NOA.2 Approval. - March 2015 Filers. (Texas Service Center)

[micky2014 2]

i did it,silly me.... i just type wrong.. my kyboard get crazy. we are still at nvc. i hope monday will send it to bucharest. good luck to all

[Mad & J 25]

i did it,silly me.... i just type wrong.. my kyboard get crazy. we are still at nvc. i hope monday will send it to bucharest. good luck to all

We got our case number on Monday and our case started showing "In Transit" on Friday. It shouldn't be long for you!

[captmaximus 11]

Got a hold of NVC last night after dialing 30+ times and repeatedly being told by the automated system that due to a large number of calls they couldn't get to me and to call back later... Once I got through the wait was about 45 minutes to speak to an actual human being. Our case was forwarded on 9/4 by TSC and NVC assigned us a case number on 9/16. Good luck to everyone in getting a hold of NVC; it's not easy!

[micky2014 2]

i just check my online profile on ustraveldocs. i have turist visa too so, i had one. i see that nvc sheduled my interview... my petition still at nvc. is too early to submit the ds-160?

btw i need make online profile for my son too? he is 12 yo. i know he need have his own ds 160 but i dont know if he need have hes own profile...

[Mad & J 25]

i just check my online profile on ustraveldocs. i have turist visa too so, i had one. i see that nvc sheduled my interview... my petition still at nvc. is too early to submit the ds-160?

btw i need make online profile for my son too? he is 12 yo. i know he need have his own ds 160 but i dont know if he need have hes own profile...

I believe you can complete de DS-160 even though your file is still a NVC, as long as you don't send your Packet 3 yet. At least I know this is the case for my consulate, maybe someone else who has experience with yours can help. Might be better to ask the question in your region's subforum as the process is different from one consulate/embassy to the next!

I'm not sure for your second question. I would imagine that since he will need his own DS-160 and barcode, that you would have to start anew for him. Good luck!

As for me, our petition has made it to MTL and our status says 'Ready'! I'm unwilling to wait for them to send me Packet 3, so following the advice of other Canadian VJers, I'm planning on just waiting for the second update on CEAC, which will indicate that they have logged the petition. The second I notice the next update, I will email them Packet 3. Not a lost minute!

[Odogwu 5]

We had No News of NOA2 Approval from TSC for the past 2weeks. What is really going on with TSC? They are really being unfair.ð¢ð¢ð­.

Edited September 21, 2015 by Odogwu

[hampguy 9]

We had No News of NOA2 Approval from TSC for the past 2weeks. What is really going on with TSC? They are really being unfair.ð¢ð¢ð­.

I agrree 100%.

[Cristina375 7]

i just check my online profile on ustraveldocs. i have turist visa too so, i had one. i see that nvc sheduled my interview... my petition still at nvc. is too early to submit the ds-160?

btw i need make online profile for my son too? he is 12 yo. i know he need have his own ds 160 but i dont know if he need have hes own profile...

My daughter is 9 years old and I made a profile for her. I don't know how the embassy in Bucharest works but the instructions from the USEM in Tokyo clearly say every applicant must have a profile, regardless of age.

When I finished my own profile, in the last part where you can add family members, I put in my daughters 's info and because she had her own profile it automatically found her and linked her profile to mine.

When is your interview scheduled?

Edited September 21, 2015 by Cristina375

[micky2014 2]

My daughter is 9 years old and I made a profile for her. I don't know how the embassy in Bucharest works but the instructions from the USEM in Tokyo clearly say every applicant must have a profile, regardless of age.

When I finished my own profile, in the last part where you can add family members, I put in my daughters 's info and because she had her own profile it automatically found her and linked her profile to mine.

When is your interview scheduled?

i dont see there any date.. just read nvc sheduled my interview. i cant acces this information. i made online profile for my son too. now i complete ds-160 for both and i will submit even if bucharest embassy not have my papers yet. i know this embassy is fast and i have all my papers ready. my medical is on 25 sept. and result i will pick up after 7 work days. i really hope all of us have an easy journey from now.

[Kyle and Linh 64]

i dont see there any date.. just read nvc sheduled my interview. i cant acces this information. i made online profile for my son too. now i complete ds-160 for both and i will submit even if bucharest embassy not have my papers yet. i know this embassy is fast and i have all my papers ready. my medical is on 25 sept. and result i will pick up after 7 work days. i really hope all of us have an easy journey from now.

Hi Mickey2014:

I was in the same dilemma in that I got our NVC Case number and then went to see my fiancée in Vietnam to assist with the DS-160 2 days after getting the case number. Each country is different, however I read an earlier post from a Vietnam VJ post that said go for it, don't wait for PKT3. So I went ahead while there and did the DS-160 for my fiancée and her son. You need to make one application for each person. I am glad I did it there because in Vietnam you have to pay visa fees at either a HSBC bank or at the Vietnam Post Office. We managed to get it completed and then printed out the forms to go pay just before the bank closed on a Friday. Barely made it. By the way the ceac website will show two case number after you do this. One for your fiancée and one for the child. The number is the same as what you got from the NVC with a suffix of 01 for the fiancée K-1 and 02 for the K-2 visa

You will receive a confirmation on the USTravelDocs.com website and after they know you paid your fees, so once that happens you can go ahead and schedule your interview. We had some second thoughts on doing it so soon so we shopped interview days for about a week waiting for our PKT3 to show up. Our status the whole time on the Dept of State (ceac) website said "Ready" since Sept 8. I am glad we waited because we found a date we liked that opened up that allowed us the time to get the medical done. Mind you we could not get our medical done in Vietnam without the front page of the PKT3. On Sept 16 we made the decision to forge ahead and made our appointment for Sept 7 which was perfect to get everything done. We guessed correctly because yesterday our PKT3 showed up at my fiancées house and we were able to schedule the medical for her and her son for early next week.

As a tip, you can make an appointment on the USTravelDocs.com website and then change it. So if I had to give some advice, I would sign up for the interview that is best when you get your payment confirmed, and then check back periodically under "reschedule interview" to see if you can finder earlier dates that work, or later dates if you need more time to get stuff together.

Your experience may be different than this, but this is what we did and it seemed to work so far.

Good Luck

Edited September 23, 2015 by Kyle and Linh

[micky2014 2]

Hi Mickey2014:

I was in the same dilemma in that I got our NVC Case number and then went to see my fiancée in Vietnam to assist with the DS-160 2 days after getting the case number. Each country is different, however I read an earlier post from a Vietnam VJ post that said go for it, don't wait for PKT3. So I went ahead while there and did the DS-160 for my fiancée and her son. You need to make one application for each person. I am glad I did it there because in Vietnam you have to pay visa fees at either a HSBC bank or at the Vietnam Post Office. We managed to get it completed and then printed out the forms to go pay just before the bank closed on a Friday. Barely made it. By the way the ceac website will show two case number after you do this. One for your fiancée and one for the child. The number is the same as what you got from the NVC with a suffix of 01 for the fiancée K-1 and 02 for the K-2 visa

You will receive a confirmation on the USTravelDocs.com website and after they know you paid your fees, so once that happens you can go ahead and schedule your interview. We had some second thoughts on doing it so soon so we shopped interview days for about a week waiting for our PKT3 to show up. Our status the whole time on the Dept of State (ceac) website said "Ready" since Sept 8. I am glad we waited because we found a date we liked that opened up that allowed us the time to get the medical done. Mind you we could not get our medical done in Vietnam without the front page of the PKT3. On Sept 16 we made the decision to forge ahead and made our appointment for Sept 7 which was perfect to get everything done. We guessed correctly because yesterday our PKT3 showed up at my fiancées house and we were able to schedule the medical for her and her son for early next week.

As a tip, you can make an appointment on the USTravelDocs.com website and then change it. So if I had to give some advice, I would sign up for the interview that is best when you get your payment confirmed, and then check back periodically under "reschedule interview" to see if you can finder earlier dates that work, or later dates if you need more time to get stuff together.

Your experience may be different than this, but this is what we did and it seemed to work so far.

Good Luck

Thank you...

yesterday my case was "at nvc" , this morning was "in tranzit" . I submit for me and my son the form ds-160. When i came back from work i check again and is "ready". I cant belive was so fast. Im really happy. In 2 days i have the medical and i hope in maxim 2 weeks i can have my interview. On bucharest embassy we need pay visa in same day with interview at embassy. I will try call monday to see if i can make appointment. I hope they will send me packet 3 till monday.

For medical i need only the case number , adress where i will stay in US. I am very happy today. I wish u all good luck and blessings

[Cristina375 7]

Well I called the consulate in Tokyo today but to no avail.

To describe the conversation as vague would be an understatement... the person on the phone was more interested in my NOA2 and NVC notice and didn't care much that I kept repeating the status said ready, I wasn't asked or allowed to give the case number, I was asked for my passport number, name and DOB and was told to wait patiently...

[Mad & J 25]

I send my Packet 3 today! It may have been too early, but I suppose I can just send it again if I get no response within a week.

I've been told by other Montreal VJers that when the Updated date changes on your CEAC 'Ready' status, that means they've logged your case and that you can send them Packet 3, even though you haven't received anything from them yet. Well, my status showed 'Ready' on Monday, so I thought I'd have to wait about a week for them to log my case and update CEAC. However, this morning, the Updated date changed from September 21 to September 23! That seems quick to me, so I'm not 100% sure that means they have actually logged my case. But since I'd already prepared my packet 3 email (it was sitting in my email drafts all ready to go), I took a chance and sent it. We'll see!

[Wors 19]

We received our case number on Tuesday, do people think I am OK to schedule a medical for a couple of weeks time? Looking at timescales that seems like it should be at the embassy in London by then but wondering what other people have done?

[naddy 14]

I'm starting to get nervous, got my case number last Thursday, and my petition still is at NVC. Anyone know what can potentially be holding it up? Those of you who have been sent to embassy already, how many days did it take? I've heard that NVC sends to a particular embassy once a week, so hopefully it's Thursday for Dublin, as that can be the explanation .