I129F April 2017 filers

[BeatrixV 20]

7 minutes ago, Sallysyrup said:

Hi 152nd day waiting. April 6th received date.

I am with you here.... let's keep praying!

[CopperChem 328]

6 minutes ago, BeatrixV said:

How do I contact the local senator?

Hopefully! Thanks for the encouraging words!

You would want to probably get in touch with either Mark Warner or Tim Kaine's office. You talk with the office and they typically have a person who does immigration stuff.

[Keith & Monica 986]

11 minutes ago, BeatrixV said:

How do I contact the local senator?

Hopefully! Thanks for the encouraging words!

Do you know who your Senators are?  You can look them up online to know.  Then search for them and it will give you their local offices.  You want your Federal Senators, not State.  I just did a search and your 2 Senators are Mark Warner and Timothy Kaine, both Democrats.  Personally I would go with Mark Warner because he is the more Senior Senator.  Check their websites for the office close to you and call them.  Explain what is going on and you would like their help.

 

Based on your hometown and the offices that they have, you may be closest to his actual Washington DC office.

Edited September 6, 2017 by Keith & Monica

[Estibaliz 3,037]

27 minutes ago, Jacobzf said:

Thanks for answer.

I thought I'm not suppose to take any actions until packet 3 arrives, am I wrong ?

I don't know what your country is, but in my case I contacted the Embassy and they sent me the packet 3 and let me send my documents before they processed the case. Not sure how helpful that's going to be overall, but no harm on being proactive.

And yes, I sent my packet 3 before we got the NVC letter in the mail... Not to mention I think some people never got one.

[Ricky_Randhawa 20]

10 minutes ago, CopperChem said:

You would want to probably get in touch with either Mark Warner or Tim Kaine's office. You talk with the office and they typically have a person who does immigration stuff.

Here is the link:

 

 

[CopperChem 328]

So I had been wondering why I hadn't heard anything from my Senator's office after I sent in the information to them. The guy who was handling the case out of the Cincinnati office had quit. So she got it reassigned to the Cleveland office lady and will have her call me later.

So at least I figured out why I hadn't gotten results. Just frustrating.

Edited September 6, 2017 by CopperChem

[Tanya@D Starcher 585]

52 minutes ago, Jacobzf said:

Hey all,

 

Our case was approved on September 1st .

When should we call the NVC and get our case number? I would be happy if someone can explain to me why getting the case number on the phone is better than waiting for it to come in the mail. This means we can track our case at DOS earlier?

 

 

sometimes when people get the number from NVC in the mail, the letter is not relevant ,because case is already in the embassy

[fishereb 46]

1 hour ago, Sallysyrup said:

Hi 152nd day waiting. April 6th received date.

Hey Sallysyrup,

 

I'm rooting for you major. You said you left your job and are in your fiance's country. I did the same. We are soooo brave!

 

[LabOz 915]

1 hour ago, Jacobzf said:

Hey all,

 

Our case was approved on September 1st .

When should we call the NVC and get our case number? I would be happy if someone can explain to me why getting the case number on the phone is better than waiting for it to come in the mail. This means we can track our case at DOS earlier?

 

 

congrats. Depends if you are in a hurry. If no rush then wait for the mail but if you want to be together soon then call 10 days after NOA 2.

All up to you. I think 95% of us here would want the case number NOW.

[LabOz 915]

1 hour ago, Keith & Monica said:

Do you know who your Senators are?  You can look them up online to know.  Then search for them and it will give you their local offices.  You want your Federal Senators, not State.  I just did a search and your 2 Senators are Mark Warner and Timothy Kaine, both Democrats.  Personally I would go with Mark Warner because he is the more Senior Senator.  Check their websites for the office close to you and call them.  Explain what is going on and you would like their help.

 

Based on your hometown and the offices that they have, you may be closest to his actual Washington DC office.

Keith, Week 3 on your RFE. Hope you hear something by end of this week.

[Keith & Monica 986]

1 minute ago, LabOz said:

Keith, Week 3 on your RFE. Hope you hear something by end of this week.

I am trying not to think too much about it.  Very frustrated and sad right now.  The only thing keeping me going is being able to talk with Monica everyday.  I am happy for everyone that is getting their NOA2 and beyond, but I am very very very jealous of them and even a little resentful of them.  I see people complain about under 100 days of waiting and even a little more.  We are sitting at 163 days since received.  Oh Well, we'll see.

 

One Day More... One Day Less... One Day Closer... 

[Talako 776]

1 hour ago, Tatiana&D.S. said:

sometimes when people get the number from NVC in the mail, the letter is not relevant ,because case is already in the embassy

Not necessarily irrelevant. Some embassies require the letter.  Sometimes the letter doesn't come and printouts of a webpage screenshot showing the NVC # are used in place of the letter.

 

So, the letter is needed, but there are workarounds should you not get it.

[tcovington 175]

20 hours ago, relaxango said:

@tcovington what date did you put as your planned marriage date on the applicant readiness form?

Probably oct. 20th. Jonathan did it though so I'm not sure. 

[JimInUS 97]

23 minutes ago, Keith & Monica said:

I am trying not to think too much about it.  Very frustrated and sad right now.  The only thing keeping me going is being able to talk with Monica everyday.  I am happy for everyone that is getting their NOA2 and beyond, but I am very very very jealous of them and even a little resentful of them.  I see people complain about under 100 days of waiting and even a little more.  We are sitting at 163 days since received.  Oh Well, we'll see.

 

One Day More... One Day Less... One Day Closer... 

 

Even after getting our NOA2 yesterday I keep checking here to see if Keith and Monica got theirs. Our dates were very close, so I'm convinced you'll get it this week. Maybe there was a different person working on yours and they took some days off for Labor Day. 

Edited September 6, 2017 by JimInUS

[Keith & Monica 986]

5 minutes ago, JimInUS said:

 

Even after getting our NOA2 yesterday I keep checking here to see if Keith and Monica got theirs. Our dates were very close, so I'm convinced you'll get it this week. Maybe there was a different person working on yours and they took some days off for Labor Day. 

LOL, that of course would be my luck.  Even after contacting my Senator last week.  If I don't hear anything by Friday, I will be recontacting his office.