April 2018 NOA2 ----> NVC

[jafll 73]

40 minutes ago, Louize said:

Omg!! SLEC allowed me to do the tests. Thank you so much @Greenbaum  you have always been such a great help!!

Can you let us know how the medical went?

[Greenbaum 12,259]

42 minutes ago, Odeh&merna said:

Hi guys 

Should i keep calling them to know if they received my case and get my case mumber ? 

Or would they send me an email or mail with the case number ? 

The only reason to call is to get a case number to start working on the next steps. NOT all Embassy are set up that will allow you to do your medical and schedule your interview until they receive your case and THEY are ready to give you permission. I work with lots of ppl who process through the Philippine Embassy and once the beneficiary gets their case they can schedule interview, complete the medical and other required prep work saving about of processing time.

 

Now if your Embassy doesn't allow you to begin till they say to begin then its just a waste of time because you can't start the process to shave off a month in processing time. So you are calling to get something you may not use for another month and will come to you in the form of an email.

[Greenbaum 12,259]

24 minutes ago, Greenbaum said:

The only reason to call is to get a case number to start working on the next steps. NOT all Embassy are set up that will allow you to do your medical and schedule your interview until they receive your case and THEY are ready to give you permission. I work with lots of ppl who process through the Philippine Embassy and once the beneficiary gets their case they can schedule interview, complete the medical and other required prep work saving about of processing time.

 

Now if your Embassy doesn't allow you to begin till they say to begin then its just a waste of time because you can't start the process to shave off a month in processing time. So you are calling to get something you may not use for another month and will come to you in the form of an email.

PART TWO.  If you would like to be more at ease then call NVC and inquire about your case. I recommend that you do for this reason; I remember a couple about two years ago who waited 6 weeks to then find out that their file was sitting at USCIS the whole time and hadn't even left for NVC. I saved the explanation and here it is.

 

I have debated about whether or not to post about my situation, as I don't want to cause undo worry/panic.  Reading that there are a number of people outside the three week window of their case being received by NVC I thought it might be time to share.  My NOA-2 date was May 19.  I started calling the NVC around the two week mark.  After hitting the six week mark and my case having not been received, the NVC suggested that I call USCIS to see when my petition was mailed out.  On July 1st, I called USCIS and was finally able to talk to a helpful Tier 1 person who put me through to Tier 2 (was about an hour and a half wait to talk to Tier 2, but they have a callback system so you don't have to sit on the phone the whole time).  I spoke with an Officer Garcia who informed me that my petition had not been mailed out from CSC until June 29th.  Apparently, it sat there for six weeks for no good reason.  Hopefully they are being honest with me.  I have seen some cases from the past where people seem to have been given dates that weren't true.  If your case hasn't been received by NVC within four weeks, it may be worth your time to try calling USCIS and getting to talk to a Tier 2 to see if your case has been mailed out.  Some of the Tier 1 people will tell you your case left on the day of your approval notice or that nothing can be done until it has been 90 days.  My understanding is that Tier 1 does not have access to when your case was actually mailed by USCIS.  If you run into a stubborn Tier 1 that doesn't want to let you talk to Tier 2, I would suggest hanging up and trying your luck calling again.  Hopefully you will get a Tier 1 that wants to help.  As of yet, my case still hasn't been received by NVC.  It has only been a week since it was mailed out so I will wait some more.  Just a warning, NVC is stating that it can take six weeks from the time they receive the case to assign a case number, not six weeks from beginning to end.  I will update as soon as anything changes.

Edited May 15, 2018 by Greenbaum

[Ire 139]

Hi everyone! Got my NVC case number. I called today for the first time (NOA2 April 23rd, hard copy 20th)

Then I checked the case status and it says "at NVC", I was trying to look up info about what does that mean... but all I can read is very confusing... Any ideas ?

[Katelyngene 95]

5 hours ago, ThisGirlsCurls said:

Mine was April 24th but no case number yet. They only received it at NVC on the 11th (I called) 

Are we meant to get an email or letter when NVC receives it or only when a case number is assigned?

[Greenbaum 12,259]

6 minutes ago, Ire said:

Hi everyone! Got my NVC case number. I called today for the first time (NOA2 April 23rd, hard copy 20th)

Then I checked the case status and it says "at NVC", I was trying to look up info about what does that mean... but all I can read is very confusing... Any ideas ?

You will go through a series of changes to your status. First is "at NVC", second "in Transit" third "at Embassy". It's all normal.

[tampa83 78]

3 hours ago, Brittani said:

They will send an email to beneficiary with all your info stating they have sent it to your consulate however everyone calls just for peace of mind. I called until they told me my case number.

How long did it take from receiving your case # via phone to getting an email from NVC?

[Greenbaum 12,259]

2 minutes ago, Katelyngene said:

Are we meant to get an email or letter when NVC receives it or only when a case number is assigned?

You'll get an email from NVC when your case has been assigned. If you wait for that letter, it usually doesn't come for 2-3 weeks after the case is assigned. If you need the case # earlier then you need to be on the phone to NVC.

[Brittani 484]

3 minutes ago, tampa83 said:

How long did it take from receiving your case # via phone to getting an email from NVC?

4 days.

I wasn't even expecting the email. I just checked it one day and was like #######! I called my fiance all excited lol.

[Katelyngene 95]

1 minute ago, Greenbaum said:

You'll get an email from NVC when your case has been assigned. If you wait for that letter, it usually doesn't come for 2-3 weeks after the case is assigned. If you need the case # earlier then you need to be on the phone to NVC.

Thank you!

[Ire 139]

Cool! Just making sure. Cheers @Greenbaum!

Edited May 15, 2018 by Ire

[BnK 367]

7 hours ago, pnwgal said:

Yes, that’s my NOA2 date too, and NVC doesn’t have my case yet. IIRC, @vincebu has that NOA2 date also, and his case arrived at NVC today (or Friday? 🤔). 

@Katelyngene @ToniAnn our case arrived at NVC today my fiance jst got off the phone...no case no yet.... Our NOA2 is also 4/27...

[jeyster12 110]

1 hour ago, Ire said:

Hi everyone! Got my NVC case number. I called today for the first time (NOA2 April 23rd, hard copy 20th)

Then I checked the case status and it says "at NVC", I was trying to look up info about what does that mean... but all I can read is very confusing... Any ideas ?

Your case is still at NVC and they haven't transferred it yet to your embassy...

[pnwgal 45]

5 minutes ago, BnK said:

@Katelyngene @ToniAnn our case arrived at NVC today my fiance jst got off the phone...no case no yet.... Our NOA2 is also 4/27...

Woohoo!

[BnK 367]

1 hour ago, pnwgal said:

Woohoo!

Did you check yours? Hope they also have it already