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Steve&Ema   25

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So I got my I-797 NOA2 in the mail Friday and I thought it looked strange. I looked at some of the other ones posted here and I was right. All of the ones I have seen on VJ say that the petition is being forwarded to the NVC. Mine says "The above petition has been approved and forwarded to the listed consulate". Is this normal? Or did my petition bypass the NVC?

Also on another issue. How long can the NOA2 be extended? My finance is have family trouble and she is not ready to come here to the US yet. Maybe needs another 6 months or so. Can we schedule the interview that far in advance? If not what are our options?

Thanks,

Steve

K-1 Visa

Oct 1st, 2013 – Mailed in I-129F Package to Dallas Lockbox.

Oct 4th, 2013 – Package Delivered.

Oct 9th, 2013 - NOA1 Text and Email

Oct 15th, 2013 - NOA1 Hardcopy received in mail. Notice date on hardcopy says October 8th.

Nov 13th, 2013 - NOA2 - update on USCIS website

Dec 9th, 2013 - Petition received at NVC

Dec 11th, 2013 - Petition sent to Manila

Dec 19th, 2013 - Embassy receives petition

Dec 29th-Jan 8th-Our first New Year's together.

Feb 23rd- Fly to Manila to be with Ema for the interview.

Feb 27th, 2014 - Interview scheduled. We were APPROVED dancin5hr.gif

Feb 28th, 2014 - Ema does CFO- Passes with flying colors.

Mar 6th, 2014 - Visa in hand and ready to fly home.

Mar 14th, 2014 - POE Los Angeles

Apr 17th, 2014 - Our Wedding date. (L)

AOS

Sept 5th, 2014 - Mail package to Chicago

Sept 9th - Package Delivered

Sept 11th - NOA1 Texts and Emails.

Sept 17th - NOA1 Hardcopys received.

Sept 20th - Biometrics appointment letter received. Appointment for Oct 2nd.

Oct 2nd - Biometrics Done!

Nov 15th - EAD & AP approved and on the way!

No interview or interview wavier notice received

Jun 30th, 2015- Received welcome notice and approval.

July 23rd - Ema finally has her Green Card :dancing:

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makulit909   4

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Yes, it is normal for cases that were processed and approved by California Service Center. It will still be forwarded to NVC first for your case number then will be mailed to your consulate which I'm guessing is In Manila. It is a quite a wait before CSC sends your case file to NVC..around 6-8 weeks. So, for now that it got approved prepare the documents that your fiance/e will be needing for interview.

Oooppss, i didn't get your next questions and neither I know the answer on that.. I hope someone can enlighten you on that...

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So I got my I-797 NOA2 in the mail Friday and I thought it looked strange. I looked at some of the other ones posted here and I was right. All of the ones I have seen on VJ say that the petition is being forwarded to the NVC. Mine says "The above petition has been approved and forwarded to the listed consulate". Is this normal? Or did my petition bypass the NVC?

Also on another issue. How long can the NOA2 be extended? My finance is have family trouble and she is not ready to come here to the US yet. Maybe needs another 6 months or so. Can we schedule the interview that far in advance? If not what are our options?

Thanks,

Steve

As was said all petition are first sent to NVC, from there they are forwarded to the embassy and you will receive your MNL #

The approved petition can be extended up to 1 year, the embassy will extend it 4 months at a time... so no worries if you need a few months to handle things. Take the time to get things handled.

Hank

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Steve&Ema   25

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Thanks for the info Hank

K-1 Visa

Oct 1st, 2013 – Mailed in I-129F Package to Dallas Lockbox.

Oct 4th, 2013 – Package Delivered.

Oct 9th, 2013 - NOA1 Text and Email

Oct 15th, 2013 - NOA1 Hardcopy received in mail. Notice date on hardcopy says October 8th.

Nov 13th, 2013 - NOA2 - update on USCIS website

Dec 9th, 2013 - Petition received at NVC

Dec 11th, 2013 - Petition sent to Manila

Dec 19th, 2013 - Embassy receives petition

Dec 29th-Jan 8th-Our first New Year's together.

Feb 23rd- Fly to Manila to be with Ema for the interview.

Feb 27th, 2014 - Interview scheduled. We were APPROVED dancin5hr.gif

Feb 28th, 2014 - Ema does CFO- Passes with flying colors.

Mar 6th, 2014 - Visa in hand and ready to fly home.

Mar 14th, 2014 - POE Los Angeles

Apr 17th, 2014 - Our Wedding date. (L)

AOS

Sept 5th, 2014 - Mail package to Chicago

Sept 9th - Package Delivered

Sept 11th - NOA1 Texts and Emails.

Sept 17th - NOA1 Hardcopys received.

Sept 20th - Biometrics appointment letter received. Appointment for Oct 2nd.

Oct 2nd - Biometrics Done!

Nov 15th - EAD & AP approved and on the way!

No interview or interview wavier notice received

Jun 30th, 2015- Received welcome notice and approval.

July 23rd - Ema finally has her Green Card :dancing:

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