Welcome Letter Delay - Any Recourse?

[jekjpb 0]

Hello,

Our I-130 petition for CR1 was approved 20 days ago and we still haven't received a Welcome Letter email from NVC.

It says we can't raise an inquiry with NVC for 45 days, but we are all ready with documents to submit the application and this delay is really distressing.

Has anyone else faced this/is there anything we can do/anyone we can contact to see why the delay is happening/how to get the letter?

Thanks!

I'm USC, my husband is UK citizen.

 

PD: 6/28/22

AR1: There was one but don’t remember when and it’s not listed

AR2: 6/9/23

Approval found in documents: 6/9/23

Approval: 6/12/23

Sent to State Dept: 6/15/23

[SteveInBostonI130 3,432]

Sent to NVC 6/15.

 

Give it a few weeks.

[Crazy Cat 41,835]

1 hour ago, jekjpb said:

Hello,

Our I-130 petition for CR1 was approved 20 days ago and we still haven't received a Welcome Letter email from NVC.

It says we can't raise an inquiry with NVC for 45 days, but we are all ready with documents to submit the application and this delay is really distressing.

Has anyone else faced this/is there anything we can do/anyone we can contact to see why the delay is happening/how to get the letter?

Thanks!

I'm USC, my husband is UK citizen.

 

PD: 6/28/22

AR1: There was one but don’t remember when and it’s not listed

AR2: 6/9/23

Approval found in documents: 6/9/23

Approval: 6/12/23

Sent to State Dept: 6/15/23

It takes time.  You should know, by now, that very little happens fast in the world of immigration.  It used to take about a month. .

Edited June 29, 2023 by Crazy Cat

[mochon 17]

I got mine in 3 days . Did you file online?

[appleblossom 2,478]

There isn’t any delay. Current processing time is 3 weeks (https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/nvc-timeframes.html), if your case was only sent on 15th June then you wouldn’t be expecting the Welcome Letter yet anyway. 
 

 

Edited July 2, 2023 by appleblossom