NVC received case, says wait 30d for #

[Silnjoe 0]

The NVC received our case from USCIS on 3 Mar. I have been calling them every other day to find out when they receive it. Now, they say to allow 30 days until the case is assigned a case number/IIN/BIN.

Does it typically take this long? Should I call every day anyway to just keep asking if it has a case # yet?

Thanks!

P.s. I tried updating my timeline but it isn't updating. I-130 transferred to CSC on 3 Feb, approved 20 Feb and now at NVC 3 Mar 2014.

[juliecabrera 8]

NVC received my case on January 31st, still waiting for a case number...

[Chantal&Marjo 4]

Hi! for me NVC take 11working days for give me Case Number!!

[ChrisFurlough 18]

Does it typically take this long? Should I call every day anyway to just keep asking if it has a case # yet?

I'm a data freak. I did some queries on the timelines of fellow VJers here, and averaged them out. The average time is between 5 and 6 days. 5.xxx days. There is one that took *27* days, but the vast majority of them are under a week.

YES, keep calling. Be prepared for this though. When you give them your receipt number, if they ask for the beneficiaries name, you have a case #. Just answer the questions, and they'll give it to you.

[Angela256z 30]

It has been taking 25 - 30 days. They received my case on Jan 21 and I got my case number on the 25th of Feb I believe. (It was last week some time.) They got very behind with all the holidays and snow days they had to take off.

[Eric-Pris 1,606]

5-6 days? In a fantasy world maybe. In reality, it takes about a month, 20-30 BUSINESS DAYS, that's 4-6 weeks.

I wouldn't call at all for at least 1 week, the chances are virtually zero it will happen that quickly. Start calling after a week, maybe every 3-4 days. Then after 3 weeks, start callig more often.

Personally, I called about once a week the whole time. Then I kind of stopped calling and figured we'd hear from them when it was ready and we got an email from NVC about AOS fee being due. We provided an email on the i-130.

[ssw 2]

Yea, I don't think will happen in a week. Took me about 20 days to get mine.

[ChrisFurlough 18]

Sorry guys, I was talking about K-1. I know you IR-1/CR-1 guys get slow walked every step of the way.

[vkrishn 97]

I guess with all the weather and stuff its been drastically delayed. Got our case number in a week but this was way back in October 2013.

Edited March 8, 2014 by vkrishn

[NikLR 13,227]

There was a time where it took 8 weeks to get a case number from the NVC if you had approval from TSC and were K1. So your data maybe a little off. Also it's a good idea to look at what the person is filing before answering Just an idea.

The benefit of being a CR1, you dont' have to adjust your status and you're not ever stuck in limbo.

but you do have to do all that work at the NVC like wait 20-30 business days for a case number. BOO

[Zenon24 0]

Same thing for me, i file my app on june 2013,, it was approve on february 13! Now im stuck on nvc,,but i hope everything gooin to be faster from now on