yes it is normal! and it takes more than 30 days to forward to NVC. I would like to recommend you contact NVC through “Lunch NVC Navigator” ( https://nvc.state.gov/ask) after 60 days. for your convenience please read below: To Whom it Concerns: Thank you for your inquiry. The National Visa Center (NVC) has not yet received your petition from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Although the Form I-797 approval notice mentions a delay of up to 30 days for cases to be delivered to NVC from USCIS, current shipping times may be longer. If you have not received a communication from NVC about this case within 60 days from the I-797 approval notice, please contact us again. Once NVC receives this petition from USCIS and enters it into our system, all case parties will receive a notice that they can begin processing if a visa number is immediately available. Regards,

@mzanzi girl congratulations! is the beneficiary in or outside the US?

@A K yes , I filled for my husband in South Africa.

@mzanzi girl Congratulations! when did you file?

@A.I I last year December

@Deep Path USCIS forwards the file to NVC within 3 to 7 days. It sometimes takes about 4 weeks to hear from NVC however some people hear sooner and some later. My file was sent to NVC 3 days after approval.

@E R nice! you lucky! my case was 5 weeks 😬

@I-730 2023 how long did it take to get interview scheduled after you received your approval letter? I am considering transferring my case from US embassy Kinshasa to US embassy in South Africa.

@A.I I my case was expedited so less than a week