NVC Filers - March 2014

[Saylin 1,605]

Hi Saylin,

I paid AOS bill, bank's statement said they took money, but haven't received the receipt yet. Do I really have to wait until I get a bar-coded cover sheet to send AOS package? I just want to get done by tomorrow, before weekend (Friday tomorrow here in Australia).

Please read post 2.

[iamhopefull 13]

saylin, please help! we just fired our attorney because her secretary is not doing her job, she said she already paid for our AOS and IV but we called NVC they said our agent did not pay anything,, it's been two weeks since we have given our payment for both invoices,,

so we need help on how to go on with our nvc stage without an atty..i would appreciate your respond.

[ys123 4]

Please read post 2.

Thank you Saylin,.. so those people who sent AOS packages right after they paid the fee didn't include bar-coded cover sheets? Sorry to ask you again, but it's a bit confusing..

[livstrong 15]

Ignore the 1 photo requirement though as for the IV you will need 2 passport photos.

Thank you. I knew there was nothing about wearing jewelry but someone was telling me that there shouldn't be any jewelry. I alreadu have the pictures of my parents with my mom wearing small earrings. I guess the pictures are good to go.

Ignore the 1 photo requirement though as for the IV you will need 2 passport photos.

Thank you. I knew there was nothing about wearing jewelry but someone was telling me that there shouldn't be any jewelry. I alreadu have the pictures of my parents with my mom wearing small earrings. I guess the pictures are good to go.

[gabeRao 43]

Just a little PSA to shed light on many who don't understand all the delays and why 20, 30 40 days to review.

Just to be fair. Multiply your petition times about 10,000. There are currently 500,000 active I-130 stand- alone pettions at service centers which approve about 3000 to 4,000 per center a month and they go to NVC, Now obviously there isn't a person for every petition when iy gets to NVC. So just imagine.

We would all like be believe we are the only ones filing a petition and that we are special (well you are but they don't seem to get that. ). But fact is fact then you throw in weather and, what if i started looking at your case and now I am sick, or missing or arrested or whatever. Stuff happens. In this journey you must be patient and understand, its never personal they don't know you.

Think of your poor VJ mates here from Egypt some waiting since September for interviews, They been done. Case Complete. Just Imagine. Just hold on you will get there people. Breathe, Breathe. It's all well.

Hire more people then.

These people are not adjudicating anything - they are admins/clerks.

NVC does a in house FBI name check on just the beneficiary.

That is completed in 24 hours.

Americans are ok with hiring PhDs to brew them cafe lattes but not with hiring more resources to process the paperwork for the relatives of their brothers and sisters ?

Nobody said this was personal.

In europe and canada, immigration petitions get adjudicated (end to end) in 6-8 month at most

Edited March 6, 2014 by gabeRao

[ys123 4]

Thank you Saylin,.. so those people who sent AOS packages right after they paid the fee didn't include bar-coded cover sheets? Sorry to ask you again, but it's a bit confusing..

Sorry! I tried a few times, and could print out the cover sheet after all!!

[Deep35472 130]

Please read post 2.

I want to expedite my case at nvc stage..

please give me the link or reasons that NVC accept for expedite case..

[theluckygirl 30]

every step of this journey has been terrible.. from the start of the uscis to the approval, to the shipping to nvc to the case number to the aos packet and the ds 261 filing. now still waiting on ds 260 and iv fee to become invoiced. this is outrageous and absolutely ridiculous. i should have just filed DCF or brought my husband on visiting visa... i will never suggest this to anyone. it is the worst government institution. they are always giving excuses after excuses now nvc is saying we are just so busy... bull #######!!! get a handle with the people that have been waiting for 1 year!!!! UGH!!!!!!!!!!

[Irra 14]

Just called NVC to check my case and the rep. said,"we received your IV and all your paper works are under review".Next step is for the DS-260 to be available and hoping for case complete as soon as possible

[Changnoi 410]

one month since case arrived at NVC.......called just now....waited 32 mins.....still no case #......they said 30 business days......in dog days how long is that ??

[xprecious32 50]

one month since case arrived at NVC.......called just now....waited 32 mins.....still no case #......they said 30 business days......in dog days how long is that ??

I'm not far behind you. What I would like to know is how come some people after us have already received Case #'s? There's no rhyme or reason for anything in this whole I-130 process.

[NikLR 13,227]

Hire more people then.

These people are not adjudicating anything - they are admins/clerks.

NVC does a in house FBI name check on just the beneficiary.

That is completed in 24 hours.

Americans are ok with hiring PhDs to brew them cafe lattes but not with hiring more resources to process the paperwork for the relatives of their brothers and sisters ?

Nobody said this was personal.

In europe and canada, immigration petitions get adjudicated (end to end) in 6-8 month at most

Actually you're incorrect.

In Canada, while the petition for a partner living outside Canada may only take 30-120 days, the other part, the visa application part, can take months to years. For the USA the minimum time is 20 months. Within Canada it takes a minimum of 6 months for the petition and another 8-12 months for the visa application.

I know others from other European countries are moving to the USA because the visa process is easier towards the USA than to their home country.

The US visa process used to take 3-4 years for a spouse, now it's only 1-2. If you can't wait for a few weeks for your spouse, who CAN you wait for? But hey, if complaining on here, where everyone has gone through this process and we're here specifically to help you, makes you feel better by all means have at it. You may find yourself short of listeners quickly however.

Saylin really is a saint to do these monthly threads.

[iamhopefull 13]

"This case is in the process of termination. Fee payments and online forms can no longer be accepted. If you believe you have received this message in error, or to resume processing of the case, please contact the NVC immediately."what is the meaning of this?? anyone?

[xprecious32 50]

"This case is in the process of termination. Fee payments and online forms can no longer be accepted. If you believe you have received this message in error, or to resume processing of the case, please contact the NVC immediately."what is the meaning of this?? anyone?

The answer to this can be found in post 1 and 2 of this thread. Please read the posts as you are missing out on some valuable information that Saylin has prepared for us.

Edited March 6, 2014 by xprecious32

[enzo0601 4]

Called NVC today and was told CASE COMPLETED I am so happy I'm dancing all over the place.

Word of advice to those still waiting for case#. Spend the time and read immigration fairy Saylin's, post 1&2 and all the other VJ members post in the

forum.I sailed through without a checklist (only a false one) because I read and followed.Good luck to all those waitng for case complete, hope you'll be as happy as I am soon. Thank you immigration fairy.

Congrats! I agree, I didn't received any checklist either and I thank visajourney esp. Saylin for that. Also it helps if you go back and read previous posts by others so you get to see other members checklist so you won't do the same mistake. I didn't even have to ask any question because some of the members would ask the same question so I just really read what other people post in the thread.