December Immigrant Visa Filers (IR-1/CR-1)

[ZahidAntara 1]

Does anyone knows how long it takes for NVC to process the DS3032 email. My wife emailed on 15th. We received the auto response but no confirmation yet.

[RosyMad 2]

I did mine on Tuesday night.. and got the email today.

Have you gotten any emails to your account from the NVC?

[ZahidAntara 1]

Yes I did received other emils from NVC without any problem.

[RosyMad 2]

try resending it again. I emailed it on Tuesday and then again last night. Then today I got the confirmation.

[lvriesling 11]

For anyone thinking about using the NVC email-inquiry system to ask NVC to confirm that they received your I-864 and DS-230 forms (as I did), here is an excerpt from their emailed reply (which arrived six full days after I sent my email inquiry to them):

Dear Sir/Madam:

Your inquiry has been received at the National Visa Center (NVC).

Unfortunately, we are unable to confirm if your mail was received at the NVC. Once your mail is received and matched with your case appropriate action will be taken. Please allow at least 20 business days from the day the mail was sent for it to be matched with the case file and reviewed.

The US Postal Service, however, did sent me emailed Certified Mail package tracking information, so I already know NVC did receive it.

But in a more perfect E-Government world, NVC's website should promptly display all relevant case tracking information in response to the entry of one's NVC Case Number.

[yhang 20]

For anyone thinking about using the NVC email-inquiry system to ask NVC to confirm that they received your I-864 and DS-230 forms (as I did), here is an excerpt from their emailed reply (which arrived six full days after I sent my email inquiry to them):

Dear Sir/Madam:

Your inquiry has been received at the National Visa Center (NVC).

Unfortunately, we are unable to confirm if your mail was received at the NVC. Once your mail is received and matched with your case appropriate action will be taken. Please allow at least 20 business days from the day the mail was sent for it to be matched with the case file and reviewed.

The US Postal Service, however, did sent me emailed Certified Mail package tracking information, so I already know NVC did receive it.

But in a more perfect E-Government world, NVC's website should promptly display all relevant case tracking information in response to the entry of one's NVC Case Number.

I agree! All you can get from NVC is wait 20 business days! Tried the email and calling NVC to check, they say the same thing. It's not true tho! 10 days after they received our packets (we tracked using FedEx since they (NVC) can't tell), we got the case completed at NVC.

NVC sucks

[lvriesling 11]

in a more perfect E-Government world, NVC's website should promptly display all relevant case tracking information in response to the entry of one's NVC Case Number.

And this explains it:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/on-innovations/the-coming-death-of-open-government/2011/06/21/AGPK3afH_story.html

Washington Post, Wednesday, June 22, 7:36 AM

Vivek Kundra, the first Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the United States of America, appointed by President Obama on March 5, 2009

Vivek Kundra’s resignation last week from his post as the nation’s Chief Information Officer is an ominous event.

Kundra’s goal was to set government data free via an expansive Internet effort called Data.gov, and encourage innovation with government-collected data through the Open Government Initiative. He had hoped to slash tens of billions of dollars from the government information technology (I.T.) budget by democratizing who and which types of companies can deliver I.T. solutions to the government. The most radical part of his program was to make public data available to entrepreneurs, allowing them to build new applications that solved problems for the government and their communities.

The program was off to a great start, with hundreds of thousands of data sets becoming available, and entrepreneurs building thousands of innovative applications. Then the ill-considered race to slash the Federal deficit started. The Obama Administration agreed to cut e-government initiative funding from $35 million to $8 million. Never mind that Kundra’s programs had already saved taxpayers $3 billion over the past two years.

Not surprisingly, Kundra resigned. [...] featured on the home page of the Data.gov is a picture of a cupcake with two lit candles and the festive words “ Happy 2nd Anniversary, Data.gov.” It’s a hollow celebration marking the gutting of a rare win–win scenario that resulted, while it lasted, in both less spending and better government.

[elya4848 3]

Elya has an interview date of August 9 yee hah!!

[yhang 20]

Elya has an interview date of August 9 yee hah!!

yayayayayyayaay!!! hehehe! Congrats!

[lvriesling 11]

Apparently NVC cannot be telephoned by people who use Magic Jack:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/311169-magic-jack-and-nvc/

Posted 22 May 2011 - 04:07 PM

I have found that every attempt to call NVC from my Magic Jack, results in a busy signal. Skype works fine.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/310558-any-luck-calling-nvc/

Posted 19 May 2011 - 08:25 PM

Rob&Pame, on 18 May 2011 - 01:06 PM, said:

I tried calling from a magicjack. For some reason it doesn't work. I called from my cell phone and it worked.

you can not call using a magicjack....i also have tried and tried and called MJ dumb PPL and all they will say is some areas are not cost effective for magicjack.........in other words the 603 code is blocked. , i now use my cell phone its only cost minutes , i use the speed dial system. good luck for get magicjack it wont work

And NVC will email you bogus messages:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/307038-confusing-e-mail-from-nvc/

Posted 26 April 2011 - 05:44 PM

I got an auto response from NVC "Checklist cover letter". It says I need to submit Immigrant Visa Application and AOS documents. I already sent in the AOS (I-864 + supporting documents) last week. So why are they sending me an e-mail saying to submit the papers? I can't send the IV application yet because we're still waiting for police clearances. I'll send that in a month. Is this just an auto response?

Posted 27 April 2011 - 02:22 PM

Something crazy is going on at NVC, they did the same to me with my mother's petition, each time i would call they would say something else is missing, just call and ask to speak with a supervisor, many times they just send out random request before they even check to see if they already have the documents, yesterday i was told they got part 2 of her DS230 and not part 1, granted its one form that was stapled together "sigh"

NVC just sent me one of these bogus messages - a CHECKLIST COVER LETTER falsely claiming that they need the marriage certificate, birth certificate, police clearance certificate, and applicant photos - all of which was already sent to NVC in the very same envelope as the I-864 and DS-230.

[yhang 20]

Apparently NVC cannot be telephoned by people who use Magic Jack:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/311169-magic-jack-and-nvc/

Posted 22 May 2011 - 04:07 PM

I have found that every attempt to call NVC from my Magic Jack, results in a busy signal. Skype works fine.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/310558-any-luck-calling-nvc/

Posted 19 May 2011 - 08:25 PM

Rob&Pame, on 18 May 2011 - 01:06 PM, said:

I tried calling from a magicjack. For some reason it doesn't work. I called from my cell phone and it worked.

you can not call using a magicjack....i also have tried and tried and called MJ dumb PPL and all they will say is some areas are not cost effective for magicjack.........in other words the 603 code is blocked. , i now use my cell phone its only cost minutes , i use the speed dial system. good luck for get magicjack it wont work

And NVC will email you bogus messages:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/307038-confusing-e-mail-from-nvc/

Posted 26 April 2011 - 05:44 PM

I got an auto response from NVC "Checklist cover letter". It says I need to submit Immigrant Visa Application and AOS documents. I already sent in the AOS (I-864 + supporting documents) last week. So why are they sending me an e-mail saying to submit the papers? I can't send the IV application yet because we're still waiting for police clearances. I'll send that in a month. Is this just an auto response?

Posted 27 April 2011 - 02:22 PM

Something crazy is going on at NVC, they did the same to me with my mother's petition, each time i would call they would say something else is missing, just call and ask to speak with a supervisor, many times they just send out random request before they even check to see if they already have the documents, yesterday i was told they got part 2 of her DS230 and not part 1, granted its one form that was stapled together "sigh"

NVC just sent me one of these bogus messages - a CHECKLIST COVER LETTER falsely claiming that they need the marriage certificate, birth certificate, police clearance certificate, and applicant photos - all of which was already sent to NVC in the very same envelope as the I-864 and DS-230.

Have you tried calling them to verify if it is a legit or a false RFE? I have friends from this forum who got false RFE too. How's NVC treating you? Hope they're not giving you and your wife a hard time./

[lvriesling 11]

Have you tried calling them to verify if it is a legit or a false RFE? I have friends from this forum who got false RFE too. How's NVC treating you? Hope they're not giving you and your wife a hard time./

It's obviously a false RFE. I emailed them a complete explanation that they already have these documents, along with electronic copies of each of the original documents they already have (with filenames indicating which document corresponds to which item). For the Thai-language original documents, I also emailed them certified English translations (which according to NVC's own DS-230 instructions I am not required to provide them with since they are in the language of the country for which the visa is being requested). False RFEs are apparently standard operating procedure at NVC - I'm translating it as "Hey, we looked at part of your application, and maybe we will eventually get around to looking at the rest of it, so stay tuned" - along with "We need to replace our creaky old information technology system"!

[britishspouse 1]

Hey ladies and gents

Hope you all are well!!

[yhang 20]

Just checking out on everyone... is there anyone out here who have not received their NOA2 yet? I hope everyone got their NOA2 by this time and the rest are either waiting for interview date, interview day, or CC.

By the way,, here's a loud shout out for Ashley!!! Congrats on passing the interview!!!!!! :dance: :dance:

[SandMax 1]

Just checking out on everyone... is there anyone out here who have not received their NOA2 yet? I hope everyone got their NOA2 by this time and the rest are either waiting for interview date, interview day, or CC.

By the way,, here's a loud shout out for Ashley!!! Congrats on passing the interview!!!!!! :dance: :dance:

Ashley CONGRATS. I'm so happy for you.

Yhang, we are still at NVC. Our hopes of "flying through NVC" have been dashed. We got our NOA2 on May 3 and waited almost the whole month of May to be entered into the system. We paid the bills and sent in our paperwork in June and it's now July and I called NVC yesterday and they haven't officially received our package yet. I know the package is there because it's signed for but for now, we just wait. We're hoping for CC by end of July.