NVC Filers - January 2014

[gill8g 3]

I know for a fact that they do not case at all. My wife earns over $90,000 a year but finds it very hard to save. Lives in LA and has to be over $1000 a month on student loans. Actually, a friend of mine immigrated to Boston last year and his wife has over $50,000 debt in credit cards and loans (not student related), and did not have a penny to her name but she earned over the requirement. As long as you meet the income requirement, that's fine.

Thank you for your reply, I appreciate your time.

[Peace500 28]

^{Just recieved case# today and was able to do the Ds261 form. The agent took our email addresses}

^{and told me theyhave already invoiced the AOS bill. My husband will be paying it tommorrow.}

^{Can,t wait to get to the finish line.}

Do you mind posting your timeline, please ?

[jsjs 10]

Called and got my case number today! I wasn't asked for email addresses and when I questioned the rep he told me that they would send an email with what to do next. From what I read in the first post, you're supposed to give them the email addresses? Confusing, thinking I should call again tomorrow. I wasn't expecting to hear they had a case number so I was bit surprised and forgot to ask for the IIN anyways.

[Saylin 1,605]

Hi Saylin,

Does NVC care about how much money is in my savings/checking account? I meet the income requirement but living in LA and paying all my student loans, i am pretty much living paycheck to paycheck.

thanks,

As another member said, no, they could care less. As long as you're making over the poverty line, you're good to go. My husband is a horrible saver and is in a bit of debt. They didn't care at all.

Reading the new NVC site instructions on mailing IV civil documents package, they give this address:

National Visa Center

Attn: DR

31 Rochester Ave. Suite 100

Portsmouth, NH 03801-2914

BUT....on the bar-coded receipt, they give the following address:

National Visa Center

Attn: CMR

31 Rochester Ave. Suite 100

Portsmouth, NH 03801-2914

It's my opinion that you should use the address that's on your bar-coded cover sheet, even if the website says differently. What do you think, Saylin?

It honestly doesn't really matter which you use as NVC will send it to the appropriate department.

How do you know when the case left NVC to be at the consulate?

Call up and ask! Then call up DOS to find out if the consulate/embassy has received it.

Called and got my case number today! I wasn't asked for email addresses and when I questioned the rep he told me that they would send an email with what to do next. From what I read in the first post, you're supposed to give them the email addresses? Confusing, thinking I should call again tomorrow. I wasn't expecting to hear they had a case number so I was bit surprised and forgot to ask for the IIN anyways.

Congrats! I'd suggest calling back up later TODAY and giving over the email addresses, as well as getting the IIN.

[GodisMyGuide 36]

Right now I am in an hourly job, where I work 20 hours a week. Before taxes I make $23,000. Will this be a problem for NVC, that I work hourly? (There have been some weeks because of snow where I don't work the regular 20 hours a week)

Right now I am in an hourly job, where I work 20 hours a week. Before taxes I make $23,000. Will this be a problem for NVC, that I work hourly? (There have been some weeks because of snow where I don't work the regular 20 hours a week)

[Saylin 1,605]

Right now I am in an hourly job, where I work 20 hours a week. Before taxes I make $23,000. Will this be a problem for NVC, that I work hourly? (There have been some weeks because of snow where I don't work the regular 20 hours a week)

As long as you're over the poverty line, it doesn't matter if you're hourly or salary.

[ag8102 1]

When you call NVC, ask them when did they recieve your case? They will tell you

Ok, I'll call them tomorrow and ask.

Thanks so much!

[ahnnel 15]

The hardest part of this process is the waiting.. they receive my case jan 6, 2014 and I still dont have case number... Its very frustrating..

[KEDAWN 8]

YAY! NVC received my case yesterday!

AWESOME NEWS, AND MINE WAS JUST SENT OUT TODAY! I HAD A DREAM LAST NIGHT THAT IT WOULD BE, HOW CRAZY?

[BASA 8]

Reading the new NVC site instructions on mailing IV civil documents package, they give this address:

National Visa Center

Attn: DR

31 Rochester Ave. Suite 100

Portsmouth, NH 03801-2914

BUT....on the bar-coded receipt, they give the following address:

National Visa Center

Attn: CMR

31 Rochester Ave. Suite 100

Portsmouth, NH 03801-2914

It's my opinion that you should use the address that's on your bar-coded cover sheet, even if the website says differently. What do you think, Saylin?

Dear All

as i have seen this Related matter

and the person below message is pasted which i have seen in these columns

he got check list saying use COVERSHEET FOR DR DEPARTMENT

so call NVC AND CLEAR before sending

as things will get more delay again for all of them

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I got a question guys. I got a checklist for i864. I mailed out updated i864 to CMR AOS department now I got an email saying use coversheet for DR department. Should I send this again to DR department attention?

My documents will be delivered to them tomorrow morning. Hopefully they will scan it in the system by Friday or latest Monday. I sent the documents to CMR AOS department and today I got the actual checklist in email which had a cover sheet for DR department. Hopefully that won't slow my process.

[va.ma 16]

checking in. we got approved on 01/21 and our file was sent to nvc on 01/22/14.

[arcangel87 3]

Got confused, once case number and IIN are available, is the site both accessible by the husband or wife? or is it only the husband who is allowed to fill it in..thanks..

in my case, only access by the petitioner.....

[gowest 0]

Finally DS-261 became available. Completed. So time between case# and DS-261 is roughly 7 days.

[Navjohnny 0]

Hi everyone, When filling out the DS-260, last name entry is mandatory but my wife only has a first and middle name but no last name does anyone have experience with how they want it to be placed?

[hunnymoon 5]

when exactly is the AOS fee bill generated? I got my case number and IIN on 12/27/13 my husband submitted the ds261 on 1/17/14 but the AOS is still showing up "not invoiced." Is there something wrong?

Edited January 23, 2014 by hunnymoon