Question about NVC and IV fee

[yonkersvan 0]

Called NVC a while ago to check on the status and just to verify that me (the petitioner) and the NVC are in the same page.

I logged in at http://travel.state.gov/visa/visa_4354.html yesterday just to check things out and behold, the site showed that I could pay my parent's IV fees so I went ahead and paid.

So, today, when I called NVC, the I asked them what the next step is, what they received and what I expect to receive next.

I also told them that the site let me pay for IV fee. The representative told me that I would be penalized 10-15 days for them to correct it because they just mailed the IV bill today and that I should have waited for it to arrive to me.

I called again after a few minutes and the 2nd rep told me that as long as I can see it (IV fee), then I should be able to pay for it.

So, now, I'm confused. Do I need to wait for the IV bill to arrive before paying for it?

Am I going to be penalized 10-15 working days for them to correct my "mistake" of paying the IV fee before they were able to ship the bill to me?

I thought it was smart for me to follow what I read here on this link:

http://www.visajourney.com/wiki/index.php/...he_NVC_ShortCut

Please enlighten me.

[bowgirl 8]

Called NVC a while ago to check on the status and just to verify that me (the petitioner) and the NVC are in the same page.

I logged in at http://travel.state.gov/visa/visa_4354.html yesterday just to check things out and behold, the site showed that I could pay my parent's IV fees so I went ahead and paid.

So, today, when I called NVC, the I asked them what the next step is, what they received and what I expect to receive next.

I also told them that the site let me pay for IV fee. The representative told me that I would be penalized 10-15 days for them to correct it because they just mailed the IV bill today and that I should have waited for it to arrive to me.

I called again after a few minutes and the 2nd rep told me that as long as I can see it (IV fee), then I should be able to pay for it.

So, now, I'm confused. Do I need to wait for the IV bill to arrive before paying for it?

Am I going to be penalized 10-15 working days for them to correct my "mistake" of paying the IV fee before they were able to ship the bill to me?

I thought it was smart for me to follow what I read here on this link:

http://www.visajourney.com/wiki/index.php/...he_NVC_ShortCut

Please enlighten me.

You'll be ok. My husband paid my IV bill online when he saw that it was ready to be paid. We didn't wait for their mail or email. After 3 days, it showed PAID online and I just sent my IV package to NVC..Don' forget to print the coversheet. Goodluck.

[yonkersvan 0]

Salamat po