How long does it take for US embassy to receive the Case?

[Shahsu 1]

Hey there folks,

Our case got approved a while back and now we are getting prepared for the interview. But once the case got approved, we waited for 4 days and contacted the NVC. The NVC said it received the case the next day it was approved by the USCIS and sent the case to the embassy the following day which is the 12th of february. We were given a case number by the NVC too. Finally, we contacted the consulate to check if the case has been received by referring our case number but the consulate/embassy replied that they havent received it yet. It's been 6 days since the NVC sent the petition to the embassy and if they use premium services such as DHL, Fedex etc. i am pretty sure it should have reached the embassy by now.

So i am wondering what is taking it this long or how do we track our case from here on and how long does it take normally for the petition to reach the embassy after the NVC has confirmed the case has been sent and assigned a case number?

[Bernie C 24]

Hey there folks,

Our case got approved a while back and now we are getting prepared for the interview. But once the case got approved, we waited for 4 days and contacted the NVC. The NVC said it received the case the next day it was approved by the USCIS and sent the case to the embassy the following day which is the 12th of february. We were given a case number by the NVC too. Finally, we contacted the consulate to check if the case has been received by referring our case number but the consulate/embassy replied that they havent received it yet. It's been 6 days since the NVC sent the petition to the embassy and if they use premium services such as DHL, Fedex etc. i am pretty sure it should have reached the embassy by now.

So i am wondering what is taking it this long or how do we track our case from here on and how long does it take normally for the petition to reach the embassy after the NVC has confirmed the case has been sent and assigned a case number?

Things vary but I can share what I know from our case (Vietnam Consulate)

NVC sent ours on 9/22/09

Not sure when consulate received it but my finacee received packet 3 from the HCMC consulate on 10/19

So it was about a month from the time NVC sent till she received the packet.

Sometimes its like trying to move a stubborn mule to get info from the consulates/embassies - try and be patient (I know, much easier said than done)

Best Wishes

[sara..... 371]

for us it was about a month also......i think what happens is they get it but it lays in a pile someplace waiting to be logged into their system i could be wrong about that but is the only thing that sort of makes sense

good luck on your interview

sara