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How long is the wait to get a schedule for an interview from the NVC?

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My husband's petition for me has been approved. We are now waiting for an interview schedule from the NVC. How long is the wait usually? We are about to reach our 60-day mark. Should we call NVC to follow up? Is it time to worry? Please advise.

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My husband's petition for me has been approved. We are now waiting for an interview schedule from the NVC. How long is the wait usually? We are about to reach our 60-day mark. Should we call NVC to follow up? Is it time to worry? Please advise.

You husband's petition has been approved? Have you filed anything with the National Visa Center?

If you have and already have "Case Complete" on the CEAC website, it usually shouldn't take more than 60 days to get an interview schedule. There is no way to know for sure if you should be worried or not.. I would call the NVC and ask them. I'm not sure what the interview process is like for K-3 but I'm sure someone else can chime in.

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I-612 Waiver of J1 Two Year Rule
12/31/2011 - Wife Entered U.S. on J-1 visa, Foreign Residence Requirement Applies
9/28/2013 - Married in the U.S.
7/23/2014 - NOA1 form I-612 for Waiver of the Foreign Residence Requirement (Basis: Extreme Hardship)
8/8/2014 - RFE Received
11/14/2014 - NOA2 I-612 Waiver Denied, Could not establish hardship
12/15/2014 - Sent another I-612 packet to U.S. Dept of state (Basis: No-Objection Statement)
12/15/2014 - Sent in application to Philippines Govt. for No-Objection Statement
1/14/2015 - No Objection Statement granted
4 months of waiting - The Philippines Govt. forgot about us!!!!
5/8/2015 - After multiple calls and emails the No Objection Statement was finally transmitted to DOS
6/4/2015 - I-612 Waiver APPROVED!

IR-1 Visa
6/3/2015 - Sent I-130 to Phoenix Locbox
6/4/2015 - NOA1
108 Days of waiting
9/22/2015 - NOA2
9/24/2015 - Case sent to NVC
10/1/2015 - Case received at NVC
10/14/2015 - Case number assigned
10/15/2015 - AOS Fee Paid online
10/19/2015 - CEAC AOS Fee status changed to "Paid" - AOS and IV packets sent to NVC
10/27/2015 - DS-261 was reviewed over the phone
10/29/2015 - DS-261 confirmed complete (over phone) and IV Bill Received - Paid online immediately "In Process"
10/30/2015 - Scan Date
11/2/2015 - IV Bill marked "Paid" and DS-260 completed

12/4/2015 - Case Complete (need to bring 1 corrected doc to Embassy)

1/6/15 - Medical Exam Complete

1/19/2015 - Interview Date

1/22/2015 - Visa Received (yellow envelope damaged)

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You husband's petition has been approved? Have you filed anything with the National Visa Center?

If you have and already have "Case Complete" on the CEAC website, it usually shouldn't take more than 60 days to get an interview schedule. There is no way to know for sure if you should be worried or not.. I would call the NVC and ask them. I'm not sure what the interview process is like for K-3 but I'm sure someone else can chime in.

According to our lawyer, yes, the papers are already in NVC. I tried going on the CEAC website to check the status but when I enter our case number it says that we should follow the instructions that were given to us? Would you know what that means?

We were trying to call the NVC earlier but our call can't go through! :(

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According to our lawyer, yes, the papers are already in NVC. I tried going on the CEAC website to check the status but when I enter our case number it says that we should follow the instructions that were given to us? Would you know what that means?

We were trying to call the NVC earlier but our call can't go through! :(

Since your lawyer is handling your case he was probably sent the NVC's "Welcome Letter" that contains instructions and a checklist of documents. I would follow up with him about this since he probably has a better idea of where you are at in the process.

I call the NVC at 6:58am EST and get through every time within about 10 - 15 minutes. If you are calling during the day you will be very hard-pressed to even connect to their hold line.

I know this process is so ambiguous sometimes. Just make sure you communicate with your attorney so he can then communicate with the NVC on your behalf if necessary.

I-612 Waiver of J1 Two Year Rule
12/31/2011 - Wife Entered U.S. on J-1 visa, Foreign Residence Requirement Applies
9/28/2013 - Married in the U.S.
7/23/2014 - NOA1 form I-612 for Waiver of the Foreign Residence Requirement (Basis: Extreme Hardship)
8/8/2014 - RFE Received
11/14/2014 - NOA2 I-612 Waiver Denied, Could not establish hardship
12/15/2014 - Sent another I-612 packet to U.S. Dept of state (Basis: No-Objection Statement)
12/15/2014 - Sent in application to Philippines Govt. for No-Objection Statement
1/14/2015 - No Objection Statement granted
4 months of waiting - The Philippines Govt. forgot about us!!!!
5/8/2015 - After multiple calls and emails the No Objection Statement was finally transmitted to DOS
6/4/2015 - I-612 Waiver APPROVED!

IR-1 Visa
6/3/2015 - Sent I-130 to Phoenix Locbox
6/4/2015 - NOA1
108 Days of waiting
9/22/2015 - NOA2
9/24/2015 - Case sent to NVC
10/1/2015 - Case received at NVC
10/14/2015 - Case number assigned
10/15/2015 - AOS Fee Paid online
10/19/2015 - CEAC AOS Fee status changed to "Paid" - AOS and IV packets sent to NVC
10/27/2015 - DS-261 was reviewed over the phone
10/29/2015 - DS-261 confirmed complete (over phone) and IV Bill Received - Paid online immediately "In Process"
10/30/2015 - Scan Date
11/2/2015 - IV Bill marked "Paid" and DS-260 completed

12/4/2015 - Case Complete (need to bring 1 corrected doc to Embassy)

1/6/15 - Medical Exam Complete

1/19/2015 - Interview Date

1/22/2015 - Visa Received (yellow envelope damaged)

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Since your lawyer is handling your case he was probably sent the NVC's "Welcome Letter" that contains instructions and a checklist of documents. I would follow up with him about this since he probably has a better idea of where you are at in the process.

I call the NVC at 6:58am EST and get through every time within about 10 - 15 minutes. If you are calling during the day you will be very hard-pressed to even connect to their hold line.

I know this process is so ambiguous sometimes. Just make sure you communicate with your attorney so he can then communicate with the NVC on your behalf if necessary.

Alright, thank you for your responses! My husband was able to get through yesterday after ten million attempts. He was told to follow up again after a week or two if we still have not received the email. I suppose it really is a 60-day wait.

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