timeline example of CR 1 petition pls ?

[NikLR 13,227]

I agree.

Btw, who are affected by the new visa fees? I'm confused with the notice I read on travel.state.gov.

For us who have not paid IV fee yet, do we have to pay the new visa fee? Thanks.

If your fee becomes available after Sept 12, yes.

If your fee is available before Sept 12, no.

[NKrishMT 17]

If your fee becomes available after Sept 12, yes.

If your fee is available before Sept 12, no.

I have read contradicting opinions about what this notice is all about, and I got confused.

Thanks for clarifying that!!!

Edited August 31, 2014 by NKrishMT

[NKrishMT 17]

.ohh wow.so meaning to say additional 60days waiting for the ds261 before the aos fee become available and then another 60days waiting for the aos package review?..

wooooah the iv fee increased a lot geez

Seems like there's a possibility we're going to pay $325 for IV fee.... Argh.... I do hope this fee increase means speedier service for all cases. Argh. Too much waiting, it is.

[anikkandtim 15]

Oh yeah? Jeez, now it's 60 days for them to accept ds-261?? I thought the 60 day thing is the wait time before they review AOS and IV package. I thought it's 30 business days for ds-261.

If I understood correctly, you mean your AOS isn't available, but IV is?

no

AOS is separate from DS-261. DS-261 is the IV track.

http://www.visajourney.com/wiki/index.php/NVC_Process

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9bvTEwLyHz1aW0yTWRqa3lqYzA/edit

some of the items overlap each other in time.

How about if we will send the aos and iv package at the same time. Cus we got the aos bill and iv bill at the same time. How long will it take to be reviewed?

[ibhitchin 1]

yes i saw pay fee in the IV part but the aos fee is still blank ... well i've just completed and received a confirmation of ds 261

Yes, That page has 3 sections, one for the 261, one for the AOS, and one for the IV stuff. My 261 section has shown "Completed" since I submitted the form, but I am still waiting for them to review it (I think they are waiting for the page to yellow around the edges before they start!) once they do, that status should change to something like "Accepted", and they will begin generating the bill for the IV package. NVC told me they are currently running 60 business days to review, I am at a little over 30 business days.

When we filled out the 261, I also paid the AOS bill, it has progressed from "In Process" to "Paid", and I have submitted my AOS package, and it is in the process of "Dry Aging" in their inbox. NVC said they are taking 60 CALENDAR days to review - from date of acceptance, so my clock should already be ticking.

In the third section, for the IV package, it shows a link called "Pay Now", it will take you to a page which lists the AOS bill and its details including status and a select checkbox, and similar info for the IV bill. The info for the IV bill is all blank and there is no select checkbox. I expect that will change when they accept our DS-261 (with the yellow edges). They are quoting 60 days for the IV package as well. I was too depressed and forgot to confirm if that was Calendar or business days.

BUT the AOS, and IV packages are separate independent paths. They diverge at the 261/aos bill e-mail, and rejoin at the end of review of whichever takes longest. The IV path includes the review of the 261 and is sequential. The AOS is reviewed in parallel and without checklists will complete first, so that 60 day clock runs at the same time the 120 days is running for the IV bill.

Obviously the IV package is the crittical path for the process - unless you don't mail your AOS package before the IV bill is paid and the IV package is sent.

[izzhele 0]

What u receive aos and iv bill at the same tïme ? Seems that every situation is different frnm another i just hope that their process will be much faster.

[ibhitchin 1]

Seems like there's a possibility we're going to pay $325 for IV fee.... Argh.... I do hope this fee increase means speedier service for all cases. Argh. Too much waiting, it is.

Possibility, no. Its Guaronteed. You watch, they will raise the fees and clear the back log... without hiring any new staff. They are just pushing as many people over the brink into the higher fees as possible right now.

By January/February timeframe these long wait times will be a thing of the past (60 days to review a 4 question form... BS!), of course the people that had to endure it will also be gone, and not prone to "female dog in heat" about it.

These fee increases are a scam as far as I'm concerned. The fees should be stable through the process. I submit my 130, whatever the fees were on THAT DAY, is what I have to pay when I get to each stage of the process. It should be treated like a contract. Period.

[ritbiv 95]

Possibility, no. Its Guaronteed. You watch, they will raise the fees and clear the back log... without hiring any new staff. They are just pushing as many people over the brink into the higher fees as possible right now.

By January/February timeframe these long wait times will be a thing of the past (60 days to review a 4 question form... BS!), of course the people that had to endure it will also be gone, and not prone to "female dog in heat" about it.

These fee increases are a scam as far as I'm concerned. The fees should be stable through the process. I submit my 130, whatever the fees were on THAT DAY, is what I have to pay when I get to each stage of the process. It should be treated like a contract. Period.

I agree with you totally. Am still stuck at NOA1. God knows when this wait will be over.

[NikLR 13,227]

How about if we will send the aos and iv package at the same time. Cus we got the aos bill and iv bill at the same time. How long will it take to be reviewed?

Each section still takes 60 days. They just take the same 60 days. As long as you don't have any checklists they should be reviewed about the same time.

[NKrishMT 17]

Possibility, no. Its Guaronteed. You watch, they will raise the fees and clear the back log... without hiring any new staff. They are just pushing as many people over the brink into the higher fees as possible right now.

By January/February timeframe these long wait times will be a thing of the past (60 days to review a 4 question form... BS!), of course the people that had to endure it will also be gone, and not prone to "female dog in heat" about it.

These fee increases are a scam as far as I'm concerned. The fees should be stable through the process. I submit my 130, whatever the fees were on THAT DAY, is what I have to pay when I get to each stage of the process. It should be treated like a contract. Period.

Well I really hope they work faster... I agree with the dS-261 thing...they should review and accept that sooner. I saw some people's timeline showing their ds-261 has been accepted after 30,32,39 business days. I wonder why it takes them soo long to add it to our files.

I agree with your idea about fees also. I hope it's like that...it should be like that!!!

But then, we couldnt do anything but comply with the rules & fees, and wait patiently. I just hope that I don't get checklists...this long wait is too much for me... all I want is to be with my spouse and start our family as soon as possible.

I hope NVC do something to make things speedier.

Goodluck to us!

Edited August 31, 2014 by NKrishMT

[NKrishMT 17]

What u receive aos and iv bill at the same tïme ? Seems that every situation is different frnm another i just hope that their process will be much faster.

Then that is better since you can send them together. Just as long there are no checklists, then they will accepted most likely at the same time.

Yeah, I hope NVC works muuuch faster. Hay...

[NikLR 13,227]

RE Fees:

The fee for the IV used to be $404.

So $325 doesn't sound so bad now does it?

[ibhitchin 1]

RE Fees:

The fee for the IV used to be $404.

So $325 doesn't sound so bad now does it?

But it does make a mockery of my conspiracy theory!! I thought the IV fee was 265 though!?!?

I should appologize for my negativity and cynicism last night, but my wife was almost in tears when I was telling her of the doubling of the wait times. So difficult to remain positive.

Edited September 1, 2014 by ibhitchin

[anikkandtim 15]

What u receive aos and iv bill at the same tïme ? Seems that every situation is different frnm another i just hope that their process will be much faster.

We have a lawyer. I think when you have a lawyer,you dont need to fill up the ds-261 and they will issue both fees.

[anikkandtim 15]

Each section still takes 60 days. They just take the same 60 days. As long as you don't have any checklists they should be reviewed about the same time.

Then i hope i wont get any checklist