NVC Case Number but no NOA2 update?

[wagnerfsj 6]

Hi all, It is me (again!)

Well, after struggling a couple days to finally be able to create an application (I kept on getting an error message saying that our NVC Case Number wasn't ready for appointment), pay the MRV fee and schedule an appointment, I just found that we CANNOT SCHEDULE THE INTERVIEW UNTIL WE HAVE THE OFFICIAL APPROVAL LETTER FROM USCIS (NOA2). Our petition was received on October 24th, 2016 and NVC Received our approved petition from USCIS late January (NVC created the case number on Feb 3rd). 

 

We NEVER received any updates on your petition receipt number (either checking on-line or official hardcopy letter) from USCIS, even though the package has arrived in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) already. I have even an official e-mail from the US Consulate in Rio encouraging us to move ahead with the process. We called USCIS and they asked us for 40 days to review our case to find out the possible reasons why it has never got the "approval" update. I will have the medical next week. There is no appointment dates for April anymore, there are some for late March, I hope to hear from them by then.

I feel so frustrated that I have to wait until May because of their mistake, even though I have almost all the paper ready for the appointment.

Has anyone (especially Brazilian) ever been through such problem?

Did they check on your NOA2 approval letter during your interview?

Please share your experiences. 

Thanks all

 

 

[p-ana 933]

I don't understand why you can't schedule your interview. Who said you needed the noa2? If the embassy has your case, sent you the email with the instructions, etc, you're good to go. They did not check my noa2 during the interview, but it was needed for the aos packet though, you can do a search around here and see what people sent instead of the noa2.

[wagnerfsj 6]

6 minutes ago, p-ana said:

I don't understand why you can't schedule your interview. Who said you needed the noa2? If the embassy has your case, sent you the email with the instructions, etc, you're good to go. They did not check my noa2 during the interview, but it was needed for the aos packet though, you can do a search around here and see what people sent instead of the noa2.

Yeah, I just found out about that. A consular from USCIS said through a call that we shouldn't schedule it, however I got an e-mail from the US consulate in Rio saying that we could do so. I have scheduled it for March 28. 

Wish me luck, by the way, How was your interview? Any tips? Thank you 

[p-ana 933]

That's very weird. I would follow up with the consulate though.

 

Ive wrote about my experiences in my timeline, if you'd like to check it out.

 

best of luck

[wagnerfsj 6]

57 minutes ago, p-ana said:

That's very weird. I would follow up with the consulate though.

 

Ive wrote about my experiences in my timeline, if you'd like to check it out.

 

best of luck

I surely will! Thanks ?