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Aarjun   1

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I received my NOA2 approval on Nov 15, 2014. The letter said that I will be contacted by NVC, but over a month later, I have yet to receive anything from them. Are they typically this slow or do I need to contact them?

They provided an email address for NVC, but do they have a phone number I can call instead?

Thanks!

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Ketsuban Experienced

Ketsuban   1,034

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They are typically slow. They take 60 days or thereabouts to process anything they receive.

ROC from CR-1 visa (Green Card expiration date was Nov 24th 2016)

 

Link to the evidence I submitted. Be sure to send evidence spanning your entire marriage (especially for K-1) or as far back as you can. Just one or two bank statements will not cut it. I primarily focused on the two years of living here since I came in on a CR-1. If you don't have the fundamentals (i.e. joint accounts/policies), you can explain why in the covering letter. E.g. "While we do not have joint utilities, we both contribute to them from our joint bank account".

 

September 26th 2016: I-751 package sent to CSC

September 28th 2016: Package delivered
September 30th 2016: Check cashed
October 3rd 2016: NOA1 received with receipt date of 09/28/16
November 3rd 2016: Biometrics received with appointment date of 11/14/16.
November 14th 2016: Attended biometrics appointment
October 30th 2017: Infopass appointment to get I-551 stamp
February 26th 2018: I-751 case number (aka the NOA1 receipt number) becomes trackable
March 14th 2018: Submitted service request due to being outside of processing time.

March 15th 2018: ROC approved. 535 days (1 year, 5 months and 17 days)

March 29th 2018: Card being produced

April 4th 2018: Card mailed out

April 6th 2018: Card in hand. Has incorrect "resident since" date. Submitted service request on I-751 case (typographical error on permanent resident card) and an I-90 online.

April 2018 - August 7th 2018: Tons of service requests, emails and now senator involvement to get my corrected green card back because what the heck, USCIS. Also some time in May I sent a letter to Potomac telling them I want to withdraw my I-90 since CSC were handling it.

August 8th 2018: Card in production thanks to the direct involvement of Senator Sherrod Brown's team

August 13th 2018: Card mailed

August 15th 2018: Card in hand with correct date. :joy:

October 31st 2018: Potomac sends out a notice stating they have closed out my I-90 per my request. Yay for no duplicate card drama.

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Smelserjl   137

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sometimes I think calling speeds it up. Give it a try. Theyre open until 12 am EST I think. Keep trying if it sounds busy. I was just on hold for a half hour.

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LionessDeon Experienced

LionessDeon   2,060

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Or try calling first thing at 7am EST when they open. If you're from CSC there is a helpful thread

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/526480-noa2-to-nvc-have-you-been-waiting-more-than-a-month/page-7#entry7395429

I've seen a few threads on this. Best of Luck!

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NikLR Grand Master

NikLR   13,227

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~~moved to NVC discussion from IR1/CR1 process and procedures~

Have you read the NVC process wiki yet?

You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.  - Dr. Seuss

 

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Frips Proficient

Frips   166

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Start calling NVC :) ask for your case and iin #

N-400 Timeline
04/02/19 N-400 Submitted online
04/22/19 Biometrics
11/05/19 Interview (Approved)


ROC Timeline

Service Center: California

08/11/17 I-751 Packet delivered to USCIS

09/18/17 Biometrics Appointment

08/17/18 2nd extension letter (additional 6 months)

11/02/18 New card is being  produced (Approved)

 

NVC
11-04-2014 NVC case receive

05-20-2015 Visa received

10-06-2015 Time to kick back and let it fly

 

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OlenkaKyiv Explorer

OlenkaKyiv   3

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FYI:

Our POA2 was dated 11/14/14 (IR-5),

NVC received case from USCIS on 12/01/14.

I have called NVC on 12/23/14: no case has been assigned yet.

Per NVC processing times (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AtbvTEwLyHz1dDhjM3lXTEl1cW1SbjRwdW9YRGlIanc&hl=en#gid=6), it takes NVC now between 20-30 days to obtain NVC case number (i.e. to hear from NVC) from the date NVC received the case. Please keep us posted, since our POA2 dates are very close. Thanks!

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I-130 (as part of IR-5 process) - USCIS (Nebraska Service Center)

06/09/14 - sent I-130

06/14/14 - NOA 1

11/14/14 - NOA 2 (5 months)

AOS (Local Office: Denver)

03/24/15 - AOS packet sent via USPS Priority Mail (I-485, I-765 & I-131 w/ approved I-130)

03/26/15 - package delivered according to USPS website

04/01/15 - email notifying the AOS package has been received

04/02/15 - an AOS fee withdrawn from a bank account

04/09/15 - received hard copies of all three NOAs (NOAs dated 04/01/15)

04/28/15 - Biometrics

05/08/15 - online status changed to "Case is ready to be scheduled for an interview"

05/18/15 - online status changed to I-765 approved-wait the card in the mail (no change for I-131) (80 days)

05/19/15 - received EAD/AP in the mail

05/28/15 - online status changed to "As of June 28, case is ready to be scheduled for an interview." This is the second time of such change since 05/08/15.

07/05/15 - online status changed to "As of July 5, case is ready to be scheduled for an interview." How many times are they going to update that status, I wonder?

12/18/15 - still waiting!!! For almost 9 months now (261 days from AOS NOA, 234 days from Biometrics).

01/14/16 - submitted "out-of-normal processing time" inquiry and called USCIS that stated the case is still at NBC and "inquiry" should answer why there is such delay.

01/15/16 - 294 days since the AOS was received by the USCIS; 262 days from the biometrics.

01/28/16 - [day 309] received response to case status inquiry (processed on 01/23/15) - "your case is waiting to be scheduled for interview," so wait another 90 days [sigh].

02/21/16 - [day 332] interview scheduled for 03/24/16 [363 days from the receipt of petition].

02/24/16 - [day 363] AOS interview. Approval on the spot.

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shippingforecast   126

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I received my NOA2 approval on Nov 15, 2014. The letter said that I will be contacted by NVC, but over a month later, I have yet to receive anything from them. Are they typically this slow or do I need to contact them?

They provided an email address for NVC, but do they have a phone number I can call instead?

Thanks!

Call them (if you haven't already). We didn't receive anything at all from them following our NOA2; I obtained my case number and IIN by speaking to an operator. They didn't actually send us any form of correspondence until December when I called again and told them. Only then did they send us our welcome letter and first packet of instructions; but by then, I had already paid the AOS fee and submitted the DS-261. Had I have left it to the NVC to email me instructions, I'd probably be a good six weeks behind where I am in the process now.

Now chronicling my experience in handy blog format at


http://the-shipping-forecast.tumblr.com/

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