NVC Filers - May 2014

[r060106 109]

Just waiting for them to open the mail that is sitting there waiting. I posted a few pages back on my Monday morning update !

Oh ok. Well I hope you get case complete soon!

[PY722 2]

Hey guys,

As I mentioned a few days ago about the major setback in our case. I phoned the NVC two more times and spoke with 2 different supervisors and they stated we had somehow enrolled in EP (without ever sending an enroll email in EP). Our package which was sent to them on Apr 12, they have no idea where it is. They stated it would be sent back to us when the rep looking at that packed pulls up our file because we're EP. Its really discouraging to see what's going on with our file. We approached our lawyers as well and they confirmed they never enroll anyone in EP and they certainly hadn't enrolled us.

Anyway, the question here is the NVC still hasn't returned our package with all the original documents and the papers dated 31/03/2014. However our lawyer has all the photocopies of the papers. Would that be ok to send in to the NVC? I am working on getting our original marriage certificate and birth certificate re-ordered to bring to the interview.

Any insight is appreciated.

Thanks all!

[LoveMyTico 999]

You're right! You can't change the past so there is no sense in thinking about it.

I could have applied for a fiance visa and that would have been faster. Well, I thought it would be faster if we got married and applied for a IR1/CR1 visa. It's unfortunate, but that's life.

Since I've been not so lucky in this process, I'm hoping I've used up all my bad luck so I'll finish the NVC stage without a single checklist.

unlucky doesn't even to begin to describe my journey.. It took 11 months for the USCIS to approve us... I watched everyone get approve left and right. That was so hard !! Its almost over though !!! If the USCIS only took 7 months, I would be just about home free by now... We still have a waiver to file that is another 6-8 more months of waiting. Sometimes life bites ya in the a$$.. I'm trying to deal with the long wait ahead and it didn't even happen yet.

[ekec 79]

How do you get one? What is it called in Mexico? Thanks.

Went to the procuraduría general de justicia website of whatever state you are in to find out requirements and its called the "carta de no antecedentes penales"

[LifeOnHold 186]

Ugh I hate this waiting. So close to being done with all this USCIS/NVC B.S.!!! I just want to know when my interview date is, so that I can start making plans and get my life out of limbo. Good luck to all those waiting for Case #'s, case completes and Interview dates and interviews. Hopefully we will all be over with this very very soon and be reunited with our loved ones. Good luck and Happy Monday everyone.

Hence my Profile name... LifeOnHold. I just keep waiting and waiting and waiting...No plans or decisions can be made. No hope until an interview date. All I need is that date to be able to take the next step so the hubs and I can start our lives together. And it is starting to take a toll on us. But there are so many on here that have waited longer and I give them so much respect. I have pretty much lost my marbles at this point.

[Collie 122]

Thanks a lot! I appreciate it.

I'll be on the lookout for a checklist. How do they usually come? In the email or snail mail? The NVC has sent me an automated message at every step so far. Jw.

Checklists can come both via email and via mail. My false, and inaccurate ones have come both by mail and by email.

[lucybelle 453]

unlucky doesn't even to begin to describe my journey.. It took 11 months for the USCIS to approve us... I watched everyone get approve left and right. That was so hard !! Its almost over though !!! If the USCIS only took 7 months, I would be just about home free by now... We still have a waiver to file that is another 6-8 more months of waiting. Sometimes life bites ya in the a$$.. I'm trying to deal with the long wait ahead and it didn't even happen yet.

I'll jump in the "unlucky" boat with you. After waiting 9 months, I get a BS RFE. I get approved after over 10 months. Then get THREE BS checklists in NVC.

Oh well.

[bdrew612 1,071]

My husband got a letter in the mail from NVC saying the AOS and DS-261 are ready.

The DS-261 was done on May 1 and the AOS was paid on the 2nd!!

[Gee&Cee 41]

Hi! I need help figuring out what's the status of our case. (Our lawyers submitted things out of order, and messed up with my understanding of the process).

Anyway, my husband called today and said:

1) "AOS has been assessed and accepted, no date listed but it would have been before the last mailing we got which was April 28." Yeah!

2) "Looks like civil documents arrived April 14, but he can only tell me they received mail that day, not what was in the mail." Our DS260 was submitted on May 1.

So... Looks like our IV packet hasn't been scanned yet. If so, our 20-30 days to case complete or checklist hasn't started ticking yet. Am I reading this correctly? If so, when could we expect the packet to be scanned? How can we estimate when we'll have a case complete/ checklist?

Thank you so much

[AustinCanada 681]

unlucky doesn't even to begin to describe my journey.. It took 11 months for the USCIS to approve us... I watched everyone get approve left and right. That was so hard !! Its almost over though !!! If the USCIS only took 7 months, I would be just about home free by now... We still have a waiver to file that is another 6-8 more months of waiting. Sometimes life bites ya in the a$$.. I'm trying to deal with the long wait ahead and it didn't even happen yet.

11 months to get approved by USCIS AND 6-8 more months!?

I thought you were super lucky since you got your case number on the day NVC received your file. I wasn't exactly paying attention to your timeline.

Yes, it must have been difficult to watch everyone getting approved left and right. I hear ya. My PD is Oct 4, but I watched other Oct filers getting approved before me. I was like, "What about me? Where is my darn approval email?"

While I was happy for other people getting approved, it made me feel anxious and angry at USCIS at the same time. Strange feeling!

[jsumner86 403]

It's my understanding that not all people filing from abroad have a job lined up for when they come back to the U.S. with their spouse (beneficiary). That's why we have a joint sponsor, showing that we have someone who can financially support my spouse because right now, I don't have any income. I think there are plenty of other ways to prove that I have MAINTAINED a U.S. domicile, besides trying to show that I have a job opportunity available. Yes, of course it would help to show a job offer, but I don't think that it is required.

True. We have saved for the past two years, but we used a joint sponsor. My wife won't probably start applying for jobs until we know when the interview is so we know when we're roughly moving to the states. It's kind of hard in this stage to tell them an estimate of when you'll be able to begin employment.

You're right! You can't change the past so there is no sense in thinking about it.

I could have applied for a fiance visa and that would have been faster. Well, I thought it would be faster if we got married and applied for a IR1/CR1 visa. It's unfortunate, but that's life.

Since I've been not so lucky in this process, I'm hoping I've used up all my bad luck so I'll finish the NVC stage without a single checklist.

It's true. I think everyone is this past year with USCIS have been unlucky.. I'm hoping we all have good luck now and we all get on with our lives .

[r060106 109]

Checklists can come both via email and via mail. My false, and inaccurate ones have come both by mail and by email.

Thanks!

[etrangais 932]

Hi! I need help figuring out what's the status of our case. (Our lawyers submitted things out of order, and messed up with my understanding of the process).

Anyway, my husband called today and said:

1) "AOS has been assessed and accepted, no date listed but it would have been before the last mailing we got which was April 28." Yeah!

2) "Looks like civil documents arrived April 14, but he can only tell me they received mail that day, not what was in the mail." Our DS260 was submitted on May 1.

So... Looks like our IV packet hasn't been scanned yet. If so, our 20-30 days to case complete or checklist hasn't started ticking yet. Am I reading this correctly? If so, when could we expect the packet to be scanned? How can we estimate when we'll have a case complete/ checklist?

Thank you so much

If they can see that they received mail from you it means it has been scanned into the system.

Usually, it takes 2 to 3 weeks after its scanned for the packet to be reviewed!!!! so, this is very disturbing and I hope they are not backlogged again.

You should've gotten case complete already bu now if everything wasw done correctly!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Sascafig 12]

Hey, how did you find out that the police certificate is not required for your country at the NVC stage? Is there a list of countries somewhere?

Just in case you're wondering, a police certificate IS required for Mexico.

Ok thank you. How were you able to find that out?

How do you get one? What is it called in Mexico? Thanks.

When I petitioned my husband in 2012 we were not required to get a Police Certificate. This scared me for a moment thinking that maybe things had changed and they are now required. I double checked country specific reciprocity for Mexico and if you'll scroll down you'll see that they are still unavailable. Phew. I think I just had a stroke.

http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/english/fees/reciprocity-by-country/MX.html

Edited May 12, 2014 by Sascafig

[ekec 79]

When I petitioned my husband in 2012 we were not required to get a Police Certificate. This scared me for a moment thinking that maybe things had changed and they are now required. I double checked country specific reciprocity for Mexico and if you'll scroll down you'll see that they are still unavailable. Phew. I think I just had a stroke.

http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/english/fees/reciprocity-by-country/MX.html

We were required to get one, we sent it in, and have case complete. I wouldn't risk a checklist. It's too easy to obtain one.

Edited May 12, 2014 by ekec