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i just called China to inquire my case and was told guangzhou hasn't received my case yet...

My case was sent out by NVC at the end of of September and it has been almost 3 months. The rep there told me it is common to wait this long but I am a little worried and impatient. Can anybody with experience or knowledge tell me if it is normal or not?

My case is IR5 (parents of US citizen).

Thanks!!

If you are in normal process (not electronic processing), the wait is normal. The package might be stuck at Guangzhou custom for inspection. It sometimes takes more than 3 months to be cleared.

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i just called China to inquire my case and was told guangzhou hasn't received my case yet...

My case was sent out by NVC at the end of of September and it has been almost 3 months. The rep there told me it is common to wait this long but I am a little worried and impatient. Can anybody with experience or knowledge tell me if it is normal or not?

My case is IR5 (parents of US citizen).

Thanks!!

Hi All,

I am wondering at what point of time does the paper copy of NOA2 come into use? I received NVC packet like a month ago and am currently working on DS230.

I know if the NVC assigns a case # that means my I-130 has been approved, but it has been a month and I am yet to receive a paper copy of NOA2. I start to worry if I am gonna receive a paper copy at all. The online status still shows 'case pending'.

I called them today and they told me to file I-824 and paid almost $400 to get a duplicate, which I am not going to do... So I am asking if anyone knows when do we need the hard copy of NOA2 and is there anyway to get around it.

I filed the application for my mom. She is still in her own country right now.

Thanks in advance!

What kind of visa did you petition for? It sounds like a CR1/IR1 (maybe...?) since the NVC is handling your case. If so, then you won't need the NOA2. But anyone who filed for a K1 or K3 visa will need a copy of it to Adjust Status after the arrive in the US.

Diana

Thanks Diana. The petition is for my mom. I guess the visa type is IR5 but I am not absolutely sure.

I hope I don't need this NOA2 in later stages coz it is hard to deal with USCIS on the phone and there is a large chance that your effort won't make a difference at all. I will keep bugging them but I highly doubt it will work.

Can anybody tell me if an original copy of NOA2 is needed in my case? By the way, the online status for my case still shows pending so I don't even have this alternative. SUCKS!!

I am a newbie here. Can someone show me how to do the timeline thing? Thanks!

Did you call the Mis-information line?

If so, just ignore them. If I were in your shoes I'd do what Krikit did.

Yes but we got transfered up a level they are also apparently launching an investigation but it will take two months. We are going to do what krit krit did. But we wanted a date to reference that we tried

Can you tell me what did Krit do? I called USCIS today and, as expected, they asked me throw $400 to get a duplicate which I am not gonna do.

I am wondering at what point of time does the paper copy of NOA2 come into use? I am a USC and I filed the I130 application for my mom. She is in China at the moment.

well i haven't done the i-130 so i am not entirely familiar with how it works but i can tell you that with the k1 visa i have, we need to adjust my status from the k1 visa to get a greencard and it seems that they want us to send a copy of our noa2 with the forms for adjustment of status package as proof of petition approval. though i havent actually got uscis to confirm this yet. they adviced us to do the i-130 purley because they thought we were lying about having been approved already. which is what our problem is. we didnt need to show them the noa2 before now because they internally sent one to the nvc and embassy after the approval.

I think you are already in US and want to adjust your status and they want you to show NOA2 as a proof...

In my situation, my mom is still in her own country and she won't come until I finish everything (DS230 etc), so I donno if she will still have a AOS interview or not when she gets here. I assume if she doesn't have AOS interview then NOA2 will not come into use anymore.

It is so annoying! Why do we need to worry about the mistakes that they are making!

I will try to call them couple of times more later. Good luck to you!

Hi All,

I am wondering at what point of time does the paper copy of NOA2 come into use? I received NVC packet like a month ago and am currently working on DS230.

I know if the NVC assigns a case # that means my I-130 has been approved, but it has been a month and I am yet to receive a paper copy of NOA2. I start to worry if I am gonna receive a paper copy at all. The online status still shows 'case pending'.

I called them today and they told me to file I-824 and paid almost $400 to get a duplicate, which I am not going to do... So I am asking if anyone knows when do we need the hard copy of NOA2 and is there anyway to get around it.

I filed the application for my mom. She is still in her own country right now.

Thanks in advance!

Did you call the Mis-information line?

If so, just ignore them. If I were in your shoes I'd do what Krikit did.

Yes but we got transfered up a level they are also apparently launching an investigation but it will take two months. We are going to do what krit krit did. But we wanted a date to reference that we tried

Can you tell me what did Krit do? I called USCIS today and, as expected, they asked me throw $400 to get a duplicate which I am not gonna do.

I am wondering at what point of time does the paper copy of NOA2 come into use? I am a USC and I filed the I130 application for my mom. She is in China at the moment.

sigh...

According to their online system, my case was updated on 3/25 (w/o status change), there is no action after that. The NVC letter is dated 4/3 so I figure USCIS forwarded my case to NVC on 3/25. Am I gonna receive a NOA2 at all?

I start to get worried

I have the same situation. I will wait for another month to see how it goes.

Good luck and keep us updated!

Hi Justucia, I believe we are in the exact same situation. The website shows my case was updated (w/o status change) on Mar 25th. My NVC letter was dated Apr 3rd, and I still don't have the NOA2 paper letter! I am also waiting for a month to see how it goes.

call the USCIS and ask if/when your paper NOA2 was sent

i have yet to receive my paper NOA2 and it was supposedly sent out on march 26........ my NVC letter was dated april 8

the USCIS rep informed me that:

my NOA2 letter has not been returned to USCIS (cali)

if i want a paper NOA2 i have to fill out a form requesting a duplicate NOA2, the cost of replacement NOA2= 340$

im waiting a month to see if it shows up

i think its a racket

Thanks A&M, that is very informative reply! Now I know my I-130 is approved!

I am concerned that I haven't received NOA2 from regular mail. Do you know how long it usually takes for USCIS to send the letter out after approval? I have googled and saw some cases that the petitoner never received NOA2 letter and the fee of having a duplicate one is insane $200!

Thanks for the reply. I understand that they don't update quite well on the website, but shall I be worried that I haven't received anything from regular mail? How long does it usually take from approving the case to sending out NOA2 for them?

It just means that USCIS did not update your case on the system. Gongratulations.

Hi everyone,

I am new to the forum. I did some search but couldn't find any similar cases.

I filed I-130 in late Feb and received NOA1 one week later. Last week I received a letter from NVC with my case # on it. Within the letter there is also a DS-3032 form and AOS invoice.

I don't know if my I-130 has been approved or not since I never received NOA2 from USCIS. I checked on their website and my case status is still pending.

Is there anyone in similar situations? What should I do now?

Thanks!

EDIT: The application is for my mom. I am a US citizen.

I think I have posted in the wrong forum and I cannot delete this. I am sorry...

Hi everyone,

I am new to the forum. I did some search but couldn't find any similar cases.

I filed I-130 in late Feb and received NOA1 one week later. Last week I received a letter from NVC with my case # on it. Within the letter there is also a DS-3032 form and AOS invoice.

I don't know if my I-130 has been approved or not since I never received NOA2 from USCIS. I checked on their website and my case status is still pending.

Is there anyone in similar situations? What should I do now?

Thanks!

EDIT: The application is for my mom. I am a US citizen.