NVC Filers - August 2013

[lisap 10]

hi... have you heard anythign from NVC about your AOS package?

Hey dear I got case complete today.......

[Saylin 1,605]

omg after almost 14 months finally a case complete!!!!

Congrats!

Our I-130 was approved on July 29, 2013 by CSC and still waiting for NVC to receive the document. I don't know why it takes so much of time for approved petition to be transferred from CSC to NVC

Have you called USCIS to see if your case has been sent to NVC yet?

[removed-2014-0501 9]

Hey dear I got case complete today.......

Congrats girl i hope you get a september interview date

[Jughead 3]

CASE COMPLETE!!!

And my wife already has an interview date. September 3 at 8:30 am in Tokyo.

So what do I do next? The rep on the phone said that we'll receive an email with instructions. I know my wife has to schedule her medical. Anything else we need to do?

[Saylin 1,605]

CASE COMPLETE!!!

And my wife already has an interview date. September 3 at 8:30 am in Tokyo.

So what do I do next? The rep on the phone said that we'll receive an email with instructions. I know my wife has to schedule her medical. Anything else we need to do?

Congrats!

Besides the medical, prepare for the interview (gather evidence and paperwork, practice questions, etc). Also make sure you don't need to sign up for any courier service before hand. I don't know anything about Tokyo, but there are quite a few countries that do have this requirement (such as Canada).

[Lingladyinred19 13]

Our I-130 was approved on July 29, 2013 by CSC and still waiting for NVC to receive the document. I don't know why it takes so much of time for approved petition to be transferred from CSC to NVC

where the same.. approved JULY 29, 2013 , arrived to NVC aug 5 2013 still waiting for NVC case no.

I call today she said need to wait 10-20 days..

[Jughead 3]

Congrats!

Besides the medical, prepare for the interview (gather evidence and paperwork, practice questions, etc). Also make sure you don't need to sign up for any courier service before hand. I don't know anything about Tokyo, but there are quite a few countries that do have this requirement (such as Canada).

Thanks! Couldn't have done it without yours and everyone else's help on here!

On the Tokyo embassy website they say that you need to bring a LetterPak 500 with you that they can use to mail your passport/visa back to you.

From my understanding, the NVC forwards everything beforehand to the embassy. But is there new evidence that should be brought to the interview? Does she need another set of passport photos?

I'm also amazed that her interview is only 2 weeks away. Will that be enough time to get the medical done and the results back?

[Saylin 1,605]

Thanks! Couldn't have done it without yours and everyone else's help on here!

On the Tokyo embassy website they say that you need to bring a LetterPak 500 with you that they can use to mail your passport/visa back to you.

From my understanding, the NVC forwards everything beforehand to the embassy. But is there new evidence that should be brought to the interview? Does she need another set of passport photos?

I'm also amazed that her interview is only 2 weeks away. Will that be enough time to get the medical done and the results back?

Ah, yes, Canada used to require an envelope to be brought to the interview. But as of ~3 years ago, they switched to an online system where you sign up and they'll deliver the passport to a DHL location of your choice, for free.

Yes, NVC forwards everything to the embassy, both the packages submitted at NVC as well as the initial I-130 petition. But, you should still bring more evidence to the interview, anything that wasn't submitted previously, plus any new evidence that you've both generated since the last opportunity to send in evidence. The more the better. I don't know how Tokyo is for proof of relationship, but you should always go to the interview over prepared in this area.

Yes, more passport photos should be needed (and at the medical as well). Read the country-specific requirements to find out for sure, and how many. For Canada, it was an additional 3 for the medical and 2 at the interview.

As for the interview and getting things done in time, it depends on the panel physician there. I was able to get a medical scheduled for the next week when I had called and results were ready in 3 days. But, I only know about Canadian time frames and such; I don't know anything about Tokyo.

[calygirl75 12]

CASE COMPLETE!!!

And my wife already has an interview date. September 3 at 8:30 am in Tokyo.

So what do I do next? The rep on the phone said that we'll receive an email with instructions. I know my wife has to schedule her medical. Anything else we need to do?

Great news. This is definitely a happy Monday!

[Jughead 3]

Ah, yes, Canada used to require an envelope to be brought to the interview. But as of ~3 years ago, they switched to an online system where you sign up and they'll deliver the passport to a DHL location of your choice, for free.

Yes, NVC forwards everything to the embassy, both the packages submitted at NVC as well as the initial I-130 petition. But, you should still bring more evidence to the interview, anything that wasn't submitted previously, plus any new evidence that you've both generated since the last opportunity to send in evidence. The more the better. I don't know how Tokyo is for proof of relationship, but you should always go to the interview over prepared in this area.

Yes, more passport photos should be needed (and at the medical as well). Read the country-specific requirements to find out for sure, and how many. For Canada, it was an additional 3 for the medical and 2 at the interview.

As for the interview and getting things done in time, it depends on the panel physician there. I was able to get a medical scheduled for the next week when I had called and results were ready in 3 days. But, I only know about Canadian time frames and such; I don't know anything about Tokyo.

Thanks, Saylin. I'll have to read up some more on the embassy website. But any new evidence could be new pictures, Skype records, emails, etc?

For the passport photos, she still has an extra set of the ones that were submitted with the DS-230. Could she use those for one of them? Or is it better to get new photos taken?

FYI, just got the email confirmation from NVC! Everything seems to be happening so fast now!

Great news. This is definitely a happy Monday!

Thanks, you were right! Hope you get some good news soon, too!

Edited August 12, 2013 by Jughead

[BIZ 5]

I have soooo much joy in my heart!!! Got interview date for september 16th!!!!! huraaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

[formywife 9]

Congrats!

Have you called USCIS to see if your case has been sent to NVC yet?

Thank you Saylin, I called USCIS and they keep saying that I need to wait for at least 60 days for NVC to receive the paper. Its crazy,I don't know what to say. The wait is becoming longer and longer. We have already waited for more than 18 months up to this stage ( Upgraded from F2A to CR1 when the petition was in CSC)

[NikLR 13,228]

Thank you Saylin, I called USCIS and they keep saying that I need to wait for at least 60 days for NVC to receive the paper. Its crazy,I don't know what to say. The wait is becoming longer and longer. We have already waited for more than 18 months up to this stage ( Upgraded from F2A to CR1 when the petition was in CSC)

It has taken up to 90 days for the petition to be transferred, but keeping on top of a tier 2 at the USCIS and knowing when and where the petition is sent out is a boon.

[formywife 9]

It has taken up to 90 days for the petition to be transferred, but keeping on top of a tier 2 at the USCIS and knowing when and where the petition is sent out is a boon.

Thank you very much NLR, I finally got a chance to talk with tier2 rep and he told me that CSC have already send petition to NVC on 6 August. Hopefully it will showup in NVC system by the end of this week. keeping my fingers crossed

Edited August 13, 2013 by formywife

[Brc 14]

Case complete today, AND interview date given today as well! Sept 11. All this waiting, and now it hardly seems like there is enough time.