Our case is under review after our petition was approved.

[Anastasia+Eric 0]

Hello everyone,

i have just one question.

Our petition was approved on March 1 but yesterday my fiancé got a letter from USCIS and it says nothing about approval in the letter, just that our case is "under review."

Does anyone know what it means?

[baron555 934]

Hello everyone,

i have just one question.

Our petition was approved on March 1 but yesterday my fiancé got a letter from USCIS and it says nothing about approval in the letter, just that our case is "under review."

Does anyone know what it means?

Just more AP; it's under review. Nothing unusual. STart collecting the documentation required for the interview.

Go to the RUB regional forum for regional and Embassy specific info.

[Audy_Rob 26]

It is remotely possible they are referring to something at NVC but it seems very quick from approval at the service center to any possible investigation ay NVC. It does not seem likely. If you don't hear anything (receive anything) in a week, call the NVC to see if they have your case number or file.

Good luck

[youngb 0]

Hello everyone,

i have just one question.

Our petition was approved on March 1 but yesterday my fiancé got a letter from USCIS and it says nothing about approval in the letter, just that our case is "under review."

Does anyone know what it means?

ME TOO, MY CASE WAS UNDER REVIEW LAST WEEK, BUT TODAY WHEN I CHECK IT, IS ALREADY IN POST DECISION ACTIVITY WITH OUT ANY TEST OR INTERVIEW....HAVE ANYONE BEEN THESE PROCEES?

[Anastasia+Eric 0]

ME TOO, MY CASE WAS UNDER REVIEW LAST WEEK, BUT TODAY WHEN I CHECK IT, IS ALREADY IN POST DECISION ACTIVITY WITH OUT ANY TEST OR INTERVIEW....HAVE ANYONE BEEN THESE PROCEES?

I checked my case online on March 1 and it was "POST DECISION ACTIVITY". But what is weird is that my fiancé got a letter on March 3 (or 4...don't remember) and they said that our case is under review. Now i think i understand what happened. Our case was "touched" on February 26 and on that date USCIS sent an "under review" letter to my fiancé.... but this is just my theory. 

I was very surprised when he got that letter. I thought it's time for NOA2 hard copy. And my fiancé decided to call VSC and ask them what is going on. They said everything is fine and our petition was approved on March 1. 

[sara..... 371]

I checked my case online on March 1 and it was "POST DECISION ACTIVITY". But what is weird is that my fiancé got a letter on March 3 (or 4...don't remember) and they said that our case is under review. Now i think i understand what happened. Our case was "touched" on February 26 and on that date USCIS sent an "under review" letter to my fiancé.... but this is just my theory. 

I was very surprised when he got that letter. I thought it's time for NOA2 hard copy. And my fiancé decided to call VSC and ask them what is going on. They said everything is fine and our petition was approved on March 1. 

if he did not receive noa2 hard copy he will have to get it as you will need it when time to do aos.....

sara

[Anastasia+Eric 0]

if he did not receive noa2 hard copy he will have to get it as you will need it when time to do aos.....

sara

How long does it take to get NOA2 hard copy? A week? A month? 

[sara..... 371]

How long does it take to get NOA2 hard copy? A week? A month? 

you should contact the service center that sent it to nvc to see when it was sent out and tell them you never received it.

sara

[Sveta and Ko 0]

I checked my case online on March 1 and it was "POST DECISION ACTIVITY". But what is weird is that my fiancé got a letter on March 3 (or 4...don't remember) and they said that our case is under review. Now i think i understand what happened. Our case was "touched" on February 26 and on that date USCIS sent an "under review" letter to my fiancé.... but this is just my theory. 

I was very surprised when he got that letter. I thought it's time for NOA2 hard copy. And my fiancé decided to call VSC and ask them what is going on. They said everything is fine and our petition was approved on March 1. 

Nastya:

The status on USCIS site will not change after NOA2 probably. Have you fiance call NVC 603-334-0700 (2-1-5) and ask if NVC received your documents. If they did, ask about the status of your case. I've heard from them that we are under AP, out of AP, under AP and so on for about two weeks. Now they say that our case was sent to consulate on Thursday last week. At least they are consistent. Once you hear that your case is sent to consulate, you simply wait for your interview date. Call DOS in few days. They will know if anyone touched your docs in Moscow.

[Kimbear 53]

Please be very careful if you receive a reply from nvc or uscis that your case is under review. This does not mean you are in ap or that it was approved or anything past the NOA1 stage.

More often than not it means it is being reviewed due to a mistake somewhere and you will get an RFE.

My I129F was done March of last year. In august i got noa2, had not received hard copy and yet received an i-797c notice saying it was sent back to uscis for review by NVC in september. Turns out there was an error in the file and uscis never noticed what should have been an RFE. Suffice it to say we only received the RFE in October, and replied the same day. We got a New Noa2 or "reaffirmed" noa2 in November. August - November was the delay due to this.

The only way we got any information about this was from our congressman. Our lawyer was useless as was the wonderful misinformation line.

If you are in doubt please please get in touch with NVC, they are the ones who confirmed with me that my case was sent back for review and why, and then get in touch with your congressman.

[Anastasia+Eric 0]

Nastya:

The status on USCIS site will not change after NOA2 probably. Have you fiance call NVC 603-334-0700 (2-1-5) and ask if NVC received your documents. If they did, ask about the status of your case. I've heard from them that we are under AP, out of AP, under AP and so on for about two weeks. Now they say that our case was sent to consulate on Thursday last week. At least they are consistent. Once you hear that your case is sent to consulate, you simply wait for your interview date. Call DOS in few days. They will know if anyone touched your docs in Moscow.

Thanks a lot! My fiancé will call them! But here is one more question (i know i have too many questions, haha )

My fiancé got I-797 today. Is it NOA2 hard copy or something else? And it says "The above petition has been approved and forwarded to the listed consulate."  But it doesn't list a consulate.  Is it okay or we need to call USCIS or NVC?

[Sveta and Ko 0]

Thanks a lot! My fiancé will call them! But here is one more question (i know i have too many questions, haha )

My fiancé got I-797 today. Is it NOA2 hard copy or something else? And it says "The above petition has been approved and forwarded to the listed consulate."  But it doesn't list a consulate.  Is it okay or we need to call USCIS or NVC?

It is OK. Do not call USCIS now. They approved you. Next step is NVC. They usually just enter the data into computer and send the petition to Moscow in your case. Sometimes they do more unexplained name checks, just to burn the taxpayers money and create the impression of them being useful. Do not worry. Even if you are both well known terrorists and are on US watch list, they are gonna miss it anyway. In any case, they should know first, so call NVC. When you hear from NVC that your petition was sent to Moscow on xx/xx/xxxx date, you can start calling DOS, who will know if the papers arrived to Moscow and somebody actually touched them (guess they must scan a barcode too when they pull out your file out of DHL delivery box and put it on the shelf or under their a$$ on the chair sit higher). I just got a paper from NVC that our papers will be forwarded to Moscow within a week. Not everyone gets this letter I guess. My impression is that at NVC stage, DOS will have the same info with about a day or so delay. At the consulate stage, you should contact DOS.

[Anastasia+Eric 0]

It is OK. Do not call USCIS now. They approved you. Next step is NVC. They usually just enter the data into computer and send the petition to Moscow in your case. Sometimes they do more unexplained name checks, just to burn the taxpayers money and create the impression of them being useful. Do not worry. Even if you are both well known terrorists and are on US watch list, they are gonna miss it anyway. In any case, they should know first, so call NVC. When you hear from NVC that your petition was sent to Moscow on xx/xx/xxxx date, you can start calling DOS, who will know if the papers arrived to Moscow and somebody actually touched them (guess they must scan a barcode too when they pull out your file out of DHL delivery box and put it on the shelf or under their a$ on the chair sit higher). I just got a paper from NVC that our papers will be forwarded to Moscow within a week. Not everyone gets this letter I guess. My impression is that at NVC stage, DOS will have the same info with about a day or so delay. At the consulate stage, you should contact DOS.

Thanks again! Where i can find DOS number? I think it's 202-663-1225 but I'm not sure.

[ScottThuy 140]

Thanks again! Where i can find DOS number? I think it's 202-663-1225 but I'm not sure.

Thats the DoS #