sunny & neetu

hi sunny and neetu. we're on the same boat. we sent our response to the rfe few days before you and until now, our case status haven't changed yet. i'll be doing a service request next week coz the uscis call center told us to call 60 days after we sent our reply. but fortunatelt, i received my EAD card 2 weeks after we sent our rfe response. and i hope you receive yours soon.

i have a question, did your case status on-line changed after your info pass?

thanks and good luck!!!

hi, there has been no update in my case status even after the infopass. it still says that my case is placed on hold from the date the rfe was issued, that was august 19

so i made an infopass appt and talked to an officer. she told me that my RFE was received Aug 27. i hope i get transferred to California soon as i see that some people from august are getting transferred. Just want to receive EAD at this point so i can start the "american life"

does this mean that know i have to count 90 for my EAD from the date when they received the RFE?

on the uscis website it still says that my case is on hold.

hello members,

i received an RFE asking for petitioner's signature on the form I864a, which i am pretty sure i did at the first place. now it has been over one month without any updates. the website still says that the RFE was issued and case is placed on hold.

what should i do? i see that people's cases were resumed in one week after they sent in their RFEs. is it to early to make an infopass appt.

hi,

You will have to wait because your concerned Embasys is the one of the busiest USA Embassies in the world. I hope this helps. Just be patient and you would be getting the interview date soon. IT takes 15 working days. Embassies dont work on weekends and on 2nd friday of the month

Jigi

thanks jigi. Does anyone know when delhi will post their interview dates for the month of May?

hi laurarajesh,

my wife did submit the DS 230 on April 7and i've been calling them since then but they still have not set up an interview date for us.

HI Sunny & neetu, I know this is somewhat inconvienient, but have your wife go back to the embassy & talk to them, re-submit if necessary. Stay on top of them. The same thing happened to us. We waited for one month for an interview date, then my husband went back to the Mumbai embassy to investigate & they advised him that they had "lost" P3. They entered it as "received" right in front of him & we received an interview date the next day. But, we lost 1 whole month over their mistake. So stay on top of them. Have you tried emailing them?

HI PGM,

I did email them and this is the response that i got back:

"We have received the DS-220 from Ms. Sahota and hope to schedule her in the forthcoming months. Please note the scheduling is done during the first week of every month for the following months. If the documents provided by an immigrant visa applicant are in order, and no ineligibilities surface during the interview, a visa may be issued the same day as the interview. She is required to submit the DS-230 finally on the day of her interview.

We hope this information is useful to you. However, please contact us in case of any clarification.

Sincerely,

Visa Information Unit"

This probably means that since we sumitted the DS form at the end of the first week I will probably get interview in June.

Delhi still hasn't posted the interview dates for the month of May. So I'm praying to see my case number in that list whenever they post it.

HI Sunny & neetu, Have u confirmed with the Dept of State that you, in fact, haven't received an Interview date yet? I have heard that Delhi is fairly prompt in issuing interview dates. What did they tell your wife at the embassy?

HI PGM,

I have called DOS and no interview has been set yet. They told my wife that they will mail out packet 4 in one month. They "mailed out" packet 3 on April 1 and my wife still hasn't received it yet.

I see that rajesh&laura got their interview days after submitting packet 3.

hello friends,

I had my wife go to the embassy in new delhi and submit packet 3 on April 7. Weird part is that they didn't accept DS 230 and didn't have her sign the applicant statement form. Person at the window updated our file in the computer right there and returned the DS 230 to my wife. Has this happened to anyone else?

I see that some people receive packet 4(interview date) days after submitting packet 3. I was hoping to get interview in May.

any thoughts

Same question from me as well!

How do you find out if Mumbai US consulate received the application from NVC?

hi shreyans, i see from your timeline that your case has been received by the embassy. how did you find this information? did you contact the embassy or did the embassy sent something to your spouse? congratulations on your progress though...

and new delhi's website doesn't has a packet 3 to download. do i have to wait for them to send the packet 3 or can i just take that DS 230 and submit it at delhi.

Sunny & Neetu, You can call D.O.State to find out your case status. As soon as ur case goes from NVC to embassy & the embassy receives it, the D.O.State will have updated information for you. Call (202) 663-1225. Dial Option 1, then 0 to speak to a visa specialist.

thank you pgm,

i had my wife go to the embassy and submit DS 230 on the 7th. They just updated their computers right there and returned the DS 230 to her. They didn't even have her sign the applicant statement form. I called the DOS on friday and they told me that embassy still has not set the interview yet. I see from the timeline that rajesh&laura were able to get the interview in MAY.

hi shreyans delhi doesn't has a packet 3 on its website just the packet 4. can we just download the DS 230 and drop it personally if we don't receive the whole packet 3 in mail.

hi shreyans, i see from your timeline that your case has been received by the embassy. how did you find this information? did you contact the embassy or did the embassy sent something to your spouse? congratulations on your progress though...

and new delhi's website doesn't has a packet 3 to download. do i have to wait for them to send the packet 3 or can i just take that DS 230 and submit it at delhi.

hi shreyans, i see from your timeline that your case has been received by the embassy. how did you find this information? did you contact the embassy or did the embassy sent something to your spouse? congratulations on your progress though...

I would suggest you call NVC right away -- they are very friendly and will give you all the details. Chances are they have already processed your file and sent it to the consulate. Mine was approved on March 7th, NVC received it on 14th, and they sent it to consulate on March 18th. I received a confirmation letter from NVC three or four days later, I think. Couple of other cases approved around my timeline were processed even faster than that. In 90 days, your spouse should already be here.

has any1 heard anything from the embassy or the nvc........have u got any reply.......

i got my noa2 on the 12 of mar.......still haven't heard anything from both the embassy or the nvc.........it has being 16 days n m sure that my case must have being sent to the embassy.........

what do u think..........my husband says you can call the nvc after 90 days as stated on the noa2.....

will i hear from the embassy after 90 days is it true.........90 days means 3 months.....duh..........

god m tired of this separation...just cant do any more.......its killing me........

just cant wait to b with my love.....

nvc has probably sent your case to the embassy.

Actually neither of my files have made it to to NVC yet. Has anyone who got approved around Mar 10 been assigned an NVC number yet?

and congrats waitingforK3

Thanks for the congrats everyone! It's been a long wait to get to this step.

Also, I know many have been wondering, for what it's worth I called the NVC automated system today and they've received my I130 and have assigned me a case number but they have NOT received my I129F. The NOA2's said that both petitions would be forwarded so I don't know if it's too early to tell or not but I know at least USCIS didn't hold my I130 back from heading to the NVC.

Did you ask a person if your K3 has reached NVC or not becuase you can only get information about K3 by talking to someone? If you just use automated system K3 won't show up on it.

congratulations though......

I just got reply from another post saying that I don't have to notify NVC. GO VJ

On my NOAs it also says that both I130 and K3 will be forwarded to NVC. I think it would be a waste of time if I130 does indeed goes to NVC as I want to got with K3. Do I have to write to NVC to tell them to send my I130 to national records center, so that I can use it to adjust status?

If they indeed sent both petitions to NVC, you can simply not respond to an correspondence on the I-130 case or respond with a note that you are pursuing the K3 case. I wouldn't do anything about the I-130 until you can confirm the K3/I-129F has left NVC for India.

Frankly, it really doesn't where your I-130 file ends up when it comes to AOS. Their system knows where it is if it is needed. Just the fact it was approved, is the main issue.

Pushbrk thanks for your answer. I just want to say thank you for coming on this forum so that you can guide us who are still going through this process. I have been coming on VJ for months and all of your replies to other VJers have been very meaningful and useful. AGAIN THANK YOU.

congratulations svsn,

on my NOA2s it says that both will be forwarded to NVC. I just want to go with K3. Now if both I130 and K3 do indeed end up at NVC, do I have to notify NVC that I want to use my I130 for AOS so that they can send it to national records center.

On my NOAs it also says that both I130 and K3 will be forwarded to NVC. I think it would be a waste of time if I130 does indeed goes to NVC as I want to got with K3. Do I have to write to NVC to tell them to send my I130 to national records center, so that I can use it to adjust status?

hey sweety10,

did both of your files(K3 and 130) get transferred to the NVC? on my NOA2 it says that both of files will be transferred.

i received hard copy NOA2 for both of my petitions and on both it says that my files will be forwarded to the NVC. I thought that only K3 is forwarded to the NVC and 130 is held for AOS. What should i do now as I want to receive the earliest interview date and that can only happen with K3 right?

hello,

I received my hard copy NOA2, and both I130 and K3 NOA2 say that my files have been transferred to NVC. I was expecting just my K3 to be forwarded and I130 to be held for AOS purposes. So, if K3 is forwarded to the embassy, I will receive my interview before I130. If I go with the K3, can I just leave my approved I130 "hanging" at the NVC or do I have to mail all the DS forms when they ask for them.

my main goal is to be with my wife as soon as possible...

hello,

I received my hard copy NOA2, and both I130 and K3 NOA2 say that my files have been transferred to NVC. I was expecting just my K3 to be forwarded and I130 to be held for AOS purposes. So, if K3 is forwarded to the embassy, I will receive my interview before I130. If I go with the K3, can I just leave my approved I130 "hanging" at the NVC or do I have to mail all the DS forms when they ask for them.

my main goal is to be with my wife as soon as possible...

Well after checking USCIS website every hour for my case status I finally saw what I have been praying for. My I130 and K3 have been approved on MARCH 10. My file was just touched once on March 10 and that was the approval. I am so happy that I am done with the first step. Keep your heads up people, now they are working on middle and late August files. All of us will get approved soon.

Well after checking USCIS website every hour for my case status I finally saw what I have been praying for. My I130 and K3 have been approved on MARCH 10. I am so happy that I am done with the first step. Keep your heads up people, now they are working on middle and late August files. All of us will get approved soon.