NVC Filers - February 2014

[JKSforever 7]

Hi is it posible that the aos and iv are invoiced at the same time?because i filled up ds 261 last night nd when i checj the paynebt pirtal it says

This case is in the process of termination. Fee payments and online forms can no longer be accepted" or "You cannot make online payments for your case at this time. Please contact the NVC if you have questions or need further information."),

And iread the faq by saylin that if the ds21 states this after filled up then the iv is in process of invoicing it how about the aos it is also not available .is there a chance that aos and iv will invoiced at the same time? Thank u

[Jayr&Kirstine 4]

NVC received our corrected AOS checklist February 18. Waiting for case complete or checklist, God forbid. God bless!

[BOS_LHR 829]

Was just advised that it was 20-30 business days (now that I'm past 20 business days) because of snow days. How 2 or 3 days off translates into 10 days extra wait is beyond me.

Out of curiosity, are you asking for time frames or are the operators saying this without being pressed? Every time I call all I get is "your case was just received" (yeah ok) and "it takes 10-20 business days." No one has acknowledged yet that, had it not been for office closures, my time would be up. I'm thinking next week I'm going to start pressing for estimates on my daily calls.

[Collie 122]

I think they have a different definition of time than we do... I asked for further info this morning and the lady put me on hold and was able to tell from her computer which dates they were processing as of today. NVC seem more approachable than USCIS, that's for sure.

[iamwhatiam80 92]

Hi i just fill up the ds 261 today but the aos fee is notyet invoice.is your aos invoice immediately after filled up of ds 261

yes like in 30 minutes.

[Nobby7 28]

Just an update on my situation. I called yesterday and the NVC confirmed my AOS package was received on 2/18. I assume that the pacakge they received is the first package I sent (I resubmitted the I-864 when I realized a mistake I made). The guy confirmed I did the right thing by re-sending my I-864 as they will review my first package, send a checklist if my mistake is confirmed, and then review the second submiited I-864. Good to hear some consistency.

He also let me know that my wife's IV bill should be invoiced very soon, and that I shouldn't worry that my stepson's IV bill already invoiced before my wife's.

[Kaylara 814]

Out of curiosity, are you asking for time frames or are the operators saying this without being pressed? Every time I call all I get is "your case was just received" (yeah ok) and "it takes 10-20 business days." No one has acknowledged yet that, had it not been for office closures, my time would be up. I'm thinking next week I'm going to start pressing for estimates on my daily calls.

They are offering it unsolicited. When I questioned why it changed after I hit 20 days, they told me Snow days and holidays. Well, federal holidays don't count as business days any way, so I was already taking them into account when I was counting. It's always been unsolicited after I give them my MSC #. As of yesterday, they were still quoting 10-20 days, with the caveat that it'll probably actually be at the end of next week because of snow days.

[aditya3245 113]

They are offering it unsolicited. When I questioned why it changed after I hit 20 days, they told me Snow days and holidays. Well, federal holidays don't count as business days any way, so I was already taking them into account when I was counting. It's always been unsolicited after I give them my MSC #. As of yesterday, they were still quoting 10-20 days, with the caveat that it'll probably actually be at the end of next week because of snow days.

So.. if it JUST snows ... its treated like a federal holiday and doesnt count ?

What is this Arizona ? psshhh

Edited February 20, 2014 by aditya3245

[Sashy 17]

Busy signal here again.... all of you who are getting through are you just waiting a bit to call again?

[Kaylara 814]

Nope, I just keep hanging up and redialing until it goes through.

[yukon_max 1]

Same here well it was sent on jan 3 or 4th when i call they can even tell me when they recieved it. Yesterday they said feb 14th they began processing it, but no case number yet, and they will be done within 10 business days. Think I should still call every day?

NVC recieved our case last jan.17,2014 still no case number:(

[BOS_LHR 829]

They are offering it unsolicited. When I questioned why it changed after I hit 20 days, they told me Snow days and holidays. Well, federal holidays don't count as business days any way, so I was already taking them into account when I was counting. It's always been unsolicited after I give them my MSC #. As of yesterday, they were still quoting 10-20 days, with the caveat that it'll probably actually be at the end of next week because of snow days.

Gotcha, thanks. Hopefully it'll be next week rather than another 10 business days. It would be nice to end February with some forward motion.

[yukon_max 1]

Out of curiosity, are you asking for time frames or are the operators saying this without being pressed? Every time I call all I get is "your case was just received" (yeah ok) and "it takes 10-20 business days." No one has acknowledged yet that, had it not been for office closures, my time would be up. I'm thinking next week I'm going to start pressing for estimates on my daily calls.

I get the same things when was it sent to them? Mine was sent early Jan. Still the same stuff begin said.

[Kaylara 814]

So.. if it JUST snows ... its treated like a federal holiday and doesnt count ?

What is this Arizona ? psshhh

Yeah, I didn't understand it either. Maybe because it was a state of emergency? As an employee of the government, it probably did count as a holiday day. But in the real world, even with a state of emergency, they don't count as free days off. I know, back when I was working as a professional, if I had a deadline, there would be hell to pay if I missed it. (Unless there was an actual emergency, but they'd still want their stuff immediately upon my arrival, and might call me at home/etc. to make sure I was working on it in my "off" time.) If they know that they're getting backlogged, and it's likely that it will only get worse, I do not understand why they wouldn't want to get ahead of it and add in working days. (Like Saturdays, or nights.) Offer overtime, do it on a temporary basis until they're ahead of the issue, and it will save months of screaming phone calls from irate people. Sounds like a decent trade off to me. I would have done extra hours or days to avoid having screaming phone calls, and I was on a salary.

[Kaylara 814]

Same here well it was sent on jan 3 or 4th when i call they can even tell me when they recieved it. Yesterday they said feb 14th they began processing it, but no case number yet, and they will be done within 10 business days. Think I should still call every day?

I have been. But I'm being quoted around 30 days.