Is NVC messing with us? - Asking for DS-260, which was already submitted months ago!

[I&G 2]

Dear all,

Today we received a dreaded checklist, but the only thing that was mentioned in the letter was to submit the DS-260 (see below), which we already did in July and is marked as complete on the ceac.state.gov website!

Will call the NVC tomorrow, but has anyone had any experience with this kind of thing, and if so, how is this handled? Is this a computer glitch? I mean what the hell man...what is this #######?

Many thanks in advance to anyone who can help!

I&G

______1 - IMMIGRANT VISA APPLICATION PART 1:_______________________

All traveling immigrant visa applicants on your case are required to complete and submit the DS-260

Online Immigrant Visa Application. Even if you previously filled out a DS-230, Application for

Immigrant Visa and Alien Registration Form, you must now complete the DS-260 in order to be eligible

for a visa interview.

[bond1980 4]

may be its false checklist..i guess call tomorrow to find out whats going on..

[Ryan H 3,812]

Moved from Process & Procedures to Progress Reports.

[mallafri76 1,012]

We're going through it right now. I submitted my DS-260 on May 1st. Yes, that's MAY 1ST!!!! We don't know if mine have been reviewed or not but it's still showing as open. Apparently, sometimes DS-260s get reviewed but the person reviewing it "forgets" to put it as complete so it keeps coming up as not reviewed.

We have been on supervisor review now for, I don't know like 120 days or something, because of the issues with our DS-260 and maybe something else too. We don't know because we can never talk to the supervisor handling our case. Try having the NVC rep leave a note on your case to have your DS-260 looked at without them putting you on supervisor review. Supervisor review is a lottery you don't wanna participate in.

Good luck.

[I&G 2]

Thanks for your replies. I have not managed to get through today, but will keep trying.

mallafri76, sorry about your ordeal. I hope it ends soon! And thanks for advice. I am hesitant to have it put under review if this is in fact a 'false checklist' - I've read on some older posts that asking for an already submitted DS-260 is one of the more common 'false' ones. Some have been advised to ignore this type of checklist...but that doesn't seem right to me. We'll see I guess.

[Hussainasif 0]

It happened with me same thing coz i did not put correct information and nvc reopen for me to complete again. I filled out april 19 and got view aug 3. And i resubmit on aug 6 2015. Today is oct 14 and have not view yet. If they reopen for u that mean u made mistakes and its need to be correct..good luck

[I&G 2]

It happened with me same thing coz i did not put correct information and nvc reopen for me to complete again. I filled out april 19 and got view aug 3. And i resubmit on aug 6 2015. Today is oct 14 and have not view yet. If they reopen for u that mean u made mistakes and its need to be correct..good luck

Thanks for the info. Did you have to ask them to reopen it? Ours is marked as complete and we have a confirmation number.

Don't think that we did anything incorrectly, since they are just asking for the entire IV application rather than pointing out anything specifically.

[I&G 2]

Update in case anyone is interested:

Called NVC and they told me that the DS-260 we submitted months ago was never read. In the words of the rep, 'It was stuck due to severe problems they experienced with their system in May, June, July.'

On the bright side they told me that the AOS and IV documents sent in were accepted - although I am now totally skeptical of everything they say. You would think that after looking over the packages that they would check to see if a DS-260 was filled out. I asked them to just put a note on the case, but they gave me no other option but to put the case under supervisor review - which they say can take up to 42 days. Of course given the experience of others I guess this can possibly take much longer.

I would advise people to call up NVC after they get confirmation that the AOS and IV packages have been received to ask about whether they know you submitted your DS-260, and provide them with the confirmation number.

This is the price many of us are paying for NVC incompetence. I did everything carefully, by the book. They messed up and now we have to wait who knows how long. Absolutely ridiculous.

[mallafri76 1,012]

Thanks for the update I&G. Sorry you were put on supervisor review. I hope you have better luck in the supervisor review lottery than we did.

[I&G 2]

Hello,

Update in case anyone is interested.

I called up the NVC yesterday as it had been 42 days since the case was put under review because someone forgot to check the DS-260. Guess what? No one had checked it yet! At first the rep said that she would have to put in for review AGAIN. I said no freakin way lady... let me speak to a supervisor...which thankfully she let me do. The supervisor was very nice and after I explained the situation to him he said he would check the DS-260 that day.

The AOS fee has changed from PAID to N/A on the CEAC, so it looks like he did in fact look it over. I'm hoping that means case complete!

If anyone is having similar problems with the NVC, I'd recommend that you call them up and ask to speak with a supervisor. If the particular agent you connect with won't let you do it, call up again until you find one that does.

[UnaMexicana 153]

Just throwing here the thought that NVC error grants an expedite request. Seems more than once in this thread NVC has dropped the ball. If I were you I would call and request to speak to a supervisor and inquiry about this.