I-824 or follow to join

[MitchEdi 3]

On 1/14/2021 at 6:56 AM, Pinkrlion said:

I just received interview letter in email, so kids interview scheduled for Feb.

Hi, just want to know if your children had their interview and visas? Thank you. 

[Pinkrlion 2,705]

1 hour ago, MitchEdi said:

Hi, just want to know if your children had their interview and visas? Thank you. 

Yes they had their interview, passports already received, fees paid, and plane tickets purchased, they will immigrate in April.  

Edited March 10, 2021 by Pinkrlion

[MitchEdi 3]

1 hour ago, Pinkrlion said:

Yes they had their interview, passports already received, fees paid, and plane tickets purchased, they will immigrate in April.  

Thank you for your time. Congratulations to you and your children! God bless you all. 

[drmsapna 0]

Hi Everyone, 

 

My I-824 application is approved on 03/04/2021. I haven't received any updates or welcome letter from USCIS yet. On my approval notice of I-824  under the section: I am requesting that a US consulate to be notified. Consulate: Kathmandu. 

I have called NVC today and they respond me that as your notice mention that to notified to consulate NVC haven't received any update from USCIS. Please let me know if you guys have written something on your approval notice. I have applied I-824 for my spouse who is currently out of the states.  How long does it take to receive welcome notice from NVC ?

 

[F2J_March 49]

I think It takes atleast 4-6 weeks to get a welcome letter from NVC. In my case, it took 8 weeks to hear from them. Is your family based or employment based?

[drmsapna 0]

My I-485 was approved based on employment and I have applied i-824 for my spouse to join my application. Does your I-824 approval notice mention about NVC in the section ? In my approval notice it mention only about the US consulate. So I was worried if USCIS has sent it to US consulate instead of NVC for further processing?

 

[F2J_March 49]

Mine also says the same. However, as you read the notice, it does say that-"We have sent the original visa petition to NVC"

[JR & RT 16]

1 hour ago, drmsapna said:

My I-485 was approved based on employment and I have applied i-824 for my spouse to join my application. Does your I-824 approval notice mention about NVC in the section ? In my approval notice it mention only about the US consulate. So I was worried if USCIS has sent it to US consulate instead of NVC for further processing?

 

 Hi! It doesn't work like that. The I-824 doesn't mention NVC but USCIS doesn't communicate directly with the consulates (only in very few cases with something call direct consular filling). USCIS send the approved petition to NVC then NVC will process your case.

 

In my case it took 13 months to get the welcome letter from NVC, but the normal process should be up to 8 weeks.    

 

And even if USCIS send the approved petition to the consulate directly, the processing is even faster. A friend had follow to join case but for asylee and NVC just received & sent the petition directly to the consulate. Then the consulate just told my friend to bring the requisite to the interview. No uploading documents or nothing.

Edited March 17, 2021 by JR & RT

[drmsapna 0]

Thank you F2J_March  and JR & RT for your response.  My approval notice does not mention anything about the NVC .  Both the petitioner and beneficiary has my name on it. Not sure if its due to incorrect type is selected while filling out the form. My approval notice looks like this. 

 

 

Edited March 17, 2021 by drmsapna

[F2J_March 49]

@drmsapna  Beneficiary and Petitioner's name is same for mine too. However, Your approval notice looks different than what I got. Not sure why. 

[Pinkrlion 2,705]

On your I-824 application did you select 1b or 1c under reason for the request?

 

It takes 6-8 weeks to get Welcome Letter and have case opened with NVC.  Then you have a year to pay fees and complete DS-260.

Edited March 17, 2021 by Pinkrlion

[drmsapna 0]

@Pinkrlion I have selected 1.c from the part 2 on the I-824 form.

[Pinkrlion 2,705]

3 minutes ago, drmsapna said:

@Pinkrlion I have selected 1.c from the part 2 on the I-824 form.

It takes 6-8 weeks to get Welcome Letter and have case opened with NVC.  Then you have a year to pay fees and complete DS-260.

[drmsapna 0]

@pinkrl : Thank you. I was just worried why the approved notice didn't mention about NVC and it differs from person approval notice like F2J_March. Do we receive welcome letter from USCIS or NVC?

[F2J_March 49]

@drmsapnaI have received welcome letter from NVC and just completed all my documentation early this month.  I am a little worried why my notice looks different though. Where was your i824 process if you dont mind telling me?