On 10/2/2022 at 1:37 AM, Kashraz said:

Thank you for sharing the time line, what is a good time to approach the ombudsman? I reckon its 90 days past the approval, correct? 

@Kashraz I approached them after 90 Days as it was advised by Attorney. So, Yes may be after 90 Days would be good time. 

On 7/18/2022 at 11:22 AM, Leeching Spouse said:

@Sindhieagle Any updates from CIS Ombudsman about your request?

Hi @Leeching Spouse sorry for late. yes, I got updates that they have contacted the USCIS and as per the response the case has already been forwarded to NVC. Eventually, it is. 

8 hours ago, José Luís Vieira said:

Hi, everybody! Does anyone has any updates? I'm still in the same... My lawyer managed to schedule an InfoPass with USCIS to inquiry them about the whole situation. It's sad  but it's taking longer to forward my case from USCIS to NVC than it took to approve the petition. If that doesn't work, then we'll proceed to the Ombudsman. As soon as I have any news, I'll be back to update you.

Hi - Lawyer already helped to raise the ombudsman request. Still waiting to hear from them. My case is almost similar like yours - forwarding case time period ~ approving the petition.

2 hours ago, RDG2022 said:

Hi - I already received from NVC the instructions.

After my USCIS status change to Case Was Sent, 3 weeks later the welcome letter was arrived by email.

 

Something that I did in USCS was open a inquiry by chat. if you text “live chat” and “technical difficulties”  you go to “connect to live chat”.

There you can communicate  w/ a agent and he will open a case to check w/ the tag: T1B XXX XXX XXXX TSC. They back to me in 2W, telling my case was sent  but after the My Case status changed.

 

Good luck folks

 

Thats awesome! Did you manage to pay the fee to NVC? I heard it has to be paid online only via US account, is it true? @RDG2022

16 hours ago, ROK2USA said:

Great! Some petitions take forever to approval so it appears as if NVC will let you add derivatives to your case~ you should be good to go! 

Thank you! 

2 minutes ago, ROK2USA said:

Yep! But, are you a US citizen petitioning your spouse or are you an LPR petitioning your spouse?

If you are a USC you'll need to either obtain a CRBA for your child OR you'll need to file an I-130 for you child.

If you are an LPR you'll probably be able to add a derivative to the case... 

 

Ah~ see merged threads.

You'll probably be able to add your kid as a derivative when you're able to access CEAC. 

No, I am not a US citizen but LPR. Very well understood . I will wait until NVC sends me welcome package and I am able to access the CEAC. 

3 hours ago, Timona said:

Were you a US Citizen when the kid was born? That's important whether or not kid is getting a visa.

No I wasn't and am not US citizen. I am in midst of process. Currently outside of USA too. 

4 hours ago, ROK2USA said:

Can you fill out your timeline and profile, please?

It would be helpful to know the visa you are applying for.... 

Check out this information:

 

How do I add a derivative family member to my case?

 

On the case summary page’s status chart, there are two buttons under “Applicant Information.” To add or remove a family member from your case, click on the appropriate button. You will have to enter information about your family member, including name, address, email, and relationship to you. The new derivative visa applicant’ name will then appear on the list of applicants and you will have to pay the Immigrant Visa Fee, complete a Form DS-260 application, and upload civil documents for that person. However, it will take approximately one hour after adding a family member before the option to pay the Immigrant Visa Application Fee is active.

Note that some visa categories are only for unmarried persons, and a change in marital status could make you ineligible for that visa category. Typically eligibility for a visa category depends on the legal status of the petitioning family member in the United States, your age, and your marital status. You can find a list of immigrant visa categories on our website with details on the eligibility requirements for each type of immigrant visa. 

@ROK2USA Thank you so much for your response. It means I need to wait until I am able to access the CEAC? Sure, I will newbie so will try to update the profile/timeline. 

Hi members - My Petition has been approved by USCIS and I have been waiting for it to be sent to NVC. However, we have a baby (dependent) that we wish to add into our already approved petition. The baby was not mentioned in the form at the time of submission as she was not born at that time but after the approval of petition. Hence, seeking some help on how to add her into our petition. Also, how long will it take for USCIS/NVC to include her and what documents would be required. 

21 hours ago, JBRE22022 said:

@Sindhieagle Yes, civil documents tab is not showing for me. This happened before and there is a thread here regarding that. CEAC is also going through maintenance this Saturday, so I won't bother until Monday

That can be technical error as you mentioned. However, a friend of mine recently had same issue. - tab not visible. After waiting for 2 months, he was informed that its not due to technical error but his chosen embassy requires documents to submit via mail (but not online) so hence tab was missing. May be you wish to check once again @JBRE22022

36 minutes ago, JBRE22022 said:

@Sindhieagle Regarding the DS260 one very exhaustive part is gathering information on all your addresses since each applicant was 16. It's tricky to enter the info because there is a time limit to enter information before hitting save button and the form performs a check not letting it be saved if your are not covering all addresses since 16. If you have too many addresses to fill, one way around is filing 2-3 addresses at a time and in the last one fill your 15th birthday or an earlier date as the living since date, save the form, and then correct the date and adding the other address until you have them all. It helps of course to have an spreadsheet already filled with all the information. There is a sample of the DS-260 in the NVC page which is mostly updated from what I saw.

What I need to figure out now is how to upload the documents. According to the NVC website there should be a start here button to be clicked however I still couldn't find it

@JBRE22022Your tips surely will be helpful for those filling up the form. Specially Having excel pre populated with info. 

Do you mean you are unable to see doucments upload tab? 

@José Luís Vieira any updates on fee invoice?

@JBRE22022 have you filled out DS 260? Any thing tedious on DS260? 

8 hours ago, JBRE22022 said:

Thanks @José Luís Vieira and @susana_1983. It actually went faster then I expected and they sent the email today. I paid the fees, and now it's being processed. That will take another 2-3 days before I can fill the DS-260 and upload documents

Very happy to learn this mate. Good luck to you and to us..

On 5/17/2022 at 2:52 AM, José Luís Vieira said:

I've been calling and sending e-mail on a weekly basis... I'll probably follow the Ombudsman tip that @RDG2022 gave to us. In the meantime, does anyone has received any updates?

I also have been in same boat. I received the response from USCIS, but totally not helpful. So thinking to raise to ombudsman today to see if they can be of any help.

17 hours ago, RDG2022 said:

After several request, my status was change to CASE SENT....

CIS Ombudsman can help, trhougt the DHS 7001

 

https://www.dhs.gov/topic/cis-ombudsman/forms/7001

 

@RDG2022 that's a good news for you since, at least, its moving. Thank you for the advice. Ya I am mulling to raise the Ombudsman request on 05 June (as I have pending query with USCIS and 30 days will elapsed on 04 June). 
 

Hi members - My Petition has been approved by USCIS and I have been waiting for it to be sent to NVC. However, we have a baby (dependent) that we wish to add into our already approved petition. The baby was not mentioned in the form at the time of submission as she was not born at that time but after the approval of petition. Hence, seeking some help on how to add her into our petition. Also, how long will it take for USCIS/NVC to include her and what documents would be required. 

13 hours ago, RDG2022 said:

@susana_1983 @Sindhieagle @José Luís Vieira

Your status still "CASE WAS APROVED"?

@RDG2022Yup, that's right. Stuck there. 

15 hours ago, José Luís Vieira said:

Sorry to hear @Sindhieagle, it's definitely a long waiting time for any update... USCIS replied via e-mail that my case was sent on April 19th, but the status continues the same in the case tracker. Also, I've read in some other topics people that were informed by USCIS that the case was sent and that wasn't true, something that really concerns me. Anyway, it's been really difficult and the more I read about long waits just like ours, more worried I get.

Yes, I heard the same. I am totally at lost to understand how things are taking place there. I am waiting for more than 180 days (6months) without news from USCIS/NVC. The worst part is that its really dark- not sure where the case is and when will it move. I also dont think about it too often it really destructive blow to my routine. Nevertheless, I am thinking to reach out to ombudsman. 

On 5/10/2022 at 9:22 AM, JBRE22022 said:

@susana_1983 No news, USCIS mentioned that case was sent on 4/27. Today the department of state started analyzing cases that arrived on that date, so I think it is fair to give about one week before sending a research request. Nonetheless there is still an inquiry I submitted back in early April that will likely be processes in two - three weeks. About you? 

@JBRE22022 Wishing you best of luck mate. I trust you should receive something within a day or two.

15 hours ago, RDG2022 said:

@SindhieagleWhat did you do specific? I have tried open a "Case Outside Normal Time", but w/o success. That's only to 140 processing time and as my case is already approved, the inquiry not allowed to.

@RDG2022TBH, I sought the legal advice and my appointed attorney helped to raise the USCIS request.  I thought it was simple but seems it isn't. May be you can try to give USCIS a call?

On 5/3/2022 at 1:30 AM, José Luís Vieira said:

 

I'm sad to hear that it's takin so long. As I've said, my case was approved on January 19. When approaching the 90 days mark without any news, I've contacted NVC by phone and they told me to send an e-mail do the research department. So I did, and in a couple days they replied me that they were going to reach the USCIS to track my case location. By the same time (I guess it was April 13), I've also opened an inquiry at the USCIS using the online chat, where they placed a service request at TSC regarding the case transfer to the NVC. On April 27 they replied the following: We have received your service request and researched the status of your case. Our records indicate that on April 19, 2022, your case was sent to National Visa Center (NVC).

Case still frozen at "Case Was Approved" status, but I've heard that sometimes it never changes... Trying to keep my hopes up, but I must admit it hasn't been easy. The NVC site shows that cases received from USCIS on Abril 19 are being created today, but I don't have any idea of how long it takes for a case to arrive at the NVC after USCIS says that it was sent.

Just like @susana_1983 said, also losing my hope to move this year...

Thanks for the response. It seems I am among the odd ones. Case has been on someone’s desk longer. Glad that your case has been located. In my case, I even don’t know what is happening. The last response I received from USCIS stating that its enroute ( not sent to NVC) gave me some hope, but again its nearing a month as it should have been arrived at NVC by now however NO. 
 

I tried to contact USCIS. Customer representative was helpful and asked me if I have US number so he can arrange a call back from senior peer of his. This also didn’t happen as I am not in US. 
 

hoping for best and wish everyone good luck! 
 

7 hours ago, RDG2022 said:

Sindhieagle, how did you open the inquiry at USCIS?

@RDG2022 Sending them online inquiry using their online tools. However, you can just submit single inquiry within 30days before raising again.

On 5/3/2022 at 6:04 AM, JBRE22022 said:

@Sindhieagle Sorry to hear that, seems a really long wait. Which consulate do you expect to get your visa from? With the message from the USCIS I believe you should now try sending an email to NVCResearch@state.gov and opening an inquiry at the state department NVC inquiry form . I believe they would try to locate your case since it has been sent by the USCIS

@JBRE22022 Seems like we don’t have a tiny control over things happening there. I have sent emails to nvcresearch fewer times but as usual same response i.e. not located. I hope so but it seems like its abyss of darkness, you just need to stand still until the beam of light shines from somwhere. 

Hi All - I am in similar Situation. Case approved on 12 Nov 2021 but yet to receive any updates from NVC.  USCIS website still showing "Case was approved."  

Sent two inquiries to USCIS. In first (Feb 23) , still processing to sent to NVC. Second (Apr 11)  case is enroute to NVC. ( what does this mean??)  Rest, just waiting desperately. 

On the other hand, an acquaintance received approval on 1 Dec 2021. His case was faster than mine. Currnently, he is waiting for NVC to review his submitted documents. 

7 hours ago, Boiler said:

This is a work immigrant visa?

Yes, thats right.