NVC Filers - March 2014

[Saylin 1,605]

Duh, you are right

Did it.)))

Saylin,

What do you think? Should we wait for NVC case numbers to file an expedite, or we can use MCS numbers.Thank you for advise

Yay, awesome

And I didn't think you could expedite until you had case numbers. You can always call NVC up and ask!

[Rebecca621 19]

Saylin please add me to the spreadsheet

[lucybelle 453]

It would likely be faster to move an elephant to the US compared to a human! I love that everyone is bringing their pets. When I moved to the US, I brought my Border collie with me. There is no way that I could leave her behind. She was only 7 months and it was harder on me than it was on her. We had to go Dublin to Chicago and on to Dallas/Fort Worth. They lost her in Chicago! I should have claimed her as over-sized baggage and checked her in for the DFW flight but they couldn't find her. Finally after me totally flipping out, they found her in cargo but that poor dog was crated for 21 hours total and I didn't get to see her until I landed in DFW. I remember getting her out in DFW and laying newspapers on the floor of the airport and she squatted and peed and peed and peed some more. She was so relieved, poor baby!

Oh geeze you are freaking me out!! I am so worried about my dog! We have short flights SJO-MIA is just 3 hours, and MIA-RDU is about 2. With a layover of 4 hours. I'm so worried something is going to happen. I want to try to give her some sort of very, very mild tranquilizer. Maybe even just an antihistamine. She gets motion sick very easily.

I need to buy her a crate this weekend and get her used to being in it!

[Saylin 1,605]

Saylin please add me to the spreadsheet

Added. Was your I-130 approved from NBC or was it transferred at some point and approved elsewhere?

[commandergirl1 12]

It would likely be faster to move an elephant to the US compared to a human! I love that everyone is bringing their pets. When I moved to the US, I brought my Border collie with me. There is no way that I could leave her behind. She was only 7 months and it was harder on me than it was on her. We had to go Dublin to Chicago and on to Dallas/Fort Worth. They lost her in Chicago! I should have claimed her as over-sized baggage and checked her in for the DFW flight but they couldn't find her. Finally after me totally flipping out, they found her in cargo but that poor dog was crated for 21 hours total and I didn't get to see her until I landed in DFW. I remember getting her out in DFW and laying newspapers on the floor of the airport and she squatted and peed and peed and peed some more. She was so relieved, poor baby!

That's awful. We will be driving with the bird from Toronto to Florida. It should be interesting but I can't wait. I am beginning to wonder if it will ever happen. This process has been going on since March 26th, 2013. We are at the mercey of the NVC.

[Saylin 1,605]

Folks, if you want to be added to the spreadsheet, it'd be great if you made things easier for me and just gave me the data I needed (especially when you don't have signatures). Actually look at the spreadsheet (seems like some of you even haven't done that...) and the different columns. Don't give me dates I don't need (for the spreadsheet, I could care less when your NOA1 was). All I need is the following:

Service Center (which your I-130 was approved from)

NOA2 date

Date NVC received your case

Date case number was assigned

Date AOS package was sent out

Date IV package was sent out

Date DS-260 was completed

And before you request, make sure your timeline is filled out. I am no longer adding anyone to the spreadsheet that doesn't have a timeline filled out. And please keep it up to date (and matching with dates you give/that are in your signature). I'm doing this now as the data from your timeline is used in some of the functions of this website. And although I'd love to require signatures as well (since they're so much better than timelines when looking at time ticks as timelines don't have everything), data isn't pulled from them by the website.

[dadajnm 27]

Good morning guys, I have the yellow triangle next to the iv bill ... this is exciting.. waiting for it to become available (hopefully before the week ends). Still waiting for the email...but will keep checking the payment portal for it to change..

[Collie 122]

Now I'm getting confused. When I print out the instructions for the IV, it states:

" If your case was initiated after October 4, 2010 and your case number begins with AMM, ATH, BGH, LMA, MEP, or MTL, you must submit your visa application online. Otherwise you must submit the paper version of the form".

I thought that it was all online now?

[Saylin 1,605]

Now I'm getting confused. When I print out the instructions for the IV, it states:

" If your case was initiated after October 4, 2010 and your case number begins with AMM, ATH, BGH, LMA, MEP, or MTL, you must submit your visa application online. Otherwise you must submit the paper version of the form".

I thought that it was all online now?

The DS-260 is online and required by everyone. As I mentioned in a response to someone else above, they haven't updated their instructions yet

[Collie 122]

The DS-260 is online and required by everyone. As I mentioned in a response to someone else above, they haven't updated their instructions yet

eejits not updating their instructions! Thanks Saylin

[Saylin 1,605]

eejits not updating their instructions! Thanks Saylin

No problem. And yeah, they really ought to update their instructions

[elisabeth13 1]

Oh geeze you are freaking me out!! I am so worried about my dog! We have short flights SJO-MIA is just 3 hours, and MIA-RDU is about 2. With a layover of 4 hours. I'm so worried something is going to happen. I want to try to give her some sort of very, very mild tranquilizer. Maybe even just an antihistamine. She gets motion sick very easily.

I need to buy her a crate this weekend and get her used to being in it!

Lucybelle,

I brought our dog over from the Netherlands last December (1 yr old Jack Russell) and it went fine. When you board the plane just ask the crew if they can double check if your dog in on board. They happily do that. I didn't have a lay over but was told that if you have a lay over for more then 3 hours, most airlines will let you dog out to relieve itself. And the airline (Delta) would not allow our dog on board if it had taken any tranquilizer so check the airline.

[Jilly30 16]

Anyone here waiting for Case to be Completed at NVC?

We are still waiting...just called yesterday and they said our AOS checklist response was entered into the system, but not yet reviewed. Really hoping to hear those magic words in 2-3 weeks (which seems to be the norm for checklist review)...and not 30 days!

Hubby's birthday is in 3 weeks so that would be a nice present for him!

[Ja&Ka 10]

IV fee shows as paid this morning, IV packet is scheduled to arrive at NVC today, and DS-260 became available. Yipes!

That is freaking awesome, Bos!!! You are having such a smooth journey with NVC!!!! Sooo encouraging to all of us who are waiting!!! Edited March 20, 2014 by Ja&Ka

[Ja&Ka 10]

Yay, awesome

And I didn't think you could expedite until you had case numbers. You can always call NVC up and ask!

Actually you can. We ve asked. The answer was if you need to expedite your case, you can do it even with a USCIS receipt number.