NVC Filers - April 2012

[dimples 9]

Yay!!! Dimples! It finally happened!!! Whoohoo!!! Party!!!

Thanks Army Wife!!!!! I hope you gets yours soon!!!!

[Rujby 23]

I'm counting on you getting a May interview, mate!

My wife and i praying about it, i wont give and got disheartened!!!

[IslandLady 7]

Yes Definitely! Franck told me to call everyday, i said to my self:" how nice...lol. It seems they like when we are calling...lol

LOL! Frank understands!

[dimples 9]

Hey people i just call NVC, Franck told me that there is no interview date yet for me but that does not mean there is no more date available. i felt so happy, there is hope, i will continue praying!!!

Frank knows we would be calling everyday !!!! I hope you get it for May!

[Trav&Shell 83]

I love my in-laws. After Riley yelled at me on Monday, they all got spurred into action. It seems they are ALL writing letters to the congressman about the inappropriate behavior of some NVC ops, and the errors in our file causing delays. Doesn't matter if nothing comes of any of the letters...it's nice to feel like so many wonderful people have your back

Edited April 11, 2012 by Trav&Shell

[Rujby 23]

Frank knows we would be calling everyday !!!! I hope you get it for May!

Thank you me too

[Saylin 1,605]

Morning to April NVC-ers! Again, so happy for all of you with CCs who are finally getting your interview dates!

So here's what's been happening with our case. I'll be attempting to update my signature pretty soon.

- Paid the IV bill last Tuesday, and that puppy was showing as 'In Process' for DAYS!!!

- Finally, on Friday evening, an operator told us that he could SEE in the system that we had paid, even though the payment portal was still not updated to 'PAID'

...So hubby took a calculated risk and mailed out the DS-230 packet on Saturday. It was delivered on Monday... and my heart was in my mouth, because the portal was still showing... you guessed it... "IN PROCESS"

Well we all know now that NVC has been in a FLURRY of action since yesterday. So yesterday morning the status finally showed up as 'PAID'... but they had not yet received my packet.

This morning, when I called and asked about whether they had received it, Operator Nicky said "It's still under review ma'am (sternly) you have to give us 20 business days!"

Me: "So you mean that my DS-230 packet was received and is now under review?"

Operator Nicky: "Yes ma'am and you have to give us 20 business days."

... Calling them tonight. Operator Nicky should be home then

So I'm off now to go FIGHT with the timeline in my signature... ===>

Grats on all the progress recently!

Hey, does anyone else have issues with the system saying your signature is too long, even though it is under the max 40 lines??? Driving me CRAZY!!!

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I used to get this error all the time back at NVC. It might look like it's under 40 lines, but you have to consider ALL the HTML that composes your signature. When you get the error about it being over 40 lines, look at the little box that appears and you'll see all the HTML. Try doing your signature over again without color or bolding or italics as that takes up HTML.

I love my in-laws. After Riley yelled at me on Monday, they all got spurred into action. It seems they are ALL writing letters to the congressman about the inappropriate behavior of some NVC ops, and the errors in our file causing delays. Doesn't matter if nothing comes of any of the letters...it's nice to feel like so many wonderful people have your back

Aww, that's nice of them to be so involved! Hopefully something comes out of it!

Remember, your expedite is being approved at the end of this week

[Trav&Shell 83]

Aww, that's nice of them to be so involved! Hopefully something comes out of it!

Remember, your expedite is being approved at the end of this week

His parents/aunts/uncles etc...wow, they're all incredible people, but I've never seen anything like the united front they put up when they see a need! It's amazing and humbling.

And I love your daily reminders about the expedite approval They make me smile!

[Matt & Rocio 28]

His parents/aunts/uncles etc...wow, they're all incredible people, but I've never seen anything like the united front they put up when they see a need! It's amazing and humbling.

And I love your daily reminders about the expedite approval They make me smile!

I also have a supportive extended family and every time I see one of them they want to know when my wife and step-daughter will be here. They are always shocked when I tell them what we have gone through and what we have yet to go through to complete the immigration process. The average USC has no idea what it takes to legally immigrate to this country.

I hope you are able to get through the remaining steps very soon so that you can finally be with your significant other.

[IslandLady 7]

Grats on all the progress recently!

I used to get this error all the time back at NVC. It might look like it's under 40 lines, but you have to consider ALL the HTML that composes your signature. When you get the error about it being over 40 lines, look at the little box that appears and you'll see all the HTML. Try doing your signature over again without color or bolding or italics as that takes up HTML.

I've got no color, no bolding, no italics... and right now, no signature

[Trav&Shell 83]

I also have a supportive extended family and every time I see one of them they want to know when my wife and step-daughter will be here. They are always shocked when I tell them what we have gone through and what we have yet to go through to complete the immigration process. The average USC has no idea what it takes to legally immigrate to this country.

I hope you are able to get through the remaining steps very soon so that you can finally be with your significant other.

Isn't that true?! When I started dating Trav, he had friends who would just say "oh, just come down here, get married and don't go back - that's all you need to do." Yeah, that's all you need to do if you figure you look good in prison gear awaiting deportation!

[Matt & Rocio 28]

Isn't that true?! When I started dating Trav, he had friends who would just say "oh, just come down here, get married and don't go back - that's all you need to do." Yeah, that's all you need to do if you figure you look good in prison gear awaiting deportation!

LOL, so true. My mom knows someone who had a daughter-in-law from Brazil who was pregnant. They decided that the visa process was going to take too long and they wanted her to give birth in the US so they snuck her through the border with Mexico. I would never take that risk because I wouldn't want to have the threat of my wife and step-daughter being deported at any moment, not to mention it can be dangerous to make an illegal crossing into the US from Mexico.

[Trav&Shell 83]

LOL, so true. My mom knows someone who had a daughter-in-law from Brazil who was pregnant. They decided that the visa process was going to take too long and they wanted her to give birth in the US so they snuck her through the border with Mexico. I would never take that risk because I wouldn't want to have the threat of my wife and step-daughter being deported at any moment, not to mention it can be dangerous to make an illegal crossing into the US from Mexico.

WOW...that's a huge risk to take with a pregnant person! The dangers are real, and I'm sure they're far worse than what we read about in the news too. I'd say there's something to be said for doing this process, surviving it, and being fully able to live as a free permanent resident/citizen - with no fear of deportation unless you get stupid! It may take a long time, it may be painful, but being able to live a fully normal life with our spouses at the end is a huge plus!

[IslandLady 7]

I've got no color, no bolding, no italics... and right now, no signature

OK, got it. Here's how: I typed in my signature again, then selected all of it and removed all formatting (by clicking the AA icon on the top left of the post box). THEN separated out the resulting plain text paragraph back into lines. Got my signature back.

Thanks Saylin!

[IslandLady 7]

Isn't that true?! When I started dating Trav, he had friends who would just say "oh, just come down here, get married and don't go back - that's all you need to do." Yeah, that's all you need to do if you figure you look good in prison gear awaiting deportation!

... hence the sometimes intolerant comments I see sometimes in response news articles discussing immigration, legal or illegal. Many people never think that one day THEY may be a stranger in someone else's country!

LOL, so true. My mom knows someone who had a daughter-in-law from Brazil who was pregnant. They decided that the visa process was going to take too long and they wanted her to give birth in the US so they snuck her through the border with Mexico. I would never take that risk because I wouldn't want to have the threat of my wife and step-daughter being deported at any moment, not to mention it can be dangerous to make an illegal crossing into the US from Mexico.

I agree - there are some risks not worth taking, because the consequences of failure are SO dire and FINAL. It's really best to try to prepare, present the best case you can, and settle down for the long haul knowing that the process won't last forever.

WOW...that's a huge risk to take with a pregnant person! The dangers are real, and I'm sure they're far worse than what we read about in the news too. I'd say there's something to be said for doing this process, surviving it, and being fully able to live as a free permanent resident/citizen - with no fear of deportation unless you get stupid! It may take a long time, it may be painful, but being able to live a fully normal life with our spouses at the end is a huge plus!