DaisyDoll

Thanks for this! Very helpful

Thanks! Makes sense.

Thanks for all this info My only doubt is the steps between NVC receiving my approval and Warsaw consolate sending notification. Do I need anything from NVC at this point or just wait for them to forward? I was just worried the case isn't in their system yet but apparently the Timeline is normal so I'm more at ease about that. Do I even need that case number prior to the consolate sending me notification? I do understand now that we will pay any fees AFTER receiving word from the consolate, which i was wrong about. Appreciate everyone here helping to clarify that. I will follow your advice to reach out to the consolate if it seems to take too long. Seems everything is bienal for now. Thanks again!

USCIS just tells me it was approved on the site and their letter explained the case will be sent to NVC next. No info on when NVC received / will receive it. In theory NVC has it since their reply states that they have it, but they won't give me an update because it's "not in their system yet." Though I'm wondering because soms replies here are saying NVC won't contact me and instead wait for the consolate which is contradictory to USCIS and consolate instruction. It's all pretty confusing lol

Thanks for the info and this resource! I will do that. Haven't explored that much of the site yet. My fiancé is Belarusian, which means the case should be going to Warsaw, Poland. That's another can of worms due to the border issues between those countries, and probably will be backed up with all the requests from Russia as well due to the war; but we'll cross that bridge when we get there I guess. Just mentioning that in case anyone else is in the same boat. I thought NVC shut down all their phone lines though? I guess I'm also confused what agency I'm actually waiting for notification from since according to the consolate site we will have to complete pre processing next.

Hi thanks for the response. I am not sure when NVC received my case - should they have notified of it? I only have the approval date from USCIS. According to their response it WAS received though. In theory Sorry you're also waiting! I appreciate that you shared that, it puts me more at ease.

Maybe I misunderstood the instructions from USCIS, but given that the case was sent to NVC for pre processing and I haven't received info on that yet, I'm pretty sure I'm still waiting on NVC. The constate that will handle the case states that I need to complete processing with NVC (paying the fees I'm assuming) before they sendout further instruction. Am I missing something? And thanks for response

Hello everyone. First time posting. My K-1petition was approved on October 14, 2022. I have yet to receive my welcome letter either to my mail or email (or junk folder). According to the NVC timeframes, they are currently working on case creation for cases received Novermber 7. I've sent multiple inquiries about this to NVC through the online form but I get this response every single time: "The National Visa Center (NVC) recently received your immigrant visa petition from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Your petition is now waiting for data entry into our systems. Since your case is not in our systems yet, we cannot make updates. .... For current processing times, please visit our website: https://nvc.state.gov/timeframes for English or https://nvc.state.gov/plazos for Spanish. If your petition was approved before the dates NVC is working on, please resubmit your inquiry." So, it's past the "current processing times," I resubmit my inquiry, but I get the same response asking me to resubmit if it's past the current processing times. It's been 4 of the same response now, going in circles. Clearly no one is actually reading my inquiry. I received a tip to email nvcresearch at state.gov to open an investigation as the case file could have been lost, but they also sent me the same response. Anyone else deal with this? Do I have any other option for contact? I know it was the holidays but it's been over 70 days and no welcome letter. They were definitely working too since they respond to my inquiries within 2-3 days each time throughout December and most recently today.