ALL Potomac I-130 Filers (New Center) [merged threads]

[mmadd636 25]

Call them. They don't always inform you.

Call them. They won't usually inform you.

[Shawntina Sekyi A 5]

How long after your case get sent to nvc you normally hear something back

Call at least 2-3 a week until they assign your nvc case number ..mine was sent to the nvc July 8 but I was told to wait until July 26 for the case number ..FYI the nvc actually assign a case number the same day they send it lol so again call them a lot because things change pretty fast....most of the requirements can be done in a few days to a week... Then wait for them to review it and put you in cue for interview....

We are waiting now, hopefully we don't have to send in more items... Good luck to you!!

[ZI0615 6]

How long after your case get sent to nvc you normally hear something back

You should hear from them not after too long maybe 2-3 weeks if that. If it goes to national visa center and after submitting all your documents and 5-6 weeks of time has passed and nothing has been done then ask for Manager Sue and she's the lady you hear on the automative machine when you call NVC. They kept prolonging and prolonging my stuff and I spoke to her Tuesday and they completed my case yesterday (8/4/16) so now I will be waiting for an interview date to be held in Turkey.

[PK_Bazm 13]

How long after your case get sent to nvc you normally hear something back

My understanding is 2-3 weeks. However, they don't always contacl you. Here is a great VJ wiki that should help u out

http://www.visajourney.com/wiki/index.php/NVC_Process

[war teacher 6]

Ok I did my medical yesterday, and my interview is in 2weeks..

[Sailor1975 4]

Everybody, please have a bit of faith in the system; I finally received my interview date today. I originally submitted my I-130 on 2nd March 2016, and will attend my interview at the US Embassy in London on 30th September. Overall, this is 212 days, or just under 7 months. Please feel free to look at my timeline.

Have patience, and your time will come eventually. Good luck to all.

[happiestoflives 17]

Everybody, please have a bit of faith in the system; I finally received my interview date today. I originally submitted my I-130 on 2nd March 2016, and will attend my interview at the US Embassy in London on 30th September. Overall, this is 212 days, or just under 7 months. Please feel free to look at my timeline.

Have patience, and your time will come eventually. Good luck to all.

Congratulations! Did you get your interview date via phone or did you get the interview letter?

[Kimone 0]

Ok so nvc just receive my case today I want to know what do I put together to send to them when they ask keep in the petition or for my kids

Ok so nvc just receive my case today I want to know what do I put together to send to them when they ask keep in mind the petition or for my kids

[mmadd636 25]

You should use this forum and look through the other threads for the nvc stage. This is for I-130 process.

[MrsBurgz 104]

Ok so nvc just receive my case today I want to know what do I put together to send to them when they ask keep in the petition or for my kids

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/604434-nvc-filers-august-2016/page-1

[kalelaimy 5]

I filed my petition 25 July 2016 NOA1 - in Potomac Service Center.

I hope to get my case approved within 2 months like many of the cases i have seen before.

Please God help me to get my petition process complete quickly.

[mmadd636 25]

I filed my petition 25 July 2016 NOA1 - in Potomac Service Center.

I hope to get my case approved within 2 months like many of the cases i have seen before.

Please God help me to get my petition process complete quickly.

I filed for my wife and our NOA1 was June 17th. Our 2 months will be in 6 days.

[ashleygro 0]

After checking my case status multiple times a day and finding that most people with the same NOA1 date as me are already getting green cards or very close to it...I decided to call despite knowing that, since it has been less than 6 months, I wasn't going to get much. Dig this conversation I had over the phone with USCIS:

"Can you explain to me why so many petitions filed on my date or after are multiple steps ahead of me in the process or nearly finished with it?"

- "It's only been 4 months and the expected wait time is 6 months. Everything with your case is normal."

"But can you tell me why these petitions are being approved and green cards are being sent before mine?

- "It's just a case by case basis, there are many factors."

"I was under the assumption that USCIS went through these cases chronologically."

- "It's not chronological or anything, it's just case by case."

"So you're admitting that you don't process the petitions in the same order that you receive them?"

- "Oh oh well...we do. Just a case by case basis."

What does that even mean?! I'm a lesbian and this kind of thing makes you wonder...

[Depdog100 0]

My wife and I have been waiting 6 months and one day. I'm a police officer and she is a school teacher from New Zealand. I noticed people are getting processed much faster than us from other areas in the world. We are quite stressed and finally was able to submit the inquiry. Anyone else have any other advice? I figured we would be processed pretty quick. By the way it is I-130 at Potomac.

[Fost04mach 21]

After checking my case status multiple times a day and finding that most people with the same NOA1 date as me are already getting green cards or very close to it...I decided to call despite knowing that, since it has been less than 6 months, I wasn't going to get much. Dig this conversation I had over the phone with USCIS:

"Can you explain to me why so many petitions filed on my date or after are multiple steps ahead of me in the process or nearly finished with it?"

- "It's only been 4 months and the expected wait time is 6 months. Everything with your case is normal."

"But can you tell me why these petitions are being approved and green cards are being sent before mine?

- "It's just a case by case basis, there are many factors."

"I was under the assumption that USCIS went through these cases chronologically."

- "It's not chronological or anything, it's just case by case."

"So you're admitting that you don't process the petitions in the same order that you receive them?"

- "Oh oh well...we do. Just a case by case basis."

What does that even mean?! I'm a lesbian and this kind of thing makes you wonder...

I sense some frustration... I'm in the same boat. Actually worse since 6 months has come and passed. it seems some take 2-3 months others are slated to wait for much longer.

My advice:

Record your calls. Check your state laws first to see if you have to let them know or not. In my state - AZ - it's a one party consent state, so if I know it's being recorded, that's all that's needed.

- you can then revisit what they said

- you will find tier 2 agents who are rude, or hang up on you; you want to document those and have proof for the future just in case it gets to a lawsuit or something

- you might get random excuses, other than pending, such as a "background check". You will thus have those documented and be able to confront them later when they switch back to the "pending" excuse.

At 6 months 1 day, call and ask them to file an inquiry.

When you get the response from that inquiry, file congressional inquiries with your 2 state senators and your congressman/woman.

- I received a call 2 days later from the congresswoman's office, and they told me they talked to USCIS, and were told that i was in a background check that completed on July 27 and that as of Aug 3 my case had been assigned to an agent for review. The jury is still out, but if I hear back from the senators inquiries and I get different information, I have the call recorded, and I can prove that they either lied to the congresswoman or the congresswoman's staff lied to me (highly unlikely as they have no reason to)

When you call, ask to be transferred to tier 2. They will schedule a call back; they will say the approximate time is somewhere between 60 and 140 minutes... Yesterday for me it was "134" minutes and they never called back.

The tier 2 agents can look at what day they are currently processing for your type of case. If they passed your case, even if it hasn't been 6 months, they can send in an inquiry. You will likely get the "pending" ####### back, but it's good to know...

After the 6 months mark, file an Ombudsman complaint. I have not heard anything back from mine yet, but they give themselves 45 days.

Personally, as I'm getting close to 7 months now, and a status of "received" I will be waiting for that and the responses from the 2 senators and start looking at a lawsuit against USCIS. Been reading on writ of mandamus lawsuits so I'm basically gathering evidence right now.