NVC Filers - May 2015

[nicole11 0]

Hi Nicole11,

Thats good news for you. Not the minimum 60 days they stated in our confirmation later after they recieved our paperwork.

If you dont mind me asking, what exactly is the scan date. I see it all the time here on VJ but still haven;t found out what it is. The day NVC received the package from USCIS?

Suzanne -

The scan date is the date NVC received documents (AOS / IV). It states 60 days, but currently they say about 30. I received this email:

*CASE NUMBER*

08-MAY-15

Dear Sir/Madam,

The National Visa Center (NVC) received your documents on 04-MAY-15.

We are currently receiving an increased number of approved petitions from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. As a result, we are experiencing increased review times for documents received.

We expect it will be at least 60 days from the date we received your mail before we complete the review of your documents. We will notify you when we review your documents.

We are working to reduce these processing times and we appreciate your patience.

Case Number:

Petitioner's Name:

Principal Applicant's Name:

[*iri* 20]

15 minutes on hold, no case complete for us but atleast the rep (laureen) was very nice and didnt make me feel like im annoying her

[suzannepecak 15]

Suzanne -

The scan date is the date NVC received documents (AOS / IV). It states 60 days, but currently they say about 30. I received this email:

*CASE NUMBER*

08-MAY-15

Dear Sir/Madam,

The National Visa Center (NVC) received your documents on 04-MAY-15.

We are currently receiving an increased number of approved petitions from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. As a result, we are experiencing increased review times for documents received.

We expect it will be at least 60 days from the date we received your mail before we complete the review of your documents. We will notify you when we review your documents.

We are working to reduce these processing times and we appreciate your patience.

Case Number:

Petitioner's Name:

Principal Applicant's Name:

Right,

Yep, we got that same confirmation letter. I wish we sent the paperwork sooner. But we were being good citizens and following the instructions. That was before we realized that their website is not working the way it should.

[tozzzzlerrrs 22]

Was able to speak with the NVC and was told that because of the website issue, the DS-260 isn't appearing online even for people that paid by mail. Our fee was received on May 15th (based on a confirmation e-mail they sent us) and yet the CEAC portal shows unpaid.

If anyone was able to fill the DS-260 in the past 2 weeks, let us know how!

[suzannepecak 15]

day 33 for us, calling nvc, fingers crossed

ur scandate is the date nvc scanned ur documents (aos, IV) u will recieve a mail stating the date

Thank you iri. At least now I now as of which day we can start counting the 60 days. Working days, I guess. Only 11. Pfff, patience is a virtue......

[*iri* 20]

Thank you iri. At least now I now as of which day we can start counting the 60 days. Working days, I guess. Only 11. Pfff, patience is a virtue......

i have good news for u, currently its "only" 30 days

[suzannepecak 15]

i have good news for u, currently its "only" 30 days

LOL, Jippie!! It's the little things that count ;p

I was looking at your timeline, I can't believe your I130 approval was in december last year -ours was february this year- but we are at exactly the same point in this process.

Their order of processing cases makes no sense at all.

Was able to speak with the NVC and was told that because of the website issue, the DS-260 isn't appearing online even for people that paid by mail. Our fee was received on May 15th (based on a confirmation e-mail they sent us) and yet the CEAC portal shows unpaid.

If anyone was able to fill the DS-260 in the past 2 weeks, let us know how!

Amen!

[Brewlin 52]

Day 26/30, and I'm on bed-rest with an extreme painful herniated disc. Life sure throws you in a loop sometimes! Pretty sure I will get a checklist anyway.

[*iri* 20]

LOL, Jippie!! It's the little things that count ;p

I was looking at your timeline, I can't believe your I130 approval was in december last year -ours was february this year- but we are at exactly the same point in this process.

Their order of processing cases makes no sense at all.

Amen!

well, for once it wasn't nvc's fault, we were waiting for my daughters case to be approved by uscis (noa1 04/03/2014- noa2 02/13/2012),

[suzannepecak 15]

Saylin,

Do we need to send any employment documents and academic documents? Sorry for this silly question, I ve gone through the DS-260 samples. In that they were asking all this info right, so do they ask proof for this? I completed DS-261, how long will it takes to get the fee?

Hi Sivin,

As long as NVC does note specifically asks you for these documents, you don't have to send them.

We sent in our AOS and IV package and called to verify if all was ok. We didn't send any employment or acedemic documents. NVC said its all there and the ONLY document they need is DS-260. So, ONLY ducument. No mention of the academic or employment docs.

[Saylin 1,605]

When you call them everyday, do they say anything about using a particular browser or browser version? at one point I'm just starting to question everything ?

It's always a good idea to use the latest Internet Explorer version when using government websites. They tend not to test their sites in browsers except for IE, so some things may not work in other browsers.

Saylin,

Do we need to send any employment documents and academic documents? Sorry for this silly question, I ve gone through the DS-260 samples. In that they were asking all this info right, so do they ask proof for this? I completed DS-261, how long will it takes to get the fee?

For the beneficiary, no, those documents aren't needed for IR-1/CR-1 visa applicants.

[JayMain626 21]

hay guys

i just got off the phone and im now confused....

i submitted my 260 on may 1st and the lady just said that i was supposed to have received an reminder email to submit it, Im hoping it is just the issues with the system cos i don't want to wait another 30 days for them to review something i submitted 25 days ago i have my comfirmation number and the CEAC website says completed. anyone else been given this imformation. also my SD is April 24 and the still havent reviewed them.. this system sucks :-/

[*iri* 20]

help me out here please, how does it work with supervisors review when we passed the 30 days mark, am i allowed to get one or do i have to wait to a certain day? day 33 today

[ArroTG 22]

help me out here please, how does it work with supervisors review when we passed the 30 days mark, am i allowed to get one or do i have to wait to a certain day? day 33 today

My SD is April 21 and I still haven't had my case reviewed. The lady I spoke to said they are working "around" 30 days, and that the review should happen "any day now". If you case enters supervisor review it can take up to 42 days for a supervisor to look at it. At this point I think you're better off waiting for them to review your case. It should happen very soon. We're lucky we don't have to wait the 60 days they were quoting just a few months ago.

[*iri* 20]

My SD is April 21 and I still haven't had my case reviewed. The lady I spoke to said they are working "around" 30 days, and that the review should happen "any day now". If you case enters supervisor review it can take up to 42 days for a supervisor to look at it. At this point I think you're better off waiting for them to review your case. It should happen very soon. We're lucky we don't have to wait the 60 days they were quoting just a few months ago.

i know that we're lucky, but its so hard to hang in sometimes

it comes in waves for me, i can go a couple days feeling positive and beeing happy about 30 days instead of 60 and then i just slide into this hopeless feeling and start checking the ceac site every couple minutes, today is one of this days again

last week i called nvc and she told me that my CC should be coming up today, so i went through the long weekend hoping and praying but today the rep also told me something like "30 days is average" and i cant expect it after 30 days...im just crushed now, i know it will pass and one day it will happen and i will be with my hubby but right now i almost cant bear the loneliness...