NVC FILERS - FOR October - 2010

[malvika 1]

Our case arrived at NVC on October 25th and the AOS Fee is still not invoiced online.... How long does it typically take for one to receive the email from NVC once they receive the case?

Thanks!

J&I - Look at my timeline. NVC assigned me a case number on 10/15 and my AOS fee bill was available to pay on 10/26, meaing it took 11 days after NVC assigned me a case number. But I still says it varies case to case. You might get yours soon. Good Luck

[malvika 1]

Hey, mate! Everything's well. My mother-in-law was ill last few days. So that took procedence over mailing the document. But it was mailed eventually. I should get it tomorrow (Nov 2.) I have everything else ready, including all the pages that doesn't require my wife singature (DS230 page 2 is the only thing that requires her signature.) Hopefully when I go home tomorrow after work, I'll have the package. Then I'll hit the gym for couple of hours and shower and finish up this documents over a nice tall cup of hot choco. Then I'll be ready to mail the IV package to NVC on Wednesday (Nov 3.) Hopefully AOS package will be scanned and tied to my case by then. It's been 4 days since NVC has my AOS package.

Indigo, sorry to hear about your mother in-law. Hopefully she is better now.

Be careful with your hot choco, you don't wanna spill it over your documents hehe

[J&I 0]

J&I - Look at my timeline. NVC assigned me a case number on 10/15 and my AOS fee bill was available to pay on 10/26, meaing it took 11 days after NVC assigned me a case number. But I still says it varies case to case. You might get yours soon. Good Luck

Thanks! It seems as if the average processing time is around 10 days from case number assigning to AOS Bill.

[IndigoSkies 168]

Indigo, sorry to hear about your mother in-law. Hopefully she is better now. Be careful with your hot choco, you don't wanna spill it over your documents hehe

You know. I'm just not going to be having anything while filling out these forms. Let's not even risk it.

[Verne Blaise 0]

Hello all, please can someone hint me on how long it could take for my names to be corrected after I've emailed a scan copy of my passport and USCIS approval notice? Called NVC this morning and the lady i got on phone recommended I scan and email to nvc.

Secondly what time does NVC system update during the day (it used to be 3PM is it still same) . for AOS fees and others. I am going ahead with payments and from what i found out this morning, the AOS had been deducted from my account.

Thank u all

[J&I 0]

NVC received my case file the same time as yours and our AOS fee bill still hasn't been invoiced either. I hope it won't take more than a week to invoice the bill.

Let me know if you hear anything fro NVC and I will do the same. Have a good day!

[LotofPatience 65]

Hello all, please can someone hint me on how long it could take for my names to be corrected after I've emailed a scan copy of my passport and USCIS approval notice? Called NVC this morning and the lady i got on phone recommended I scan and email to nvc.

Secondly what time does NVC system update during the day (it used to be 3PM is it still same) . for AOS fees and others. I am going ahead with payments and from what i found out this morning, the AOS had been deducted from my account.

Thank u all

It took NVC to correct my DOB almost a week.

Loto

[TomD 4]

Hello all, please can someone hint me on how long it could take for my names to be corrected after I've emailed a scan copy of my passport and USCIS approval notice? Called NVC this morning and the lady i got on phone recommended I scan and email to nvc.

Secondly what time does NVC system update during the day (it used to be 3PM is it still same) . for AOS fees and others. I am going ahead with payments and from what i found out this morning, the AOS had been deducted from my account.

Thank u all

Dont worry about it. It will take what ever time it takes. What ever we think is not material.

Focus on what you have control over. Make sure that when you send/submit your documents you provide them with complete documentation of your case. Case number, Petitioners name Date of Birth, Bennifiarys Name and Date of Birth. Also have the Case Number on the upper right hand corner of the documents for each page you send. I would also include a letter explaining what you have sent in and why you are doing so.

[Tommy&Toni 2]

Hi guys! A quick update- we had our NVC case num assigned on 21st Oct and today we finally got e-mails and my husband paid the AOS fee. The IV fee bill is not yet genarated so I'm going to wait till Thursday and if they haven't generated it by then I will e-mail the scanned DS-3032 (since that's what Loto suggested and see what happens.

I do have a question though (I might have asked that before.. ) regarding my civil documents. I obtained everything that is required, paid for Apostilles for each doc and translated everything myself. Nowhere on the NVC's web page did I see a requirement that the documents must be translated in one of those specialised offices so I figured just notarized copies/originals with an apostille + a translation in English should be good enough. I'm ready to ship everything but I also don't want to get a RFE.... what you guys think?

[LotofPatience 65]

Toni_sh,

I would suggest you should send a scanned copy tomorrow if you don't see the IV invoice by today.

Loto

[TomD 4]

Hi guys! A quick update- we had our NVC case num assigned on 21st Oct and today we finally got e-mails and my husband paid the AOS fee. The IV fee bill is not yet genarated so I'm going to wait till Thursday and if they haven't generated it by then I will e-mail the scanned DS-3032 (since that's what Loto suggested and see what happens.

I do have a question though (I might have asked that before.. ) regarding my civil documents. I obtained everything that is required, paid for Apostilles for each doc and translated everything myself. Nowhere on the NVC's web page did I see a requirement that the documents must be translated in one of those specialised offices so I figured just notarized copies/originals with an apostille + a translation in English should be good enough. I'm ready to ship everything but I also don't want to get a RFE.... what you guys think?

Don't know what Apostilles are. I am not sure on this because translations were not an issue for us. I would guess that translations would need to be from a reputable organization which would ensure accuracy. If they accepted translations from anyone then they would not have much confidence that the translations are accurate. Just my view.

Edited November 1, 2010 by TomD

[malvika 1]

Do we really need to write NVC case number on upper right cornor of DS-230 form and any other documents? Doesn't barcoded cover sheet takes care of all the documents enclosed with it? confused !

[LotofPatience 65]

Do we really need to write NVC case number on upper right cornor of DS-230 form and any other documents? Doesn't barcoded cover sheet takes care of all the documents enclosed with it? confused !

At least the instructions that came by email from NVC says so.

I didn't write it

Loto

[TomD 4]

Do we really need to write NVC case number on upper right cornor of DS-230 form and any other documents? Doesn't barcoded cover sheet takes care of all the documents enclosed with it? confused !

Yes you are. What have you been Reading? This has been the practice of everyone that I know of. Of course you dont need to put it on the Cover sheet. THe purpose for this in my view is in the event something was misplaced or separated they would be able to get it back to the package it belonged in. They have many packages they are dealing with and many are similar...

[Tommy&Toni 2]

Don't know what Apostilles are. I am not sure on this because translations were not an issue for us. I would guess that translations would need to be from a reputable organization which would ensure accuracy. If they accepted translations from anyone then they would not have much confidence that the translations are accurate. Just my view.

I see your point and it makes sence.

Appostile is a legal document that is accepted in.... sixty-something countries or so. This was a decision made on a conference in Hague in 1961, if I'm not mistaking. An apostille basically proves the authencity of a document and in my case it's issued in Bulgarian and in English.