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May main objection (and it still is) was the letter they sent me when my case first arrived to NVC. That letter clearly said my case was approved and would be forwarded to the consulate within 7 days. I found out 2 weeks later it was still in NVC and it stayed there 2 weeks more after that. They should stop sending that misleading letter to people, and replace it with a letter saying simply "your case has arrived at NVC and is undergoing processing... we will notify you when there is a change in your status or if we require further documentation." That would solve a lot of grief.

Exactly, that is my main gripe!

The letter is from USCIS and should not mention the consulate but say case approved by us and has been sent to NVC.

I think I will send an email to the Ombudsman regarding the misinformation. That is who can best resolve the issue.

No, the NVC sends out a letter stating they have recived the application and will be sending it on to the Embassy.

May main objection (and it still is) was the letter they sent me when my case first arrived to NVC. That letter clearly said my case was approved and would be forwarded to the consulate within 7 days. I found out 2 weeks later it was still in NVC and it stayed there 2 weeks more after that. They should stop sending that misleading letter to people, and replace it with a letter saying simply "your case has arrived at NVC and is undergoing processing... we will notify you when there is a change in your status or if we require further documentation." That would solve a lot of grief.

Exactly, that is my main gripe!

The letter is from USCIS and should not mention the consulate but say case approved by us and has been sent to NVC.

I think I will send an email to the Ombudsman regarding the misinformation. That is who can best resolve the issue.

No, the NVC sends out a letter stating they have recived the application and will be sending it on to the Embassy.

I am unsure if everybody gets this letter from NVC, but I did and it is as we all know..not always true, if you are thrown into AP.

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cdneh
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We're stuck there as well. They received our case 19th September. Sent out 2 letters, on the 24th and 26th November stating it would be forwarded in a week. Told after speaking with a supervisor

Sweetjuly
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From what I've learned from other people here on VJ, it is quite the norm for NVC to do additional backround checks on the petitioner/beneficiary, in most cases the petitioner. It's very frustrating a

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I've read my NOA2 notice quite carefully and it doesn't say we have found this petition to be eligible for a Visa...it says that the petition has been approved for one. They really ought to stop pri

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ScottThuy   140

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I am unsure if everybody gets this letter from NVC, but I did and it is as we all know..not always true, if you are thrown into AP.

No letter from NVC at all yet... The letter from USCIS... I-797 NOA2..

"The above petition has been approved, and forwarded to the listed consulate. Please contact the consulate with any questions about the visa issuance, or if you would like them to forward the petition to a different consulate".

No mention of NVC anywhere in the NOA2

"Every one of us bears within himself the possibilty of all passions, all destinies of life in all its forms. Nothing human is foreign to us" - Edward G. Robinson.

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STUCK @ NVC for AP its been 3 months since my NOA2....

What? 3 months, you could of completed NVC with your CR1. You might want to consider doing that, I was in AP with K3 for 37 days, while in AP I completed my CR-1 at NVC in 28 days, both cases were completed the same day!! Plus I have a interview date for the CR-1 already, AND no word from embassy on the K3 yet for packet 3.

Think about it, and follow CR1, AP has not time limits being stuck in hell.

Isnt the CR1 for couples that havent been married for 2 yrs yet? my lawyer said that wouldnt work for me...

BS!!!!! A CR1 is a conditional visa married under 2 years. A IR1 is a married visa over 2 years. YOU qualify cause YOUR married.

Did lawyer tell you to do a K3? If so, only reason so you put more money in his pockets for the AOS .

I married my hubby in Feb. and we finish NVC with a CR1 path. Your married , your qualified for CR1 or IR1!!!!!!!

Follow your I130 thru NVC dont wait for K3 PM me if you want to talk more. Stupid lieing lawyer!!!!!!

My I130 is stuck in my local office its been there for more than a yr already supposely it got sent because i had a doprtation order n they were gonna trick me with the interview so i would get arrested...idk how that works or what should be done to have it sent to NVC.. So IR1 is for over 2 yrs would that be with the I130 path? So i guess if that i130 isnt gettin to NVC anytime soon i just have to wait for that k3 right?

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STUCK @ NVC for AP its been 3 months since my NOA2....

What? 3 months, you could of completed NVC with your CR1. You might want to consider doing that, I was in AP with K3 for 37 days, while in AP I completed my CR-1 at NVC in 28 days, both cases were completed the same day!! Plus I have a interview date for the CR-1 already, AND no word from embassy on the K3 yet for packet 3.

Think about it, and follow CR1, AP has not time limits being stuck in hell.

Isnt the CR1 for couples that havent been married for 2 yrs yet? my lawyer said that wouldnt work for me...

BS!!!!! A CR1 is a conditional visa married under 2 years. A IR1 is a married visa over 2 years. YOU qualify cause YOUR married.

Did lawyer tell you to do a K3? If so, only reason so you put more money in his pockets for the AOS .

I married my hubby in Feb. and we finish NVC with a CR1 path. Your married , your qualified for CR1 or IR1!!!!!!!

Follow your I130 thru NVC dont wait for K3 PM me if you want to talk more. Stupid lieing lawyer!!!!!!

My I130 is stuck in my local office its been there for more than a yr already supposely it got sent because i had a doprtation order n they were gonna trick me with the interview so i would get arrested...idk how that works or what should be done to have it sent to NVC.. So IR1 is for over 2 yrs would that be with the I130 path? So i guess if that i130 isnt gettin to NVC anytime soon i just have to wait for that k3 right?

Dont keep your hopes up on getting past NVC if there is a deportation order in place... If there is.. expect a knock at the door at some point.. Are you addressing that issue with the help of an immigration atty?

"Every one of us bears within himself the possibilty of all passions, all destinies of life in all its forms. Nothing human is foreign to us" - Edward G. Robinson.

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One more file out of the way for the rest of you. We finally made it out of NVC today after 33 days. :dance: I think I had written 34 somewhere recently but I was mistaken. Good luck to the rest of you! Hang in there, you will eventually make it.

Great news....! :thumbs:

"Every one of us bears within himself the possibilty of all passions, all destinies of life in all its forms. Nothing human is foreign to us" - Edward G. Robinson.

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STUCK @ NVC for AP its been 3 months since my NOA2....

What? 3 months, you could of completed NVC with your CR1. You might want to consider doing that, I was in AP with K3 for 37 days, while in AP I completed my CR-1 at NVC in 28 days, both cases were completed the same day!! Plus I have a interview date for the CR-1 already, AND no word from embassy on the K3 yet for packet 3.

Think about it, and follow CR1, AP has not time limits being stuck in hell.

Isnt the CR1 for couples that havent been married for 2 yrs yet? my lawyer said that wouldnt work for me...

BS!!!!! A CR1 is a conditional visa married under 2 years. A IR1 is a married visa over 2 years. YOU qualify cause YOUR married.

Did lawyer tell you to do a K3? If so, only reason so you put more money in his pockets for the AOS .

I married my hubby in Feb. and we finish NVC with a CR1 path. Your married , your qualified for CR1 or IR1!!!!!!!

Follow your I130 thru NVC dont wait for K3 PM me if you want to talk more. Stupid lieing lawyer!!!!!!

My I130 is stuck in my local office its been there for more than a yr already supposely it got sent because i had a doprtation order n they were gonna trick me with the interview so i would get arrested...idk how that works or what should be done to have it sent to NVC.. So IR1 is for over 2 yrs would that be with the I130 path? So i guess if that i130 isnt gettin to NVC anytime soon i just have to wait for that k3 right?

Dont keep your hopes up on getting past NVC if there is a deportation order in place... If there is.. expect a knock at the door at some point.. Are you addressing that issue with the help of an immigration atty?

Im actually in my home country now and actually they did go lookin for me either way...

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One more file out of the way for the rest of you. We finally made it out of NVC today after 33 days. :dance: I think I had written 34 somewhere recently but I was mistaken. Good luck to the rest of you! Hang in there, you will eventually make it.

great news !!!

Event Date
Service Center : Vermont Service Center
Consulate : Bucharest, Romania
I-129F Sent : 2009-04-21
I-129F Received: 2009-04-23
Check Cashed: 2009-04-27
I-129F NOA1 : 2009-04-28
I-129F NOA2 : 2009-08-26 !!!!!!! biggrin.png
NVC Received : 2009-08-28
NVC Left: 2009-09-30 FINALLY AP SUCKS
Consulate Received :2009-10-01
Packet 3 Received :2009-10-01
Packet 3 Sent :2009-10-06
Medical: 2009-10-19
Interview Date :2009-10-21
Visa Received :2009-10-21
US Entry :2009-10-26
Marriage :12/12/2009 biggrin.png
AOS Mailed UPS: 01/18/2010
AOS Package Received: 01/19/2010
I-485 Approval: 01/28/2011
I-751 Sent: 01/15/2013
I-751 Received: 01/16/2013
ROC:
01/14/2013 I-751 package sent.
01/15/2013 package received.
01/16/2013 check cashed.
06/07/2013 RFE - More evidence

09/12/2013 RFE Returned with full 4 years of Evidence packet

12/02/2012 - Received Approval letter !!

​12-12-2013 - 4 year anniversary smile.png


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One more file out of the way for the rest of you. We finally made it out of NVC today after 33 days. :dance: I think I had written 34 somewhere recently but I was mistaken. Good luck to the rest of you! Hang in there, you will eventually make it.

Awesome :thumbs:

Timeline

Have known each other and have been friends for 20+ Years.

May 18, 2009 - Mailed I-129F Package

May 19, 2009 - Receipt of Confirmation from USPS

May 22, 2009 - Check Cashed

May 23, 2009 - Received NOA1

May 23, 2009 - Signed up for E-mail updates on USCIS.gov website.

Aug 27, 2009 - Touched 1

Aug 27, 2009 - NOA-2 E-mail Received!

Sept 8, 2009 - NVC Received File - Was stuck in AP for 28 Days!

Oct 6, 2009 - NVC sent file to Manila - Thank GOD

Oct 9, 2009 - File in System at US. Embassy In Manila

Oct 15, 2009 - Information packet received by Beneficiary from Manila

Oct 14, 2009 - Advanced Medical Exam Passed

Nov 10, 2009 - Interview - Passed Thank GOD again.

Nov 17, 2009 - Visa received

Nov 17, 2009 - CFO Seminar

Nov 21, 2009 - returned to US with the Love of my life.

Dec 17th, 2009 - Wedding! Yahoo!

Jan 14th, 2010 - Mailed I-485 / 765 Package

Jan 21, 2010 - NOA1 for 485 / 765

Feb 17, 2010 - Biometrics

Mar 9, 2010 - EAD Card in Production

May 28, 2010 - Greencard Received!

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One more file out of the way for the rest of you. We finally made it out of NVC today after 33 days. :dance: I think I had written 34 somewhere recently but I was mistaken. Good luck to the rest of you! Hang in there, you will eventually make it.

congratulations! I'm happy for you! :thumbs:

Event Date

Service Center : Vermont Service Center

Consulate : Naples, Italy

I-129F Sent : 2009-05-18

I-129F NOA1 : 2009-05-21

I-129F NOA2 : 2009-09-01

NVC Received : 2009-09-04

NVC Left : 2009-10-02

Consulate Received : 2009-10-05

Packet 3 Received : 2009-10-07

Interview ... WAIVED? Never heard of this, but they didn't even interview him, just told him pick up his visa the next day.

Current Status: Interview ... waived ... I guess :) They just took his fingerprints and documents and told him everything was in order and he should pick up his visa tomorrow! WOW

I can't believe it's only been 7 months since we filed ... seems like an eternity!

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One more file out of the way for the rest of you. We finally made it out of NVC today after 33 days. :dance: I think I had written 34 somewhere recently but I was mistaken. Good luck to the rest of you! Hang in there, you will eventually make it.

congrats glad you made it out

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Thank you for the congratulations everyone! Yea really a great day. And like Ladonna said, the operator seemed so happy to give me the good news. I am still curious about that phone call yesterday morning but I guess I will never know the reason for it. CrazyMary was probably right, the person that tried to call me would probably be fired for being nice, if that is what they were doing, if a superior at NVC found out that they had tried to call me. :)))

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Maverick64   0

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One more file out of the way for the rest of you. We finally made it out of NVC today after 33 days. :dance: I think I had written 34 somewhere recently but I was mistaken. Good luck to the rest of you! Hang in there, you will eventually make it.

Wonderful news! Congratulations and on with the rest of your journey!

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OMG it is a happy day. I was almost to depressed to call today but i just did and was told it was sent today. 34 days in the hole and finally i am out. One thing like many other people i e=mailed my congressman yesterday and today i am out. Do not know if it made a difference but i think it happens here to many times to always be a coincidence.. Hang in there anyone still stuck in AP

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ScottThuy   140

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We will know in the next few days if it makes a difference. I was in my Congressmans office for 30 minutes this morning and his words "I do this all of the time and you should see results". If I was the one dragging my feet and a congressional inquiry hit my bosses desk, you bet the file would be off of my desk that day if not within minutes.

If I am still in AP for another few weeks then its likely a coincidence for those that got sent out the next day..

Anyone aside from Steve and I left in AP?

Edited by ScottThuy

"Every one of us bears within himself the possibilty of all passions, all destinies of life in all its forms. Nothing human is foreign to us" - Edward G. Robinson.

 
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