DECEMBER 2020 K-1 NOA2 to NVC to EMBASSY

[Greenbaum 12,259]

4 hours ago, hopefulfor2021 said:

Stumbling upon this page -- easily one of the best things that happened to me this year lol 

Extremely grateful, thank you

Glad you are getting the benefits that VJ offers. I recommend that you use the links in the blue bar above and do some exploring. Also, select your flag in your profile. Oh!!!! You don't have a flag. Then let's get that taken care of for the reasons I list below.

 

We need a little housekeeping on your end. Many of our answers are predicated on the information you supply in your profile. When we look at the left column and can't determine your timeline OR your Embassy it's hard for us to give you a factual answer. Our answers will sometimes be tailored to a specific Embassy hence the reason for you to complete your profile. If you look at the profile of others here, they have a flag for their country, so it makes it easy for us to reply as we can quickly determine their Embassy. The country that should be used is the country where the interview will take place.
 
So, if you could help yourself out and complete your profile that sure would help us out when we want to reply to your question with factual information.

 
Timeline: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RTx4pIFfcIXyW15L-nyLuBGzwqYRx5lI/view?usp=sharing

Country and Visa Type: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RyJiLo_7WTmqvkzXXqLuOlVHm9oyhAES/view?usp=sharing

 
Once you finish that then return and you will see a flag in your profile. Select it and see what wonderful information will open up for you.
 
Thanks 

[hopefulfor2021 31]

13 hours ago, Greenbaum said:

Glad you are getting the benefits that VJ offers. I recommend that you use the links in the blue bar above and do some exploring. Also, select your flag in your profile. Oh!!!! You don't have a flag. Then let's get that taken care of for the reasons I list below.

 

We need a little housekeeping on your end. Many of our answers are predicated on the information you supply in your profile. When we look at the left column and can't determine your timeline OR your Embassy it's hard for us to give you a factual answer. Our answers will sometimes be tailored to a specific Embassy hence the reason for you to complete your profile. If you look at the profile of others here, they have a flag for their country, so it makes it easy for us to reply as we can quickly determine their Embassy. The country that should be used is the country where the interview will take place.
 
So, if you could help yourself out and complete your profile that sure would help us out when we want to reply to your question with factual information.

 
Timeline: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RTx4pIFfcIXyW15L-nyLuBGzwqYRx5lI/view?usp=sharing

Country and Visa Type: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RyJiLo_7WTmqvkzXXqLuOlVHm9oyhAES/view?usp=sharing

 
Once you finish that then return and you will see a flag in your profile. Select it and see what wonderful information will open up for you.
 
Thanks 

Thank you so much! Will do that now. 

[trliber 11]

Hello,

I would like to request guidance. I have tried many times to download the document in the google drive link but was unable to.

 

I am confused what my next steps are. We got the I797 confirmation/approval in the mail but I’m not sure what I need to do next because I feel like I’m finding conflicting information. Do I contact NVC to find out where our application is? Will they contact me? 

[Greenbaum 12,259]

4 hours ago, trliber said:

Hello,

I would like to request guidance. I have tried many times to download the document in the google drive link but was unable to.

 

I am confused what my next steps are. We got the I797 confirmation/approval in the mail but I’m not sure what I need to do next because I feel like I’m finding conflicting information. Do I contact NVC to find out where our application is? Will they contact me? 

Can you explain what link so it can be fixed?

 

Here is what you will need for SK.

 

P3 letter is found on the embassy website

https://kr.usembassy.gov/visas/immigrant-visas/packet3-k/

Preparation materials for the interview

http://www.ustraveldocs.com/kr/kr-iv-typek1k2.asp

Your country's portal here on VJ

http://www.visajourney.com/portals/index.php?country=South Korea

Your country/regional discussion here on VJ where you can ask more specific questions about your case with others from SK.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/forum/90-asia-east-and-pacific/

[Naz2020 40]

My fiance called NVC today. They received our case on 15 DEC. But no case number yet. 

[Greenbaum 12,259]

2 hours ago, Naz2020 said:

My fiance called NVC today. They received our case on 15 DEC. But no case number yet. 

They are using 2-4 weeks as their case review yardstick. So you have about 2 more weeks especially with the holidays. "your mileage may vary" 

[RishDan 77]

Happy New Year everyone ! 
it’s been 30 days now since we got our petition approved and yet no response from NVC with our case number. 
Has anyone tired calling NVC after 30 days Time frame is over?, is it really any helpful ? 
just looking at options whether to call them now or wait for another week or so, as it’s been holidays and festive weekend. 
Thanks for any suggestions or thoughts on this. 

Edited January 2, 2021 by RishDan
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[trliber 11]

7 hours ago, RishDan said:

Happy New Year everyone ! 
it’s been 30 days now since we got our petition approved and yet no response from NVC with our case number. 
Has anyone tired calling NVC after 30 days Time frame is over?, is it really any helpful ? 
just looking at options whether to call them now or wait for another week or so, as it’s been holidays and festive weekend. 
Thanks for any suggestions or thoughts on this. 

Im in the exact same boat and came to ask the same. We got notice of approval dated 12/2 from USCIS but NVC hasn’t contacted us at all yet. Hoping someone here has some info for us.

[Greenbaum 12,259]

9 hours ago, RishDan said:

Happy New Year everyone! 
it’s been 30 days now since we got our petition approved and yet no response from NVC with our case number. 
Has anyone tired calling NVC after 30 days' time frame is over? is it really any helpful? 
just looking at options whether to call them now or wait for another week or so, as it’s been holidays and festive weekend. 
Thanks for any suggestions or thoughts on this. 

 

2 hours ago, trliber said:

I'm in the exact same boat and came to ask the same. We got notice of approval dated 12/2 from USCIS but NVC hasn’t contacted us at all yet. Hoping someone here has some info for us.

NVC is not sending any letters until the Embassy requests the file. Calling is not going to move your case to the embassy. Cases from USCIS are taking upwards of 60 days. NVC on the other hand 🖐 is moving along at a much slower than usual pace with a 30 to 45 days to issue a case number.  "your mileage may vary" 

Edited January 2, 2021 by Greenbaum

[RishDan 77]

10 hours ago, Greenbaum said:

 

NVC is not sending any letters until the Embassy requests the file. Calling is not going to move your case to the embassy. Cases from USCIS are taking upwards of 60 days. NVC on the other hand 🖐 is moving along at a much slower than usual pace with a 30 to 45 days to issue a case number.  "your mileage may vary" 

Hello @Greenbaum

sorry I’m a bit confused here when you say “NVC is not sending any letters until the Embassy requests the file” 

does that mean the USA embassy in my region , which is UAE - US Embassy request the file 🤷🏻‍♂️🤔

I’m lost here for a moment now.. 

anyway, I decided to wait for another week and maybe try to call them next Monday.

@trliber It’s good to see I’m not alone in this journey, let me know what you’ll be doing and what actions you are planning to take. 
TIA! 

[Greenbaum 12,259]

1 hour ago, RishDan said:

Hello @Greenbaum

sorry I’m a bit confused here when you say “NVC is not sending any letters until the Embassy requests the file” 

does that mean the USA embassy in my region , which is UAE - US Embassy request the file 🤷🏻‍♂️🤔

I’m lost here for a moment now.. 

anyway, I decided to wait for another week and maybe try to call them next Monday.

@trliber It’s good to see I’m not alone in this journey, let me know what you’ll be doing and what actions you are planning to take. 
TIA! 

 

 

 

Yes, The US Embassy Dubai must request your file from NVC. Pre-pandemic NVC would assign a case number and then every other week NVC would send files to the embassies for the interviewing stage of the visa procurement phase. When the pandemic reared its ugly head, things changed and NVC housed the files until such time as the embassy would open to processing K-1 visas, then and only then did NVC send files. Some embassies are open and doing K-1 visas now and others are not. 

 

Check to see if your embassy is processing visas and which ones. If your results return 999 that indicates that they are still not processing that visa type. Your mileage may vary.

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas.html

 

Calling to get your case number is a good move but calling to nudge your file forward is a waste of your time and the customer service agent's time, just saying.

Edited January 3, 2021 by Greenbaum

[RishDan 77]

7 hours ago, Greenbaum said:

Yes, The US Embassy Dubai must request your file from NVC. Pre-pandemic NVC would assign a case number and then every other week NVC would send files to the embassies for the interviewing stage of the visa procurement phase. When the pandemic reared its ugly head, things changed and NVC housed the files until such time as the embassy would open to processing K-1 visas, then and only then did NVC send files. Some embassies are open and doing K-1 visas now and others are not. 

 

Check to see if your embassy is processing visas and which ones. If your results return 999 that indicates that they are still not processing that visa type. Your mileage may vary.

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas.html

 

Calling to get your case number is a good move but calling to nudge your file forward is a waste of your time and the customer service agent's time, just saying.

Thanks @Greenbaum for your detailed explanation as always 😁☺️
also find the screenshot of the US embassy in my region, so you suggest I call the embassy here and ask about my case number ? 
what would be your best advice to me ? 

[eliyali77 1]

Happy to be here. Thanks for all the help so far.

 

NOA1 - April 28, 2020

NOA2 - December 28, 2020

 

@Greenbaum May I request for a copy of Canada's (I live in Toronto and am the petitioner but I believe the embassy in Montreal issues the K1) P3? Thanks in advance. 

[m.b1 3]

Hello. No January 2021 k1 noa2 to nvc blog? 

Thanks 

[Greenbaum 12,259]

17 hours ago, RishDan said:

Thanks @Greenbaum for your detailed explanation as always 😁☺️
also find the screenshot of the US embassy in my region, so you suggest I call the embassy here and ask about my case number ? 
what would be your best advice to me ? 

 

What is your current condition at CEAC.state.gov?