New way pakages are being reviewed as starting today.

[charlie0225 13]

Just spoke with an operator who informed me that starting today all packages will be reviewed based on the date of the last scan for that case. I sent my IV on 8/8 and RFE for my AOS on 8/15 and then on 9/9 I sent in a form that I realized I had left out of my package. Nothing will be looked at until they get to the 9/9 date for processing. The 60 day emails we got with the other scan dates mean nothing anymore. This is just so frustrating. So know I have to even longer to see if I have a checklist.

[Ryan H 3,812]

Moved from IR-1/CR-1 Process & Procedures to NVC forum; topic is about NVC procedures that are applicable to multiple processes.

[2014petition 2]

I was told something similar by an operator this morning. Apparently, what they're doing is consolidating the received documents so that the reviewer looks at everything that has come in as opposed to doing it piece by piece. According to the rep, this should speed things up, but I too am skeptical. She said our documents were requested by a reviewer on October 1st and to check back within the next couple of weeks, but she didn't have a concrete idea regarding how long it'd take. Our last scan dates are 8/12 (civil docs) and 9/19 (AOS checklist response).

[Happyhappy09 0]

Hi

I received a email that NVC they got my documents Sept 22 2014 & it will take 60 days from the date they received to complete the review, is this not true now, I got this email Sept. 24th, NVC, requested original birth certificate, Marriage License,& Police report,

[NikLR 13,227]

This is because they want everything sent in one package from now on, so until they have everything, they won't review it. Sending in items before they're checklisted only hurts you even though it seems like you're being proactive. The best thing to do is make sure everything is there in the first place.

[rcg111109 0]

This is because they want everything sent in one package from now on, so until they have everything, they won't review it. Sending in items before they're checklisted only hurts you even though it seems like you're being proactive. The best thing to do is make sure everything is there in the first place.

why can't NVC just quote what you say? They write long letters and make things so complicated. It only takes two lines!

[NikLR 13,227]

Because they're the government.. Long winded or confusing (or both) is what they do!

[2014petition 2]

I just got off the phone with a supervisor who confirmed that the 60 days is calculated from the last scan date. Theoretically, if you sent one set of documents almost two months before sending a second set, you could be looking at almost 120 days just to have the first set reviewed. That's pretty frustrating, especially if the first set of documents generates a checklist.

[Shibo 2]

I called today and rep told me it will be 60 days from your last document was received. Even though I have October 6th was my 60 days for my first document. I have to wait another 60 days only to review my document. if you got check list then another 60 days. It's stupidity....

[Deagle 508]

This is because they want everything sent in one package from now on, so until they have everything, they won't review it. Sending in items before they're checklisted only hurts you even though it seems like you're being proactive. The best thing to do is make sure everything is there in the first place.

I sent my AOS and IV packages after my fees were available and PAID on CEAC website and i got email that my packages were received y NVC at September 12th, so what does that to mean to me ? do i expect more than 60 days period for my files to be reviewd ?

I sent my AOS and IV packages after my fees were available and PAID on CEAC website and i got email that my packages were received y NVC at September 12th, so what does that to mean to me ? do i expect more than 60 days period for my files to be reviewd ?

[scottishlander 5]

They just switched this. I have a cover sheet for the AOS and a cover sheet for the IV.

The new instructions say:

... the Document Cover Sheet included with your NVC Welcome Letter, to the following address:

National Visa Center
Attn: DR
31 Rochester Ave. Suite 100
Portsmouth, NH 03801-2914

What Document Cover Sheet are they referring to? I didn't receive any cover sheet. The first letter I got from the NVC states my case number, IID, and beneficiary number and it tells me to file my DS-261.

As of now I am thinking of putting both the AOS and IV with their individual cover letters in one package and mailing to NVC with ATTN: DR.

The ATTN:DR is different than the ATTN for the AOS and IV cover letters.

Do I need to get a new cover letter? I would imagine agents can deal with the old cover letters if sent in ONE package but you never know.

[Neal851 3]

I called today and rep told me it will be 60 days from your last document was received. Even though I have October 6th was my 60 days for my first document. I have to wait another 60 days only to review my document. if you got check list then another 60 days. It's stupidity....

Yup , u r right. This is really ridiculous. For my AOS Package, 60 days ended on October 1st. But they have received my IV packet on September 19th. So the operator told me to wait 60 days from the last date when they have received documents. Then they will review all documents together. So I need to wait until December 19. And after that if u get any checklist then may be 60 days for that. Wooow.....what a pain. F***ing ridiculous.

[LDN2NYC 11]

They just switched this. I have a cover sheet for the AOS and a cover sheet for the IV.

The new instructions say:

What Document Cover Sheet are they referring to? I didn't receive any cover sheet. The first letter I got from the NVC states my case number, IID, and beneficiary number and it tells me to file my DS-261.

As of now I am thinking of putting both the AOS and IV with their individual cover letters in one package and mailing to NVC with ATTN: DR.

The ATTN:DR is different than the ATTN for the AOS and IV cover letters.

Do I need to get a new cover letter? I would imagine agents can deal with the old cover letters if sent in ONE package but you never know.

The document cover sheet they speak off, I never reviced. We sent our packages together in one package. AOS with the payment cover sheet and same for IV and mailed together in same envelope.

They received the documents on the 6th and on the 8th October we got the 60day email.

So we waiting now.....

[scottishlander 5]

The document cover sheet they speak off, I never reviced. We sent our packages together in one package. AOS with the payment cover sheet and same for IV and mailed together in same envelope.

They received the documents on the 6th and on the 8th October we got the 60day email.

So we waiting now.....

Yes, I sent our stuff in one envelope (after submitting the DS-260 online).