I need the help of some experienced VJer's

[TiklingGuy 211]

If the NVC have it, then why would they not tell me that!?! I sent them a request to look for it, and nothing turned up, they called Vermont and were told that they still have it.

Why would the NVC go to such lengths as to fabricate a story, if they have it!?!

The person that u talked to at the NVC doesn't know it is there unless it is in the system at the NVC. A buddy of mine's took a month for him as well. They may be backlogged at the NVC. Call them once a week to see if it is logged in and been assigned a case number.

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

If the NVC have it, then why would they not tell me that!?! I sent them a request to look for it, and nothing turned up, they called Vermont and were told that they still have it.

Why would the NVC go to such lengths as to fabricate a story, if they have it!?!

They can't tell you because the people you talk to are not at NVC, they are contracted telephone operators. Neither NVC nor USCIS is set up to respond to you with reliable answers and have no desire to do so. You will be notified by mail, that is how it works.

I have three personal friends that work at VSC. Two are adjudicators, One in a management position. My wife does interpretations for them. Your approved petition is sent immediately to NVC. It is highly unlikely it even waits until the next day.

The main purpose of the telephone operators is to prevent you from calling AGAIN. It is not working for you because you won't stop. This is your problem, not theirs. It causes YOU frustration, not them. This is why they will usually finish the call with something like "call back in 30 days" knowing the problem will resolve itself by then and you never call again. They will tell you whatever they can to prevent you from calling back.

You can continue to call if you want, makes no difference to me but as I said, I am not guessing.

My suggestion? Put the hammer down and stop hitting yourself on the head. Your petition IS at NVC, it WILL go through the process, you WILL be notified when they have forwarded it to the consulate and the consulate WILL let you know when they have it.

[Moomin 292]

They can't tell you because the people you talk to are not at NVC, they are contracted telephone operators. Neither NVC nor USCIS is set up to respond to you with reliable answers and have no desire to do so. You will be notified by mail, that is how it works.

I have three personal friends that work at VSC. Two are adjudicators, One in a management position. My wife does interpretations for them. Your approved petition is sent immediately to NVC. It is highly unlikely it even waits until the next day.

The main purpose of the telephone operators is to prevent you from calling AGAIN. It is not working for you because you won't stop. This is your problem, not theirs. It causes YOU frustration, not them. This is why they will usually finish the call with something like "call back in 30 days" knowing the problem will resolve itself by then and you never call again. They will tell you whatever they can to prevent you from calling back.

You can continue to call if you want, makes no difference to me but as I said, I am not guessing.

My suggestion? Put the hammer down and stop hitting yourself on the head. Your petition IS at NVC, it WILL go through the process, you WILL be notified when they have forwarded it to the consulate and the consulate WILL let you know when they have it.

Gary, correct me if I'm wrong here. The petitions are handled manually when they arrive at NVC(opened, sorted, case number assigned later on etc). Meaning the petition is not in a limbo but simply hasn't been processed or registered yet?

[Dan & Jenni 457]

My suggestion? Put the hammer down and stop hitting yourself on the head. Your petition IS at NVC, it WILL go through the process, you WILL be notified when they have forwarded it to the consulate and the consulate WILL let you know when they have it.

as hard as it is to just sit there and wait, i totally agree with this.

when i first joined VJ and started to realise how much frustration and anger is caused by calling USCIS and NVC i promised myself that no matter how long it took... i would not do it. every phone call you make and every answer you dont get will cause you to worry even more... let things take there natural course and it will all be fine

[bigdog 376]

Because it has not been processed into their system most likely, very frustrating.

[K&E2009 71]

They can't tell you because the people you talk to are not at NVC, they are contracted telephone operators. Neither NVC nor USCIS is set up to respond to you with reliable answers and have no desire to do so. You will be notified by mail, that is how it works.

I have three personal friends that work at VSC. Two are adjudicators, One in a management position. My wife does interpretations for them. Your approved petition is sent immediately to NVC. It is highly unlikely it even waits until the next day.

The main purpose of the telephone operators is to prevent you from calling AGAIN. It is not working for you because you won't stop. This is your problem, not theirs. It causes YOU frustration, not them. This is why they will usually finish the call with something like "call back in 30 days" knowing the problem will resolve itself by then and you never call again. They will tell you whatever they can to prevent you from calling back.

You can continue to call if you want, makes no difference to me but as I said, I am not guessing.

My suggestion? Put the hammer down and stop hitting yourself on the head. Your petition IS at NVC, it WILL go through the process, you WILL be notified when they have forwarded it to the consulate and the consulate WILL let you know when they have it.

Thank you for your insight. :thumbs:

[Dan & Jenni 457]

Thank you for your insight. :thumbs:

you are almost at the end of this part of a long and frustrating process... NVC is obviously a little slow right now... it will be fine

[AMP 54]

So sad got really exicted when I saw "VJer's". I thought I would really have some good experiance to share, but unfortinatly my definition of VJer's is not the same.

Edited January 13, 2012 by AMP

[Therealworld 90]

Honestly you need to wait patiently. These cases take time to process and then time to be transferred from one location to another. There is nothing set in stone that states a case has to be transferred within a certain time frame. It is because we are all so anxious in getting our case processed and approved we dont realize the volume of cases that Immigration and NVC are dealing with. We all act like at times ours is the only case in existence which is not the case.

[habibi83 12]

Here we go;

On Dec. 5th we were approved for our I-129f in Vermont.

As of TODAY, NVC has NOT received our file.

Yesterday, my USC fianceé called the USCIS and spoke with someone on Tier 2. The Officer told her; "It HAS been sent to Vermont, but we can't tell you the date".

I decided to conduct my own investigation... I emailed the NVC a scanned copy of our approval notice, they haven't received it, AND they contacted Vermont for us, Vermont said: "It HAS NOT left Vermont"

So, the USCIS is telling us, we sent it.

They are telling the NVC, we haven't sent it.

What are we supposed to do now!?! We are getting the run around here!

I am goin' to get my fianceé to call the USCIS again today and go to Tier 2 and let rip on them! Even though I know she won't.

What to do VJer's?

It takes time for them to transfer your file....the whole process is usally long...

[K&E2009 71]

Called NVC again, nothing there.

It's been 6 and a half weeks now since approval.

This time the person told us to contact a Local Immigration Office.

Edited January 19, 2012 by Widsy97

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

Called NVC again, nothing there.

It's been 6 and a half weeks now since approval.

This time the person told us to contact a Local Immigration Office.

Another one without a clue. Local offices have nothing to do with the petition process. You are likely in AP if it has been that long. You will get notification when they are finished with it.

[K&E2009 71]

Another one without a clue. Local offices have nothing to do with the petition process. You are likely in AP if it has been that long. You will get notification when they are finished with it.

I've heard of people being in AP at the NVC, but at least they were told; 'It's here, and it's in AP'.

We just get told; 'Sorry, we have not recieved it!'

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

I've heard of people being in AP at the NVC, but at least they were told; 'It's here, and it's in AP'.

We just get told; 'Sorry, we have not recieved it!'

Some people were told that and some weren't. some have been told it was sent to the consulate and found they were in AP weeks after that. The FACT is that the people you talk to DO NOT KNOW.

[Dan & Jenni 457]

I've heard of people being in AP at the NVC, but at least they were told; 'It's here, and it's in AP'.

We just get told; 'Sorry, we have not recieved it!'

it seems like a lot of people are getting told the same thing right now. i know we havent waited anywhere near as long as you but myself and quite a few others that got approved around the same time as me are getting the same answer... "we have not received it". i actually checked my case status online the other day and even though i got approved on the 5th of january it shows as being "touched" or "last updated" on the 9th. i thought USCIS sent it straight to NVC within like 24 hours so dont understand that at all lol