NVC Filers - June 2014

[sparrow20 32]

Im sweete to him. My grudge on my husband is just on my mind. But that attorney?? Argggghhh!

Sweet heart he wouldn't be paying a lawyer to do the paper work if he didn't love and want to be with you. One he thinks the lawyer will get you to him sooner. There is the proof right in front of you but this process is blinding you of it. Your almost there, just a little longer, men don't like to be nagged and it's best to try to understand him and know that soon you will be together. Try to understand him and just be sweet it will get you further. I'll be praying for you but you don't really need it.

[Vivian&Jaba 17]

Hello Guys, I am beneficiary from Europe, Georgia, Tbilisi. Yesterday i got my case number and IV number and also provided emails to NVC. I try to enter in system for filling DS-261 and making AOS payment but, it doesn't allow me to do all even i cant get in system. (i read FAQ and it is usual stuff it takes around one week and i am waiting for that time be passed) My question is different, as i saw screenshots of DS-261 form provided by Saylin it demands Beneficiary ID to put in form at time of filling. I dont have one and i need to clarify how to get it or if it is optional at time of filling it. Thanks

[EOC 440]

Hello Guys, I am beneficiary from Europe, Georgia, Tbilisi. Yesterday i got my case number and IV number and also provided emails to NVC. I try to enter in system for filling DS-261 and making AOS payment but, it doesn't allow me to do all even i cant get in system. (i read FAQ and it is usual stuff it takes around one week and i am waiting for that time be passed) My question is different, as i saw screenshots of DS-261 form provided by Saylin it demands Beneficiary ID to put in form at time of filling. I dont have one and i need to clarify how to get it or if it is optional at time of filling it. Thanks

Beneficiary Identification number is not required anymore. Though you will receive it in the email from NVC with you case number and IIN.

Edited June 13, 2014 by EOC4ever

[J&Mrs 18]

Hello Guys, I am beneficiary from Europe, Georgia, Tbilisi. Yesterday i got my case number and IV number and also provided emails to NVC. I try to enter in system for filling DS-261 and making AOS payment but, it doesn't allow me to do all even i cant get in system. (i read FAQ and it is usual stuff it takes around one week and i am waiting for that time be passed) My question is different, as i saw screenshots of DS-261 form provided by Saylin it demands Beneficiary ID to put in form at time of filling. I dont have one and i need to clarify how to get it or if it is optional at time of filling it. Thanks

You should have 3 numbers: NVC case number, Invoice ID number and Beneficiary ID number. You need the case number and the invoice number for logging in to the system. You can call and ask for the Beneficiary ID number or wait for the official mail from them containing these 3 numbers (it should come in a week or less), anyway i think i didnt need the beneficiary id number for ds261( im not sure) or for anything else. Saylin says "these are screenshots from 2011, but should still be the same, or at least similar".

Good luck

[Vivian&Jaba 17]

Thanks you very much guys.

For AOS package i am collecting papers already and i am wondering about two things.

1. Because of my wife doesn't work i got my father in law as joint sponsor. So my wife hasn't worked and doesn't have any tax information. At time of filling I-864 by my wife (first sponsor) do we need to write in financial info none everywhere and + make letter with explanation why we put none?

2. How much time does it take to get IRS after calling them?

3. My wife and i dont have much domicile established in US, like we dont have property we dont rent, nothing important belongs to us. Just what happened positive for it is that my wife went in USA for establishing Domicile like making our living condition ready, organizing home and so on. So do i need to mention it in there?

This is amazing group here, so fast responds are very rare to another similar groups. Thanks

[TM713 63]

I just got through and spoke to Arthur, My difficulty logging in yesterday was because they changed our case number to Paris, which is what we wanted. It seems this will reset everything and we will need to wait to fill out our DS-261. Arthur told me that it is now 20 days from the date your case number is assigned until you receive any communication about the DS-261 from the NVC. So I guess we wait again. We're pleased that the case is assigned to the proper embassy now, though.

[LoveMyTico 999]

I just got through and spoke to Arthur, My difficulty logging in yesterday was because they changed our case number to Paris, which is what we wanted. It seems this will reset everything and we will need to wait to fill out our DS-261. Arthur told me that it is now 20 days from the date your case number is assigned until you receive any communication about the DS-261 from the NVC. So I guess we wait again. We're pleased that the case is assigned to the proper embassy now, though.

How did you get approved in such a ridiculously short period of time?

[lindystephan 20]

How did you get approved in such a ridiculously short period of time?

I'm curious too..

[Saylin 1,605]

As someone who works with VOIP and modern telephonry, I must say the NVC is a crying shame. A T-1 circuit has the capacity of a measly 1.34 megs of internet data, yet you can comfortable conduct 24 different VOIP conversations on it; a DS-3 gets you 45 megs or 672 convos. Any carrier worth their salt will have multiple SIP trunks and DS-3's devoted to voice. With any half-way passable carrier and a modern VOIP hosted solution for the IVR you should be able to handle tens or hundreds thousands and thousands of calls at the same time, much more than is likely to ever call at one time. My guess is that the NVC is stuck using old POTS technology and managing their own PBX's or PRI's on site, which is why they suck so badly. I should really get my company to try to sell them.

I'm thinking it's not the technology that's holding them back, but rather they only have so many employees to answer calls.

(I obviously understand they can hire more people to help the call load, but I don't think NVC sees this )

Beneficiary Identification number is not required anymore. Though you will receive it in the email from NVC with you case number and IIN.

I love the screenshot you provided

How did you get approved in such a ridiculously short period of time?

Looks like the petitioner is living abroad, and I don't know how frequent it is anymore, but there was a time when USCIS fast-tracked all cases (after DCF was abolished in most countries) with petitioners living abroad. Those cases would get reviewed in like one month time.

[TM713 63]

How did you get approved in such a ridiculously short period of time?

If you mean for I-130, I don't know. It was dumb luck, I guess. I sent the petition from abroad, where I've been living for nearly two years, and it was routed to the CSC. We are extremely grateful for it, as we were expecting 6-8 months for the I-130 approval. There were maybe 10 petitioners on this site who were auto-expedited in the month of April, for no reason that I can discern.

As for the embassy switch, I don't know. I wrote to the consular section of the US Embassy of Paris asking for permission to change the embassy. I had been told by the NVC that I would need this permission in order to later ask the NVC to make the switch. I didn't receive a reply from them, but now our case number has changed. I assume something happened behind the scenes. I won't question it!

[jsumner86 403]

How did you get approved in such a ridiculously short period of time?

They're now expediting (fast tracking) all those USC living abroad again.. Unlike the ones last year. :/

[BOS_LHR 829]

They're now expediting (fast tracking) all those USC living abroad again.. Unlike the ones last year. :/

It's only a matter of time before they cycle down again, if USCIS history tells us anything. I see a lot more K-1 filer posts about review times for their petitions creeping over 5 months... guess who took the hit to get I-130s back on track? It's insane. Instead of doing their job uniformly across the board they just sacrifice one group for the sake of the other, over and over again. I've seen it bounce back and forth about four times now just in the past year and a half. There are still blatant, systemic problems at USCIS.

[observatorka 197]

How did you get approved in such a ridiculously short period of time?

i wanna cry when i see such timeline

[APJ<3 13]

I wonder which dates they are working on. Our Aos and IV were scanned on May 20th nothing new as of yesterday, they didn't review any of our documents.

[bdrew612 1,071]

It's only a matter of time before they cycle down again, if USCIS history tells us anything. I see a lot more K-1 filer posts about review times for their petitions creeping over 5 months... guess who took the hit to get I-130s back on track? It's insane. Instead of doing their job uniformly across the board they just sacrifice one group for the sake of the other, over and over again. I've seen it bounce back and forth about four times now just in the past year and a half. There are still blatant, systemic problems at USCIS.

Unfortunately, "immigration reform" fails to address those systemic problems.

It would be nice to see I-130s get on a steady pace, without having to cause a backlog elsewhere. Complete madness.