I am starting a new thread to track cases from NVC - embassy to GC.
The best news for RN in China, Phillippines and India has been great and informative thread, but I think it is more appropriate and convenient if we start a new thread.
Also with the rapid scheduling of interviews for most of us, I am looking beyond the CP and anticipating the GC!
The August interview schedules are out already in India, and recently in the Philippines and hopefully in China.
Here is my case details
Category : EX Schedule A
USCIS receipt : April 2004
Processing Center : Vermont
I-140 approved : October 2004
NVC case number : MNL2004813XXX
NVC forwarded packet 3 : April 5, 2005
Packet 3 sent back to NVC : May 3, 2005
NVC case completed : May 16, 2005
Consular Interview : August 29, 2005
Visa received : ???
Date of entry in the US :???
GC receive : ????
I hope you can also post here your details interview experience.
thank you very much!! :> how long will they process my papers for packet 3 before the medical and interview?
From USCIS, your papers will be forwarded to the NVC. The NVC will assign a case number for you. Then, the NVC will send a request for fee bill to your empoyer/immigration lawyer. Your employer will pay the said bill. After that, the NVC will send another request for your packet 3 (DS230 forms, NBI clearance, etc...) which will be addressed to your lawyer. Once your lawyer has submitted your packet 3 to the NVC, give them 2-3 weeks to complete your case (case to case basis). You may contact the NVC through email or by calling them to confirm the status of your case. After the completion of your packet 3, your papers will remain at the NVC because of the retrogression. In short, no medical appointment and embassy interview until the retrogression is lifted.
Hi, my Visa category of schedule A was replaced with E3 because there is no more VISA allocation for the latters' category. Since E3 processing per visa bulletin is still at august 2002, what does this mean? That I have to wait till 2002-2006 listings to be accomodated before I will be served or If retrogression is over in a month or two ..... an automatic readjust of E3 to SheduleA will take effect? Any idea? Thanks
Hi, my Visa category of schedule A was replaced with E3 because there is no more VISA allocation for the latters' category. Since E3 processing per visa bulletin is still at august 2002, what does this mean? That I have to wait till 2002-2006 listings to be accomodated before I will be served or If retrogression is over in a month or two ..... an automatic readjust of E3 to SheduleA will take effect? Any idea? Thanks
**I guess, once the retrogression is lifted, they will automatically readjust our category to Schedule A.:)
Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.
once visas are sorted your application will change to new status, a lot depends on place of birth at the moment and things won't start moving until after the new electors are sworn in in January and even then could still be a few months before anyone notices any movements
LAME DUCK CONGRESS COMES UP LAME FOR H-1B AND IMMIGRANT VISA/ RETROGRESSION RELIEF
The 109th Congressional session has concluded without enacting legislation to increase H-1B or employment-based immigrant visas. Successful immigration related legislation included:
- An extension of the Conrad 30 program providing J-1 waivers for physicians
- A "re-authorization" of the H-1C category
- Legislation authorizing P visa eligibility for certain athletes rather than the current problematic H-2B visa category
Efforts by Senators Cornyn and Hutchinson to increase H-1B visas and immigrant visas for nurses (respectively) were unsuccessful. Accordingly, U.S. employers will remain unable to obtain new H-1B workers until October 2007. Additionally, foreign nationals in the green card process will continue to face lengthy delays in obtaining immigrant visas. Most notably, U.S. hospitals and other healthcare facilities recruiting foreign Registered Nurses and Physical Therapists remain temporarily unable to obtain immigrant visas unless or until Congress authorizes additional immigrant visas for Schedule A workers or eliminates Schedule A workers from the visa quota. Advocacy efforts continue.
From USCIS, your papers will be forwarded to the NVC. The NVC will assign a case number for you. Then, the NVC will send a request for fee bill to your empoyer/immigration lawyer. Your employer will pay the said bill. After that, the NVC will send another request for your packet 3 (DS230 forms, NBI clearance, etc...) which will be addressed to your lawyer. Once your lawyer has submitted your packet 3 to the NVC, give them 2-3 weeks to complete your case (case to case basis). You may contact the NVC through email or by calling them to confirm the status of your case. After the completion of your packet 3, your papers will remain at the NVC because of the retrogression. In short, no medical appointment and embassy interview until the retrogression is lifted.
>> hi! how long will i wait to receive a case number from NVC? coz until now i havent received any... thanxs again!
Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.
>> hi! how long will i wait to receive a case number from NVC? coz until now i havent received any... thanxs again!
there is a retrogression on at the moment and everyone who has a file at NVC are waiting for visa number, no one knows at the moment how long it is going to last and also depends on place of birth
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thank you very much!! :> how long will they process my papers for packet 3 before the medical and interview?