55 days and still NVC have not got my case yet ! (Merged threads)

[portni 0]

I am  looking for people that were approved in 2024 or any one that has insight, the case was approved by USCIS in mid September and now it has been around 40 days and still have not got a case number or an email from them and have contacted them and they said they have not gotten anything is that normal? what has your experience been from time USCIS approved your I-129F till you get contacted by the NVC

[Alyssa112 24]

Sadly normal right now. They're stalling sending applications to NVC... Mine took almost 2 months for NVC to receive it.

[Luminita 6]

Yes, I don't understand why USISC is moving so slowly...our file was approved on August 23 and sent on October 9 to DOS.
Yesterday NVC responded to our public inquiry and told us that the file has not yet reached them.😞

[apnzz 268]

Unfortunately completely normal right now. Most recently; cases approved on Sept 6th were sent to the department of state on Oct 31st 2024.

 

So 55+ days right now. Some people are waiting over 70.

 

Mine took 45 but this was before it slowed down even more (Approved aug 23, sent to DOS on Oct 7 then an additional 9 days after it was sent for NVC to actually say they received it), right now it's getting worse for some reason.

Edited November 1 by apnzz

[Luminita 6]

sorry, my mistake... NOA2 approval : 28 august 2024, Sent to State : 9 oct 2024. NVC in the response to the inquiry , said it can take up to 6 weeks for them to receive from USCIS.

"To Whom it Concerns:

Thank you for your inquiry. Our records do not show that we received your petition. 

It can take up to six weeks for an approved petition from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to arrive at the National Visa Center (NVC). Once we receive it, we will enter your petition into the U.S. Department of State's database systems."

[Enigomlom 37]

10 hours ago, Luminita said:

Yes, I don't understand why USISC is moving so slowly...our file was approved on August 23 and sent on October 9 to DOS.
Yesterday NVC responded to our public inquiry and told us that the file has not yet reached them.😞

Does it say on your USCIS that case sent to department ?

[Luminita 6]

32 minutes ago, Enigomlom said:

Does it say on your USCIS that case sent to department ?

Yes it does.On the USCIC website it says the date it was sent to DOS. In our case is 9 oct 2024.

Case Status Online

Case Was Sent To The Department of State

On October 9, 2024, we sent your case, Receipt Number ...to the Department of State for visa processing. You can find general information on Consular Processing by visiting our website at www.uscis.gov . The website will provide information on what to do next, who to contact, and how to inform us of any changes in your situation or address.

[apnzz 268]

42 minutes ago, Luminita said:

On the USCIC website it says the date it was sent to DOS. In our case is 9 oct 2024.

Unfortunately you just have to keep doing PI until NVC State they've received it, because it means USCIS no longer has possession of the case and it's either just taking a longer time to arrive at NVC or perhaps they're just delayed at entering the case into their system as received etc.

 

Hope you hear back soon!

[Enigomlom 37]

3 hours ago, Luminita said:

Yes it does.On the USCIC website it says the date it was sent to DOS. In our case is 9 oct 2024.

Case Status Online

Case Was Sent To The Department of State

On October 9, 2024, we sent your case, Receipt Number ...to the Department of State for visa processing. You can find general information on Consular Processing by visiting our website at www.uscis.gov . The website will provide information on what to do next, who to contact, and how to inform us of any changes in your situation or address.

Same with mine I’m wondering how come some people already received theirs. It’s not going in any type of orders 

[portni 0]

Well the USCIS letter says we have sent your case to department of state but when I contact NVC they say we haven not gotten them after 50 days. I did some research online some people were saying they only send cases once every two weeks, and some were saying that when NVC is overwhelmed they ask NCIS to hold cases. what I think is they have so many cases on one side or the other its creating a bottle neck.

 

[apnzz 268]

39 minutes ago, portni said:

Well the USCIS letter says we have sent your case to department of state but when I contact NVC they say we haven not gotten them after 50 days. I did some research online some people were saying they only send cases once every two weeks, and some were saying that when NVC is overwhelmed they ask NCIS to hold cases. what I think is they have so many cases on one side or the other its creating a bottle neck.

 

The "once every two weeks" is referring to cases being shipped from NVC to embassy. Not from USCIS to NVC.

 

Cases can be sent every single day from USCIS to NVC.

 

My friend today; approved Sept 9th 2024, was sent to the Department of State today (Nov 1). 

 

Whilst the actual noa2 i-797 letter states it can take up to 30 days, upon contacting USCIS they will tell you that current time frames can vary and it can take up to 90 days for an approved case to get sent to the Department of state. 

 

Your case won't actually be sent to the Department of State, until your USCIS receipt number tracking updates from "approved" to "case was sent to the Department of State".

 

contacting NVC before that status update is essentially pointless because USCIS has possession of your case still - not NVC. 

 

It may say 30 days on the notice, but these times are always changing and currently, according to people in the community, it's taking between 55 and 80 days to get sent to the DoS.

 

Unfortunately, just like every else had to, its just another waiting game. 

Edited November 2 by apnzz

[Luminita 6]

6 hours ago, Enigomlom said:

Same with mine I’m wondering how come some people already received theirs. It’s not going in any type of orders 

Hopefully this month will bring good news.

[portni 0]

Approved Sep 15th, got letter that we send your case to NVC for processing send 2 inquiry to NVC and we have not got your case and USCIS seems to not have sent it at all is this common? how long did yours take ? or been taking ?

[apnzz 268]

USCIS state that approved cases can take up to 90 days to be sent to the Department of State. Until the case status updates as "case was sent to the department of state" USCIS still has possession of the case and therefore NVC will not have the case.

 

(NVC email responses (copied and pasted/generic) state after 60 days you can contact NVC and they will "contact USCIS and investigate to locate your case" but so far across the community this doesn't actually seem to result in any action - there's been several people who share their experiences stating that they received this response from NVC saying they'll investigate but weeks pass and still no progress. Some people have even been waiting over 90 days.)

 

After the 90 days, you can attempt to contact USCIS and see what is going on with your case as it then would fall outside of this time-frame.

 

If USCIS' response is not helpful or provides an update; you can seek the aid of your local congressperson via the congressional inquiry form located on their website (often marked by "get help with immigration" or "get help with an organisation", but note you will want to try to attempt resolving things with USCIS before contacting a congressperson as they otherwise have a high chance of responding something along the lines of "USCIS state this can take up to 90  days, since your case has not exceeded this time frame, this is considered normal."

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Edited November 12 by powerpuff