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[CuriousGuy 0]

I've seen several timelines here where folks have had gotten their case number from NVC in a week or less. Or, am I imagining this? I called after one week, and today, and both reps told me it takes at LEAST two weeks for them to receive the case. Today's rep said it could be UP TO 90 DAYS!

What is the 'routine' amount of time, barring any administrative processing delays?

God blessed us with a rapid NOA2, and I'm hoping that continues on through NVC and on to the USEM.

I'm a CSC filer for Philippines, if that matters.

[laura819 0]

I've seen several timelines here where folks have had gotten their case number from NVC in a week or less. Or, am I imagining this? I called after one week, and today, and both reps told me it takes at LEAST two weeks for them to receive the case. Today's rep said it could be UP TO 90 DAYS!

What is the 'routine' amount of time, barring any administrative processing delays?

God blessed us with a rapid NOA2, and I'm hoping that continues on through NVC and on to the USEM.

I'm a CSC filer for Philippines, if that matters.

I think we have all gotten different answers. The reality is that last week, towards the end of the week I believe, they were recieving 3/17 or 3/18 approvals. I saw that you have a 3/23 NOA2? I do as well. Have you gotten the paper copy? I won't even bother calling NVC until I get that. I did try calling once, but I realize that it was pointless since they are being slow, so I will wait probably until next week. I'd love to hear "Yes, we recieved it an already sent it to the embassy," rather than hearing they still dont have it! Anyway, when I've tried to call NVC, i keep getting a busy signal, which is annoying so I'd rather just wait. But if anyone knows why I keep getting a busy signal, if im doing soemthing wrong, let me know!

[CuriousGuy 0]

. I saw that you have a 3/23 NOA2? I do as well. Have you gotten the paper copy? ..if anyone knows why I keep getting a busy signal, if im doing soemthing wrong, let me know!

Yes, I got the paper copy. However, the approval was on the 19th, and then mailed to me, and I assume the NVC. I've gotten from 3-5 busy signals in both attempts to call. Just keep hitting your re-dial button when you decide to do it.

[laura819 0]

. I saw that you have a 3/23 NOA2? I do as well. Have you gotten the paper copy? ..if anyone knows why I keep getting a busy signal, if im doing soemthing wrong, let me know!

Yes, I got the paper copy. However, the approval was on the 19th, and then mailed to me, and I assume the NVC. I've gotten from 3-5 busy signals in both attempts to call. Just keep hitting your re-dial button when you decide to do it.

if your noa2 was on the 19th, could you please change your timeline to reflect that? thanks

[laura819 0]

. I saw that you have a 3/23 NOA2? I do as well. Have you gotten the paper copy? ..if anyone knows why I keep getting a busy signal, if im doing soemthing wrong, let me know!

Yes, I got the paper copy. However, the approval was on the 19th, and then mailed to me, and I assume the NVC. I've gotten from 3-5 busy signals in both attempts to call. Just keep hitting your re-dial button when you decide to do it.

if your noa2 was on the 19th, could you please change your timeline to reflect that? thanks

By the way, I just called them, just to see if they would give me the same answer they gave you. What the girl I spoke to told me was that it takes 2-4 weeks but can take up to 90 days. But, when she said the 90 days part, it sounded as though 90 days is highly unusual. If its been 11 days from your NOA2, my guess it that it will get there any time! maybe give it a few more days an try calling again. I think I will wait until next Monday to call, so hopefully it will have been there and left already!

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

I've seen several timelines here where folks have had gotten their case number from NVC in a week or less. Or, am I imagining this? I called after one week, and today, and both reps told me it takes at LEAST two weeks for them to receive the case. Today's rep said it could be UP TO 90 DAYS!

What is the 'routine' amount of time, barring any administrative processing delays?

God blessed us with a rapid NOA2, and I'm hoping that continues on through NVC and on to the USEM.

I'm a CSC filer for Philippines, if that matters.

Let me give friendly advice. Calling the USCIS or NVC is pretty much a waste of time. the answers are not designed to give you information, they are designed to prevent you from calling again. When the NOA2 is sent to you, by the time you receive it the NVC already has your case, any story otherwise is not accurate. But I see a trend developing lately, maybe I am only now seeing it, but it seems that many petitioners expect to track their petition every day for every step of the process and the "system" is not set up that way. Trying to do so will only cause you frustration and running to VJ for a verification of every BS story you are told by NVC won't help. Your blood pressure goes up and blood will spurt from your ears, and your case will not be done any sooner. The "system" is remarkably impervious to any attempt to extract accurate information or speed things along. Won't happen. Telling you it will take "2 weeks" pretty much guarantees you won't call back for 2 weeks and by then the odds are you will have the letter and never call back at all. Like buying a "lifetime muffler" for a 12 year old car. What are the odds you will cash in on that? They didn't answer you, they deflected you.

When your petition is approved, it is sent to NVC, a letter is sent to you. When you have the letter, NVC has your petition. Whether they admit it or not. In about 1-2 weeks you will get a letter from NVC with your case number and telling you whether it was forwarded or held for AP (check my timeline for an idea of this). Any attempt to get information in any other way is a waste of time. I know of several cases where they were told it was forwarded to the consulate but was actually in AP.

This sytem is really set up to be handled by mail. They have no intent of encouraging phone calls. They do all they can to DIScourage phone calls. The only luck I had was in writing the consulate AFTER the NVC said my case was forwarded. 2 weeks after the NVC says your case was forwarded, send an email to the consulate. If they have your case they will say so. If they do not, wait one more week and send another email.

Not all are the same. The NVC letter may come faster or slower than mine did, the consulate may get it faster or slower than ours did. Settle down, in our case it took nearly TWO times as long to go from NOA2 until interview than from NOA1 to NOA2, so you are maybe 1/2 way there. Also your case is moving along even of they aren't communicating. It could be 3 weeks before NVC sends the letter and it would say something like "On March 12 we received your approved petition....." And by the time you get that letter the case can be at the consulate, or you could be 4 weeks into AP.

[laura819 0]

I've seen several timelines here where folks have had gotten their case number from NVC in a week or less. Or, am I imagining this? I called after one week, and today, and both reps told me it takes at LEAST two weeks for them to receive the case. Today's rep said it could be UP TO 90 DAYS!

What is the 'routine' amount of time, barring any administrative processing delays?

God blessed us with a rapid NOA2, and I'm hoping that continues on through NVC and on to the USEM.

I'm a CSC filer for Philippines, if that matters.

Let me give friendly advice. Calling the USCIS or NVC is pretty much a waste of time. the answers are not designed to give you information, they are designed to prevent you from calling again. When the NOA2 is sent to you, by the time you receive it the NVC already has your case, any story otherwise is not accurate. But I see a trend developing lately, maybe I am only now seeing it, but it seems that many petitioners expect to track their petition every day for every step of the process and the "system" is not set up that way. Trying to do so will only cause you frustration and running to VJ for a verification of every BS story you are told by NVC won't help. Your blood pressure goes up and blood will spurt from your ears, and your case will not be done any sooner. The "system" is remarkably impervious to any attempt to extract accurate information or speed things along. Won't happen. Telling you it will take "2 weeks" pretty much guarantees you won't call back for 2 weeks and by then the odds are you will have the letter and never call back at all. Like buying a "lifetime muffler" for a 12 year old car. What are the odds you will cash in on that? They didn't answer you, they deflected you.

When your petition is approved, it is sent to NVC, a letter is sent to you. When you have the letter, NVC has your petition. Whether they admit it or not. In about 1-2 weeks you will get a letter from NVC with your case number and telling you whether it was forwarded or held for AP (check my timeline for an idea of this). Any attempt to get information in any other way is a waste of time. I know of several cases where they were told it was forwarded to the consulate but was actually in AP.

This sytem is really set up to be handled by mail. They have no intent of encouraging phone calls. They do all they can to DIScourage phone calls. The only luck I had was in writing the consulate AFTER the NVC said my case was forwarded. 2 weeks after the NVC says your case was forwarded, send an email to the consulate. If they have your case they will say so. If they do not, wait one more week and send another email.

Not all are the same. The NVC letter may come faster or slower than mine did, the consulate may get it faster or slower than ours did. Settle down, in our case it took nearly TWO times as long to go from NOA2 until interview than from NOA1 to NOA2, so you are maybe 1/2 way there. Also your case is moving along even of they aren't communicating. It could be 3 weeks before NVC sends the letter and it would say something like "On March 12 we received your approved petition....." And by the time you get that letter the case can be at the consulate, or you could be 4 weeks into AP.

Thanks for the advice I finally recieved NOA2 in the mail today, a week after getting the approval through email/case update. If you are correct, that by the time NOA2 reaches your mailbox, NVC has the petition, then I am glad to know this, since this morning they said they do not have it. I'm definitely aware that the "2-4 week", or whatever they tell is, is only what they are SUPPOSED to tell us, but it is nice to hear this confirmed!

[daboyz 36]

I've seen several timelines here where folks have had gotten their case number from NVC in a week or less. Or, am I imagining this? I called after one week, and today, and both reps told me it takes at LEAST two weeks for them to receive the case. Today's rep said it could be UP TO 90 DAYS!

What is the 'routine' amount of time, barring any administrative processing delays?

God blessed us with a rapid NOA2, and I'm hoping that continues on through NVC and on to the USEM.

I'm a CSC filer for Philippines, if that matters.

Let me give friendly advice. Calling the USCIS or NVC is pretty much a waste of time. the answers are not designed to give you information, they are designed to prevent you from calling again. When the NOA2 is sent to you, by the time you receive it the NVC already has your case, any story otherwise is not accurate. But I see a trend developing lately, maybe I am only now seeing it, but it seems that many petitioners expect to track their petition every day for every step of the process and the "system" is not set up that way. Trying to do so will only cause you frustration and running to VJ for a verification of every BS story you are told by NVC won't help. Your blood pressure goes up and blood will spurt from your ears, and your case will not be done any sooner. The "system" is remarkably impervious to any attempt to extract accurate information or speed things along. Won't happen. Telling you it will take "2 weeks" pretty much guarantees you won't call back for 2 weeks and by then the odds are you will have the letter and never call back at all. Like buying a "lifetime muffler" for a 12 year old car. What are the odds you will cash in on that? They didn't answer you, they deflected you.

When your petition is approved, it is sent to NVC, a letter is sent to you. When you have the letter, NVC has your petition. Whether they admit it or not. In about 1-2 weeks you will get a letter from NVC with your case number and telling you whether it was forwarded or held for AP (check my timeline for an idea of this). Any attempt to get information in any other way is a waste of time. I know of several cases where they were told it was forwarded to the consulate but was actually in AP.

This sytem is really set up to be handled by mail. They have no intent of encouraging phone calls. They do all they can to DIScourage phone calls. The only luck I had was in writing the consulate AFTER the NVC said my case was forwarded. 2 weeks after the NVC says your case was forwarded, send an email to the consulate. If they have your case they will say so. If they do not, wait one more week and send another email.

Not all are the same. The NVC letter may come faster or slower than mine did, the consulate may get it faster or slower than ours did. Settle down, in our case it took nearly TWO times as long to go from NOA2 until interview than from NOA1 to NOA2, so you are maybe 1/2 way there. Also your case is moving along even of they aren't communicating. It could be 3 weeks before NVC sends the letter and it would say something like "On March 12 we received your approved petition....." And by the time you get that letter the case can be at the consulate, or you could be 4 weeks into AP.

I'd have to disagree with this slightly. K visas are pretty much just forwarded on the the consulate once they get to NVC. IR-1/CR-1 are at NVC for quite awhile. When I did get through to NVC, I found them pretty helpful. Their automated voice system seems to be up to date. Also, most of the time I could get through to a live person that was helpful and answered my questions. I agree with you 100% that USCIS is useless.

[thepizzadude 26]

I've seen several timelines here where folks have had gotten their case number from NVC in a week or less. Or, am I imagining this? I called after one week, and today, and both reps told me it takes at LEAST two weeks for them to receive the case. Today's rep said it could be UP TO 90 DAYS!

What is the 'routine' amount of time, barring any administrative processing delays?

God blessed us with a rapid NOA2, and I'm hoping that continues on through NVC and on to the USEM.

I'm a CSC filer for Philippines, if that matters.

Let me give friendly advice. Calling the USCIS or NVC is pretty much a waste of time. the answers are not designed to give you information, they are designed to prevent you from calling again. When the NOA2 is sent to you, by the time you receive it the NVC already has your case, any story otherwise is not accurate. But I see a trend developing lately, maybe I am only now seeing it, but it seems that many petitioners expect to track their petition every day for every step of the process and the "system" is not set up that way. Trying to do so will only cause you frustration and running to VJ for a verification of every BS story you are told by NVC won't help. Your blood pressure goes up and blood will spurt from your ears, and your case will not be done any sooner. The "system" is remarkably impervious to any attempt to extract accurate information or speed things along. Won't happen. Telling you it will take "2 weeks" pretty much guarantees you won't call back for 2 weeks and by then the odds are you will have the letter and never call back at all. Like buying a "lifetime muffler" for a 12 year old car. What are the odds you will cash in on that? They didn't answer you, they deflected you.

When your petition is approved, it is sent to NVC, a letter is sent to you. When you have the letter, NVC has your petition. Whether they admit it or not. In about 1-2 weeks you will get a letter from NVC with your case number and telling you whether it was forwarded or held for AP (check my timeline for an idea of this). Any attempt to get information in any other way is a waste of time. I know of several cases where they were told it was forwarded to the consulate but was actually in AP.

This sytem is really set up to be handled by mail. They have no intent of encouraging phone calls. They do all they can to DIScourage phone calls. The only luck I had was in writing the consulate AFTER the NVC said my case was forwarded. 2 weeks after the NVC says your case was forwarded, send an email to the consulate. If they have your case they will say so. If they do not, wait one more week and send another email.

Not all are the same. The NVC letter may come faster or slower than mine did, the consulate may get it faster or slower than ours did. Settle down, in our case it took nearly TWO times as long to go from NOA2 until interview than from NOA1 to NOA2, so you are maybe 1/2 way there. Also your case is moving along even of they aren't communicating. It could be 3 weeks before NVC sends the letter and it would say something like "On March 12 we received your approved petition....." And by the time you get that letter the case can be at the consulate, or you could be 4 weeks into AP.

Thanks for the advice I finally recieved NOA2 in the mail today, a week after getting the approval through email/case update. If you are correct, that by the time NOA2 reaches your mailbox, NVC has the petition, then I am glad to know this, since this morning they said they do not have it. I'm definitely aware that the "2-4 week", or whatever they tell is, is only what they are SUPPOSED to tell us, but it is nice to hear this confirmed!

Told ya Laura Monday at the latest...hehehe Now just wait until Friday and call and I would be willing to bet you case will have been forwarded by then

[laura819 0]

I've seen several timelines here where folks have had gotten their case number from NVC in a week or less. Or, am I imagining this? I called after one week, and today, and both reps told me it takes at LEAST two weeks for them to receive the case. Today's rep said it could be UP TO 90 DAYS!

What is the 'routine' amount of time, barring any administrative processing delays?

God blessed us with a rapid NOA2, and I'm hoping that continues on through NVC and on to the USEM.

I'm a CSC filer for Philippines, if that matters.

Let me give friendly advice. Calling the USCIS or NVC is pretty much a waste of time. the answers are not designed to give you information, they are designed to prevent you from calling again. When the NOA2 is sent to you, by the time you receive it the NVC already has your case, any story otherwise is not accurate. But I see a trend developing lately, maybe I am only now seeing it, but it seems that many petitioners expect to track their petition every day for every step of the process and the "system" is not set up that way. Trying to do so will only cause you frustration and running to VJ for a verification of every BS story you are told by NVC won't help. Your blood pressure goes up and blood will spurt from your ears, and your case will not be done any sooner. The "system" is remarkably impervious to any attempt to extract accurate information or speed things along. Won't happen. Telling you it will take "2 weeks" pretty much guarantees you won't call back for 2 weeks and by then the odds are you will have the letter and never call back at all. Like buying a "lifetime muffler" for a 12 year old car. What are the odds you will cash in on that? They didn't answer you, they deflected you.

When your petition is approved, it is sent to NVC, a letter is sent to you. When you have the letter, NVC has your petition. Whether they admit it or not. In about 1-2 weeks you will get a letter from NVC with your case number and telling you whether it was forwarded or held for AP (check my timeline for an idea of this). Any attempt to get information in any other way is a waste of time. I know of several cases where they were told it was forwarded to the consulate but was actually in AP.

This sytem is really set up to be handled by mail. They have no intent of encouraging phone calls. They do all they can to DIScourage phone calls. The only luck I had was in writing the consulate AFTER the NVC said my case was forwarded. 2 weeks after the NVC says your case was forwarded, send an email to the consulate. If they have your case they will say so. If they do not, wait one more week and send another email.

Not all are the same. The NVC letter may come faster or slower than mine did, the consulate may get it faster or slower than ours did. Settle down, in our case it took nearly TWO times as long to go from NOA2 until interview than from NOA1 to NOA2, so you are maybe 1/2 way there. Also your case is moving along even of they aren't communicating. It could be 3 weeks before NVC sends the letter and it would say something like "On March 12 we received your approved petition....." And by the time you get that letter the case can be at the consulate, or you could be 4 weeks into AP.

Thanks for the advice I finally recieved NOA2 in the mail today, a week after getting the approval through email/case update. If you are correct, that by the time NOA2 reaches your mailbox, NVC has the petition, then I am glad to know this, since this morning they said they do not have it. I'm definitely aware that the "2-4 week", or whatever they tell is, is only what they are SUPPOSED to tell us, but it is nice to hear this confirmed!

Told ya Laura Monday at the latest...hehehe Now just wait until Friday and call and I would be willing to bet you case will have been forwarded by then

Thanks you were completely right Hopefully you are right about it being on the way to london by friday...that would be amazing! I'll probably wait til friday night, so that they have the most time possible to send it! haha.

[GregYohn 0]

Hola!

I called the NVC today +1-603-334-0700. They told me that my package was received 3/26 and my NOA 2 was 03/16 from CSC, so it took 10 days for them to get it from California.

I gave them my email address and corrected my telephone contact number.

For me, it was worth waiting 15 minutes online to speak with an operator. Press 1 & 5 to talk with a human!

Edited March 30, 2009 by GregYohn

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

I've seen several timelines here where folks have had gotten their case number from NVC in a week or less. Or, am I imagining this? I called after one week, and today, and both reps told me it takes at LEAST two weeks for them to receive the case. Today's rep said it could be UP TO 90 DAYS!

What is the 'routine' amount of time, barring any administrative processing delays?

God blessed us with a rapid NOA2, and I'm hoping that continues on through NVC and on to the USEM.

I'm a CSC filer for Philippines, if that matters.

Let me give friendly advice. Calling the USCIS or NVC is pretty much a waste of time. the answers are not designed to give you information, they are designed to prevent you from calling again. When the NOA2 is sent to you, by the time you receive it the NVC already has your case, any story otherwise is not accurate. But I see a trend developing lately, maybe I am only now seeing it, but it seems that many petitioners expect to track their petition every day for every step of the process and the "system" is not set up that way. Trying to do so will only cause you frustration and running to VJ for a verification of every BS story you are told by NVC won't help. Your blood pressure goes up and blood will spurt from your ears, and your case will not be done any sooner. The "system" is remarkably impervious to any attempt to extract accurate information or speed things along. Won't happen. Telling you it will take "2 weeks" pretty much guarantees you won't call back for 2 weeks and by then the odds are you will have the letter and never call back at all. Like buying a "lifetime muffler" for a 12 year old car. What are the odds you will cash in on that? They didn't answer you, they deflected you.

When your petition is approved, it is sent to NVC, a letter is sent to you. When you have the letter, NVC has your petition. Whether they admit it or not. In about 1-2 weeks you will get a letter from NVC with your case number and telling you whether it was forwarded or held for AP (check my timeline for an idea of this). Any attempt to get information in any other way is a waste of time. I know of several cases where they were told it was forwarded to the consulate but was actually in AP.

This sytem is really set up to be handled by mail. They have no intent of encouraging phone calls. They do all they can to DIScourage phone calls. The only luck I had was in writing the consulate AFTER the NVC said my case was forwarded. 2 weeks after the NVC says your case was forwarded, send an email to the consulate. If they have your case they will say so. If they do not, wait one more week and send another email.

Not all are the same. The NVC letter may come faster or slower than mine did, the consulate may get it faster or slower than ours did. Settle down, in our case it took nearly TWO times as long to go from NOA2 until interview than from NOA1 to NOA2, so you are maybe 1/2 way there. Also your case is moving along even of they aren't communicating. It could be 3 weeks before NVC sends the letter and it would say something like "On March 12 we received your approved petition....." And by the time you get that letter the case can be at the consulate, or you could be 4 weeks into AP.

Thanks for the advice I finally recieved NOA2 in the mail today, a week after getting the approval through email/case update. If you are correct, that by the time NOA2 reaches your mailbox, NVC has the petition, then I am glad to know this, since this morning they said they do not have it. I'm definitely aware that the "2-4 week", or whatever they tell is, is only what they are SUPPOSED to tell us, but it is nice to hear this confirmed!

They usually forward your case to NVC before they send the letter to you and unless they send it by Pony Express, it arrives there before you get the letter, though it may not be "in the system" the phone operator has. Not that it makes any difference. THEY know the letters from NVC usually go out about two weeks from NOA2 so they tell you "2-4 weeks, maybe up to 90 days" and when you receive the letter a week later you think "WOW what a wonderful government I have, they are SO fast!"

Our USCIS case status for our I-129f is "received and Pending" My wife is in the next room sitting at her desk with her Green Card in her wallet. I guess I should update them one day

[daboyz 36]

I've seen several timelines here where folks have had gotten their case number from NVC in a week or less. Or, am I imagining this? I called after one week, and today, and both reps told me it takes at LEAST two weeks for them to receive the case. Today's rep said it could be UP TO 90 DAYS!

What is the 'routine' amount of time, barring any administrative processing delays?

God blessed us with a rapid NOA2, and I'm hoping that continues on through NVC and on to the USEM.

I'm a CSC filer for Philippines, if that matters.

Let me give friendly advice. Calling the USCIS or NVC is pretty much a waste of time. the answers are not designed to give you information, they are designed to prevent you from calling again. When the NOA2 is sent to you, by the time you receive it the NVC already has your case, any story otherwise is not accurate. But I see a trend developing lately, maybe I am only now seeing it, but it seems that many petitioners expect to track their petition every day for every step of the process and the "system" is not set up that way. Trying to do so will only cause you frustration and running to VJ for a verification of every BS story you are told by NVC won't help. Your blood pressure goes up and blood will spurt from your ears, and your case will not be done any sooner. The "system" is remarkably impervious to any attempt to extract accurate information or speed things along. Won't happen. Telling you it will take "2 weeks" pretty much guarantees you won't call back for 2 weeks and by then the odds are you will have the letter and never call back at all. Like buying a "lifetime muffler" for a 12 year old car. What are the odds you will cash in on that? They didn't answer you, they deflected you.

When your petition is approved, it is sent to NVC, a letter is sent to you. When you have the letter, NVC has your petition. Whether they admit it or not. In about 1-2 weeks you will get a letter from NVC with your case number and telling you whether it was forwarded or held for AP (check my timeline for an idea of this). Any attempt to get information in any other way is a waste of time. I know of several cases where they were told it was forwarded to the consulate but was actually in AP.

This sytem is really set up to be handled by mail. They have no intent of encouraging phone calls. They do all they can to DIScourage phone calls. The only luck I had was in writing the consulate AFTER the NVC said my case was forwarded. 2 weeks after the NVC says your case was forwarded, send an email to the consulate. If they have your case they will say so. If they do not, wait one more week and send another email.

Not all are the same. The NVC letter may come faster or slower than mine did, the consulate may get it faster or slower than ours did. Settle down, in our case it took nearly TWO times as long to go from NOA2 until interview than from NOA1 to NOA2, so you are maybe 1/2 way there. Also your case is moving along even of they aren't communicating. It could be 3 weeks before NVC sends the letter and it would say something like "On March 12 we received your approved petition....." And by the time you get that letter the case can be at the consulate, or you could be 4 weeks into AP.

Thanks for the advice I finally recieved NOA2 in the mail today, a week after getting the approval through email/case update. If you are correct, that by the time NOA2 reaches your mailbox, NVC has the petition, then I am glad to know this, since this morning they said they do not have it. I'm definitely aware that the "2-4 week", or whatever they tell is, is only what they are SUPPOSED to tell us, but it is nice to hear this confirmed!

They usually forward your case to NVC before they send the letter to you and unless they send it by Pony Express, it arrives there before you get the letter, though it may not be "in the system" the phone operator has. Not that it makes any difference. THEY know the letters from NVC usually go out about two weeks from NOA2 so they tell you "2-4 weeks, maybe up to 90 days" and when you receive the letter a week later you think "WOW what a wonderful government I have, they are SO fast!"

Our USCIS case status for our I-129f is "received and Pending" My wife is in the next room sitting at her desk with her Green Card in her wallet. I guess I should update them one day

Laugh. Mine says the same thing. Wife is here cooking dinner. We got the NOA last week saying card production ordered. Thinking she will have it this week. USCIS is very incompetent. Glad it will be 10 yr green card, and wont have to deal with them for quite awhile.

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

I've seen several timelines here where folks have had gotten their case number from NVC in a week or less. Or, am I imagining this? I called after one week, and today, and both reps told me it takes at LEAST two weeks for them to receive the case. Today's rep said it could be UP TO 90 DAYS!

What is the 'routine' amount of time, barring any administrative processing delays?

God blessed us with a rapid NOA2, and I'm hoping that continues on through NVC and on to the USEM.

I'm a CSC filer for Philippines, if that matters.

Let me give friendly advice. Calling the USCIS or NVC is pretty much a waste of time. the answers are not designed to give you information, they are designed to prevent you from calling again. When the NOA2 is sent to you, by the time you receive it the NVC already has your case, any story otherwise is not accurate. But I see a trend developing lately, maybe I am only now seeing it, but it seems that many petitioners expect to track their petition every day for every step of the process and the "system" is not set up that way. Trying to do so will only cause you frustration and running to VJ for a verification of every BS story you are told by NVC won't help. Your blood pressure goes up and blood will spurt from your ears, and your case will not be done any sooner. The "system" is remarkably impervious to any attempt to extract accurate information or speed things along. Won't happen. Telling you it will take "2 weeks" pretty much guarantees you won't call back for 2 weeks and by then the odds are you will have the letter and never call back at all. Like buying a "lifetime muffler" for a 12 year old car. What are the odds you will cash in on that? They didn't answer you, they deflected you.

When your petition is approved, it is sent to NVC, a letter is sent to you. When you have the letter, NVC has your petition. Whether they admit it or not. In about 1-2 weeks you will get a letter from NVC with your case number and telling you whether it was forwarded or held for AP (check my timeline for an idea of this). Any attempt to get information in any other way is a waste of time. I know of several cases where they were told it was forwarded to the consulate but was actually in AP.

This sytem is really set up to be handled by mail. They have no intent of encouraging phone calls. They do all they can to DIScourage phone calls. The only luck I had was in writing the consulate AFTER the NVC said my case was forwarded. 2 weeks after the NVC says your case was forwarded, send an email to the consulate. If they have your case they will say so. If they do not, wait one more week and send another email.

Not all are the same. The NVC letter may come faster or slower than mine did, the consulate may get it faster or slower than ours did. Settle down, in our case it took nearly TWO times as long to go from NOA2 until interview than from NOA1 to NOA2, so you are maybe 1/2 way there. Also your case is moving along even of they aren't communicating. It could be 3 weeks before NVC sends the letter and it would say something like "On March 12 we received your approved petition....." And by the time you get that letter the case can be at the consulate, or you could be 4 weeks into AP.

I'd have to disagree with this slightly. K visas are pretty much just forwarded on the the consulate once they get to NVC. IR-1/CR-1 are at NVC for quite awhile. When I did get through to NVC, I found them pretty helpful. Their automated voice system seems to be up to date. Also, most of the time I could get through to a live person that was helpful and answered my questions. I agree with you 100% that USCIS is useless.

I am not failair with the process for IR-1/CR-1 so I will defer to you on that Daboyz. I just gave up on USCIS and when my I-129f approval showed up in my mailbox and the online status never changed. Also when I have been there for my wifes biometrics and AOS interview the employees I interacted with just couldn't possibly care less. When I got there for the biometrics with my wife and son (the brainiacs had scheduled them a day apart) I asked if they could possibly do my son at the same time? Mind you there was NO ONE there. NO ONE. It was like I asked something that needed a freaking act of congress! "but his letter says tomorrow" uh huh. "yeah, well even though I can SEE your office here from my front porch, the problem is, my front porch is on that island in the lake right there. It means it is more than an hour drive each way, maybe you could squeeze him in today?" So after going up two or three layers they finally decided they could.

Now I will say, even despite my sarcasm, when we got to the AOS interview stage they have been very helpful and told me to bring our older son's AOS directly to the St. Albans office to be processed when he arrives for his summer vacation from college and they promise him his green card before he leaves and probably without an interview (the interview WOULD be rather silly for a K-2, given that they had virtually no questions for my wife and never looked at any evidence for her) So there is hope.

BUT as for calling and asking "Are we there yet, are we there yet" Nope. They will only drive you nuts.

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

I've seen several timelines here where folks have had gotten their case number from NVC in a week or less. Or, am I imagining this? I called after one week, and today, and both reps told me it takes at LEAST two weeks for them to receive the case. Today's rep said it could be UP TO 90 DAYS!

What is the 'routine' amount of time, barring any administrative processing delays?

God blessed us with a rapid NOA2, and I'm hoping that continues on through NVC and on to the USEM.

I'm a CSC filer for Philippines, if that matters.

Let me give friendly advice. Calling the USCIS or NVC is pretty much a waste of time. the answers are not designed to give you information, they are designed to prevent you from calling again. When the NOA2 is sent to you, by the time you receive it the NVC already has your case, any story otherwise is not accurate. But I see a trend developing lately, maybe I am only now seeing it, but it seems that many petitioners expect to track their petition every day for every step of the process and the "system" is not set up that way. Trying to do so will only cause you frustration and running to VJ for a verification of every BS story you are told by NVC won't help. Your blood pressure goes up and blood will spurt from your ears, and your case will not be done any sooner. The "system" is remarkably impervious to any attempt to extract accurate information or speed things along. Won't happen. Telling you it will take "2 weeks" pretty much guarantees you won't call back for 2 weeks and by then the odds are you will have the letter and never call back at all. Like buying a "lifetime muffler" for a 12 year old car. What are the odds you will cash in on that? They didn't answer you, they deflected you.

When your petition is approved, it is sent to NVC, a letter is sent to you. When you have the letter, NVC has your petition. Whether they admit it or not. In about 1-2 weeks you will get a letter from NVC with your case number and telling you whether it was forwarded or held for AP (check my timeline for an idea of this). Any attempt to get information in any other way is a waste of time. I know of several cases where they were told it was forwarded to the consulate but was actually in AP.

This sytem is really set up to be handled by mail. They have no intent of encouraging phone calls. They do all they can to DIScourage phone calls. The only luck I had was in writing the consulate AFTER the NVC said my case was forwarded. 2 weeks after the NVC says your case was forwarded, send an email to the consulate. If they have your case they will say so. If they do not, wait one more week and send another email.

Not all are the same. The NVC letter may come faster or slower than mine did, the consulate may get it faster or slower than ours did. Settle down, in our case it took nearly TWO times as long to go from NOA2 until interview than from NOA1 to NOA2, so you are maybe 1/2 way there. Also your case is moving along even of they aren't communicating. It could be 3 weeks before NVC sends the letter and it would say something like "On March 12 we received your approved petition....." And by the time you get that letter the case can be at the consulate, or you could be 4 weeks into AP.

Thanks for the advice I finally recieved NOA2 in the mail today, a week after getting the approval through email/case update. If you are correct, that by the time NOA2 reaches your mailbox, NVC has the petition, then I am glad to know this, since this morning they said they do not have it. I'm definitely aware that the "2-4 week", or whatever they tell is, is only what they are SUPPOSED to tell us, but it is nice to hear this confirmed!

They usually forward your case to NVC before they send the letter to you and unless they send it by Pony Express, it arrives there before you get the letter, though it may not be "in the system" the phone operator has. Not that it makes any difference. THEY know the letters from NVC usually go out about two weeks from NOA2 so they tell you "2-4 weeks, maybe up to 90 days" and when you receive the letter a week later you think "WOW what a wonderful government I have, they are SO fast!"

Our USCIS case status for our I-129f is "received and Pending" My wife is in the next room sitting at her desk with her Green Card in her wallet. I guess I should update them one day

Laugh. Mine says the same thing. Wife is here cooking dinner. We got the NOA last week saying card production ordered. Thinking she will have it this week. USCIS is very incompetent. Glad it will be 10 yr green card, and wont have to deal with them for quite awhile.

Daboyz, she's here????!!! Congrats, well I'll send you a PM. I gues I don't hang out in the Thailand thread much on account my wife is Ukrainian, silly me. Nothing against the Thai's, I like 'em and all that, I would have tried to find a wife there, but there are just damn few Ukrainians!