My I-526 was approved in December 2020 and it has been about 5 months but USCIS still hasn”t sent my case to the NVC. How long does it usually take? What can I do to speed it up?
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Bernard P Wolfsdorf
Immigration attorneysYou can reach out to IPO via email but this is what we seeing now; very slow to get file from IPO to NVC. Not clear whether delay is at IPO or NVC intake, or both.
Raymond Lahoud
Immigration attorneysThe typical time for transfer to the National Visa Center is approximately 30-45 days. My suggestion is that you reach out to the NVC as soon as possible to see if the approval was transferred for consular processing. Otherwise, you will have to file an application for action on an approved application or petition.
Lynne Feldman
Immigration attorneysPush USCIS by calling the Contact Center and send an email to researchnvc@state.gov.
Fredrick W Voigtmann
Immigration attorneysYou can email the NVC and ask them to request the file from USCIS.
Karen-Lee Pollak
Immigration attorneysYou can file a writ of mandamus action in federal court to compel them to forward your case to the National Visa Center.
Phuong Le
Immigration attorneysWe actually just resolved this issue for a client who had his case ping ponging back and forth between the USCIS and the NVC. We filed Mandamus and less than two months later, everything got resolved.
Belma Demirovic Chinchoy
Immigration attorneysBug them. Email NVC weekly. Email the IPO.
Matthew T Galati
Immigration attorneysA mandamus here might be best. Congressional inquiries seem to not work. The file could be lost. Consulting a litigation attorney might be the most efficient way to handle.
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