Status has NOT been updated on USCIS??

[zachnaomi 0]

My finace rcvd an email today from the Sydney US Consulate letting us know they have rcvd our approved petition and for us to go ahead with downloading the initial instructions for packet 3.

This email was not sent to me, only him. And i have not yet rcvd anything in the mail here in sydney, and also i checked my status on the USCIS website and it has not changed since Feb 22 when our petition got approved.

I have noticed throughout other peoples timelines that they have dates for when the NVC sent their approved petitions, also when the petition has been touched. Where are people finding this information? the USCIS website doesnt tell me if my petition is touch/sent rcvd. It has only done this for NOA1/ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE/NOA2.

Any help much appreciated.

thank you in advance.

[Scott and Mhay 57]

the "touch" is just the "date last updated." when that changes, you had a touch. You are done with the USCIS and looks like you have a case number for your consulate. Your Fiance should have the case number assigned by the NVC (since that's pretty much all they do for K visas). If not, get your receipt number and call the NVC at 603-334-0700

[VanessaTony 3,567]

The email was sent to him because his info was on the I-129F. Happened to me too. No issue. Get him to forward you to email and follow the instructions there.

P3 is not sent in the mail. It is ONLY the email. So you MUST go to the links that were included in the email sent to your fiance. If those links don't work let me know because the site was recently updated. I would HOPE they updated themselves but you never know.

The only reason I have an NVC date is because my fiance was sent the NVC letter. Don't worry about the other dates. Your case is your own. Just go to the P3 links, send them the docs they want (first they need you to send them the DS230 (part 1 only) ASAP) then when you get the rest of the documents forward them with DS-1076 to tell them you're ready for interview then they'll email you P4. now they should also have included an email update form with P3 so you can be emailed stuff instead of your fiance. I sent this with the DS-230(1).

Good luck and congrats on your approval and now P3

**Edit - your case number was sent (via post) to your fiance. It should also be included in the P3 email by memory.

Edited March 13, 2010 by Vanessa&Tony

[alex and astrid 38]

My finace rcvd an email today from the Sydney US Consulate letting us know they have rcvd our approved petition and for us to go ahead with downloading the initial instructions for packet 3.

This email was not sent to me, only him. And i have not yet rcvd anything in the mail here in sydney, and also i checked my status on the USCIS website and it has not changed since Feb 22 when our petition got approved.

I have noticed throughout other peoples timelines that they have dates for when the NVC sent their approved petitions, also when the petition has been touched. Where are people finding this information? the USCIS website doesnt tell me if my petition is touch/sent rcvd. It has only done this for NOA1/ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE/NOA2.

Any help much appreciated.

thank you in advance.

If it's any consolation, the case status for me never changed. It showed the touch that was out approval, but it never changed to say "approval". It probably still says "Initial processing"!

Once your petition has been approved by USCIS, it's up to you to track it through NVC. Once you get NOA2 in the mail, it's pretty safe to assume that NVC has your file, so you can call them, give them your info and find out if it's made it's way to your consulate. The only reason I got the P3 email was because my now-husband gave my email to NVC and they added it to our file.

Anyways, now you are at the consulate, so you are almost at the end of the journey! Good luck! If you need any help or just to vent, click one of the links in Vanessa's signature. Worth their weight in gold!

[winifredbee 1]

Sometimes your status on USCIS doesn't get updated. Just make sure you get your NOA2 hardcopy. You will need this for AOS. My status was updated but they never sent me my NOA2. I had to pester them to send me a copy. Good Luck!!

Did you register here?: https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/Dashboard.do

The page is new since I used it last.

[zachnaomi 0]

The email was sent to him because his info was on the I-129F. Happened to me too. No issue. Get him to forward you to email and follow the instructions there.

P3 is not sent in the mail. It is ONLY the email. So you MUST go to the links that were included in the email sent to your fiance. If those links don't work let me know because the site was recently updated. I would HOPE they updated themselves but you never know.

The only reason I have an NVC date is because my fiance was sent the NVC letter. Don't worry about the other dates. Your case is your own. Just go to the P3 links, send them the docs they want (first they need you to send them the DS230 (part 1 only) ASAP) then when you get the rest of the documents forward them with DS-1076 to tell them you're ready for interview then they'll email you P4. now they should also have included an email update form with P3 so you can be emailed stuff instead of your fiance. I sent this with the DS-230(1).

Good luck and congrats on your approval and now P3 <img src="http://www.visajourney.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="biggrin.gif" />

**Edit - your case number was sent (via post) to your fiance. It should also be included in the P3 email by memory.

Thanks guys... Your help is very much appreciated. Starting to stress here a little.

The email my fiance fwded me from the US Syd consulate does not have NVC case number?

one of the links did not work. the instruction link. can you guys help me with that?

My fiance is in the military so he is often training out on the field and does not have much access to email. do you have number i can call so i can advice NVC to contact me through email in future?

thanks so much for your help.