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Filed: Country: Greece
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Here is the story so far. My case has been at the NVC since February but they "lost" the case or as they said the USCIS only send them the cover letter. I fixed that in March and the ceac website opened only for me and not for my wife and 2 kids. while I waited I decided to pay my fee and file my DS-260, which was completed on May 5th. My wife's and kids fees were paid by check via attorney in July and the system opened the DS-260's and I filled those on July 6th. Since then I was put on Supervisor review on August 5th and have been patiently waiting. On August 26th I called the NVC and talked to a Supervisor and she said: "Oh you are qualified." and then we had a nice 10 minute discussion on what is next and waiting times from now on etc etc etc. Since then because I did not see an change on the ceac website to call again today and ask what is going on. At the first level of the NVC call center I got the following: "Sir your DS_260s have not been reviewed yet." I was petrified. She seemed to want to hang up on me and kept asking if that was all. I kept pushing as calmly as I could asking if I could have the name or number of the person I spoke to last time I called. She kept wanting to hang up. Finally I told her: " Listen can you see what we talked about?" She said : "Yes, and I cannot figure out why you talked about completion when you case is clearly under review. I have flagged your case to be looked at because something is not OK".

Waiting for months and taking medications to calm nerves is one thing. LYING TO ME IS ANOTHER.

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Here is the story so far. My case has been at the NVC since February but they "lost" the case or as they said the USCIS only send them the cover letter. I fixed that in March and the ceac website opened only for me and not for my wife and 2 kids. while I waited I decided to pay my fee and file my DS-260, which was completed on May 5th. My wife's and kids fees were paid by check via attorney in July and the system opened the DS-260's and I filled those on July 6th. Since then I was put on Supervisor review on August 5th and have been patiently waiting. On August 26th I called the NVC and talked to a Supervisor and she said: "Oh you are qualified." and then we had a nice 10 minute discussion on what is next and waiting times from now on etc etc etc. Since then because I did not see an change on the ceac website to call again today and ask what is going on. At the first level of the NVC call center I got the following: "Sir your DS_260s have not been reviewed yet." I was petrified. She seemed to want to hang up on me and kept asking if that was all. I kept pushing as calmly as I could asking if I could have the name or number of the person I spoke to last time I called. She kept wanting to hang up. Finally I told her: " Listen can you see what we talked about?" She said : "Yes, and I cannot figure out why you talked about completion when you case is clearly under review. I have flagged your case to be looked at because something is not OK".

Waiting for months and taking medications to calm nerves is one thing. LYING TO ME IS ANOTHER.

Next time you call the NVC ask to speak to a supervisor, I can tell you from experience that after speaking to a supervisor , you will get a response and some clarity in 5 days .

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Filed: IR-5 Timeline

Last summer, my wife went back and forth with them for 3 weeks before she was able to get a supervisor on the line who said they will research the issue and get back to us.

NVC claimed they never received the military document for my father-in-law (this is when NVC requested original documents). We received a checklist by email about 6 weeks after we mailed it and everything else. My wife kept on calling for three weeks before she was able to get a first-line agent to transfer her to a supervisor. The supervisor said that she would pull the case and check to see if the document was there. She did, and called back a week later (left a voicemail) to say the document was in the file, but was sending it back to document review to be updated. Well it took another six weeks for it to be marked as complete. At the same time my mother-in-law's case sat complete for almost two months while they waited to look at one document for my father-in-law.

When we finally got the interview letter (two weeks after case complete for my father-in-law) it had some weird dates in the subject line of the email, so I think they got bumped up in the que because of the issue, or they considered the case complete date to be the date of my mother-in-law.

Here is the information regarding the cases for my in-laws (wife, their daughter, is the petitioner under the IR-5 category, Parents of a USC):

Submit I-130 (2 petitions) to USCIS on May 30, 2013

USCIS approved the cases on March 10, 2014.

Received notice online from USCIS the cases were sent to NVC on March 17, 2014.

NVC received the cases on March 28, 2014

The case numbers were created on Monday, April 28.

We received the numbers by phone on Friday, May 2.

DS-261 became available on both cases late in the evening on Friday, May 2. Both DS-261 filed on Saturday, May 3.

Received emails to my wife regarding AOS at around 8am on Wednesday, May 7. At the same time received emails that were cc of letters sent to my in-laws. However, the date of all of the letters was Monday, May 5.

Received emails regarding the Immigrant Visa Fee at around 11:15am on Wednesday, May 7. IV fees became available online at around 1pm on Wednesday, May 7. Date of invoice was Tuesday, May 8.

Paid all the fees on Wednesday, May 7 at around 1:15pm.

All fees marked as paid and DS-260 become available sometime late on Friday, May 9.

Dropped off IV and AOS packages (in two different envelopes - 1 for AOS and 1 for IV documents) at the local post office at around 2pm on Saturday, May 10.

Submitted DS-260 (for both cases) around 10am on Sunday, May 11.

Both document packages received by NVC on Monday, May 12 (according to Post Office Tracking - one around 1pm and the other around 4pm. Don't know why they got separated.)

Received checklist email for both cases at 4pm on Thursday, June 12 regarding the IV civil documents

Wife called NVC in the afternoon of Friday, June 13 to inquire about the checklist. Told by a representative they are normal and automatic and not to worry. AOS under review. Call back after Tuesday, June 24.
Received a checklist for my father-in-law on Monday, June 16. NVC reviewed his AOS paperwork, but waiting for the documents the requested the week before.

Wife called NVC in the morning of Tuesday, June 17. Told by the agent they don't have the document requested for dad, and they don't have the AOS package for her mom.

Put in a request with our Senator to get more information. Response was mother-in-law is documentary complete and father-in-law was in document review for the military document.

Wife called NVC on the morning of Tuesday, July 1 and spoke with a supervisor regarding her dad's military document. Supervisor said she would look into it.

Supervisor called us and left a voicemail on the morning of Wednesday, July 9 and stated they have located my father-in-law's military documents. Case sent back to document review.

Per conversation with an agent, the expedited request originally requested by email on July 7, was sent to the Embassy on Thursday, July 10.

Received by postal mail on Thursday, August 21 from our Senator regarding the response of another inquiry. Still the same.

Early in the morning on Friday, August 22:

Wife calls the Embassy and was told the IV section doesn't accept calls, and was given a number in the states that turned out to be scheduling assistance for NIV interviews.

Called NVC as soon as they opened and was told the Embassy denied the expedite request, but the case was completed by NVC on Monday, August 18. Wife inquired about interview scheduling, and was given some good information.

At 5 PM on Thursday, September 11, received the interview letters. Interview is scheduled for the morning of October 9.

Mother-in-law approved. Father-in-law placed in Administrative Processing due to follow-up TB test.

CEAC stated ISSUED for my mother-in-law on October 15. DHL had the package for pick up on October 17 but called the wrong number. Package picked up on October 27.

On December 11 mother-in-law received a phone call from the Embassy that the medical is back for my father-in-law and to DHL his passport to them. Passport sent on December 12.

On December 18 CEAC updated to ISSUED for my father-in-law. My wife is happy!!!! Embassy said they gave it to DHL on December 19

Due to a DHL delay the package did not become available for pick up until December 24. USCIS Immigrant Fee paid the same day.

POE: JFK Terminal 1 - December 26, 2014 - They are finally here!!!

Took them to a local SSA office to get SSN on January 6, 2015. Cards received on January 10, 2015.

Green Cards received by priority mail on January 23, 2015 (four weeks after arrival).

Both went to motor vehicles and got state issued ID cards on April 11, 2015.

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Filed: Country: Greece
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just to give an update my attorney called and they said: "Your client was misinformed. Yes I see he got told that his case was complete, but like I said he was misinformed." Then the Supervisor that took over claimed that my wifes passport photocopy was missing. This was another flat out lie. I was there when the packed was assembled and all 4 passport copies were attached to each other, so if they had 1 they had the others, to which the supervisor said well we need it anyway. Stll waiting for a little competence

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Morocco
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Next time you call the NVC ask to speak to a supervisor, I can tell you from experience that after speaking to a supervisor , you will get a response and some clarity in 5 days .

I dont know how busy you re in your life but next time try to call NVC as many time as you can ( i used to call the everyday once i submitted my DS260 ) , two ask to speak with the sup next time , believe me it helps a lot ( i got mine reviewed at the same day i talked with the sup )

good luck

Here is My TimeLine for my VisaJourney :

Note : This is a US.Citizen applying for relatives category

  • Service Center : Vermont Service Center
  • Consulate : Morocco
  • Marriage (if applicable):
  • I-130 Sent : 2014-11-16
  • I-130 NOA1 : 2014-11-23
  • I-130 RFE : 2015-03-26
  • I-130 RFE Sent : 2015-03-30
  • I-130 Approved : 2015-04-16
  • NVC Received : 2015-05-04
  • Assigned Case Number : 2015-05-14
  • Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : 2015-05-19
  • Pay AOS Bill : 2015-05-29
  • Send AOS Package : 2015-05-27
  • Receive I-864 Package : 2015-05-14
  • Submit DS-261 : 2015-05-28 ( The website was down for almost 3 weeks , no one was able to log in )
  • Send IV Package : 2015-05-27
  • Checklist: 26 June 2015 [ Non-submission of DS 260] i was not able to submit it due to the website issue ]
  • Submit DS-260 05 July 2015
  • Case Completed 05 August 2015
  • Interview scheduled on 9/11/2015
  • Interview shceduled for 10/14/2015
  • Interview Status : Approved
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Nvc is such a pain :(

30 days after I filled my ds260 when I called to inquire about case complete I was being told that my birth certificate and marriage certificate are missing which I am sure we sent in iv package. Rep put us on supervisor review on 18th august. Got a chance to speak to supervisor who told she I'll look into our file and call us back in a week, but still no response. Today when I called agent told that supervisor already requested for our file :/

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