NVC Filers - August 2014

[BOS_LHR 829]

Oh stop it please, for my sake...

You remind me of something I learned during my short stint with the US Army: If you hate your commanding officer, salute him in the battle field and hope a sniper would take notice.

And you're right, the OP should use whatever phone number is convenient, land line, cell phone, or web-based.

Funny how times change! I visited a Revolutionary War fort this weekend and the tour guide showed us George Washington's banner, saying it flew outside wherever Washington was. It was considered very rude to shoot an officer, so flying a flag to announce his presence was perfectly safe. The good old days

[EOC 440]

Ok everyone, let's saddle up for another week! Good luck to all of you my friends.

I now have a full cast on my arm and am getting ready to graduate tomorrow. Hubby sent me some beautiful flowers today as he can't be with me.

I will check VJ tomorrow afternoon and will look for CC especially for you Amanda.

Hugs for the week. Xxx

So sorry about your arm. I pray it heals fast.

Sending you good vibes for tomorrow and a big CONGRATULATIONS for your graduation :joy: :Dance: :joy:

[anuspras 65]

I just thought I would let you all know what happened in case anyone is curious.

I called NVC. Got a really nice operator but forgot her name. She told me that she actually wasn't sure about my questions regarding IV and DS-260 so she put me on hold for a couple of minutes and confirmed with her supervisor. It turns out that I had to pay the IV online. I have now paid the fee and it says IN PROCESS but I am still unable to do DS-260. Most likely I have to wait for the payment to clear which will probably take a couple of days.

Here's the part that makes things complicated. My AoS packet physically arrived at the NVC in early July but they still haven't actually even looked at it. They are have no information on any checklists or anything. So, they will just be sending that entire packet directly back to us and we have to bring it to the interview along with the IV packet. The crazy part is that since they are so backed up, they won't even be able to physically ship it out to me until September 10th. So, the operator told me that it would most likely be best to simply remake the entire AoS packet to bring to the interview. Luckily it contained no original documents that I can't get again but I will need to print and sign all forms and everything again. Judging by another user's timeline who recently also was expedited to Tokyo embassy, the interview will probably be roughly a month from the date they approved the expedite which was 3 days ago... so I think I will have to be on the safe side and re-gather all of the AoS documents. It is kind of a pain but I honestly would rather do that again 10 times than have to wait several more months.

Regarding the other questions I asked:

She said if ESTA visitors get temporary Alien Numbers that are later deleted, she said say yes to the question and then mark "do not know" next the number

She also said to put the cell phone number in rather than check "does not apply"

Knowing all that, I think we are pretty much good to go other than gathering everything again. Hopefully we don't make any mistakes.

Goodness me!!! What the heck is this....... Your case seems to be paving the way for a new trend.... I wonder if this is going to be the way ahead until NVC clears the backlog???

[samreen23 461]

Goodness me!!! What the heck is this....... Your case seems to be paving the way for a new trend.... I wonder if this is going to be the way ahead until NVC clears the backlog???

This is what I have heard is been happening lately for people with expedites. If they have already submitted their package to Nvc then they get the interview date earlier and the packages reach the embassy late so they are required to bring whole new packages. He was lucky that he didn't submit his IV. Getting originals again is no joke. AOS is a pain but doable I guess.

[stackeria 280]

was just reading this on another forum......

Laurel Scott Chat Log 8/6/2014

Laurel: Good morning everyone.

Laurel: The big update at the moment is that the

NVC

is finally admitting that it is overwhelmed. The agency is now sending notices to everyone stating that their response time is 60 days from the date they receive any document, inquiry, or form. While this newly announced response time is frustrating, it hopefully indicates that the

NVC

will be more careful about reviewing files before sending requests for evidence (

RFE

). The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) is in the midst of putting together an assessment of attorney complaints regarding the

NVC

.

The

NVC

has had a long history of sending RFEs for documents that were already submitted and do not describe what, if any, problem there was with the already-submitted documents, BUT recently the frequency with which this occurs has skyrocketted. AILA does not put together assessments of attorney complaints unless there is a spike in problems, so AILA's actions indicate unusual, widespread problems at the

NVC

.

Laurel: The best advice for people going through

NVC

processing is to expect for it to take several months and not to be surprised if you get an

RFE

for a document that was already submitted. In the past

NVC

processing would normally take one to three months. You should now expect for it to take three to seven months. This may present problems for people from countries that require a police certificate as it is possible that your police certificate will expire while your case is pending at the

NVC

and you will have to get another

This is exactly -- word for word -- what my attorney said when I received a checklist for my 2013 tax documents.

I think there is a non-zero chance the attorney forgot to include my tax return in the AOS package and is blaming the NVC. I will never know.

[Bharucfd 3]

Hi, please what exactly is a scan date? What is the significant ? Thank you

scan date it the date nvc scans ur documents into the system, but does not necessarily check them at that point

[Tino 20]

Good morning all,

I will send both IV packets for daughter and wife. Should I send it In one flat rate envelope with the two cases . To save some money ?

[ameriturk 27]

Scan date July 2nd... I have a good feeling about this week!

Scan date July 2nd... I have a good feeling about this week!

Scan date July 2nd... I have a good feeling about this week!

July 9th here... I HOPE they cover some ground this week.

Really want a september interview!

[lucky79 20]

Any case completes???? July scanned dates??

[Steve & Zhi 8]

Any case completes???? July scanned dates??

CC on the phone this morning as of this morning. last scanned july 3rd for AOS check list for something they already had. EP filing for china.

I had to go outside and run.

[EOC 440]

CC on the phone this morning as of this morning. last scanned july 3rd for AOS check list for something they already had. EP filing for china.

I had to go outside and run.

Congratulations :joy:

[ameriturk 27]

CC on the phone this morning as of this morning. last scanned july 3rd for AOS check list for something they already had. EP filing for china.

I had to go outside and run.

Congrats!!!!

Did you ask for the date of CC?

[Bharucfd 3]

July 9th here... I HOPE they cover some ground this week.

Really want a september interview!

Fingers crossed!!!!

[Steve & Zhi 8]

Congrats!!!!

Did you ask for the date of CC?

Sorry i was not clear enough. CC was this morning just before I called at 6:45 pacific time. last scan date was july 3rd. for AOS check list.

[ameriturk 27]

Sorry i was not clear enough. CC was this morning just before I called at 6:45 pacific time. last scan date was july 3rd. for AOS check list.

Very nice! Waiting for CC has been the worst part of this whole process, including USCIS part!!!

Congrats again!