Please Advise on Approved I-129-F Petition

[JohnandMyrein 0]

OK...I called the NVC today and the NVC Representative today asked me to read my approval notice to him, when I did he said "If the Notice says it was forwarded to the listed Consulate, then it was forwarded to the consulate." I said are you sure? Are there really cases where this happens? He said "Yes, the USCIS and U.S. Consulate decide where the case will go and if the consulate wants the case they get it, the USCIS and Consulate trumps the NVC." Has anyone else ever experienced this??? Why would they want it to bi-pass the NVC? Please Advise if you can! Thank you!

[NigeriaorBust 4,087]

It should pass through NVC on the way to your consulate. That is where the case number is assigned. As you can see their notices are designed to confuse their own employees.

[JohnandMyrein 0]

It should pass through NVC on the way to your consulate. That is where the case number is assigned. As you can see their notices are designed to confuse their own employees.

Yes and he was so sure he was giving me good information.....

[JohnandMyrein 0]

OK...I called the NVC today and the NVC Representative today asked me to read my approval notice to him, when I did he said "If the Notice says it was forwarded to the listed Consulate, then it was forwarded to the consulate." I said are you sure? Are there really cases where this happens? He said "Yes, the USCIS and U.S. Consulate decide where the case will go and if the consulate wants the case they get it, the USCIS and Consulate trumps the NVC." Has anyone else ever experienced this??? Why would they want it to bi-pass the NVC? Please Advise if you can! Thank you!

This is what the first paragraph of my approval notice says;

The above petition has been approved, and forwarded to the listed consulate. Please contact the consulate with any questions about visa issuance, or if you would like them to forward the petition to a different consulate. The petitioner can also file Form I-824, Application for Action on an Approved Petition, with this office to request that we notify another consulate of the petition approval for visa processing purposes. THIS FORM IS NOT A VISA AND MAY NOT BE USED IN PLACE OF A VISA.

Does this mean I will have to file a Form I-824 just to get them to forward the case to NVC? That is one of the options on form I-824....This circumstance really sucks!

[april082010 3]

This is what the first paragraph of my approval notice says;

The above petition has been approved, and forwarded to the listed consulate. Please contact the consulate with any questions about visa issuance, or if you would like them to forward the petition to a different consulate. The petitioner can also file Form I-824, Application for Action on an Approved Petition, with this office to request that we notify another consulate of the petition approval for visa processing purposes. THIS FORM IS NOT A VISA AND MAY NOT BE USED IN PLACE OF A VISA.

Does this mean I will have to file a Form I-824 just to get them to forward the case to NVC? That is one of the options on form I-824....This circumstance really sucks!

Your case with MNL number will be forwarded to the Manila Consulate. When did you get the notice? Just wait a week or so then try calling Manila embassy hotline (call center) to inquire about your case. If the case was already in Manila, you can schedule for interview.

http://manila.usembassy.gov/wwwhniv1.html#step3

[JohnandMyrein 0]

I received the approval notice on May 5th. I emailed the US Consulate two days ago and they have no record of the case. How do I find the case number on the notice? When I talked to a USCIS 2nd Level Representative she said it was sent to the NVC. If that is true then it is just taking longer to arrive than it usualy does...

At this point it is hard to know the truth....

[april082010 3]

I received the approval notice on May 5th. I emailed the US Consulate two days ago and they have no record of the case. How do I find the case number on the notice? When I talked to a USCIS 2nd Level Representative she said it was sent to the NVC. If that is true then it is just taking longer to arrive than it usualy does...

At this point it is hard to know the truth....

Just look for a number which starts with MNL.

[JohnandMyrein 0]

There is no number listed on the I-797 Approval Notice. Only the A#. I spoke with a different USCIS rep today who I was "bumped up to" and she actually researched it for me (if she was being truthful) and said that the case was sent to the NVC. Hopefully it is just taking longer to get there than usual and not lost in the mail...

[kjmel38 1]

OK...I called the NVC today and the NVC Representative today asked me to read my approval notice to him, when I did he said "If the Notice says it was forwarded to the listed Consulate, then it was forwarded to the consulate." I said are you sure? Are there really cases where this happens? He said "Yes, the USCIS and U.S. Consulate decide where the case will go and if the consulate wants the case they get it, the USCIS and Consulate trumps the NVC." Has anyone else ever experienced this??? Why would they want it to bi-pass the NVC? Please Advise if you can! Thank you!

Hi! John and Myre,

Ok! first, i let you know that I experience the same with You, You call NVC and the NVC answer you right, Yes if your F-129 Petition been Approved By USCIS it Doesn't mean they Passby the NVC, Because NVC Has a record of it ,the representative you talked with, is Listening to what the reason you call them, and to read the letter Approval you are pertaining to;It means you Gave the USCIS all the Required requirements they need to Approved F-129, You should be Happy to it, And If YOur Fiancee Is In the Philippines, Or Wherever ? She will be Recieving soon the Notice Letter, Saying , We are Happy to Inform you that you may begin to Process the Application and All Instruction is INcluded in that Letter, they will send too your Fiancee all Requirement Instruction and you will recieved also SAme Notice,Of Informing to Start the Application Process,but the Rquirement Instruction is Only Included to your fiancee Notice letter, My Advice Is This,: You Ensure that, your Fiancee know ,and Follow all the Instruction Carefully, Submit all the required Documents in the Notice letter, then Only later ,after Doing that , she will recieved Another Notice for her to Interview in Person, for Visa Approval, It Doesn't mean F129 was Approved by Uscis all things are ok Already Only If you give All required Documents and If She passed the interview then Only the time you can Totally Say that She Has an Approved Visa if Already Stamp on her Passport. You must not Confused between F-129 Approved, It means your Filing as A petitioner was Approved, But not the Visa, her Visa will Approved Only after giving All requirements and passed the Visa interiew. Wish you all the best on your Processing, Good Luck.

[Greenparot 1]

I just called the NVC yesterday (I know a little soon since we just got our NOA2 a few days ago, but we were excited) and the woman on the phone also said some cases are sent directly to the consulate. So, it's hard to tell who is telling the truth and who isn't...

[payxibka 10,045]

This is what the first paragraph of my approval notice says;

The above petition has been approved, and forwarded to the listed consulate. Please contact the consulate with any questions about visa issuance, or if you would like them to forward the petition to a different consulate. The petitioner can also file Form I-824, Application for Action on an Approved Petition, with this office to request that we notify another consulate of the petition approval for visa processing purposes. THIS FORM IS NOT A VISA AND MAY NOT BE USED IN PLACE OF A VISA.

Does this mean I will have to file a Form I-824 just to get them to forward the case to NVC? That is one of the options on form I-824....This circumstance really sucks!

My petition approval notice also said this... this is the USCIS BOILERPLATE approvel notice.....

[FSB 0]

hi, I think you need to wait atleast a month, specially your application sended to manila,my fiancee and I waited for 1 month after he recieved the approval letter from NVC.then I the US Consulate Hongkong send me a letter to provide all the requirements, so just wait I'm a filipino also and I'm currently working in Hongkong.