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Legaleagle   0

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Hey guys--as some of u already know I finally received the IV Fee bill on Saturday April 22nd :D

I mailed off the money order on Monday and they received it on Tuesday. From your experience how long did they take to "cash" YOUR money order for the $380? Just curious.

Thanks

Legaleagle

Caifornia Service Center

I-130 filed April 2005

I-130 approved February 17, 2006 (after alot of drama)

NVC

February 28th: NVC assigned case#

March 6th: NVC generated AOS Fee Bill & DS-3032

March 18th: Received March 6th documents

March 20th:Paid AOS Fee Bill

March 22nd: Husband mailed DS-3032 via DHL

March 24th: Acknowledged receipt of DS-3032

April 5th: Received 1-864 Packet in the mail

April 8th: I mailed the I-864 overnight via USPS

April 10th: USPS confirmed delivery

April 11th: NVC confirmed receipt of I-864

April 19th: Review of Affidavit complete

Apri 28th: NVC acknowledged receipt of IV Fee(I found this out on May 1st) (Thank God!!)

May 1st: DS-230 & Instruction Packet Generated (We're sooo relieved!!)

April 3rd: NVC Generated IV Fee Bill

April 21st: NVC re-sent IV Fee Bill

(Saturday) April 22nd: Received IV Bill that was generated on April 3rd.

April 24th: Mailed IV bill (overnight)

May 4th-Returned DS-230 via "Checklist" Request

May 17th-CASE COMPLETE (THANK U JESUS!!!)

Cygnet Proficient

Cygnet   0

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I don't know exactly when they cashed our cheque but let me see...

Sent off IV fee on March 22 by snail mail (regular Canada Post).

They must have gotten the money order on March 30.

I got my DS230 on April 13 but the envelope was postmarked April 10.

So they may have "cashed" the $ 380 sometime between March 31 and April 7.

So I guess the short answer would be... within a week of them receiving the money order. For us, at least.

I hope that helps.

CR-1

09/16/2005 Mailed I-130 (CSC)

09/21/2005 NOA 1

02/07/2006 NOA 2 (Day 143)

02/25/2006 Petitioner receives AOS Bill in U.S. (Day 161)

02/27/2006 AOS Bill (regular USPS) and DS-3032 (Canada Post regular) are mailed out

03/21/2006 Petitioner receives I-864 package (Day 185)

03/22/2006 Beneficiary receives IV Bill and sends payment - regular mail (Day 186)

03/24/2006 Petitioner sends back I-864 (Day 188)

04/13/2006 Beneficiary receives DS-230 (Day 208)

05/10/2006 Beneficiary sends back DS-230 and docs to NVC via Fedex (Day 235)

05/19/2006 NVC issues RFE on Question # 20 on the DS-230. (Day 244)

05/29/2006 Beneficiary receives RFE and sends it off (Day 254)

06/02/2006 NVC receives RFE (Day 258)

06/16/2006 Case Complete! (Day 272)

07/07/2006 Case forwarded to Consulate in Montreal (Day 293)

08/11/2006 INTERVIEW! VISA APPROVED!

08/14/2006 Picked up visa and crossed the border.

08/25/2006 SS card arrives in the mail

09/07/2006 GC arrives in the mail.

K-3

02/01/2006 Mailed I-129F

02/07/2006 NOA1

04/14/2006 I-129F is approved!

04/24/2006 NVC forwards the application to the consulate in Montreal

05/01/2006 Packet 3 is received from consulate & is sent of 3 days later

07/07/2006 Medical

08/08/2006 INTERVIEW- cancelled bec. of CR-1

Legaleagle Contributor

Legaleagle   0

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I don't know exactly when they cashed our cheque but let me see...

Sent off IV fee on March 22 by snail mail (regular Canada Post).

They must have gotten the money order on March 30.

I got my DS230 on April 13 but the envelope was postmarked April 10.

So they may have "cashed" the $ 380 sometime between March 31 and April 7.

So I guess the short answer would be... within a week of them receiving the money order. For us, at least.

I hope that helps.

Oh OK. Thank you for responding. :D The reason why I asked is because when I sent the Affidavit fee it took them only(2) days to cash it; so I was wondering if I would be that lucky again or if they treat the IV Fee differently ( I don't see why because it's more $$$ ) but what do I know. :( Thanks for your reponse though "Cygnet"

Caifornia Service Center

I-130 filed April 2005

I-130 approved February 17, 2006 (after alot of drama)

NVC

February 28th: NVC assigned case#

March 6th: NVC generated AOS Fee Bill & DS-3032

March 18th: Received March 6th documents

March 20th:Paid AOS Fee Bill

March 22nd: Husband mailed DS-3032 via DHL

March 24th: Acknowledged receipt of DS-3032

April 5th: Received 1-864 Packet in the mail

April 8th: I mailed the I-864 overnight via USPS

April 10th: USPS confirmed delivery

April 11th: NVC confirmed receipt of I-864

April 19th: Review of Affidavit complete

Apri 28th: NVC acknowledged receipt of IV Fee(I found this out on May 1st) (Thank God!!)

May 1st: DS-230 & Instruction Packet Generated (We're sooo relieved!!)

April 3rd: NVC Generated IV Fee Bill

April 21st: NVC re-sent IV Fee Bill

(Saturday) April 22nd: Received IV Bill that was generated on April 3rd.

April 24th: Mailed IV bill (overnight)

May 4th-Returned DS-230 via "Checklist" Request

May 17th-CASE COMPLETE (THANK U JESUS!!!)

Cygnet Proficient

Cygnet   0

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Oh OK. Thank you for responding. :D The reason why I asked is because when I sent the Affidavit fee it took them only(2) days to cash it; so I was wondering if I would be that lucky again or if they treat the IV Fee differently ( I don't see why because it's more $$$ ) but what do I know. :( Thanks for your reponse though "Cygnet"

They probably cash it right away but when I called NVC to check on whether they received the cheque or not, they told me it sometimes takes 10 days for it to be put in the system. :whistle:

I guess, they didn't want me calling them everyday to check on the status of my case.

BTW, you're welcome.

~ Kay

CR-1

09/16/2005 Mailed I-130 (CSC)

09/21/2005 NOA 1

02/07/2006 NOA 2 (Day 143)

02/25/2006 Petitioner receives AOS Bill in U.S. (Day 161)

02/27/2006 AOS Bill (regular USPS) and DS-3032 (Canada Post regular) are mailed out

03/21/2006 Petitioner receives I-864 package (Day 185)

03/22/2006 Beneficiary receives IV Bill and sends payment - regular mail (Day 186)

03/24/2006 Petitioner sends back I-864 (Day 188)

04/13/2006 Beneficiary receives DS-230 (Day 208)

05/10/2006 Beneficiary sends back DS-230 and docs to NVC via Fedex (Day 235)

05/19/2006 NVC issues RFE on Question # 20 on the DS-230. (Day 244)

05/29/2006 Beneficiary receives RFE and sends it off (Day 254)

06/02/2006 NVC receives RFE (Day 258)

06/16/2006 Case Complete! (Day 272)

07/07/2006 Case forwarded to Consulate in Montreal (Day 293)

08/11/2006 INTERVIEW! VISA APPROVED!

08/14/2006 Picked up visa and crossed the border.

08/25/2006 SS card arrives in the mail

09/07/2006 GC arrives in the mail.

K-3

02/01/2006 Mailed I-129F

02/07/2006 NOA1

04/14/2006 I-129F is approved!

04/24/2006 NVC forwards the application to the consulate in Montreal

05/01/2006 Packet 3 is received from consulate & is sent of 3 days later

07/07/2006 Medical

08/08/2006 INTERVIEW- cancelled bec. of CR-1

Legaleagle Contributor

Legaleagle   0

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Oh OK. Thank you for responding. :D The reason why I asked is because when I sent the Affidavit fee it took them only(2) days to cash it; so I was wondering if I would be that lucky again or if they treat the IV Fee differently ( I don't see why because it's more $$$ ) but what do I know. :( Thanks for your reponse though "Cygnet"

They probably cash it right away but when I called NVC to check on whether they received the cheque or not, they told me it sometimes takes 10 days for it to be put in the system. :whistle:

I guess, they didn't want me calling them everyday to check on the status of my case.

BTW, you're welcome.

~ Kay

Oh ok then---i'll try to be cool & patient. B)

Thanks again!!!!

Caifornia Service Center

I-130 filed April 2005

I-130 approved February 17, 2006 (after alot of drama)

NVC

February 28th: NVC assigned case#

March 6th: NVC generated AOS Fee Bill & DS-3032

March 18th: Received March 6th documents

March 20th:Paid AOS Fee Bill

March 22nd: Husband mailed DS-3032 via DHL

March 24th: Acknowledged receipt of DS-3032

April 5th: Received 1-864 Packet in the mail

April 8th: I mailed the I-864 overnight via USPS

April 10th: USPS confirmed delivery

April 11th: NVC confirmed receipt of I-864

April 19th: Review of Affidavit complete

Apri 28th: NVC acknowledged receipt of IV Fee(I found this out on May 1st) (Thank God!!)

May 1st: DS-230 & Instruction Packet Generated (We're sooo relieved!!)

April 3rd: NVC Generated IV Fee Bill

April 21st: NVC re-sent IV Fee Bill

(Saturday) April 22nd: Received IV Bill that was generated on April 3rd.

April 24th: Mailed IV bill (overnight)

May 4th-Returned DS-230 via "Checklist" Request

May 17th-CASE COMPLETE (THANK U JESUS!!!)

Alenushka Rookie

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I have the same concern.

I realize that it is different in every case but still....

In our case they received OAS BIll 2 weeks ago and they still have not cashed it :(( Operator proved that they got it and it would take some time to cash it....

They should have receive IV Bill yesterday. (we sent it by overnight mail)

I even can't assume when they would cash them and generate DS 230 and AOS package ....

why does it take so long :(

Legaleagle Contributor

Legaleagle   0

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I have the same concern.

I realize that it is different in every case but still....

In our case they received OAS BIll 2 weeks ago and they still have not cashed it :(( Operator proved that they got it and it would take some time to cash it....

They should have receive IV Bill yesterday. (we sent it by overnight mail)

I even can't assume when they would cash them and generate DS 230 and AOS package ....

why does it take so long :(

Alenushka,

I have no idea why they take so long. Money orders are like cash and they can be "cashed" on the same exact date of receipt!!

They received my $380 on Tuesday and the operator said it could take 10-15 BUSINESS days for them to process it. But when I paid the $70 of the AOS it took them only 2 days!!!!! I guess it depends on our luck.

I then received a "checklist" in the mail today that they are missing the DS-230 and the IV Fee Bill; duuuhhh!! I'm soooo tempted to send in the DS-230 so they get it by Monday---but I don't want to cause any delays because it hasn't been "generated" as yet.

Whatever--I'lll just hope that they'll cash yours real sooon so the rest of the process can go on.

Keep me posted :D and let us try not to worry about it. I'm going to resume my work-out routine to relieve this stress. :lol:

Caifornia Service Center

I-130 filed April 2005

I-130 approved February 17, 2006 (after alot of drama)

NVC

February 28th: NVC assigned case#

March 6th: NVC generated AOS Fee Bill & DS-3032

March 18th: Received March 6th documents

March 20th:Paid AOS Fee Bill

March 22nd: Husband mailed DS-3032 via DHL

March 24th: Acknowledged receipt of DS-3032

April 5th: Received 1-864 Packet in the mail

April 8th: I mailed the I-864 overnight via USPS

April 10th: USPS confirmed delivery

April 11th: NVC confirmed receipt of I-864

April 19th: Review of Affidavit complete

Apri 28th: NVC acknowledged receipt of IV Fee(I found this out on May 1st) (Thank God!!)

May 1st: DS-230 & Instruction Packet Generated (We're sooo relieved!!)

April 3rd: NVC Generated IV Fee Bill

April 21st: NVC re-sent IV Fee Bill

(Saturday) April 22nd: Received IV Bill that was generated on April 3rd.

April 24th: Mailed IV bill (overnight)

May 4th-Returned DS-230 via "Checklist" Request

May 17th-CASE COMPLETE (THANK U JESUS!!!)

YamSam Enthusiast

YamSam   0

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NVC usually, cashes the check within a week.

Remember, NVC generates all the forms on either Monday or Tuesday only.

Also, for your DS230, you can send it over to NVC with the 864 checklist. You don't need to wait for the generation of DS230.

Good Luck,

YamSam

CSC Timeline

05/03/2005 NOA1 for I-130 CR1

10/28/2005 NOA2

NVC Timeline

11/15/2005 - NVC case number assigned

01/04/2006 - NVC completed the case... ( 50 days)

01/11/2006 Case sent to Embassy

01/16/2006 Case deliverd to Embassy as per DHL tracking

February 7th, 2006 Found out Interview date by Calling DOS (202-663-1225)

February 13, 2006 - Packet 4 received

March 21st, 2006 - Medical

March 23rd, 2006 - Interview --- VISA APPROVED

March 24th - Passport received. ( Applicant picked up passport from Courier/delivery service office)

April 7th - Hubby's POE at Chicago.

April 10th - Trip to SSA Local office to apply for Social Security Card.

April 27th - 1st Welcome letter

May 1st - 2nd Welcome letter

May5th - Received Social Security card in mail

May 11th - Received Green Card in mail

196 Days @ USCIS ( 178 for NOA2 + 18 case transfer at NVC)

50 Days @ NVC to complete the case

13 Days @ case transfer at embassy

65 Days @ Embassy

Total -324 days from NOA1 to Visa approval

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