Electronic Processing

[Wyatt's Torch 45]

I just received the following email:

Dear Sir/Madam:

Thank you for your interest in processing your case electronically with

the National Visa Center (NVC).

Your case has been updated with the email address you have provided to

us.

All further communication with NVC will now be done through this email

address NVCMontreal@state.gov.

All documents and forms that we request and require from you should be

scanned copies of the originals. The applicant must present all

original forms and documents to the Consular officer at the visa

interview. Failure to present the required originals at the visa

interview will result in a denial or delay in obtaining a visa for the

sponsored applicant.

So...does that sound to you like I can go ahead and send all my scanned documents, or is there another email I need to wait on?

What happened in your situation, Redmen?

[redmen99 1]

I just received the following email:

Dear Sir/Madam:

Thank you for your interest in processing your case electronically with

the National Visa Center (NVC).

Your case has been updated with the email address you have provided to

us.

All further communication with NVC will now be done through this email

address NVCMontreal@state.gov.

All documents and forms that we request and require from you should be

scanned copies of the originals. The applicant must present all

original forms and documents to the Consular officer at the visa

interview. Failure to present the required originals at the visa

interview will result in a denial or delay in obtaining a visa for the

sponsored applicant.

So...does that sound to you like I can go ahead and send all my scanned documents, or is there another email I need to wait on?

What happened in your situation, Redmen?

Congrats!

Honestly, I don't really know, but this is what I did/am doing:

Once I received the same email you got, I checked to see if the IV Fee bill was available to be paid, and it was. I waited a few days for another email with instructions to pay the bill, but none came. I didn't want to pay it right away because 1) the AVR still did not say they accepted the DS-3032 AND 2) there have been too many people on here that have been delayed 2-3 weeks because they paid the IV Fee Bill too early. I didn't want that to happen. Once the AVR changed to reflect the accepted choice of agent (a day later) I waited another day or two and still never got an email to pay it, so I called the NVC yesterday and the operator said it was fine to pay. So I paid that last night, and checked my bank info this morning and the money has been taken from my account already. Once the PAID receipt is available, you'll need to scan it and email that along with the DS-230 packet then anxiously await for log in fail and then case complete and then the all important interview.

I'll keep updating this as I go along. Hope it helps.

[Wyatt's Torch 45]

Hmm. At what point did you send in all the scanned documents (i.e.: DS-230, I-864, supporting materials etc.)?

Edit: Oops, nevermind. Caught that part on rereading. Thanks!

Edited October 23, 2009 by Wyatt's Torch

[redmen99 1]

Hmm. At what point did you send in all the scanned documents (i.e.: DS-230, I-864, supporting materials etc.)?

Edit: Oops, nevermind. Caught that part on rereading. Thanks!

The I-864 was sent in after the $70 bill was accepted and PAID receipt generated, right after I opted in, the rest, well, you saw that.

[Wyatt's Torch 45]

Hmm. At what point did you send in all the scanned documents (i.e.: DS-230, I-864, supporting materials etc.)?

Edit: Oops, nevermind. Caught that part on rereading. Thanks!

The I-864 was sent in after the $70 bill was accepted and PAID receipt generated, right after I opted in, the rest, well, you saw that.

Interesting. I thought a separate case number had to be generated first? That's the gist I got from Darnell's wiki...

It looks like information is pretty vague on the actual STEPS of the process.

I see that my IV bill is eligible to be paid, though the message at NVR doesn't say it has received the DS-3032...just the payment for it. Then again, I don't know if the messages at NVR are applicable, since we're doing it a different way.

Questions, questions, questions!

[redmen99 1]

Hmm. At what point did you send in all the scanned documents (i.e.: DS-230, I-864, supporting materials etc.)?

Edit: Oops, nevermind. Caught that part on rereading. Thanks!

The I-864 was sent in after the $70 bill was accepted and PAID receipt generated, right after I opted in, the rest, well, you saw that.

Interesting. I thought a separate case number had to be generated first? That's the gist I got from Darnell's wiki...

It looks like information is pretty vague on the actual STEPS of the process.

I see that my IV bill is eligible to be paid, though the message at NVR doesn't say it has received the DS-3032...just the payment for it. Then again, I don't know if the messages at NVR are applicable, since we're doing it a different way.

Questions, questions, questions!

I saw nothing in on the NVC website or in the information that was sent via the initial email from the NVC that says Montreal will issue you a new case number. I believe that is just for Guangzhou. I could be wrong, I don't know, I'm checking with sierratango since he went through this process already. I'm thinking it may be beneficial to have seperate Wiki's for the different electronic filing consulates as things may be different at each one.

I'll let you know if I find out anything.

[Wyatt's Torch 45]

Hmm. At what point did you send in all the scanned documents (i.e.: DS-230, I-864, supporting materials etc.)?

Edit: Oops, nevermind. Caught that part on rereading. Thanks!

The I-864 was sent in after the $70 bill was accepted and PAID receipt generated, right after I opted in, the rest, well, you saw that.

Interesting. I thought a separate case number had to be generated first? That's the gist I got from Darnell's wiki...

It looks like information is pretty vague on the actual STEPS of the process.

I see that my IV bill is eligible to be paid, though the message at NVR doesn't say it has received the DS-3032...just the payment for it. Then again, I don't know if the messages at NVR are applicable, since we're doing it a different way.

Questions, questions, questions!

I saw nothing in on the NVC website or in the information that was sent via the initial email from the NVC that says Montreal will issue you a new case number. I believe that is just for Guangzhou. I could be wrong, I don't know, I'm checking with sierratango since he went through this process already. I'm thinking it may be beneficial to have seperate Wiki's for the different electronic filing consulates as things may be different at each one.

I'll let you know if I find out anything.

Thanks Redmen.

Yes, Sierratango is probably the BEST source of information for us right now.

Hopefully he'll contribute to this thread!

[sierratango 0]

Hi Everyone,

I've actually gone through this process from start to finish - and we were approved at the Montreal consulate last week. Many of the people on this forum answered a lot of my questions - and I'm very thankful for that.

I was asked to post some more detail about the process I followed (electronically), and will try to do so later this evening.

The one thing I will say - the waiting will still occur, and the responses from NVC (phone and/or e-mail) will not instill a great deal of confidence. And for anyone on here that is fairly technical - this is also not the most secure method of transmitting such sensitive information. However, the process was completed a lot quicker - and it seems that interview scheduling was handled a lot faster as well. However, it could have just been coincidence. The electronic process does involve a lot of "checking in" regularly and keeping an eye on things (for example, watching for the AOS and IV Fee bills to become payable on the site).

Will get back to all of you soon!

[Wyatt's Torch 45]

I REALLY look forward to your coming recap, Sierratango, and greatly appreciate your taking the time to come back and post.

I've got lots of questions, but I'll be patient and wait for your post.

Thanks again...and congrats on the approval!

[mast3r12 0]

Yea, I just finished this process aswell.. submitted the IV Packet about 2 days ago.. what now? Where do we find out if the case at the NVC is approved? I guess we have to wait till the Log In fails on the DoS? Can you tell me a bit about how long the process took after you sent the DS230 and stuff? I'm filing as IR1 aswell.

[Wyatt's Torch 45]

Yea, I just finished this process aswell.. submitted the IV Packet about 2 days ago.. what now? Where do we find out if the case at the NVC is approved? I guess we have to wait till the Log In fails on the DoS? Can you tell me a bit about how long the process took after you sent the DS230 and stuff? I'm filing as IR1 aswell.

Hmm. This seems to be my biggest question, actually.

What caused you to send off the IV packet? I have all of the forms scanned in and ready to fire off at any moment. I've paid both the AOS and the IV fees, but I'm not sure at what juncture I should send everything in.

Looks like we'll just have to wait for Sierratango to let us know how he did it.

[mast3r12 0]

Yea, I just finished this process aswell.. submitted the IV Packet about 2 days ago.. what now? Where do we find out if the case at the NVC is approved? I guess we have to wait till the Log In fails on the DoS? Can you tell me a bit about how long the process took after you sent the DS230 and stuff? I'm filing as IR1 aswell.

Hmm. This seems to be my biggest question, actually.

What caused you to send off the IV packet? I have all of the forms scanned in and ready to fire off at any moment. I've paid both the AOS and the IV fees, but I'm not sure at what juncture I should send everything in.

Looks like we'll just have to wait for Sierratango to let us know how he did it.

Well, what I did was once the website said " PAID " beside both the IV Fee and the AOS Fee, I simple attached the receipts of both to the IV Packet and sent it in.. didn't / couldn't wait any longer ha ha.. and I've looked around.. and estimate that it should get approved within 10 - 12 days from now. THEN will be the eternal wait for interview!

[She_Fitz 0]

I did things a little different.

I did not sign my DS-3032 I just filled it out on line and typed in my name where the signature was supposed to be and it was accepted. The email was sent to both mine and my husband's email addresses.

I sent it in last Saturday and I got an email back from NVC today.

Our IV bill was generated on line and we need to send the I-184 (hubby needs to get his stuff together this weekend).

So far so good.

[mast3r12 0]

I did things a little different.

I did not sign my DS-3032 I just filled it out on line and typed in my name where the signature was supposed to be and it was accepted. The email was sent to both mine and my husband's email addresses.

I sent it in last Saturday and I got an email back from NVC today.

Our IV bill was generated on line and we need to send the I-184 (hubby needs to get his stuff together this weekend).

So far so good.

Hmmm I guess that works aswell.. I just printed my forms out and signed it.. scanned it and attached as a PDF and sent it in.

[redmen99 1]

I just got my IV Fee Bill e-mail. I guess they do send them still. I paid it last night, so I hope it doesn't screw me up. I guess I'll find out soon enough.

From what I understand from Sierratango, there is no difference in process for electronic filing then regular filing EXCEPT for electronic filing, you email everything in pdf format to the special Montreal NVC email address and do not mail anything in unless they request it.

So after you pay your bills and they show paid, print out the Paid receipt then email the packets in. For Montreal, they do not change your case number, so no need to wait for that.

Danielle