January 2017 I-129F Filers

[Alexia TL 123]

20 minutes ago, sande17 said:

We're still waiting on our case number, and our NOA2 was April 27th....

How are there NOA2s from May getting approved before ours? Does USCIS not forward the approved petitions in date order??

Is anyone else with an April NOA2 still waiting for their case number from NVC? I've been calling regularly and just keep getting 'we haven't received it yet'.

Any insight would be greatly appreciated!

 

Hey! I have the same NOA2 date but I got my case number a little over a week ago... 

 

You should try to call the USCIS and see if  they have more information for you... hopefully they can locate your case !

 

best of luck 

[sande17 1]

I'm now trying to call USCIS on their customer service number (1800 375 5283) but I think their line is malfunctioning - it doesn't give any option to speak to anybody even at the end of all the menu options - it just says, "please call back between our opening hours of 8am and 6pm monday to friday" - but it IS between those hours right now.

Is anybody else having trouble calling USCIS today??

Is there an email address I can reach them at instead??

Thanks so much all in advance for any help!

 

[PR&PR 325]

15 minutes ago, sande17 said:

I'm now trying to call USCIS on their customer service number (1800 375 5283) but I think their line is malfunctioning - it doesn't give any option to speak to anybody even at the end of all the menu options - it just says, "please call back between our opening hours of 8am and 6pm monday to friday" - but it IS between those hours right now.

Is anybody else having trouble calling USCIS today??

Is there an email address I can reach them at instead??

Thanks so much all in advance for any help!

 

This is the number you should try calling: (603) 334-0888

[sande17 1]

3 minutes ago, PR&PR said:

This is the number you should try calling: (603) 334-0888

Thank you - but that's the NVC number; I'm trying to call USCIS to ask them to confirm for me that they've mailed our petition to the NVC - but their customer service line doesn't seem to be working properly today

 

Anyone else having trouble calling USCIS?

[sbane12 63]

Just to give everyone an update:


-Checked NVC case tracker online Saturday night:  In Transit
-Checked NVC case tracker online Tuesday morning (Today): Ready
-Medical Exam: June 6th 2017
-Interview date: June 19th 2017


We were stressed about the medical exam big time because there is a chance she will still be on her cycle still at the time of the Exam, so I literally pulled all stops. There just happens to be 2 Hospitals in Tokyo that do the exam, so I had her make an appointment for a medical exam at the second hospital merely 3 days after the first just in case she is turned away or has to wait to do parts of the exam.

[PR&PR 325]

22 minutes ago, PR&PR said:

This is the number you should try calling: (603) 334-0888

Oops my bad. 

[PR&PR 325]

12 minutes ago, sbane12 said:

Just to give everyone an update:


-Checked NVC case tracker online Saturday night:  In Transit
-Checked NVC case tracker online Tuesday morning (Today): Ready
-Medical Exam: June 6th 2017
-Interview date: June 19th 2017


We were stressed about the medical exam big time because there is a chance she will still be on her cycle still at the time of the Exam, so I literally pulled all stops. There just happens to be 2 Hospitals in Tokyo that do the exam, so I had her make an appointment for a medical exam at the second hospital merely 3 days after the first just in case she is turned away or has to wait to do parts of the exam.

Have you asked at all if that could be an issue? I'd be curious.

[sbane12 63]

10 minutes ago, PR&PR said:

Have you asked at all if that could be an issue? I'd be curious.

The first hospital that she made an appointment for told her that if she is on her cycle they cannot complete the full exam. 

[PR&PR 325]

1 minute ago, sbane12 said:

The first hospital that she made an appointment for told her that if she is on her cycle they cannot complete the full exam. 

Thank you for your answer! Nice that you got a date so close! I hope that the rest goes fast as well.

[sbane12 63]

Just now, PR&PR said:

Thank you for your answer! Nice that you got a date so close! I hope that the rest goes fast as well.

Japan embassy actually had available interview slots even as close as May 31. I didnt even wait for my case status to say ready at NVC before I made interview appointment, paid for visa, DS-160 etc

[Martin & Rona 157]

On 5/27/2017 at 5:47 PM, Angel&Eric said:

I called

Okay that makes sense. That's great information for people to know they should call the Embassy for an earlier appointment date if needed.

Thanks for your post!!!

[Martin & Rona 157]

On 5/27/2017 at 6:00 PM, HazeyHaze said:

Thanks! My fiance called their customer service but he didn't ask to be transferred to a tier 2 officer. But yeah, some people say tier 2 officers have a better way of checking the case status.

Yes that's correct. The first person you speak to is a CSR and they do not have access to the same data base as USCIS officer (Tier 2). I had to wait 2 hours for a return call. When he called he was very helpful and confirmed the front line CSR personnel do not access to the same data base. 

So you speaking to someone who is using the same broken system that we have access to.

 

FYI we received our NOA2 approval on 05/5 and the USCIS app still shows our case status as "Received" 138 days. Thank God that isn't the case.

 

Good luck to you both on receiving your NOA2 shortly. I'm sure your patience is really being tested right now

 

 

[calahjosh931 59]

I've sent my pkt 3 to the embassy so now just waiting for the pkt 4. Does this ever come and how am I supposed to receive it, some say email others say mail. Also I haven't paid the fee yet but my ceac status says ready. Should I be scheduling my interview and medical?

[jgschuck 7]

We just received our NOA2 (electronically) (yay)

 

Is there anything we can do awhile while we wait for our case number?

 

Can my fiance schedule his medical exam or his interview date at this point?

 

Any pointers would be great!

Hoping for all January filers to hear soon! Seems like they are starting to finish up January finally

[Ana&Matt 213]

16 minutes ago, jgschuck said:

We just received our NOA2 (electronically) (yay)

 

Is there anything we can do awhile while we wait for our case number?

 

Can my fiance schedule his medical exam or his interview date at this point?

 

Any pointers would be great!

Hoping for all January filers to hear soon! Seems like they are starting to finish up January finally

 

Hello! And congrats!!

Electronically? That means the USCIS tracker was updated?