129f approved, what now?

[Sara-zm 1]

@Rosaly

How long did it take to book the interview?
Was it easy to get the interview, or was it busy?
We scheduled the interview for July 22, but we have not received any confirmation yet.

 

I-129F- First of septemer 

USIS: submitted mid-September 

USIS: proved mid-April

two weeks after proved of NVC

case was ready may

received the embassy letter beginning of June 

 

waiting to hear the proof of the interview.

 

 

[MalloryCat 194]

7 minutes ago, Sara-zm said:

@Rosaly

How long did it take to book the interview?
Was it easy to get the interview, or was it busy?
We scheduled the interview for July 22, but we have not received any confirmation yet.

 

I-129F- First of septemer 

USIS: submitted mid-September 

USIS: proved mid-April

two weeks after proved of NVC

case was ready may

received the embassy letter beginning of June 

 

waiting to hear the proof of the interview.

 

 

 

you should start your own thread if you have questions
but you should get an email confirmation not long after scheduling the interview.

did you email proof of a submitted DS-160 to the embassy?

[Sara-zm 1]

OH thank you.

I submitted it 4 days ago. I just realized that I didn't email the DS-160 to the embassy. 😓

[Rosaly 32]

Then i kinda wonder how you managed to book an Interview to be honest 😂

 

You received the letter from the consulate? Please carefully follow the instructions! Don't rush yourself. You have time.

 

File and submit the DS-160, if the instructions of the consulate asked you to email the confirmation page,  do so with the subject line being as instructed in the letter! It is important to follow instructions!

 

Pay the visa fee too, should be done at USTravelDocs if I am correct. Only after the consulate sends you an email you can go ahead to schedule, you should be able to move forward in the menu (it was like this for me) 

 

Now, for me it didn't take long. After I submitted the DS-160, emailed the confirmation page and paid the fee, I got their response only 2 days later. 🙂 

Personally I did wait a bit with the actual scheduling and making the appointment due to personal circumstances and planning of things. But it is possible very quickly after getting the green light from the consulate. 

 

It seems to me you are getting a bit ahead of yourself. Pace down, take a deep breath and READ the instructions carefully! 

 

Everything will be alright 🙂

[Rosaly 32]

Also a question: Do you fully understand english? or is the letter somewhat difficult to understand for you?

Asking in case you need help, because i can help with the translation of it if you need. My Dutch is great as well  😂

[Sara-zm 1]

I paid the visa fee, and sent the email, but received a response stating that I must use the visa navigator, otherwise, they won't answer my email. I used the navigator, and it instructed me to send an email with a different subject they did not mention that in the letter. It's been a week since I sent the confirmation and DS-160. Due to some personal reasons, I have scheduled the interview for next month. I have all the necessary documents and am just waiting for the interview and get a medical examination.

 

Thank you for the offer, but I'm not Dutch and I understand English clearly. However, both my fiance and I missed the part about emailing the embassy.

[Rosaly 32]

You're Welcome,

 

And yes, Its a lot of reading and sometimes it can be confusing, i completely understand!

 

Good Luck!!😊

Edited June 21 by Rosaly

[Mixel96 12]

On 6/21/2024 at 9:22 AM, Rosaly said:

You're Welcome,

 

And yes, Its a lot of reading and sometimes it can be confusing, i completely understand!

 

Good Luck!!😊

Hi,  I have a quick question for you. did they NOA1 come via mail? we only received the NOA2 in the mail (June 6th). And furthermore, what did you do after the NOA2? Simply wait for the Case# from NVC?

[Yareth 60]

The petitioner (US citizen) should have gotten the NOA1 via snail mail. 
For steps after NOA2, check out this thread and the VJ guide.

[Rosaly 32]

19 hours ago, Mixel96 said:

Hi,  I have a quick question for you. did they NOA1 come via mail? we only received the NOA2 in the mail (June 6th). And furthermore, what did you do after the NOA2? Simply wait for the Case# from NVC?

Yes, my fiance got this letter in the mail, and he got a textmessage with our USCIS case#

I have been using this to check the status online and after it changed to Case Approved, it took about 2 to 3 weeks until he also received the NOA2 letter, again by mail.

 

The NOA2 letter says to wait at least 30 days from the NOA2 date before you make an inquiry at NVC to ask if they have received your case.... but, i couldn't wait and made an inquiry after 2,5 weeks approximatly. 

I got my casenumber from NVC by e-mail in a response to my inquiry. We got the NVC letter with this same Case# in the mail much later. 

 

So yeah, you can wait for all the letters to reach you, but you dont have to  

[Mixel96 12]

On 6/27/2024 at 10:26 AM, Rosaly said:

"The NOA2 letter says to wait at least 30 days from the NOA2 date before you make an inquiry at NVC to ask if they have received your case.... but, i couldn't wait and made an inquiry after 2,5 weeks approximatly."

What was the inquiry you made? By call or email?

 

On 6/27/2024 at 10:26 AM, Rosaly said:

I got my casenumber from NVC by e-mail in a response to my inquiry. We got the NVC letter with this same Case# in the mail much later. 

 

So yeah, you can wait for all the letters to reach you, but you dont have to  

I see  thank you

[ScarletWitch6x 66]

You can refer to this link to see processing times - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/nvc-timeframes.html

 

Per that they are working on cases sent June 7th. 

 

So I am at the 2.5 week mark (approved June 10th) but they are not even working on cases in that timeframe yet. You can also see on myUSCIS when your petition was actually sent to the NVC. In my case, it looks like it was sent June 25th, so they waited two weeks after approval to send it on to the NVC in the first place.

 

I sent an inquiry yesterday and got a nearly immediate response stating they haven't received mine yet. 

 

Just wanted to share. 

[MalloryCat 194]

1 hour ago, ScarletWitch6x said:

You can refer to this link to see processing times -  https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/ nvc -timeframes.html

 

Per that they are working on cases sent June 7th. 

 

So I am at the 2.5 week mark (approved June 10th) but they are not even working on cases in that timeframe yet. You can also see on myUSCIS when your petition was actually sent to the NVC . In my case, it looks like it was sent June 25th, so they waited two weeks after approval to send it on to the NVC in the first place.

 

I sent an inquiry yesterday and got a nearly immediate response stating they haven't received mine yet. 

 

Just wanted to share. 

USCIS sends petitions to the NVC only on certain days every month  (I saw a calendar somewhere on this site that showed that, but i cant find it now. but I believe it was every 2 weeks). So them waiting until the 25th to send yours makes sense. they had probably just sent out a batch a few days before yours was approved

[ScarletWitch6x 66]

3 hours ago, MalloryCat said:

USCIS sends petitions to the NVC only on certain days every month  (I saw a calendar somewhere on this site that showed that, but i cant find it now. but I believe it was every 2 weeks). So them waiting until the 25th to send yours makes sense. they had probably just sent out a batch a few days before yours was approved

I believe that's the NVC to Embassy calendar  I attached it here. 

 

Obviously nothing I can do about it - but I just wanted to share. Until I saw the notation on myUSCIS I didn't even know they hadn't sent the petition yet. 

[ScarletWitch6x 66]

It wouldn't let me edit - but I wanted to add that I know I'm being impatient  I was just hoping to keep things moving.