April 2011 (USCIS) Filers

[Navyk 78]

Got them online, they said to wait 20 days for it to get to their system... will call back Friday I think ...

My guess is that one of your packets/ hopefully both may get processed by 10th.

[Lytha 2]

My guess is that one of your packets/ hopefully both may get processed by 10th.

Same hopes .. and than an early interviewdate would be a blessing...

[The Jacksons 0]

I called the NVC on 9-6-2011: CASE CLOSED !!!!

Congrats to everyone on their progress!!

[Navyk 78]

I called the NVC on 9-6-2011: CASE CLOSED !!!!

Congrats to everyone on their progress!!

Congrats.

[Ryan H 3,812]

I called the NVC on 9-6-2011: CASE CLOSED !!!!

Congrats!

[ssalve38 0]

202-663-1225; Press 1 then 0 for an operator.

Thanks Ryan! I'll try that.

[mschana 0]

We just got back from vacation. Got an rfe asking for our passport size photos on August 4. We sent them and got notification they were received on August 15 at uscis.

Does anyone know how much longer we have to wait to get noa 2?????

[Navyk 78]

We just got back from vacation. Got an rfe asking for our passport size photos on August 4. We sent them and got notification they were received on August 15 at uscis.

Does anyone know how much longer we have to wait to get noa 2?????

RFEs get processed faster - around 5 days.

[Lytha 2]

I called the NVC on 9-6-2011: CASE CLOSED !!!!

Congrats to everyone on their progress!!

Congratulations!

[M in CA 9]

RFEs get processed faster - around 5 days.

not necessarily 5 days.

our AOS RFE: 10 calendar days.

our ds-230 RFE: 21 calendar days

We sent a simple 1 field (16th bdate on #30) RFE ds-230 on the 16th and they didn't get to it until the 30th. Then they said military record was missing, and it took a very special phone call to a very special supervisor who got a manager to get that cleared up today. As I had been telling them all week, the military record was, in fact, sitting in the case file. The original reviewer on Aug 15 had completely missed it although it was on the coverletter and was included in originals and photocopy packets.

Case closed, thank goodness.

[ghepardo 8]

Congrats A&M! A long time coming! Wow! they really had you jumping through the circus hoops. I read that you had indicated in your IV package cover letter that you included your military record. This tells me that the reviewers may not reading the cover letters as closely as they should, if it all.

I may be assuming to much that all reviewers are not reading cover letters, but it seems to me that either the reviewers are so accustomed to processing these IV packages over and over, everyday, that they probably toss aside the cover letter when they receive a IV package and just start looking for the "standard" items, jumping to certain questions on the DS-230 that are commonly missed or misinterpreted. When a case is missing one of those items and/or falls outside of the "norm" CR-1/IR-1 cookie-cutter processing, they just send an RFE and place the burden on you to justify.

I think that the folks working on NVC cases see so many cases a year, and then "quickly" look for certain items and have an internal checklist, if it's there then they stamp it in the corner and done. If something makes them search more than a few minutes, then RFE, without taking the time to check a cover letter that we carefully type out for them. After processing thousands of these things they probably become separated from the fact that people's lives and family cohesion are at stake. I'm sure their supervisors try to remind them at their weekly or monthly team meetings, that "applicant's are real people waiting", but the fact remains that it is human nature that they become somewhat desensitized in their cookie cutter methodology...

A big issue to me is the lack of transparency in this process. Of course the DOS will cite "national security" and immigration fraud issues, but really as we all know on this forum, we have little knowledge of the internal workings, and little recourse to challenge or inquire. Got to love those "NVC inquiry response" emails, makes me feel, well, almost helpless and at the whim of a private contracted SERCO employee who could care less about my family.

but maybe I'm reading to much into the NVC

congrat A&M! now the wait...now hopefully we don't have to wait to long for an appointment between all the Embassies holidays (they get both US and foreign govt holidays paid days off).

[Navyk 78]

not necessarily 5 days.

our AOS RFE: 10 calendar days.

our ds-230 RFE: 21 calendar days

We sent a simple 1 field (16th bdate on #30) RFE ds-230 on the 16th and they didn't get to it until the 30th. Then they said military record was missing, and it took a very special phone call to a very special supervisor who got a manager to get that cleared up today. As I had been telling them all week, the military record was, in fact, sitting in the case file. The original reviewer on Aug 15 had completely missed it although it was on the coverletter and was included in originals and photocopy packets.

Case closed, thank goodness.

Congratulations - I hope Sweden is better than India and you will be able to get a early interview date.

[Navyk 78]

Congrats A&M! A long time coming! Wow! they really had you jumping through the circus hoops. I read that you had indicated in your IV package cover letter that you included your military record. This tells me that the reviewers may not reading the cover letters as closely as they should, if it all.

I may be assuming to much that all reviewers are not reading cover letters, but it seems to me that either the reviewers are so accustomed to processing these IV packages over and over, everyday, that they probably toss aside the cover letter when they receive a IV package and just start looking for the "standard" items, jumping to certain questions on the DS-230 that are commonly missed or misinterpreted. When a case is missing one of those items and/or falls outside of the "norm" CR-1/IR-1 cookie-cutter processing, they just send an RFE and place the burden on you to justify.

I think that the folks working on NVC cases see so many cases a year, and then "quickly" look for certain items and have an internal checklist, if it's there then they stamp it in the corner and done. If something makes them search more than a few minutes, then RFE, without taking the time to check a cover letter that we carefully type out for them. After processing thousands of these things they probably become separated from the fact that people's lives and family cohesion are at stake. I'm sure their supervisors try to remind them at their weekly or monthly team meetings, that "applicant's are real people waiting", but the fact remains that it is human nature that they become somewhat desensitized in their cookie cutter methodology...

A big issue to me is the lack of transparency in this process. Of course the DOS will cite "national security" and immigration fraud issues, but really as we all know on this forum, we have little knowledge of the internal workings, and little recourse to challenge or inquire. Got to love those "NVC inquiry response" emails, makes me feel, well, almost helpless and at the whim of a private contracted SERCO employee who could care less about my family.

but maybe I'm reading to much into the NVC

congrat A&M! now the wait...now hopefully we don't have to wait to long for an appointment between all the Embassies holidays (they get both US and foreign govt holidays paid days off).

You have a point but let me point out that the wait here makes us irritated, because we are progressing continually. The delay at NVC at the max could be a month or two with certainity - meaning the case will certainly be closed a few days give and take.

Just look at the process at USCIS and imagine the plight of the ones that filed last year without any response/ correspondence/ approval (even congressman aren't able to help them) and yet a few June filer already got approvals (hoe fair it is). I think we are all lucky/ fortunate to come out of the clutches of USCIS.

I had a bad experience at NVC but I still say that the process at NVC is far better by miles than at USCIS.

[~Hot Mama~ 3]

False RFE today! AOS packet was reviewed and is now complete. Operator says the RFE was just to let us know they still need the DS-230 package. No other problems. Told him they will have it by Friday!

[Dave and Kinnari 31]

The coversheet is not required nor is it suggested to do one. So, I do not blame them if they do not read them, its more of a check for us to make sure we have everything more than it is for them.