What's going on at NVC!?

[hahuhobrad 0]

Sorry you are all being delayed. hang in their.

My I-130 has been at NVC since Aug 31st. The case number was assigned but now I'm waiting for the AOS fee bill to be generated. We all wait for something.

Peace.

[kirk and Jenny 0]

Hi. I'm so frustrated. My I-129F was approved on July 25 and I recieved my NOA2 a couple days later. It's been a month and 5 days now and they (NVC) have not receive my records. I've been calling every week and they would tell me to wait 2 to 4 weeks. Now since it's past a month, they tell me that I should give them up to 90 days. What's going on? I tried calling CIS and a woman says that all I-129F are sent directly to the embassy. I'm been trolling on the boards for quite awhile and never saw this happening. But I gave it a shot and called GUZ. Only to my disappointment that they couldnt help me since I dont have a GUZ#. Now I called CIS again and spoke an immigration officer. He dispatched an email to CSC and try to figure out what's going on with my application and told me I should wait another 30 days. So far, I called NVC a dozen times, CIS half of that, and GUZ once. What can I do now? Just wait 90 days??!? I've been waiting since early March. Thanks in advance.

I was approved August 18. I got a notice in the mail that They received my packet on Sept. 5 and it would be mailed out within a week. I just called an operator who said they received my packet August 31 and as of September 18 it has not been sent out yet. It sounds like a slow down for everyone which is comforting in a bad way, in that none of our packets are lost.

[alli 0]

Do you think it has anything to do with the country the beneficiary is from???

I wouldn't be surprised, I read somewhere that the Consulate in the beneficiary's country gives the NVC permission to hand out a new case number when they are ready to receive new petitions. I'm not sure if this info is correct, but it would explain why some people have had to wait a lot longer than others.

Our case received a case number the day it arrived at NVC, and was sent out 2 working days later, which seemed the norm for Australian petitions.

Good luck, I hope you receive news of your case soon

[heathius 0]

Derek & Yun are right. It is mostly luck. Our case took two weeks to get to NVC, and we were approved nearly a month after them. We are also going through the Guangzhou consulate.

People from all different countries have reported varied times from SC to NVC, so I don't think that it has anything to do with country. We can only speculate what is causing the delay. But since there is no official reason, us filers have to chalk it up as luck.

Edited September 19, 2006 by heathius

[GaryC 7]

I just did a little timeline search. It seems that only one NOA2 in Sept has gotten to the NVC from the CSC. For some reason all of them are getting held up.

[theresa 0]

Do you think it has anything to do with the country the beneficiary is from???

I don't think so. I know one petitioner whose fiance is from Korea got approved a day later than mine got packet 3. What frustrates me is that I don't even know whether my petition is still held up in CSC or in NVC.

[Ana and Dan 0]

NOA2 approved at the end of August. Our petition came and left the NVC in just under three weeks. It's on it's way down to Rio as I type this.

Make sure you talk to a live operator as the automated system doesn't work for K1 visas...

Edited September 19, 2006 by Ana and Dan

[Derek & Yun 0]

This really suck. Its been 30 days since the visa officer I spoke to sent an inquiry to CSC concerning the status of our case. I called CIS today and got transfered to another visa officer and she says I should wait 30-60 days for CSC to reply to my inquiry. So it's now 2 months since my petition was approved (July 25). So getting to the point, no one can help me now. She says to wait. I also called NVC today and the representative I talked to says to wait till October 25 and if NVC has not receive our petition I should call them back to help me. I asked her after 90-days what will they do to help me? Guess what was her reply? She told me she can not disclose that with me until the 90 day has passed. OMFG! I also contacted the two senators in my state and they also tell me to wait until they get to my case which will be 2-4 weeks. ####! This is so ridiculous and absurd.

Edited September 25, 2006 by Derek & Yun

[hockeygal 0]

That is completely ridiculous. For no one to be able to tell you why your case is stillstuck at CSC twom months after approval! That is crazy. I'm so sorry... it must be hugely frustrating.

[Derek & Yun 0]

Sigh.. It's 90 days now and it's still not at NVC. I just got a letter from my senator yesterday which enclosed a copy of the response from NVC. Anyhow, they said that they still dont have it and it "may be" lost in the mail. I mean come on, I have to wait 90 days just to know that it's lost? Geez. CSC and NVC Thank you!

Well, today I express mail a letter to the USCIS Ombudsmen to complain and ask them to help me resolve my predicament. I also faxed NVC a copy of my NOA2. I'll just wait and see what happens. Should I resubmit my I-129F application? Can someone who is/was in the same boat as I am give me some advice? Thanks in advance.