Waiting for Case Completion at NVC

[Mrs. Wells 0]

Good Morning All,

Let's have a good week !

I second that!

[Navyk 78]

I second that!

Portsmouth doesn't seem to have been affected by Irene - hopefully we will get our good news.

[M in CA 9]

M take heart, you will be done this week and hopefully Sweden will be able to give you an October date.

Mine is a self-inflicted wound and I too am hoping for good news this week.

Dave, Kali1229 & OnMyWayId, I hope you get your dates this week.

Insult to injury is the phone rep who chides my impatience.

Why was it not "case closed" last Monday the 23rd, when it was received off the Aug 16th mailroom arrival pile?

The delay doesn't make sense, and it just makes me nervous.

NVC: "20 days, ma'am. Don't call for 20 days."

me: "ds-230's arriving after mine have been processed and approved."

NVC: "how do you know that?"

Me: "forums where we have been tracking each other's progrss since March/April. Also, my own paperwork has not taken 20 days for any of the other pieces to be reviewed and accepted."

NVC: "Please allow 20 days for the NVC to process your checklist reponse..."

How do I get an NVC supervisor? I got one once before just by sheer luck - I think it was when the CSC mailroom was on hold for 30 days.

I am too chicken to send an email, b/c I might end up like poor NavyK - by the time they open the darn email, the case is closed, and they reopen the case! oh their process is SO convoluted. NavyK - I'm with you, man. Let's just have this be DONE.

Edited August 29, 2011 by Å&M

[Dave and Kinnari 31]

Insult to injury is the phone rep who chides my impatience.

Why was it not "case closed" last Monday the 23rd, when it was received off the Aug 16th mailroom arrival pile?

The delay doesn't make sense, and it just makes me nervous.

NVC: "20 days, ma'am. Don't call for 20 days."

me: "ds-230's arriving after mine have been processed and approved."

NVC: "how do you know that?"

Me: "forums where we have been tracking each other's progrss since March/April. Also, my own paperwork has not taken 20 days for any of the other pieces to be reviewed and accepted."

NVC: "Please allow 20 days for the NVC to process your checklist reponse..."

How do I get an NVC supervisor? I got one once before just by sheer luck - I think it was when the CSC mailroom was on hold for 30 days.

I am too chicken to send an email, b/c I might end up like poor NavyK - by the time they open the darn email, the case is closed, and they reopen the case! oh their process is SO convoluted. NavyK - I'm with you, man. Let's just have this be DONE.

Wow...nothing yet.

[jkminney 30]

I wonder what in the heck is going on that it's taking THAT much time for them to review it!

[M in CA 9]

Talked to supervisor.

"One field needed to be updated from RFE. It arrived on teh 16th and was scanned on 23rd. What is taking so long?"

Supervisor said "20 days from when you mailed it. that's all I can say."

"Why should I take that as a valid answer when everything else took 7 dyas to get out of mailroom and then 1 day to be reviewed? Mail that is later than ours is getting reviewed before ours."

"I can only speak to your case. All I can say is 20 days. Is there something else I can help you with?"

"No. I guess not."

That got me nowhere.

[Dave and Kinnari 31]

Talked to supervisor.

"One field needed to be updated from RFE. It arrived on teh 16th and was scanned on 23rd. What is taking so long?"

Supervisor said "20 days from when you mailed it. that's all I can say."

"Why should I take that as a valid answer when everything else took 7 dyas to get out of mailroom and then 1 day to be reviewed? Mail that is later than ours is getting reviewed before ours."

"I can only speak to your case. All I can say is 20 days. Is there something else I can help you with?"

"No. I guess not."

That got me nowhere.

I hope you get case closed soon.

[Navyk 78]

Talked to supervisor.

"One field needed to be updated from RFE. It arrived on teh 16th and was scanned on 23rd. What is taking so long?"

Supervisor said "20 days from when you mailed it. that's all I can say."

"Why should I take that as a valid answer when everything else took 7 dyas to get out of mailroom and then 1 day to be reviewed? Mail that is later than ours is getting reviewed before ours."

"I can only speak to your case. All I can say is 20 days. Is there something else I can help you with?"

"No. I guess not."

That got me nowhere.

Sorry to see that you are still waiting for CC - I learned by experience that speaking to even a supervisors is of no use - they all speak like parrots (20 business days/ 6-8 weeks/ I can discuss only your case with you/ that is not my area to respond/ I can put up to my superior and it will take.......) . Hopeful we will get our cases close in this week.

We always want something to be done quickly. But last time I wished my CC got delayed just by one day, and I would have been saved from their wierd email process.

[M in CA 9]

I wonder what in the heck is going on that it's taking THAT much time for them to review it!

They wanted his 16th bdate written in on question 30. They got a fresh ds-230 with it written in. signed & delivered in less than 24 hours of RFE. "what the heck" is right! This kind of stress is not healthy.

[Dave and Kinnari 31]

They wanted his 16th bdate written in on question 30. They got a fresh ds-230 with it written in. signed & delivered in less than 24 hours of RFE. "what the heck" is right! This kind of stress is not healthy.

I lost a good amount of weight at the beginnings of this process...around 18 or so pounds. I gained back a good amount but still that's with the high caloric meals my mom forces me to shove down. I love my Ma!

[mimikipa 0]

waiting for CC!!!!

Today I called and the message says that they received my AOS and are reviewing it. Operator says they are waiting for my AOS.

Supervisor says that message is wrong. I complain. Supervisor thinks that message is right and system is not updated yet, because they have not finished reviewing my AOS.

Hope it's soon, like tomorrow!!

best of luck all!

[Virginian61 1]

My embassy posted its interview schedule for September. There's 12 interviews on our day. That's seems like an awfully small number. No wonder they scheudle so far out. I imagine it varies by embassy, but this is the only IV post in the country. You'd think they would do more.

[M in CA 9]

My embassy posted its interview schedule for September. There's 12 interviews on our day. That's seems like an awfully small number. No wonder they scheudle so far out. I imagine it varies by embassy, but this is the only IV post in the country. You'd think they would do more.

so glad you got an appointment though! whew!

[M in CA 9]

waiting for CC!!!!

Today I called and the message says that they received my AOS and are reviewing it. Operator says they are waiting for my AOS.

Supervisor says that message is wrong. I complain. Supervisor thinks that message is right and system is not updated yet, because they have not finished reviewing my AOS.

Hope it's soon, like tomorrow!!

best of luck all!

yes. oh yes. It's Information Technology gone WRONG. It's not even information anymore. It's... just... random points in time reflceted in emails, AVR, and the phone rep's computer screen... Let's hope the AVR was right and the humans are wrong so your case can be done soon.

[M in CA 9]

update: called & they said "oh it was reviewed today and they say it's missing the military record."

me: "no. it's there. it's the last sheet, just after the police clearance. plus there is a copy in the photocopies."

NVC: "I will ask a supervisor to review this"

me: "when?"

NVC: "15 business days."

me: "I am going to start crying, so I better get off the phone. good bye."