New Fastest NVC Process Final Version - 1.5

[LotofPatience 65]

Loto - you rule! If I wasn't already married .... LOL

FYI my AOS payment posted already! I've sent off my AOS package - now just hoping there's no problem with the AOS packet ... I guess I'm expecting a

"missing document" message once they enter it in the system and before I pay/submit my Ds230 packet ...

The problem is, if there's a problem with the AOS package, how do we tell? LOL .... We get a "missing document" message regardless of the status of the packet lol ...

Congrats Rajee for your successful AOS fee payment online !

My AVR message is still same - crazy NVC message I called operator on Monday and confirmed that there is no issue with AOS package. When we get physical copy from NVC, then we'll have more detailed info about "missing document". By the time, our beneficiary's interview will be over at the U.S consulate

IMPORTANT:-

Whenever AOS or IV fee bills are paid online, complete the transaction as quick as possible. Never leave logged in session idle for a long time. Also, never press browser BACK button, never use any buttons such as REFRESH etc on the browser. Always use the controls provided by Dept. of State website. Make sure to press PAY button only once, no double clicking...

I have used Internet Explorer. Others who completed the transactions in other browsers such as Firefox, Netscape etc. can post their experience here.

[rajee 1]

Hey guys - just a quick question ... I got my IIN number a while ago and have since paid my AOS bill online without a glitch...

At the time I got the IIN, the guy at NVC also told me about a Beneficiary ID ... I didn't have anywhere on the site to list that ID, so I pretty much ignored it ...

Today, I finally got a reply from NVC for an earlier email I had written requesting my IIN (before I had gotten it on the phone) ... The email reply I got today gave me the BENEFICIARY ID and said "Please be advised that the IIN is ... " (and the Beneficiary ID # was given) ...

SOOOOO - do I have a problem? I paid the AOS with the IIN that I was given on the phone and it worked ...

HELP lol

[LotofPatience 65]

Hey guys - just a quick question ... I got my IIN number a while ago and have since paid my AOS bill online without a glitch...

At the time I got the IIN, the guy at NVC also told me about a Beneficiary ID ... I didn't have anywhere on the site to list that ID, so I pretty much ignored it ...

Today, I finally got a reply from NVC for an earlier email I had written requesting my IIN (before I had gotten it on the phone) ... The email reply I got today gave me the BENEFICIARY ID and said "Please be advised that the IIN is ... " (and the Beneficiary ID # was given) ...

SOOOOO - do I have a problem? I paid the AOS with the IIN that I was given on the phone and it worked ...

HELP lol

Rajee, I am not aware of Beneficiary ID and never used. I have paid both fee by IIN and had no issues.

Loto

[tzeksman 0]

SO u cant pay the fee with credit card through the online payment system huh? BTW i just recieved the IV Fee bill hard copy in the mail yesterday i dont assume that would have the IIN on it would it? Must i still call the NVC operators on monday to procure that Number?

Edited May 18, 2008 by tzeksman

[OOM 0]

Thanks for the useful Document

you have mentioned that "Original 2 Police Certificates of the Beneficiary – One from the Passport office (PP Office PCC seems to be optional now) and the other from the Local District Police Station"

But on NVC website http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/in...195.html#police they have not mentioned about Police Certificates of the Passport office ....

Please correct me if i m wrong ....

[rajee 1]

Thanks for the useful Document

you have mentioned that "Original 2 Police Certificates of the Beneficiary – One from the Passport office (PP Office PCC seems to be optional now) and the other from the Local District Police Station"

But on NVC website http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/in...195.html#police they have not mentioned about Police Certificates of the Passport office ....

Please correct me if i m wrong ....

I actually was wondering the same thing - so I called the NVC and spoke to someone. They suggested having BOTH - so my wife is getting both ... There is a section on "reciprocity" on the state.gov site regarding IV information ... he was referring to that and suggesting that people read that for more details.

[AandLKC 1]

I looked into it is misleading information .... Now check the Chennai Embassy site Req

http://chennai.usconsulate.gov/documentation.html#police

[rajee 1]

My wife is getting a brand new passport made - with her married name - she'll pick it up tomorrow (Monday). I don't think that she would "officially require" a passport police background check now because her passport is no longer going to be "older than 6 months" ... but since it's something that would be good to be on the safe side, I see no reason to avoid getting it if its easy enough ...

So, as I've said, we plan to submit both to the NVC.

Hope that helps

[rajee 1]

They have put it in the system today that they've received my AOS packet on 5/19 (even though it was actually received on Friday at 7:30am lol) ... Hoping to see the $400 invoice online SOON (I was accepted as an agent yesterday) ...

[LotofPatience 65]

They have put it in the system today that they've received my AOS packet on 5/19 (even though it was actually received on Friday at 7:30am lol) ... Hoping to see the $400 invoice online SOON (I was accepted as an agent yesterday) ...

Good news Rajee !!!

To be safer, get PCC from both Passport Office and Police Station. I did so.

[rajee 1]

LOTO - I appreciate your congrats!

Thanks for the input on the PCC - I called NVC and then verified online that the fact that my wife's passport is less than 6 months old allows us to just send the Passport office check ... It's already on its way here, so it better be enough by itself since I checked and double-checked lol

Thanks though

[LotofPatience 65]

LOTO - I appreciate your congrats!

Thanks for the input on the PCC - I called NVC and then verified online that the fact that my wife's passport is less than 6 months old allows us to just send the Passport office check ... It's already on its way here, so it better be enough by itself since I checked and double-checked lol

Thanks though

Yes, if PP is less than 6 months old, you don't need PP office PCC. Rajee, as you mentioned PP office check or PP biographic page will reveal it

I think since IV bill phase onwards NVC takes couple of weeks to close the case. I called NVC AVR yesterday and was heard that "We received check of response blah blah blah..." That means they have NOT closed our case. To confirm it, we need to call the operator today.

[rajee 1]

Actually, loto, what I learned from NVC and the reciprocity page (specific to India) on state.gov website is that ... For India, at least, a new passport (less than 6 months old) requires a PASSPORT office certificate but NOT a district police office certificate ... That seemed kind of ironic to me since I was thinking the opposite all along but the NVC representative was quite clear about it and referred me to the link also ...

The link states the following:

"All Indian IV applicants aged 16 and above, residing in India, should obtain police certificates from the local Passport Office. These are usually more dependable than those obtained at a local level and indicate that the subject had no serious criminal convictions on record at the time of passport issuance. Applicants whose Indian passport was issued within the past six months may present just the Passport Office Police Certificate, and need not obtain additional police clearances."

http://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/reciproc...ocity_3582.html

The link will give you a lot of information about a lot of things - but what applies most to us is the police report section and I pasted the first paragraph above ... having made a new passport actually had MULTIPLE benefits for us by saving time in this way, also!

[przy 0]

Thanks Loto! I have been working with your paperwork to get through the NVC process. So far, the only thing giving us a problem is the DS-3032. We emailed them 5/17/2008 and still haven't received an answer.... OTher than that, my I-864 packet will go out tomorrow (on my b.day!!!) via express mail with the usps.

Thanks again

Przy

[darcy_cene 0]

lotofpatience,

This is a great document. Thanks for doing it.

But I think the time line is misleading and can create false hope. It can take month for NVC to assign a case number. It can take them few weeks before generating DS-3032. It can even take couple weeks just to accept DS-3032 (even by email)

Your case is moving real fast and I am happy for you.

We can save some time by using online payment. But everything remains the same. Some are real fast some will take months.

I hope and pray that everyone will pass NVC real quick.

That's right vj_nvc_user ! Aggressive estimate is 4 to 6 weeks. My conservative estimate would be 6 to 8 weeks

Ohhh how I wish for even the 6 to 8 weeks for processing. Try 12 to 16 weeks depending on whether it was filled out correctly, NVC didn't misplace it, and that the postal service didn't loose it, never mind lost in cyber space, weather, and other reasons I just don't wanna know about.