email DS-3032 definitely slower

[ninjarocket 1]

Finally got an email response that they accepted the email DS-3032 one week after they had already accepted the hard copy sent from abroad.

Conclusion: email DS-3032 takes 7-10 days longer to be accepted than hard copy version (even if the hard copy is directly express mailed from half way around the world!).

Paying the IV online is also faster, even if you have to call NVC everyday to check that they acknowledge the payment in connection with the submitted DS-230.

timeline

July 14: I-130 and I29F approved

July 26: NVC acknowledges receipt of both I-130 and I-129F

July 28: DS-3032 and AOS fee bill generated (although dated 2 days earlier when I received the snail mail)

July 29: mailed off $70 AOS fee

July 29: email DS-3032 (snail mail got there first!)

July 30: spouse mailed off DS-3032 by express mail (UPS) from Philippines

August 4: DS-3032 hard copy received at NVC from Philippines

August 4: AOS fee bill received by NVC (although wrong date was on James' short cut generated bill!)

August 6: AOS generated

August 6: IV bill generated

August 6: send off AOS (I-864EZ) lets hope they accept a non-notarized version with IRS tax transcripts for last 3 years rather than actual tax returns! (there's not even any space to notarize an I-864EZ, so it makes no sense to me)

August 6: paid IV bill online with invoice # obtained from NVC operator (who also told me the online system doesn't work, so I'll just have to see what happens)

August 7: IV bill status is now "paid" and deducted from my bank account

August 7: mail off DS-230 + pile of documents

August 8: AVR says IV bill generated?

August 11: finally they accepted email DS-3032 (hard copy already accepted one week earlier)

August 13: IV received (they need to be informed again to reconcile online payment with visa application, grrrrrr)

August 13: online payment system status changed back to "paid" yippee!!!

[LRA 0]

Thanks for the information! glad you got teh IV payment resolved!

[GlobeHopperMama 95]

Our DS-3032 was emailed and accepted within a week. About 2 weeks after that, the hard copy of it arrived in the mail! So in our case email was faster. But it does seem like lots of people complain that the email way takes longer...

[happyinlove012408 0]

It really depends on amount of emails they receive because the rep says that the receive about 1000 emails a day. That is a lot but if it takes time for you or the beneficiary to receive the DS-3032 it is still easier to email it but if you receive less then five days after it has been generated then I recommend you mail it in. Either way use the faster way.

[LRA 0]

I overnighted mine on Tueday, they put it in the system on Wednesday!