NVC Filers - August 2014

[EOC 440]

Thank you! Arthur delivered me the happy news

:wow: ARTHURRRRRRRRRR :wow:

[Godalone 24]

Lol, I just spoke with Betsy (she is the one who helped me with my DS 261) and someone mentioned her on here this morning. I told her that her name was this morning thread and her name being on it - lol - she laughed. Any who - I made recommendation to trained their staff to be consistent with their responses. She told me yes the DS 260 is reviewed with the civil package. I don't have to wait no 60 days from my DS 260 just from my civil document which was sent before paying the visa fee bill.

Update: I also submitted expedite request and I received email yesterday that they ware waiting to hear from the embassy. Lord please let it go through and be approved.

[hope88 104]

Congratulations to everyone who got a CC !!!

[JCAC 13]

Umm hold on. U put 1 for urself, 0 for adding all the above, and 1 for married? Are u sure this is correct? What ur AOS scan date?

Sorry my bad.. Part 5 Sponsor household...scan june23 accepted august 01

Q1. My answer is 1 (my wife)

Q2. Yourself - 1 ( me)

Q3. - Q7 i put 0 ( just to make sure)

Q8. Total- 2

[anuspras 65]

Sorry my bad.. Part 5 Sponsor household...scan june23 accepted august 01

Q1. My answer is 1 (my wife)

Q2. Yourself - 1 ( me)

Q3. - Q7 i put 0 ( just to make sure)

Q8. Total- 2

There you are... That's what it's got to be!!!

[JCAC 13]

There you are... That's what it's got to be!!!

Im looking on the old I-864... and i just grab my copies and sorry i made mistake puting that... silly me... but yes i put 0 coz i read someone got checlist leaving blank... maybe some are very strick and some are kind to let it passed...

[samreen23 461]

Sorry my bad.. Part 5 Sponsor household...scan june23 accepted august 01

Q1. My answer is 1 (my wife)

Q2. Yourself - 1 ( me)

Q3. - Q7 i put 0 ( just to make sure)

Q8. Total- 2

Thankyou! Now I m confused whether to leave it blank or write zero lol. I don't know why they gave us a checklist for that. I m sure someone told me they put n/a and it was accepted. Weirdos.

[JeffInMX 157]

same here. AOS sent 25th, and apparently the scan date is 28th. 60 days it is.

We also received that email, saying they received our documents on August 28. I am assuming this is the "scan" date? I was planning on calling today anyway, but if that's the scan date, I won't call.

Thank you!

I just called and yes, it is case complete since yesterday What a relief!

Thank you everyone for your kind words and support. I don't know what I would have done without you

Congratulations!!!!!!

[EOC 440]

Lol, I just spoke with Betsy (she is the one who helped me with my DS 261) and someone mentioned her on here this morning. I told her that her name was this morning thread and her name being on it - lol - she laughed. Any who - I made recommendation to trained their staff to be consistent with their responses. She told me yes the DS 260 is reviewed with the civil package. I don't have to wait no 60 days from my DS 260 just from my civil document which was sent before paying the visa fee bill.

Update: I also submitted expedite request and I received email yesterday that they ware waiting to hear from the embassy. Lord please let it go through and be approved.

Sending you good vibes. I pray your expedite gets approved. Fingers crossed for you.

[Rlks 8]

Hello everybody,

My case was expedited, Was extremely happy about it until I called NVC...It doesn't make that much difference anyway.. They have to do the processing,,60 days ..etc. And than embassy will accept the documents.

I dont see that much difference...
I'm so sick of all this...

[JeffInMX 157]

Can anyone confirm that this would actually be the "scan date" so I don't have to call?


"The National Visa Center (NVC) received your documents on 28­AUG­14.

We are currently receiving an increased number of approved petitions from U.S. Citizenship and

Immigration Services. As a result, we are experiencing increased review times for documents

received.

We expect it will be at least 60 days from the date we received your mail before we complete the

review of your documents. We will notify you when we review your documents.

We are working to reduce these processing times and we appreciate your patience."

[anuspras 65]

Thankyou! Now I m confused whether to leave it blank or write zero lol. I don't know why they gave us a checklist for that. I m sure someone told me they put n/a and it was accepted. Weirdos

Put a 0 there Samreen, shouldn't do you any harm..... I know there are a few who left it blank and still got approved... Again it all depends on the reviewer!!!

[samreen23 461]

Put a 0 there Samreen, shouldn't do you any harm..... I know there are a few who left it blank and still got approved... Again it all depends on the reviewer!!!

Yes will put zero to be safe. Thanks Anuspras!

[BOS_LHR 829]

Sharing more random NVC facts because it's a slow day at work.

NVC operates from 7:00 a.m. – 12:30 a.m., Monday through Friday on two shifts in two buildings. There are several units:

• Unit to process incoming correspondence.
• Unit to send instructions, status updates, and further processing requirements to applicants.
• Unit to prescreen immigrant visa and fiancée cases. The FPU uses internet searches and other techniques to identify potential fraud indicators.
• Unit to review photographs from passport applications, along with immigrant and non-immigrant visas to screen for potential fraud.

The NVC buidling has the following areas:

• Fraud Prevention Unit
• Loading Dock, Shredder
• Mail Insertion, Mail Out
• Case Processing
• Document Review
• IT
• Facial Recognition
• Scanning
• Main File Room
• Executive Offices

The consular affair building has the following areas:

• Training/Conference Room
• Written Correspondence
• Telephone Inquiries
• Loading Dock, Mail Opening
• Fitness Area
• Additional File Storage

The call management software used is called Basic Call Management System (BCMS). NVC uses Avaya Conversant to route calls and provide pre-recorded messages to callers, such as when the Center is closed. The Avaya Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system ceased working properly in late April 2012. Right now the IVR is deactivated and, due to a PBX modification, calls are coming straight into the Automated Call Distribution System (ACD). The PBX has been programmed to begin sending calls at 7:00 AM and stop sending calls at midnight Monday through Friday. It has also been programmed to air certain specially recorded PBX messages as required. The total public calls handled by NVC for 2011 was 2,089,657. Future plans are uncertain and dependent on the new software development currently underway.

Fee payment is handled by a separate contractor. Might explain why it takes time for fees to show as paid through CEAC and for the DS-260 to unlock.

Current visa processing automated systems do not provide the functionality to track the receipt and distribution of the types of mail (no surprise there). NVC has an automated mail tracking system that works with the Immigrant Visa Information System (IVIS). An Internal Tracking System (ITS) was developed by the incumbent IT staff onsite using Microsoft Visual Basic. The ITS tracks visa petitions and work conducted by employees onsite.

Processing statistics are only available under signed NDA. Why? USCIS publishes theirs monthly. Anyway, Q&A for the solicitation revealed NVC Basic Processing statistics for 2011 averaged about 714,000 per month. For quality assurance purposes, there is a cursory review of 5,400 cases and an in depth review of 1,000 cases every month.

There's a lot in here about service level agreements and processing standards in there that are blatantly never adhered to, and which I've never seen adhered to. Example: At NVC, the Contractor shall respond to urgent, special, and Congressional inquiries in no more than three (3) business days, and all other inquiries in no more than seven (7) business days. NVC is allowed an error rate of 1% for critical data fields and 3% non-critical fields, but the definitions of those fields are seemingly only available under NDA. IV petitions are supposed to be "completed in no more than 10 business days from receipt, not including the time spent reviewed by PASS." PASS is Pre-Adjudication Support Services, and they're responsible for fraud detection. "Antifraud and other pre-adjudication screening will be considered complete when the PASS unit has vetted the case against all fraud and screening indicators supplied by the USG and provided a report or, as appropriate, a short communication of the results of that vetting, and any other pertinent items of concern, for the adjudicating consular officer’s use."

Source: government solicitation for contractor to staff NVC.

[bdrew612 1,071]

This is making the rounds on this site, but here's the source about visa fees changing effective September 12, 2014

http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/english/fees/fees-visa-services.html