NVC Filers - April 2014

[CanGirl 95]

Hey, for those of you who have recently gotten "Case Complete"...has your status on the CEAC "Visa Status Check" page changed? Or does it continue to say "At NVC" until they send it to the appropriate Consulate/Embassy? (Or does it ever change at all????)

Thanks for any hints!

Sukie

Where can I find this CEAC visa status check page?

[TJTIE2012 42]

Gm vj!!!! Happy Saturday

Just wanted to be clear on this

Can the. Passport Biographic Page be a copy???

Based on what i read yes. But i want to be sure before I

submit.

Thanks!!!

[BOS_LHR 829]

Where can I find this CEAC visa status check page?

There's a check status link on the main landing page for all the form and invoice pages: https://ceac.state.gov/ceac/

Gm vj!!!! Happy Saturday

Just wanted to be clear on this

Can the. Passport Biographic Page be a copy???

Based on what i read yes. But i want to be sure before I

submit.

Thanks!!!

Yes, that's meant to be a photocopy

[Changnoi 410]

Friday, April 18th

I check every day, sometimes twice a day, and nothing. I'll put my timeline in my signature and hope it starts going faster. Because right now I feel like it's going at a snail's pace waiting and waiting for the DS-261 and AOS Invoice. What do you mean by access?

Access.....5 to 10 days after you get your case # your DS-261 will be available in the CEAC portal.

[mumbaiVictory 5]

For those of you who are waiting on the PAID status - here is an explanation of what happens with your payment - and why it might be delayed...

1. When you fill out your payment form, you give them your bank number and your account.

2. NVC collects all your payment information and formats it into a standard "transaction" - essentially a "go to this bank and take out this money"

3. NVC (most likely) sends these transactions in a "batch" or, a collection of similar transactions. These batches probably are transmitted several times per day - but not on a one-on-one basis (again, most likely).

4. The "batches" are transmitted to the Automated Clearing House (ACH). Think of it as central warehouse where ALL transactions from ALL banks, ATMs, companies, and individuals end up on a daily basis. The ACH sorts the transactions by the bank number, creates a "batch" of all the transactions, and then, at some point during the night, sends the batches to the respective financial organization.

5. The banks do their thing - debiting your account, and creating a return "transaction" that goes back to the ACH. This batch will have both successful and non-successful transfer information.

6. The ACH then sorts the transactions again - this time by recipient (in our case, NVC), and sends a batch transaction, with all the individual information, back to NVC.

7. NVC then has to apply all those transactions to our individual accounts so that their system has us marked as "PAID".

If NVC has a problem in their system where they cannot receive the batch from the ACH, OR, they cannot apply the individual transaction data to each account, there will, most likely, be a 24-hour delay. The transaction data program is probably only run once a night (after ACH sends the data back). If that program blows up, then it has to be run the NEXT night. And, they will have to run the batches in date order - which might delay stuff down the line. If they have two days' worth of transactions, they'll try to catch up by running the "apply" program twice in one night. IF they have enough time before the online systems have to come back up.

If NVC uses satellite reception (instead of, say, fiber optic cable), then the high winds we've had over the past two days might have meant that they didn't get the WHOLE batch data from the ACH. The "batch" has a header and a footer (the first transaction is a summary, and the last transaction is a summary - they have to receive both of these transactions for the batch to be complete).

I don't know what is REALLY going on at NVC. But this is an explanation of how the banking system works for automated transactions like our payments.

Sukie, former bank programmer

I know how ACH works and I am a programmer in the financial services industry too.

Transactions are at a micro level, T1 carrier cable lines are at the macro level.

I doubt that an organization that is within the DHS umbrella does not use fiber optic cables.

Winds outside the physical structure from where these batches that you speak of emanate, do not affect fiber optic cable communication.

Due dilligence for even ACH transactions (just like ANY OTHER batch transactions), no matter how many handshakes it involves, cannot be disaffected by inclement weather.

Because the underlying data transfer process is not affected by it.

Unless the NVC is like your aunt, who takes out the computer cable when she is afraid to read an email.

Also.. with all due respect, I'm sure you've heard of asynchronous messaging right ?

That nothing is really "lost".

Oh and I never said the reality was like the huff and puff story.

It just seems as inefficient.

Please dont twist my words.

Edited April 26, 2014 by mumbaiVictory

[Changnoi 410]

Gm vj!!!! Happy Saturday

Just wanted to be clear on this

Can the. Passport Biographic Page be a copy???

Based on what i read yes. But i want to be sure before I

submit.

Thanks!!!

Yes

[lucybelle 453]

Hello Everyone,

First of all, congratulations to everyone who receive case complete today!! What a great way to start the weekend.

Secondly, allow me to join the celebration because I also just received my CASE COMPLETE for both my wife and daughter!!!! :joy:

Last but certainly not least, I would like to thank you guys for the support and the fun in this forum. Thank you to our dear fairy Saylin for writing such a wonderful NVC guide that taught me all the tricks. Thank you also to Kaylara and BOS_LHR for your guidance in the June I-130 forum. Thank you Changnoi for your support and your jokes. And everyone else who unknowingly helped me, because all of my questions were already answered by others who shared their experiences in here.

If you allow me, I would love to continue paying it forward as many of you already do.

So happy right now!!!

Hooray! Congrats!

I'm hoping to get CC next week. *fingers crossed*

[STACEY&MISHO 103]

Guilty as charged.....

I may have yielded to the "dark side" of the immigration force for just a moment.

While I am waiting for my interview I am having a wee bit of fun here with all

the VJ family. Some upcoming things....

" Immigration Survivor "

hosted by " Changnoi "

Immigration Challenges .....

"Rewards" and "Immunity" will be given

I love this!! Your so creative. What would we do without you to make us smile?

[STACEY&MISHO 103]

Hello Everyone,

First of all, congratulations to everyone who receive case complete today!! What a great way to start the weekend.

Secondly, allow me to join the celebration because I also just received my CASE COMPLETE for both my wife and daughter!!!! :joy:

Last but certainly not least, I would like to thank you guys for the support and the fun in this forum. Thank you to our dear fairy Saylin for writing such a wonderful NVC guide that taught me all the tricks. Thank you also to Kaylara and BOS_LHR for your guidance in the June I-130 forum. Thank you Changnoi for your support and your jokes. And everyone else who unknowingly helped me, because all of my questions were already answered by others who shared their experiences in here.

If you allow me, I would love to continue paying it forward as many of you already do.

So happy right now!!!

Congrats! So happy for you!!!! .

[Changnoi 410]

I love this!! Your so creative. What would we do without you to make us smile?

Thank You...I only click post on one tenth of my crazy brand of humor...

but now that I am not grinding away on my case there is more time for fun...

Now there are four tribes that have been suggested for Survivor "The Visa Journey"

We need some unique names for these groups in keeping with Survivor tradition.

Open to suggestions..........here are mine so far

VJ - Waitalot Tribe

NVC - Mantrathirty Tribe

USCIS - Dustyfile Tribe

Lawyer - Dowecheatum Tribe

These names are based on characteristics of each group has displayed in the past....

[dadajnm 27]

Congrats my friend:) happy for you...

And congrats to all who got there case completed:)

Thank you. i pray they get to review your checklist fast... i know how it feels to have a checklist and think of the time it keeps us away from our loved ones... i think you will still make it for June interview on the second scheduling.

hang in there...

[London2Boston 59]

Thank You...I only click post on one tenth of my crazy brand of humor...

but now that I am not grinding away on my case there is more time for fun...

Now there are four tribes that have been suggested for Survivor "The Visa Journey"

We need some unique names for these groups in keeping with Survivor tradition.

Open to suggestions..........here are mine so far

VJ - Waitalot Tribe

NVC - Mantrathirty Tribe

USCIS - Dustyfile Tribe

Lawyer - Dowecheatum Tribe

These names are based on characteristics of each group has displayed in the past....

This is just TOO GOOD

[Kaylara 814]

Better idea than me. I'm mentally singing elevator music all the time, waiting for this stupid interview date.

[dadajnm 27]

Hello Everyone,

First of all, congratulations to everyone who receive case complete today!! What a great way to start the weekend.

Secondly, allow me to join the celebration because I also just received my CASE COMPLETE for both my wife and daughter!!!! :joy:

Last but certainly not least, I would like to thank you guys for the support and the fun in this forum. Thank you to our dear fairy Saylin for writing such a wonderful NVC guide that taught me all the tricks. Thank you also to Kaylara and BOS_LHR for your guidance in the June I-130 forum. Thank you Changnoi for your support and your jokes. And everyone else who unknowingly helped me, because all of my questions were already answered by others who shared their experiences in here.

If you allow me, I would love to continue paying it forward as many of you already do.

So happy right now!!!

congrats to you and your family...

[r060106 109]

Access.....5 to 10 days after you get your case # your DS-261 will be available in the CEAC portal.

Ok. I'm going on 8 and nothing yet. We'll see if it shows up by 10 days. For those who know, is the DS-261 auto generated or does someone at the NVC have to generate it manually? I'm wondering if it will show up this weekend or if I will have to wait till Monday.