don't want to, it is totally up to you. 

2 minutes ago, beatbaba said:

Alexus 

 

Anyone got approved after 129-F??

Yep, I have read few post here stating they received approval. Also, it is free to file. Why not?

Hi Everyone,

My wife's birth certificate was just rejected by NVC asking for the certified English translation. However, the birth certificate is in two languages: English and native language. Has anyone encountered this kind of issue? What do you do in this case? Translate the document from English to English? 

7 hours ago, Msik said:

Need help,

For upgrading case from f2a to ir1 after naturalization, where we have to send the request for upgrade like to the lockbox where the i130 was sent or directly to the center that is processing the case like california center?

And send over I-129f right after your upgrade processed if you do not want to wait 5 months like most of did. 

On 12/6/2019 at 7:42 PM, saladboye said:

There have been very few examples.

 

They are free forms, you are welcome to try it and report back.

Got my approval a while back. I just wanted to share this info with people who are waiting for theirs.

I keep reading here that filing and I-129Kf for K-3 expedites the process. Has anyone looked into that?

On 11/22/2019 at 12:47 PM, cesar2109 said:

Update on my timeline..

 

PD July 24.

NO2 Sept-13. 

WL Nov-13

 

They reviewed all files next day.

Got one file rejected, due to incorrect file uploaded. Waiting for them to review again.

That is pretty fast. Do you know if uploading an updated file sets back the priory date for NVC's review? I had the same issue and been waiting for them to review the updated file for 3 weeks now.

3 minutes ago, raysmee said:

@Caresse33 @stech786 Did you guys try to talk to NVC ? Mine is 6 weeks for now.   It is frustrating, i tried to call them but no luck yet. will try tomorrow early morning as suggested by @saladboye

Try calling them Wednesday - Friday right after 8:00 a.m. ET. 

5 hours ago, saladboye said:

Update, I got DQ

Congrats, @saladboye. The process makes you get excited for every update. 

12 hours ago, stech786 said:

Yes, Paid IV fee. Application status is incomplete 

If recall right, the civil documents section will be available upon completion of the DS-260 form. 

12 hours ago, stech786 said:

Where do I Submit wife (beneficiary) marriage doc, birth certificate? Is it under Civil doc? Or affidavit support section?

 

so far I see taxes and 864ez section. I thought I had to submit other docs?

 

Did your IV Fee and IV Application status change to "Paid" and "Completed", respectively? 

1 hour ago, raysmee said:

Oh ! Sorry to hear that.  Its hard to understand why they do like that for some cases. I called the USCIS today after reading your post and they said that they do not have any update on the status either its already send or still there. My online account does not have any update either, it still says the case was approved on 10th Oct.  I know few people whose case reached to NVC  within two weeks of approval.  I will call NVC tomorrow to see if they have received it. Their timeline today says they are working on the files that they have received on 4th Nov. That means when they received the files from usicis not the approved date .

I had the same experience.  It took almost 10 weeks for my case to reach NVC. If NVC does not receive your case within 6 weeks from the approval date, I would suggest emailing NVCResearch and ask for their assistance. 

Also, the NVC timeline says that as of November 4th they are working on cases received on October 11th.

13 hours ago, stech786 said:

 

Thanks

 

I’m in my 7th weeks since approval, no update

I would recommend calling NVC on Monday and check if they have received your case? If no, since it has been more than 6 weeks (NVC uses 6 weeks rule), you can email nvcresearch@state.gov and ask for their assistance in resolving the issue with the delay. 

1 hour ago, stech786 said:

 

I got my approved in Sept. still no response

Has the status of your case on USCIS website changed to "Sent to Department of State"? Mine was approved in mid August and USCIS has not event sent it to NVC yet. 

14 hours ago, Skyjues said:

Congrats. 

Is it updated online or a mailed notice? 

Updated online.

4 hours ago, saladboye said:

Told you it was likely an error and they fat fingered Address Change instead of Approved.

Haha. Looks like you were right. 

Finally, my case was approved today. 

My case history just updated stating that I had requested an address change, but I never did. Did this happen with any of you guys?

15 hours ago, saladboye said:

OLD: https://egov.uscis.gov/casestatus/displayLogon.do

 

New: https://my.uscis.gov/account/applicant

 

Different credentials with both. Old one has a username that you create, the new one uses your email as username and has 2FA.

 

You can bookmark following link and replace CASENUMBER with your receipt/case number to take you directly to your case. Good for sending it to restless spouse or annoying in-laws.

 

https://egov.uscis.gov/casestatus/mycasestatus.do?appReceiptNum=CASENUMBER

 

"restless spouse or annoying in-laws" - haha, I laughed out so loud on this one. 

35 minutes ago, saladboye said:

You gotta know a few things.

 

1. Ombudsman has 90 days to 120 days to respond to your query.
2. You will be reached out when they request info on your case with USCIS and when they get a reply from USCIS
3. Ombudsman was affected by the shutdown last year.

 

Which brings us to:

1. That 90-120 days is bull. You can call the number and ask for the backlog and they will say November 2018 most likely (I asked 3 weeks ago and it was October 2018)
2. The reaching out will be generic update like case updates from USCIS site. Nothing specific. But it usually means, an associate is assigned to your case. Doesn't mean they are working on it right away.

 

 

I have kept mine open and not informed them that I got approval incase I need them to prod if they sent it to NVC or not.

Thank you!