may filer, any hopes of christmas in the US

[dazzler 0]

me and my partner just got approved on october the 10th, i will be dealing the london consulate, do you think theres any chance i could make it to the US for christmas, or is that dream right out the windown?

[Jason-Sasha 1]

I'd say its very possible. It all depends on your consulate. But I think you have a very good chance. Just my opinion. Good luck.

[BabyBlueSusie 1]

i just did a very quick search and the average time between NOA2 and interview date for vjers going through london appears to be 100 days...cutting it kinda close, but its certainly possible

best wishes to ya, and remember that part of the process is in your hands...return packet 3 as soon as you can and that will reduce your waiting just a bit!

[Jason-Sasha 1]

i just did a very quick search and the average time between NOA2 and interview date for vjers going through london appears to be 100 days...cutting it kinda close, but its certainly possible

best wishes to ya, and remember that part of the process is in your hands...return packet 3 as soon as you can and that will reduce your waiting just a bit!

Wow!! 100 days?? I didn't see that. I really doubt it will actually take that long, but having each step ready and not wasting any time is essential. You're right about that. I'm assuming London will receive the case sometime before the end of the month. And then it's 60 days until christmas. Hmmm. Well, I'll keep my fingers crossed for you. Good Luck!

[*julez* 124]

When you send in Packet 3 make sure you enter an anticipated travel date. If you leave it blank or put ASAP, your file will not be prioritized. London is very good about scheduling interviews based on the date you enter in that field. So, I don't think its completely out of the question. Really more depends on how quickly your case gets to NVC. Good luck!

[Jason-Sasha 1]

How long is it actually with NVC? I can't remember off the top of my head. Isn't it like a week or so? And what do they do? Just repackage it with necessary forms for particular embassies and ship to beneficiary's country??

[*julez* 124]

How long is it actually with NVC? I can't remember off the top of my head. Isn't it like a week or so? And what do they do? Just repackage it with necessary forms for particular embassies and ship to beneficiary's country??

Sometimes it can get caught up in further name checks at NVC, but not usually. Often times its at NVC for just a few days. The real issue is how quickly CSC gets it to NVC. There have been a lot of holdups with petitions in that reguard.

Edited October 15, 2007 by julezabelle

[Ali e Jeff 0]

Hello,

I am in the same situation...our petition was approved october,10.

We really would love to be together for Christmas...

But, this last month I am reading the timelines a lot, and most part of the cases took more then 30 days just for the case go from USCIS until NVC,

and sometimes NVC can be very fast (few days) but sometimes they took more then 2 weeks to send to the embassy...and there is no rules, can be any country, any case.

I would like very much not be one of this delays cases...nobody deserve all this wait.

Good luck for us! To receive this Visa before Christmas is quite gift!!

[RosemarieL 0]

It took CSC about a month to forward our petition to NVC which seems the average at the moment

[eric_and_teresa 10]

It took CSC about a month to forward our petition to NVC which seems the average at the moment

I agree, it took one month for us too.

OP, it would be a good idea to have all your documents prepared so you can send Package 3 right away!

GOOD LUCK!

[Sienna 0]

When you send in Packet 3 make sure you enter an anticipated travel date. If you leave it blank or put ASAP, your file will not be prioritized. London is very good about scheduling interviews based on the date you enter in that field. So, I don't think its completely out of the question. Really more depends on how quickly your case gets to NVC. Good luck!

We received our NOA2 on Sept. 20th and NVC STILL does not have it. We do have all of our packet 3 paperwork filled out and ready to go and we put Dec. 5th as the travel date, which is probably VERY optimistic on our part. But like you said, Julez, we didn't want to leave it blank. We, as most at this stage in the process, REALLLLY want to be together by Christmas. Fingers, toes and all other crossable appendages CROSSED.

[Ali e Jeff 0]

When you send in Packet 3 make sure you enter an anticipated travel date. If you leave it blank or put ASAP, your file will not be prioritized. London is very good about scheduling interviews based on the date you enter in that field. So, I don't think its completely out of the question. Really more depends on how quickly your case gets to NVC. Good luck!

We received our NOA2 on Sept. 20th and NVC STILL does not have it. We do have all of our packet 3 paperwork filled out and ready to go and we put Dec. 5th as the travel date, which is probably VERY optimistic on our part. But like you said, Julez, we didn't want to leave it blank. We, as most at this stage in the process, REALLLLY want to be together by Christmas. Fingers, toes and all other crossable appendages CROSSED.

Question: what form in your packet 3 ask about the travel date? From what I know is the form DS-156 that we take with us until the embassy (packet 4) for the day of the interview..so, how they will know before the schedule of the interview..what day you intent to travel?

I am confused

[freecake 0]

INTERVIEW date depends on the country. we went through london as well and i noticed recent people usually get a date about 1.5-2 months from the time the embassy receives back their completed packet 3.

BUT yes, put down an intended travel date when you send that back. they do look at it.

[dazzler 0]

I spoke to a guy at the london embassy yesterday and he said it should take around 4 weeks for them to recieve our petition, my fiancee talked to the USCIS as we need to change a address on the petition and they said it had left for the NVC and we should expect them to have it in a week or two, but it would be hard to catch it there to change the address. So i think we are gonna try calling every few days to see if we can catch it there, i dont want changing the address at london to slow down the process at all.

What do i need for packets 3 and 4? i have the forms DS-156 and DS-157 filled out, plus the I-i34, i know i need to take a medical examine, and get a police background check, can i apply for them now? or is it best to wait?

As everyone else in our situation must feel right now, we feel so close yet so far, this bit seems to be the most painful.

good luck us, and everyone else

[*julez* 124]

I spoke to a guy at the london embassy yesterday and he said it should take around 4 weeks for them to recieve our petition, my fiancee talked to the USCIS as we need to change a address on the petition and they said it had left for the NVC and we should expect them to have it in a week or two, but it would be hard to catch it there to change the address. So i think we are gonna try calling every few days to see if we can catch it there, i dont want changing the address at london to slow down the process at all.

What do i need for packets 3 and 4? i have the forms DS-156 and DS-157 filled out, plus the I-i34, i know i need to take a medical examine, and get a police background check, can i apply for them now? or is it best to wait?

As everyone else in our situation must feel right now, we feel so close yet so far, this bit seems to be the most painful.

good luck us, and everyone else

Apply for the police cert immediately!!!!!! It takes up to 40 days to receive it, so you don't want that slowing you down. For London, the police cert is good for 12 months. So, if you get packet 3 before you have the police cert, still check t off on the checklist that the item is complete. I would be shocked if your interview was scheduled before you receive it.