EdwinShinobi

My fiance had his interview today and got approved in about five minutes, apparently. Saturday (the 1st) will be exactly 19 months from when we submitted the I-129.
 
So glad all of that is over!
 
 

Timeline thus far:
 
-Filed on 9/01/2021 and got the receipt for it on the 3rd
-NOA2 on 11/07/2022
-NVC case file created on 1/19/2023
-In Transit on 2/14/2023
-Ready on 2/22/2023
 
My fiance had already created his profile on the embassy portal page so he obviously went to that right away when we saw that the case had changed to "Ready". Unfortunately, it hasn't let him pay the fee or schedule an interview yet. He sent them an email on Thursday so we're hoping to hear back from them soon to see if we need to wait for something specific. More frustration in an already long and frustrating process...

Hi, everyone 😊
 
I just got the e-mail from the consulate, that I believe it's the packet 3. I'll write down some informations about my case that I believe can help other people 😊
 
1- Our NOA2 date was november 05th, 2022. Two weeks later, we started weekly inquiries on NVC website to get case number and invoice ID.
 
2- We got case number, invoice ID and benefitiary number on january 19th, 2023. We didn't need this invoice ID or benefitiary number for anything so far.
 
3- My fiance, the petitoner, got an e-mail from NVC forwarded to me saying our case was sent to the consulate on january 31st, 2023. We didn't get any wellcome letter, and it seems not be necessary. As long as you get your case number, you can log in to ceac. On this date, we started to fille the ds-160. Apparently, the ceac thing that you need the case number to log in is not really important before your interview, I think this is basicaly only for you to check where your case is, but it's a little confusing anyways. Wasn't very helpful to us. We didn't need it not even for the ds-160, only the petiton number (WACxxxxxxxxxx).
 
4- On february 2nd, the ceac updated to "ready", so we started to do weekly inquiries directly to the consulate here in Brazil. They responded quickly, but always saying they didn't have our case yet. Last update on ceac remained on the same date for a long time.
 
5- On february 4th we decided to schedule my interview anyways, and that was the best decision, because the closest date available was april 10th, 2023. I would encourage any couple in the phase to do the same, because if you have a terrible luck and don't get the packet 3 on time, you can reschedule the interview. So why not??
This is the website we used: https://ais.usvisa-info.com/en-br/iv/information/iv_services
 
6- Today, february 23rd, 2023, I saw that the last update on ceac changed, and later we both, me AND my fiance, got the e-mail with instructions from the consulate, as I mentioned before. Both e-mail were exactly the same: it's a confirmation that they received the case and some explanations about ds-160, fees, documents, ASC and doctor's appointment...... basicaly things that most of us already know. We did not get any physical correspondence since the NOA2.
 
 
That's it for now. I hope it helps 😊

No you are all good. I did the same thing, scheduled my interview before my instructions were received. As long as you receive the instructions before the interview date, you will be fine. If you do not receive them, your interview is automatically canceled.
 
There will be two more ready's. The only thing you will see change on the CEAC website is "date of last update". on the Third ready, you usually receive the instructions the same day.
 
Mine:
Jan 9th: Case Arrived to Embassy - First Ready
Jan 9th: Submitted DS-160
Jan 10th: Paid Fees, Signed up for Appointment on Feb 17th
Jan 11th: Made Medical Appointment for Jan 20th
Jan 18th: Second Ready Received
Jan 19th: Third Ready Received - Instructions received
Jan 20th: Medical Exam
Jan 24th: Picked up Medical Results
 
Our appointment is next week!

Hi guys,
 
Just wanted to say I received my Case number today.
 
Hopefully it reaches the consulate soon.

Hi guys,
 
Just wanted to say I received my Case number today.
 
Hopefully it reaches the consulate soon.

Hi guys,
 
Just wanted to say I received my Case number today.
 
Hopefully it reaches the consulate soon.

Hi guys,
 
Just wanted to say I received my Case number today.
 
Hopefully it reaches the consulate soon.

I'll update my timeline. Hopefully in 2 weeks 🙏. 

If I can jump in really quick.
 
You'll have to send them an inquiry to NVC see if they received your case from USCIS.
 
They don't give you an exact date, but you can get a general idea depending on when you sent the inquiry.
 
For example, my NOA 2 is from Nov 14th 2022.
 
I sent an inquiry on December 9th and they said they didn't receive it yet.
 
I called USCIS on December 16th and they said they hadn't sent it yet.
 
Then I sent another inquiry to NVC on December 28th and they said they recently received it.
 
So my guess is that they received my case around December 28th 2022.

I have the same NOA2 date, so please let me know when you get your case number!
 
I personally had some issues with the NVC inquiry form. I sent two inquiries using the form on Jan 2nd and Jan 15th. Each time they responded saying that they haven't received my petition yet from the USCIS. I sent a direct email to the NVC on Jan 19th and they finally confirmed yesterday (Jan 24th) that they have received my petition.
 
I really hope it was just a glitch similar to what others on this forum seem to have experienced, and that my petition was received by the NVC in December and not just recently.

Awesomeee.
 
Congrats.
 
Maybe I'll get mines in 2 weeks. Hopefully.
 
Do you know when the NVC received your case?

Please Let me know if you receive your case number 🙏. 
 
I have a NOA 2 of Nov 14th 2022, but based on the longer wait time for of NVC case creation, it seems probably by Mid to end of February 2023 we'll hear something. 🙃

NVC said they received my case from USCIS.
 
Probably by Mid February 2023 My case is created. 
 
Hopefully sooner 🐼🙏

There is a phone number. I called today but apparently they aren't receiving inquiries by phone anymore.
 
So I called USCIS phone number and spoke to the agent.
 
They said my case hasn't been sent to the USCIS yet.
 
I'll call again in the first week of January.

On a positive note, it'll give you and your fiancee time to gather the documents and book the flight to Rio de Janeiro.
 
I'm hoping my case gets created next month.
 
Hopefully interview spots for February are still opened 😁

Thank youuu.

Yes, they only interview on Tuesdays (don’t know why). Last time I checked there were spots 02/07, 02/14, 02/28, 03/07, 03/14, 03/21 & 03/28. Only 2 spots per date. I will check that again. 

I got the official "congratulations" email from immigrationrio@state.gov. This email contained all the instructions for the DS-160, scheduling the main interview, the medical appointment, and the ASC fingerprints appointment, etc. Note: for some reason this email was sent with "Low Importance", which I found odd. Perhaps it was a mistake from the Rio embassy. This email was also sent to the me (the petitioner) not my fiancé (the beneficiary).

Glad to finally have an interview date.
For any Brazil people, interview availability is looking sparse in Febuary; not too many left.

Alright. Finally got approved. 
 
Thank God.
 
Does anyone know when they'll ship cases to NVC?

Hey Guys, 
 
We just got approved as well, I'm a September 3rd 2021 case.
Thank you for sharing the information to support us to get through this long period.
Hopefully everyone gets good news soon.

Hey Guys, 
 
We just got approved as well, I'm a September 3rd 2021 case.
 
Thank you everyone for helping us get through this super slow process.
 
Hopefully everyone hears something back soon.
 
God bless.

Hey Guys, 
 
We just got approved as well, I'm a September 3rd 2021 case.
 
Thank you everyone for helping us get through this super slow process.
 
Hopefully everyone hears something back soon.
 
God bless.

Praying for good news for all of us this week!! 🙏

here is an update showing where (by week) previously untouched cases are being processed by USCIS (regardless of what next step occurs, I.e. RFE, Approved, Denied, etc)
 
If useful, you will find this update regularly by me in the December 2021 k1 forum.