OCTOBER 2024 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.  

Your case will be forwarded from USCIS to NVC shortly. Once your case has arrived at NVC , you will be assigned a new case number (your old USCIS case number will not give you any NVC updates).
 

A few helpful NVC links:

 

➡️ NVCResearch@state.gov ⬅️

 

 NVC phone number is  (603)334-0888

I am including this in hopes that they will reinstate the number in the future but  :

 

🚨  They are currently NOT answering queries over the phone!! ⭐️They are primarily answering all queries solely via their public contact page⭐️
🚨

 

NVC PUBLIC INQUIRY FORM:

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

 

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

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

 

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 VJMember 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.

 

⭐️Please note, it was brought to my attention that some of the information may be outdated, but most of the helpful tips and tricks are still accurate. Regarding your packet 3, there isn’t anyone within VJ currently providing that information for each embassy so that part of the PDF may be disregarded.⭐️

 

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

 

NVC sends petitions to the embassy every two weeks on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. I noticed a 2024 shipping calendar being shared so I have included it below. 
 

You can use that calendar to track when the next shipment date will be. 

[JojoandTomas 213]

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[Senufo 8]

I was approved on August 13, it's October 27th and they still haven't even sent out approved application to the NVC.  My USCIS status is stuck at approved.  3-4 months to send a petition is daunting....

Edited October 27 by Senufo

[JojoandTomas 213]

16 minutes ago, Senufo said:

I was approved on August 13, it's October 27th and they still haven't even sent out approved application to the NVC.  My USCIS status is stuck at approved.  3-4 months to send a petition is daunting....

Did you send NVC an inquiry using the options listed above?
 

What was their response?

 

[Senufo 8]

5 hours ago, JojoandTomas said:

Did you send NVC an inquiry using the options listed above?
 

What was their response?

 

Inquiry sent on 10/6, Reply 10/8

 

USCIS inquiry Response:

We acknowledge your concern regarding the transfer of your petition to the NVC. Currently, we are experiencing a delay with file transfers to the NVC. We are doing everything possible to forward cases to the NVC in a timely manner. There is no standardized time frame for petitions to be scanned into NVC systems after receipt from USCIS. Current working timeframes can be seen at https://nvc.state.gov/timeframes/ .

 

We apologize for the delay and appreciate your continued patience.

 

NVC Research Response: (Scanned Approved I797)

 

The National Visa Center (NVC) received your inquiry and the attached I-797 Notice of Action - Approval Notice. However, we do not have a record of receiving your approved petition from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).

 

 We will contact USCIS to determine the location of your petition. You do not need to take any action at this time. Thank you for your patience as we work with USCIS to make sure your case is moving forward.

 

 Although the Form I-797 approval notice mentions a delay of up to 30 days for cases to be delivered to NVC from USCIS, current shipping times may be longer.

 

 

[Alyssa112 24]

9 hours ago, Senufo said:

I was approved on August 13, it's October 27th and they still haven't even sent out approved application to the NVC.  My USCIS status is stuck at approved.  3-4 months to send a petition is daunting....

I had seen in a few different forums that USCIS skipped that week and most people from then are still waiting... 😥

[Senufo 8]

6 hours ago, Alyssa112 said:

I had seen in a few different forums that USCIS skipped that week and most people from then are still waiting... 😥

Thanks for the information.  What horrible luck

[JojoandTomas 213]

On 10/27/2024 at 8:19 PM, Senufo said:

Inquiry sent on 10/6, Reply 10/8

 

USCIS inquiry Response:

We acknowledge your concern regarding the transfer of your petition to the NVC. Currently, we are experiencing a delay with file transfers to the NVC. We are doing everything possible to forward cases to the NVC in a timely manner. There is no standardized time frame for petitions to be scanned into NVC systems after receipt from USCIS. Current working timeframes can be seen at https://nvc.state.gov/timeframes/ .

 

We apologize for the delay and appreciate your continued patience.

 

NVC Research Response: (Scanned Approved I797)

 

The National Visa Center (NVC) received your inquiry and the attached I-797 Notice of Action - Approval Notice. However, we do not have a record of receiving your approved petition from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).

 

 We will contact USCIS to determine the location of your petition. You do not need to take any action at this time. Thank you for your patience as we work with USCIS to make sure your case is moving forward.

 

 Although the Form I-797 approval notice mentions a delay of up to 30 days for cases to be delivered to NVC from USCIS, current shipping times may be longer.

 

 

Okay, looks like they are at least aware of your petition. I would continue to send weekly inquiries. Keep on top of them so l until they confirm it’s been received

[Senufo 8]

4 minutes ago, JojoandTomas said:

Okay, looks like they are at least aware of your petition. I would continue to send weekly inquiries. Keep on top of them so l until they confirm it’s been received

Thanks for the advice.  Still at approved by USCIS.  Not even attempting to send it or update our status.  I'm going to ask again through PI and reach out to a politician.  They are creating cases sent to them on October 8th and we were approved August 13th