NVC Filers - June 2014

[domwardbound 73]

When did you submit the DS-261? It's taking approx 4 weeks at the moment from that date. If you have a lawyer then you should receive the IV and AOS fee's at the same time.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

Congrats on the case complete!!

What was your checklist and last document scan date?

Thank you!! I've added the details to my signature.. they marked the response as received on May 27 (delivered May 22). So that's 4 weeks and 2 days.

For my previously sent packets in May, it was exactly 3 weeks from receipt to response, so they have definitely gotten slower in June on all accounts.

[Amanda4964 202]

CASE COMPLETE TODAY....I'm sooooo happy....it's been a long journey

Now I'm waiting for the email with the interview date

Wish you all good luck and thank you all

Congratulations!!!

[Soloenta 2,218]

I'm sorry to hear you haven't got your IV invoices yet. From my time in the NVC forums, I've noticed that the NVC typically work with 3-4 days of docs at a time. I've seen posts today alone of people ranging from May 23rd thru May 30th (remember 3 days of those aren't business days) which means they are potentially working through 5 days worth of activity at the moment. I've been waiting on May 27th review of my AOS docs, which I know (providing no checklist) doesn't trigger any other activity, but it seems that all of us waiting through this date range will hear something in the next few (business) days.

Best luck and wishes to you all.

Thank you sweet heart you made me feel much better, God bless you.

[Ryan&Joanna 44]

I left VJ after I got the damn checklist because I couldn't handle it, but I've come back because I can relax (a little) and say that today we got case complete. Waiting on the interview date now.

Congratulations and welcome back

[Soloenta 2,218]

Hi guys. My wife sent aos packet on 9 June and nvc received it on 12 as per usps tracking. I m still not able to pay 4 invoice. How much time it will take for this. Please suggest

To be sure you have to call, I sent mine on the 10Th of June USPS tracking said it arrived and they signed/stamped it on the 12Th but NVC just now told me they received it on the 25Th and scanned it on the 30Th. I'm tired just typing that out.

[NikLR 13,230]

Hi guys. My wife sent aos packet on 9 June and nvc received it on 12 as per usps tracking. I m still not able to pay 4 invoice. How much time it will take for this. Please suggest

Do you mean IV invoice? Immigrant Visa, not roman numeral 4.

Please go back to post 1. Read the NVC Process wiki and look at the NVC flowchart.

Thanks!

[ColGil 126]

Thank you sweet heart you made me feel much better, God bless you.

Soloenta, you have been plagued with problems throughout this entire process! Have you considered getting congress person involved? It's shocking that people wait as long as most of us have, but your case is really not fair. I see all these people from September I-130 filing getting their Case Completes, and, while I'm happy they get theirs all I want to do is shout "We filed in June, where's out Case Complete?" Then I realize you filed in March, not that USCIS or NVC will recognize that, but still. That's been 15 months.

Let's all start a petition to get Soloenta and all those who have waited over 12 months Case Complete now!!!

[Saylin 1,605]

Congratulations to the case completes!!! Thats such great news!

I have a question regarding the PCC's needed. I understand that my husband needs to get a PCC from each country lived in from the age of 16 for more than 6 months.

This might be a silly question but does this also include the USA? When his student visa expired he did get a PCC on his way out of the country.

We live abroad is this something that we can easily get at the US Embassy?

Thank you for your time in responding!

Nope, PCCs from the US aren't needed. Background checks will be done for anytime spent in the US, so no worries

Hi guys. My wife sent aos packet on 9 June and nvc received it on 12 as per usps tracking. I m still not able to pay 4 invoice. How much time it will take for this. Please suggest

The AOS package has nothing to do with the IV invoice. As NLR has already suggested, please read post 1. Pay attention to the flowchart I created as you're combining two separate tracks together.

[dirk_diggler 107]

is there a point calling when you're waiting for an interview date? do you get the interview email a day after it's scheduled?

[bomzy4ever 11]

So, you need to think as the beneficiary here. Let me give you it from my point of view and how I filled these questions out....

Is your husband a UK citizen and immigrating with you? NO. Why? My husband isn't a non-US citizen so he's already living there, so is not immigrating with me.

Which address does your spouse live at (considering your spouse might not live in the USA) - Same a YOUR present address in the UK? No. Same as the intended US address? Yes (I'm going to move in with him, which is why I'm moving to this address.

So I think you would answer, No to the first question and Same as the intended US address for the second.

Remember this form is also used for Diversity Visa applicants so the questions have to be slightly ambiguous.

Edit: Remember that the DS-260 is intended to be completed by the beneficiary, not the petitioner. Although the petitioner is allowed to complete it, ALL questions should be answered from the beneficiary's perspective.

Hi ColGil,

I understand that all questions in this form should be answered from the beneficiary's perspective, but it makes no sense and the option to which i should select I'm still confused. Beneficiary, who is my husband will be immigrating with me in the US and the question is being asked about the current wife, who is me/petitioner already living in the US.

Oh my goodness, this should be such a simple task and questions are asked in so complicated way that makes no sense at all!!

Please help!!!

[LRKO 53]

Soloenta, you have been plagued with problems throughout this entire process! Have you considered getting congress person involved? It's shocking that people wait as long as most of us have, but your case is really not fair. I see all these people from September I-130 filing getting their Case Completes, and, while I'm happy they get theirs all I want to do is shout "We filed in June, where's out Case Complete?" Then I realize you filed in March, not that USCIS or NVC will recognize that, but still. That's been 15 months.

Let's all start a petition to get Soloenta and all those who have waited over 12 months Case Complete now!!!

Add me to that petition as I am over 12 months too! Protest, Protest, Protest!

[ColGil 126]

Hi ColGil,

I understand that all questions in this form should be answered from the beneficiary's perspective, but it makes no sense and the option to which i should select I'm still confused. Beneficiary, who is my husband will be immigrating with me in the US and the question is being asked about the current wife, who is me/petitioner already living in the US.

Oh my goodness, this should be such a simple task and questions are asked in so complicated way that makes no sense at all!!

Please help!!!

So your husband won't be immigrating "WITH" you, he'll be immigrating "TO BE WITH" you. They are wanting to know if anybody who is not a US resident or citizen at the moment will be moving the US with your husband, specifically his spouse. You won't be immigrating to the US as you already live there so the answer to that question is No.

Your will have already have listed your home address as the address your husband will live in when he enters the US, so when it asks which address your spouse will live at, you will select "the address I plan to live at" (sorry can't remember the exact wording).

Hope this helps. Take a look at the exemplar the NVC have provided if you are still unsure though http://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/DS-260%20Exemplar.pdf

Edited June 27, 2014 by ColGil

[ArthurandMarcela 249]

Soloenta, you have been plagued with problems throughout this entire process! Have you considered getting congress person involved? It's shocking that people wait as long as most of us have, but your case is really not fair. I see all these people from September I-130 filing getting their Case Completes, and, while I'm happy they get theirs all I want to do is shout "We filed in June, where's out Case Complete?" Then I realize you filed in March, not that USCIS or NVC will recognize that, but still. That's been 15 months.

Let's all start a petition to get Soloenta and all those who have waited over 12 months Case Complete now!!!

I VOTE FOR SOLOENTA GETTING A CASE COMPLETE. COMMON NVC!!!

[ColGil 126]

Add me to that petition as I am over 12 months too! Protest, Protest, Protest!

Me too from Sunday, we filed on 28th June 2013, so sunday will be 1 year and 1 day. In the meantime, how's this???

[LRKO 53]

Me too from Sunday, we filed on 28th June 2013, so sunday will be 1 year and 1 day. In the meantime, how's this???

Protesting for you too!!