How do you find out when Embassy receives packet from NVC??

[stinger 0]

When NVC sends the packet approval to the Embassy, is the process as simple as calling the Embassy or emailing them to find out if they have received it from NVC????

[joeyjoey 1]

When NVC sends the packet approval to the Embassy, is the process as simple as calling the Embassy or emailing them to find out if they have received it from NVC????

You can Email them or you can call the Consulate. Refer to the NVC case # in your email or phone call. I have found that emails in Brazil are answered next day. Not bad! Keep in mind that the actual date the Consulate receives the delivery from DHL may be 1-2 weeks before the package is opened, info gathered and organized. But eventually a brown package will arrive at the address of the beneficiary. All is well that ends well!

[bora bora 1]

Well said Joey.

This is my next step too so it's nice to read now.

[motu 5]

Hey stinger, my wife (then fiance) received her packet 3 from Bogota about 2 or 3 weeks after the NOA2 was received. So perhaps by end of January she should have it. Mail is not very good in Colombia so if she doesn't receive it, she will need to call - the process is screwy - you have to pay to get a pin number then you can call using the pin number to find the status of your case on a specific day and time. Many people had to do this (but for my wife - she received packet 3 and then 4 at her home through the mail without a problem - she is from Barranquilla.) Good Luck