Approved i130 en route to NVC???

[RAli33 7]

Uscis approved my petition Nov 19, 2012 and NVC still hasn't received it!

I've called Uscis dozens of times and NVC to check if they may have it already and NVC tells me this today

"Please be advised that the National Visa Center (NVC) contacted U.S.

Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) to locate your approved

petition. USCIS has informed the NVC, that your petition is en route to

the NVC.  Once we have received your petition, the appropriate agent

will receive further instructions within 6 to 8 weeks."

What does this mean exactly? And when will my case finally get to NVC???

Anyone?

[EmilyS 11]

Your petition was approved on nov 19?? Mine was approved on dec 19 and it's not at NVC yet, I've sent them an email but haven't gotten a reply yet! How long did it take them to get back to ur email? Have u called uscis and asked a tier 2 supervisor about it? If not call and get a supervisor on the phone and ask them to locate ur case. I'm going to do the same myself just having some trouble because my hubby is the USC and he has to make the phone call and has a very busy work schedule. Let me know what happens plz!!

[H93 55]

Uscis approved my petition Nov 19, 2012 and NVC still hasn't received it!

I've called Uscis dozens of times and NVC to check if they may have it already and NVC tells me this today

"Please be advised that the National Visa Center (NVC) contacted U.S.

Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) to locate your approved

petition. USCIS has informed the NVC, that your petition is en route to

the NVC.  Once we have received your petition, the appropriate agent

will receive further instructions within 6 to 8 weeks."

What does this mean exactly? And when will my case finally get to NVC???

Anyone?

Your case is on it's way to NVC. Call NVC in a week and they should have it.

[RebeccaS 7]

You shouldn't be really worried. you should actually be really thrilled because I know most people (including myself) haven't gotten back from the nvc about my case until almost a year after it was approved from the uscis. but good luck and the only time you should worry is if 6-8 weeks go by and they still don't have it. if that happens start calling.

[RAli33 7]

6-8 weeks is what they usually tell people.

I'm just wondering if anyone has been in the same predicament and their case got their earlier or on time or just got there?!

Anyone?

[allan-nhez 0]

hi,when did ur files recieved by the nvc? and wen did u get a case number? tnx

[KhunKazuri 10]

This is a copy of my post to visajourney.com/forums/topic/425874-how-long-til-you-get-nvc-case-number/ yesterday.

Best regards,

--------------------------------------

I have some data that might be useful and helpful to some.

My I-130 petition (with an MSC number) was approved in 110 days (NOA-2 on March 11, 2013). Then it disappeared into a "black hole" between USCIS and NVC. Multiple calls to the customer service numbers and emails to NVCResearch to no avail (including asking a "second tier" USCIS rep whether the petition had been adjudicated at a local field office). As of April 17, it had not been received by NVC (and I have not yet heard back from NVCResearch or the promised USCIS research). So, I went to my U.S. Congressional representative, and within a FEW days, learned that the petition had been sent by MSC (NBC) to the Houston field office (as I had suspected).

USCIS told my Congressman: "This is an update to your April 12, 2013 email regarding the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Office of Citizenship ad Immigration Services' (CIS) receipt number MSC___________. We researched this case with the CIS' Field office in Houston, Texas. They indicated that although this case was approved on March 11, 2013, it was not forwarded to the National Visa Center until April 9, 2013."

Based on my observations so far, it appears to me that petitions actually adjudicated at MSC (NBC) are generally sent in a timely fashion to the NVC. It also appears that the petitions that disappear for prolonged periods between NOA-2 and receipt by NVC are being adjudicated at local field offices.

A knowledgable official (a division director) at the U.S. Dept. of State in Washington recommended that I write USCIS "...to determine when the case was sent to NVC and to request a tracking number for the shipment in which your petition was mailed to NVC." This is exactly what I have done. And where to send the inquiry? More on that below.

So, what I suggest is this. Anyone whose petition has not been received by the NVC after 30 days, go to your U.S. Congress representative. Ask to talk with the aide that handles immigration issues. Fill out their Privacy Authorization Form. Find out where your petition was actually adjudicated (remember, even if you have an MSC number, it may well have been adjudicated at a local field office). Then write the Director of that local field office.

Here is the letter that I have just sent to the Houston field office:

Dear Ms. _________,

This letter is in regard to an I-130 petition which was approved with a Notice Date of March 11, 2013 (MSC__________; petitioner ___________, DOB __________; beneficiary ______________, DOB ______________). A copy of the I-797 Notice of Action is enclosed.

The NVC has not received this petition (as of the last time I checked, 04-17-2013). My U.S. Representative, ________________ has informed me that this petition was adjudicated in the Houston USCS field office, and that although it was approved on March 11, 2013, it was not forwarded to the National Visa Center until April 9, 2013.

Mr. ______________, Bureau of Consular Affairs, United States Department of State advised me in a letter dated April 16, 2013, to “...contact USCIS to determine when the case was sent to NVC and to request a tracking number for the shipment in which your petition was mailed to NVC.”

Please confirm the date when this petition was sent to the NVC and provide me with the tracking number.

In addition, assuming that the information provided to Congressman ________was correct, please provide me with an explanation or rationale for the delay of 29 days between the approval of this petition and its mailing to the NVC. Is this time period the standard operating procedure of your office or does it represent an error or exception?

Please find my contact information above.

Sincerely,

-----------------------------------------

So, we r one, if you learn that your petition was adjudicated in San Antonio, here is the San Antonio district office info:

USCIS

San Antonio District Office SAO

District Director: Mario Ortiz

Field Office Director: Albert Wiley Blakeway

8940 Fourwinds Drive Phone: (210) 967-7109

San Antonio, TX 78239 Fax: (210) 967-7102

And Memphis, here is the info for the Memphis field office:

USCIS

Memphis Field Office

Field Office Director: Diane Campbell

842 Virginia Run Cove Phone: (901) 333-1501

Memphis, TN 38122 Fax: (901) 544-3507

Does anyone else need info for their local field office?

I am sick of USCIS treating people like this --- people who are carefully following all the rules. Causing agony and anguish when an approved I-130 disappears into a black hole, sometimes for months at a time. It would not be so bad if there were an efficient and courteous liaison between U.S. citizens and USCIS and NVC. But, as many others have experienced, the customer service people are frequently ill-informed and/or borderline rude. I would not mind waiting if the customer service people could tell me in a timely fashion, "don't worry, it is not lost, it was adjudicated at your local field office and they batch approved petitions and send them once per month or six weeks to NVC. If you have an emergency situation, please contact ________________"

Finally, they are trained to respond rapidly to congressional representatives (I have their published guidelines on this!). It is clear that they virtually ignore U.S. citizens (who do not happen to be members of Congress). This is particularly galling around the income tax deadline...

Parenthetically, if the Directors of the field offices ignore your letter, I know what the next step should be (complaint to the Office of the Inspector General, which I have found effective in the past in other bureaucratic nightmares).

Is there a downside to writing the USCIS field offices to ask them for a ship date and tracking info (as a Division Chief at the Dept of State recommends)? I doubt it. Your I-130 has already been approved by the USCIS. They are just being negligent in sending approved petitions in a timely fashion to the NVC. They need to know that they are not anonymous and unaccountable. (But, be factual and courteous.)

Best regards,

KhunKazuri

[Alelovescesar 5]

This is a copy of my post to visajourney.com/forums/topic/425874-how-long-til-you-get-nvc-case-number/ yesterday.

Best regards,

--------------------------------------

I have some data that might be useful and helpful to some.

My I-130 petition (with an MSC number) was approved in 110 days (NOA-2 on March 11, 2013). Then it disappeared into a "black hole" between USCIS and NVC. Multiple calls to the customer service numbers and emails to NVCResearch to no avail (including asking a "second tier" USCIS rep whether the petition had been adjudicated at a local field office). As of April 17, it had not been received by NVC (and I have not yet heard back from NVCResearch or the promised USCIS research). So, I went to my U.S. Congressional representative, and within a FEW days, learned that the petition had been sent by MSC (NBC) to the Houston field office (as I had suspected).

USCIS told my Congressman: "This is an update to your April 12, 2013 email regarding the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Office of Citizenship ad Immigration Services' (CIS) receipt number MSC___________. We researched this case with the CIS' Field office in Houston, Texas. They indicated that although this case was approved on March 11, 2013, it was not forwarded to the National Visa Center until April 9, 2013."

Based on my observations so far, it appears to me that petitions actually adjudicated at MSC (NBC) are generally sent in a timely fashion to the NVC. It also appears that the petitions that disappear for prolonged periods between NOA-2 and receipt by NVC are being adjudicated at local field offices.

A knowledgable official (a division director) at the U.S. Dept. of State in Washington recommended that I write USCIS "...to determine when the case was sent to NVC and to request a tracking number for the shipment in which your petition was mailed to NVC." This is exactly what I have done. And where to send the inquiry? More on that below.

So, what I suggest is this. Anyone whose petition has not been received by the NVC after 30 days, go to your U.S. Congress representative. Ask to talk with the aide that handles immigration issues. Fill out their Privacy Authorization Form. Find out where your petition was actually adjudicated (remember, even if you have an MSC number, it may well have been adjudicated at a local field office). Then write the Director of that local field office.

Here is the letter that I have just sent to the Houston field office:

Dear Ms. _________,

This letter is in regard to an I-130 petition which was approved with a Notice Date of March 11, 2013 (MSC__________; petitioner ___________, DOB __________; beneficiary ______________, DOB ______________). A copy of the I-797 Notice of Action is enclosed.

The NVC has not received this petition (as of the last time I checked, 04-17-2013). My U.S. Representative, ________________ has informed me that this petition was adjudicated in the Houston USCS field office, and that although it was approved on March 11, 2013, it was not forwarded to the National Visa Center until April 9, 2013.

Mr. ______________, Bureau of Consular Affairs, United States Department of State advised me in a letter dated April 16, 2013, to ...contact USCIS to determine when the case was sent to NVC and to request a tracking number for the shipment in which your petition was mailed to NVC.

Please confirm the date when this petition was sent to the NVC and provide me with the tracking number.

In addition, assuming that the information provided to Congressman ________was correct, please provide me with an explanation or rationale for the delay of 29 days between the approval of this petition and its mailing to the NVC. Is this time period the standard operating procedure of your office or does it represent an error or exception?

Please find my contact information above.

Sincerely,

-----------------------------------------

So, we r one, if you learn that your petition was adjudicated in San Antonio, here is the San Antonio district office info:

USCIS

San Antonio District Office SAO

District Director: Mario Ortiz

Field Office Director: Albert Wiley Blakeway

8940 Fourwinds Drive Phone: (210) 967-7109

San Antonio, TX 78239 Fax: (210) 967-7102

And Memphis, here is the info for the Memphis field office:

USCIS

Memphis Field Office

Field Office Director: Diane Campbell

842 Virginia Run Cove Phone: (901) 333-1501

Memphis, TN 38122 Fax: (901) 544-3507

Does anyone else need info for their local field office?

I am sick of USCIS treating people like this --- people who are carefully following all the rules. Causing agony and anguish when an approved I-130 disappears into a black hole, sometimes for months at a time. It would not be so bad if there were an efficient and courteous liaison between U.S. citizens and USCIS and NVC. But, as many others have experienced, the customer service people are frequently ill-informed and/or borderline rude. I would not mind waiting if the customer service people could tell me in a timely fashion, "don't worry, it is not lost, it was adjudicated at your local field office and they batch approved petitions and send them once per month or six weeks to NVC. If you have an emergency situation, please contact ________________"

Finally, they are trained to respond rapidly to congressional representatives (I have their published guidelines on this!). It is clear that they virtually ignore U.S. citizens (who do not happen to be members of Congress). This is particularly galling around the income tax deadline...

Parenthetically, if the Directors of the field offices ignore your letter, I know what the next step should be (complaint to the Office of the Inspector General, which I have found effective in the past in other bureaucratic nightmares).

Is there a downside to writing the USCIS field offices to ask them for a ship date and tracking info (as a Division Chief at the Dept of State recommends)? I doubt it. Your I-130 has already been approved by the USCIS. They are just being negligent in sending approved petitions in a timely fashion to the NVC. They need to know that they are not anonymous and unaccountable. (But, be factual and courteous.)

Best regards,

KhunKazuri

Hi I'm wondering If u can help me. My noa2 has a receipt date of April 18, 2013. It was approved at the local office in Los Angeles, ca. To this date Nvc has not received my case. I've called numerous times written emails and last week I finally went to my congressman and they said they would look into it. Going back Monday morning to find out what's going on. But I want to send a letter like te one you mention above. Could you help me out?

[K and P 0]

Great advice!! Did you ever send this letter? If so what was the outcome? I am in a similar situation right now. Thanks!

This is a copy of my post to visajourney.com/forums/topic/425874-how-long-til-you-get-nvc-case-number/ yesterday.

Best regards,

--------------------------------------

I have some data that might be useful and helpful to some.

My I-130 petition (with an MSC number) was approved in 110 days (NOA-2 on March 11, 2013). Then it disappeared into a "black hole" between USCIS and NVC. Multiple calls to the customer service numbers and emails to NVCResearch to no avail (including asking a "second tier" USCIS rep whether the petition had been adjudicated at a local field office). As of April 17, it had not been received by NVC (and I have not yet heard back from NVCResearch or the promised USCIS research). So, I went to my U.S. Congressional representative, and within a FEW days, learned that the petition had been sent by MSC (NBC) to the Houston field office (as I had suspected).

USCIS told my Congressman: "This is an update to your April 12, 2013 email regarding the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Office of Citizenship ad Immigration Services' (CIS) receipt number MSC___________. We researched this case with the CIS' Field office in Houston, Texas. They indicated that although this case was approved on March 11, 2013, it was not forwarded to the National Visa Center until April 9, 2013."

Based on my observations so far, it appears to me that petitions actually adjudicated at MSC (NBC) are generally sent in a timely fashion to the NVC. It also appears that the petitions that disappear for prolonged periods between NOA-2 and receipt by NVC are being adjudicated at local field offices.

A knowledgable official (a division director) at the U.S. Dept. of State in Washington recommended that I write USCIS "...to determine when the case was sent to NVC and to request a tracking number for the shipment in which your petition was mailed to NVC." This is exactly what I have done. And where to send the inquiry? More on that below.

So, what I suggest is this. Anyone whose petition has not been received by the NVC after 30 days, go to your U.S. Congress representative. Ask to talk with the aide that handles immigration issues. Fill out their Privacy Authorization Form. Find out where your petition was actually adjudicated (remember, even if you have an MSC number, it may well have been adjudicated at a local field office). Then write the Director of that local field office.

Here is the letter that I have just sent to the Houston field office:

Dear Ms. _________,

This letter is in regard to an I-130 petition which was approved with a Notice Date of March 11, 2013 (MSC__________; petitioner ___________, DOB __________; beneficiary ______________, DOB ______________). A copy of the I-797 Notice of Action is enclosed.

The NVC has not received this petition (as of the last time I checked, 04-17-2013). My U.S. Representative, ________________ has informed me that this petition was adjudicated in the Houston USCS field office, and that although it was approved on March 11, 2013, it was not forwarded to the National Visa Center until April 9, 2013.

Mr. ______________, Bureau of Consular Affairs, United States Department of State advised me in a letter dated April 16, 2013, to “...contact USCIS to determine when the case was sent to NVC and to request a tracking number for the shipment in which your petition was mailed to NVC.”

Please confirm the date when this petition was sent to the NVC and provide me with the tracking number.

In addition, assuming that the information provided to Congressman ________was correct, please provide me with an explanation or rationale for the delay of 29 days between the approval of this petition and its mailing to the NVC. Is this time period the standard operating procedure of your office or does it represent an error or exception?

Please find my contact information above.

Sincerely,

-----------------------------------------

So, we r one, if you learn that your petition was adjudicated in San Antonio, here is the San Antonio district office info:

USCIS
San Antonio District Office SAO
District Director: Mario Ortiz
Field Office Director: Albert Wiley Blakeway
8940 Fourwinds Drive Phone: (210) 967-7109
San Antonio, TX 78239 Fax: (210) 967-7102

And Memphis, here is the info for the Memphis field office:

USCIS
Memphis Field Office
Field Office Director: Diane Campbell
842 Virginia Run Cove Phone: (901) 333-1501
Memphis, TN 38122 Fax: (901) 544-3507

Does anyone else need info for their local field office?

I am sick of USCIS treating people like this --- people who are carefully following all the rules. Causing agony and anguish when an approved I-130 disappears into a black hole, sometimes for months at a time. It would not be so bad if there were an efficient and courteous liaison between U.S. citizens and USCIS and NVC. But, as many others have experienced, the customer service people are frequently ill-informed and/or borderline rude. I would not mind waiting if the customer service people could tell me in a timely fashion, "don't worry, it is not lost, it was adjudicated at your local field office and they batch approved petitions and send them once per month or six weeks to NVC. If you have an emergency situation, please contact ________________"

Finally, they are trained to respond rapidly to congressional representatives (I have their published guidelines on this!). It is clear that they virtually ignore U.S. citizens (who do not happen to be members of Congress). This is particularly galling around the income tax deadline...

Parenthetically, if the Directors of the field offices ignore your letter, I know what the next step should be (complaint to the Office of the Inspector General, which I have found effective in the past in other bureaucratic nightmares).

Is there a downside to writing the USCIS field offices to ask them for a ship date and tracking info (as a Division Chief at the Dept of State recommends)? I doubt it. Your I-130 has already been approved by the USCIS. They are just being negligent in sending approved petitions in a timely fashion to the NVC. They need to know that they are not anonymous and unaccountable. (But, be factual and courteous.)

Best regards,

KhunKazuri