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I received my NOA2 hard-copy today.It states that Petition has been approved and forwarded to listed consulate (which is Abu Dhabi in UAE).No mention of NVC at all.Does it look odd? Please let me know if this a default statement on NOA2 or my case is different?

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They all say that but it's a lie, a lie I say ... they still go through NVC first.


USCIS [*] 22 Nov. 2011 - I-129 package sent; [*] 25 Nov. 2011 - Package delivered; [*] 25 Nov. 2011 - NOA1/petition received and routed to the California Service Center; [*] 30 Nov. 2011 - Touched/confirmation though text message and email; [*] 03 Dec. 2011 - Hard copy received; [*]24 April 2012 - NOA2 (no RFEs)/text message/email/USCIS account updated; [*] 27 April 2012 - NOA2 hard copy received.

NVC [*] 14 May 2012 - Petition received by NVC ; [*] 16 May 2012 - Petition left NVC.

EMBASSY [*] 18 May 2012 - Petition arrived at the US Embassy in Bucharest; [*] 22 May 2012 - Package 3 received; [*] 24 May 2012 - Package sent to the consulate, interview date set; [*] 14 June 2012 - Interview date, approved.

POE [*] 04 July 2012 - Minneapolis/St.Paul. [*] 16 September 2012 - Wedding Day!

AOS/EAD/AP [*] 04 February 2013 - AOS/EAD/AP package sent; [*] 07 February 2013 - AOS/EAD/AP package delivered; [*] 12 February 2013 - NOA1 text messages/emails; [*] 16 February 2013 - NOA1 received in the regular mail; [*] 28 February 2013 - Biometrics letter received (appointment date, March 8th); [*] 04 March 2013 - Biometrics walk-in completed (9 out of 10 fingerprints taken, pinky would not give in); [*] 04 April 2013 - EAD/AP card approved; [*] 11 April 2013 - Combo card sent/tracking number obtained; [*] 15 April 2013 - Card delivered.

[*] 15 May 2013 - Moved from MN to LA; [*] 17 May 2013 - Applied for a new SS card/filed an AR-11 online (unsuccessfully), therefore called and spoke to a Tier 2 and changed the address; [*] 22 May 2013 - Address updated on My Case Status (finally can see the case numbers online); [*] 28 May 2013 - Letter received in the mail confirming the change of address; [*] 31 July 2013 - Went to Romania; [*] 12 September 2013 - returned to the US using the AP, POE Houston, everything went smoothly; [*] 20 September 2013 - Spoke to a Tier2 and put in a service request; [*] 23 September 2013 - Got "Possible Interview Waiver" letter (originally sent on August, 29th to my old address, returned and re-routed to my current address); [*] 1 October 2013 - Started a new job.

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I received my NOA2 hard-copy today.It states that Petition has been approved and forwarded to listed consulate (which is Abu Dhabi in UAE).No mention of NVC at all.Does it look odd? Please let me know if this a default statement on NOA2 or my case is different?

Your USCIS-approved petition was transferred from one large government bureaucracy, the Department of Homeland Security, to another large government bureaucracy, the Department of

State. It is not uncommon for one bureaucracy not to know the correct procedures of another bureaucracy. Refer to the DoS Nonimmigrant K-1 Visa FAQs for more information.

BTW, this is a fairly often asked inquiry, your case is likely not handled in any way different from everyone else.... :unsure:

Good luck on visa journey.

Completed: K1/K2 (271 days) - AOS/EAD/AP (134 days) - ROC (279 days)

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I have heard that they sometimes directly send the petition to the consulate, but don't know if they actually do. Our NOA2 says that they have sent our case to the NVC and when I call them, they ask me whether my case has been forwarded to NVC or the embassy. So I guess there is a difference! But in either case, you should expect one of the following within 3-4 weeks:

1. Embassy informing you about the receipt of your case and the time of the interview.

2. NVC informing you that they have sent the petition to Abu Dhabi, in which case the embassy will also notify you about the interview.

You can keep calling both the NVC and embassy in the meantime (like me calling NVC everyday), but really there is no point in doing this, since whoever gets your case will inform you about the rest of the process ;)

Our story: K1 -> AOS -> ROC -> Naturalization (2012 - current)

(checkout our timeline for details)

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soheil   9

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Soheil jan,

Thank you so much.

khahesh ;)

by the way, let's keep in touch, we are both almost in the same stage ;) we might end up with the same interview date :D

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Our story: K1 -> AOS -> ROC -> Naturalization (2012 - current)

(checkout our timeline for details)

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tru_loves_journey   117

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I have heard that they sometimes directly send the petition to the consulate, but don't know if they actually do. Our NOA2 says that they have sent our case to the NVC and when I call them, they ask me whether my case has been forwarded to NVC or the embassy. So I guess there is a difference! But in either case, you should expect one of the following within 3-4 weeks:

1. Embassy informing you about the receipt of your case and the time of the interview.

2. NVC informing you that they have sent the petition to Abu Dhabi, in which case the embassy will also notify you about the interview.

You can keep calling both the NVC and embassy in the meantime (like me calling NVC everyday), but really there is no point in doing this, since whoever gets your case will inform you about the rest of the process ;)

Instead of calling everyday you can try this http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/302190-dhl-tracking-from-nvc-to-us-embassy/

Good Luck :)

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cdneh   3,112

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They do all go to NVC. Your letter says it will be sent to the consulate, and it will, but not before it goes through NVC.

I can explain it to you. But I can't understand it for you.

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didopage Experienced

didopage   337

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They all say that but it's a lie, a lie I say ... they still go through NVC first.

Mine said it was going to NVC first. But I agree they ALL go through NVC before going to the embassy.

K-1 Visa Timeline AOS Timeline

- Aug 31st, 2011 - Mailed I-129F package - May 29th, 2012 - Mailed AOS/EAD/AP package

- Apr 13th, 2012 - Visa received - Aug 24th, 2012 - Green Card received

ROC Timeline

- May 19th, 2014 - Mailed ROC package to CSC

- Aug 8th, 2014 - Green Card received

N-400 Timeline

- Dec 29th, 2021 - Filed online. Got notice that biometrics will be reused.

- Now waiting...

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bigdog   376

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All go to NVC, see prior postings as well on this issue.

In Arizona its hot hot hot.

http://www.uscis.gov/dateCalculator.html

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Que Saudade   284

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They all say that but it's a lie, a lie I say ... they still go through NVC first.

:thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs:

"I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant."

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Link for Rio de Janeiro Consulate's instructions for K1 Visas. They give you this link instead of a packet 3. Everything you need for interview in Rio is here. Boa Sorte

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didopage Experienced

didopage   337

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Hahahahaha....you guarantee that statement???

That was true a while back ago, but it takes a long longer than a week now... I would not guarantee that!! :P

K-1 Visa Timeline AOS Timeline

- Aug 31st, 2011 - Mailed I-129F package - May 29th, 2012 - Mailed AOS/EAD/AP package

- Apr 13th, 2012 - Visa received - Aug 24th, 2012 - Green Card received

ROC Timeline

- May 19th, 2014 - Mailed ROC package to CSC

- Aug 8th, 2014 - Green Card received

N-400 Timeline

- Dec 29th, 2021 - Filed online. Got notice that biometrics will be reused.

- Now waiting...

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