Conrad&Laura

24 minutes ago, SSNK said:

Excellent Conrad & Laura, Congratulations. Could you share the contents of your expedite request please. I have been struggling for quite a while now. Thank you for your help in advance. And Welcome to USA.

Thank you. I used the search function here on this site in the upper right corner looking for 'NVC Expedite' and that really helped. Process wise, I received the NVC code, went online paid the fees, uploaded all of the documents/filled out the forms/etc, and then I sent in the email for the Expedite request due to medical reasons and my surgery coming up. I went into detail explaining the reason for the Expedite and provided supporting documentation from the Dr/etc. Hopefully that's helpful as a starting point! 🙂 

Hello everyone,

We requested an Expedite at NVC and today received the approval email!

Best of luck with everyone and their waiting process as well. Have a wonderful weekend.

- Conrad & Laura

NVC Expedite:

For those who have requested an expedite due to medical reasons, how long did it take for your local Embassy to respond (Note: Our local Embassy is the Bogota, Colombia Office). Here's our timeline:

Nov 8 - NVC Expedite Email sent (Submitted late at 6pm EST)

Nov 14 - Email received stating "We are reviewing your request for expedited processing of this immigrant visa petition. We will notify you with the results when the review is complete. Please note that only the U.S. Embassy has the ability to approve or deny expedite requests." (Note: The first business day at NVC was the 12th, so this is ~2 business days later)

Here it is Nov 21 (5 business days later) and still there has not been a response from the Embassy with regards to the Expedite Request. Based on this persons experience in 2017, the response was 2 business days: 

Any information would be greatly appreciated.

4 hours ago, jane&niko said:

Got i130 approval on the 9/10

sent to nvc 22/10

nvc receive 29/10 

requested for expedite 4/11

expedite under review 8/11

still waiting for case number... so annoying each time I call and no positive response concerning my case.

For those interested in the NVC Expedite Request, specifically for Colombia (you may need to check with your country if this is also the case), you MUST submit the DS-260 and supporting documents before requesting the Expedite. I requested the Expedite originally once I received the NVC Case number, but was asked to resubmit once the documents were uploaded. I uploaded all of my documents and the DS-260 on Friday (Nov 😎 evening local time and received an email today (Nov 14) stating that they are reviewing my request.

We received he NVC case number email early this morning!

Sep 17 - I-130 Approved (From Nebraska)

Sep 30 - Sent to NVC

Oct 4 - Received by NVC

Oct 31 - Case Number received

30 minutes ago, SASAS said:

Still waiting for nvc approval. We submitted our documents on 10/4. I called the nvc yesterday and hung up after an hour long wait. So frustrating... 

I was on hold yesterday for 1:45 before I had the call answered.

3 hours ago, literallyrachel said:

Case Approved by NCS on October 2, 2019

 

Case Sent to Department of State on October 9, 2019

 

Woohoo!!

Congrats!

We've just joined the NVC group now as we received the approval for our I-130 on September 17.

And then last night (September 30) we received an email stating that our case has been sent to the DoS for processing.

The information from the NVC Process link has been really helpful:

I look forward to the day this waiting period is over. 🙂 

19 minutes ago, Saci Singh said:

After Oct. 14.. are they really going to change that poverty line.. 250%

 

It's ridiculous if they do.. 😠 250% is Alot

It said we have to use new forms from that date..

Trump is really causing so much harm to immigration.

I don't see an increase of 250%.

Here's the information about the poverty line based on the amount of people in the family: https://www.uscis.gov/i-864p

I130 PD: Nov 6, 2018

I129f PD: Aug 14, 2019

I129f Denied: Sept 17, 2019 (Received Email on the 17th with the denial)

I130 Approved: Sept 17, 2019 (Called today (Sept 20) and verified that it was approved. Still not updated online) 😍

8 hours ago, Rose__ said:

Hey guys. Do bank statements need to be translated? Or can they stay in the foreign language (French) as long as you can see the name, amount and currency?

We had everything in Spanish translated into English as per the form request. I'd recommend to get them translated to just for peace of mind.

On 9/16/2019 at 10:02 AM, Conrad&Laura said:

For those interested in tracking, here's my status as we're still waiting for approval:

 

Service Center: Nebraska 

I-130 NOA1: November 6, 2018

  - Last Update: February 14, 2019

I-129F Received: Aug 14, 2019

  - Last Update: August 19, 2019

 

Once we get any update, I'll post it here as well.

Service Center: Nebraska 

I-130 NOA1: November 6, 2018

  - Last Update: February 14, 2019

I-129F Received: Aug 14, 2019

  - Denied: September 17, 2019

Once we get any update, I'll post it here as well.

2 minutes ago, HabibiSurf said:

I-130

NOA1 12/14/18 NSC

 

Filed I-129f on 08/12/19

DENIED I-129f on 09/16/19 (today)

 

I just received notice via Case Tracker this afternoon.  I suppose this is "good" news?  Best of luck to those still waiting to hear.  My wife is Portuguese living in the UK for anyone curious.

 

 

 

 

Thank you for the update. I'm a week or so behind the I-129 date, so hopefully we're moving along as well.

For those interested in tracking, here's my status as we're still waiting for approval:

Service Center: Nebraska 

I-130 NOA1: November 6, 2018

  - Last Update: February 14, 2019

I-129F Received: Aug 14, 2019

  - Last Update: August 19, 2019

Once we get any update, I'll post it here as well.

2 minutes ago, jademcculloch said:

Hello, the current processing time for nebraska is 11-14.5, and the NVC stage usually lasts between 2-4 months, but nebraska is taking currently 11-13 months, regarding the colombia embassy, i guess the country specific help would be useful for you. You could try to expedite your process if you have grounds for it, or file a I-129F form, some people have said that this helps pushing your case along, the goal is to get the I-129F denied and a few days/weeks later, your I-130 gets approved, but do some careful research on that, I haven't done it myself, so I can't tell, and every case is different, but I wish you good luck, and unfortunately, unless something drastically changes in the nebraska office, your wife will probably not be home for christmas, wish you all the best

Thank you for the reply. It's a bummer that the processing time in Nebraska is delayed. I'll look into the country specific help to see if there's any info there. With regards to the I-129F, I'll see if this is useful or not due to the timeline, but it doesn't look promising from what I've looked at thus far.

Good day everyone, this is my first post.

We applied for my spouse and it was received on November 6, 2018, with Nebraska as the processing location.

She's been denied the tourist visa 4 times in the past, so the only option for us to go to the US was through the immigration visa. 

Note: We are applying from abroad in Colombia.

Realistically, based on the processing time, would we be able to be in the US for Christmas?

I am assuming that our NOA2 status would come in ~2-3 months from now.

I have the Agent info, Processing Fees, & I-864 ready once we get wind of the next step.

How long does the NVC usually take to move the file along to the local embassy (Bogota)?

Assuming all goes well on the first try, and then it goes to Bogota, it seems like the process for the medical exam and interview seem to be within ~1 month once it's received.

Any information would be greatly appreciated as I'm trying to coordinate with my son in Florida, and family throughout the US & Germany to see if we can come back to the US for the holidays, or if we have to make other plans. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.