Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	why my case in is CSC?	Not to worry - It is a good thing ! I had the same thing happening to me when I filed (2 years ago) to the TSC (Texas) they sent my file to California Center too. I think they process much faster so you are in good shape ! Chanchan Faster? Not lately. All petitions are now being sent to either Vermont or CSC. The other centers are forwarding for the next 30 days since the BIG change on July 30th. After August 30th, they will be sent back to the petitioner if received by NSC/TSC. They also restructured the "jurisdiction of the two centers, with Vermont taking on more states, and Cali getting fewer....about time.	etripke	Male	Ukraine	2007-08-11 10:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	2 Approval dates	QUOTE (TracyTN @ Aug 22 2007, 10:30 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Go by the date on the hardcopy NOA2. There have been several people who have reported getting an approval email a while after the actual approval. Seems to be some kind of 'glitch' in their system. I suspect that the touches after the approval was them preparing your case to send it to the NVC. Unfortunately, it IS taking longer lately to get from CSC to NVC. Not much you can do but wait. The wait is inexcusable, it seems like every step of this process has been one "backlog" after another.	etripke	Male	Ukraine	2007-08-23 08:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	2 Approval dates	QUOTE (DeeZee @ Aug 22 2007, 10:48 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (rambaldi @ Aug 22 2007, 05:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Don't worry and stress yourself out too much DeeZee, I think you should go by the NOA2 date on your first hardcopy. What's the date on there? Rambaldi, I can't help but worry about it. I know things are going to get more delayed for me. I feel that they just sent me the approval notice without updating their system. If they did update it, they wouldn't approve me again right? my first NOA2 date was AUGUST 2. I'm even touched again for 3 consecutive days for my second approval AUGUST 21 date. Whoa! RELAX you have the original hardcopy...go by that date. The computer system really means NOTHING. That hard copy is what is needed for the AOS and is really all you need. Remember there were other filers several months ago who never received anything, just the letter from NVC and I think a few actually just received packet 3 from the Embassy without having any knowledge of the approval. So, don't get worked up over it it is just waiting to be shipped to NVC like the rest of us....and boy is THAT burning my a**.	etripke	Male	Ukraine	2007-08-23 08:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	We've got our interview date!!	Wow! That was fast! Good luck	etripke	Male	Ukraine	2007-08-27 21:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	MAY FILERS!! SHARE UR GOOD NEWS!!	Timeline: May 1 - Sent I-129F May 4 - Signed at TSC May 7 - NOA1 on website - Case sent to CSC May 9 - Check cashed. Been over a month now since I first sent the package, when can I expect to receive my hardcopy NOA1? I sent mine on April 10th, and have an NOA-1 of April 20th. I never received a hardcopy. Some people do, some in the past have never seen one.	etripke	Male	Ukraine	2007-06-08 19:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	My I129f was filed in March and still no word	QUOTE (geenees @ Aug 25 2007, 11:29 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Im so scared. What if my lawyer filed wrong? Its killing me to be away from my husband this long already... Does this mean another year without him? I just found about this website from a friend of mine and I wish I would have known sooner... I feel so lost in all the information. I went to a lawyer cuz I thought It would be a faster process then me taking a chance to do it on my own and mess things up really bad. When I went to see the lawyer they made it sound so simple. Its a long story... one that had me at the lawyers asking for my money back, to which in turn they assured me my papers would finally get sent off 4 months later. I thought the lawyer route would be the fastest and easiest route to travel. It has not been at all. Does this mean the process time is going to be doubled on me now if I have to file another form the I130? They told me at the lawyers office they would file for K3 which would get him here the fastest. this doesnt seem fast to me... Thank you for lending an ear Geenee Get your receipt number from the attorney. He or she should have that if indeed they filed for you. If they can't produce, ask for doumentation on when it was sent (exactly_ like the registered mail receipt). Then I think your only recourse is to contact your State Bar and file a complaint. They might be able to pressure him to pay back the retainer. There seem to be a number of Immigration Attorneys out there that are really untrustworthy, and do very poor work. Petitions are easy for them, they don;t make as much money and in many cases I think they prefer deportation issues which give them the court time and more $$. I will say there are many GOOD Attorneys out there as well, you just have to shop around. This process, provided you have no complicated issues, can be done by the petitioner. It only takes time and paitence on your part to make it through it, and sometimes that in and of itself can be a challenge. Good luck.	etripke	Male	Ukraine	2007-08-25 11:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	How Long is the wait for NVC from NOA 2	It took 17 days for mine to make it to NVC and now it has been another 18 days that it has been sitting there. In my conversation with NVC yesterday I was told it was in the mailroom waiting to be dispatched to the Embassy and it takes "2-4 weeks" to do so. So much for the letter saying "within a week we will forward this petition to the Embassy"	etripke	Male	Ukraine	2007-09-08 17:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January Filers	My understanding is that it is $100 MRV fee, and the Fed Ex cost. Nothing more. Also, what's the sense of even having them (the Embassy) send the Packet 3 when you can download it online and take care of it yourself? You no longer have to fax/send the KEV-1 Checklist, just bring it to the interview. You're right about Kyiv Postal Svc though, I have never had a problem and normally it is there in a week. Maybe this should be moved to FWAGUY's "Kiev Beat" thread? At least then we'll be able to find it later.	etripke	Male	Ukraine	2007-06-15 20:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	April Filers - NVC to Interview	We're approved! Flight scheduled for November 5th. Best of luck to all of you, and you'll be together before you know it.	etripke	Male	Ukraine	2007-10-22 16:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	April Filers - NVC to Interview	Well, here we go. We now have less than 15 hours until Lena's interview. We just finished video conferencing and went over everything we will present. Wish us luck!	etripke	Male	Ukraine	2007-10-21 10:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	April Filers - NVC to Interview	QUOTE (rambaldi @ Oct 16 2007, 07:37 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> YES!! APPROVED at the interview!! Finally.......... a BIG BIG phew......... Congrats!!	etripke	Male	Ukraine	2007-10-18 22:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	April Filers - NVC to Interview	QUOTE (Cassandra+Yuibi @ Oct 14 2007, 08:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> APPROVED!!! Thank you VisaJourney! All the hard work has paid off! Let me be the first to Congratulate both of you!!! That's great! When is he coming back to the States?	etripke	Male	Ukraine	2007-10-14 21:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	April Filers - NVC to Interview	Just called a few minutes ago.....It went out today...FINALLY! It took 5 weeks to the day for it to go out. Edited by etripke, 26 September 2007 - 08:26 PM.	etripke	Male	Ukraine	2007-09-26 20:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	April Filers - NVC to Interview	I haven't posted in awhile with any updates on on where my fiancee and I stand, so I'll give a brief update for those of you still reading. I first should say congrats to all of you who have arrived at NVC and made it out to the Embassy. For those of you with interview dates set, I can honestly say that Lena and I wish you god's speed and hope you get approved, get the Visa quickly and without delay, and that you're reunited as soon as you both desire. Tomorrow wll be exactly 5 weeks since we arrived at NVC. I have not contacted them since the 12th of September, and only yesterday took a stab in the dark ad sent an email to th Embassy to see if they may have received it since then. I received my reply today and it is not there. So, tomorrow evenin I'll call NVC and inquire once again about where we are at. In a call on September 7th to NVC I did ask specific questions regarding the file, and was told we were NOT in Admin Review, NOT stuck in Name Checks, and was told we were waiting to be sent out. That was nearly 3 weeks ago, and I have to believe that even though the CSR seemed sincere and polite on the phone, something is going on. I have a packet of information ready and waiting for Thursday morning to send off to one of my State Senators, and hope that if they are sitting on it, that my Senator can render some aid in getting some clarification. I can't begin to tell all of you how difficult it is after the 119 day wait for the NOA2, the 17 day wait to be sent to NVC, and now the 5 weeks of not knowing when or how the file will be sent out. October 7th will leave 60 days validity to the petition, although I guess I can request an extension from Kyiv, and will have to do so if needed. My finacee and her daughter completed their Medicals today, we have our case number, everything is in place, just not the file at the Embassy. We will wait as long as needed. I never dreamed that I would be going through this mess at this phase. Neither of us has ever applied before, have any record of any type, are both working college educated professionals, and have provided a ton of evidence of the relationship including my 3 trips to visit in the past 13 months. From my perspective I just have no idea of what sort of delay we are experiencing and am clueless as to why this is happening. I will update everyone when we finally are sent out. I wish everyone luck in the mean time, and welcome prayers, or crossing of fingers from anyone. Edited by etripke, 25 September 2007 - 01:30 PM.	etripke	Male	Ukraine	2007-09-25 13:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	April Filers - NVC to Interview	QUOTE (dkrivosheyev @ Sep 11 2007, 07:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Deron @ Sep 11 2007, 07:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (dkrivosheyev @ Sep 11 2007, 03:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Deron @ Sep 11 2007, 04:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Well I finally got sent from NVC today...woo hoo! I've tried to set an interview appointment already, but apparently that loophole has now been closed and I have to wait until they receive it. I will try again Friday. Congrats to all those who have achieved milestones since my last post and good luck to all of those on the threshold. Have a great week! Can you actually "set" an interview appointment yourself? I thought the embassy has to schedule it. For Kyiv you actually set it yourself. You now telephone a callcenter, which costs money, and then they help you make the appointment. A filer more senior than myself told me to call as soon as I have my KEV# and set the appointment. I tried that, but now it appears that the case only makes it into their system when the embassy receives it. So alas I must wait for a couple more days and try again, since this time I pay for my impatience. Very interesting! This way people going through Kiev don't have to wait 2 months for their interview! I assume you can set it as soon as possible. We are going through Moscow, it's been almost two weeks after NVC and still no interview date. Will wait... That is not quite true. The average (on VJ) is 54 days for Kyiv, but I know of 2 people who were over 60 days out for their interview. It's not much faster than Moscow, but one can assume that Moscow moves a much larger number of Visas through that Embassy. Edited by etripke, 12 September 2007 - 06:01 PM.	etripke	Male	Ukraine	2007-09-12 17:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	April Filers - NVC to Interview	QUOTE (dkrivosheyev @ Sep 7 2007, 08:34 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (etripke @ Sep 6 2007, 07:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (dkrivosheyev @ Sep 6 2007, 06:19 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Blues Fairy @ Sep 5 2007, 03:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Got interview date from the embassy website! What a nice birthday present. BTW as I had predicted, the interviews are scheduled faster now because of, apparently, fewer people in line for them after the April-July bottlenecks at USCIS. Our case was mailed to Moscow on 08/30/07. I called the embassy today - paid $12.00 and was told that they can see our case in their database in electronic form, but cannot tell me if the actual paper case already there. Do they wire cases to Moscow embassy electronically in addition to mailing them? I never heard about it. I believe they do both to all Embassies. As I understand it, they will not schedule however until the have the hard copy. How long on the average does it take for petitions to get to Moscow embassy from NVC? If they use DHL it should only be 3-4 days, however, some people's timelines say 8-10 days... You know, it seems that these dates bounce all over the place, and it is hard to imagine what on earth really happens. I know that they wait and send them in batches. They will not just send a single petition. My guess would be that it should be there within 2 weeks. I have seen a few that went longer than 20 days, but that seems like the exception. I also see that there must be more movement of petitions to other countries, and that the ones moving to others are just flat out slower to get there. The Embassy also needs time to check in the petition and I know that in my case Kyiv typically takes about a week or so after they get it. So, I know I probably didn't answer your question, but I would think it should be there soon. My case is still sitting at NVC after 17 days (completely processed and in the mailroom) and it's like deja vu all over again with CSC. I'm seriously beginning to think that calling them often (I haven't done that) or requesting a congressional somewhere during the entire process (I have done that) really angers them. There is no way to know for certain, but after watching others and now myself, I am really beginning to believe that. NVC says it can take 2-4 weeks to ship a case, I guess I'm destined for the 4 weeks.	etripke	Male	Ukraine	2007-09-07 12:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	April Filers - NVC to Interview	QUOTE (dkrivosheyev @ Sep 6 2007, 06:19 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Blues Fairy @ Sep 5 2007, 03:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Got interview date from the embassy website! What a nice birthday present. BTW as I had predicted, the interviews are scheduled faster now because of, apparently, fewer people in line for them after the April-July bottlenecks at USCIS. Our case was mailed to Moscow on 08/30/07. I called the embassy today - paid $12.00 and was told that they can see our case in their database in electronic form, but cannot tell me if the actual paper case already there. Do they wire cases to Moscow embassy electronically in addition to mailing them? I never heard about it. I believe they do both to all Embassies. As I understand it, they will not schedule however until the have the hard copy.	etripke	Male	Ukraine	2007-09-06 19:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	April Filers - NVC to Interview	QUOTE (Blues Fairy @ Sep 5 2007, 03:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Got interview date from the embassy website! What a nice birthday present. BTW as I had predicted, the interviews are scheduled faster now because of, apparently, fewer people in line for them after the April-July bottlenecks at USCIS. Congrats! and I sure as hell hope your right about the bottleneck. Now, if I could only get out of NVC.....	etripke	Male	Ukraine	2007-09-05 17:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	April Filers - NVC to Interview	I re-checked the website, and it still said they need to have the hard copy available to schedule the interview. I sent an email asking about if it was ok to proceed with the medical, and they sent me a canned response. So, I think we'll proceed with the medical within the next couple of weeks, and hope they have the file either then, or soon beforehand so I can schedule the interview. Where are things at with your petition Deron? Is it at NVC yet? (I'm almost afraid to ask).	etripke	Male	Ukraine	2007-09-05 12:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	April Filers - NVC to Interview	QUOTE (BRH @ Sep 1 2007, 03:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> For what it's worth, here's a little info. Approved Aug 20 touched Aug 23 touched Aug 24 touched Aug 28 touched Aug 29 WOW !!!..............SOOOOOO many touches..........haven't seen or heard of so many for anyone else !! Obviously, I'm hoping to be one of the lucky ones that got mailed out within 8 or 9 days of approval. All this activity MIGHT mean CSC is getting their act together. Let's hope so..... I had the same thing happen on approval, touched August 6,7,8,9,10. I was hoping it meant it was boxed and sent to NVC...wishful thinking at the time. Edited by etripke, 01 September 2007 - 07:16 PM.	etripke	Male	Ukraine	2007-09-01 19:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	April Filers - NVC to Interview	QUOTE (Deron @ Aug 31 2007, 01:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (etripke @ Aug 31 2007, 05:51 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Just called NVC this morning, our petition is still there. 10 Days as of today since they received it. So, the wait continues. I was told they normally take 2-4 weeks before being sent on. Great, more waiting. Etripke, if you have your KEV# you can call the call center and get an appointment right away. No need to wait. Rambaldi, I called again today and I was told that they contract the shipping out and that the system wouldn't say when mine was shipped. Funny, they said I had been shipped out when I called yesterday, I just forgot to ask when. Anyway, the guy is getting a supervisor to call the contractor and then call me back (fingers crossed, hope absent...). NVC says 2-4 weeks, I said it's been 29 days...do something....sorry, you just have to wait. My Congressman's visa gal is on vacation this week so Tuesday is the earliest I can hope for anything. Only a month and a day after approval...ludicrious. I'm so happy I got to see my sweetie this week, I'd be irate otherwise, especially seeing people approved well after me already on their way to the embassy. If I had applied two weeks sooner I'd be within weeks of seeing my honey, now it looks like months if everything goes great from here on out. On a happier note, I hope everyone has a great long weekend. No matter what else is going on in our lives, the visa process alone makes us deserve this as much as anyone. Take care all... As I understand it, they MUST have the petition physically in hand prior to setting the appointment. That is from the Embassy Website. Do you know something I don't? It would be nice to be able to make it however. QUOTE (Blues Fairy @ Aug 31 2007, 11:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> WHEW!! Finally we're through. Our case was mailed to the Embassy on the 28th!! No interview date on the embassy site though. More waiting. That's some great news!	etripke	Male	Ukraine	2007-09-01 19:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	April Filers - NVC to Interview	Just called NVC this morning, our petition is still there. 10 Days as of today since they received it. So, the wait continues. I was told they normally take 2-4 weeks before being sent on. Great, more waiting. Edited by etripke, 31 August 2007 - 07:51 AM.	etripke	Male	Ukraine	2007-08-31 07:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	April Filers - NVC to Interview	QUOTE (Cassandra+Yuibi @ Aug 28 2007, 10:42 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (rambaldi @ Aug 28 2007, 07:31 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> FINALLY!! My fiance just called NVC and after 5 tries, they told him that our case has been sent to the Singapore consulate yesterday!!! FINALLY!! YAY!! Does that mean NVC has received our case last week? Oh well, my fiance, after getting the answer he wanted, didn't even bother to ask, and also didn't ask about our new embassy case number!!! gee... Will the new case number be on the hard copy of the NVC letter? Nevertheless....I'm so happy right now!! GO APRIL FILERS GO!! Have they been telling him up til now that they hadn't received it? We were approved on the same day so I'd really like to believe our petitions were received at the same time and NVC is just lying to us about our cases not being there 8D If I can EVER get through (been trying for 30 minutes now) at NVC I'm hoping to get an answer. Have you called CSC yet? I would start there first.	etripke	Male	Ukraine	2007-08-28 10:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	April Filers - NVC to Interview	Finally! I'm glad to see some are making it to NVC.	etripke	Male	Ukraine	2007-08-28 10:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	April Filers - NVC to Interview	Cassandra, I'm so sorry to hear that. Do call CSC and find out when it left. I'm certain it has to be on it's way by now. If you don't get results, go ahead and get to work on that congressional After about 7 tries I got through to NVC and now Have my KEV Number for the Embassy. It was received on the 22nd, giving it a 5 day transit time from CSC. It is still at NVC however, I'll call later in the week and hope that it is on it's way to Kyiv. The VJ average for NVC processing is listed at 8 days. Edited by etripke, 27 August 2007 - 10:50 PM.	etripke	Male	Ukraine	2007-08-27 22:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	April Filers - NVC to Interview	QUOTE (trip @ Aug 27 2007, 08:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> BRH - Congratulations on your NOA2 and yeah, it's a typical letter. We received our NOA2 on 8/14 and today I called and it is still sitting in their mail room. The guy I talked to said they send a lot at once, so you're probably in the same stack as we are. Man, so happy to get my approval and now more waiting. You're right about the wait...it blows. One thing for certain, I'm glad I'm not a late July filer. If the mailrooms are this slow just sending out petitions, it must be a mess with the receiving end as well. It's going to be like the H-1B fiasco in April all over again.	etripke	Male	Ukraine	2007-08-27 21:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	April Filers - NVC to Interview	QUOTE (tmb81 @ Aug 27 2007, 01:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I have a question about packet 3 should you send just part 1 of DS-230 in or part 1 and part 2. Thanks in advance for the help. TB Again, this might be answered quicker if you post it over in the Embassy or Regional forums. Some Embassys do not require the DS-230 (my Fiancee's for example) for the K-1. Hope this helps. Also: anyone hear anything lately on where they are with NVC?	etripke	Male	Ukraine	2007-08-27 14:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	April Filers - NVC to Interview	QUOTE (JVKn @ Aug 26 2007, 07:20 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hey Everyone! Silly question...On tuesday I replied to packet 3. Wednesday I get an email from the embassy saying that they needed some additional papers before scheduling the interview, I dropped off the additional papers that same day...and now I'm waiting How are you notified of the interview date? Do they send you a letter or an email? or both? how long does it ussualy take? Saludos, Caro You might have better luck with those questions in the Embassy or Regional forums. Every Embassy is going to be somewhat different.	etripke	Male	Ukraine	2007-08-26 21:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	April Filers - NVC to Interview	QUOTE (Cassandra+Yuibi @ Aug 25 2007, 01:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (etripke @ Aug 25 2007, 09:28 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (dkrivosheyev @ Aug 25 2007, 06:20 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I called NVC on 08/23 and they have not received out case yet although it was aproved on 08/03. I called CSC and spoke to a really nice lady who found out that our case was mailed to NVC on 08/22. Hopefully it will get there soon. Does anyone know how long it takes for a case to get to NVC and be entered into their system? The lady at CSC said they had a backlog in ther mailroom, that is why many cases were delayed going to NVC. Like everything else it varies. I guess there is no way to predict, but one might assume that it takes them about 5-10 days to receive it, and depending on your luck just a few days processing at NVC and off to the Embassy. One thing you might be aware of as other Russia filers have learned is that NVC may hold your petition for some additional processing (Admin Review) for a short time once it arives there. Bluesfairy is wrapping up hers right now, and I have seen others who have had that happen in the Russia Regional Forum. It seems to be routine, and why they are doing it is beyond me. Hang in there, check out the Russia Regional Forum you'll find more information there. QUOTE (Cassandra+Yuibi @ Aug 24 2007, 10:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I called today and they said they still havent received it. I don't understand how people who were approved after us are already received and taken care of yet our case is still in limbo. Ah this is so discouraging. I was seriously thinking that I could see my fiance again in September- but now that seems like a lost cause to hope for. Call CSC I'd be willing to bet it was sent out and you should have a better idea of where it is. Should I just use the RFE trick to talk to someone- or something else? This is an RFE trick call for certain.	etripke	Male	Ukraine	2007-08-25 16:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	April Filers - NVC to Interview	QUOTE (dkrivosheyev @ Aug 25 2007, 06:20 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I called NVC on 08/23 and they have not received out case yet although it was aproved on 08/03. I called CSC and spoke to a really nice lady who found out that our case was mailed to NVC on 08/22. Hopefully it will get there soon. Does anyone know how long it takes for a case to get to NVC and be entered into their system? The lady at CSC said they had a backlog in ther mailroom, that is why many cases were delayed going to NVC. Like everything else it varies. I guess there is no way to predict, but one might assume that it takes them about 5-10 days to receive it, and depending on your luck just a few days processing at NVC and off to the Embassy. One thing you might be aware of as other Russia filers have learned is that NVC may hold your petition for some additional processing (Admin Review) for a short time once it arives there. Bluesfairy is wrapping up hers right now, and I have seen others who have had that happen in the Russia Regional Forum. It seems to be routine, and why they are doing it is beyond me. Hang in there, check out the Russia Regional Forum you'll find more information there. QUOTE (Cassandra+Yuibi @ Aug 24 2007, 10:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I called today and they said they still havent received it. I don't understand how people who were approved after us are already received and taken care of yet our case is still in limbo. Ah this is so discouraging. I was seriously thinking that I could see my fiance again in September- but now that seems like a lost cause to hope for. Call CSC I'd be willing to bet it was sent out and you should have a better idea of where it is.	etripke	Male	Ukraine	2007-08-25 09:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	April Filers - NVC to Interview	Well, I decided yesterday to contact my congressional representative and spoke to her immigration specialist on the phone this morning. Within 3 hours, I had a call back and she had heard back from the congressional liaison at CSC. She told me our petition had been sent to NVC on the 17th of August (10 days after approval and 7 days after the last touch). So, she is following up with NVC to see if it is there yet (I'm guessing it is) and hopefully it will be on it's way to Kyiv within a week or so. My guess is that if any of you have not arrived at NVC yet contact CSC first to check with them. If it had been sent, I am assuming it takes NVC a few days or so after the receipt to get it into their system. I would imagine that when I called NVC on Tuesday the 22nd, it had not been entered yet and the CSR couldn't do anything about that. Hang in there, and don't forget to update your time lines when you get to NVC and when you're out of there. Edited by etripke, 24 August 2007 - 04:25 PM.	etripke	Male	Ukraine	2007-08-24 16:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	April Filers - NVC to Interview	Long before I started this process I hired an immigration attorney. At the time (about a month prior to finding VJ) I thought it was the right thing to do. After I found VJ, I more or less took control of the petition which was being compiled, and have done everything by myself with the attorney just being given updates and used in case of problems. Well today I contacted her and this may explain some of the mailroom delays: "While it is always hard to say, the "backlog" could be a result of the flood of fiilngs that came into the system just before the fee increase on July 30." I guess when I look at it in that perspective, it would make some sense. She is in contact with other attorneys, and they have their own user groups to excahnge information and ideas. I would think that this assumption may very well be correct. So, we weathered the H1B mess in April that flooded the mailrooms and delayed the NOA-1's from being issued as well as the computer system mess. By the sounds of it we are most likely weathering another delay because we are in the wrong place at the wrong time. I know this adds little comfort, and I am as furious as anyone else in the same situation, but I guess it is what it is. Everyone hang in there, they can't take away an approved petition, we'll be on our way to NVC soon enough.	etripke	Male	Ukraine	2007-08-23 15:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	April Filers - NVC to Interview	QUOTE (Key @ Aug 22 2007, 12:25 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> :innocent:Hello to all here, We filed or sent our petition april 30 and they received it may 7 we are already approved and just waiting for the pocket to arrive home.. As i read you are almost in April ahead of us where do you file most your petition? it is Vermont Center is the fastest Center of all so i think you all guys need to wait! God bless to all of us Troll Alert	etripke	Male	Ukraine	2007-08-23 08:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	April Filers - NVC to Interview	QUOTE (Blues Fairy @ Aug 23 2007, 03:52 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> My fiance called NVC yesterday, they said they were wrapping up our case but the new case # was not issued yet. They say the # is assigned just before the case is shipped to the embassy, which should happen early next week. Also, they mention that there actually IS a time limit on NVC processing, which is 4 weeks. Except, I guess, for those cases which are seriously screwed and go into lengthy A/R. That's good news. Like I said before it seems rather routine for Russia I'm afraid. Right now I'd settle for a week of admin review if we could just get the petition to freaking NVC rather than sitting someplace at CSC.	etripke	Male	Ukraine	2007-08-23 08:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	April Filers - NVC to Interview	QUOTE (splash @ Aug 21 2007, 07:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> As of yesterday, NVC didn't have our paperwork yet - I'm hoping they'll get it by the end of the week at least. In the meantime, I'm trying to put the finishing touches on the packet to be sent to my fiance, but I'm not sure about something and I'm hoping y'all can clue me in I know the embassy wants original versions of the birth certificates, but what about: cards/letters plane ticket stubs NOA1 and NOA2 Do they need the __originals__ of those as well, or can I just give them copies??? Thanks in advance! Best of luck to everyone as we all continue our journey Check with the Embassy (Website?) most likely just originals of the evidence of the relationship, all of your flight(s) information (boarding passes et. al) cards/letters, and more photos. The NOA1 and NOA2 I-797's are normally not required, they received the approved petition it was approved when they touched it, so that might be overkill. Check the NL Embassy though they will most likely have a section listin what you need to have for it.	etripke	Male	Ukraine	2007-08-21 20:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	April Filers - NVC to Interview	QUOTE (Blues Fairy @ Aug 21 2007, 02:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (etripke @ Aug 21 2007, 09:13 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> One question though, have either of you had a previous petition or been denied a Visa in the past? It is pretty common for an "Administrative Review" (most are very short duration) to happen if this is the case. No but I have two prior trips to US, one on J1 (long ago) and one on B1 (recent) visa. Perhaps this causes extended security checks. Maybe that is it. I don't understand the reasoning at all, but some of you Russian Beneficiaries are seeing this. It is routine and nothing to worry about, especially with no prior K-1. Hang in there. Congrats! QUOTE (JVKn @ Aug 21 2007, 04:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hello fellow april filers!! I just dropped off packet 3 at the embassy...and God it felt good Send us our good thoughts!!! I hope we get our interview date soon Caro Best of luck, you two are just "Blazing Along". Most of us would kill for your timeline.	etripke	Male	Ukraine	2007-08-21 17:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	April Filers - NVC to Interview	QUOTE (Blues Fairy @ Aug 21 2007, 03:24 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Ours was received by NVC on August 9th and is still under review. I wonder if it's a bad sign - usually if everything's OK they send it out almost immediately, no? This seems to be a common theme for Russian Petitions of late. You should be out of there pretty soon. Check in the Russian forum, I remember reading about this same thing back in June I believe. From what I understand this is routine. One question though, have either of you had a previous petition or been denied a Visa in the past? It is pretty common for an "Administrative Review" (most are very short duration) to happen if this is the case. Hang in there.	etripke	Male	Ukraine	2007-08-21 09:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	April Filers - NVC to Interview	QUOTE (er1c @ Aug 21 2007, 07:37 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> NOA2 = Aug 8. Just called NVC and they have nothing yet Got the standard "it could take up to 90 days" etc etc etc .... Ditto when I just called. She said "2 to 4 weeks or up to 90 days" . When she asked when I was approved she sounded surprised that I had even bothered to call about it. I told her it was ridiculous to have something take this long just because it is sitting in a mailroom. Well its time for more of the wait and see routine. I hope everyone is keeping up with their timelines and announcing when their petitions are actually arriving at NVC, I want to stay on top of this in case I initiate a congressional.	etripke	Male	Ukraine	2007-08-21 09:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	April Filers - NVC to Interview	QUOTE (?C and P? @ Aug 19 2007, 04:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> yeahhhhh....we get to be added to the list!! FINALLY...after 2 NOA2 approvals verbally..we got the hard copy with the NOA2 date of August 13th!! Congrats! What a rollercoaster ride that was for you guys.	etripke	Male	Ukraine	2007-08-19 17:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	April Filers - NVC to Interview	QUOTE (wellywench @ Aug 18 2007, 01:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hey all! We joined the NOA2 club on the 8th August but still haven't recieved the paper copy through the post yet... fingers crossed everything hurries up a little now we are out of the hellhole that is CSC!!! Good luck to everyone x Send an email here: CSC.NoNotice@DHS.Gov Give your case number and explain no notice received. You should have had it by now. That email address was in June 26th 2007 press release over their computer troubles.	etripke	Male	Ukraine	2007-08-18 17:00:00