February 2017 I-129F Filers

[doggieandsam 765]

6 minutes ago, AnnieBee said:

Is packet 3 coming to the beneficiary from the embassy via mail? 

For Abu Dhabi embassy, yes via email, but to the petitioner.

[AnnieBee 58]

Just now, iamdegie said:

For Abu Dhabi embassy, yes via email, but to the petitioner.

Okay is anyone kind enough to explain this Packet 3 thing to me? I'm currently waiting for a response from the NVC that they got my file from the USCIS. Whats next til i get my NVC case number and what's Packet 3?

[doggieandsam 765]

1 minute ago, AnnieBee said:

Okay is anyone kind enough to explain this Packet 3 thing to me? I'm currently waiting for a response from the NVC that they got my file from the USCIS. Whats next til i get my NVC case number and what's Packet 3?

once you get your NVC case number, use that to track the movement of your case from NVC to your embassy. here is where you can track. https://ceac.state.gov/ceacstattracker/status.aspx

 

once your case reaches your embassy, then the embassy will send you (or your petitioner) with instructions on how to do / schedule your medical and interview. some embassies refer to this as packet 3, while some others do not have a name for it. also some embassies just email, while some others sends through snail mail....it just depends on the embassy.

[Dhanu and Justin 215]

8 minutes ago, AnnieBee said:

Okay is anyone kind enough to explain this Packet 3 thing to me? I'm currently waiting for a response from the NVC that they got my file from the USCIS. Whats next til i get my NVC case number and what's Packet 3?

I don't really understand either.  Our Status says Ready on NVC site. Haven't heard from the embassy yet, but I sent an email to them today so might hear from them tomorrow. Not sure what I need to do?!

[Dhanu and Justin 215]

9 minutes ago, iamdegie said:

once you get your NVC case number, use that to track the movement of your case from NVC to your embassy. here is where you can track. https://ceac.state.gov/ceacstattracker/status.aspx

 

once your case reaches your embassy, then the embassy will send you (or your petitioner) with instructions on how to do / schedule your medical and interview. some embassies refer to this as packet 3, while some others do not have a name for it. also some embassies just email, while some others sends through snail mail....it just depends on the embassy.

Thank you. That makes sense. Now I have a better idea of what to expect.

[AnnieBee 58]

1 minute ago, Dhanu and Justin said:

I don't really understand either.  Our Status says Ready on NVC site. Haven't heard from the embassy yet, but I sent an email to them today so might hear from them tomorrow. Not sure what I need to do?!

I agree. I thought once your status says Ready, you call the embassy to schedule an appointment and they send u Packet 3 afterwards. At least for the US embassy in my country. Because they tell you where to go for the medical examination. So i know Packet 3 (or whatever it's called) has that information. I repeat... US embassy in my country.

[Dhanu and Justin 215]

1 minute ago, AnnieBee said:

I agree. I thought once your status says Ready, you call the embassy to schedule an appointment and they send u Packet 3 afterwards. At least for the US embassy in my country. Because they tell you where to go for the medical examination. So i know Packet 3 (or whatever it's called) has that information. I repeat... US embassy in my country.

Yeah. I'm hoping to hear something from my embassy soon. I requested in the email to notify me if the consulate has received our petition.  

[V&B 39]

Hi all ! 

Anyone having trouble with the ceac case tracker website ? 

I've been trying to open it and the link seems to be down because it just displays an error page and wont open 😒

[tab0712 141]

16 hours ago, RaptureSongbird said:

I just called the NVC for the first time and spoke to a very pleasant agent.  My approval notice date was 06/09 and she told me that they have not received my case yet.  I know there are a few of us in this topic with the same approval date so I wanted to let those of you know that it's likely they haven't received our cases yet.  I think I've read in a few places that they tend to get shipped in batches so I thought I'd post an update here.  I might try to call again on Thursday of this week but, as I'll be on a road trip helping a friend move from IL to CA, I'll have to see if I can.  It's also a little tempting to swing by the USCIS "pyramid" once I get to CA and yell from the road for those who still haven't been approved here. 

I am also approval on June 9th. I called today (Tuesday) and they said they received it yesterday and gave me the number. So try again

[prish17 77]

1 hour ago, WayneAdoresWendy said:

I did this for Ecuador. You can! I made a big mistake that has cost me a delay and $100's . I urge you to be a little patient. The Packet will come in 24-48 hours.

For London the packet 3 is an email. So yes, you can go ahead and book. 

 

It all depends on the consulate  

[kevinnn 40]

On 6/23/2017 at 10:22 AM, kevination said:

Wow, what at tip! Really curious how you figured this out. After calling every day and getting no answer, the agent was able to confirm that the NVC has my case.

 

Here's everything the agent told me:
* They marked my case "as a priority for processing" (I think those were his words) on June 16th (NOA2 on June 2nd).

* It takes two weeks for a case number to get assigned (I think that means two weeks from June 16th for me).

* It is indeed getting entered into the new electronic system.

 

Initially the agent thought I was calling to ask about an I-130; I assumed he'd tell me to hang up when I said I was calling to get the status of my I-129f, but instead he said "oh, a K1 visa? One moment..." and began looking it up.

 

Does anyone know if this means our case will get electronically transferred to the embassy?

 

Happy to get some kind of confirmation that our case is still being processed.

 

 

Update: got two emails from the NVC! One said it's been forwarded to the embassy in Brazil, the other said the embassy has approved it for expedited processing... just like the previous posters mentioned.

[JayeBird 117]

38 minutes ago, V&B said:

Hi all ! 

Anyone having trouble with the ceac case tracker website ? 

I've been trying to open it and the link seems to be down because it just displays an error page and wont open 😒

 

Yes, same here. I've been trying for an hour now but keep getting an error page as well. 

[V&B 39]

2 minutes ago, JayeBird said:

 

Yes, same here. I've been trying for an hour now but keep getting an error page as well. 

Hmmmm, how annoying

Well glad to know its not just me, i was starting to get worried, 

maybe its down for maintenance, i guess we'll just have to keep trying ! 

Thanks for replying  

[twinee 223]

5 minutes ago, V&B said:

Hmmmm, how annoying

Well glad to know its not just me, i was starting to get worried, 

maybe its down for maintenance, i guess we'll just have to keep trying ! 

Thanks for replying  

They spend a lot of time on maintenance for it not to work 

[EmGosh 72]

38 minutes ago, prish17 said:

For London the packet 3 is an email. So yes, you can go ahead and book. 

 

It all depends on the consulate  

Thank you, very helpful! Did you wait until London has received the case before you booked?