October and November filers-NOA2 to NVC

[halle 0]

Hi de ho everyone!

NVC received our paperwork on March 11th.. and claim to have sent it to the London Embassy on March 13th.. It's now March 21st and I've still not had a letter from NVC saying that it's even been sent out to London and whenever I ring the London Embassy they say it's not on their system as of yet. Whether they've actually received it I've no idea!

Is this normal?

Halle

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Hi Halle - I don't know the answer to your question, sorry! But would you mind updating your timeline? I checked to see the time between your NOA2 and NVC recieving your file, but the last entry you have is NOA1.

Thank you!

Sorry!! Updated as of now..

Halle

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Hey Halle!

I am in the same situation than yours. NVC told us they sent our package to US embassy in Paris on March, 10th, and we still haven't received any letter from them...

Hopefully it will be here pretty soon. I heard though that the letter was just giving a number and the address of the Embassy where the papers had been sent... Nothing really useful, but I would feel much better getting this letter!

Received the NVC letter today! Looks like it took a nice long trip from Portsmouth, NH to Frankfurt Germany then here to England! Might explain the delay, as the letter was dated the 14th of March! Woohoo! I feel good having it, it just confirms what is being verbally said I suppose. Now the wait for Packet 3..

Halle

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[halle 0]

I think I am missunderstanding something...

When looked at the timelines I saw that embassy

has to send packet 3 and I have to send it back to them...

Dont understand what do I have to send back??

I thought all forms and documenst I have to bring for the interview...

Ok, what I have read from the london.usembassy.gov website is that (obviously this might vary from whatever Consulate you're using but this is what it says of mine) :

The biographic data form DS-230-I (in packet 3) should be completed for each person applying for a visa, regardless of age. The form may be photocopied if insufficient copies are received for each family member. The DS-230-I should be COMPLETED and RETURNED IMMEDIATELY to where ever your Embassy is that you are going through. Failure to return the DS-230-I promptly will delay the processing of the application. At the same time, please complete and return the form DS-156 and DS-156K and DS-157 if applicable. Note: Please do not sign the DS-156 or DS-156K. The forms must be signed before a consular officer on the day of the visa interview.

Again, I'm not sure if this is the same for every Consulate.. so please check yours! Good luck!

Halle

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[SonoranSongbird 3]

It varies by consulate. Vancouver asks you to fax back to them the first part of DS-230 as well as the checklist they send. Everything else you bring with you to the interview. This is different from what Halle posted about London, except that they too want the part I of DS-230 asap. There should be instructions in packet 3 telling you exactly what needs to be sent to the consulate (and how--fax or mail) and what needs to be brought to the interview.

As for the best way to contact your consulate, check the embassy info or embassy reviews section or ask on the regional forum. You might be able to find scanned copies of the packet 3 checklists there--this is how I know what is going to be in our packet 3.

[applewow 0]

Oh...Thank you guys...

We will find out...

Today I got reply from us embassy in Tashkent

,,Our office has recieved your approved I-130 petition. Your interview is

scheduled for April 22 at 8 a.m.

Please find attached the list of required documents for the interview. ,,

Strange...We filed I129F,not I-130...

I hope they mistyped...and didnt mean somebody else...

The reason why I asked about packet 3 is because I am in South Korea now,and planing to fly back to Tashkent on 8 of April...So,I just wanted to make sure that I will have a time to send them back everything they need,go and pass interview and move on with my life and go and get married to a man who I love to death...

[LuciansGirl 0]

Oh...Thank you guys...

We will find out...

Today I got reply from us embassy in Tashkent

,,Our office has recieved your approved I-130 petition. Your interview is

scheduled for April 22 at 8 a.m.

Please find attached the list of required documents for the interview. ,,

Strange...We filed I129F,not I-130...

I hope they mistyped...and didnt mean somebody else...

The reason why I asked about packet 3 is because I am in South Korea now,and planing to fly back to Tashkent on 8 of April...So,I just wanted to make sure that I will have a time to send them back everything they need,go and pass interview and move on with my life and go and get married to a man who I love to death...

Great to hear that your file has been received at the embassy!

That's odd though that they stated I-130....hopefully it's just a typo.

Good luck w/the rest of the process and with the interview.

[applewow 0]

Thank toy,Luciansgirl...

It fells good to know that you almost there...

I wish you luck with NVC as well...

It wont be long and you will know your SO's interview date too...

Damn,it a month to go...but I am already nervios...

What is gonna be with me a day before interview???

[applewow 0]

It varies by consulate. Vancouver asks you to fax back to them the first part of DS-230 as well as the checklist they send. Everything else you bring with you to the interview. This is different from what Halle posted about London, except that they too want the part I of DS-230 asap. There should be instructions in packet 3 telling you exactly what needs to be sent to the consulate (and how--fax or mail) and what needs to be brought to the interview.

As for the best way to contact your consulate, check the embassy info or embassy reviews section or ask on the regional forum. You might be able to find scanned copies of the packet 3 checklists there--this is how I know what is going to be in our packet 3.

In letter that they sent me they attached files with

Police_Certificate.pdf

Document_requirements_for_K1K2.pdf

DS_230.pdf

I0134.pdf

Instruction_to_DS_230_ru.pdf

Map_to_Clinic.pdf

MEDICAL_EXAM_INFO_rus.pdf

Photo_rules__rus_.doc

I believe they wont send me a packet 3...

[RyaNRiza 1]

I called NVC today, and our packet was received there today. I got our MNL number. I sent a text to Riza, of course it's almost 3 AM in Philippines, but I thought she might like to know.

-Ryan

[SonoranSongbird 3]

Ryan, congratulations! And yes, trust me, she DOES want to know immediately!! Haha, I check my email and home answering machine for a message from my fiance letting me know he got packet 3.

Applewow, that sounds like it IS your packet 3. Probably one of those will give you instructions---maybe they want you to send one of the forms back (like the DS-230) or maybe they just want you to bring all of it to the interview. Since they gave you an interview date, I'd guess it's that, but check.

I wish Vancouver emailed us packet 3. We'd probably already have it by now.

[SonoranSongbird 3]

He just called. We got it. We got Packet 3!!

Postmarked 8 days ago.

[RyaNRiza 1]

He just called. We got it. We got Packet 3!!

Postmarked 8 days ago.

That's awesome!! God is surely smiling upon you today.

[LuciansGirl 0]

He just called. We got it. We got Packet 3!!

Postmarked 8 days ago.

That's wonderful!! You guys are getting there....I'm so excited for you!

I'm just waiting for NVC to send our docs to Barbados....then another long wait for packet 3 since the mail system in the caribbean is pretty slow....talk about island time!! LOL

Good to hear they received your case at NVC, Ryan.

And applewow....good luck on the upcoming interview!!

[SonoranSongbird 3]

Heh--we have a friend who lived for two years on Grand Cayman Island (we became a couple while visiting her there) and she always complained about how slowly things moved down there. I haven't heard that phrase "island time" since she got back to Canada.

It's too bad they don't send it via email like Applewow's consulate. I don't even know why Vancouver doesn't do that---the forms are not included in the package he got; they want us to fill them out on line in Adobe Acrobat anyway. He just got a letter, the checklist, a list of doctors, and instructions for the medical. There is only one form in the package---the OF-167---that is not available on line (I just have to sign it). That could easily be included as a pdf attachment in an email.

Oh well, at this point I can hardly complain. We're planning a vacation on Vancouver Island after our interview, and the later in spring it is, the more likely we will be to see the sun for at least a few days of our vacation, so we are really not in a huge hurry at this point.

[Eli the Barrowboy 16]

Is it too soon for us to call NVC? And I beleive the beneficiary can call? m is out of reach in the cascades right now - the lucky so and so.

RyaNRiza got their NOA2 a couple of days before us and that gives me hope!!!

R

[RyaNRiza 1]

Is it too soon for us to call NVC? And I beleive the beneficiary can call? m is out of reach in the cascades right now - the lucky so and so.

RyaNRiza got their NOA2 a couple of days before us and that gives me hope!!!

R

The USC needs to call. You should give them about 2 weeks and 1 day. That's how long it took me, and looking at others timelines, it seems to be fairly standard.

-Ryan