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~Johnny~   27

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Expect 30 days or so... it cant be rushed.. My congressional rep inquired and was told it was an FBI check and there was nothing that could be done until the FBI was done. If you call ask them when should I call back... and if they say call back on Friday or any specific day for that matter.. expect that the case is back from FBI and about to be sent out to the consulate... dont let them frustrate you.. they are only allowed to say what is on that script and nothing more... they can get in trouble if the go off of the script...

Thanks. I actually read almost this whole thread (yes ..193 pages) and realized that I knew more about what's happening than the operators at NVC. Based on all the VJ'rs that went through AP...30 days does seem the norm. On the brighter side, the operators are all very nice and happy. Course they're not going through this process. And when I think about it, I'm just hitting 60 days this week since I filed my I-129F petition....and we do have an MNL case number which means we can get the medical done and just be waiting for NVC and Manila to get us an appointment...and set us free from AP jail...I think they schedule your appointment quicker if you already had the medical.. :blush:

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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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bainbridge558   0

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Contact USCIS and make sure they sent it out... there have been cases that got lost before they left...

Hey Scott,

Called CIS this morning ... after reading the entire NOA2 to her, she wanted to emphasize the sentence in paragraph 3 that said " after 4 weeks contact NVC " ... told her all I want to know is HAVE you sent the petiton to NVC ..... she didn't have that info on her screen ! AAAARRRRRGGGGGHHHHHHHH !!!!!! :blink:

I-129F sent 01/27/2010
Rcv'd CSC 01/29/2010
NOA1 notice date 02/01/2010
NOA1 rcv'd 02/08/2010
" Touched " 03/04/2010
email notice APPROVED! 03/04/2010
touched 03/08/2010
hardcopy NOA2 rcv'd 03/10/2010
NVC email pkt enroute 03/29/2010
CIS touched again?! 04/01/2010
NVC RECEIVED ! 04/09/2010
NVC sent to embassy 04/15/2010
Embassy received 04/22/2010
Interview date 06/11/2010
APPROVED !!!! 06/11/2010
POE Chicago 07/22/2010
MARRIED !!!!!!! 07/27/2010
AOS,EAD,AP sent 10/01/2010
Rcv'd Chicago lockbox 10/04/2010
NOA rcv'd 10/18/2010
Bio appt. letter rcv'd 11/03/2010
Bio appt. 11/26/2010
Interview letter rcv'd 12/08/2010
Interview appt. 01/11/2011
Email EAD/AP approved 12/14/2010
EAD card arrival 12/20/2010
Re-scheduled Interview 03/01/2011
APPROVED !!!!!!!! 03/01/2011
Green Card ARRIVED !!! 03/11/2011
I-751 R.O.C. sent on 12/05/2012
I-751 packet delivered by USPS to CSC 12/06/2012
check cashed 12/10/2012
Rcv'd NOA 12/10/2012 ... dated 12/06/2012
12/17/2012 Bio letter rcv'd ... Bio appt. 01/02/2013
Biometrics completed 01/02/2013

APPROVED 05/24/2013

Letter rcv'd 06/01/2013

Card arrived 06/20/2013

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~Johnny~   27

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Hey Scott,

Called CIS this morning ... after reading the entire NOA2 to her, she wanted to emphasize the sentence in paragraph 3 that said " after 4 weeks contact NVC " ... told her all I want to know is HAVE you sent the petiton to NVC ..... she didn't have that info on her screen ! AAAARRRRRGGGGGHHHHHHHH !!!!!! :blink:

Oy....And we thought getting approved for the NOA2 was the hard part..that was the easiest part compared to this lack of information mess... "Ohhh ..how bout you call us back in a week or two...and we'll see what the stars have in store for you" :bonk:

~Johnny~

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Oy....And we thought getting approved for the NOA2 was the hard part..that was the easiest part compared to this lack of information mess... "Ohhh ..how bout you call us back in a week or two...and we'll see what the stars have in store for you" :bonk:

Amen Brother !!

I-129F sent 01/27/2010
Rcv'd CSC 01/29/2010
NOA1 notice date 02/01/2010
NOA1 rcv'd 02/08/2010
" Touched " 03/04/2010
email notice APPROVED! 03/04/2010
touched 03/08/2010
hardcopy NOA2 rcv'd 03/10/2010
NVC email pkt enroute 03/29/2010
CIS touched again?! 04/01/2010
NVC RECEIVED ! 04/09/2010
NVC sent to embassy 04/15/2010
Embassy received 04/22/2010
Interview date 06/11/2010
APPROVED !!!! 06/11/2010
POE Chicago 07/22/2010
MARRIED !!!!!!! 07/27/2010
AOS,EAD,AP sent 10/01/2010
Rcv'd Chicago lockbox 10/04/2010
NOA rcv'd 10/18/2010
Bio appt. letter rcv'd 11/03/2010
Bio appt. 11/26/2010
Interview letter rcv'd 12/08/2010
Interview appt. 01/11/2011
Email EAD/AP approved 12/14/2010
EAD card arrival 12/20/2010
Re-scheduled Interview 03/01/2011
APPROVED !!!!!!!! 03/01/2011
Green Card ARRIVED !!! 03/11/2011
I-751 R.O.C. sent on 12/05/2012
I-751 packet delivered by USPS to CSC 12/06/2012
check cashed 12/10/2012
Rcv'd NOA 12/10/2012 ... dated 12/06/2012
12/17/2012 Bio letter rcv'd ... Bio appt. 01/02/2013
Biometrics completed 01/02/2013

APPROVED 05/24/2013

Letter rcv'd 06/01/2013

Card arrived 06/20/2013

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ScottThuy   140

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keep your fingers crossed.. I though it was a pain being in AP at NVC.. now I'm in it again at the consulate.. woo hooo... this killin time is killin me!

"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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Called the 202-663-1225 which is DOS ... I have read somewhere here on VJ that you could get some info from these folks. Talked to a very nice young lady ( Allison ) who told me that NVC had NOT received my petition yet. First definite " anything " I have heard in 2 weeks !

Now ... for the 110th time ... I am re-reading my NOA2. Notice Date: March4,2010

.....quote " The above petition has been approved. We have sent the original visa petition to the Department of State National Visa Center .. yada yada address ... The USCIS has completed all action; furhter inquiries should be directed to the NVC "

Is there something I am missing here ????? I know it was a quick approval ( 34 days ) but Hell ... do they just sit on it now until it gets close to a " normal " timeframe ??? AAAARRRRHHHHHHHHHH !!!!!!!!

Sorry to all .... just had to vent a bit ! :blush:

I-129F sent 01/27/2010
Rcv'd CSC 01/29/2010
NOA1 notice date 02/01/2010
NOA1 rcv'd 02/08/2010
" Touched " 03/04/2010
email notice APPROVED! 03/04/2010
touched 03/08/2010
hardcopy NOA2 rcv'd 03/10/2010
NVC email pkt enroute 03/29/2010
CIS touched again?! 04/01/2010
NVC RECEIVED ! 04/09/2010
NVC sent to embassy 04/15/2010
Embassy received 04/22/2010
Interview date 06/11/2010
APPROVED !!!! 06/11/2010
POE Chicago 07/22/2010
MARRIED !!!!!!! 07/27/2010
AOS,EAD,AP sent 10/01/2010
Rcv'd Chicago lockbox 10/04/2010
NOA rcv'd 10/18/2010
Bio appt. letter rcv'd 11/03/2010
Bio appt. 11/26/2010
Interview letter rcv'd 12/08/2010
Interview appt. 01/11/2011
Email EAD/AP approved 12/14/2010
EAD card arrival 12/20/2010
Re-scheduled Interview 03/01/2011
APPROVED !!!!!!!! 03/01/2011
Green Card ARRIVED !!! 03/11/2011
I-751 R.O.C. sent on 12/05/2012
I-751 packet delivered by USPS to CSC 12/06/2012
check cashed 12/10/2012
Rcv'd NOA 12/10/2012 ... dated 12/06/2012
12/17/2012 Bio letter rcv'd ... Bio appt. 01/02/2013
Biometrics completed 01/02/2013

APPROVED 05/24/2013

Letter rcv'd 06/01/2013

Card arrived 06/20/2013

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~Johnny~   27

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So today I called NVC and spoke to a very nice lady with a wonderful sense of humor. I was joking with her a bit because I was expecting the same ol' song and dance and began reading her line... "you're still in AP...and we have no timeline...and call back in another week".... She said... No ...you're wrong ....I said what??? She said.. You're case as of today was sent to the embassy in Manila!! I said... NO WAY... she said WAY!! So...her next response to me...(since she remembered me from calling over the past few weeks) was "Now you can call USEM in Manila and bug the hell of them like you did with us......she said... you need their number???" I told her she was funny...but I said I already have the USEM number.... and I told her I might call her back again Monday just to see if this was not a dream call.... :whistle:

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Called the 202-663-1225 which is DOS ... I have read somewhere here on VJ that you could get some info from these folks. Talked to a very nice young lady ( Allison ) who told me that NVC had NOT received my petition yet. First definite " anything " I have heard in 2 weeks !

Now ... for the 110th time ... I am re-reading my NOA2. Notice Date: March4,2010

.....quote " The above petition has been approved. We have sent the original visa petition to the Department of State National Visa Center .. yada yada address ... The USCIS has completed all action; furhter inquiries should be directed to the NVC "

Is there something I am missing here ????? I know it was a quick approval ( 34 days ) but Hell ... do they just sit on it now until it gets close to a " normal " timeframe ??? AAAARRRRHHHHHHHHHH !!!!!!!!

Sorry to all .... just had to vent a bit ! :blush:

Yeah...I think they just misplaced your file...which is a bit unsettling since those files have tons of private info.. :blink: Feel free to vent away... That's how we survive this madness! You'll probably call them one day and they'll just out of the blue...say...ohhh you're file shipped to the embassy today!!! And they'll of course have NO reason why it sat there for a few weeks.... :bonk:

~Johnny~

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<br />Yeah...I think they just misplaced your file...which is a bit unsettling since those files have tons of private info.. <img src='http://www.visajourney.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/default/blink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':blink:' />   Feel free to vent away...  That's how we survive this madness!  You'll probably call them one day and they'll just out of the blue...say...ohhh you're file shipped to the embassy today!!!  And they'll of course have NO reason why it sat there for a few weeks.... <img src='http://www.visajourney.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/default/headbonk.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':bonk:' /><br />
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A couple weeks is alot better than a few months.. I have seen others files get lost between USCIS and NVC for months and in 1 case a couple had to go through USCIS and get a second 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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A couple weeks is alot better than a few months.. I have seen others files get lost between USCIS and NVC for months and in 1 case a couple had to go through USCIS and get a second NOA2...

Scott,, I can't imagine being stuck in NVC for AP....then on to the embassy and hitting AP again.. I hope you get out of there soon... :unsure:

~Johnny~

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Scott,, I can't imagine being stuck in NVC for AP....then on to the embassy and hitting AP again.. I hope you get out of there soon... unsure.gif

Thanks.. I suspect some time next month or May... It was really our own fault as there was a problem with 1 of the documents that they did not explain the issue initially and when we resubmitted wrong again then the guy explained why it was wrong... that was our last chance to get approved without having to go through another AP... we submitted the correct document a couple of days latter to hear.. thanks, go home and we will send you a letter...

"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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Scott,, I can't imagine being stuck in NVC for AP....then on to the embassy and hitting AP again.. I hope you get out of there soon... :unsure:

Amen to that!!

Best Wishes Scott !!!

I-129F sent 01/27/2010
Rcv'd CSC 01/29/2010
NOA1 notice date 02/01/2010
NOA1 rcv'd 02/08/2010
" Touched " 03/04/2010
email notice APPROVED! 03/04/2010
touched 03/08/2010
hardcopy NOA2 rcv'd 03/10/2010
NVC email pkt enroute 03/29/2010
CIS touched again?! 04/01/2010
NVC RECEIVED ! 04/09/2010
NVC sent to embassy 04/15/2010
Embassy received 04/22/2010
Interview date 06/11/2010
APPROVED !!!! 06/11/2010
POE Chicago 07/22/2010
MARRIED !!!!!!! 07/27/2010
AOS,EAD,AP sent 10/01/2010
Rcv'd Chicago lockbox 10/04/2010
NOA rcv'd 10/18/2010
Bio appt. letter rcv'd 11/03/2010
Bio appt. 11/26/2010
Interview letter rcv'd 12/08/2010
Interview appt. 01/11/2011
Email EAD/AP approved 12/14/2010
EAD card arrival 12/20/2010
Re-scheduled Interview 03/01/2011
APPROVED !!!!!!!! 03/01/2011
Green Card ARRIVED !!! 03/11/2011
I-751 R.O.C. sent on 12/05/2012
I-751 packet delivered by USPS to CSC 12/06/2012
check cashed 12/10/2012
Rcv'd NOA 12/10/2012 ... dated 12/06/2012
12/17/2012 Bio letter rcv'd ... Bio appt. 01/02/2013
Biometrics completed 01/02/2013

APPROVED 05/24/2013

Letter rcv'd 06/01/2013

Card arrived 06/20/2013

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Hi all..not been in for a while, and I was hoping to see no one stuck in the black hole that is NVC.

Doesn't seem much has changed there, no info, misleading info..still no time frames...meh.

We were stuck there In November 2008 for 53 days. I did go ahead and have the medical early.

We files a FIOS request 10 months ago to try and determine why the hold up..and we are still waiting.

Try and keep your chin up..the eventually do let you out :)

I can explain it to you. But I can't understand it for you.

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Just got an email from NVC research and they said they contacted USCIS and my petition is " enroute " to NVC !

'Course the cynical side of me is wondering .... how long will it be " enroute " ? ..... BUT I am going to think on the positive side ! :whistle:

I-129F sent 01/27/2010
Rcv'd CSC 01/29/2010
NOA1 notice date 02/01/2010
NOA1 rcv'd 02/08/2010
" Touched " 03/04/2010
email notice APPROVED! 03/04/2010
touched 03/08/2010
hardcopy NOA2 rcv'd 03/10/2010
NVC email pkt enroute 03/29/2010
CIS touched again?! 04/01/2010
NVC RECEIVED ! 04/09/2010
NVC sent to embassy 04/15/2010
Embassy received 04/22/2010
Interview date 06/11/2010
APPROVED !!!! 06/11/2010
POE Chicago 07/22/2010
MARRIED !!!!!!! 07/27/2010
AOS,EAD,AP sent 10/01/2010
Rcv'd Chicago lockbox 10/04/2010
NOA rcv'd 10/18/2010
Bio appt. letter rcv'd 11/03/2010
Bio appt. 11/26/2010
Interview letter rcv'd 12/08/2010
Interview appt. 01/11/2011
Email EAD/AP approved 12/14/2010
EAD card arrival 12/20/2010
Re-scheduled Interview 03/01/2011
APPROVED !!!!!!!! 03/01/2011
Green Card ARRIVED !!! 03/11/2011
I-751 R.O.C. sent on 12/05/2012
I-751 packet delivered by USPS to CSC 12/06/2012
check cashed 12/10/2012
Rcv'd NOA 12/10/2012 ... dated 12/06/2012
12/17/2012 Bio letter rcv'd ... Bio appt. 01/02/2013
Biometrics completed 01/02/2013

APPROVED 05/24/2013

Letter rcv'd 06/01/2013

Card arrived 06/20/2013

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~Johnny~   27

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Just got an email from NVC research and they said they contacted USCIS and my petition is " enroute " to NVC !

'Course the cynical side of me is wondering .... how long will it be " enroute " ? ..... BUT I am going to think on the positive side ! :whistle:

Enroute? Isn't that where its been for the month?

I called them Fri,, Mon and Today...just to make sure they haven't changed their story. So far same story...out of AP...

~Johnny~

 
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