October I-130 approvals!!! Onward to NVC!!!

[bleecker 0]

I know brnidokiegurl got approved in October. Anyone else? I'm familiar with the basics of the NVC process but need to get better educated in a hurry.

i also got approved in 24 octobre today i got by mail the hard copy of the approval notice, i am wondering how can i check if NVC has recievd my case? and which information i need to have once i call them?

Thank you so much

Congrats to everyone for your approval.

Do not waste your time listening to that AVR, just talk to an operator, they will give you real time updated information about your case. The AVR still says that " there is no record..." of my case but the operator told me that my DS230 has been generated.

Conclusion: Ignore that AVR...

Hopefully this helps

[Math Man 6]

How are all the folks approved in October doing at NVC? I've paid both my AOS and IV fees online and am hoping to send out my I-864 and DS-230 packages early next week.

[brnidokiegurl 0]

I 864 mailed today, will pay 400 next, waiting on papers fr morocco to get here next week

[Jonah VD 0]

I paid AOS and IV . I sent out AOS documents to NVC today and IV Documents on Friday. I'm hoping for the best. I'm so scared of RFE.

Do you think a December interview is still possible?

[bleecker 0]

I paid AOS and IV . I sent out AOS documents to NVC today and IV Documents on Friday. I'm hoping for the best. I'm so scared of RFE.

Do you think a December interview is still possible?

I paid all fees, sent the AOS a week ago, I will send the DS230 packet today. Good luck to evryone

[msnoob 3]

I was approved the last day in October so I'm well behind everyone else I'm still waiting for NVC to receive my case.) I spoke to an operator last night who said that the case was not in their system. I guess it's somewhere between the Vermont and the NVC. Hopefully they will get it this week. I will call each day.

I have a signed DS3032 from my husband as well as the email message prepared (missing the NVC Case number of course)

I have the signed DS230 and all supporting documents ready

I have the entire AOS package ready to go.

So, I'm just waiting (again)

Good luck to everyone

[Math Man 6]

Anybody with an October approval got a "case complete" yet? I sent in my DS-230 package yesterday, so now I'm just waiting on NVC.

[Alli and Léo 0]

Well, it took almost 4 weeks for NVC to finally receive my petitions on 11/7/08. Case numbers were generated the same day. I was also told on the 7th that my I-129F petition had been forwarded to the Consulate. I called yesterday and no paperwork or bills have been generated for my case. The operator told me that it would take 4-6 weeks...is this right? Many of you stated that you were told 2-4 weeks. Also, are I-129 petitions tracked from NVC to the Consulate or is this only I-130 petitions?

[msnoob 3]

I would imagine that your AOS and DS3032 would be generated shortly. My cases arrived at the NVC on the 7th as well. (Well they said my I129 arrived on the 6th) The I129 was forwarded to the embassy on the 7th.

I called last night and the recorded message was updated to indicate that the AOS Fee and DS3032 were mailed out on the 12th. I'm hoping to get them today because those operators don't want to give me the IIN on the phone.

Since I had the signed DS3032 already and had assumed that it would be generated shortly, I had actually mailed it out yesterday. It was received this morning according to the USPS. My husband had emailed his choice on the 12th (again with my assumption that it would be generated soon) I think it takes about a week to accept the COA. I'm ready to be through the NVC already LOL...

[Alli and Léo 0]

Yep...I wanna be out of NVC soon too. I suppose I will call again today to see if anything has been generated, though, I am a little afraid of irritating the operators by calling every day. I thought there were a lot of operators so it would be unusual to get the same one but when I call in the mornings it always seems to be the same operator. Is this odd? Oh, and just out of curiosity, how many times has everyone called before they got the IIN? Has anyone called more than 30 times?

Edited November 14, 2008 by Alli and Léo

[msnoob 3]

I've only tried getting the IIN four times so far. I only try speaking to operators early in the morning (before 8) or late in the evening (after 9) I've gotten different operators each time.

I get the status updates from the automated system. Some users have posted that their status does not change in the automated system, but mine seems to be up to date.

I tried chatting with the lady for a bit this morning and sliding in the request for the IIN. She explained that for security reasons, they could not give the number over the phone. I just politely said "Ok, and thanks for all the information you provided!" because she had told me about when the documents were sent and when I should expect them and what I should do when I got them. Of course, I already knew all of this, but I didn't want to be rude

Since I have to wait for the DS3032 to be approved in order to pay the IV bill anyhow, I don't think that waiting for the IIN to arrive in the mail will slow me down at all. I think I should receive it today or tomorrow.

Has your beneficiary received any information from the Embassy regarding the I-129? I'm hoping to get the medical exam and interview scheduled. And have the I-130 papers just "catch up" at the embassy .

Good Luck to you!!!

[Alli and Léo 0]

My spouse has not heard anything from the Consulate yet for the I-129F. But I am hoping that he can set an appointment for the interview and hopefully before the interview date rolls around have our I-130 documents at the Consulate and switch the interview to CR-1. Or at least I am hoping the consulate will allow this...so I guess I' trying to do the same thing as you. I still have a few more questions for everyone about the process at NVC. Are the AOS fee bill and Choice of Agent awlays generated at the same time? Is this standard? I plan on paying the AOS fee online and mailing in the AOS documents along with Choice of Agent, is there a problem with mailing these together? Also, is the IV Fee bill generated at the same time as AOS and COA or is it only generated when COA is recieved? Can I automatically send the IV package documents after I pay the IV fee or must I wait until the IV package is generated? Sorry for all of the questions but any answers would be appreciated.

Edited November 14, 2008 by Alli and Léo

[msnoob 3]

My spouse has not heard anything from the Consulate yet for the I-129F. But I am hoping that he can set an appointment for the interview and hopefully before the interview date rolls around have our I-130 documents at the Consulate and switch the interview to CR-1. Or at least I am hoping the consulate will allow this...so I guess I' trying to do the same thing as you. I still have a few more questions for everyone about the process at NVC. Are the AOS fee bill and Choice of Agent awlays generated at the same time? Is this standard? I plan on paying the AOS fee online and mailing in the AOS documents along with Choice of Agent, is there a problem with mailing these together? Also, is the IV Fee bill generated at the same time as AOS and COA or is it only generated when COA is recieved? Can I automatically send the IV package documents after I pay the IV fee or must I wait until the IV package is generated? Sorry for all of the questions but any answers would be appreciated.

I'm in the same boat as you going through the NVC so I hope my answers are accurate. The Ling-Che shortcut in the Wiki really helped me to understand the process (I think :-) ) LingChe shortcut

The AOS Bill and the Choice of Agent appear to be generated at the same time. The Choice of Agent is mailed to the Beneficiary and a copy is mailed to the petitioner. If at all possible, have your spouse sign this and send it to you before it is generated. This form seems to be one of the determining factors in how long the NVC process takes. Once you pay the AOS bill, you can print out the bar coded cover sheet and mail in the AOS packet. Once the COA is accepted by the NVC they will generate the IV bill. Once that is paid, you can send in the DS230 packet. My husband emailed the COA and we mailed the hardcopy. I'm hoping that it is accepted next week so I can pay the IV and AOS bills and send both the AOS and DS230 packets before the end of the month. After that... wait for case to be completed.

If you get an interview on the I129, I'm not sure what happens next. I plan to call the NVC to have them send my completed packet to the embassy without waiting on an appointment date since I will already have one.

Hope this helps!!

[Alli and Léo 0]

Thanks msnoob! very helpful

[Alli and Léo 0]

Hey everyone! The Choice of Agent and AOS Fee Bill were finally generated for my case yesterday. I overnighted the Choice of Agent signed by my husband to NVC this morning. I suppose my next step is to keep calling for the IIN but I always feel as if the operators are irritated with me. My mom says that they probably log all incoming calls so they can see how many times you called and I know that they can see all of the emails that I sent to NVC because they read off my email address which I never gave them on the petitions. So I guess that I'm just getting a little paranoid thinking that they are tracking all of this stuff and are now out to get me because I am sooooo irritating...hehehe. Do you think it hurts to keep calling to ask for the IIN or is it best to just wait to get it in the mail?

Edited November 18, 2008 by Alli and Léo