NVC and Priority Date

[steve2004 0]

Hello,

I have my I-140 approved petition forwarded to National Visa Center. They sent me an invoice and I already paid all of the fees. Now I’m in the step where I have to provide all of the documents like birth certificate, court records etc…

My question is:

Since my priority date is October 2006 and now for EB3 priority dates are 22JAN2005 will NVC schedule my interview or they will wait for dates to be available. According to NVC web site as far as I understand they should schedule one. Since they didn’t notify me that they will put my petition on hold:

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If your Priority Date meets the most recent Qualifying Date, the NVC will:

1. Invoice you for your visa application fees

2. Collect your visa application and supporting documentation

3. Hold your visa petition until an interview can be scheduled with a consular officer at a U.S. Embassy or U.S. Consulate General abroad.

If your Priority Date DOES NOT meet the most recent Qualifying Date, the NVC will notify you and hold your petition until your Priority Date meets the most recent Qualifying Date. The Department of State updates the Qualifying Dates on a monthly basis.

http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/types/types_1309.html

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Many Thanks in advance!

[ravis 0]

Hello,

I have my I-140 approved petition forwarded to National Visa Center. They sent me an invoice and I already paid all of the fees. Now I’m in the step where I have to provide all of the documents like birth certificate, court records etc…

My question is:

Since my priority date is October 2006 and now for EB3 priority dates are 22JAN2005 will NVC schedule my interview or they will wait for dates to be available. According to NVC web site as far as I understand they should schedule one. Since they didn’t notify me that they will put my petition on hold:

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If your Priority Date meets the most recent Qualifying Date, the NVC will:

1. Invoice you for your visa application fees

2. Collect your visa application and supporting documentation

3. Hold your visa petition until an interview can be scheduled with a consular officer at a U.S. Embassy or U.S. Consulate General abroad.

If your Priority Date DOES NOT meet the most recent Qualifying Date, the NVC will notify you and hold your petition until your Priority Date meets the most recent Qualifying Date. The Department of State updates the Qualifying Dates on a monthly basis.

http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/types/types_1309.html

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Many Thanks in advance!

Hello,

Congratulations. I am very happy for you that your file reached NVC safely and you have paid your fees. Unless, the dates become current or NVC predicts that it might become current in the near future, they will hold the file till then to schedule your interview.

My wife's file never reached NVC, got lost in transit and she lost more than 2years because of that. She had to resend the whole documents to recreate the file and also file I-824. Her dates are current, I-824 has finally reached NVC but USCIS have put the wrong EB category(should have been EB2 but now it is EB3), we are trying to get it corrected with the correct I-824. Her dates have been current for more than 6 months, but there is nothing we can do unless they correct the EB category.

Could you please let me know the timeline for the request to submit the documents after you paid the fees?

Thanks and congratulations again.

[steve2004 0]

Well, My I-140 took three years, I had a lot of issues including the petition been misdirected and sitting on somebody's desk for more than a year. But I'm glad now it is approved.

Once you paid the fees the NVC (from the website) you have to come back three days to print out the invoice. Then you will see a link for the instructions to submit documents.

Regarding the priority dates I'm still not sure. It clearly states that they will issue invoice only if I meet the most qualified dates, don't you think so? Then I shouldn't be waiting for dates to be available, or I'm misunderstanding it?

Many Thanks.

[ravis 0]

Well, My I-140 took three years, I had a lot of issues including the petition been misdirected and sitting on somebody's desk for more than a year. But I'm glad now it is approved.

Once you paid the fees the NVC (from the website) you have to come back three days to print out the invoice. Then you will see a link for the instructions to submit documents.

Regarding the priority dates I'm still not sure. It clearly states that they will issue invoice only if I meet the most qualified dates, don't you think so? Then I shouldn't be waiting for dates to be available, or I'm misunderstanding it?

Many Thanks.

Hello,

I surely hope that they schedule your interview soon. May be they are forecasting that your dates might become current sooner and that is the reason they have invoiced you and asked you to send the documents.

Good luck and kindly keep us all posted on the developments.

Regards,

[elsie 3]

Congrats @steve2004. Pls what country are you from? I think your consulate matters too.