NVC can't find our petition

[AlexDRavn92 37]

Hello Visajourney.

 

We got our NOA2 may 1st, and tried to give them a call after 4 weeks to get a status, but was told to call after 6 weeks have passed.

 

6 weeks passed yesterday, still no case number, and today a supervisor told us that they couldn't find our petition.....

She told us to scan a copy of our NOA2 and send it to NVC research email address, so they could look for it.

 

Has anybody had this happen to them?

 

Thank you for your help.

[tim427 3]

Hey there - in a similar position, April 26 NOA2 / K-1 filing rather than IR/CR-1.  Also sent something to NVC research earlier this week.

 

It seems that this is not uncommon, though it occurs only to some small minority of applications. There are a couple of other threads on this as well, which I found helpful (search NVCresearch etc. to find them).

 

I'm likely going to reach out to USCIS sometime next week if I haven't heard anything by then. Some other users have described favorable outcomes from checking in with them (i.e., the application had not been sent to NVC yet). But it also seems common for USCIS to say they have 90 days to send it along. The NOA2->NVC monthly threads have a nice summary document put together by Greenbaum that includes all of the contact details for both agencies and other helpful tidbits. I'm not sure what creates the randomness in mail and transit times over to the NVC, but that is how it seems to be.

[AlexDRavn92 37]

On 6/14/2019 at 6:53 PM, tim427 said:

Hey there - in a similar position, April 26 NOA2 / K-1 filing rather than IR/CR-1.  Also sent something to NVC research earlier this week.

 

It seems that this is not uncommon, though it occurs only to some small minority of applications. There are a couple of other threads on this as well, which I found helpful (search NVCresearch etc. to find them).

 

I'm likely going to reach out to USCIS sometime next week if I haven't heard anything by then. Some other users have described favorable outcomes from checking in with them (i.e., the application had not been sent to NVC yet). But it also seems common for USCIS to say they have 90 days to send it along. The NOA2->NVC monthly threads have a nice summary document put together by Greenbaum that includes all of the contact details for both agencies and other helpful tidbits. I'm not sure what creates the randomness in mail and transit times over to the NVC, but that is how it seems to be.

Have you heard anything back from NVCresearch yet? 

[tim427 3]

No I have not - nothing from NVCResearch (6 days ago) and nothing from a note I sent NVCInquiry about 2 weeks ago.  Also have not reached out to USCIS yet.

[Dellh 1]

Same 

[AlexDRavn92 37]

4 minutes ago, Dellh said:

Same 

How long have you been waiting?

 

We are trying to call NVC today to check up whats going on.

[Dellh 1]

7 minutes ago, AlexDRavn92 said:

How long have you been waiting?

 

We are trying to call NVC today to check up whats going on.

It's almost 3 months already since we received the approved petition. U?

[AlexDRavn92 37]

1 hour ago, Dellh said:

It's almost 3 months already since we received the approved petition. U?

We received our approval 7 weeks ago.

 

Have you done anything to find out what is happening?

Sent an inquiry to NVCresearch? 

[Dellh 1]

1 hour ago, AlexDRavn92 said:

We received our approval 7 weeks ago.

 

Have you done anything to find out what is happening?

Sent an inquiry to NVCresearch? 

Yes, we sent an inquiry to NVCresearch.Still waiting for response. 

[AlexDRavn92 37]

9 minutes ago, Dellh said:

Yes, we sent an inquiry to NVCresearch.Still waiting for response. 

When did you send your inquiry?

 

We sent it 6 weeks after the approval and was told to call a week after to NVC.

But when we called they just said to wait longer....

 

[Dellh 1]

6 hours ago, AlexDRavn92 said:

When did you send your inquiry?

 

We sent it 6 weeks after the approval and was told to call a week after to NVC.

But when we called they just said to wait longer....

 

Just yesterday my husband sent it.. 

[gogo2400 0]

This is the response I got from NVCresearch

 

Dear Sir/Madam:

 

The National Visa Center (NVC) received your previous inquiry regarding the status of your visa petition. We reached out to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to locate your petition, but have not received a reply. We will provide more information as soon as USCIS replies.

 

[Dellh 1]

1 hour ago, gogo2400 said:

This is the response I got from NVCresearch

 

Dear Sir/Madam:

 

The National Visa Center (NVC) received your previous inquiry regarding the status of your visa petition. We reached out to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to locate your petition, but have not received a reply. We will provide more information as soon as USCIS replies.

 

Why do u think they haven't receive some of the petitions?  We haven't received a response from them.  

[tim427 3]

Heard back from NVCResearch today.  Petition had been sent back to USCIS about 3 weeks after I received the NOA2 (no explanation given, although they did provide the date that it was sent back).  The email from NVC said to direct further inquiries to USCIS, so I did... (would recommend the "do nothing" strategy on the phone to get through to a rep) - the folks were helpful both times I called (though I believe I went straight through to a Tier 2 Immigration Officer the first time).  I was able to get some details about the transit back and forth.  My petition was sent back to the NVC a few days ago, so hoping that it gets there soon and stays there and is processed as normal this time.

 

There are some threads on why this might occur - it tends to be a paperwork snafu where not everything is sent, the petition is improperly or not stamped, or information was missing from the petition and USCIS did not catch it (which I would guess is the rarest). 

 

If you are in a similar situation, I would recommend talking to humans at both agencies to track it down.  There is not much you can learn besides through those channels.  Best of luck to everyone.

[Dellh 1]

3 hours ago, tim427 said:

Heard back from NVCResearch today.  Petition had been sent back to USCIS about 3 weeks after I received the NOA2 (no explanation given, although they did provide the date that it was sent back).  The email from NVC said to direct further inquiries to USCIS, so I did... (would recommend the "do nothing" strategy on the phone to get through to a rep) - the folks were helpful both times I called (though I believe I went straight through to a Tier 2 Immigration Officer the first time).  I was able to get some details about the transit back and forth.  My petition was sent back to the NVC a few days ago, so hoping that it gets there soon and stays there and is processed as normal this time.

 

There are some threads on why this might occur - it tends to be a paperwork snafu where not everything is sent, the petition is improperly or not stamped, or information was missing from the petition and USCIS did not catch it (which I would guess is the rarest). 

 

If you are in a similar situation, I would recommend talking to humans at both agencies to track it down.  There is not much you can learn besides through those channels.  Best of luck to everyone.

 

3 hours ago, tim427 said:

Heard back from NVCResearch today.  Petition had been sent back to USCIS about 3 weeks after I received the NOA2 (no explanation given, although they did provide the date that it was sent back).  The email from NVC said to direct further inquiries to USCIS, so I did... (would recommend the "do nothing" strategy on the phone to get through to a rep) - the folks were helpful both times I called (though I believe I went straight through to a Tier 2 Immigration Officer the first time).  I was able to get some details about the transit back and forth.  My petition was sent back to the NVC a few days ago, so hoping that it gets there soon and stays there and is processed as normal this time.

 

There are some threads on why this might occur - it tends to be a paperwork snafu where not everything is sent, the petition is improperly or not stamped, or information was missing from the petition and USCIS did not catch it (which I would guess is the rarest). 

 

If you are in a similar situation, I would recommend talking to humans at both agencies to track it down.  There is not much you can learn besides through those channels.  Best of luck to everyone.

Thank you so much for the info..