My k1 application was sent to the NVC seven weeks ago, I was told they did not recive my application. But to email NVC search before the dates its working on, what does that mean.

[smitopher 5]

On 11/21/2024 at 1:27 PM, MalloryCat said:

that is correct
USCIS hasn't sent it to the NVC yet.

your case status will say "Your case has been sent to the Department of State on xx/xx/xxxx" when it is sent to the NVC

from there you will have to wait probably 45 days from the date its sent to contact the NVC if you haven't heard anything

So... my USCIS status history
 

 

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August 13, 2024 Case Was Approved

May 30, 2024 We received your Form I-129F, Petition for Alien Fiancé(e).

 

 

 

4 months??? to put my APPROVED petition in the mail???

Is this not unusual?

 

USCIS reply to my last inquiry on Nov 12

 

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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.

 

[MalloryCat 211]

13 hours ago, smitopher said:

So... my USCIS status history
 

 

 

 

4 months??? to put my APPROVED petition in the mail???

Is this not unusual?

 

USCIS reply to my last inquiry on Nov 12

 

 

 

as i said

USCIS is more than likely getting an influx of petitions with the upcoming administration change

and since I-129f are all still done on paper, your petition is probably still sitting in a pile on someones desk

it is incredibly unfortunate and i'm sorry you're in the situation.

 

it is just an unpleasant waiting game

[Khanhsteve 0]

On 12/11/2024 at 6:10 AM, smitopher said:

So... my USCIS status history
 

 

 

 

4 months??? to put my APPROVED petition in the mail???

Is this not unusual?

 

USCIS reply to my last inquiry on Nov 12

 

 

 

We have the same NOA2 date! If you’ve already had your petition forwarded to NVC, congrats! But if not, take a look at your NOA2 letter. If they say “forwarded to consulate”, call USCIS immediately. Our case was stuck at “Case was approved” for three months and they never sent our I-129F to NVC until we called them. At first when we got our NOA2 letter we were excited but it said “forwarded to consulate”. We figured something might be wrong here since it should be forwarded to NVC. We tried contacting USCIS, no help. We tried contacting NVC, they said it might take up to three months to forward the petition. So we had to wait three months and then decided to call USCIS. That’s when the officer told us there’s a problem and a few days later our case was sent to Department of State and reflected on case tracker. So our case were sitting on their desk for three months without progress and we wasted all that precious time for nothing. We are quite frustrated about the whole thing still but we are back on track now.

[Edward and Jaycel 283]

3 minutes ago, Khanhsteve said:

If they say “forwarded to consulate”

 This is just boilerplate language. My NOA2 in June said this and NVC received it within 3 weeks. This is simply a case of negligence with USCIS forgetting to send your approved petition to NVC. I'm very sorry it happened, but that language in the NOA2 is not indicative of a problem. 

[Khanhsteve 0]

It’s strange that they don’t a have a consistent template for that letter… That has caused us a lot of headache and doubt. It was very unfortunate… Hope everyone will get to their turn, eventually.

[Edward and Jaycel 283]

5 minutes ago, Khanhsteve said:

It’s strange that they don’t a have a consistent template for that letter… That has caused us a lot of headache and doubt. It was very unfortunate… Hope everyone will get to their turn, eventually.

 

That's the Federal Government for you.... Nothing makes sense and they don't care that it doesn't. I hope everyone does too and quickly. I remember all the waiting and it is agonizing. So happy you guys are back on track!  

[apnzz 268]

4 hours ago, Edward and Jaycel said:

 This is just boilerplate language. My NOA2 in June said this and NVC received it within 3 weeks. This is simply a case of negligence with USCIS forgetting to send your approved petition to NVC. I'm very sorry it happened, but that language in the NOA2 is not indicative of a problem. 

Same here, contacted USCIS and they told me a worker just used a generalised approval template, and that all i-129f / k1 go to NVC then the embassy and to ignore the generic template that didn't reflect the actual k1 process. 

 

My case also went from approved, to sent to DOS, through NVC then arrived at embassy. 

 

 

[smitopher 5]

So... yesterday I sent an inquiry to NVC

 

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Hello

It has been more than 45 days since my last inquiry.  
I have still not received a case number
I attached a scan of my I-797 showing my petition was approved and sent to the NVC
My petition was approved 08/08/2024
Please update me as to the status of the location of my petition and if you have received my petition, what is my case number.

I get a reply today 

 

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To Whom it Concerns:

 

We forwarded your immigrant visa petition to the U.S. Embassy or Consulate on 17-DEC-2024.

 

If you have any questions about your case you should contact the Embassy or Consulate. You can find how to contact the Embassy or Consulate by going tohttps://usembassy.gov. Click the region your Embassy or Consulate is in, and then click on the city name. Once the page loads, click Contact Us.

 

You should also tell the Embassy or Consulate if you change your address, email address, or if your personal situation changes in a way that might affect your case.

 

To make sure your private information stays protected, send future inquiries and attachments using the Public Inquiry form only. You can find it at https://nvc.state.gov/inquiry.

 

You must provide privacy information to receive case specific information.  Please limit your inquiry to one case per submission.

 

Regards,

 

 

 

SO...

I still do not know my NVC case number
My USCIS account case status is still

 

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August 13, 2024 Case Was Approved

May 30, 2024 We received your Form I-129F, Petition for Alien Fiancé(e).

 

 

 

and I have no idea what or when to ask the Embassy that my case was sent to

 

Any suggestions?

[Edward and Jaycel 283]

3 minutes ago, smitopher said:

To make sure your private information stays protected, send future inquiries and attachments using the Public Inquiry form only. You can find it at https://nvc.state.gov/inquiry.

 

You must provide privacy information to receive case specific information.  Please limit your inquiry to one case per submission.

 

This suggests that you did NOT use the public inquiry form to request the information? Is this correct? 

[smitopher 5]

2 minutes ago, Edward and Jaycel said:

 

This suggests that you did NOT use the public inquiry form to request the information? Is this correct? 

uhm... yeah

The reply to my first inquiry directed me to reply to NVCResearch@state.gov if I did not get a response in 30 days 

live and learn

[Edward and Jaycel 283]

7 minutes ago, smitopher said:

uhm... yeah

The reply to my first inquiry directed me to reply to NVCResearch@state.gov if I did not get a response in 30 days 

live and learn

 

Inquire again on the public inquiry form for your case number. They will get it to you. Also make sure you give them yours and your beneficiary's email addresses and ask them to update your file with them. I say to do this because when they sent your application to the embassy you should have received a K1-FTP letter in your email. Might be worth checking your spam/junk folder to see if it's there.

[smitopher 5]

21 minutes ago, Edward and Jaycel said:

 

Inquire again on the public inquiry form for your case number. They will get it to you. Also make sure you give them yours and your beneficiary's email addresses and ask them to update your file with them. I say to do this because when they sent your application to the embassy you should have received a K1-FTP letter in your email. Might be worth checking your spam/junk folder to see if it's there.

inquiry made
just checked my junk email folder. not there
I'll just wait for the inquiry response

[Edward and Jaycel 283]

30 minutes ago, smitopher said:

inquiry made
just checked my junk email folder. not there
I'll just wait for the inquiry response

 

Keep us updated! Good luck