I-129F November 2016 Filers - Part 2

[Andsco 89]

I....GOT....APPROVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

I am so happy after 139 days that I cannot even believe yet that we finally got approved, I literally started to cry . Thanks so much to everyone who was there to answer any questions I ever made and mostly to @geowrian for updating every week the files for us to keep track of the cases, it REALLY helped me to keep me kind of sane and at the same time get annoyed when there was no approved cases. As well I would like to thank @llaz for talking with me as much and supporting me as much as I hope I did support you!. Being in the same situation of being for so many days waiting and having someone to share the experience with, helped me a lot and YOU ARE NEXT! You called it last week and now I call it on you!! 

That's not the last step but next station...............................NVC!!!!!!!!!!

Now my question is, I have to wait around a week and a half to 2 weeks before we call to get a number. Am I right? I understood that this number we have to use it to pay for the D-160 and choose date for interview? 

Again, thanks a lot to everyone! And my advice......you'll feel a lot of emotions as you wait for NOA2 but it will come eventually. KEEP IT UP EVERYONE! 

[geowrian 22,337]

2 minutes ago, Andsco said:

I....GOT....APPROVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

Now my question is, I have to wait around a week and a half to 2 weeks before we call to get a number. Am I right? I understood that this number we have to use it to pay for the D-160 and choose date for interview?

Congrats!!!!

 

It can take up to 6 weeks to get to NVC, but 1-3 weeks is common, which ~2 weeks being the "sweet spot" from what I've seen. That is the case number used for anything with the visa side of things (DS-160 and so on). Many activities still permit you to use the USCIS number, though.

25 minutes ago, Mattagba said:

i have seen people do it within a month. I am hoping to do mine within a month also, if not I would need to transfer my petition to another embassy 

I hope it doesn't come to a transfer...I'm still dealing with doing it and it can take weeks or months... =\  London is pretty quick,though (both in terms of getting an interview and rarely has an extended AP period).

 

[geowrian 22,337]

16 minutes ago, visamountain said:

Does the moment from getting an NVC # to interview and approval always take one month?  Is it ever less?  Trying to set a wedding date.  I pick my dress up when I have my last fitting for my birthday this Saturday.  

It really varies on many different factors... Some embassies have short waiting periods to get an interview (ie.e. Manila, London, etc. are good on this), while others can take a few months to schedule an interview. It's also possible that your application may require additional documents or go through some other form of AP after the interview (i.e. background or name checks). That can take days, weeks, or months. One month would be realistic but still on the quick side of things for most embassies IMHO. it takes several days at a minimum for NVC to process the case and then physically ship it to the embassy. Then the embassy needs to receive it, process it, etc., which will add at least several days. unfortunately, I don't know about the typical interview wait for your country, sorry.

 

Also, the medical exam may delay the process if anything comes up, such as with the chest x-ray and they have to do extended tests (i.e. Sputum or such takes 2 months to clear).

 

tldr; It's risky to set a wedding date prior to having the visa in hand.

[Andsco 89]

6 minutes ago, geowrian said:

Congrats!!!!

 

It can take up to 6 weeks to get to NVC, but 1-3 weeks is common, which ~2 weeks being the "sweet spot" from what I've seen. That is the case number used for anything with the visa side of things (DS-160 and so on). Many activities still permit you to use the USCIS number, though.

 

I hope it doesn't come to a transfer...I'm still dealing with doing it and it can take weeks or months... =\  London is pretty quick,though (both in terms of getting an interview and rarely has an extended AP period).

 

Thank you again! My fiance is asking me what number should he give when he call the NVC to ask if they got our case? 

[geowrian 22,337]

Just now, Andsco said:

Thank you again! My fiance is asking me what number should he give when he call the NVC to ask if they got our case? 

They will ask for the USCIS number or NVC case number as their very first question (usually before even a "Hello" most times I called). Since you only have the USCIS number (WACxxxx....), just give that.

[Chi&Clint 203]

1 hour ago, Yasser&Neveen said:

Hello everyone,

 

I emailed the American embassy in Egypt asking for status and they send me instructions but some of if is confusing so I hope someone can help me please. They asked to send documents via Aramex service but didn't provide instructions on how to do that, do you go to aramex office and with an anvelope with all documents that has the American embassy? When the embassy receive how do they know it's your case do you provide the case number somewhere on the envelope? Also on the list of documents they asked to send it includes the medical exam and the affidavit support and a letter from employer and W2's but further down the instructions it says to bring them to the interview. Thank you for all your help.

 

yasser

Hey Yasser, can you check the US consular/ embassy website in your country. In Vietnam we have to send our Ds160 confirmation page (first page with the bar code), 2 passport style photos, a copy of passport to Us consular in Ho Chi Minh city, VN. I wonder if the process is the same  . Good luck!

[Chi&Clint 203]

1 hour ago, Yasser&Neveen said:

Hello everyone,

 

I emailed the American embassy in Egypt asking for status and they send me instructions but some of if is confusing so I hope someone can help me please. They asked to send documents via Aramex service but didn't provide instructions on how to do that, do you go to aramex office and with an anvelope with all documents that has the American embassy? When the embassy receive how do they know it's your case do you provide the case number somewhere on the envelope? Also on the list of documents they asked to send it includes the medical exam and the affidavit support and a letter from employer and W2's but further down the instructions it says to bring them to the interview. Thank you for all your help.

 

yasser

Hey Yasser, can you check the US consular/ embassy website in your country. In Vietnam we have to send our Ds160 confirmation page (first page with the bar code), 2 passport style photos, a copy of passport to Us consular in Ho Chi Minh city, VN. I wonder if the process is the same  . Good luck!

[Yasser&Neveen 37]

I don't think so but I'll check. Thank you so much for responding.

 

yasser

[Yasser&Neveen 37]

I don't think so but I'll check. Thank you so much for responding.

 

yasser

[Yasser&Neveen 37]

How did you send it? Did you include the case number in the anvelope?

 

yasser

[k19 11]

1 hour ago, geowrian said:

There were 4 Nov. cases approved today, along with 0 RFEs.

AND I'M ONE OF THEM !!!  

NOA1 Nov 3rd

NOA2 Apr 13th

167 days of endless waiting. No RFE.

 

Thank you so, so much for your scans, @geowrian! Those spreadsheets kept me a bit more sane during this super long wait. Wish you many blessings. 

 

Congrats to you too, @Andsco! 

 

Hoping uscis stop dragging November cases and we all get our approvals really soon. 

[Alpha8 10]

Hello everyone. First time posting here. I've been browsing these forums the last few days and just wanted to reach out say hello talk about my situation mabye get some insight . November filer here. Papers sent November 16 2016. NOA1 was November 25. It's been a stressfull pass few months. But I felt a little better seeing @Andsco be approved today with the same NOA1 date. Congratulations to you hope you keep rolling smoothly. On March 23 recived a transfer  notice to the Vermont service station. Really going through these forums there's been hardly any movement through Vermont. Kind if really nervous about it. Disappointing to see it move from California.  I also will add I did file with an IMBER and had an attorney file for me to avoid any errors. Any insite, or support would be great. Thanks! 

[Andsco 89]

2 minutes ago, k19 said:

AND I'M ONE OF THEM !!!  

NOA1 Nov 3rd

NOA2 Apr 13th

167 days of endless waiting. No RFE.

 

Thank you so, so much for your scans, @geowrian! Those spreadsheets kept me a bit more sane during this super long wait. Wish you many blessings. 

 

Congrats to you too, @Andsco! 

 

Hoping uscis stop dragging November cases and we all get our approvals really soon. 

Congratulations to you too!!!!! Seem like a lot of people got approved today!

[Andsco 89]

2 minutes ago, Safetypinz said:

Hello everyone. First time posting here. I've been browsing these forums the last few days and just wanted to reach out say hello talk about my situation mabye get some insight . November filer here. Papers sent November 16 2016. NOA1 was November 25. It's been a stressfull pass few months. But I felt a little better seeing @Andsco be approved today with the same NOA1 date. Congratulations to you hope you keep rolling smoothly. On March 23 recived a transfer  notice to the Vermont service station. Really going through these forums there's been hardly any movement through Vermont. Kind if really nervous about it. Disappointing to see it move from California.  I also will add I did file with an IMBER and had an attorney file for me to avoid any errors. Any insite, or support would be great. Thanks! 

Don't give up! I'm sure you'll be really soon approved as well as I saw a lot of people approved not just last week but this week!. Somehow I feel like USCIS went back to November cases and they are working hard to finish them before the end of the month. So keep your hopes up and you'll see how in the next days you'll hear something from your case as well!!! 

[AkesAngel 585]

Cases for December updated 4/13/2017: 116
Approved: 98
RFEs: 3
Other: 15

*Only cases starting with a receiving date of Dec 1 onward*

 

Details for December only: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B1QbA9c-L-c1VG11bHZ6aEc2Rmc

 

Spoiler

Rec'd Date	4/13/2017	4/12/2017	Touched Cases
1-Dec	2	2	0
2-Dec	2	2	0
5-Dec	4	4	0
6-Dec	13	13	0
7-Dec	2	2	0
8-Dec	11	11	0
9-Dec	22	22	0
12-Dec	24	24	0
13-Dec	7	7	0
14-Dec	35	35	0
15-Dec	37	37	0
16-Dec	30	30	0
19-Dec	46	46	0
20-Dec	54	54	0
21-Dec	121	121	0
22-Dec	143	143	0
23-Dec	203	203	0
27-Dec	299	299	0
28-Dec	143	143	0
29-Dec	43	43	0
30-Dec	63	63	0