NOA2 What then?

[Diane and Chris 651]

Hello!  My fiancé and I sent our K1 Visa application on 10/31/2016. We received our NOA1 on November 3, 2016. On January 23, 2017, we received an RFE.  We will mail out that information on Monday.  My question is, once we receive our NOA2, will we hear anything else via USPS or on the USCIS site regarding what comes next, or do we simply have to wait until the package is received at the Swiss Embassy before we know anything?

[Suss&Camm 2,213]

34 minutes ago, Diane and Chris said:

Hello!  My fiancé and I sent our K1 Visa application on 10/31/2016. We received our NOA1 on November 3, 2016. On January 23, 2017, we received an RFE.  We will mail out that information on Monday.  My question is, once we receive our NOA2, will we hear anything else via USPS or on the USCIS site regarding what comes next, or do we simply have to wait until the package is received at the Swiss Embassy before we know anything?

Next it will be sent to the NVC and then on to the embassy. You can call the NVC and ask them in a week or two, if they have gotten your case yet to get your case number. In many places, not all, you might need the case number for booking of medical etc. The case number will also allow you to track your case at the ceac case tracker site from then until the visa is issued at the embassy. You can also go a ahead and fill out the DS-160 on the traveldocs site if you have not yet done so.   The beneficiary and in some cases also the petitioner will receive a "packet 3"  (most often this is an email, depends on embassy though) from the embassy with further information on what you need to do to book interview and what documents you need to gather for that interview. Some embassies have this information on their websites. From the NVC on things will be embassy specific, so I can't really help anymore than that, but good luck you!

[Diane and Chris 651]

Thank you for the quick response.  How do I find the NVC's number?  You have been helpful. We question everything and stress about what and how to respond to our RFE. It's hard being apart and trying to figure all of this out together.  We have an attorney.  He has been of no help and we feel like we no longer need his help. We have done all the legwork and the RFE we received was something he should have noticed before submitting our I-129 application.  Thanks again!

[Suss&Camm 2,213]

3 minutes ago, Diane and Chris said:

Thank you for the quick response.  How do I find the NVC's number?  You have been helpful. We question everything and stress about what and how to respond to our RFE. It's hard being apart and trying to figure all of this out together.  We have an attorney.  He has been of no help and we feel like we no longer need his help. We have done all the legwork and the RFE we received was something he should have noticed before submitting our I-129 application.  Thanks again!

 (603) 334-0700 for immigrant inquiries or (603) 334-0888 for non-immigrant inquiries.... 

If I remember correctly I called the first one... but sometimes it might be busy and I know ppl have then also called the 2nd one...

 

Yea, imo I see many get ripped off by lawyers.. not getting their money's worth and many times even making silly mistakes....like you mentioned.. You should not receive an RFE if you have a lawyer unless it's smth out of the ordinary..

[glmg21 330]

4 hours ago, Suss&Camm said:

Next it will be sent to the NVC and then on to the embassy. You can call the NVC and ask them in a week or two, if they have gotten your case yet to get your case number. In many places, not all, you might need the case number for booking of medical etc. The case number will also allow you to track your case at the ceac case tracker site from then until the visa is issued at the embassy. You can also go a ahead and fill out the DS-160 on the traveldocs site if you have not yet done so.   The beneficiary and in some cases also the petitioner will receive a "packet 3"  (most often this is an email, depends on embassy though) from the embassy with further information on what you need to do to book interview and what documents you need to gather for that interview. Some embassies have this information on their websites. From the NVC on things will be embassy specific, so I can't really help anymore than that, but good luck you!

Thanks for clearing this up, especially the NVC phase. I see many people referring to calling the NVC as if it's a necessary step. I wasn't sure if it is, or just something people do because they'd like to know their case isn't in a black hole!