NOA2 to NVC?

[Emeryx 38]

I have two questions. 

 

We got approved and got our NOA2 on the 22nd December! Currently waiting for the next step but it's been almost a month since we got approved, is it safe for me to call the NVC and see if i can find out whats going on and if they have a case number for me? I've heard it can take up to 11 weeks until the US Embassy receives everything and you can schedule your interview?

 

I'm also not sure what to do about my wedding that i have planned! It's planned for April (didn't know getting the NOA2 would take so long!!) and i'm not sure if i should move the date further back or risk it and hope that by the end of March i'll have had my interview and everything will be good to go? I've read a few threads that doing the whole 'non legal' wedding is not advised and that's a big no no. 

 

Any help from you guys would be much appreciated as my time is very tight and i need to make decisions on moving my wedding date now if it's not looking like i have enough time from now until the end of march! The whole process has been so backlogged and it took much longer than i expected to get the NOA2 but now it seems the NOA2 to NVC takes a long time too 

[Perfect two 💑 1,147]

2 minutes ago, Emeryx said:

I have two questions. 

 

We got approved and got our NOA2 on the 22nd December! Currently waiting for the next step but it's been almost a month since we got approved, is it safe for me to call the NVC and see if i can find out whats going on and if they have a case number for me? I've heard it can take up to 11 weeks until the US Embassy receives everything and you can schedule your interview?

 

I'm also not sure what to do about my wedding that i have planned! It's planned for April (didn't know getting the NOA2 would take so long!!) and i'm not sure if i should move the date further back or risk it and hope that by the end of March i'll have had my interview and everything will be good to go? I've read a few threads that doing the whole 'non legal' wedding is not advised and that's a big no no. 

 

Any help from you guys would be much appreciated as my time is very tight and i need to make decisions on moving my wedding date now if it's not looking like i have enough time from now until the end of march! The whole process has been so backlogged and it took much longer than i expected to get the NOA2 but now it seems the NOA2 to NVC takes a long time too 

1) You can start calling them 2 weeks after your NOA2. In your case, yes, you can start calling them now. However, don't hope so much, because they will give you usual answer "Your case is still not in our system". Our NOA2 is on November 29 and we still waiting for our case number. I start calling them in week 6 (call them daily now)

 

2)I suggest for you to move the date of the wedding. Because, after NVC case number, you still need to do the medical and interview and it is all subject to availability. Our case for example, even though we didn't get our case number yet, we start taking a look at the earliest appointment available, and it is March 6. Hopefully, we will able to grab that date. 

Good luck with your journey!

[KN18 10]

Hello,

 

We got our NOA2 on 11/28/17 and our NVC receive date is 1/12/18. I placed my first call to NVC around 12/21 and was told, for the first time, that it can take up to 6 weeks for the case to be forwarded from USCIS to NVC. I was very distraught and realized there is a long journey ahead. Called USCIS around Xmas and was reassured that USCIS had sent the case over right away and nothing else for them to do, which was a blatant lie. Kept callin NVC and kept getting disappointing news for the upcoming week or so. Finally called USCIS again on 1/9/18 and was finally told that my case was finally forwarded to NVC on 1/8/18. Lo and behold, my case reached in 4 days to NVC. 

 

Hang in there bud. Good things are coming, albeit slowly. 

 

 

[TransAtlanticLove 31]

Do you get a text and/or email for the NOA2 or just a letter in the mail?

[KN18 10]

24 minutes ago, TransAtlanticLove said:

Do you get a text and/or email for the NOA2 or just a letter in the mail?

If you provided a number and/or email to USCIS you get an automated text from a New Mexico area code number (505) and the same update to the designated email address. Otherwise, you get the NOA2 in the mail approximately 3-4 days after the text/email. 

[TransAtlanticLove 31]

8 minutes ago, KN18 said:

If you provided a number and/or email to USCIS you get an automated text from a New Mexico area code number (505) and the same update to the designated email address. Otherwise, you get the NOA2 in the mail approximately 3-4 days after the text/email. 

Thanks so much!

[Tim & Tiff 8]

NOA2 issued 1st December - still awaiting NVC number so that I can book medical etc!

 

I know it should be soon but can't wait to start my life!

[Paul & Mallory 1,398]

The part between NOA2 and NVC has slowed down quite a bit over just the past month or two. 11 weeks is no longer the average. There are people who received NOA2 in November who are still waiting for NVC notice.

 

The average right now for those currently waiting for NVC notice is around 40-50 days. Some have waited as long as 60. Could it be sooner than that? Of course. We're all hoping that now that the holidays are over, it will begin picking back up. Is it the wisest decision to rely on that? Probably not.

 

They say you can begin calling 2 weeks after your NOA2 date - from what I've heard of others around the forums who are a bit further along than us (our NOA2 was December 1st, still waiting), they won't tell you much at that point. Just that it's within processing, or whatever that standard line is. I have not personally called yet. After assessing the average wait times, I'm giving them until the top of February before I start making noise.

 

As for an April wedding - I won't be a Debbie downer and say absolutely not. That feels very cutting-it-close to me; once NVC is over, you still have whatever medical requirements there are in your situation, and of course the final interview. I would just keep that in mind and if the beneficiary is ready to book a flight and come over as soon as everything is squared away (no other personal loose ends to take care of), then you very well could be alright. Just be prepared for things to get backlogged and take longer than expected, as so far every step we've come to has been that way unfortunately.

 

Best of luck to you!