STUCK @ NVC for AP

[cdneh 3,112]

Thanks everyone for your thoughts. We do all seem to be from the same time frame. My NOA2 was on Aug. 26 and NVC receive date was Sept. 3 . It's the not knowing anything thats the hard part. We expect a certain amount of time to go from 1 to 2 but this wait comes out of nowhere and surprises you. I'll be checking 4-5 times a week like I'm sure you all do. I have sent 1 e-mail too with no response yet but didn't really think they would till they are done. Hope we all can get out of AP soon.

I do not know if its a time frame issue, I have a chat friend who has also filed a week earlier than I did. They already got the letter from the Embassy today, which means it passed through NVC very quickly. However my case seems different.

I received my NOA2 on Sept 11th, called NVC on sept 20 and got the case no. they assigned it and found out it is in AP. Called sept 21 to find out when they actually received my petition because I forgot the first time I called to ask. The lady would not give me any information, she said my name as the petitioner did not match the name of the petitioner that they had. My case was flagged for review by a supervisor and I was told to call back in 15 business days.

then it appears THEY made a mistake, a clerical error in your file... now guess who will be penalized for that mistake? I would not wait 15 days. I would call them every day, and ask to talk to a supervisor, write a letter (not e-mail but registered mail) and contact your congressman. Well, that's just me, but I don't bear incompetence too easily, particularly when it impedes me from achieving the thing I want most in my life. Maybe you are not in a hurry anyway. Some aren't. As for me, I've waited a long time to be with my Love, and we're both tired of waiting. I don't mean to imply you don't want to be with your beloved, I'm just acknowledging there are different circumstances. Those here who are stuck in AP at NVC and feel some urgency should not tolerate the way they treat us. Why should they tell us blatant lies, then refuse to give us any reason why our petition is stalled there in that black hole, and tell us we should just wait patiently and blindly, when we (most of us) already waited a painfully long time to be with our Loves? It's inhuman to treat us this way. I'm calling my congressman today. Yesterday I sent a registered letter to NVC physical address, and they also told me call back in 15 days. I laughed. I'll call them twice every day. They are public servants, not our Lords and Masters.

LOL..every time they told us that, call back in a couple of weeks, my SO said..."I have free minutes up the yin-yang and speed dial. I'll call you ten times a day if I feel like it"

[ladonna 0]

Responding to the person who said they found a fax number for the Department of State after great effort, but they were unwilling to share that fax number here in the forum for fear the number would become "flooded" ... I wonder why you mentioned it at all then? The spirit of this forum is to share information, help each other, and commiserate. Please don't tell us you are privvy to some special information you are not willing to share with the rest of us. What was your purpose in doing it? To gloat? To tease the rest of us? To be admired? Please, just keep such things off the forum if you are not willing to share. You just make a bad situation worse.

[crazymazy 0]

Responding to the person who said they found a fax number for the Department of State after great effort, but they were unwilling to share that fax number here in the forum for fear the number would become "flooded" ... I wonder why you mentioned it at all then? The spirit of this forum is to share information, help each other, and commiserate. Please don't tell us you are privvy to some special information you are not willing to share with the rest of us. What was your purpose in doing it? To gloat? To tease the rest of us? To be admired? Please, just keep such things off the forum if you are not willing to share. You just make a bad situation worse.

ladonna

we will get out soon

[ladonna 0]

Responding to the person who said they found a fax number for the Department of State after great effort, but they were unwilling to share that fax number here in the forum for fear the number would become "flooded" ... I wonder why you mentioned it at all then? The spirit of this forum is to share information, help each other, and commiserate. Please don't tell us you are privvy to some special information you are not willing to share with the rest of us. What was your purpose in doing it? To gloat? To tease the rest of us? To be admired? Please, just keep such things off the forum if you are not willing to share. You just make a bad situation worse.

ladonna

we will get out soon

yes, eventually we will ... good luck to all of us and please keep the spirit of fellowship and sharing in a very bad situation.

[dhc 0]

Responding to the person who said they found a fax number for the Department of State after great effort, but they were unwilling to share that fax number here in the forum for fear the number would become "flooded" ... I wonder why you mentioned it at all then? The spirit of this forum is to share information, help each other, and commiserate. Please don't tell us you are privvy to some special information you are not willing to share with the rest of us. What was your purpose in doing it? To gloat? To tease the rest of us? To be admired? Please, just keep such things off the forum if you are not willing to share. You just make a bad situation worse.

Hi ladonna,

Haven't found the fax number but did find the phone number to the offices. I'm hoping to get the fax number if I'm able to get through.

I understand the members concern regarding flooding the numbers but at the same time maybe it will draw attention to our concerns. The way I see it these people work for the taxpayers and more importantly for their fellow US Citizens, an overloaded fax machine is hardly a burden.

[ladonna 0]

Responding to the person who said they found a fax number for the Department of State after great effort, but they were unwilling to share that fax number here in the forum for fear the number would become "flooded" ... I wonder why you mentioned it at all then? The spirit of this forum is to share information, help each other, and commiserate. Please don't tell us you are privvy to some special information you are not willing to share with the rest of us. What was your purpose in doing it? To gloat? To tease the rest of us? To be admired? Please, just keep such things off the forum if you are not willing to share. You just make a bad situation worse.

Hi ladonna,

Haven't found the fax number but did find the phone number to the offices. I'm hoping to get the fax number if I'm able to get through.

I understand the members concern regarding flooding the numbers but at the same time maybe it will draw attention to our concerns. The way I see it these people work for the taxpayers and more importantly for their fellow US Citizens, an overloaded fax machine is hardly a burden.

yes, and really, there are what ... maybe 10 of us here who will actually use that number? I'm trying to get it too, and will certainly share it if I'm able to get it. Thanks!

[ladonna 0]

here is the url for the U.S. Department of State personnel directory with phone numbers. Scroll to pages 12-13 and there is the consular affairs section. I' haven't had time to call any of the numbers yet to ask specifically which is the best person to contact, but I'll probably start with David Donahue,Deputy Assistant Secretary for Visa Services http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/112065.pdf. Good luck!

Edited September 29, 2009 by ladonna

[Stephen + Elisha 92]

here is the url for the U.S. Department of State personnel directory with phone numbers. Scroll to pages 12-13 and there is the consular affairs section. I' haven't had time to call any of the numbers yet to ask specifically which is the best person to contact, but I'll probably start with David Donahue,Deputy Assistant Secretary for Visa Services http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/112065.pdf. Good luck!

Good work. You probably could have found that hours ago if you hadn't wasted your time and effort sending me rude and insulting private messages.

Hint: the "Unclassified Fax" number doesn't work. You have to call someone and charm a fax number out of them. Good luck to all.

[dhc 0]

here is the url for the U.S. Department of State personnel directory with phone numbers. Scroll to pages 12-13 and there is the consular affairs section. I' haven't had time to call any of the numbers yet to ask specifically which is the best person to contact, but I'll probably start with David Donahue,Deputy Assistant Secretary for Visa Services http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/112065.pdf. Good luck!

Good work. You probably could have found that hours ago if you hadn't wasted your time and effort sending me rude and insulting private messages.

Hint: the "Unclassified Fax" number doesn't work. You have to call someone and charm a fax number out of them. Good luck to all.

Yes good luck to us all, and I hope they don't just discard these faxes, and someone actually does something about them.

[ladonna 0]

here is the url for the U.S. Department of State personnel directory with phone numbers. Scroll to pages 12-13 and there is the consular affairs section. I' haven't had time to call any of the numbers yet to ask specifically which is the best person to contact, but I'll probably start with David Donahue,Deputy Assistant Secretary for Visa Services http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/112065.pdf. Good luck!

Good work. You probably could have found that hours ago if you hadn't wasted your time and effort sending me rude and insulting private messages.

Hint: the "Unclassified Fax" number doesn't work. You have to call someone and charm a fax number out of them. Good luck to all.

Really, it took about 5 minutes to find that directory, it wasn't hard at all, which really makes me even more amazed you were unwilling to share it with the rest of us. Didn't you say it took you hours of research? Now you should let this subject die. You erred and you should just be a man and admit your mistake. Ciao.

[ladonna 0]

I "charmed" a fax number out of them simply by asking ... 202 647-9622 ... but I haven't had time to verify that fax number yet, so I don't guarantee it.

I must be incredibly charming

Edited September 29, 2009 by ladonna

[dhc 0]

I "charmed" a fax number out of them simply by asking ... 202 647-9622 ... but I haven't had time to verify that fax number yet, so I don't guarantee it.

I called the office of Janice Lee Jacobs, and got that fax number as well, I faxed my letter but she maybe too high up in the food chain. Let us know if you get anywhere with the Deputy.

[Stephen + Elisha 92]

here is the url for the U.S. Department of State personnel directory with phone numbers. Scroll to pages 12-13 and there is the consular affairs section. I' haven't had time to call any of the numbers yet to ask specifically which is the best person to contact, but I'll probably start with David Donahue,Deputy Assistant Secretary for Visa Services http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/112065.pdf. Good luck!

Good work. You probably could have found that hours ago if you hadn't wasted your time and effort sending me rude and insulting private messages.

Hint: the "Unclassified Fax" number doesn't work. You have to call someone and charm a fax number out of them. Good luck to all.

Really, it took about 5 minutes to find that directory, it wasn't hard at all, which really makes me even more amazed you were unwilling to share it with the rest of us. Didn't you say it took you hours of research? Now you should let this subject die. You erred and you should just be a man and admit your mistake. Ciao.

You had to call and hope that someone will divulge one. That's what I did, and had I just turned around and posted the number here, it would have been child's play to connect the dots. Sorry, but like I said before, I've been burned too many times in this process to take ANY chances.

It took you all of five minutes to find the directory, eh? Yet you spent the better part of an hour sending private messages calling me selfish and perverse, accusing me of gloating, etc. All because I considered it too risky to divulge information that I had to obtain through personal contact. See how much time you wasted on spite and anger!

Anyway, I did err: I responded to your first rude, spiteful message. That opened the floodgates. That was a mistake which I definitely regret.

Edited September 29, 2009 by Stephen + Elisha

[ladonna 0]

here is the url for the U.S. Department of State personnel directory with phone numbers. Scroll to pages 12-13 and there is the consular affairs section. I' haven't had time to call any of the numbers yet to ask specifically which is the best person to contact, but I'll probably start with David Donahue,Deputy Assistant Secretary for Visa Services http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/112065.pdf. Good luck!

Good work. You probably could have found that hours ago if you hadn't wasted your time and effort sending me rude and insulting private messages.

Hint: the "Unclassified Fax" number doesn't work. You have to call someone and charm a fax number out of them. Good luck to all.

Really, it took about 5 minutes to find that directory, it wasn't hard at all, which really makes me even more amazed you were unwilling to share it with the rest of us. Didn't you say it took you hours of research? Now you should let this subject die. You erred and you should just be a man and admit your mistake. Ciao.

You don't have a working fax number yet, do you? You have to call and hope that someone will divulge one. That's what I did, and had I turned around and posted the number here, it would have been child's play to connect the dots. Sorry, but like I said before, I've been burned too many times in this process to take ANY chances.

It took you all of five minutes to find the directory, eh? Yet you spent the better part of an hour sending private messages calling me selfish and perverse, accusing me of gloating, etc. All because I considered it too risky to divulge information that I had to obtain through personal contact. See how much time you wasted on spite and anger!

Anyway, I did err—I responded to your first rude, spiteful message. That opened the floodgates. That was a mistake which I definitely regret.

please stop this silly childish business ... i sent you 3 very brief messages ... one asking you politely for that number, and 2 responding to your silly pm's ... now I have you blocked on pm's so you are attacking me here? Stop it, we should all be working together to achieve our common goal ... to bring our loved ones here to live with us in peace and happiness.

[dhc 0]

here is the url for the U.S. Department of State personnel directory with phone numbers. Scroll to pages 12-13 and there is the consular affairs section. I' haven't had time to call any of the numbers yet to ask specifically which is the best person to contact, but I'll probably start with David Donahue,Deputy Assistant Secretary for Visa Services http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/112065.pdf. Good luck!

Good work. You probably could have found that hours ago if you hadn't wasted your time and effort sending me rude and insulting private messages.

Hint: the "Unclassified Fax" number doesn't work. You have to call someone and charm a fax number out of them. Good luck to all.

Really, it took about 5 minutes to find that directory, it wasn't hard at all, which really makes me even more amazed you were unwilling to share it with the rest of us. Didn't you say it took you hours of research? Now you should let this subject die. You erred and you should just be a man and admit your mistake. Ciao.

You don't have a working fax number yet, do you? You have to call and hope that someone will divulge one. That's what I did, and had I turned around and posted the number here, it would have been child's play to connect the dots. Sorry, but like I said before, I've been burned too many times in this process to take ANY chances.

It took you all of five minutes to find the directory, eh? Yet you spent the better part of an hour sending private messages calling me selfish and perverse, accusing me of gloating, etc. All because I considered it too risky to divulge information that I had to obtain through personal contact. See how much time you wasted on spite and anger!

Anyway, I did err—I responded to your first rude, spiteful message. That opened the floodgates. That was a mistake which I definitely regret.

Let's all get through this guys..we are all frustrated, this forum has been a great help and very supportive. Good luck to all to the rest of their journey and maybe since we are nearing the 2-4 week mark that we all get some well deserved news before this week ends.