July 2010 NVC thread!

[CCNKC 0]

Congrats!!! Is that the normal amount of time it's taking for this? Looks like I will have to wait a little longer than I hoped for. As I was approved on 7/14 when do you think I should be calling for my NVC Number? I was thinking Monday 7/26.

Agreed with triaxxx and jujuswife, you may call NVC now as it won't hurt. I guess you may wait for 10-14 days before getting a case no. A few early July approved VJers waited for 2 weeks before having their case no. assigned.

[jujuswife 1]

TomD, it won't hurt to call once a day.... I'd call around 11pm and ask for the operator if the AVR doesn't give me any update. Sometimes the AVR/Payment Portal updates after 5pm or so... If I hadn't been persistent on my AOS issue, I would still be waiting for them to send me the AOS stuff. I spoke with at least 2-3 operators who didn't do sh--. Pls Excuse my language guys. Then last monday I spoke to another and she cared enough to teach me that I could send my AOS forms with the DS230 coversheet since there was probably a glitch in the system thats why my AOS wasn't showing as Paid. She was so nice that she even explained to me what else was going on with my file.

e.g. my request for expedite was sent to Manila and awaiting a response but it's already there

Triaxxx they told me something similar when i called about the pay portal in March. Apparently, you can create your own barcoded cover sheet using the barcode on the emailed DDS 3032 form. The operator said it wouldn't be a problem to send in my documents that way. However, at the time I wasn't in a rush because I knew I wouldn't be able to get in both the AOs and IV packet at the same time. SO I waited until the portal was working again.

However, if anyone is having issues with the portal and you know the money was taken out of your accoun then I say you should sent in your documents. Use the barcode from the DS 3032.

[Married2009 32]

Thanks Triaxxx and jujuswife, I will cal them tonight. Who knows. Might as well break the ice...

You will have the number to NVC memorized, the menu options, and sub-menu options, your case number and your invoice number memorized before you are thru. As for the NVC operators - it reached a point in the March-April threads, where we were posting the operator's name, if they were nice or rude, and if they actually gave you any information, instead of just reading the prepared script they have been given.

But fear not! You will make it thru.

Edited July 22, 2010 by Married2009

[JDParis 0]

Triaxxx they told me something similar when i called about the pay portal in March. Apparently, you can create your own barcoded cover sheet using the barcode on the emailed DDS 3032 form. The operator said it wouldn't be a problem to send in my documents that way. However, at the time I wasn't in a rush because I knew I wouldn't be able to get in both the AOs and IV packet at the same time. SO I waited until the portal was working again.

However, if anyone is having issues with the portal and you know the money was taken out of your accoun then I say you should sent in your documents. Use the barcode from the DS 3032.

Hello all,

We just got our NOA2 on July 1st, and assigned a NVC case number just a few days ago. YAY!!!

Can anyone post an attachment of their AOS Barcoded Coversheet, preferably an "official" one from the NVC, but even a "create your own" example would be awesome (assuming it's been sent in and accepted without any problems). We are in the waiting period between having paid our AOS fee (currently "in process") and being able to print out the NVC sent barcoded coversheet. However, we've had all of our NVC forms filed out and ready to go for months now, so anything we can do to speed up the waiting would be fantastic. Just don't want to send something in that will actually hinder our process.

If anyone can post their barcoded coversheet, or share their "create your own" experiences/sucesses/issues, that would be awesome!

Thanks so much,

Jess & Daniel

[JDParis 0]

One more question:

Did any of my fellow "eager beavers" that filled out your NVC forms ahead of time (ie. prior to even receiving your NOA2) have any issues using the forms from USCIS instead of the forms that the NVC sent?

For example, we printed out the DS-3032 (Choice of Agent) Form online from the USCIS website and have it ready to go (in addition to emailing it), but when we got the Choice of Agent form from the NVC, the forms didn't look alike. They do however have the same version numbers at the top. AND we are printing out labels with the barcode included on the NVC Choice of Agent email to attach to the tops of any forms we send in. Should that be okay? Only issue with sending in the NVC sent Choice of Agent Form is that my husband filled out and signed the form we printed from the USCIS and sent it to me several weeks ago, so I have it in hand, ready to send. If he was to print out the new NVC Choice of Agent form, it would take weeks to send it from the UK to the US, assuming it ever gets there at all.

Any advice/stories/experiences?

THANKS!

[March2010 2]

Did any of my fellow "eager beavers" that filled out your NVC forms ahead of time (ie. prior to even receiving your NOA2) have any issues using the forms from USCIS instead of the forms that the NVC sent?

I did and had no problems.

[JDParis 0]

I did and had no problems.

Hey March2010! Thanks for the response! Did you go the "create your own barcoded coversheet" route as well?

[March2010 2]

Hey March2010! Thanks for the response! Did you go the "create your own barcoded coversheet" route as well?

Yes, but the bar code had an advertisement for the that web site that makes it. I removed that using Photoshop and then printed it. I did also send an email too.

[JDParis 0]

Yes, but the bar code had an advertisement for the that web site that makes it. I removed that using Photoshop and then printed it. I did also send an email too.

Sweet! That's exactly what I was did. Did yours look like the document attached? And then you just changed the case number and pasted your barcode in place of the current one?

I-864-Coversheet.doc

[March2010 2]

Sweet! That's exactly what I was did. Did yours look like the document attached? And then you just changed the case number and pasted your barcode in place of the current one?

I did that for the Choice of Agent only.

For the I-864, I used their cover sheet fro the payment portal.

[sachinky 465]

hey sachinky ... when i have question.. u just chime in.. like angel. thank you so much. Bhalo bhashi.

Haha. Amio bhalo bashi.

[ally and moh 3]

Wanted to tell everyone here that NVC FINALLY sent our case on to Jordan yesterday for our interview on Aug 24. Seems s little slow... but so is the whole process! :dance:

[Nica_In_Love 98]

Good luck Ally!!

[ally and moh 3]

Good luck Ally!!

Thanks!

[triaxxx 1]

Was told by nvc tonight that they sent everything to the embassy in manila. Hopefully that means our expedite got approved.