NVC Filers - April 2014

[Changnoi 410]

IV has been paid since April 1, and it still shows in process, is this normal? It's been a week since I paid it. My AOS only took 3 days from paying it to it showing paid. Why is the IV taking so long??

Check your bank account see if its pending or been debited

[lucybelle 453]

my husband too.. I am making him go to his family doctor to get what vaccinations he doesn't have. Do they give the varicella to men?

If he's had chickenpox he doesn't need it. So far all he's needed is tetanus. We thought he needed more, but when we called the embassy it looks like he won't need as much. I think he still will need the blood test and chest x-ray.

[THETIMEISNOW 37]

awesome ! ! I trust me to pay the bills.. Not him !! only because I want it paid ASAP not "when he gets around to it"

I hope those bills are being generated !! I wanna pay them NOW ! ! ! ! ! ! sounds really stupid to want to pay the government before they ask for it ! ! ! ! ! This process makes us all KOO KOO for cocoa puffs !!!!

Lol! Yes, it does sound a bit crazy, but we would do anything to be with our loved ones! This process does make us a bit crazy, expecially for those of us that have through this process before!

[lucybelle 453]

Just spoke to GINA.. What an amazing person. She was offering up some very good info....

FYI Costa Rica filers... you don't need to send in the Police Cert to the NVC... They collect it at the interview.. Its only good for 30 days !!

Gina just saved me a big Fedex fee for overnighting that to the US. Also told me I can send in the original docs with the AOS ..Passport page, Birth cert and Marriage Cert.

also.. not adjusted income... TOTAL INCOME.. keep saying it over and over... HAHAHAHA

Woah, you sure?? My husband just got his police certificate and it says on it good for 90 days. He's at the Casa Amarilla today getting it authenticated. I told him to get three copies and we're sending in one with the IV packet. I don't want any checklists!

Also, I won't send in originals. I plan to send in certified copies. Don't want them losing my marriage certificate!!!

[BOS_LHR 829]

awesome ! ! I trust me to pay the bills.. Not him !! only because I want it paid ASAP not "when he gets around to it"

I hope those bills are being generated !! I wanna pay them NOW ! ! ! ! ! ! sounds really stupid to want to pay the government before they ask for it ! ! ! ! ! This process makes us all KOO KOO for cocoa puffs !!!!

Waiting desperately to throw money at the government is one of the oddest feelings I've had through this whole process. I don't want to think about how many times I logged into CEAC with fingers crossed for a bill

Also now I really want a bowl of Cocoa Puffs.

[aizeny987 7]

No,it is not my case, we got married in USA.

Yes, I called to NVC and told them about my situation, they ask me to send the letter requesting to change case # and attach copy of my passport for proof. I just don't know about this stupid proof, I have been living in Ukraine almost all my life and I am Ukrainian citizen, makes no sense at all.

So now I have to wait for new case #. They also recommended not to do DS-261 and AOS. So I just hope and pray that it will not take too long.

Oh, I'm sorry this happened to you! I hope they give special attention to your case since it was very obvious that this was their fault. Keep praying and believing that everything will be ok and will be fixed very soon! (Hugs)

[LifeOnHold 186]

FYI.... If you call and get Lisa - girlfriend is NOT a morning person!

Case still not there on the plus side, I was only on hold for 4 minutes.

This just made me LOL

[Anya4444 3]

Just got off the phone with NVC.......they need 30 days to review DS-261. That is crazy!

I've submitted it on March 19th, the lady said they got it on March 20th......So 15 more days to wait for IV fee.....

[dilmera 124]

Nice to see you here ! I can't believe it took this long for you to get a number....You were approved way before me.

I too got approved before you and NVC didn't even receive my file. The K3 did something good for you even though it didn't serve its intended purpose, wished I had filed one too.

[lucybelle 453]

I too got approved before you and NVC didn't even receive my file. The K3 did something good for you even though it didn't serve its intended purpose, wished I had filed one too.

I wish I had waited three months and filed in June. I'd probably be ahead of where I am now. No matter how illogical that seems.

[Rose and Mike 12]

Good day to all VJ members.

I only want to share our experiences from our attorney. We have sent all our original civil documents to him early last week thru fedex mail service. He received them in 2 days from Thailand. So he asked my husband to sign the AOS form, so my husband did it immediately and sent to him using fedex service. (mind you we paid 4,000 US$ to our attorney). We use fedex service because it is safer and faster (we are buying the time). As usual I did the follow u, I called the NVC 2x a day if they have already received the package. Of course they said no, so I was thinking why it takes a long time. I asked my husband to send our attorney an email to ask abt the tracking no. Our attorney replied and he said, there is no tracking no. coz he sent it via US mail. I and my husband are both upset. We are worried that they might get lost. Please help. Does anyone here have sent original documents via mail to NVC? Do you think it will reach NVC?

How irresponsible is our lawyer they really do not care to their clients. They only want money.

Thank you to my VJ family. Pls reply

Good day to all VJ members.

I only want to share our experiences from our attorney. We have sent all our original civil documents to him early last week thru fedex mail service. He received them in 2 days from Thailand. So he asked my husband to sign the AOS form, so my husband did it immediately and sent to him using fedex service. (mind you we paid 4,000 US$ to our attorney). We use fedex service because it is safer and faster (we are buying the time). As usual I did the follow u, I called the NVC 2x a day if they have already received the package. Of course they said no, so I was thinking why it takes a long time. I asked my husband to send our attorney an email to ask abt the tracking no. Our attorney replied and he said, there is no tracking no. coz he sent it via US mail. I and my husband are both upset. We are worried that they might get lost. Please help. Does anyone here have sent original documents via mail to NVC? Do you think it will reach NVC?

How irresponsible is our lawyer they really do not care to their clients. They only want money.

Thank you to my VJ family. Pls reply

[BOS_LHR 829]

I wish I had waited three months and filed in June. I'd probably be ahead of where I am now. No matter how illogical that seems.

I think Feb-June was the black hole for 2013, and though things still aren't normal for people who filed after that, they're certainly getting better. July and August transfer spreadsheets reflect higher % NOA2s than May and June. September approvals are well underway too. It took USCIS way too long to get their ####### together.

[juliecabrera 8]

Hello everyone,

I had my IV papers done back in December (thinking my process would take much less time than it's really taking) and I am wondering if the papers (police record, birth certificate...) along with the translations have to be less than 3 months old.

Help?

[BOS_LHR 829]

Good day to all VJ members.

I only want to share our experiences from our attorney. We have sent all our original civil documents to him early last week thru fedex mail service. He received them in 2 days from Thailand. So he asked my husband to sign the AOS form, so my husband did it immediately and sent to him using fedex service. (mind you we paid 4,000 US$ to our attorney). We use fedex service because it is safer and faster (we are buying the time). As usual I did the follow u, I called the NVC 2x a day if they have already received the package. Of course they said no, so I was thinking why it takes a long time. I asked my husband to send our attorney an email to ask abt the tracking no. Our attorney replied and he said, there is no tracking no. coz he sent it via US mail. I and my husband are both upset. We are worried that they might get lost. Please help. Does anyone here have sent original documents via mail to NVC? Do you think it will reach NVC?

How irresponsible is our lawyer they really do not care to their clients. They only want money.

Thank you to my VJ family. Pls reply

I'm not sure where your lawyer is based, but US mail is pretty reliable. I would've thought a lawyer getting that kind of money would pay the few extra dollars to send by Priority Mail so he could track it, but you should still be fine with regular mail service. The thing about NVC is they won't know they've received your package until several days after it actually arrives in their mailroom. You should ask your attorney what day he mailed it so you can estimate when NVC might scan your package as received.

[Rose and Mike 12]

I'm not sure where your lawyer is based, but US mail is pretty reliable. I would've thought a lawyer getting that kind of money would pay the few extra dollars to send by Priority Mail so he could track it, but you should still be fine with regular mail service. The thing about NVC is they won't know they've received your package until several days after it actually arrives in their mailroom. You should ask your attorney what day he mailed it so you can estimate when NVC might scan your package as received.

He said April 1, 2014. Thanks to your reply.