Simon&Vik

Our case left NVC Dec 29, and just TODAY got to the Embassy! Jan 9! This is the computer age. I could have put it in the REGULAR MAIL to the Embassy and it would have gotten there faster. It seems like this portion of the process really shouldn't take this long...

(Then again, it also took from Dec 12 to Dec 23 for case to go from NBC to NVC.... *grumble*)

cindyabs

Patience kiddles, remember you had New Years in there. Also remember those folks in some other less speedy consulates. I saw posters during the last year who literally waited weeks and even months for their cases to be acted on even once they got out of NVC . You've got London and unless they do a complete 360 it won't be that long. Most importantly you are in the home stretch.

Simon&Vik

That's only one day... I *still* could have mailed stuff faster...

Most importantly you are in the home stretch.

We know. But I still wanna know why some of these things that should be quite quick take over a wk... Just seems crazy...

elviswasmydad

what are you complaining about? that is not bad. You should be grateful.

Noorah101

Oh, man! I would have LOVED to had your time frame! Besides the time it took for my case to go from CSC to NVC, and then from NVC to the consulate....it STAYED at NVC for 3 months!!! Then, it took the consulate 1 whole month just to send out Packet 3 to my attorney! That's 4 months down the tubes just spent waiting patiently. :-)

But, I do understand your venting. We all do it :-)

Best Wishes,
Rene

Noorah101

I just had another thought....perhaps it DID only take one day to arrive there.....but it took another several days for someone to acknowledge that it was actually there and be able to tell you so......

Don't know if that's how it works, but it makes sense to me.

Simon&Vik

From your sig, I'm guessing you're K1, right?
If we did K1, we'd be looking at probably at least 3 extra months of waiting.

But it does TOTALLY suck that your wait times were soooooo long! it's just unacceptable!! If any of us did this kinda crap, we'd be FIRED. BAH!!

elviswasmydad, if you really don't know why I'm "complaining," you're not paying attention. Or maybe you just didn't actually *read* my posts.

I'm still hoping someone can answer why it takes so long....

menael

i am on the same boat ,except that my case is an I 130 approval
i just send the I 864 and DS 230 to NVC and i am wondering how long it will take them to forward it to the embassy overseas ???
i did talk to sombody from from the NVC ,i was told that
"it takes 2 weeks to open the mail ,then 6 to 8 weeks to review the package then 2 weeks to get to the embassy then........."
CAN YOU BELIEVE ALL THAT ??!!!!!!!

Simon&Vik

It usually takes much less then 6 wks for a case to clear NVC.
Just a little bit of possible good news for ya.

lpdiver

No I don't believe that. The service centers are under a directive to open ALL mail the day it is received. I know the NVC is a different agency but I don't believe that they wait two weeks to open it. I do believe that infact it being inputed into the computer system is delayed for that amout of time sometimes. Fine by me...I'd rather they concentrate on getting the actual package moving than the trail of where it is.

lpdiver

It is the holiday season a lot of people are on vacation leaving those that are behind and unhappy to carry a heavier load, lots of extra mail in the postal system. As union labor it is next to impossible to be fired.

Once it was approved and "on it's way" did you contact the embassy explain to them that it had been approved give them your number and ask that they open a provisional file?

Simon&Vik

The UK Embassy will not do anything until they recieve the case.

lpdiver

Neither will the Colombian consulate. The get e-mail notification while waiting for the package to arrive. I don't understand why not but some won't. I asked and got shot down.

jeffreyhy

S&V,

menael says his petition is an I-130. The NVC has real processing to do on an I-130, it is not just a pass-through like the I-129f. So it will take longer, in part because the case is going to just sit while waiting for the petitioner to submit the I-864.

I do think that he's 'off base' when he talks about 2 weeks to open the mail, however.

Regards, JEff

Hypertweeky

Hey!!

I don't know why is taking long. My file left NVC on Dec 30th, arrived to the embassy Jan 6th (A Holiday here), they sent packet 3 on the 7 .. and got packet 3 Jan 9. I hope it all starts to go fast for you!!

Take care!