NVC Filers - August 2014

[bdrew612 1,071]

Friendly reminder- Please read Saylin's WIKI before you ask a question... Your answer might be there. Yes, we know about the 60 day e-mail. No, the NVC is not working overtime... or documents would be reviewed faster .

Happy day y'all!

How does a new member already know so much? :-D Are you Neo?

[Nellyator 18]

How does a new member already know so much? :-D Are you Neo?

Bahaha. .

[Petar&Wendy 30]

You too! We will be reunited with our spouses soon, I'm sure of it.

I am actually with my spouse in Serbia. But Serbia is....extremely challenging. Things like major corruption, 40% unemployment, and so on. We just can't wait to have a "real life" in the US. Jobs are awaiting us If we could just get there. You can at least enjoy the summer in Australia no? I hear it's beautiful.

[Saylin 1,605]

Friendly reminder- Please read Saylin's WIKI before you ask a question... Your answer might be there. Yes, we know about the 60 day e-mail. No, the NVC is not working overtime... or documents would be reviewed faster .

Happy day y'all!

It's like you know me!! ;)

Wait... It's mini-Saylin!!!!

[Nellyator 18]

It's like you know me!! ;)

Wait... It's mini-Saylin!!!!

OMG I always wanted to be a mini-Saylin!! Maybe that should be my username .

[Saylin 1,605]

OMG I always wanted to be a mini-Saylin!! Maybe that should be my username .

[stackeria 280]

It's like you know me!! ;)

Wait... It's mini-Saylin!!!!

This is suspicious and may be Saylin disguised as a new member.

[Saylin 1,605]

This is suspicious and may be Saylin disguised as a new member.

I assure you, it's not me But I do know the identity of who it is

[Nellyator 18]

I'm super- sailor- mini saylin!

This is suspicious and may be Saylin disguised as a new member.

Hahahahahahaha.. I think people are catching on Saylin!

[Saylin 1,605]

I'm super- sailor- mini saylin!

Hahahahahahaha.. I think people are catching on Saylin!

Chibi Saylin?!

[jsumner86 403]

This is going to be fun.. lol

[Saylin 1,605]

This is going to be fun.. lol

I think my husband may think I'm nuts, giggling over here.

[samreen23 461]

This is going to be fun.. lol

New dp!! Love it

[LoveMyTico 999]

Update guys on my unbelievably horrible morning. I have just spent the past 4 hours on this. 1 hour of that was spent in floods of tears to my husband on Skye. I look a mess!!

Spoke to NVC about the IV checklist. They would not put me through to a Supervisor although Kendall, the girl I spoke to was very helpful. Will report as follows:

Birth Certificate - Hubby requested a Supervisor Review of this yesterday and they won't do anything until they look at it. I am adopted so only have an Adoption Decree. This was perfectly acceptable 14 years ago when I got my first Green Card but apparently not anymore. We also sent an original letter from the General Register Office in England explaining why I don't have a Birth Certificate but I suspect they have rejected it because it is not a 'Certified Statement'. Am trying to get hold of England and get this Statement.

Australia Police Clearance for Queensland - I have sent them a National Certificate that covers all 7 States but is that good enough for NVC - you bet your bottom dollar it is NOT! They want one for Queensland where I lived for 1 year 15 years ago. Spoke to Queensland Police - there were SO nice. They are just fed up with NVC for keep requesting people do this. They cannot do a fingerprint Certificate as I don't live in QLD but can do a Criminal Check Certificate so I am going to get that. NVC don't want to see this but are expecting me to have it at the interview. They think that QLD will send it direct to Consulate but they don't, they send it to me. I might then email Consulate and see if they want me to send it on.

Singapore Police Certificate - tried to explain to NVC that they don't send this to NVC anymore and the paperwork that NVC is totally out of date. That fell on deaf ears. So, I have applied for this, will wait for it to get to my house and will then send on to NVC.

By the time I wait for all my 60 days reviews I might be lucky to be there by Christmas but probably January.

I am just stunned with it all.

Have a great day everybody. Love XXX

I am the USC and I am adopted . I know in the US, when you are adopted, the courts make the change to the birth cert, so when ever I get a birth cert it is the version with my parents who adopted me. I don't have any access to my closed adoption records ( although I did meet my biological mother when I was 27) I can just go online to www.vitalchek.com and order whatever I need.

If adoptions are the same in other countries, the court records should reflect the adoption and you should be able to get the correct birth cert. NVC wants the Birth Cert because your parents are listed on it with your birth date. Being adopted doesn't matter

[ColGil 126]

Update guys on my unbelievably horrible morning. I have just spent the past 4 hours on this. 1 hour of that was spent in floods of tears to my husband on Skye. I look a mess!!

Spoke to NVC about the IV checklist. They would not put me through to a Supervisor although Kendall, the girl I spoke to was very helpful. Will report as follows:

Birth Certificate - Hubby requested a Supervisor Review of this yesterday and they won't do anything until they look at it. I am adopted so only have an Adoption Decree. This was perfectly acceptable 14 years ago when I got my first Green Card but apparently not anymore. We also sent an original letter from the General Register Office in England explaining why I don't have a Birth Certificate but I suspect they have rejected it because it is not a 'Certified Statement'. Am trying to get hold of England and get this Statement.

Australia Police Clearance for Queensland - I have sent them a National Certificate that covers all 7 States but is that good enough for NVC - you bet your bottom dollar it is NOT! They want one for Queensland where I lived for 1 year 15 years ago. Spoke to Queensland Police - there were SO nice. They are just fed up with NVC for keep requesting people do this. They cannot do a fingerprint Certificate as I don't live in QLD but can do a Criminal Check Certificate so I am going to get that. NVC don't want to see this but are expecting me to have it at the interview. They think that QLD will send it direct to Consulate but they don't, they send it to me. I might then email Consulate and see if they want me to send it on.

Singapore Police Certificate - tried to explain to NVC that they don't send this to NVC anymore and the paperwork that NVC is totally out of date. That fell on deaf ears. So, I have applied for this, will wait for it to get to my house and will then send on to NVC.

By the time I wait for all my 60 days reviews I might be lucky to be there by Christmas but probably January.

I am just stunned with it all.

Have a great day everybody. Love XXX

I am the USC and I am adopted . I know in the US, when you are adopted, the courts make the change to the birth cert, so when ever I get a birth cert it is the version with my parents who adopted me. I don't have any access to my closed adoption records ( although I did meet my biological mother when I was 27) I can just go online to www.vitalchek.com and order whatever I need.

If adoptions are the same in other countries, the court records should reflect the adoption and you should be able to get the correct birth cert. NVC wants the Birth Cert because your parents are listed on it with your birth date. Being adopted doesn't matter

In the UK it's different:

"Full [Adoption] Certificates: A full certificate is a copy of ACR [Adopted Children Register] entry and includes the date of the order and the name of the court as well as the particulars of the adoptive parent(s). Their names cannot be shown on the certificates as though they were the natural parents, even if one of the parents is the birth mother or father."

Maybe this will help: https://www.gov.uk/adoption-records