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[JVF 0]

I just called NVC to find out if they received my case. Operator asked me to read what it says on the NOA2 notice. "The above petition has been approved, and forwarded to the listed consulate. Please contact the consulate with any questions about vise issuance...." She told me this means my petition never made it to NYC center and was forwarded directly to consulate.

I thought once my case is approved USCIS sends it to NVC, they assign KEV # and forwards it to consulate.

[Matt & Bing 56]

I just called NVC to find out if they received my case. Operator asked me to read what it says on the NOA2 notice. "The above petition has been approved, and forwarded to the listed consulate. Please contact the consulate with any questions about vise issuance...." She told me this means my petition never made it to NYC center and was forwarded directly to consulate.

I thought once my case is approved USCIS sends it to NVC, they assign KEV # and forwards it to consulate.

Wow - those NVC operators are clueless! No matter what is says on the approval notice (mine also said it was sent directly to the consulate) all packages MUST go through the NVC.

Your timeline indicates you just recieved your approval notice. It probalbly has not reached the NVC yet (could take 2 weeks). Continue calling every few days. You will also get a letter from the NVC once they receive it with your case number on it.

[dakay ♥ 10]

the operator is obviously wrong, the USCIS send your case to the NVC, who assign the new case number and send it to the embassy and you will receive a letter with your new case number

[Mononoke28 137]

Absolutely, your approved petition is never forwarded to the embassy from the USCIS. It has to go to the NVC to get a case # or the embassy wouldn't even accept it. Like other members said, keep calling until you get to a rep that knows what she's doing.

Diana

[Inky 1,111]

I never got any letter with my case number on it, never got any paper from NVC at all, I called DOS and asked them and got my case number and was told it had already left NVC and only stayed there for 2 days. If you try calling DOS you might get a better answer than NVC.

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

I just called NVC to find out if they received my case. Operator asked me to read what it says on the NOA2 notice. "The above petition has been approved, and forwarded to the listed consulate. Please contact the consulate with any questions about vise issuance...." She told me this means my petition never made it to NYC center and was forwarded directly to consulate.

I thought once my case is approved USCIS sends it to NVC, they assign KEV # and forwards it to consulate.

Why does anyone even call these people? What she told you is completely wrong.

Your petition, and ALL petitions go to NVC. NONE, repeat, NONE are sent to consulates directly by USCIS...EVER. For ANY reason. USCIS sends your petition to NVC within 24 hours of approval (weekends excluded) NVC has your case before you get the notice it has been sent. Some of the notices say it has been forwarded to the consulate...it has...through NVC.

NVC HAS your case, the operator has no way to verify that. They are completely and totally useless. When NVC FINISHES your case they will send you a letter with the KEV number. By the time you get the letter, the case WILL be in Kiev. You will then wait 2-3 weeks until Kiev puts it in their system. THEN you can make an interview appointment.

NVC typically takes anywhere from 3 days to 8 weeks to process a petition.

[JVF 0]

Why does anyone even call these people? What she told you is completely wrong.

Your petition, and ALL petitions go to NVC. NONE, repeat, NONE are sent to consulates directly by USCIS...EVER. For ANY reason. USCIS sends your petition to NVC within 24 hours of approval (weekends excluded) NVC has your case before you get the notice it has been sent. Some of the notices say it has been forwarded to the consulate...it has...through NVC.

NVC HAS your case, the operator has no way to verify that. They are completely and totally useless. When NVC FINISHES your case they will send you a letter with the KEV number. By the time you get the letter, the case WILL be in Kiev. You will then wait 2-3 weeks until Kiev puts it in their system. THEN you can make an interview appointment.

NVC typically takes anywhere from 3 days to 8 weeks to process a petition.

"...the operator has no way to verify that."

Then why do they ask for receipt number on NOA2? It seems like so many useless people involved in this whole process; USCIS, NVC operators. No wonder they keep raising fees

[JVF 0]

I never got any letter with my case number on it, never got any paper from NVC at all, I called DOS and asked them and got my case number and was told it had already left NVC and only stayed there for 2 days. If you try calling DOS you might get a better answer than NVC.

"If you try calling DOS you might get a better answer than NVC."

What is DOS? I am only aware of "Disk Operating System" and "Denial Of Service" Do you have their number? If my case forwarded to NVC and intput into their system why would DOS know?

Thank you

[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

"If you try calling DOS you might get a better answer than NVC."

What is DOS? I am only aware of "Disk Operating System" and "Denial Of Service" Do you have their number? If my case forwarded to NVC and intput into their system why would DOS know?

Thank you

Too many acronyms!

In this case, "DOS" means "Department of State" - the department of the Executive Branch of the federal government that includes the National Visa Center (NVC) and the US embassies and consulates in foreign countries.

[Matt & Bing 56]

NVC HAS your case, the operator has no way to verify that. They are completely and totally useless. When NVC FINISHES your case they will send you a letter with the KEV number. By the time you get the letter, the case WILL be in Kiev. You will then wait 2-3 weeks until Kiev puts it in their system. THEN you can make an interview appointment.

NVC typically takes anywhere from 3 days to 8 weeks to process a petition.

In my case, I got the letter from the NVC immediately - not when they were actually finished with my case, 50 days later. Even though they told me I would be contacted when my case was finally sent on they never did so. I had to continue calling to confirm that it was sent on.

And yes, the operator can verify that they have your case - They simply may not have it yet.

[JVF 0]

I never got any letter with my case number on it, never got any paper from NVC at all, I called DOS and asked them and got my case number and was told it had already left NVC and only stayed there for 2 days. If you try calling DOS you might get a better answer than NVC.

I just call DOS. They don't have my case in their system.

[Casper&Diana 0]

I think you just need to give it a couple more days, Jeff. It took me 8 calendar days to get from the CSC to the NVC and be checked into their system. And yes, when I called the first-line NVC operator was able to find my file and give me a KEV number.

On a less happy note, and I hope this doesn't happen to you(!), when I got the NOA 2 letter saying that the file had been forwarded from the CSC to the NVC it in actuality had not. For reasons that are still a mystery to me, the file was held for 3 more weeks at the CSC AFTER the date the NOA2 said it was sent to the NVC. Though I have inquired several times, I was never able to find out why the file was held. Fell on the floor? Lost? Dog ate it? All I know is that after 3 weeks of calling CSC and NVC (and my senator's office as well) I got a 1-line email saying that it had been forwarded on this (new) date 3 weeks after what the NOA2 said.

But try not think of such things!

[JVF 0]

I think you just need to give it a couple more days, Jeff. It took me 8 calendar days to get from the CSC to the NVC and be checked into their system. And yes, when I called the first-line NVC operator was able to find my file and give me a KEV number.

On a less happy note, and I hope this doesn't happen to you(!), when I got the NOA 2 letter saying that the file had been forwarded from the CSC to the NVC it in actuality had not. For reasons that are still a mystery to me, the file was held for 3 more weeks at the CSC AFTER the date the NOA2 said it was sent to the NVC. Though I have inquired several times, I was never able to find out why the file was held. Fell on the floor? Lost? Dog ate it? All I know is that after 3 weeks of calling CSC and NVC (and my senator's office as well) I got a 1-line email saying that it had been forwarded on this (new) date 3 weeks after what the NOA2 said.

But try not think of such things!

NVC operators told me it could take up to 90 days for them to receive the case. No idea why it would take that long if the petition was already approved....I got to give them a credit. They don't sound like robots as in USCIS.

How can you talk to

[JVF 0]

NVC operators told me it could take up to 90 days for them to receive the case. No idea why it would take that long if the petition was already approved....I got to give them a credit. They don't sound like robots as in USCIS.

How can you talk to

Hmmm, makes no sense at all. NOA2 is valid for 4 months, then what it this deal with "it could take up to 90 days"?

[tom&tanya 48]

Mine took 3 weeks lost somewhere at NVC before they sent it to Kiev. There is no rhyme or reason as to why some people fly in and out of there and some take 3 weeks. .... Keep calling each day. ... BTW, after 15 business days you can email them a request to search for your petition. I did that. The same day I sent the email, it was suddenly sent to Kiev that same day! ... Hmmmm ... coincidence? ( I think they were using mine under a table leg in the break room.)