NVC Filers - May 2013

[Nicole Johns 0]

Can someone please let me know if this has happened to you....

Once our payments showed Paid, I called the NVC to see what I do next. The Operator told me to send and email to nvcelectronic to set up electronics filing, so I did! Then our lawyer sent in our AOS and IV packages, (scanned docs). I called the NVC 3 days later and they said nothing is showing as received, not even my email to set up electronic filing! So I sent another request as suggested by the Operator! Then our lawyer sent another email with our docs....I called back last night and still nothing! Ok, now I'm mad! The Operator last night said that I should of sent my request to file electronically to nvcinquiry@state.gov......well this is the 1st time I've been told about this email address.....so I sent the 3rd request last night. Then the Operator told me to wait a few days and have the lawyer send the scanned docs once again!

While all of this is going on, our lawyer called the NVC (is it true lawyers have their own number they can call)?? Our lawyer told us that she spoke to someone and they advised they have our docs and are currently reviewing out case...

I'm not too sure what to think or who to believe here!! I'm just praying that they are in fact looking at our case.

Can anyone advise if they have heard of this or been through it? Seems like we are being send in circles here.

Thanks in advance!!

Also, we have already done our DS-3032 and I have completed online the DS-230 fyi

[Saylin 1,605]

Can someone please let me know if this has happened to you....

Once our payments showed Paid, I called the NVC to see what I do next. The Operator told me to send and email to nvcelectronic to set up electronics filing, so I did! Then our lawyer sent in our AOS and IV packages, (scanned docs). I called the NVC 3 days later and they said nothing is showing as received, not even my email to set up electronic filing! So I sent another request as suggested by the Operator! Then our lawyer sent another email with our docs....I called back last night and still nothing! Ok, now I'm mad! The Operator last night said that I should of sent my request to file electronically to nvcinquiry@state.gov......well this is the 1st time I've been told about this email address.....so I sent the 3rd request last night. Then the Operator told me to wait a few days and have the lawyer send the scanned docs once again!

While all of this is going on, our lawyer called the NVC (is it true lawyers have their own number they can call)?? Our lawyer told us that she spoke to someone and they advised they have our docs and are currently reviewing out case...

I'm not too sure what to think or who to believe here!! I'm just praying that they are in fact looking at our case.

Can anyone advise if they have heard of this or been through it? Seems like we are being send in circles here.

Thanks in advance!!

The opt-in email goes to NVCElectronic, not NVCInquiry. And before sending in documents, you should wait to receive the acceptance email for being enrolled in the EP program before sending documents as there's a chance they won't be received.

Take what the lawyer says (that they have your documents and are reviewing) with a grain of salt. I've seen countless cases on here where lawyers have lied. Keep calling NVC once a day next week to see if there's any news. Remember, the operators will probably not see the documents as being received until after the review has started.

[Nicole Johns 0]

The opt-in email goes to NVCElectronic, not NVCInquiry. And before sending in documents, you should wait to receive the acceptance email for being enrolled in the EP program before sending documents as there's a chance they won't be received.

Take what the lawyer says (that they have your documents and are reviewing) with a grain of salt. I've seen countless cases on here where lawyers have lied. Keep calling NVC once a day next week to see if there's any news. Remember, the operators will probably not see the documents as being received until after the review has started.

Ok, thanks! Well I sent in a EP request last week to the nvcelectronic address....so I should be getting a reply from that soon I would think. I put our case # as the subject, and our info and well as request in the body of the email. Should I of mentioned OPTIN in the subject as well?

Also, how long approx will it take to get the acceptance reply??

Thanks for your help, we are so discouraged right now.

[Saylin 1,605]

Ok, thanks! Well I sent in a EP request last week to the nvcelectronic address....so I should be getting a reply from that soon I would think. I put our case # as the subject, and our info and well as request in the body of the email. Should I of mentioned OPTIN in the subject as well?

Also, how long approx will it take to get the acceptance reply??

Thanks for your help, we are so discouraged right now.

Yes, 'OPTIN' should have been the first thing in the subject line. Then the case number after that. I'm not sure if just requesting to be in the EP program in the body of the email will suffice. Here are the official instructions that you should have been following: http://travel.state.gov/visa/visa_5163.html

You may want to consider sending another request following the above instructions. It typically only takes a few days to receive an acceptance email. I'm just not sure if you should or not as your lawyer mentioned they have your documents and are reviewing them. If that's true, then you don't need to send another email, but if they're lying, then you really need to get back on the correct track. You should probably call NVC first thing Monday and request to speak with a supervisor. Explain your situation and see if you've been properly enrolled into EP and if so, whether or not they have your documents (and are reviewing them).

Have you read the wiki I wrote on EP and online forms? It's linked in my signature below. I go over the NVC process for Canadians in relation to the optional EP and required online forms. You may want to give it a read and make sure you're doing everything right. Your lawyer doesn't sound very competent if they don't even know how to optin properly...

[Nicole Johns 0]

Yes, 'OPTIN' should have been the first thing in the subject line. Then the case number after that. I'm not sure if just requesting to be in the EP program in the body of the email will suffice. Here are the official instructions that you should have been following: http://travel.state.gov/visa/visa_5163.html

You may want to consider sending another request following the above instructions. It typically only takes a few days to receive an acceptance email. I'm just not sure if you should or not as your lawyer mentioned they have your documents and are reviewing them. If that's true, then you don't need to send another email, but if they're lying, then you really need to get back on the correct track. You should probably call NVC first thing Monday and request to speak with a supervisor. Explain your situation and see if you've been properly enrolled into EP and if so, whether or not they have your documents (and are reviewing them).

Have you read the wiki I wrote on EP and online forms? It's linked in my signature below. I go over the NVC process for Canadians in relation to the optional EP and required online forms. You may want to give it a read and make sure you're doing everything right. Your lawyer doesn't sound very competent if they don't even know how to optin properly...

Thanks for the links, I read the wiki Link. I will for sure call the NVC Monday and speak to a Supervisor....I'm starting to doubt our lawyer now too. Everything up to this point has been amazing and fast. Now we have seem to hit a road block.

Thanks again for the information, I hope we get this straightened out on Monday.

[izabela 10]

Just to make sure, you're signing in using IE, right?

I tried both IE and Mozzila, but nothing Now I have to wait until Monday to call them again...

[Saylin 1,605]

Thanks for the links, I read the wiki Link. I will for sure call the NVC Monday and speak to a Supervisor....I'm starting to doubt our lawyer now too. Everything up to this point has been amazing and fast. Now we have seem to hit a road block.

Thanks again for the information, I hope we get this straightened out on Monday.

Hopefully the supervisor can straighten things out for you on Monday. And hopefully the lawyer was telling the truth when they said that NVC did indeed receive the documents and start reviewing them. A supervisor will be able to confirm this or not. I'm hoping the former for you, so you don't need to throw more emails at NVC.

Keep us updated on Monday to know how it went!

I tried both IE and Mozzila, but nothing Now I have to wait until Monday to call them again...

Stick with IE. Government sites are (sadly) designed for IE and IE only. If it works in other browsers, bonus, but they don't test the site in other browsers; only IE.

And keep an eye on the payment portal over the weekend. It can take a few days from receiving the email for them to be generated on the payment portal. And it can happen over the weekend!

[ingrid_rachel 18]

What is an Invitation Letter??? It is the same that the P4 that NVC sent me??? Or the consulate will send me another packet????

[Saylin 1,605]

What is an Invitation Letter??? It is the same that the P4 that NVC sent me??? Or the consulate will send me another packet????

Where are you reading about this "invitation letter"?

[ingrid_rachel 18]

Where are you reading about this "invitation letter"?

Some people in their reviews mention something about an Invitation Letter from the consulate. But NVC schedule our interview, so I don´t know if I need that letter too...

[NikLR 13,227]

I think they mean the interview letter.

[Saylin 1,605]

Some people in their reviews mention something about an Invitation Letter from the consulate. But NVC schedule our interview, so I don´t know if I need that letter too...

I'll assume they're referring to the interview letter. Which IR-1/CR-1 applicants (and derivatives) receive from NVC. K1 applicants receive this from the consulate. It's the same thing though: package 4.

[ingrid_rachel 18]

I think they mean the interview letter.

[ingrid_rachel 18]

I'll assume they're referring to the interview letter. Which IR-1/CR-1 applicants (and derivatives) receive from NVC. K1 applicants receive this from the consulate. It's the same thing though: package 4.

Got it!!! Thank you Saylin...

[DemRa 4]

Hello I got the checklist for AOS and IV both. But I have already resubmitted with corrections. Now when I called NVC they said again I have to wait for 20 business days. So is it really going to take same time again?

Thank you.