The NVC October Moral Support/Ranting Thread

[DutchmansLady 216]

First...congratulations to all the CC people...I am not one of you as of yet . Just wanted to say that I have spoken with NVC operators several times over the past months and this was my first experience with this one . Can you guess who I spoke with ? I have to laugh about this interaction with her because it was just so strange zzzzzz .First she answers the phone coughing and sputtering and sounding like she is half asleep. She asked for the case number etc and then asked my name which I told her. She proceeds to tell me that there is no one named that as the Petitioner. I repeated my name to her again just in case she got it wrong the first time through her sputtering and she barked at me..."I would not have asked if I NEEDED it OKKKKKKKKKKK woman ..chill your jets.

Then she says once again ...what is your name! I repeated my name for the 3rd or 4th time. By the way folks ...I have a normal American name nothing complicated. I had to look at my paper to make sure I knew who I was by this point She then says to me all exasperated..I heard your name. Next she says ...I need your phone number it is ...and proceeds to recite it to me .Now mind you..I didn't know if that was a question or statement..insert deer in the head lights look here...I don't call myself on my foreign cell phone or house phone and I was caught off guard and just said ...yes lol. Finally she says what is it you called for in her sleepy irritated drawel ? Trying to maintain my sweetness ...I told her I called for a case status update and she says to me...due to the high volume of petitions ...please allow 60 days yada yada lol. She reads me the speel right off her computer screen slower than molasses...like I was too dumb to understand . So when she was finished I said to her...sooooooo has my case been reviewed ?Sleepily she replies...let me look.........................................................................................................................no

I have to admit that I though some of you were exaggerating about this sleepy...NVC woman. I am not sure if she new what she was talking about but it was a fun ride through the twilight zone.

[romii 150]

First...congratulations to all the CC people...I am not one of you as of yet . Just wanted to say that I have spoken with NVC operators several times over the past months and this was my first experience with this one . Can you guess who I spoke with ? I have to laugh about this interaction with her because it was just so strange zzzzzz .First she answers the phone coughing and sputtering and sounding like she is half asleep. She asked for the case number etc and then asked my name which I told her. She proceeds to tell me that there is no one named that as the Petitioner. I repeated my name to her again just in case she got it wrong the first time through her sputtering and she barked at me..."I would not have asked if I NEEDED it OKKKKKKKKKKK woman ..chill your jets.

Then she says once again ...what is your name! I repeated my name for the 3rd or 4th time. By the way folks ...I have a normal American name nothing complicated. I had to look at my paper to make sure I knew who I was by this point She then says to me all exasperated..I heard your name. Next she says ...I need your phone number it is ...and proceeds to recite it to me .Now mind you..I didn't know if that was a question or statement..insert deer in the head lights look here...I don't call myself on my foreign cell phone or house phone and I was caught off guard and just said ...yes lol. Finally she says what is it you called for in her sleepy irritated drawel ? Trying to maintain my sweetness ...I told her I called for a case status update and she says to me...due to the high volume of petitions ...please allow 60 days yada yada lol. She reads me the speel right off her computer screen slower than molasses...like I was too dumb to understand . So when she was finished I said to her...sooooooo has my case been reviewed ?Sleepily she replies...let me look.........................................................................................................................no

I have to admit that I though some of you were exaggerating about this sleepy...NVC woman. I am not sure if she new what she was talking about but it was a fun ride through the twilight zone.

describes the usual experience of calling them! My husband had put my landline as my number when he filled out the DS-261 and ever since then that number became the number they'd recite to confirm. This one time the lady goes, ok so what's your name? Then she says, what's your number?...and there I was all lost.

I'm like "ehhh it's my house number...." Took me like 5 mins to find it and recite it.

I suggest you memorize the number, for the next time you may get some other strange rep who decides to ask, instead to recite it.

Edited October 22, 2014 by romii

[EOC 440]

Going to sleep now. Praying that I wake up to magical n/a

Am praying real hard that you and Msc get CC this week. My prayers and thoughts are with you sweetie.

[EOC 440]

First...congratulations to all the CC people...I am not one of you as of yet . Just wanted to say that I have spoken with NVC operators several times over the past months and this was my first experience with this one . Can you guess who I spoke with ? I have to laugh about this interaction with her because it was just so strange zzzzzz .First she answers the phone coughing and sputtering and sounding like she is half asleep. She asked for the case number etc and then asked my name which I told her. She proceeds to tell me that there is no one named that as the Petitioner. I repeated my name to her again just in case she got it wrong the first time through her sputtering and she barked at me..."I would not have asked if I NEEDED it OKKKKKKKKKKK woman ..chill your jets.

Then she says once again ...what is your name! I repeated my name for the 3rd or 4th time. By the way folks ...I have a normal American name nothing complicated. I had to look at my paper to make sure I knew who I was by this point She then says to me all exasperated..I heard your name. Next she says ...I need your phone number it is ...and proceeds to recite it to me .Now mind you..I didn't know if that was a question or statement..insert deer in the head lights look here...I don't call myself on my foreign cell phone or house phone and I was caught off guard and just said ...yes lol. Finally she says what is it you called for in her sleepy irritated drawel ? Trying to maintain my sweetness ...I told her I called for a case status update and she says to me...due to the high volume of petitions ...please allow 60 days yada yada lol. She reads me the speel right off her computer screen slower than molasses...like I was too dumb to understand . So when she was finished I said to her...sooooooo has my case been reviewed ?Sleepily she replies...let me look.........................................................................................................................no

I have to admit that I though some of you were exaggerating about this sleepy...NVC woman. I am not sure if she new what she was talking about but it was a fun ride through the twilight zone.

What a lazy sleepy a$$ rep. They are so quick to read out the long quotation of the 60days wait without even checking for the case status. I pray you get out of NVC ASAP.

describes the usual experience of calling them! My husband had put my landline as my number when he filled out the DS-261 and ever since then that number became the number they'd recite to confirm. This one time the lady goes, ok so what's your name? Then she says, what's your number?...and there I was all lost.

I'm like "ehhh it's my house number...." Took me like 5 mins to find it and recite it.

I suggest you memorize the number, for the next time you may get some other strange rep who decides to ask, instead to recite it.

NVC are so unpredictable and unstable. Have never been asked to confirm the phone number

First...congratulations to all the CC people...I am not one of you as of yet . Just wanted to say that I have spoken with NVC operators several times over the past months and this was my first experience with this one . Can you guess who I spoke with ? I have to laugh about this interaction with her because it was just so strange zzzzzz .First she answers the phone coughing and sputtering and sounding like she is half asleep. She asked for the case number etc and then asked my name which I told her. She proceeds to tell me that there is no one named that as the Petitioner. I repeated my name to her again just in case she got it wrong the first time through her sputtering and she barked at me..."I would not have asked if I NEEDED it OKKKKKKKKKKK woman ..chill your jets.

Then she says once again ...what is your name! I repeated my name for the 3rd or 4th time. By the way folks ...I have a normal American name nothing complicated. I had to look at my paper to make sure I knew who I was by this point She then says to me all exasperated..I heard your name. Next she says ...I need your phone number it is ...and proceeds to recite it to me .Now mind you..I didn't know if that was a question or statement..insert deer in the head lights look here...I don't call myself on my foreign cell phone or house phone and I was caught off guard and just said ...yes lol. Finally she says what is it you called for in her sleepy irritated drawel ? Trying to maintain my sweetness ...I told her I called for a case status update and she says to me...due to the high volume of petitions ...please allow 60 days yada yada lol. She reads me the speel right off her computer screen slower than molasses...like I was too dumb to understand . So when she was finished I said to her...sooooooo has my case been reviewed ?Sleepily she replies...let me look.........................................................................................................................no

I have to admit that I though some of you were exaggerating about this sleepy...NVC woman. I am not sure if she new what she was talking about but it was a fun ride through the twilight zone.

What a lazy sleepy a$$ rep. They are so quick to read out the long quotation of the 60days wait without even checking for the case status. I pray you get out of NVC ASAP.

describes the usual experience of calling them! My husband had put my landline as my number when he filled out the DS-261 and ever since then that number became the number they'd recite to confirm. This one time the lady goes, ok so what's your name? Then she says, what's your number?...and there I was all lost.

I'm like "ehhh it's my house number...." Took me like 5 mins to find it and recite it.

I suggest you memorize the number, for the next time you may get some other strange rep who decides to ask, instead to recite it.

NVC are so unpredictable and unstable. Have never been asked to confirm the phone number

[mdzcpa 58]

Does anyone see a pattern at all at the NVC? I'm seeing open cases from original documents scanned in August, random CC from September, and checklists not reviewed from August while seeing a few checklists from September and even October with CC. I don't see a pattern at all. Seems like a jumbled mess.

Our AOS and IV was mailed together with a scan date of July 15, and we have a AOS checklist scan date of September 23. I have no idea what to expect. We told ourselves to just expect the 60 day wait until Nov 23, but now who knows. It's encouraging it could be sooner for the checklist but also frustrating and stressful it feels so random.

[DutchmansLady 216]

Well...I didn't dare ask her any of the other question I had...Ill call again next week and hang up if she answers.My last scan is September 23 2014 which makes today 30 days since the last scan so I though Ide give it a shot .

[EOC 440]

Does anyone see a pattern at all at the NVC? I'm seeing open cases from original documents scanned in August, random CC from September, and checklists not reviewed from August while seeing a few checklists from September and even October with CC. I don't see a pattern at all. Seems like a jumbled mess.

Our AOS and IV was mailed together with a scan date of July 15, and we have a AOS checklist scan date of September 23. I have no idea what to expect. We told ourselves to just expect the 60 day wait until Nov 23, but now who knows. It's encouraging it could be sooner for the checklist but also frustrating and stressful it feels so random.

Am guessing those random CC have AOS and IV scanned into the system so when NVC got to the first scan date, they reviewed it together with the later scan date. NVC is unpredictable and they work as if they have no rules and regulations.

[DutchmansLady 216]

Does anyone see a pattern at all at the NVC? I'm seeing open cases from original documents scanned in August, random CC from September, and checklists not reviewed from August while seeing a few checklists from September and even October with CC. I don't see a pattern at all. Seems like a jumbled mess.

Our AOS and IV was mailed together with a scan date of July 15, and we have a AOS checklist scan date of September 23. I have no idea what to expect. We told ourselves to just expect the 60 day wait until Nov 23, but now who knows. It's encouraging it could be sooner for the checklist but also frustrating and stressful it feels so random.

My husband doesn't think there really is a system any longer..he maintains that most likely they just grab an arm full off the stack. Then someone else comes behind them and grabs some more.Sounds plausible with what we are seeing .The only pattern I see is a disorganized one.I think that they are trying to get it together but there are growing pains.

Edited October 22, 2014 by AmeriDutch

[Husband Wife 12]

Recently, my job title has changed at work and salary has increased. I have already a case complete. What should be done in this case, in regards to AOS? I am thinking maybe when my wife goes for her interview, she can take a new AOS with change in title and change in salary with her and present it their with copies of old AOS?

If you have been through this situation or know anyone else, then please let me know what should be done. Thank you.

[Schulley 20]

Wow... So today our case was checklisted...

On our I-864a it had down adjusted income instead of Total Income from line 22 from 1040 tax return.

I tell you what folks, one mistake can cost you time!! Lesson learned... Unfortunately on the visajourney guide it mentions the very thing I was checklisted for.

Remember the Line 22 from 1040, don't make the same mistake we did!!!!!!!!!!

Or sometimes you will get checklisted for this even if you put the correct number.

[Schulley 20]

My husband doesn't think there really is a system any longer..he maintains that most likely they just grab an arm full off the stack. Then someone else comes behind them and grabs some more.Sounds plausible with what we are seeing .The only pattern I see is a disorganized one.I think that they are trying to get it together but there are growing pains.

Plus, just to make it truly random, I think they throw our files into a month booth like this:

[DutchmansLady 216]

haha yep

[Schulley 20]

I just got off the phone with the NVC and the Panamanian embassy approved the expedite request from my Senator (Manchin)! Woohoo!

I'm sure someone will ask on what grounds was my expedite request. I can honestly say that I don't know--I didn't even ask my Senator to push for an expedited case. I just asked his office to get a Supervisor to review my AOS packet (I was checklisted on I864EZ--they said I put the wrong number but I have a photocopy and I did NOT put the wrong number.)

[AustinCanada 681]

I know you guys, samreen and soloenta, feel very frustrated and think the end is never near but trust me it'll change one day. We're all destined in life to be somewhere and we all get there with patience. Samreen you mentioned that your marriage is getting effected by this process then trust me when I say this, a case complete doesn't help actually. NVC might end the wait but then a new concern of getting through the interview and settling with a new life begins. These worries never end basically.

That's true! I remember reading some posts on the Interview thread that they were really happy that they got their interview dates. But, the next day... they started to worry about the interview, and moving to a new country, and settling there.

Well, my interview is on Nov 10th. I'm not nervous at all. Should I be nervous?

Does anyone see a pattern at all at the NVC? I'm seeing open cases from original documents scanned in August, random CC from September, and checklists not reviewed from August while seeing a few checklists from September and even October with CC. I don't see a pattern at all. Seems like a jumbled mess.

Our AOS and IV was mailed together with a scan date of July 15, and we have a AOS checklist scan date of September 23. I have no idea what to expect. We told ourselves to just expect the 60 day wait until Nov 23, but now who knows. It's encouraging it could be sooner for the checklist but also frustrating and stressful it feels so random.

NVC is now reviewing the AOS and IV packages (or IV package and AOS checklist) together. They probably started this new procedure that if they scan your second package (meaning they found your first package in the system), they put your second package in a "lost and found" box. When the reviewer reviews your first package, they retrieve your second package from the "lost and found" box (usually IV package or AOS checklist).

Unfortunately, it doesn't work if you have sent your checklist document after your AOS and IV packages have been reviewed since they can't find your "second" package when they scan your checklist document. In that case, you'll end up waiting for up to 60 days.

[AustinCanada 681]

I just got off the phone with the NVC and the Panamanian embassy approved the expedite request from my Senator (Manchin)! Woohoo!

I'm sure someone will ask on what grounds was my expedite request. I can honestly say that I don't know--I didn't even ask my Senator to push for an expedited case. I just asked his office to get a Supervisor to review my AOS packet (I was checklisted on I864EZ--they said I put the wrong number but I have a photocopy and I did NOT put the wrong number.)

Congrats! I'm glad to hear that your senator was helpful since most senators are kind of useless!