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They won’t send the packet back; this is why it is suggested to make a copy before mailing. The letter will tell you what is missing or what additional evidence might be needed. They’re asking for it to be returned by 09/06 so you might need to overnight it back to them if that letter doesn’t arrive soon…

USCIS case number in subject line?

Hi - is there any specific email format that should be used when submitting an inquiry to NVC?

Some embassies open interview dates in blocks, so that may be why they tell you to keep checking back on the website?

My NOA1 was May 17th. NOA2 didn’t come til August 1st, when they were already working on July 2022 cases. Unfortunately it’s a waiting and hoping situation.

Hi! We will also be going through the KL embassy. Did you guys get an interview date yet? Would love to get feedback on your experience if you’re willing to share!!

NVC bulletin says they’re working cases 5 weeks back. The mystery piece is how long it’s taking USCIS to mail things over. Hopefully they transmit the cases within a month and we stay on a ~2 month timeframe to getting a case number. 🙏🤞

I’m so happy to be in this group. 😭♥️♥️♥️

Y’all I’m CRYING, OUR CASE GOT APPROVED TODAY 😭😭😭♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ My girl is asleep, I can’t wait to tell her when she wakes up. 442 days; praying that nothing bad happens between now and visa in hand 🙏

May 17th 😟

I’m really still out here waiting on that trickle of cases left. 😔

Is there a significance to being at less than 400 cases?

I think ours is gonna be the last case in May that gets approved 😞

Does anyone know how many May cases are left to be processed overall? It looks like the May-specific spreadsheet is no longer being updated.

Yes this is exactly how I feel 😔

Case still not touched… we’re officially in the 20% left behind to be outside of standard processing time. Im so broken over this stupid process. I really wanted us to be together by Christmas and now it looks like that’s not gonna happen 😔

Getting ancy/nervous as the days pass. My date range seems to be getting processed slower than the other ranges touched so far, and higher chunk of denials. Makes me think my batch was assigned to a case worker who’s strict and slow. 😰

Excited that they started poking into our month!! But nervous that our case will be one that gets left behind. 😰 filing date is May 17th.

I’m excited by the higher processing last week, but with all of the RFEs I’m not sure what good it will do in the long run. USCIS case processing has been updated from 15.5 months to 16.5 months. 😔

They do not. You might see an odd 1-5 cases processed on a Saturday, but those are outliers likely getting supervisor approval or something. USCIS processing staff only works M-F.

Yes! That doesn’t include the numbers from today yet! I wish there was somewhere we could send praise/cheers to the USCIS team working on these and busting butt this year so far. They deserve a pizza party.

Hoping 2023 will be our year 🤞🤞🤞 good luck all, and every happiness.

Twiddling my thumbs impatiently. Should have been halfway to NOA2 this month... Instead the timeline has been stretched into August. 😢 At this rate, I don't know if we'll be having a wedding before 2024. 😔

I know there’s another post on the front page, but unlike the many straight couples out there, a CR-1 is just not possible for us as my partner lives in Asia (blanket ban on same sex marriage). We could attempt to marry elsewhere, but it wouldn’t include my family which we both very much want. A marriage outside of the US in a lgbt-friendly country would also be very expensive for two international flights and a hotel in a place that likely has a strong currency. Anyways, since applying in May, the processing estimate has gone up from 12.5 months to 14. The statement made back in March about improving processing times doesn’t seem to be working in real time. I know that this is based on a 6 month rolling average and may go down, but does anyone know if the agency actually hired more people? Are they working overtime? Is there truly effort being made to reduce the pile? I could imagine it only getting worse, as after COVID restrictions fell, people could travel and be eligible to apply after the in-person meeting requirement was met. Someone give me a glimmer of hope, I guess?