NVC Case # Question

[Karee 4,190]

Yes this is best left to her. One person recently suggested waving around a handful of money. That of course is a very bad idea and may lead to a different relationship with the police than they had in mind.

My wife never even showed up in person to get her police cerificate. She was living in Chiang Mai. She paid some lawyer in Chiang Mai 5k THB and he took care of the whole thing.

[khwaidee1 196]

Yes this is best left to her. One person recently suggested waving around a handful of money. That of course is a very bad idea and may lead to a different relationship with the police than they had in mind.

Agreed. While I maybe able to teach her Thai history, it is not my place to tell her how to be Thai, I observe, learn and stay jai yen. Korb khun krab!

[khwaidee1 196]

Also, I wouldn't go running around getting the police report just yet. I believe they are only good for a certain amount of time.

My Petition should arrive BKK next week and we want to submit Packet 3 the following week. Since we need the Police Certificate to submit Packet 3, and the Certificate can take 1-2 weeks depending on how it is handled, why wouldn't we want to get it right away? Am I missing something? THanks.

[Andy and Pui 16]

I would give the NVC a call again next week and see what they say. If they say it has not been received then give them a call back a few days later or a week later and see what they say, I would not call everyday.

About the police report go with as much information as you can. Maybe have her being a copy of your bio page of your passport just in case they ask for it. I remember Pui got her police report after her paperwork was at the embassy and they did not ask for much. When she went to get her police report the officer was very nice and ended up being from the same providence as Pui and did not ask for any tea money. This was back in March 2011. she also had to return a few weeks later to pick it up

[khwaidee1 196]

I would give the NVC a call again next week and see what they say. If they say it has not been received then give them a call back a few days later or a week later and see what they say, I would not call everyday.

About the police report go with as much information as you can. Maybe have her being a copy of your bio page of your passport just in case they ask for it. I remember Pui got her police report after her paperwork was at the embassy and they did not ask for much. When she went to get her police report the officer was very nice and ended up being from the same providence as Pui and did not ask for any tea money. This was back in March 2011. she also had to return a few weeks later to pick it up

She has color copies of the bio page of my passport a color copy of the NOA2 and copy of the Packet 3 instructions. The first time she went the officer gave her his number and told her to call him and he would take care of it, she didn't. When she went again she was told she needed the NOA2 and my bio page, which she now has and will present on Monday. However, she read posts from two ladeies USVISA4THAI that they required a copy of the appointment letter before they could issue a Police Clearance Certificate. Well how silly is that, you can't get and appointment letter until you get your Police Certificate so someone clearly wanted some tea money. My fiance and I discussed this, she is smart, tough and she will get the Police Certificate next week. Thanks.

[Karee 4,190]

My Petition should arrive BKK next week and we want to submit Packet 3 the following week. Since we need the Police Certificate to submit Packet 3, and the Certificate can take 1-2 weeks depending on how it is handled, why wouldn't we want to get it right away? Am I missing something? THanks.

You can get an idea here of what the interview dates look like:

http://photos.state.gov/libraries/thailand/231771/PDFs/ivschedule062912.pdf

The way to decode those case numbers is here:

3. NVC Scans Package.

This marries the USCIS receipt number to your newly generated NVC number which is based on

EEEYYYYOOOSSS

• E = 3 digit embassy code (example TKY for Tokyo)

• Y = 4 digit code for year (example 2008)

• O= 3 digit code for Ordinal date plus 500

• Example I. Aug 28 = 241st ordinal day ADD 500 = 741

• Example II. 741 SUBTRACT 500 = 241st ordinal day (Aug. 28)

• S = Sequence number of the day (if you were the second approval scanned, your code would be 002)

Full Example of NVC case number = TKY2008741002

So looking at that current interview schedule, I picked one from the bottom:

BNK2012576003 has an interview date of 7/12/2012. That means that NVC processed it approx. March 15 2012. (576-500 = day 76 of 2012) So from NVC to interview, it took 4 months for that application.

I believe I read somewhere the police certificate is valid for 6 months, although looking at my wife's police certificate there is no expiration date.

After all of that above, reading the new instructions it looks like now they want you to send in the police certificate with the packet 3 response. That didn't used to be the case. You used to bring it to the interview with you. So I'd say go for it and get it now. Good luck!

[khwaidee1 196]

You can get an idea here of what the interview dates look like:

http://photos.state.gov/libraries/thailand/231771/PDFs/ivschedule062912.pdf

The way to decode those case numbers is here:

3. NVC Scans Package.

This marries the USCIS receipt number to your newly generated NVC number which is based on

EEEYYYYOOOSSS

• E = 3 digit embassy code (example TKY for Tokyo)

• Y = 4 digit code for year (example 2008)

• O= 3 digit code for Ordinal date plus 500

• Example I. Aug 28 = 241st ordinal day ADD 500 = 741

• Example II. 741 SUBTRACT 500 = 241st ordinal day (Aug. 28)

• S = Sequence number of the day (if you were the second approval scanned, your code would be 002)

Full Example of NVC case number = TKY2008741002

So looking at that current interview schedule, I picked one from the bottom:

BNK2012576003 has an interview date of 7/12/2012. That means that NVC processed it approx. March 15 2012. (576-500 = day 76 of 2012) So from NVC to interview, it took 4 months for that application.

I believe I read somewhere the police certificate is valid for 6 months, although looking at my wife's police certificate there is no expiration date.

After all of that above, reading the new instructions it looks like now they want you to send in the police certificate with the packet 3 response. That didn't used to be the case. You used to bring it to the interview with you. So I'd say go for it and get it now. Good luck!

WOW!!!! Based on those numbers, I'm pretty damn close! I've heard recently of people getting an appointmen date the same week they submit Packet 3 which may be an anomoly but gives me hope! My NVC # is pretty damn close to the highest numbers on that schedule! Yes, they now require the Police Certificate when you submit Packet 3. Thanks!