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.
Just a little tip who are about to leave already the Philippines already. Not everyone knows that immigrants can actually withdraw your contributions plus interest from Pag-Ibig Fund. You juts need to fill-up forms and photocopy of your immigrant visa. this is a substancial amount specially if you've worked for a long time already.
for more info, check this link:http://www.pagibigfund.gov.ph/sp_provident.htm
You may also download the forms from this website.
hello, pinoyRNako! as agp_ph has said, it takes about 2 mos. thing is, retrog starts at oct, and our 8 wks ends in oct too! i guess that makes us cliffhangers . anyway, let's keep praying. to God be the glory!
me too, my interview date might be arranged on October. it is hard to say whether retrogression will come right in that month. NVC just say a cut-off date should be establish on October for Schedule-A. but do you think the actually retrogess cut-off date will be on November ?
Hi lifehouse.....is it really true that there will be another retrogression?...I have been very busy lately and I was surprised to have read that there will be another retrogression on october....I thought the US senate or somebody( not really sure) has removed the visa cap this year, meaning there would be unlimited (I don't know about this) number of visas...or am I talking about two entirely different things...could somebody enlighten me about this matter? I'm concerned because my sister's lawyer is only just about to pass her papers to INS...
hello ann80! yep there'll be another one this year. it's already posted in the august 2006 visa bulletin, as someone has said here. it says:
F. SCHEDULE A VISA AVAILABILITY DURING FY-2007
A total of 50,000 numbers were provided for use in the Schedule A (EX) visa category which was established last May. Visa demand in this category is approaching that limit, and may require the establishment of a cut-off date as early as October. Once all 50,000 numbers have been made available under the current limitation, processing under this category will end. http://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/bulletin/bulletin_2978.html
the schedule A visas are recaptured visas specially allotted for nurses and pts, which is only 50k in all and is fast depleting. if your sister is already in the US, she should file immediately for AOS, i think, hehe i dont understand it too hot either. but if she's outside the US, she'll be affected by this year's retrog for sure. it's still ok to file, though, it's just that somewhere her papers wont progress until new visa nos. become available again.
me too, my interview date might be arranged on October. it is hard to say whether retrogression will come right in that month. NVC just say a cut-off date should be establish on October for Schedule-A. but do you think the actually retrogess cut-off date will be on November ?
hello sarahluo! i really dont know. i certainly pray that we wont be affected by it though.
hope I am not the worst of all: 1-140 filed Sep. 2005, just after the 2005 retrogression, caught a backlog in CSC for 7 months, approved at the end of April, now NVC is processing, surely will catch another back log. it seems that American is playing hide-and-seek with me!
Would appreciate if others can post their timeline here since I find it very useful. Thanks!!!
Hi kurt2006!
I just want to ask if how did you know that your case was sent to consulate last August 1, 2006? I mean where did you inquire your status, may i know? So that I can ask also about my status. Mine, was completed last June 28, 2006 and until now i'ts the same response I got when I inquire NVC thru phone. Probably this week, the new appoinment sched or interview sched will be out for the september interview date.
I am also curious to know how to find out when they send your case to consulate? what kind of mail service do they use and how long does it take to reach consulate? I hope they don't use regular mail and take one month.
I just want to ask if how did you know that your case was sent to consulate last August 1, 2006? I mean where did you inquire your status, may i know? So that I can ask also about my status. Mine, was completed last June 28, 2006 and until now i'ts the same response I got when I inquire NVC thru phone. Probably this week, the new appoinment sched or interview sched will be out for the september interview date.
Thanks in advance and Gud day!
I called NVC hotline +65 603 334 0700 and it says something like "Your case has been completed and forwarded it to the consulate in XXXX on August 1st 2006...." When did you call them? Did you call them lately?
I just want to ask if how did you know that your case was sent to consulate last August 1, 2006? I mean where did you inquire your status, may i know? So that I can ask also about my status. Mine, was completed last June 28, 2006 and until now i'ts the same response I got when I inquire NVC thru phone. Probably this week, the new appoinment sched or interview sched will be out for the september interview date.
Thanks in advance and Gud day!
I called NVC hotline +65 603 334 0700 and it says something like "Your case has been completed and forwarded it to the consulate in XXXX on August 1st 2006...." When did you call them? Did you call them lately?
. anyway, let's keep praying. to God be the glory!
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Just a little tip who are about to leave already the Philippines already. Not everyone knows that immigrants can actually withdraw your contributions plus interest from Pag-Ibig Fund. You juts need to fill-up forms and photocopy of your immigrant visa. this is a substancial amount specially if you've worked for a long time already.
for more info, check this link:http://www.pagibigfund.gov.ph/sp_provident.htm
You may also download the forms from this website.