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It totally does, and it certainly makes me question what kind of hierarchal team structure they have over there. Like, there is no way the NVC director actually sent this. And, as we all know who've sent inquiries via the site, all replies are a template issued by contractors who handle the workload. Nothing is actually addressed with consideration to the specifics of any case. I am hoping NVCResearch proves different.

Well I got the NOA2, that's what I received. The dates were adjusted to a new four month window, beginning in May instead of March. Additionally, about a week later I got this email: To whom it concerns: This notice is to inform you that NVC is currently holding your approved Form I-129F (Petition for Alien Fiance(e)), and it has been at least 60 days since we received it from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS). Your case number is JHNxxxxxxxxxx. Where local conditions and restrictions allow, some embassies and consulates have resumed processing a limited visa workload, including K-1 nonimmigrant visa applications. For embassies and consulates that were unable to resume processing their visa workload, NVC is holding your approved Form I-129F. We cannot predict when routine visa services will resume, and we cannot guarantee or predict when your case will be sent to the U.S. Embassy or Consulate General in Johannesburg. When NVC does forward your case, you will receive another notification. Approved Forms I-129F have a 120-day expiration date from the date of approval by USCIS. Once your designated embassy or consulate resumes normal operations, a consular officer will revalidate your petition for another 120 days. You do not need to take any action for this revalidation to happen, though you may need to provide evidence that you still qualify for the K-1 nonimmigrant visa. For the most up-to-date information about the U.S. Embassy or Consulate General's operating status, visit their website at https://usembassy.gov. Thank you for your patience. Sincerely, National Visa Center Director Totally confusing, as it seems to imply services were paused and scheduled to resume at my embassy: yet, I've seen regular shipments to Johannesburg before and immediately after receiving this letter. Just not our case. I appreciate you again for tipping me off to NVC research. I wrote a succinct yet formal request to have our case reviewed for any delays, and for them to send out K1-FTP if nothing is located. Hoping that makes a dent.

I did not even know of the existence of NVCresearch, so I will definitely be looking into this. I very much appreciate you sharing, and hope in just a few more days, you'll be able to prod them too and get some answers. All the best.

Please stop tagging me multiple times, thank you. In fact, do the case how you want. I'll leave my advice out of this moving forward. Best of luck.

USCIS sent us an updated NOA2, so who knows where our case truly is. Could you please illuminate me on what valid reasons exist, other than medical reasons? As I queried in the OP, someone told me USCIS errors can warrant an expedite. I'm looking for anyone to confirm or discredit this, as I'm skeptical but also desperate.

Hi there. I had never seen this happen before to anyone else on the forums either. We received our first NOA2 the beginning of March, and then about mid-May, we got a new one with a new four month window but the same USCIS receipt number. Our case number at NVC seems to remain valid as I've messaged them several times since receiving the NOA2, and they always confirm our case number as being unchanged. About a week after we got the second NOA2, we also got an email about delays in processing our case and that there would be no action required to extend the window: to which I thought, clearly, you sent us a new notice which showed that. Even still, it's bewildering as to why, and no answer has been concrete, simply because the NVC stage is terribly opaque. There are theories, such as USCIS making an error such as sending an incomplete case, which upon the resend generated a new NOA2. I do suspect that whatever happened though, put us at the back of the queue. Others who have gotten NOA2s after us for K1 and same embassy, have been sent from the NVC already. The usual 4 weeks or so. In our case, it's been fifteen weeks since the first NOA2 was issued, so... Whatever happened, I hope they sorted it. Continual NVC inquiries never produce any requests for my fiance or I to take action. If there was an issue with the case, it appears only to be on their end. I do hope that your NVC stayover is shorter than ours. But that's our account, at the very least.

Thank you! I've found a tracker that works. I am however curious about the expedite request. Do you have any information on if USCIS errors are a reason to expedite and, if so, how do I go about pursuing that?

All good, thanks! Still curious about the expedite validity, if anyone knows. Never did get any solid feedback on that.

USCIS has a tracker app? Does it work for NVC cases though?

Compared to other K1 timelines for Johannesburg, which is all I have for metrics at the NVC stage. People have spent 2-4 weeks at NVC after getting case numbers. And they certainly did not get new NOA2s from USCIS.

NO idea if this applies to our situation, but someone planted the bug in my brain so I have to ask: Our case is seated at NVC now for 15 weeks and during that time, we were issued two NOA2s, the dates updated in the second issuance two months later. Someone suggested to me that this might be grounds for expediting the case, if USCIS made some kind of error. I have no idea how that would be applied to a case at the NVC, but I am curious if this theory has legs. We are looking for any reason to get our case picked to go to the consulate. Been over this so many times on these forums that I feel like a broken record, but watching other K1s head to our embassy after shorter times at NVC, has set me on wanting to explore every possible option to move this along. FYI, our first NOA2 expires next week, and the later NOA2 is through mid-September, so I don't even know if I need to contact the embassy to extend. It's just a weird situation but if there's a legitimate expedite request in there, we want to submit it.

Four cases left at NVC from our day: 001, 003, 004, and 008 001 is in transit rest of us, At NVC fourteen weeks.

Typically you have to wait around four weeks, then request a case number from NVC. You may find more up to date reporting from the MAY NVC TO EMBASSY thread.

The site is vast and I am unsure what you are looking for specifically. I assume you are looking for the NVC: that would be in the Visa section. You asked what the Department of State was, so that's what I delivered.

The Department of State is a US governmental agency which handles a number of different operations, including visas and consular affairs. That part of the agency is referred to as the NVC. You can learn more at https://travel.state.gov/

I can answer in terms of general K1s, though as you noted, embassies can vary, so perhaps someone who went though Manila will weigh in. DS-160s once completed are valid for a year. It's good to file them close to your appointment, so everything is current. Some embassies require you to wait to file until they receive your case, but I'm not positive Manila is one. For police clearances, get them going now. Sometimes they can take weeks, even months to receive, again depending on the country. I would recommend going through the checklist of items required by your embassy on the Department of State website and work on collecting all necessary documentation for the interview.

Oh my gosh, isn't THAT the truth? Fiance and I feel like although our marriage will be full of challenges for years to come, this is like trial by fire. I love him more than I ever did, and especially in such a difficult time. He is 100% my rock.

Here we go again... My fiance and I have both sent NVC "inquiries" this week, mine on Wednesday and his yesterday. Mine received the standard reply of "we'll send it when we send it", and I don't expect we'll hear anything on his until next week. And I hope they addend it with that blessed K1-FTP. Fingers crossed. We are at fourteen weeks now, At NVC.

https://www.uscis.gov/i-129f Please read the checklist of required initial evidence Missing affidavits would not cause an RFE. When submitting the I-129F, there is no financial affidavit. You will fill out the I-134 and provide to your fiancee when they attend the embassy interview.

Seconded, it's questions like this that are vital to giving the best advice, and a friend of the USC is not going to have the answers. She really needs to be here. No judgements.

Long story short, my fiancé and I have our approved K1 petition sitting at NVC with a case number issued. It has been almost fourteen weeks (over three months) since it arrived there. Our consulate in South Africa/Johannesburg has been requesting cases and receiving shipments every fortnight, many of these cases being sent only having sat at NVC for 3-4 weeks. Speaking with the approved couples (also K1 visas), they do not meet any expedite criteria, and are simply being selected before us. My question is, in pursuing communication with the NVC through their inquiry form, is there a recommended way to convey to them that if there is no issue with our case, we would like ours sent in the batch next week? I am thinking about how to construct this so I can send it out tomorrow, and would love other members' feedback on their attempts to move their case from NVC and what (potentially) worked for them. Currently, I am thinking case number + principal applicant name + date of NOA2 issuance (5 March 2024) at the top. The rest of the text would be something like: "We were informed that our consulate in Johannesburg is requesting shipments from NVC. We request that our case be added to the next shipment, and a K1-FTP letter issued to the petitioner, <insert my full name and email>. The principal applicant, <insert his full name> has all supporting documents and is ready to schedule a medical appointment. He is also ready to travel to the appointment in Johannesburg at the earliest convenience of the consulate. Thank you for your assistance in advancing our case." Thoughts? We appreciate any constructive feedback. The inquiry is being submitted, unless someone can provide proof that it might hurt our chances of our case being sent for some reason.

Super useful, thank you so much!

Hey all: Can someone clarify the best way someone immigrating can deal with existing prescriptions? My fiance has a blood pressure med he takes, and is going to see his GP this week in advance of his visa medical. He'd like to know what kind of refills to ask for, if any. I will be adding him to my medical plan after we get married of course, but will he be okay bringing a couple months' supply overseas to tie him over until we can get his new doc/prescription set up stateside?

Thanks for your feedback.

Every month the VJ mods start a new thread in this forum for cases moving from NOA2 to embassy: the OP always sheds light on what information we have on this stage. Included is a calendar highlighting the shipping dates from NVC to the embassies. The 2024 calendar they've shared shows that cases are selected and shipped every other Tuesday and Wednesday, based on if the embassy provides space in their workload. The last shipping dates were on June 4th and 5th, so we just advance a fortnight to find the next ones: June 18th/19th. And so it goes.