NOA2 Approval Thread - June 2014 TSC Filers

[TheAndies 50]

i think I must be doing something wrong but I have no Idea how to track my package on DHL.

On CEAC it says in transit and I know it left today. Can someone help me please??

Hi there! I know, it's totally confusing. Go here:

http://www.dhl.com/en/express/tracking/shippers_reference.html

For "Shipper's Reference" use this (if it was shipped today it might not be in the system yet):

EXP 29 DEC 2014A

Date Range for shipment from:

28/12/2014 (use the day before)

Date Range for shipment to:

29/12/2014 (use current day)

Shipment Destination: the country where your embassy is (which I'm assuming is Canada)

Ours was shipped on the 23rd, but they get packaged the day before, so I checked the date for the 22nd since that was when the shippers reference was made, if that makes sense. So if yours was definitely shipped out today, they might have made the shipping slip on Friday the 26th. So might want to track that day as well (just swap the 29 for a 26 in the shippers reference code). Hope that helps!

rtor1: Ha! We doubled up in explaining to JolyDan

Has yours been received by your consulate yet?

[Clauwick 5]

Hii!!

It means they just sent your case to NVC (National Visa Center), which is part of Department of State. At NVC they will review your case and assign a new case number. In average it takes 1 to 2 weeks until they put your case in their system, assign a number and finally send the package to the US Embassy in your country. Are you from Brazil as well, right? So it means your case number will start with RDJ (Rio de Janeiro, the only Embassy in Brazil that processes the K1).

Once you have this number (You can get the number calling NVC and providing them the USCIS case number, beneficiary and petitioner names and DOB), you can move on and fill your DS-160, track at CEAC and e-mail the Embassy to make sure they received your case and if additionally they scheduled your interview. Looks like NVC is taking a little while now (Probably due to the Holidays) and you should call maybe in 2 weeks to ask if they received, case number and if it was sent to the Embassy and when. Just keep in mind it's a pain in the #$# to call NVC, line is often busy and they can put on hold up to 60 minutes, but eventually you get to talk to somebody!

Things move a little bit faster now. Today I e-mailed the Embassy here in Rio and they said my case is not there yet even though I tracked on DHL and it was delivered on the 23rd and CEAC status was updated today. But no big deal since it got there on the 23rd and they probably even didn't touch anything due to the holidays (They just got back to work today).

Good luck!

Renata,

I am Brazilian yes, and I am grateful for your help, thank you.

[rtor1 52]

Hi there! I know, it's totally confusing. Go here:

http://www.dhl.com/en/express/tracking/shippers_reference.html

For "Shipper's Reference" use this (if it was shipped today it might not be in the system yet):

EXP 29 DEC 2014A

Date Range for shipment from:

28/12/2014 (use the day before)

Date Range for shipment to:

29/12/2014 (use current day)

Shipment Destination: the country where your embassy is (which I'm assuming is Canada)

Ours was shipped on the 23rd, but they get packaged the day before, so I checked the date for the 22nd since that was when the shippers reference was made, if that makes sense. So if yours was definitely shipped out today, they might have made the shipping slip on Friday the 26th. So might want to track that day as well (just swap the 29 for a 26 in the shippers reference code). Hope that helps!

rtor1: Ha! We doubled up in explaining to JolyDan

Has yours been received by your consulate yet?

Hehhe, yup, we doubled up!!

Well, I e-mailed them today to ask and they ''nicely'' just told me: Your case is not in your office yet.

According to DHL tracking my case was received on the 23th in the afternoon. Maybe they just didn't touch it yet.

One thing made me really curious: Me case says READY and it was just updated today (They say the date of update changes every time they touch your case) and coincidentally NVC sent them another package on the 22nd which was received today (Mine was sent on the 19th according to NVC). I was wondering if MAYBE NVC messed up my shipping date or my package is just there so lonely at the Embassy, lol. Well, they told me it was sent on the 19th no I tracked the only package sent on the 19th...

Renata,

I am Brazilian yes, and I am grateful for your help, thank you.

You're welcome. We will probably have close interviews date, if not the same!!!

[TheAndies 50]

Hehhe, yup, we doubled up!!

Well, I e-mailed them today to ask and they ''nicely'' just told me: Your case is not in your office yet.

According to DHL tracking my case was received on the 23th in the afternoon. Maybe they just didn't touch it yet.

One thing made me really curious: Me case says READY and it was just updated today (They say the date of update changes every time they touch your case) and coincidentally NVC sent them another package on the 22nd which was received today (Mine was sent on the 19th according to NVC). I was wondering if MAYBE NVC messed up my shipping date or my package is just there so lonely at the Embassy, lol. Well, they told me it was sent on the 19th no I tracked the only package sent on the 19th...

Hmmmm, yeah my case was part of the shipment to London on the 22nd, though I tracked the 23rd's shipment date as well. Both shipments were received and signed for at the embassy today, but my case still says "in transit". I just really, really want my fiance to get packet 3 from the embassy in the mail before his medical on the 12th. Hoping this goes fast for all of us!

Has anyone scheduled a visit with their fiance after the NOA2 approval came through? My fiance was thinking about visiting me here (in NY) in a few weeks, but we're just hoping that it's not an issue now that we're further along in the K1 process.

[rtor1 52]

Hmmmm, yeah my case was part of the shipment to London on the 22nd, though I tracked the 23rd's shipment date as well. Both shipments were received and signed for at the embassy today, but my case still says "in transit". I just really, really want my fiance to get packet 3 from the embassy in the mail before his medical on the 12th. Hoping this goes fast for all of us!

Has anyone scheduled a visit with their fiance after the NOA2 approval came through? My fiance was thinking about visiting me here (in NY) in a few weeks, but we're just hoping that it's not an issue now that we're further along in the K1 process.

Mine changed to READY on the 22nd, the actual date the Embassy was supposed to receive (There was a delay with DHL).

Well, I don't believe it will be an issue if he visits you. I went in September and clearly told him I was going to visit my fiancé. He just looked at me and asked where he worked. No issues at all...

[TheAndies 50]

Mine changed to READY on the 22nd, the actual date the Embassy was supposed to receive (There was a delay with DHL).

Well, I don't believe it will be an issue if he visits you. I went in September and clearly told him I was going to visit my fiancé. He just looked at me and asked where he worked. No issues at all...

Hmmmm, so maybe they did receive yours and it is just sitting there lonely and waiting for them to give it some love LOL

and yeah, I don't think it'll be much of an issue. Was just wondering if anything was different with visiting post-NOA2 phase. Thanks!

[Frewchen 8]

I am very happy for everyone here who got their approval.

Unfortunately I am still waiting for a response from TSC. The NOA-1 was June 27, 2014...we passed the 6 month mark. Seems like it's never going to happen :-(

[TheAndies 50]

I am very happy for everyone here who got their approval.

Unfortunately I am still waiting for a response from TSC. The NOA-1 was June 27, 2014...we passed the 6 month mark. Seems like it's never going to happen :-(

Hi there, sorry you're still waiting for your NOA2. This thread was made for those of us TSC June filers who got our NOA2s to keep in touch with one another when our cases get to the NVC stage and beyond - and also so we wouldn't upset others who hadn't received their NOA2s yet.

Try not to get too upset (easier said than done, I know!), once you're past the 6 month mark, I believe you can file an inquiry with USCIS for a case status update. You can follow this thread of all June TSC filers here, if you haven't already, as a lot of people from June are still waiting on their NOA2s:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/500743-june-2014-filers-texas-service-center/

And keep an eye on Igor's list here: http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/monthly_filers.php?form=1&visa=1&scenter=3&option=3&sortby=2

It looks like a lot of late June filers haven't received their approvals yet either. Chin up, it'll happen soon! The holidays also throw a bit of a wrench into the timing of things. Once January comes, I'm sure it'l be better. Just know we're all going through the same thing and all of us in this thread went through that agonizing wait for NOA2, so we know how you feel

[YamenWaad 45]

Our packet was sent off on the 17th and NVC doesn't have any record of it. I better brace myself for a long wait!!

welcome to the club

waiting now for 28 days

[emcia_81 43]

welcome to the club

waiting now for 28 days

I am sorry to say it but after I made this post my fiance called back again in the evening and they confirmed that they received our packet but didn't assign the number. I hope it is just a matter of few days now before they give us the number and ship it over to Warsaw. I am so sorry to hear that it takes your case so long to be put up in the system

[genr87 53]

TheAndies my case was updated. In the CEAC website it says READY. Hopefully the embassy will be in touch this week.

[TheAndies 50]

TheAndies my case was updated. In the CEAC website it says READY. Hopefully the embassy will be in touch this week.

AWESOME!!! Fingers crossed for you!! I just checked ours and it still says "in transit" - hopefully it'll change soon!

[YamenWaad 45]

I'm happy for you guys

all of you are now sure about rejoining your soul mates

perhaps because I'm Arab or Syrian NVC doesn't want to proceed my case which is unfair, we've been waiting for more than 200 days since we started this procedure and it's really frustrating to see all the people around getting something and precede us all the time.

but from the depths of my heart I'm so happy for you guys, you'll be happy soon and will see your beloved ones.

for me it's endless waiting

oh God

[alicia98981 128]

I'm happy for you guys

all of you are now sure about rejoining your soul mates

perhaps because I'm Arab or Syrian NVC doesn't want to proceed my case which is unfair, we've been waiting for more than 200 days since we started this procedure and it's really frustrating to see all the people around getting something and precede us all the time.

but from the depths of my heart I'm so happy for you guys, you'll be happy soon and will see your beloved ones.

for me it's endless waiting

oh God

I don't think so hon. I think you guys got caught at a bad time when NVC is gettting backed up. You've made it this far by the Grace of God, don't give up hope yet!

[Gina&Pete14 9]

like you guys TheAndies, I went ahead and booked my medical wothout recieving packet 3.....medical scheduled in London for 7th Jan...