November 2012 filers

[Lynkali 163]

Once you get your NOA2, about 10 days later you should call the NVC (National Visa Center) to see if they've received your file and shipped it off to your fiance's embassy/consulate. I was puzzled too since hardly anywhere lists the phone number to call or what to do, but you call 1-603-334-0700, press 1 to speak to an operator (at least I think it was 1), and wait on hold 10-20 minutes before you speak to someone. You'll give them your WAC/EAC case number and hopefully they'll tell you whether it's been received and processed yet.

I called NVC for the first time today -- it's too early since it's only been 5 days since my NOA2 but I was curious to see if anything was there. It wasn't, but I wasn't expecting it really. The lady wasn't mean, she just said to call back next week. I'll probably call every day anyway, just because I wanna see it get through and on to the embassy.

I did, however, get my hard copy NOA2 in the mailbox today, WHEE, I'm so VERY happy about that and it looks perfectly fine, no mistakes or worries there!

The goal now is to get your new embassy case number -- it will start with the three-letter prefix of your fiance's consulate (e.g MNL for Manila, or HEL for me in Helsinki). Once you have that, you can contact your local embassy/consulate and start sending forms and getting information from them. They'll handle everything from here on out -- the only thing the US citizen really needs to do is get the new case number, and of course assemble the I-134 financial support documents. That takes some work, so if you haven't already started work on the I-134 forms and documents, get that going now! The foreign fiance will need to gather documents too, but that depends on the local embassy: usually police clearances, health records, birth certificates, etc -- check your local subforum for information that they'll need to get.

I'm so happy to be on to this stage, and looking forward to POSSIBLY an interview in July. It might stretch into August but even that's a relief compared to what I had started to fear a few months ago!

Good luck to everyone at ANY stage in the process and I hope we all move along quickly!

[pachacuti 154]

Woo hooooooo! Happy Snoopy Dance, y'all

[Lynkali 163]

CONGRATS pachacuti! I've been rooting for yours, convinced that all the Tyler/CSC data couldn't possibly be having any cause for delays for you but worrying a bit just the same. Really tremendously happy for you and hope things move quickly for you now!

Did you end up filing a service request at all?

[~*Amber*~ 4]

My congressman got back to me today They sent the privacy form and said they would be glad to help! I just got done faxing it in. Hopefully it wont be long now!

[pachacuti 154]

CONGRATS pachacuti! I've been rooting for yours, convinced that all the Tyler/CSC data couldn't possibly be having any cause for delays for you but worrying a bit just the same. Really tremendously happy for you and hope things move quickly for you now!

Did you end up filing a service request at all?

My account did get blocked on Monday, but that was due to my Android app doing an auto-refresh check on my case every 15 minutes Obsess much??

I didn't have to file any request or have to have anyone intercede on my behalf.

175 days is still too long for this process. It really shouldn't be more than 90 days IMHO. My little learned to crawl and walk in the amount of time it took and he is on the verge of speaking. All while being far, far away from me. But that is coming to a happy conclusion very soon. Woo hoo!

[Lynkali 163]

Every 15 minutes, pssshaw. I am sure that on Thursday and Friday before my NOA2, I was hitting refresh every 5 minutes, sometimes more!

SO glad it's over but it's been a bit weird in the evenings now to see the clock and think "hey, isn't there something I'm supposed to be waiting for???"

[Adriana&Karel 7]

I'm absolutely right there with you! it's so incredibly heartbreaking I'm too the point where i'm anxious and scared and crying frequently..I can hardly eat or sleep. If I have to wait, it's okay..i just want to know if my petition is okay. While I'm happy that people are getting approved, a part deep down inside is angry (not at those approved!) but rather the service centers for their lack of organization. It's not fair that someone waiting since october or november is still waiting while others are getting approved after only 2 or 3 months. It's just not. It should be on a first come, first serve. This picking and choosing who to approve next is inconsistant and not fair. That's what upsets me the most. They have these guidelines and processing times but the truth is, you don't know WHEN you are getting approved because they way they have things set up now, it really is the luck of the draw. It's like the lottery. If you are the lucky petition they pick, you win! I'm completely heartbroken and actually crying as i'm typing this. You have said everything I felt as well. We have been apart for almost 3 1/2 years and we are just so sick from being apart. I have kids so moving there is not an option for me either or i'd be there now.

Our NOA date is similiar. Ours is Nov. 16th. so i'm not far behind. I couldn't even get an answer from USCIS when i called! I was told i couldn't even put in a service request because i was still within the time frame. They gave me heck for demanding to know where my petition is..All I got was "wait up to 60 days and if you don't get anything, call us again" REALLY!? That's the best that they can come up with?? I wonder how they'd feel if they were torn away from their family? How would they like to wait?

I just wrote my congressman and I pray to God that he can help us..anything at all..I'm so scared and it's the uncertainty that is killing us the most

I know right?....i even saw someone from March getting approved today..less than 2 months...i mean, c'mon

my thoughts to you is keep calling, chances are you wont get the same person picking up your call and the answer might be different, the first time i called they told me i was under the right time frame even though it was at the 6th month already, i tried again and waited over 2 hours for a tier2 so i hung up cause i was at work...3rd time i was able to speak with the tier2 and he gave me more information....so, keep insisting!

I thought about moving with him, after all most of my family is there but the situation of my country its not the best at this moment...besides that i have shared custody with her dad and that would open another troublesome process. worst case scenario, if i go without her i would have to deal with lawyers and draft a new custody document and blah blah blah....stuff a kid should be hold responsible for....this should be an easier process, there is no need to make families suffer and kids separated from their parents....its not right!

I feel so much sympathy for those of you still waiting. A week ago -- even 5 days ago -- I was exactly where you are, and I was OUT OF MY MIND with stress and worry and anger and rage and frustration, I really remember almost nothing else from last week except a haze and fog of obsessive worry.

The only thing that helped at all during that time was to take action and feel like I was doing all I could: contacting my senators and congressman. As it turned out, the congressman was the best bet after all, because they are much more local and deal with only a small section of the state, compared to my two senators who have to deal with 30 million constituents. So I do urge all of you still waiting: get in touch with your congressional representative. Fax, email or mail them the privacy form and force them to place an inquiry with CSC/VSC. I really feel that was the deciding factor in getting my NOA2. I might be wrong, it could just be coincidental timing, but the fact that the approval came approximately 24 hours after my congressman placed the inquiry tells me that they did in fact urge it along.

I know it meant very little to me last week to hear soothing words, so I won't offer any to those still waiting. You have every right to be angry, frustrated and stressed out -- all I can say is that for me, simply waiting had become unbearable, and even just contacting representatives made me feel a bit more in control. I hope everything works out quickly for all of you!

Thank you....it does mean a lot....hopefully we will see the light at the end of the tunnel soon!

Good luck on the rest of your journey and congratulations on your NOA2

Let's make a Prayer Chain.

We could Pray at any hour we want but lets make it at 7 am for those who haven't gotten the NOA2 yet and 7 pm for those who got the NOA2 already. Lets do it for 7 days start today. And lets see how God works on it.

Good idea, i will be praying for all of you...even if its not at 7

saying a prayer for all of you still waiting.

Thank you so much!!!

[YouAreMySong 1]

Woo hooooooo! Happy Snoopy Dance, y'all

Congratulations!!!! Wooo! Hooooo!

[A&P_Germany 8]

Woo hooooooo! Happy Snoopy Dance, y'all

CONGRATS

[HollyEslem 6]

what month did u file HollyEslem?

we sent it off November 6th and got our NOA1 November 16th...

[Stuart and Katie 13]

Woo hooooooo! Happy Snoopy Dance, y'all

yaaaay! so happy for you and your sweet little family

Once you get your NOA2, about 10 days later you should call the NVC (National Visa Center) to see if they've received your file and shipped it off to your fiance's embassy/consulate. I was puzzled too since hardly anywhere lists the phone number to call or what to do, but you call 1-603-334-0700, press 1 to speak to an operator (at least I think it was 1), and wait on hold 10-20 minutes before you speak to someone. You'll give them your WAC/EAC case number and hopefully they'll tell you whether it's been received and processed yet.

I called NVC for the first time today -- it's too early since it's only been 5 days since my NOA2 but I was curious to see if anything was there. It wasn't, but I wasn't expecting it really. The lady wasn't mean, she just said to call back next week. I'll probably call every day anyway, just because I wanna see it get through and on to the embassy.

I did, however, get my hard copy NOA2 in the mailbox today, WHEE, I'm so VERY happy about that and it looks perfectly fine, no mistakes or worries there!

The goal now is to get your new embassy case number -- it will start with the three-letter prefix of your fiance's consulate (e.g MNL for Manila, or HEL for me in Helsinki). Once you have that, you can contact your local embassy/consulate and start sending forms and getting information from them. They'll handle everything from here on out -- the only thing the US citizen really needs to do is get the new case number, and of course assemble the I-134 financial support documents. That takes some work, so if you haven't already started work on the I-134 forms and documents, get that going now! The foreign fiance will need to gather documents too, but that depends on the local embassy: usually police clearances, health records, birth certificates, etc -- check your local subforum for information that they'll need to get.

I'm so happy to be on to this stage, and looking forward to POSSIBLY an interview in July. It might stretch into August but even that's a relief compared to what I had started to fear a few months ago!

Good luck to everyone at ANY stage in the process and I hope we all move along quickly!

thanks for all this info!

[liddy 10]

Woo hooooooo! Happy Snoopy Dance, y'all

[aguileralupita30 7]

I am si dissapointed at this moment. I just finished talking to a lady who would not transfer me to a tier 2 to talk about my case. The only information she can basically tell me is the same damn thing I can check on the website so what the use of her being there the computer can give us the processing times.

[HollyEslem 6]

Omg!!!!!!!!!!! I'm shaking so bad!!! Praise God! We were approved!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[liddy 10]

Omg!!!!!!!!!!! I'm shaking so bad!!! Praise God! We were approved!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WOO HOO ...

Congrats for you both ...

Do the happy shaking ! hehehe ...

I am si dissapointed at this moment. I just finished talking to a lady who would not transfer me to a tier 2 to talk about my case. The only information she can basically tell me is the same damn thing I can check on the website so what the use of her being there the computer can give us the processing times.

I'm so sorry to hear that, hopefully there will be a good news for you today.

Just hang in there a lil bit.