NVC Filers - June 2014

[msc13 282]

30 day to review, not to scan correct? I am just looking for scan date so I know when to count from.

Great, thanks. Mine arrived the same day as yours, so I will use 20th as my timeframe. I might end up calling in a week or so if I haven't heard about my IV docs to confirm they have have accepted and then I will ask for the scan date. Fingers crossed we are CC buddies!

That would be cool. We can go have a glass of bubbles to celebrate. Btw I see you are up in Washington. My parents-in-law live on Whidbey Island. We spend a lot of time up in that neck of the woods.

[Ken Adams 41]

Still no invoice for IV it's completed 30 days from first submitting of ds 261.. Resubmitting date was 22 may.. What should I do now? Can I call nvc or wait another few days to complete resubmission date 30 days.

[Amanda4964 202]

That would be cool. We can go have a glass of bubbles to celebrate. Btw I see you are up in Washington. My parents-in-law live on Whidbey Island. We spend a lot of time up in that neck of the woods.

Bubbles sound wonderful! Can't wait! Yes, I am from Washington, but living in Melbourne now. We used to camp at Whidbey Island as kids, but I grew up near the coast in a tiny town called Hoquiam. If you have ever been to Ocean Shores you would have driven through Hoquiam. Blink and you miss it!

[observatorka 197]

I hope so, I would love to know your happy and have a smile on your face. I'll be praying it's so on my side.

thank you. that's nice of you

Still no update? Really? I am following your timeline. If you havent received a word from the NVC yet, God knows when ill hear about my checklist response (Checklist response sent on the 28th of May)

yes, still no update. my husband called last night and spoke to Joy. nothing! and it's not even under review :/

does it make sense to call and ask for supervisor's review or at least talk to supervisor?

[Soloenta 2,218]

30 day to review, not to scan correct? I am just looking for scan date so I know when to count from.

Great, thanks. Mine arrived the same day as yours, so I will use 20th as my timeframe. I might end up calling in a week or so if I haven't heard about my IV docs to confirm they have have accepted and then I will ask for the scan date. Fingers crossed we are CC buddies!

Not really sure to be honest.

[Soloenta 2,218]

thank you. that's nice of you

yes, still no update. my husband called last night and spoke to Joy. nothing! and it's not even under review :/

does it make sense to call and ask for supervisor's review or at least talk to supervisor?

Your welcome my dear and I've been hearing a review takes another 30 why not wait a little longer I bet your so close to having it reviewed and your done. Any one else like to chime in?

[Changnoi 410]

Hi changnoi do you mind if you share your wife's experience at the POE If the immigration officer asked her questions and all that i heard some got harassed or something, thanks

Our POE to the USA was LAX. As we entered the arrival hall I approached the first TSA Agent I saw and told them my wife was entering the country for the

first time and asked could we enter together. We were told yes and sent to the green card entry area. There we waited for the next available Officer.

I was praying that we would get the right person and that everything would go smoothly.Right as we were about to be called a new person started their shift

and called us over. She asked for our "DO NOT OPEN" packet and seemed new and unsure of what to do next so she turned to look for help and just as

she did her supervisor was there. Each word he spoke had a weight to it as he was helping her with our entry he was on the radio telling many others exactly

what to do.He had the officer take my wife's digital finger prints and photo and then she scanned my and my sons US passport. She stamped my wife's passport

with the arrival stamp and we were then handed the entire packet with her passport and sent to another area where we handed to packet and passport

to another officer who only handled certain visa entry's. We were told to put our carry on luggage against the wall and wait.

There were stacks of DO NOT OPEN arrival packets on His multiple fold out desks and as we sat he took apart our packet and pulled out a few key pages

then disappeared just out of sight. We could hear him stamping pages and entering data for about 5 minutes. He then emerged and asked my wife to come

over and he had her touch the ink pad and took her hard copy finger print as well. He went away again for just a moment and then returned.and handed us

my wife's passport and said welcome to America Mom. We left there got our luggage and went to customs where we were told all first time arrivals have to

have luggage scanned again. Ours was scanned and we were sent through right away and for the second time we heard "Welcome to America Mom"

Some others were having their bags opened and searched as we hurriedly looked for the finish line. Finally we crossed over the line into the general

airport area where we stopped and held hands on US soil for the first time as a family and thanked God for leading us step by step through this Visa Journey.

[Giona 44]

Our POE to the USA was LAX. As we entered the arrival hall I approached the first TSA Agent I saw and told them my wife was entering the country for the

first time and asked could we enter together. We were told yes and sent to the green card entry area. There we waited for the next available Officer.

I was praying that we would get the right person and that everything would go smoothly.Right as we were about to be called a new person started their shift

and called us over. She asked for our "DO NOT OPEN" packet and seemed new and unsure of what to do next so she turned to look for help and just as

she did her supervisor was there. Each word he spoke had a weight to it as he was helping her with our entry he was on the radio telling many others exactly

what to do.He had the officer take my wife's digital finger prints and photo and then she scanned my and my sons US passport. She stamped my wife's passport

with the arrival stamp and we were then handed the entire packet with her passport and sent to another area where we handed to packet and passport

to another officer who only handled certain visa entry's. We were told to put our carry on luggage against the wall and wait.

There were stacks of DO NOT OPEN arrival packets on His multiple fold out desks and as we sat he took apart our packet and pulled out a few key pages

then disappeared just out of sight. We could hear him stamping pages and entering data for about 5 minutes. He then emerged and asked my wife to come

over and he had her touch the ink pad and took her hard copy finger print as well. He went away again for just a moment and then returned.and handed us

my wife's passport and said welcome to America Mom. We left there got our luggage and went to customs where we were told all first time arrivals have to

have luggage scanned again. Ours was scanned and we were sent through right away and for the second time we heard "Welcome to America Mom"

Some others were having their bags opened and searched as we hurriedly looked for the finish line. Finally we crossed over the line into the general

airport area where we stopped and held hands on US soil for the first time as a family and thanked God for leading us step by step through this Visa Journey.

Ohh gosh thank you so much for sharing and congratulations again.. Hoping to have the same process as you guys experienced. Keeping my finers crossed!

Our POE to the USA was LAX. As we entered the arrival hall I approached the first TSA Agent I saw and told them my wife was entering the country for the

first time and asked could we enter together. We were told yes and sent to the green card entry area. There we waited for the next available Officer.

I was praying that we would get the right person and that everything would go smoothly.Right as we were about to be called a new person started their shift

and called us over. She asked for our "DO NOT OPEN" packet and seemed new and unsure of what to do next so she turned to look for help and just as

she did her supervisor was there. Each word he spoke had a weight to it as he was helping her with our entry he was on the radio telling many others exactly

what to do.He had the officer take my wife's digital finger prints and photo and then she scanned my and my sons US passport. She stamped my wife's passport

with the arrival stamp and we were then handed the entire packet with her passport and sent to another area where we handed to packet and passport

to another officer who only handled certain visa entry's. We were told to put our carry on luggage against the wall and wait.

There were stacks of DO NOT OPEN arrival packets on His multiple fold out desks and as we sat he took apart our packet and pulled out a few key pages

then disappeared just out of sight. We could hear him stamping pages and entering data for about 5 minutes. He then emerged and asked my wife to come

over and he had her touch the ink pad and took her hard copy finger print as well. He went away again for just a moment and then returned.and handed us

my wife's passport and said welcome to America Mom. We left there got our luggage and went to customs where we were told all first time arrivals have to

have luggage scanned again. Ours was scanned and we were sent through right away and for the second time we heard "Welcome to America Mom"

Some others were having their bags opened and searched as we hurriedly looked for the finish line. Finally we crossed over the line into the general

airport area where we stopped and held hands on US soil for the first time as a family and thanked God for leading us step by step through this Visa Journey.

Ohh gosh thank you so much for sharing and congratulations again.. Hoping to have the same process as you guys experienced. Keeping my finers crossed!

[Olives24 9]

Hi olives24

Another fellow Australian.

Getting the IV invoice is a bit slow at the moment. I waited exactly 30 days from completing DS-261 until we could pay the invoice. Hang in there.

We sent the AOS package though so at least we could get that in the system.

Hey Msc,

Thanks so much for the reply. This makes me feel a lot better. Once I get the paperwork from my co-sponsor I'll send through my AOS package as well.

Fingers crossed we get the IV invoice soon.

[meehan 43]

Our POE to the USA was LAX. As we entered the arrival hall I approached the first TSA Agent I saw and told them my wife was entering the country for the

first time and asked could we enter together. We were told yes and sent to the green card entry area. There we waited for the next available Officer.

I was praying that we would get the right person and that everything would go smoothly.Right as we were about to be called a new person started their shift

and called us over. She asked for our "DO NOT OPEN" packet and seemed new and unsure of what to do next so she turned to look for help and just as

she did her supervisor was there. Each word he spoke had a weight to it as he was helping her with our entry he was on the radio telling many others exactly

what to do.He had the officer take my wife's digital finger prints and photo and then she scanned my and my sons US passport. She stamped my wife's passport

with the arrival stamp and we were then handed the entire packet with her passport and sent to another area where we handed to packet and passport

to another officer who only handled certain visa entry's. We were told to put our carry on luggage against the wall and wait.

There were stacks of DO NOT OPEN arrival packets on His multiple fold out desks and as we sat he took apart our packet and pulled out a few key pages

then disappeared just out of sight. We could hear him stamping pages and entering data for about 5 minutes. He then emerged and asked my wife to come

over and he had her touch the ink pad and took her hard copy finger print as well. He went away again for just a moment and then returned.and handed us

my wife's passport and said welcome to America Mom. We left there got our luggage and went to customs where we were told all first time arrivals have to

have luggage scanned again. Ours was scanned and we were sent through right away and for the second time we heard "Welcome to America Mom"

Some others were having their bags opened and searched as we hurriedly looked for the finish line. Finally we crossed over the line into the general

airport area where we stopped and held hands on US soil for the first time as a family and thanked God for leading us step by step through this Visa Journey.

Glad to hear it all went to smoothly Enjoy having your family at home with you!!

[MoBar65 520]

She stamped my wife's passport

with the arrival stamp and we were then ...

Really appreciate the report. I'm curious about the stamp(s) you got on the passport that validated your temporary GC. Is it the same regular arrival stamp that the officer writes Visa type and duration on? A scan of that stamp would be nice.

[savagechair 38]

Here's to WALDO, the nicest NVC phone rep I've encountered.

We need more Waldos in the world. Where are they?

[meehan 43]

Here's to WALDO, the nicest NVC phone rep I've encountered.

We need more Waldos in the world. Where are they?

Waldo is great - he wished me a Happy Birthday one day when I rang last month. I've also found Dale and Carla to be fantastic. I included that on my email I wrote complaining about how bad Arthur was. I felt they should know that I wasn't just having a whinge about one bad Arthur experience.

I spoke to the supervisor Silvia tonight. She was lovely. I may change my mind on that once she reviews our checklist and emails me the outcome, but for now I'm sticking with how nice she was

[lake_to_mountain 4]

Day 34 still no invoice....

NVC seems to be slowing down even more.

[observatorka 197]

Here's to WALDO, the nicest NVC phone rep I've encountered.

We need more Waldos in the world. Where are they?

hhahaha thank your for making me laugh

Day 34 still no invoice....

NVC seems to be slowing down even more.

did you call them? what did they tell you for those 34 days?