NVC process for VSC filers from Aug 2013- Jun 2014

[ajaz071 1]

it could be but I'm not agree totally regarding the RFE,it's depend on your PD.one of my friend his case completed within 30days with RFE then shudule interview on 15 july.so if your pd is not close they will be took more time for review with RFE just my experience.

[ajaz071 1]

Hi TripalB, u said ur friend got scheduled interview on 15 july.. may i know his PD if u know.. becuase mine is 3 oct 2013 which is current today, scan date is 12 june, Did not fill DS -260 yet due to system down.. so want to guees how my process will be done...?

Thanks..

[tripalB 0]

Hi TripalB, u said ur friend got scheduled interview on 15 july.. may i know his PD if u know.. becuase mine is 3 oct 2013 which is current today, scan date is 12 june, Did not fill DS -260 yet due to system down.. so want to guees how my process will be done...?

Thanks..

hy ajaz071 his pd is October7 2013

[mahdieh360 3]

Hi

I see that all technical difficulties are done and now they are issuing visas, anybody knows what the hell is going in NVC that they keep saying we have still problems?

I see some people who paid online can access DS-260! I have paid almost 1 month ago via Mail and is it really hard for them to unlock DS-260 for me? It is really frustrating.

[sbai2000 31]

Hi

I see that all technical difficulties are done and now they are issuing visas, anybody knows what the hell is going in NVC that they keep saying we have still problems?

I see some people who paid online can access DS-260! I have paid almost 1 month ago via Mail and is it really hard for them to unlock DS-260 for me? It is really frustrating.

hi mahdieh - there were 2 technical problems going on at the same time - not just one!

so far, one technical problem has been resolved (homeland security checks/visa printing at embassies) - BUT the ceac site problems with accessing DS-261, DS-260 and paying IV fees online has never resolved. Thus some filers have had access to DS-260 etc....but many do not. (myself included).

They are, apparently, working on the problem this weekend...so we have to wait and see what the CEAC website will be like after the July 4th holiday,

[f2aind 2]

Hi

I see that all technical difficulties are done and now they are issuing visas, anybody knows what the hell is going in NVC that they keep saying we have still problems?

I see some people who paid online can access DS-260! I have paid almost 1 month ago via Mail and is it really hard for them to unlock DS-260 for me? It is really frustrating.

Hi Mahdieh, Yeah I can understand frustration as your priority date is current that's really bad, I am also in the same situation I sent my payment on May 22nd and till now no update the site still shows as PAY NOW and I call every other day and they say the same thing about did you email payment money order receipt that is taken from the bank and I say I did then they say I have to wait

I am tittle bit lucky that my priority date is May 2014 so I have some time I can wait.

I am hoping they will fix the issues pretty soon and moreover they prioritize the issues based on the revenue they generate from the visa categories and we pay very less amount for the IV and that's the reason they don't care about us if it would have been a H1 then they would have fixed it immediately because for one case they make like 1500 to 2000 dollars.

[mahdieh360 3]

hi mahdieh - there were 2 technical problems going on at the same time - not just one!

so far, one technical problem has been resolved (homeland security checks/visa printing at embassies) - BUT the ceac site problems with accessing DS-261, DS-260 and paying IV fees online has never resolved. Thus some filers have had access to DS-260 etc....but many do not. (myself included).

They are, apparently, working on the problem this weekend...so we have to wait and see what the CEAC website will be like after the July 4th holiday,

Aha I did not know that they are 2 seperate problem. I hope that they can really fix it in one weekend which I doubt (. It took them 2 months to fix the consular problem. i am pretty sure they say lie that they are working to fix it. it is just bulls....

Hi Mahdieh, Yeah I can understand frustration as your priority date is current that's really bad, I am also in the same situation I sent my payment on May 22nd and till now no update the site still shows as PAY NOW and I call every other day and they say the same thing about did you email payment money order receipt that is taken from the bank and I say I did then they say I have to wait

I am tittle bit lucky that my priority date is May 2014 so I have some time I can wait.

I am hoping they will fix the issues pretty soon and moreover they prioritize the issues based on the revenue they generate from the visa categories and we pay very less amount for the IV and that's the reason they don't care about us if it would have been a H1 then they would have fixed it immediately because for one case they make like 1500 to 2000 dollars.

thanks for sympathy. I hope they really start to think as they are in our shoes, so they really bear being in a queue for 2 years!. I hope everything be solved after this weekend which I doubt.

[HopeWings 0]

Hii how y'All doing, I hope you are having a nice weekend.

well guys I need some guidance, NVC stage seems more complicated that I'v thought and You guys seems that you went through some pitfalls, so if there's a way that you can help the rest of us coming through the same path as you I'll greatly appreciated

PS: I'm still waiting for my welcome letter.

[Arrow 25]

I have a question while filling DS-260 it says use english and i saw write your name in native alphabet (which is hindi )what should i do?

[sbai2000 31]

Hii how y'All doing, I hope you are having a nice weekend.

well guys I need some guidance, NVC stage seems more complicated that I'v thought and You guys seems that you went through some pitfalls, so if there's a way that you can help the rest of us coming through the same path as you I'll greatly appreciated

PS: I'm still waiting for my welcome letter.

Hi Hopewings! good to see you round...I told you that NVC was going to be a bumpy, bumpy ride!!!

can you remind me when your case was approved at uscis?

Case Number and your Invoice Identification Number:

really at this stage all you need to do is call NVC and get your Case Number and your Invoice Identification Number in advance of receiving the welcome letter. (you can also wait til you get the welcome letter because that information will be contained in the letter). Keep in mind that NVC has some systems issues so you may not be able to get the info from them til after Monday.

DS-261/choice of agent: once we got our case number & Invoice Identification number, it still took us awhile to be able to log into our account on CEAC website. But eventually we were able to log in and I was able to fill out the DS-261 form online. (that's the choice of agent form and that's what you use to assign who will get the notifications and also giving NVC your email address. you can assign yourself, your spouse or a third party like an attorney. I assigned myself, as the petitioner). Filling the DS-261 form is the first step that starts the ball rolling at NVC...Remember: You have to give NVC time to process/review your DS-261 form but once you have submitted the form DO NOT log back into it!!!! if you do it will re-set the review time.

AOS fee/IV fee invoices: Once your DS-261 form has been reviewed then that leads to you getting the AOS invoice (and if you are lucky you will also get the IV invoice at the same time or close to the same time). Once you get both or either of the fees invoiced in your ceac account...pay them both IMMEDIATELY!!! Do not wait and do not hesitate. This is the point where a lot of us have been stuck and cannot proceed - although we are told by NVC that they will be working on their system problems over the weekend. So, God willing, you will not experience the set back that many of us are experiencing right now....

DS-260: Paying the IV fee unlocks the DS-260 form.....I have not been able to pay my IV fee and thus I am unable to unlock the DS-260 form. (it is an online form...you cannot fill it out any other way).

many people have handled the difficulties with the ceac website differently. I will tell you what my husband and I decided to do....we decided to wait for the IV fee to show up online and not to mail anything in. Everything I have read on the wikis on VJ and everything that many VJers are advising is not to send in your payment by mail. I also have not sent in my documents yet because NVC is reviewing the docs so fast and I did not want my docs to be reviewed before I am able to pay the IV fee or get the DS-260 form unlocked. we are taking a chance but we are stuck between a rock and a hard place.

Other stuff you can do while waiting:

once we get our USCIS approval, we began getting our police certifications and my husband made sure he got any necessary vaccinations in advance of the visa medical that is required.

if you haven't already you should order your tax transcripts now from the IRS (they are not longer doing the online requests since their systems got hacked, so you will need to request them by mail and they state it will take 5-10 business days. So you might as well do it now if you haven't got them already. we ordered for 2014, 2013 and 2012 tax years.

you should also start reviewing the I-864 forms....there are several different versions and so you should make sure you know which form you should use for your specific case.

I hope this is not too confusing and I hope it is helpful to you. Just try and keep to the script and don't second guess the process too much - even with all this technical difficulties. There is no real way to speed up the process or to by-pass the process....so best to follow what those before us did and practice the fine art of patience.

As always, all the best of luck!

[Habel 5]

Hi Hopewings! good to see you round...I told you that NVC was going to be a bumpy, bumpy ride!!!

can you remind me when your case was approved at uscis?

Case Number and your Invoice Identification Number:

really at this stage all you need to do is call NVC and get your Case Number and your Invoice Identification Number in advance of receiving the welcome letter. (you can also wait til you get the welcome letter because that information will be contained in the letter). Keep in mind that NVC has some systems issues so you may not be able to get the info from them til after Monday.

DS-261/choice of agent: once we got our case number & Invoice Identification number, it still took us awhile to be able to log into our account on CEAC website. But eventually we were able to log in and I was able to fill out the DS-261 form online. (that's the choice of agent form and that's what you use to assign who will get the notifications and also giving NVC your email address. you can assign yourself, your spouse or a third party like an attorney. I assigned myself, as the petitioner). Filling the DS-261 form is the first step that starts the ball rolling at NVC...Remember: You have to give NVC time to process/review your DS-261 form but once you have submitted the form DO NOT log back into it!!!! if you do it will re-set the review time.

AOS fee/IV fee invoices: Once your DS-261 form has been reviewed then that leads to you getting the AOS invoice (and if you are lucky you will also get the IV invoice at the same time or close to the same time). Once you get both or either of the fees invoiced in your ceac account...pay them both IMMEDIATELY!!! Do not wait and do not hesitate. This is the point where a lot of us have been stuck and cannot proceed - although we are told by NVC that they will be working on their system problems over the weekend. So, God willing, you will not experience the set back that many of us are experiencing right now....

DS-260: Paying the IV fee unlocks the DS-260 form.....I have not been able to pay my IV fee and thus I am unable to unlock the DS-260 form. (it is an online form...you cannot fill it out any other way).

many people have handled the difficulties with the ceac website differently. I will tell you what my husband and I decided to do....we decided to wait for the IV fee to show up online and not to mail anything in. Everything I have read on the wikis on VJ and everything that many VJers are advising is not to send in your payment by mail. I also have not sent in my documents yet because NVC is reviewing the docs so fast and I did not want my docs to be reviewed before I am able to pay the IV fee or get the DS-260 form unlocked. we are taking a chance but we are stuck between a rock and a hard place.

Other stuff you can do while waiting:

once we get our USCIS approval, we began getting our police certifications and my husband made sure he got any necessary vaccinations in advance of the visa medical that is required.

if you haven't already you should order your tax transcripts now from the IRS (they are not longer doing the online requests since their systems got hacked, so you will need to request them by mail and they state it will take 5-10 business days. So you might as well do it now if you haven't got them already. we ordered for 2014, 2013 and 2012 tax years.

you should also start reviewing the I-864 forms....there are several different versions and so you should make sure you know which form you should use for your specific case.

I hope this is not too confusing and I hope it is helpful to you. Just try and keep to the script and don't second guess the process too much - even with all this technical difficulties. There is no real way to speed up the process or to by-pass the process....so best to follow what those before us did and practice the fine art of patience.

As always, all the best of luck!

Thank you Sbai for providing the detailed info which can help a lot of new joiners. I hope you are well and I hope the CEAC portal is not driving you bonkers. Stay calm and all will be solved by next week in God's will also once your documents are reviewed you will get your IL quicker as your PD is current. Best of luck and I hope all goes well for you and the rest here. Edited July 4, 2015 by Habel

[Habel 5]

@Dew_drops,

How are you and how is it going with your process?

[HopeWings 0]

Hi Hopewings! good to see you round...I told you that NVC was going to be a bumpy, bumpy ride!!!

can you remind me when your case was approved at uscis?

Case Number and your Invoice Identification Number:

really at this stage all you need to do is call NVC and get your Case Number and your Invoice Identification Number in advance of receiving the welcome letter. (you can also wait til you get the welcome letter because that information will be contained in the letter). Keep in mind that NVC has some systems issues so you may not be able to get the info from them til after Monday.

DS-261/choice of agent: once we got our case number & Invoice Identification number, it still took us awhile to be able to log into our account on CEAC website. But eventually we were able to log in and I was able to fill out the DS-261 form online. (that's the choice of agent form and that's what you use to assign who will get the notifications and also giving NVC your email address. you can assign yourself, your spouse or a third party like an attorney. I assigned myself, as the petitioner). Filling the DS-261 form is the first step that starts the ball rolling at NVC...Remember: You have to give NVC time to process/review your DS-261 form but once you have submitted the form DO NOT log back into it!!!! if you do it will re-set the review time.

AOS fee/IV fee invoices: Once your DS-261 form has been reviewed then that leads to you getting the AOS invoice (and if you are lucky you will also get the IV invoice at the same time or close to the same time). Once you get both or either of the fees invoiced in your ceac account...pay them both IMMEDIATELY!!! Do not wait and do not hesitate. This is the point where a lot of us have been stuck and cannot proceed - although we are told by NVC that they will be working on their system problems over the weekend. So, God willing, you will not experience the set back that many of us are experiencing right now....

DS-260: Paying the IV fee unlocks the DS-260 form.....I have not been able to pay my IV fee and thus I am unable to unlock the DS-260 form. (it is an online form...you cannot fill it out any other way).

many people have handled the difficulties with the ceac website differently. I will tell you what my husband and I decided to do....we decided to wait for the IV fee to show up online and not to mail anything in. Everything I have read on the wikis on VJ and everything that many VJers are advising is not to send in your payment by mail. I also have not sent in my documents yet because NVC is reviewing the docs so fast and I did not want my docs to be reviewed before I am able to pay the IV fee or get the DS-260 form unlocked. we are taking a chance but we are stuck between a rock and a hard place.

Other stuff you can do while waiting:

once we get our USCIS approval, we began getting our police certifications and my husband made sure he got any necessary vaccinations in advance of the visa medical that is required.

if you haven't already you should order your tax transcripts now from the IRS (they are not longer doing the online requests since their systems got hacked, so you will need to request them by mail and they state it will take 5-10 business days. So you might as well do it now if you haven't got them already. we ordered for 2014, 2013 and 2012 tax years.

you should also start reviewing the I-864 forms....there are several different versions and so you should make sure you know which form you should use for your specific case.

I hope this is not too confusing and I hope it is helpful to you. Just try and keep to the script and don't second guess the process too much - even with all this technical difficulties. There is no real way to speed up the process or to by-pass the process....so best to follow what those before us did and practice the fine art of patience.

As always, all the best of luck!

Hi Sbai2000 thank you for reply, our case got approved on May 29th 2015.

[Habel 5]

Hi Sbai2000 thank you for reply, our case got approved on May 29th 2015.

It is time to call NVC now to get your IIN and caae number as you have passed the four weeks time frame. Good luck

[HopeWings 0]

It is time to call NVC now to get your IIN and caae number as you have passed the four weeks time frame. Good luck

already did and I have both, but they told me to wait up to 28 days so I can get the welcome letter.