Interview Date Assigned

[Ms Hogan 295]

Just called in to ask if we had an interview date. She responded with a typical "We just closed the case today, please allow up to..." and then I kinda cut her off and said "Thank you so much for your help." since I knew I was being blown off. But then as I was about to hang up she said "Hang on, hang on! It just got scheduled today. It is March 6th at 9:00am"

So there we have it, interview scheduled. Now I need to hustle!!

Just thought I would share and update on progress.

[EmilyS 11]

yayyyy congrats, hopefully once my case is complete at NVC, I get an interview date no more than a month out like you did.

[Mina90 134]

LOL Your response to her attitude prompted her to give you the interview date! Wishing you guys Good Luck for the interview!!!

Edited February 5, 2013 by Mina90

[Ms Hogan 295]

yayyyy congrats, hopefully once my case is complete at NVC, I get an interview date no more than a month out like you did.

I was shocked when she said MARCH. I bet yours will turn around just as fast!

[carry 2]

That was fast!! Congrats!

Still waiting for my IV fee to be invoiced, i have all my paperwork ready. Hoping for a case complete at the end of february and an interview in april would be perfect

[EmilyS 11]

MsHogan, I also wanted to ask you, when you sent the OPTIN email for EP, between that and NVC invoicing the bills did you have difficulty signing on to the payment portal??

[Darnell 8,479]

woo hoo ! Congratulations !!!

Whatcha cooking, to celebrate?

[Ms Hogan 295]

woo hoo ! Congratulations !!!

Whatcha cooking, to celebrate?

Baked a cake for my husband's birthday while he's here visiting. Does that count?

[Ms Hogan 295]

LOL Your response to her attitude prompted her to give you the interview date! Wishing you guys Good Luck for the interview!!!

I actually believe that to be true. I was really meaning it though. I had no expectation of anything other than a standard response.

[Ms Hogan 295]

MsHogan, I also wanted to ask you, when you sent the OPTIN email for EP, between that and NVC invoicing the bills did you have difficulty signing on to the payment portal??

Hi Emily, I had trouble for the first couple days and then it changed over to saying that there was nothing for me to pay or something along those lines. I always signed in to both places in a somewhat obsessive manner. I actually made them home tabs so every time I opened the internet they'd pop up. I had https://ceac.state.gov/CTRAC/Invoice/Signon.aspx?node=Signin

and https://ceac.state.gov/IV/Login.aspx

and would login to both to see what the situation was in both places. Keep in mind I also had my two kids' applications to keep an eye on and their items were generated on a somewhat different schedule than mine which you can also see in my timeline.

I am not sure where things stand with your login, let me know what the scenario is again.

[EmilyS 11]

Hi Emily, I had trouble for the first couple days and then it changed over to saying that there was nothing for me to pay or something along those lines. I always signed in to both places in a somewhat obsessive manner. I actually made them home tabs so every time I opened the internet they'd pop up. I had https://ceac.state.gov/CTRAC/Invoice/Signon.aspx?node=Signin

and https://ceac.state.gov/IV/Login.aspx

and would login to both to see what the situation was in both places. Keep in mind I also had my two kids' applications to keep an eye on and their items were generated on a somewhat different schedule than mine which you can also see in my timeline.

I am not sure where things stand with your login, let me know what the scenario is again.

I was able to log on over the weekend, but since yesterday it says "you cannot make online payments for your case at this time", on the online forms portal it shows the two bills but it says "not available". I called NVC and got different answers from different agents, the last one told me that my case is still in the hands of the national visa center and so it takes time. I have no idea what that means, shouldn't it be in the hands of NVC? I am somewhat confused after that conversation

I log on to both portals every 30 mins or so hoping that the bills magically appear as invoiced!

Edited February 6, 2013 by EmilyS

[Ms Hogan 295]

I was able to log on over the weekend, but since yesterday it says "you cannot make online payments for your case at this time", on the online forms portal it shows the two bills but it says "not available". I called NVC and got different answers from different agents, the last one told me that my case is still in the hands of the national visa center and so it takes time. I have no idea what that means, shouldn't it be in the hands of NVC? I am somewhat confused after that conversation

I log on to both portals every 30 mins or so hoping that the bills magically appear as invoiced!

Oh that makes perfect sense. That just menas they haven't generated the invoices yet. Just keep logging in and all of a sudden they're going to show up for you! If you look at my timeline, from the date I submitted my DS261 until the dates they appeared as paid I kept getting the same message. And mine took even longer than the kids' even though our cases are all related. So it just depends on when yours get through that part of the process. When you see the change you'll be as thrilled as I was. Never have I been so eager to spend money on an invoice! (x3)

[hikergirl 277]

Excellent news! That’s pretty quick for an interview.

Gives me hope that things may go well for my cases

[EmilyS 11]

Oh that makes perfect sense. That just menas they haven't generated the invoices yet. Just keep logging in and all of a sudden they're going to show up for you! If you look at my timeline, from the date I submitted my DS261 until the dates they appeared as paid I kept getting the same message. And mine took even longer than the kids' even though our cases are all related. So it just depends on when yours get through that part of the process. When you see the change you'll be as thrilled as I was. Never have I been so eager to spend money on an invoice! (x3)

Ok thanks for letting me know, hoping for that magic to happen soonish!

[mtcmk1 37]

Congrats!!!