NVC Filers - August 2014

[megharjun 15]

NVC says they may take upto 60 days to review AOS package. But can somebody tell, how long is it actually taking? and God forbids if someone gets checklist, how long after scan date, they issue checklist and time taken to review checklist?

They took 30 days to review my AOS. And got a checklist exactly on the 30th day after i sent my AOS. My case was reviewed and declared closed after almost 2 months of me responding to the checklist.

Sent AOS: may 15th 2014

Got reviewed and given a checklist: 15th June 2014

Responded to checklist 24th June, 2014

Case closed: 19th Aug 2014 ( called)

official email of case closed: 21st Aug 2014.

Hope this helps

[samreen23 461]

Well, it's up to the embassy of who they want to expedite and on what grounds to accept it. Being pregnant is not an automatic expedite in the process. They would argue that you could have prevented that by taking simple common measures. At the end of the day, it's not NVC that accepts the expedite, It's the embassy and they're all different.

OP is trying to prove he still has domicile in the states, where as you live in the States, and you are current at that resident address the CO at interview wouldn't bother really giving much thought into the letter.

Congrats.. Yes, make sure when you send a correction on the I-864 you send all 9 pages again.. Make sure you bring the updated one to interview!

Congratulations!

Yes I m not talking about Nvc expedite since it depends on embassy. I was talking about Uscis expedite because a lot of people apply for that yet get denied. So that's y I think they do not treat people equally.

Edited to say that I don't know if Uscis also sends requests to embassy. If that's the case then it makes sense

Edited August 22, 2014 by samreen23

[elvenshadow 19]

I think for USCIS, if you both are married and live abroad, you have a very high chance of getting an expedite. For NVC stage to embassy, I think some embassies are just less busy than others. Since NVC is so backed up right now, it actually probably speeds things up for everyone if some embassies can take some cases early to lessen the burden on NVC, resulting in NVC hopefully being able to process things more quickly.

Edited August 22, 2014 by elvenshadow

[Paavy 14]

They took 30 days to review my AOS. And got a checklist exactly on the 30th day after i sent my AOS. My case was reviewed and declared closed after almost 2 months of me responding to the checklist.

Sent AOS: may 15th 2014

Got reviewed and given a checklist: 15th June 2014

Responded to checklist 24th June, 2014

Case closed: 19th Aug 2014 ( called)

official email of case closed: 21st Aug 2014.

Hope this helps

That was informative, Thanks and Congrats for your CC :-)

[jsumner86 403]

Yes I m not talking about Nvc expedite since it depends on embassy. I was talking about Uscis expedite because a lot of people apply for that yet get denied. So that's y I think they do not treat people equally.

Because USCIS is different from NVC and the Embassy. USCIS was expediting those in serious natural disasters, serious medical issues.. etc.. It even lists the criteria on the website. I've never seen anyone that was pregnant get expedited during USCIS unless there was a serious medical issue there. The US government would have said it wasn't their fault that you chose to get pregnant and not trying to prevent it until after the process was over. USCIS deals with all applications, it would be hard to try to expedite everyone if they were pregnant. Could you imagine if everyone just got pregnant just for the sake of getting expedited?

Edited August 22, 2014 by jsumner86

[jsumner86 403]

Yes I m not talking about Nvc expedite since it depends on embassy. I was talking about Uscis expedite because a lot of people apply for that yet get denied. So that's y I think they do not treat people equally.

Edited to say that I don't know if Uscis also sends requests to embassy. If that's the case then it makes sense

No they don't send the expedite request to the embassy. If you are approved at USCIS for an expedite request, you then have to put in another expedite request at NVC stage which then sends it to the embassy.

[Paavy 14]

One thing I don't understand, people who submitted their DS- 261 in July are still waiting for IV fee invoice and people who did that in August (seen 2-3 cases) have their IV fee unlocked? why is it so? Aren't they reviewing the online forms in order. I want to be honest. I am Jealousssss. Why am I not lucky? It hurts

Edited August 22, 2014 by Paavy

[samreen23 461]

Because USCIS is different from NVC and the Embassy. USCIS was expediting those in serious natural disasters, serious medical issues.. etc.. It even lists the criteria on the website. I've never seen anyone that was pregnant get expedited during USCIS unless there was a serious medical issue there. The US government would have said it wasn't their fault that you chose to get pregnant and not trying to prevent it until after the process was over. USCIS deals with all applications, it would be hard to try to expedite everyone if they were pregnant. Could you imagine if everyone just got pregnant just for the sake of getting expedited?

Lol jmsumner but that's exactly what I m saying that they didn't use to do it in the past and now they have started doing it so that I found weird. In case u missed some previous posts someone got the expedite for pregnancy. And also at Nvc again. So basically they got done with the whole process in 3 months.

[megharjun 15]

That was informative, Thanks and Congrats for your CC :-)

Thanks Waiting on my interview date. Do you have any idea how long does it take for them to give an interview date after CC at mumbai consulate?

Dont worry. You are getting there too. When did you submit your AOS? good luck!

[jsumner86 403]

Lol jmsumner but that's exactly what I m saying that they didn't use to do it in the past and now they have started doing it so that I found weird. In case u missed some previous posts someone got the expedite for pregnancy. And also at Nvc again. So basically they got done with the whole process in 3 months.

Not everyone tells you exactly the whole reasoning they give for expediting too.. Gotta remember that as well .

[samreen23 461]

Not everyone tells you exactly the whole reasoning they give for expediting too.. Gotta remember that as well .

Yes that's true

[Paavy 14]

Thanks Waiting on my interview date. Do you have any idea how long does it take for them to give an interview date after CC at mumbai consulate?

Dont worry. You are getting there too. When did you submit your AOS? good luck!

I have no idea about interview scheduling. I am still waiting for IV fee to be invoiced (Submitted DS-261 on July 18th) and AOS package scan date is August 19. With that I think I might get an interview date in December or next year January :/

[TheBigO 18]

Not us. We submitted DS261 July 12th and no IV invoice yet.

I am the same.

[Soloenta 2,218]

AOS changed to N/A today,,, and got an email with a cheklist.. its mention there that i should submit the cheklist in interview..

I have a question, i got the same cheklist now as it was before.. what to do i don't know.. my wife rectified it with a lawyer and she paid $80 for it..

should i correct all the following points plz

P.s : we only submitted the part 6 page, while it was written in the old cheklist that plz submit all nine pages..

so should we redo all these things..

Please review the instructions below then refer to the final page of this checklist for mailing

instructions.

I-864, Affidavit of Support Checklist

[x] The NVC recently completed our review of your visa case. While you meet the minimum qualifications for a visa

interview to be scheduled your Affidavit of Support contained one or more sections with missing or incorrect

information. Please review the additional instructions below then complete a new Affidavit of Support. (You can

download the I-864 form and instructions at http://www.uscis.gov/i-864.) Once you have completed the new

Affidavit of Support, please provide it to the principal applicant to bring to his or her visa interview. Do not submit

your new Affidavit of Support to the NVC, as doing so will reopen your case and cause processing delays.

In Part 1. Basis for Filing Affidavit of Support, please correct the following...

In Part 2. Information on the Principal Immigrant, please correct the following...

In Part 3, Information on the Immigrant(s) You are sponsoring, please correct the following...

In part 4. Information on the Sponsor, please correct the following...

In Part 5. Sponsor's Household Size, please correct the following...

In Part 6. Sponsor's Income and Employment, please correct the following...

[x] Items 13.a.1. The income you enter must match the total (gross) income reported on your most recent Federal

income tax return. If you filed Form 1040EZ, use the adjusted gross income instead.

In Part 8, Sponsor's Contract, please correct the following...

The Form I-864 we received was missing the following page(s). Please ensure you include all nine pages when you

resubmit the form.

You must submit the following financial evidence:

Woooooo Hooo CONGRATULATIONS so happy for you and your love one.

[Persepolis 5]

Ok, good.

Now I filled out my Affidavit of Support, this time I put N/A in all the parts for 7 a,b,c,d because I do not want to use asset as supplemental income. This is the stupid reason why I am in this mess. Everything is approved (cosigner and all documents) just my stupidity in filling out this section and NOT sending in bank statements caused my 2ND CHECKLIST. Even though I am below poverty line and even though my income wont be looked at.

Should I still send bank statements? I am so paranoid now that they will still be like "Well checklist said bank statements..." even though I completed a new Affidavit of Support and omitted part 7.

Now I included a letter explaining I made a mistake and i didnt want asset as supplemental income included and signed it. That is what a rep told me to do, he said you dont even need to include a new form and I said Well too bad I am sending it.

I dont know if should just send teh bank statements as well even though technically they are no longer needed Then I am afraid I send them and they are like "why is he sending these for they are no longer needed, maybe he filled out form wrong...checklist!"

Anyone else have opinion on what I should do?

Is it ok to submit a new affidavit omitting part 7 with a signed letter explaining that? I will include bank statements just to be safe.

The issue is those balances were from 4 months ago so what do you? If you decide to include assets do you update the amounts on a new AOS to reflect that? Do you not? Rep said minor fluctuations are fine yeah whatever like I'm going to believe him.

I don't want to use assets to supplement income I have a cosigner for that