NVC Filers - November 2014

[Qbanita 20]

They say 60 but i have seen 30 days.

Its been 16 days for me since my last scan date which was a checklist. Aos scan date aug 25th and IV scan date Oct 20th

Hope its not as long as they say it is.

oh is taking almost the full 60 days for checklist! This is officially my 39 day waiting on aos checklist with a scan date of 10/3 and due to the holidays I'm probably wont get anything till almost the full 60 days. they still working on 9/12 through 9/15 as far as I can see.....

[karma2082 0]

Hello Folks,

If anyone of you can help me. I got a false checklist for my wife for the Birth Certificate. I submitted all the original documents and yesterday i got a false checklist. I called NVC and talked to the supervisor and he advised me that he will look into it. But as you know how they don't respond or get back to you. Please assist if any of you have been in this situation and what steps do i need to take to get the cc asap. I also asked him that if they have opened my AOS packet as it is been 60 days and they said no. so i don't understand how they send me the checklist for IV docs for birth certificate.

AOS Scan Date: September 11.

IV Scan Date: September 26.

Consulate Office: BMB Bombay.

Please assist thanks,

[dnp2014 44]

Hello Folks,

If anyone of you can help me. I got a false checklist for my wife for the Birth Certificate. I submitted all the original documents and yesterday i got a false checklist. I called NVC and talked to the supervisor and he advised me that he will look into it. But as you know how they don't respond or get back to you. Please assist if any of you have been in this situation and what steps do i need to take to get the cc asap. I also asked him that if they have opened my AOS packet as it is been 60 days and they said no. so i don't understand how they send me the checklist for IV docs for birth certificate.

AOS Scan Date: September 11.

IV Scan Date: September 26.

Consulate Office: BMB Bombay.

Please assist thanks,

If you sure that you send the original documents then just request for supervisor review... they will review it within 2 weeks... After review I received personal call from NVC. just call every few days to find out the status.. Which state are you from ? ..

[Chelsy01 2]

We got our AOS checklist scan date on 10/21. We'll post as soon as we heard anything... Hopefully soon!

I don't know if checklists follow the same timing as the regular scan dates since I've seen different CC dates within those 60 days...

Good to know I'm not the only one with a checklist in Oct. Mine is 10/20 i believe. I got a letter 10/20 and then again on 10/21 saying the same thing.

Keep us posted!

[karma2082 0]

If you sure that you send the original documents then just request for supervisor review... they will review it within 2 weeks... After review I received personal call from NVC. just call every few days to find out the status.. Which state are you from ? ..

I am from Chicago, My wife is from Baroda India.

Thanks,

[StepMedina 7]

Welll Hiiii Im New Here... I have like 3 months in NVC stage.. August/28 AOS scan date, received a checklis on Nov 5th (68 days Later) and send again on November 7th didnt receive the letter yet.... IV package Scan Date OCtuber 10 didnt hear nothin yet

[jackie521 1]

Welll Hiiii Im New Here... I have like 3 months in NVC stage.. August/28 AOS scan date, received a checklis on Nov 5th (68 days Later) and send again on November 7th didnt receive the letter yet.... IV package Scan Date OCtuber 10 didnt hear nothin yet

Call them tomorrow. have you checked online if your status has changed from paid to N/A?

[Kanuk 42]

I want to share some experience with everyone going through the grinder at NVC which might help some,

As background, I was granted an expedite (through NVC) by my consulate which required only that I pay my fees and submit the DS260. Things bogged down. I was told 60 days... blah, blah, blah. My case went to a supervisors review. They did finally find the missing form, and as a result I was calling back to thank my supervisor (and the rep) for her hard work and we chatted for 20 min or so (it was an enlightening conversation). It was eye-opening to connect with someone on the other side and it prompted me to share.

Here are my two cents worth of advice and observation:

NVC processing:

- To begin with, for crying out loud, read and reread Saylin's wiki on the process. She is the patron saint of the NVC process and continues to help us out of the goodness of her heart. She is up to date and often chimes in on this forum. She is a goddess.

- Once you understand the process and are complying, you will have to wait. Yes, sixty days... It stinks, I understand. But calling again and again hoping for some other information will do you little good. The reps and the supervisors will NOT tell you anything else, even when they are attempting to look into or fix your issue. They simply aren't allowed. For instance, the supervisor would still only give me the '60 days' spiel, even though she was able to get back to me an hour later with a case complete.

- If you are following the wiki, you will know when something doesn't seem right and it is time to call and verify. If a deadline has passed, call.... If they tell you documents are missing that you KNOW were included, call....

- NVC presently appears to be a little short of qualified supervisors, and the caseload on them is tremendous. But if something is amiss in your case. Ask for a supervisor's review if you can't speak directly to one. It will take a few days, and they don't always contact you. Follow up with a call to see if the review was completed.

- I cannot stress this enough: I know how strung out we all are during this and how rude some of the reps are, but stay calm and polite (and persistent). They are human too and are actually more sympathetic than it appears on our end. But, they are overwhelmed and hamstrung by a broken immigration system, consulate bullying and a plethora of rules and regulations. Nevertheless, don't let a rep bully you. Call back for a different rep if you are being handled rudely.

A word on 'expediting'

- If you feel your situation qualifies for an expedite (and not just because you are you and a wonderful human being, which you are of course ). I suggest you take your time composing your request. You should briefly, yet factually, lay out your case without embellishing it with too much emotional overtone. I cannot stress how important it is to then back the request up with paperwork (in PDF format). A good paper-trail is a bureaucrat's friend. You want the consulate to have every shred of evidence when it considers your request.

- If you are granted an expedite, you now enter a grey area (for NVC as well sometimes) and there is no wiki! Pay attention to what your response letter/email states you need to do next. Don't hesitate to call NVC to get direction (though each rep may have a different story). It was only once I read my expedite email word for word to the rep that she put my case up for a supervisor review. Remember: polite and persistent!!

- Please, if you get an expedite, don't brag here. So many deserving people have been waiting and suffering for ages at NVC. On the flip-side, please don't pester someone as to why they got an expedite, or begrudge them if they get one. It can be incredibly personal.

I know this is a long-winded post, but I hope my experience and advice can help some of you now being ground up by the slow gears of NVC. Eventually we will all be spit out. I hope everyone has a smooth exit.

[Saylin 1,605]

I want to share some experience with everyone going through the grinder at NVC which might help some,

As background, I was granted an expedite (through NVC) by my consulate which required only that I pay my fees and submit the DS260. Things bogged down. I was told 60 days... blah, blah, blah. My case went to a supervisors review. They did finally find the missing form, and as a result I was calling back to thank my supervisor (and the rep) for her hard work and we chatted for 20 min or so (it was an enlightening conversation). It was eye-opening to connect with someone on the other side and it prompted me to share.

Here are my two cents worth of advice and observation:

[....]

All I want to say is: thanks! That was an excellent post Hopefully people take the time and read it. As a lot of people don't seem to read post 1, hopefully they'll read yours.

Thanks for your kind words too

Edited November 11, 2014 by Saylin

[karma2082 0]

Saylin,

If you can give me your input on my situaiton on what i should do with the false checklist. I have submitted the original birthcertificate and god know if supervisor will even work on it and reply back to me.

Thanks,

[mdzcpa 58]

They say 60 but i have seen 30 days.

Not to be a party pooper, but the Checklists are running almost at 60 days like everything else. Sometimes when you see a CC soon after someone had a Checklist, it is often because they had there IV package reviewed after they sent their AOS checklist in and NVC reviewed the AOS checklist at the same time. But if your IV and AOS have already been reviewed and you are waiting on a checklist you can expect a near sixty day wait

Our AOS Checklist scan was September 23. Day 49 today.

Edited November 11, 2014 by mdzcpa

[tdier 12]

Not to be a party pooper, but the Checklists are running almost at 60 days like everything else. Sometimes when you see a CC soon after someone had a Checklist, it is often because they had there IV package reviewed after they sent their AOS checklist in and NVC reviewed the AOS checklist at the same time. But if your IV and AOS have already been reviewed and you are waiting on a checklist you can expect a near sixty day wait

Our AOS Checklist scan was September 23. Day 49 today.

I have same scan date for AOS checklisr also..expecting to hear something by next monday!!

[e&g12.05.13 176]

Saylin,

If you can give me your input on my situaiton on what i should do with the false checklist. I have submitted the original birthcertificate and god know if supervisor will even work on it and reply back to me.

Thanks,

When we asked for a supervisor review he called us back (to my husband's cellphone, he was at the gym, they left a voice mail and called again a couple hours latter) and it took like 3 days from the day we requested.

If you sent everything, he will look at your file and located it.

Good luck!!

[SharksBelow 99]

What a great post, Kanuk. Thanks for taking the time

My last scan date is 29 September and I see some people are getting CC with last scan date of 23/24 Sep so I'm hoping to get one this week! Would be super awesome but we are at 45 days so still awhile before I start panicking, hehe.

Congrats to everyone with CC this week xoxox

[brahimwaleilah 4]

What a great post, Kanuk. Thanks for taking the time

My last scan date is 29 September and I see some people are getting CC with last scan date of 23/24 Sep so I'm hoping to get one this week! Would be super awesome but we are at 45 days so still awhile before I start panicking, hehe.

Congrats to everyone with CC this week xoxox

Hello,

Where did you see 23/24 cc ???

Edited November 12, 2014 by brahimwaleilah