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9 hours ago, PolarPear said:

Congrats!

 

Where did you see the estimations?

I just read a the last few pages of this thread. I seem to remember that Visa Journey will send you emails (daily, weekly, monthly?) about when they think your paperwork will be processed. 

58 minutes ago, Lucky Cat said:

We filed in March 2019........have been waiting for an interview since May 2019....

Yikes! Well I guess I'm not alone then. I also found the October 2019 filers thread and looks like a lot of the same. I guess we'll just remain patient in the meantime. I'll only start to panic once spring rolls around and my wife's extension letter due date is coming up. But we'll cross that bridge when we get to it...

Hi everyone! Fellow October filer and MSCer. I hadn't checked our status in a long time to avoid driving myself crazy. May 13 ready to schedule the interview but no notification. My heart sunk thinking we had missed the letter, but it sounds like people here are going through a similar situation. My wife is good into June of next year so I'm not too worried, but I saw some of the estimations for spring of 2021 and that's a little close for comfort. I'm certain that with everything going on, there will be extensions granted for most cases, but crossing my fingers this gets done sooner rather than later! Hope you guys are all safe and hanging in there!

I haven't been keeping track of my case status for a while based on everything going on in the world. I figured they would contact us when they were ready to schedule an interview. I finally got around to checking our status today (September 26) and it says that as of May 13, 2020 they were ready to schedule an interview. It states that they will schedule the interview and send us a notice about it. Now I'm a little paranoid we missed the letter somehow, but I figure things are taking longer than normal. Anyone else waiting for months for an interview to be scheduled? Always appreciate the support here! 

My case was just sent to the NVC on October 6 after being accepted on September 14. Another couple told me that it took them 4 weeks for the NVC to receive their case from USCIS, and it looks like mine will be following a similar timeline (maybe later based on Monday's holiday). Just letting you all know! 

9 hours ago, mrahman14 said:

I would suggest you to wait at least 7-10 business day before you start calling them

Just curious why you say 7-10 days? Seems like it's either delayed because I don't say anything or delayed because I call them up. If I'm going to be delayed, I'd at least like to be proactive about it. 

I'd be curious to hear from anyone whose NVC paperwork was received in a timely manner from the TSC.

8 hours ago, Nattie_Bry said:

 

So our case still showing "Received" online and we received today the response to our inquiry (we made before we received the NOA2 mail) which is equally crappy, just saying they sent us a NOA2.

We started calling NVC after 2 weeks still nothing in the system yet maybe we should call USCIS and check if they have sent it out?

 

One thing i can be sure is the NVC officers are really nice.

Anyone having similar NOA2 PD date (Aug 31) and have you received your NVC case number yet and in what format (mail or email)?

Another couple I'm in touch with got their NOA2 on 8/23 and haven't heard anything about their case yet on the NVC side so...looks like even when we're done with TSC, they still find ways to make our lives miserable! Call USCIS daily and be a squeaky wheel.

10 hours ago, JohnnyintheUSA said:

Wow! Congratulations!  I csn tell you so far the NVC process seems to be much smoother.  Best of luck on this next part!

Thanks Johnny! That's the sense I get to. Crossing our fingers :-)

12 hours ago, Elisa Segovia said:

Congratulations on your approval! It took a long, but I saw in your timeline you received a RFE... what did they ask for? It was the birth certificate of the beneficiary!? 

Actually they did NOT ask me for a birth certificate, however we were prepared to include it. They asked for:

• Passport photos - I forgot them in our original packet
• Marriage certificate - They must have lost this
• Proof of US Citizenship - Also must have lost this...
• Evidence that intent to marry was bona fide - I thought this was done during the next phase and I didn't include anything extra

My return packet included:

• Cover Sheet from RFE
• Copy of RFE Letter
• My response to the cover letter which included an itemized list of everything included in the packet
• Passport photos for me and my wife
• Copy of our marriage certificate
• Copy of my birth certificate
• Copy of my passport photo page
• Copy of all of the passport pages with Japan visitor visas
• Copy of her family registry in Japanese and English
• Copy of an itinerary for a vacation we took a few months before we got married
• List of important milestones for our relationship with dates and locations
• Copy of bank statement for combined bank account
• Explanation of photos that I attached

I wanted to make sure I had too much information this time. I wasn't prepared to wait another month for them to ask for more stuff.

Well. 252 days later, we FINALLY got our NOA2. January 9 filer. September 14 NOA2. Got the letter in the mail today (9/18). I haven't seen any updates on the USCIS website yet. I am just happy to be rid of them. I hope the NVC will be a lot more responsive and organized. Best of luck to any January filers if you're still out there. 

7 minutes ago, Lazybones18 said:

Just getting some hopes high

Understood!

Just now, Sundee said:

Yes this process keeps u stressed and frustrated. I know when my husband finally joins me I can sleep for a change as I'm surely not doing it now...

I guess it's a good thing we have this forum to gripe to each other about it. Like our own personal group therapy!

7 minutes ago, Lazybones18 said:

You will get a update on your case tomorrow or in 1 week max ... 

This is definitely not true. Cases all around ours were being approved a month ago. They don't look at these alphabetically. It could be tomorrow and it could be 3 months from now. There is zero method to their madness. Sorry, but it's not fair to make promises that might get people's hopes up.

No email. No mail (yet). Randomly checked the USCIS website and discovered RFE was sent on 8/23. Huge sense of relief but continued frustration with the whole process. All I can hope for now is that whatever they need is readily accessible and we can move onto the next step in a few weeks. I would not wish this process on my worst enemies. Stay strong people. 

51 minutes ago, JohnnyintheUSA said:

It is my understanding and the clear opinion of many..... That is not a good option. They can and most likely refuse entry as it will show up in the system as pending petition. That will be heartbreaking!  Our is very close to yours. And while it is very frustrating. NOA1 and nothing since. Your turn will come up very soon. Patience... That is all I can tell you. 

I'm not sure you understood 100%. I understand going on an airplane and showing up at immigration trying to get in is probably not the best course of action. Rather, going to the embassy ahead of time to plead our case with someone beforehand. I'd think that if you can have face time with someone you'd have a better chance of convincing them to grant a B-2 visa. Worst case they say no and you don't have to get back on an airplane. 

I guess what im trying to see is if anyone has spoken with an embassy ahead of time. 

So I gave USCIS a call and managed to speak with whoever is one above the immigration officer level. The only new information I was able to get is that their official date for submitting service requests is January 1. I think he might have been mistaking that with the I-129F processing time.

Anyway, during our conversation I asked him about various avenues for visiting each other during the process. I know that it is very risky for my spouse to try and fly here and get a visa at the boarder, but the immigration officer I spoke with talked about physically going to the embassy and applying for a B-2 visa. I was wondering if anyone here has tried that route and had any success with it. We are NOT trying to circumvent out I-130 immigration process, but we want to take any legal route available to us to be together, even if it is only for 90 days at a time.

Any info would be helpful and appreciated. Thanks for providing daily updates about all of your processes. As frustrating as this has been, it's good to know I'm not the only one sometimes!

Any other beginning of January filers left? I'm feeling pretty stranded right now. Jan 9 filer. No news from USCIS. Called them back on 7/14 and still no word from them. This has become a master class in patience that I feel like I'm getting a C in! Hoping that the NVC process goes a lot faster for everyone who has already been approved. 

12 hours ago, Adam & Dina said:

 

Yes I know we also thought it was strange because we knew it wasn't a requirement. Iv spoken to a few other couples on here though and they had the same 

Did a copy of your birth certificate suffice or did you need to get a certified original copy?

6 minutes ago, OKAAjide said:

Ok, I see. try this.

Call 1-800-375-5283

Press #1 for English

Press #2 for Questions

Press #1 

Enter Receipt SRC

Press #1 for Texas (SRC)

Press #1 If correct

Listen to the latest update of your case

Press #3 To speak to a representative

Hope this helps...

 

Definitely does! Thanks! I think I'm just calling during off hours so they never give me that last #3. 

15 hours ago, OKAAjide said:

National Customer Service Center

1-800-375-5283

 

Its uscis 

Whenever I call it's all automated. I can't figure out how to speak to anybody over there. Maybe it's just that I'm always calling during off hours?

What number is everyone using to call TSC?

57 minutes ago, lazybones18 said:

Did you get a RFE ?

 

if yes, for what reason

No I have not received anything yet but I anticipate it happening any day now. I have a feeling that I forgot something in my application packet so I just want to get some sense of how long I will have to wait after fixing any errors. 

Has anyone here received a RFE? How long did you have to wait after you submitted the requested evidence before they sent your application to the NVC? 1 week, 1 month? Back of the line!?