just curious how long from sending in documents to case complete at NVC for cri/ir1

[benjamin10 0]

i'm curious at this point how long it takes. my husband and i got stopped bc he was on deployment and forgot to include his 2010 tax return luckily he was only gone for 2 and half months so we sent that off the beginning of January and were still waiting on a case complete he's going to be leaving again most likely at the end of the month so i'm not to worried about timing i just want to be there when he gets back so he can spend some time with our son by the time he gets back he will have missed an entire year of his life all bc we don't have the money for him to fly here and now that we have the money he can't get the time off he has to prepare for the deployment on the boat *sigh*

[alizon 77]

Here's how long it took me last month using electronic processing: sent AOS package 1/17, sent IV package 1/23, case complete 1/25, interview assigned 1/31 for 3/13

If you sent all your docs at the beginning of January and haven't heard back, you should give the NVC a call.

Edited February 15, 2012 by alizon

[Saylin 1,605]

i'm curious at this point how long it takes. my husband and i got stopped bc he was on deployment and forgot to include his 2010 tax return luckily he was only gone for 2 and half months so we sent that off the beginning of January and were still waiting on a case complete he's going to be leaving again most likely at the end of the month so i'm not to worried about timing i just want to be there when he gets back so he can spend some time with our son by the time he gets back he will have missed an entire year of his life all bc we don't have the money for him to fly here and now that we have the money he can't get the time off he has to prepare for the deployment on the boat *sigh*

You're gonna have to list some dates if you want help. It'll be a lot easier to help.

Date you sent AOS package:

Date you completed DS-260:

Date you sent IV package:

Date you sent checklist (for 2010 tax return): January XX, 2012

And have you been calling NVC every single day asking for an update on your case? Were both email addresses given when your case number was assigned?

Answer ALL the above questions, please, so I can answer you better.

[benjamin10 0]

You're gonna have to list some dates if you want help. It'll be a lot easier to help.

Date you sent AOS package:

Date you completed DS-260:

Date you sent IV package:

Date you sent checklist (for 2010 tax return): January XX, 2012

And have you been calling NVC every single day asking for an update on your case? Were both email addresses given when your case number was assigned?

Answer ALL the above questions, please, so I can answer you better.

i completed the ds260 long before that i had to wait on my husband for the aos stuff

December 12th was when i sent in the iv package

he sent in the aos the middle of septemeber

sent in the aos by email which he knew not to do end of decemeber

got a rfe january 5th don't exactly when he sent it in that's why i said middle of january he's bad with dates

and i don't call it costs to much my husband is always working he's been working 6 days a week he called a couple weeks to a month ago and they said they were still processing the aos and yes they have have all our info when ever i get an email he gets one too :/

[Saylin 1,605]

i completed the ds260 long before that i had to wait on my husband for the aos stuff

December 12th was when i sent in the iv package

he sent in the aos the middle of septemeber

sent in the aos by email which he knew not to do end of decemeber

got a rfe january 5th don't exactly when he sent it in that's why i said middle of january he's bad with dates

and i don't call it costs to much my husband is always working he's been working 6 days a week he called a couple weeks to a month ago and they said they were still processing the aos and yes they have have all our info when ever i get an email he gets one too :/

If you use Google Voice, you can call NVC for free. That's what I did when I was living in Canada and waiting. My husband was busy with work full-time so I was the one that took charge and called NVC (and later DOS) every day.

You REALLY need to call NVC as soon as you can. When you do, ask them specifically: "Have my packages been reviewed?" They should have been reviewed already, you should have had a case complete, and you should have already gotten an interview date scheduled. Lately, it's only been taking a week or two for NVC to review packages.

You mention emailing the AOS. Did you do the same thing for the IV package, send it by email? Did you opt in to EP before emailing those documents?

And just to confirm, you paid both bills right, and they're showing as PAID in the payment portal?

[benjamin10 0]

If you use Google Voice, you can call NVC for free. That's what I did when I was living in Canada and waiting. My husband was busy with work full-time so I was the one that took charge and called NVC (and later DOS) every day.

You REALLY need to call NVC as soon as you can. When you do, ask them specifically: "Have my packages been reviewed?" They should have been reviewed already, you should have had a case complete, and you should have already gotten an interview date scheduled. Lately, it's only been taking a week or two for NVC to review packages.

You mention emailing the AOS. Did you do the same thing for the IV package, send it by email? Did you opt in to EP before emailing those documents?

And just to confirm, you paid both bills right, and they're showing as PAID in the payment portal?

i just called they said they still need the 2010 tax return i don't know what is going on my husband said he sent in 3 years including 2010 by email and mail it's been almost a year i'm getting so frustrated they seem very disorganized and the guy i called sounded depressed and i could barely understand him :/

[benjamin10 0]

im so annoyed right now they were emailing and bugging us when we couldn't do anything about it when arron was out on deployment and now that he's back and can do something about it we hear nothing

[Saylin 1,605]

i just called they said they still need the 2010 tax return i don't know what is going on my husband said he sent in 3 years including 2010 by email and mail it's been almost a year i'm getting so frustrated they seem very disorganized and the guy i called sounded depressed and i could barely understand him :/

He did send in the tax return AS WELL as his W2s (and other schedules, if applicable), correct? NVC will not accept tax returns if the W2s aren't with them. That's why NVC prefers tax transcripts as no W2s are needed.

And you didn't answer, but did you optin for EP? And received an approval before sending emails in?

[benjamin10 0]

i don't know what he sent in i don't understand tax stuff i have his form w2 wage and tax statement here with me from when we were trying to prove that he was in the country for 5 years for our son's birth abroad and yes we did weve doing it all electronically

[Saylin 1,605]

i don't know what he sent in i don't understand tax stuff i have his form w2 wage and tax statement here with me from when we were trying to prove that he was in the country for 5 years for our son's birth abroad and yes we did weve doing it all electronically

You need to figure out what he sent in. If he didn't send in everything, then, of course, NVC has been waiting this entire time for you to submit the remaining documents.

[benjamin10 0]

ok i texted him it's so nice that nvc tells us this stuff they just keep telling us to send in the tax return thats it

[benjamin10 0]

i guess not he said they can't make up their minds

[keysjangle 145]

OP, read through Saylin's amazing guide to see if there are any things that might have slipped your mind or your husband's.

http://www.visajourney.com/wiki/index.php/NVC_for_Montreal_Beneficiaries_%E2%80%93_Electronic_Processing_and_New_Online_Forms