Great news

[LuckyDucky 0]

Congrats!

[STL_HCMC 0]

Congratulations....Best of luck with HCMC!

[Tyrobe 1]

Congrats and hope everything going quickly for you!

[don2008 0]

mine went through the NVC pretty fast, my hold up was at the HCM comsulate. congrats and good luck!

How did you know when it was recieved or sent from NVC and what does the NVC actually do?

the NVC will send you a letter to let you knwo they got your papers and they will forward them to the consulate. im really not sure what the NVC does, there was no hold up there so i didnt need to learn too much about it.

[martindart 0]

mine went through the NVC pretty fast, my hold up was at the HCM comsulate. congrats and good luck!

How did you know when it was recieved or sent from NVC and what does the NVC actually do?

the NVC will send you a letter to let you knwo they got your papers and they will forward them to the consulate. im really not sure what the NVC does, there was no hold up there so i didnt need to learn too much about it.

Goggle NVC (National Visa Center) and read about them. NVC does set the day for your interview with HCMC Consulate. Now, like most of us K-129 you pay your fee, you provide all documents, original along with accepted copies and send to the USCIS Service Center for you area. At this point, you have received a letter from USCIS approving your petition. You think well, that is easy, I will now prepare for my love ones arrival. (Unless things have changed since 2005) you will wait about 5-7 months for your actual interview date with The Consulate in HCMC. Hoping no RFE (request for evidence/documents from NVC) or, The Consulate places your file on AR (Administrative Review) yes, before your interview day that NVC already told the Consulate what month day and *Year it will be (*of course, pending when you sent your application in)

Like all the K-129 people before you, we all thought, We paid a large K-129 fee, sent all the documents the application asked for then, soon thereafter received a approval letter from USCIS, you now feel “it’s a go!” Later to feel a big setback because someone has put a quick stop to the entire process and all the plans you have made.

I just want you, and other like you at this stage is to hope for the best and prepare for the worst. Do not feel over confident that all is fine. Start now in being proactive to defend your relationship at the drop of a hat because that is how fast the process comes to a halt. Be confident so you are ready to respond. Down the road, there will be less heartache being overly prepared trying to focus on what you need to do now... once you’ve heard some bad news you suddenly become frantic, disenchanted in the whole process and you don’t think clearly.

Examples:

Get a Signature petition and pass it around where you work. At the top say; We the undersigned, do believe that (your name) does have a valid and sincere relationship with (his/her name) and DO plan to marry within the required 45 days upon the arrival of (his/her name again). Now, if you work as a prison guard, and you have inmates sign your petition’ no one is going to believe these signatures are true. Get your neighbors to sign, your pastor at your church, mom and dad, sisters brothers. List their name and their titles. All reasonable (honest and sincere) people talk-up what they plan to do with once their better half arrive to anyone who will listen. Notarize that petition and have it on the ready, make copies and send the original. Contact the Secretary of State Office where you live and have a certified letter from them stating; you have been checked out and are free to marry according to our records. This document takes about 10-20 days to get and cost about $40.00 total.

You have your approval letter from USCIS and you are on cloud nine… NOW, it is time to read about the horror stories here on Visa Journey from people who’s been green sheeted, blue sheeted, RFE, AR, that the Consulate Staff has the power to do and exercise that power freely. You will thank me later should you become one of us placed on the island of misfit toys (my terminology) and begin to fight for your love one. I started in October 2004 for my love Vo and she arrived on June 1st 2007. That is my time guideline.

In closing...

I thought, Once my fiancée arrived, I’d no longer be writing on VJ, the truth be known I keep my eye on what is going on here, The changes from then to what it is happening today. I met a lot of good honest people here (during my time of need) those and others here at VJ provided support, a shoulder to cry on and a kick in the pants to not give up! During that period of waiting, waiting Holidays pasted again…. Deaths in the family and one time too much drink to post. Nevertheless, I did anyway. I now feel a need to give back here at VJ, I cannot type well but learned over time.

Therefore, I am sharing and will continue to give my opinion where they do most good. Rebuttals are welcome but at this stage…been there done that!

Take Care

Don Nicely (aka) martindart

[2ond journey 0]

Congratulations

[PeterFB 0]

mine went through the NVC pretty fast, my hold up was at the HCM comsulate. congrats and good luck!

How did you know when it was recieved or sent from NVC and what does the NVC actually do?

Congrats

I'm surprised how guickly you got thru California USCIS. That's great. hopefully it's a trend!!

If you call NVC, they can tell you when they recieved it and maybe when they send it if it has been sent and is in their system. In any case, the NVC doesn't do anything except forward it to HCMC Consulate for those who have a K1 visa. However for other visas, it does the processing of the fees and other things. For complete info here's the state department link for NVC http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/ty...types_1309.html

Good luck in HCMC!!!

Peter and Thi

I-129F Sent : 2007-05-26

I-129F NOA1 : 2007-06-11

I-129F RFE(s) :

RFE Reply(s) :

I-129F NOA2 : 2007-10-26

Touched: 2007-11-02

NVC Recieved: 2007-11-16

Consulate recieved ??????

Packet 3 sent 2007-12-11

Packet 3 received 2007-12-24

Packet 3 returned 2007-12-28

Packet 4 sent 2008-1-14

Email Reply with Interview Date 2008-1-23

Interview Date 2008-2-27

Passed Interview 2008-02-27

Visa Pick Up Date 2008-3-05

Received Visa 2008-2-29 (called to pick up earlier)

POE 2008-3-05 Los Angeles

Wedding 2008-4-26

Edited July 20, 2008 by PeterFB

[martindart 0]

mine went through the NVC pretty fast, my hold up was at the HCM comsulate. congrats and good luck!

How did you know when it was recieved or sent from NVC and what does the NVC actually do?

Congrats

I'm surprised how guickly you got thru California USCIS. That's great. hopefully it's a trend!!

If you call NVC, they can tell you when they recieved it and maybe when they send it if it has been sent and is in their system. In any case, the NVC doesn't do anything except forward it to HCMC Consulate for those who have a K1 visa. However for other visas, it does the processing of the fees and other things. For complete info here's the state department link for NVC http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/ty...types_1309.html

Good luck in HCMC!!!

Peter and Thi

I-129F Sent : 2007-05-26

I-129F NOA1 : 2007-06-11

I-129F RFE(s) :

RFE Reply(s) :

I-129F NOA2 : 2007-10-26

Touched: 2007-11-02

NVC Recieved: 2007-11-16

Consulate recieved ??????

Packet 3 sent 2007-12-11

Packet 3 received 2007-12-24

Packet 3 returned 2007-12-28

Packet 4 sent 2008-1-14

Email Reply with Interview Date 2008-1-23

Interview Date 2008-2-27

Passed Interview 2008-02-27

Visa Pick Up Date 2008-3-05

Received Visa 2008-2-29 (called to pick up earlier)

POE 2008-3-05 Los Angeles

Wedding 2008-4-26

The NVC (National Visa Center) houses the largest FRAUD visa petition database for the USA. Having overturned the Consular Officers fact less position to have my K-129 petition returned under g221 (sham relationship) I have learned by exercising my right via (petition for discovery) rather than FOI (Freedom of information act) and through that process I was able to learn who does what. Now, back in 2005 things may have been different then today and my information is based on experience of my fight to have the Service Center whom approved my petition, reaffirm my petition, which was done and was sent back to NVC whom purged my alleged fraud association to my petition number and or by name. NVC who in turn forwarded my petition back to HCMC for a second interview, which she was blue, sheeted again for forgetting our engagement year. (That’s another story) She finally landed in June 2007. This is my story with what the NVC does.

Good Luck =-)

[Jack & Xuan 0]

I called the NVC today and they told me that our packet was sent to HCMC on July 25th. I am starting to get nervous now. I just want the interview to go well and for Xuan to get her Visa. I HATE waiting. I am sure ME will do a good job for us.

I will send Xuan a packet of documents Friday.