4 months since app. went to consulate: worried?

[CupcakeVN 0]

On March 6 I go a leer from he NVC saying my I-129F application was approved and "within a week the petition will be forwarded to the appropriate visa-issuing post" which in the consulate in HCMC. It has been four months now, and I'm starting to get worried. Should I be? If so, what should I do? I know the consulate has a contact form, should I use it?

[Mike & Tuoi 0]

Yes contact them! They responded very quickly, within hours when I contacted them last week. Here's the contact form: http://hochiminh.usconsulate.gov/contact/ivinquiries.html

[CupcakeVN 0]

i've sent them a message, hopefully my application isn't screwed

[xgrnberet1 19]

On March 6 I go a leer from he NVC saying my I-129F application was approved and "within a week the petition will be forwarded to the appropriate visa-issuing post" which in the consulate in HCMC. It has been four months now, and I'm starting to get worried. Should I be? If so, what should I do? I know the consulate has a contact form, should I use it?

Did the HCM consulate ever send you a packet 3 to fill out and return to them?

[CupcakeVN 0]

my fiance never got a packet 3. i now realize that i should have contacted the consulate sooner. I might have saved myself 3 months

[xgrnberet1 19]

I almost think, they may already sent the packet 3 ( usually within two weeks after they received your files from NVC) and may be to the wrong address ( or someones may mistaking for the junk mail and threw it away) . Its been known to happened to many in VN .That's why it's very important to follow up every two weeks. Good luck and good journey.

[Bugs 455]

i now realize that i should have contacted the consulate sooner. I might have saved myself 3 months

Yes,

NOA2's have an expiry too, so you may need to ask them to extend it when you contact them.

[CupcakeVN 0]

my NOA2 did expire about a month ago.

[CupcakeVN 0]

i'm sure it was the case that it was sent but got lost in the mail. i never read anywhere that you're suppose to follow up two weeks after it was sent. it makes me sick knowing that i've wasted three months and put my whole application in danger. me.

[callmekay 19]

Can't we fill out the forms for packet 3 and email it back to the consulate?

[xgrnberet1 19]

Can't we fill out the forms for packet 3 and email it back to the consulate?

U can, once u officially received it( the packet 3) in the mail, then you have to mail it back by either regular mail service or DHL. No respond by email !!!!

[callmekay 19]

U can, once u officially received it( the packet 3) in the mail, then you have to mail it back by either regular mail service or DHL. No respond by email !!!!

Can he drop it off at the consulate??

[HaleyD 0]

Did the HCM consulate ever send you a packet 3 to fill out and return to them?

What is packet 3? Does the consulate send to all case or just k-1 cases?

[Darnell 8,479]

i've sent them a message, hopefully my application isn't screwed

What news?

[CupcakeVN 0]

they got back to me soon after the weekend (if you are reading: thank you!)

they told me what forms to fill out and to mail them and a few other things (copy of passport and photos) to them.

i thought packet 3 would have some special documents or instructions that you couldn't get anywhere else. apparently, you just need to fill out the forms explained in this document

http://photos.state.gov/libraries/hochiminh/231771/PDFs/K-INSTRUCTION.pdf

and follow their instructions. we never had to wait to actually get a packet.

for anyone else in this situation: I'd say don't bother waiting to receive the packet, start filling out the forms as soon as you get NOA2, or before. then you can send them off right away.