I-129F June, Part II

[John & Rose 7,239]

Day 225 - VJ Timeline stuck at December 24

 

7:30 in California.  A new day.  Make it rain!

[Lisa & Jorge 494]

17 hours ago, Just-in-case18 said:

Hey Junies! 

 

Wanted to give you guys a heads up that if you plan on calling the USCIS call center tomorrow they may be closed since we’re expecting another snowstorm on the east coast! 

 

Praying for approvals for you guys today  

central PA got 5 inches.. woot woot!  lovin it.....

[D and T 569]

3 minutes ago, Lisa & Jorge said:

this is good news for my heart.... I was approved a week ago... ill wait to call until next week :-)

We're at four weeks waiting for NVC case number but I haven't called yet.  There hasn't been any point in it, since everyone is reporting negative responses. I hate negative responses LOL, they make me feel so crappy and grumpy. So I'm just nervously trying to bide my time.

 

 I've been watching and trying to understand what the best time will be to start getting my fiance's time-sensitive documents together so that I have them when I need them. To help make it feel like I have some control over the situation (Ha! yeah right) I've been making a little game with myself out of it, trying to time it right so that the documents won't be too out-of-date for the interview, nor end up inadvertently making myself wait for them when it's finally time to book the interview.

 

I already have all my own documents ready. I got the final one, the police clearance, last week.  Now it's getting to be time to get my fiance's paperwork together.

 

Over this week and next week, he's going to get his employment and bank letter, plus get all his supporting financial documents together. Then, I will start calling the NVC.

 

Once they assign the case number, it seems to go to the Montreal embassy very quickly. The Montreal embassy is booking about 3 weeks to a month out. So, I figure he can send me all his stuff by priority mail in two weeks (ish) time, and I should have it in plenty of time for the interview. It seems reasonable to hope (please please) that the interview can take place in early March now. Or maybe even late February but surely to God, March for sure.

 

That's my plan anyway. We will see how well it works out. 

[MinalN 58]

So, I contacted  the NVC and  they gave me a case number that starts with ABD, very unclear about instructions though, they said it got assigned to an agent yesterday but they have received it.

not sure where I  have to go to get an update on when it gets sent, do i check on https://ceac.state.gov/ceacstattracker/status.aspx after its been sent to the US embassy or before its sent?

Edited January 17, 2018 by MinalN
needed to add more

[Becky J 28]

I'd called the NVC on Friday, as we were over 6 weeks waiting for our case #. A very nice older gentleman named Gus gave me an email address where I could send an inquiry. Called back today because I'd heard nothing on the email. The lady I spoke to (Monica) said, "Well, I don't know about your email, but I have your case number here..."  Progress!!

[Lisa & Jorge 494]

14 minutes ago, D and T said:

We're at four weeks waiting for NVC case number but I haven't called yet.  There hasn't been any point in it, since everyone is reporting negative responses. I hate negative responses LOL, they make me feel so crappy and grumpy. So I'm just nervously trying to bide my time.

 

 I've been watching and trying to understand what the best time will be to start getting my fiance's time-sensitive documents together so that I have them when I need them. To help make it feel like I have some control over the situation (Ha! yeah right) I've been making a little game with myself out of it, trying to time it right so that the documents won't be too out-of-date for the interview, nor end up inadvertently making myself wait for them when it's finally time to book the interview.

 

I already have all my own documents ready. I got the final one, the police clearance, last week.  Now it's getting to be time to get my fiance's paperwork together.

 

Over this week and next week, he's going to get his employment and bank letter, plus get all his supporting financial documents together. Then, I will start calling the NVC.

 

Once they assign the case number, it seems to go to the Montreal embassy very quickly. The Montreal embassy is booking about 3 weeks to a month out. So, I figure he can send me all his stuff by priority mail in two weeks (ish) time, and I should have it in plenty of time for the interview. It seems reasonable to hope (please please) that the interview can take place in early March now. Or maybe even late February but surely to God, March for sure.

 

That's my plan anyway. We will see how well it works out. 

can someone direct me to a link/forum etc of the list of thing the petitioner and the bene need for the interview phase?  these are all necessary AT interview, not prior to... correct?  and the payment stuff -- bene handles that with embassy correct?  does VJ have step by step after NOA2 --- I think I'm answering my own question bec I think I came across it once... I need to go search the VJ jungle... be back in a litter...

 

I wont start calling NVC soon. I'm not a caller ( I only called one time with USCIS)   so ill wait maybe another 3 weeks ( by that time 4 will have passed) and see what I get... maybe things will have sped up a little and I will be surprised... who knows !

[D and T 569]

12 minutes ago, John & Rose said:

Day 225 - VJ Timeline stuck at December 24

 

7:30 in California.  A new day.  Make it rain!

Hear hear!

 

Just wanna add...all my fellow Junies and the few remaining late May filers are constantly in my thoughts. It is truly heartbreaking how long the approvals are taking, and then the additional weeks and weeks of waiting for NVC processing is heaping insult to injury at this point.

 

I can tell you...when it was me watching my timeline slip further and further into the future...what a horrible feeling. I told my fiance that I felt like my life was being ruined.

 

Then, watching later filers get their approvals while I still sat in the dark and waited...oh God. I had moments of jealousy so bad, it was nauseating. Literally made me feel sick. I never want to feel like that again. But that's what this process does to people.

 

One thing I did not anticipate, though, was how I feel now:  Even though there's light at the end of my personal tunnel,  my gut it still wracked on behalf of "internet strangers", who remain caught up in this soul-sucking process of waiting for nameless, faceless government workers across a continent, or the planet, to make life-changing decisions on their behalf.

 

For whatever it's worth, which I grant you, isn't much: Every day that goes by that you all don't hear something... is another day that I suffer along with you.  Because few people know this feeling like we do...and no one else will be so overjoyed when John and Rose and Trina and the rest of you guys finally get released from this purgatory.

 

Strength and courage to all 

[D and T 569]

13 minutes ago, Lisa & Jorge said:

can someone direct me to a link/forum etc of the list of thing the petitioner and the bene need for the interview phase?  these are all necessary AT interview, not prior to... correct?  and the payment stuff -- bene handles that with embassy correct?  does VJ have step by step after NOA2 --- I think I'm answering my own question bec I think I came across it once... I need to go search the VJ jungle... be back in a litter...

 

I wont start calling NVC soon. I'm not a caller ( I only called one time with USCIS)   so ill wait maybe another 3 weeks ( by that time 4 will have passed) and see what I get... maybe things will have sped up a little and I will be surprised... who knows !

Here's a good starting place:

 

 

And for when you are ready to call the NVC, this is very helpful:

 

https://sites.google.com/view/post-noa2/home

 

Also don't forget to check out the Portals link on the front page here for your home embassy and experiences that people who went through the process there have shared.  The embassy website should have a link to their Packet 3 or instructions on what they want you to bring.

 

Good luck and hang in there

 

 

 

[Desi1012 209]

I SENT AN EMAIL TO THE CALIFORNIA FOLLOW UP EMAIL MY CASE GOT APPROVED JANUARY 12!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GOD IS GOOOOOOOODDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD 

[Alexg89 105]

7 minutes ago, Desi1012 said:

I SENT AN EMAIL TO THE CALIFORNIA FOLLOW UP EMAIL MY CASE GOT APPROVED JANUARY 12!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GOD IS GOOOOOOOODDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD 

Congrats!!!  Is June 8 your received date? It gives me some hope

I just didn’t understand who you sent an email to 

[Alexg89 105]

2 hours ago, John & Rose said:

The pizza does look good.  According to USCIS, we haven't been assigned yet.

When was the last time you called them and was told that?

I want to ask my fiancé to call them again, but we called them last Friday 

[John & Rose 7,239]

There is an update to the USCIS Case Tracker app in the iPhone store...

[John & Rose 7,239]

5 minutes ago, Alexg89 said:

When was the last time you called them and was told that?

I want to ask my fiancé to call them again, but we called them last Friday 

I called on Friday and also just heard back from my Congressman that they will do an inquiry.

[Jolie&Charles 172]

54 minutes ago, Desi1012 said:

I SENT AN EMAIL TO THE CALIFORNIA FOLLOW UP EMAIL MY CASE GOT APPROVED JANUARY 12!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GOD IS GOOOOOOOODDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD 

Congratulations !!! 

 

What is the email address that you used ? 

[Martin3517 488]

I was wondering. When you get approved on everything and when the day of interview comes. IS there a chance of denial or more information needed stuff like that?