NVC Filers - March 2013

[Sarsoor 8]

Jdba hoping we get our case # soon!

I will be joining your "hope club" for case #

[Saylin 1,605]

Um, I didn't see any dire warnings, just advice. There was another member on her two weeks ago, I think aprice, who sent in their IV packet before the fee showed up as paid and unfortunately the fee didn't show as paid for another 8 days so the package got to NVC before the fee showed as paid. They now have a case complete. So it is possible to do, just not recommended and it's probably not recommended b/c the practice hasn't been tested enough in order to be able to say "yes, do this, you'll absolutely 100% be fine".

Agreed Until I've seen case after case with absolutely no dire consequences, I recommend waiting until the fee shows as paid. It's typically just an extra day or two of waiting.

Remember folks, none of us here are lawyers, so we're not giving any sort of legal advice. So take everything you see here with a grain of salt. Do your own research. And ultimately, it's up to you on what you decide to do.

I wonder when I should start calling NVC to see if they've accepted the AOS checklist packet (they received it last week). That's really all that's holding our case from a case complete. Do they normally send out an email like they did when they worked on the IV packet and it was accepted, will they send one if the AOS checklist packet is accepted? I'm guessing that's most likely a no, but no harm in asking.

Call! Call! If it's been a week already, they could very possibly have reviewed it already, accepted it, and your case is complete.

And don't rely on false checklists to know about package acceptance. You need to CALL for status updates.

[jdba 22]

Jdba hoping we get our case # soon!

I'm assuming it will take a few weeks. I am sure we should get our numbers about the same time since we have been on about the same timeline since approved.

I will call again tomorrow then I won't be able to call again to the 26th. I'm really hoping I will have a case number when I get back.(fingers crossed) I will need something to cheer me up after leaving my husband again.

[NepaliDreamer 8]

Agreed Until I've seen case after case with absolutely no dire consequences, I recommend waiting until the fee shows as paid. It's typically just an extra day or two of waiting.

I am just looking out for future VJers. This is not a personal attack on anyone or their advice.

No one is going to send their packets in early if the instructions given on this site tell them not to. So you will be slow to collect data on that. Everyone on here is a worry wart, including me. I just called the NVC and asked a 'lowly' agent and she said it was fine to send in your packets after you've been billed as long as you plan on paying in a few days time. I think the idea is that you don't want your AOS and IV packets sitting at the NVC for months while they are waiting for your payment.

Oh, forgot to mention that for people overseas sending their packets the same day they get their fee bills or the following day would get their packets in the hands of someone at about the same time their fees showed up as paid instead of a week later. Sort of like sending the DS-3032 email and letting it sit in queue while you wait for the Fee Bills to come via email. Just a suggestion.

Edited March 13, 2013 by ImmigrationReform

[jackie n alex 6]

I will be joining your "hope club" for case #

Oh yeah I forgot your case finally is at the NVC too. yay! hopefully we get it very soon. Do you plan on calling any time soon?

[Mina90 134]

Agreed Until I've seen case after case with absolutely no dire consequences, I recommend waiting until the fee shows as paid. It's typically just an extra day or two of waiting.

Remember folks, none of us here are lawyers, so we're not giving any sort of legal advice. So take everything you see here with a grain of salt. Do your own research. And ultimately, it's up to you on what you decide to do.

Call! Call! If it's been a week already, they could very possibly have reviewed it already, accepted it, and your case is complete.

And don't rely on false checklists to know about package acceptance. You need to CALL for status updates.

I'm calling right now! I hope I hear some good news!!!!

[jackie n alex 6]

I'm assuming it will take a few weeks. I am sure we should get our numbers about the same time since we have been on about the same timeline since approved.

I will call again tomorrow then I won't be able to call again to the 26th. I'm really hoping I will have a case number when I get back.(fingers crossed) I will need something to cheer me up after leaving my husband again.

Good luck on your trip! Yes I hope we get them before the 26th, we have been waiting long enough.

[Mina90 134]

The lady that picked up at the NVC seemed grouchy and said the AOS checklist hasn't been reviewed yet and to check back in 20 days...yeah, right.

[Sarsoor 8]

Oh yeah I forgot your case finally is at the NVC too. yay! hopefully we get it very soon. Do you plan on calling any time soon?

lol I called today It is just hard not too! lol! Of course they don't have a case number yet. I hope they do before the week ends

[Saylin 1,605]

I am just looking out for future VJers. This is not a personal attack on anyone or their advice.

No one is going to send their packets in early if the instructions given on this site tell them not to. So you will be slow to collect data on that. Everyone on here is a worry wart, including me. I just called the NVC and asked a 'lowly' agent and she said it was fine to send in your packets after you've been billed as long as you plan on paying in a few days time. I think the idea is that you don't want your AOS and IV packets sitting at the NVC for months while they are waiting for your payment.

Oh, forgot to mention that for people overseas sending their packets the same day they get their fee bills or the following day would get their packets in the hands of someone at about the same time their fees showed up as paid instead of a week later. Sort of like sending the DS-3032 email and letting it sit in queue while you wait for the Fee Bills to come via email. Just a suggestion.

I'd have to hear from a few other operators (and possibly a supervisor or two) that say you can send it in as soon as you pay the bill. Just because it seems operators' answers are always all over the place and they constantly contradict one another. But, it does seem to be good news that you got at least one operator that gave the all clear.

For those that are sending packages from abroad, then it may be a better idea to send the package right away as, like you said, it does take a few days to make it to the US and it's likely that by the time someone gets to your package, the fee will have cleared.

I'd definitely like to see some more cases here where people send packages as soon as they pay the bill and how it goes. It hasn't been too long where the bar-coded cover sheet was available right after you pay (instead of where it was only available after it cleared, like it used to be, when I was going through the process).

The lady that picked up at the NVC seemed grouchy and said the AOS checklist hasn't been reviewed yet and to check back in 20 days...yeah, right.

Call back tomorrow

[jackie n alex 6]

lol I called today It is just hard not too! lol! Of course they don't have a case number yet. I hope they do before the week ends

LOL It's def tempting to call. I'm going to give them a call on Friday, So the minute they have our case #, give them our email add so they can email us the next step?? is that how is going to work?

[NepaliDreamer 8]

I'd definitely like to see some more cases here where people send packages as soon as they pay the bill and how it goes. It hasn't been too long where the bar-coded cover sheet was available right after you pay (instead of where it was only available after it cleared, like it used to be, when I was going through the process).

I'm exhausted. Re-reading what I wrote, and it makes absolutely no sense. Thank you Saylin for being on your toes and catching that. The cover sheet has to be attached to the DS-230 and the I-864. So it can only be sent once you've paid the fees. Now I am questioning what I heard and why my brain was switched off. I also had no idea that it wasn't until recently that you could print your cover sheet before payment had cleared. Like they say, "a little knowledge is a dangerous thing". Well I hope we got something out of the conversation. Like you said before, a few days. Where is the hoisting a beer Emoticon? Cheers Saylin.

Edited March 13, 2013 by ImmigrationReform

[Saylin 1,605]

I'm exhausted. Re-reading what I wrote, and it makes absolutely no sense. Thank you Saylin for being on your toes and catching that. The cover sheet has to be attached to the DS-230 and the I-864. So it can only be sent once you've paid the fees. Now I am questioning what I heard and why my brain was switched off. I also had no idea that it wasn't until recently that you could print your cover sheet before payment had cleared. Like they say, "a little knowledge is a dangerous thing". Well I hope we got something out of the conversation. Like you said before a few days. Where is the hoisting a beer Emoticon? Cheers Saylin.

It did make some sense And yes, just about a year or so ago (less than 2 years for sure), the bar-coded cover sheet was ONLY available after the payment had been paid and cleared and showed up as PAID in the portal. So, back then, there wasn't really any way of shaving off any time. But, now that it's available sooner, one could theoretically send it in right away after paying. In most cases, if one does this, the bill usually clears before the package is received by NVC, so no issues. But, if for some reason it arrives after it clears, or if the payment doesn't go through properly (like if you mis-type account numbers), then I'm not sure how big of a delay it will cause.

And where the heck did that beer emoticon go? I swear it used to be there...

[Sarsoor 8]

LOL It's def tempting to call. I'm going to give them a call on Friday, So the minute they have our case #, give them our email add so they can email us the next step?? is that how is going to work?

I am sure we give them our emails as soon as we have a case number. We don't wait for the next step, right away you send the DS-3032 email and get going. I think that is how it works

[Elxan 4]

CASE COMPLETE!

Just a quick update on the checklist we received for insufficient income.

We sent an email, following the advice received here, explaining that we did include assets and requesting another review of the evidence we included.

So now, it's up to the officer at the interview to take the final decision.

Interview is scheduled for April 3rd and I already took the appointment for the medical exam.

Excited!!!

Congrats on case complete news !