APRIL 2023 K1 to NOA2 to NVC to EMBASSY

[JojoandTomas 213]

Welcome and Congratulations on your approval!

 

 This thread was created for those who are waiting for their NOA2  K-1 case assignment from NVC and then tracking your case onwards to your Embassy.  
 

A few helpful NVC links:

 

 NVC phone number is  (603)334-0888

 🚨  Please note:  They are currently NOT answering queries over the phone! 🚨

 

They are answering through the below email :
 

➡️  NVCinquiry@state.gov ⬅️

Once you’ve received your NVC case number you can track your case online using the following link, until it is sent to your embassy:

https://ceac.state.gov/CEACStatTracker/Status.aspx?App=IV

If you need to submit an inquiry, change an address , or need to update your info in anyway NVC also has a public inquiry form where you can submit your request as well as other requests:

 

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/ask-nvc.html

 

 

Also, inside the attached PDF below are a few tips, tricks and hacks to help you along the way.

These are items that everyone asks for, so they have been very helpfully put together by senior VJ Member Greenbaum for you to refer to when necessary. If you are new to this thread, please read these first as these are the most asked questions.

 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nfin98c33IEpB0T0FlURERriblYmlm5O/view?usp=sharing

 

NVC sends petitions to the embassy every two weeks on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. A FB group has created a shipping chart for 2023 that you can use to track when the next shipment date will be. It seems to line up with all the dates I’ve seen so far so I think it’s accurate and will include it below.
 

 

[R3411y 24]

Just got approval today. Excited to be moving onto the next steps! Will keep you all updated

[AbTb 14]

We got approved today!!! 

[Want_Serenity 36]

Yay for our approvals!

[r.choromanski 22]

NOA2 received April 10
Congrats everyone!!

[Tarek.ch 6]

Hello! Has anyone received a letter from the NVC with the case # ? 

[AbTb 14]

I sent an inquiry to the NVC and was advised that they are currently backlogged by atleast 60 days and growing. I was told that they havent even recieved my case from the USCIS, which I would assume is the case for everyone. 

[M plus D 57]

If USCIS has started processing forms at triple the speed, it would not be weird for NVC to not be able to keep up.

 

I am slightly worried one bottle neck has been traded for another.

[Gary Rich 261]

Cast History.

April 24, 2023 Case Was Approved

April 14, 2023, We received your response for Form I-129F, Petition for Alien Fiancé(e).

March 28, 2023, We sent a request for additional evidence for your Form I-129F, Petition for Alien Fiancé(e).

December 22, 2021, We received your Form I-129F, Petition for Alien Fiancé(e).

[Jon & Pau 6]

Received NOA2 April 14th, 2022. Let's pray it's not too long now

[Gary Rich 261]

On 4/23/2023 at 1:56 PM, Tarek.ch said:

Hello! Has anyone received a letter from the NVC with the case # ? 

Great question..  but I'm sure we would have heard something by now

[Phillybears 11]

If you check the march 2023 version of this group, they're all saying anywhere from 60-90+ days. Few there have received notification yet. 

[Bikenm 57]

I sent an inquiry few days back (I'm almost a month from my noa2) and they told me to wait for 60 days from approval before contacting them again.

[GF & AF 5]

USCIS approval was 2/21/23.

NVC case # created 4/26/23.

 

In case anyone is wondering K1 visa applications do not get welcome letters from NVC from what I've found on the forums. They're transferred directly to the embassy on your case number. I had to email NVC inquiry to get my case #. Their response said: 

 

You will be notified once this case is forwarded to the assigned US Embassy/Consulate General.

 

It'll go from At NVC > In Transit > Received (Embassy) > Ready (interview-ready).

 

Our interview will be handled at CDJ and I'm hearing that they have extremely long wait times to schedule interviews. I haven't been able to confirm that so maybe someone else has more information.

Edited May 7, 2023 by GF & AF
add more info

[Want_Serenity 36]

6 hours ago, GF & AF said:

USCIS approval was 2/21/23.

NVC case # created 4/26/23.

 

In case anyone is wondering K1 visa applications do not get welcome letters from NVC from what I've found on the forums. They're transferred directly to the embassy on your case number. I had to email NVC inquiry to get my case #. Their response said: 

 

You will be notified once this case is forwarded to the assigned US Embassy/Consulate General.

 

It'll go from At NVC > In Transit > Received (Embassy) > Ready (interview-ready).

 

Our interview will be handled at CDJ and I'm hearing that they have extremely long wait times to schedule interviews. I haven't been able to confirm that so maybe someone else has more information.

Congratulations on proceeding to the next step and thanks for the info! Apologies, but what does CDJ mean?