The Waiting room for fiancé visa case number is it 10 days or 20

[aradeb 4]

what I will do with case Number once I get it..???

[Bugs 455]

Has anyone contacted TSC (or USCIS) to see what their excuse is for having transferred 0 cases to the NVC yet? My worry about calling in general is that since it says on my NOA2 that the case will be forwarded to the listed consulate (no consulate listed, btw) that they won't talk to me and tell me to contact the consulate instead. I'm not sure a response of "...but on Visa Journey I can see that Netherlands cases have to go through the NVC first" will be good enough to get some answers. Anyone else have that wording on their NOA2, but expect to be sent to NVC? Is there a chance I'm wrong about that?

All get that wording on their NOA2 letters. All go through the NVC.

what I will do with case Number once I get it..???

This is embassy specific. For the Philippines, I do know that once you have it, you can schedule your embassy interview with it.

Edited July 1, 2013 by Leon & Mylen

[UK-USA-K1 128]

Has anyone contacted TSC (or USCIS) to see what their excuse is for having transferred 0 cases to the NVC yet? My worry about calling in general is that since it says on my NOA2 that the case will be forwarded to the listed consulate (no consulate listed, btw) that they won't talk to me and tell me to contact the consulate instead. I'm not sure a response of "...but on Visa Journey I can see that Netherlands cases have to go through the NVC first" will be good enough to get some answers. Anyone else have that wording on their NOA2, but expect to be sent to NVC? Is there a chance I'm wrong about that?

Mine said that it was being forwarded to the consulate (without one named) and it was sent to NVC.

Think of it like when you send in your I-129F petition. Even though it's going to CSC or VSC, it goes to the Texas Lockbox first where it is then sorted and sent to the proper service center. NVC is like that Texas Lockbox. USCIS sends the petitions there where they are sorted, assigned a case number and sent to the proper consulate.

[SenA 10]

All get that wording on their NOA2 letters. All go through the NVC.

This is embassy specific. For the Philippines, I do know that once you have it, you can schedule your embassy interview with it.

That's not true, and I just re-read this entire thread to be sure. For some embassies, it skips the NVC and goes straight through (as evidenced with a post earlier in this forum). I was almost entirely sure that's not the case for my consulate, especially given the fact that no consulate is listed. However, I just wanted to double-check that others had similar wording, because (as also stated above in this thread), the wording varies on NOA2s, but it looks like lately the all say basically the same thing. So, I'll go back to waiting/calling NVC for my case number . Just wishful thinking I guess!

[aradeb 4]

All get that wording on their NOA2 letters. All go through the NVC.

This is embassy specific. For the Philippines, I do know that once you have it, you can schedule your embassy interview with it.

but embassy should get my file first and send me packet 3 ??? I am in Montreal embassy

[SenA 10]

Mine said that it was being forwarded to the consulate (without one named) and it was sent to NVC.

Think of it like when you send in your I-129F petition. Even though it's going to CSC or VSC, it goes to the Texas Lockbox first where it is then sorted and sent to the proper service center. NVC is like that Texas Lockbox. USCIS sends the petitions there where they are sorted, assigned a case number and sent to the proper consulate.

Thanks, yeah I knew that was the case for almost everyone... I just wondered about the wording, but now I'm seeing that most (if not all) people's NOA2s are worded like that

[Bugs 455]

That's not true, and I just re-read this entire thread to be sure. For some embassies, it skips the NVC and goes straight through (as evidenced with a post earlier in this forum). I was almost entirely sure that's not the case for my consulate, especially given the fact that no consulate is listed. However, I just wanted to double-check that others had similar wording, because (as also stated above in this thread), the wording varies on NOA2s, but it looks like lately the all say basically the same thing. So, I'll go back to waiting/calling NVC for my case number . Just wishful thinking I guess!

No, it's a misconception, due to the wording on the letter.

They all go through the NVC.

From their website:

http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/types/types_2994.html#4

"After USCIS approves the petition, it is sent to the National Visa Center (NVC) for processing, and NVC will send it to the U.S. Embassy or Consulate where your fiancé(e) will apply for a K-1 nonimmigrant visa."

[Bugs 455]

but embassy should get my file first and send me packet 3 ??? I am in Montreal embassy

In the Philippines, you can go ahead and pay for and schedule the interview right away once you have the number, even if the embassy does not have the actual packet yet. You can also go ahead and do a lot of the needed preparation even without the USC receiving the packet 3 letter. There have been cases on VJ when the letter was never received until after the fiance was already here in the states. It's not needed.

In Montreal, I suggest looking up the embassy specific forums to get an answer on how things are handled there, and what is needed.

[SenA 10]

true. we got Noa2 june 21 and june 24 the embassy called me. at first i thought it was a scammer or a fake but when i asked the lady if i can get an interview date earlier she told me my fiance to call the manager of the embassy to confirm that.

... As I said, this is not the usual case, only exception to the rule.

EDIT: I also want to say, I brought this up because I read in another thread that someone called the NVC and was asked to read the NOA2, and when they got to the bit about the case being forwarded to the listed consulate, the NVC person said, "then why are you contacting us? it says it will be sent to the consulate." Now, again, I know this was probably misinformation (gotta love that customer service incompetence), but it had me concerned with calling for the case number. Thanks for everyone's advice and helpful suggestions!

Edited July 1, 2013 by sek298

[Dustin and Janen 86]

ugh sorry you are waiting so long Angelina.

that's the number I called today and only waited a minute.

I love my fiance - you hit "1' and then "0" on that line.

Just tried that number. Their hours are not the same as the other number.

[Bugs 455]

... As I said, this is not the usual case, only exception to the rule.

EDIT: I also want to say, I brought this up because I read in another thread that someone called the NVC and was asked to read the NOA2, and when they got to the bit about the case being forwarded to the listed consulate, the NVC person said, "then why are you contacting us? it says it will be sent to the consulate." Now, again, I know this was probably misinformation (gotta love that customer service incompetence), but it had me concerned with calling for the case number. Thanks for everyone's advice and helpful suggestions!

That doesn't prove anything. It just says that the consulate called her, which I agree is unusual, but has nothing to do whether or not they have the packet or NVC had it first and is sending it to them. As I was explaining to someone else, all some embassies need is the number, not the actual packet, for them to accept an interview scheduling date.

And yeah, the CSR was just feeding the misinformation. It's a very common bit of misinformation. Many, many, many on VJ have read that letter wrong and given out that theirs was sent "directly" to the consulate. So many have read this and spread around that some get sent directly while some do not. This is simply not true. All get sent to the NVC, get the number from the embassy, and is then sent out.

And, yes, that is another fact - it is the embassy that is the source of the number the NVC assigns. So they have it when it is given to the NVC.

[SenA 10]

That doesn't prove anything. It just says that the consulate called her, which I agree is unusual, but has nothing to do whether or not they have the packet or NVC had it first and is sending it to them. As I was explaining to someone else, all some embassies need is the number, not the actual packet, for them to accept an interview scheduling date.

And yeah, the CSR was just feeding the misinformation. It's a very common bit of misinformation. Many, many, many on VJ have read that letter wrong and given out that theirs was sent "directly" to the consulate. So many have read this and spread around that some get sent directly while some do not. This is simply not true. All get sent to the NVC, get the number from the embassy, and is then sent out.

And, yes, that is another fact - it is the embassy that is the source of the number the NVC assigns. So they have it when it is given to the NVC.

Ah, ok. Thanks for clearing that up. It seemed from that post that it would have been impossible for it to get from USCIS to NVC to the embassy in 3 days (which I still think is record time!) but now that I know the embassy gives the case number to the NVC, it makes more sense. They could theoretically contact you without the case having even arrived yet, since they'll obviously have to be in contact with NVC before the case is sent to them.

Might we also hope that 8 week thing is misinformation? (more wishful thinking)

[UK-USA-K1 128]

Might we also hope that 8 week thing is misinformation? (more wishful thinking)

I highly doubt the 8 week thing. It seems like it's more of a way to get people to stop calling about their files. I would say that it is possible that SOME cases may take awhile, but those are more the oddity and not the rule. I'd say that what people were hearing before about 15 working days is much closer to accurate for the majority of the K-1 cases sent to NVC. They do handle more than just K-1 petitions though, so perhaps it's a case where the operator is quoting a timeline for a different type of petition or something. Hard to know with these operators. Mine just came on Friday and I was told 15 days by most, but one operator told me it could take 2 months, another told me 20 days. Sometimes I really believe they just want people to stop calling...of course if we stopped calling they wouldn't need as many operators.

[Dustin and Janen 86]

I was just told 8 weeks. #######. I'm going to explode.

[April-n-Gary 17]

Okay, here's my latest update and my 2 centavos on this. Just checked the CEAC website and this is what I got.

Your case is in transit to the Consular Section. Your interview date was provided to you by the National Visa Center.

So it looks like my case is now on the way to the embassy?

Just FYI, my NOA2 also said that my case was "forwarded to the listed consulate".