NVC Filers - October 2016

[Goldfinch2912 3]

Officially on Supervisor Review!

The operator was quite friendly and explained that they are backed up with the many applications coming in. So for them it's much more manageable to let applications sit for 6 weeks, put them on supervisor review and create a queue based who was put on supervisor review first.

Though now I hope they won't wait for another 6 weeks to move to another queue with my case

Do you think this kinda means they won't do anything with anyone's until supervisor review? :/

[Crazy Cat 41,345]

Just found out NVC received our case on the 21st and that we will "definitely have a case number by November 4th" (which, of course, is simply the two-week mark since it was received).

When did other people receive their case number? I have seen several people on this thread say two weeks exactly, but has anyone else been sooner/later?

Exactly 2 weeks.......NVC got our case on Oct 11th.........I got case number today....

[del2021 1]

Officially on Supervisor Review!

The operator was quite friendly and explained that they are backed up with the many applications coming in. So for them it's much more manageable to let applications sit for 6 weeks, put them on supervisor review and create a queue based who was put on supervisor review first.

Though now I hope they won't wait for another 6 weeks to move to another queue with my case

Welp tomorrow makes 5 weeks for me!! i was praying to a interview in December but it seems pretty impossible. but hopefully miracles do happen for us all SOON!!!

[tomatoboy 33]

Officially on Supervisor Review!

The operator was quite friendly and explained that they are backed up with the many applications coming in. So for them it's much more manageable to let applications sit for 6 weeks, put them on supervisor review and create a queue based who was put on supervisor review first.

Though now I hope they won't wait for another 6 weeks to move to another queue with my case

Is the bolded portion above your conjecture (assumption) or the words of the NVC contact representative?

[Mandb 2]

Exactly 2 weeks.......NVC got our case on Oct 11th.........I got case number today....

Nvc received our Oct 12, but when we called Oct 22 still no numbers but email arrived that night with attached letter dated Oct 20 ? I think they pretended to check for us but we have paid aos just waiting for IV to unlock then onto ds260 - onwards and upwards

[flyingmamba 31]

Do you think this kinda means they won't do anything with anyone's until supervisor review? :/

Not sure but looks like highly likely

Is the bolded portion above your conjecture (assumption) or the words of the NVC contact representative?

Sadly words of NVC representative

[tomatoboy 33]

Not sure but looks like highly likely

Sadly words of NVC representative

If that's what they said, then I assume one of two things is really happening...

1) The representative does not really know and is just spouting what they think is happening.

-or-

2) "Supervisor review" does not mean a supervisor personally reviews it, rather it just means that it passes their 6-week benchmark and the supervisor reminds the processing employee of that fact. Or that a supervisor reviews ONLY those cases that pass the benchmark, and most cases are not passing the benchmark. Considering their backlog, passing each case directly through a supervisor would grind them to a halt; they simply can't have that many supervisors unless basically every employee is a supervisor. This would be similar to how several other federal agencies process workloads in the US, so I suspect it is likely, but I have no personal knowledge of the internal workings of the NVC.

I could always be wrong, however. If a couple of other representatives say it, or if mostly everyone starts ending up in supervisor review, then we'll know for sure that is indeed what they are doing.

Edited October 25, 2016 by tomatoboy

[Crazy Cat 41,345]

Sadly words of NVC representative

[Crazy Cat 41,345]

If that's what they said, then I assume one of two things is really happening...

1) The representative does not really know and is just spouting what they think is happening.

-or-

2) "Supervisor review" does not mean a supervisor personally reviews it, rather it just means that it passes their 6-week benchmark and the supervisor reminds the processing employee of that fact. Or that a supervisor reviews ONLY those cases that pass the benchmark, and most cases are not passing the benchmark. Considering their backlog, passing each case directly through a supervisor would grind them to a halt; they simply can't have that many supervisors unless basically every employee is a supervisor. This would be similar to how several other federal agencies process workloads in the US, so I suspect it is likely, but I have no personal knowledge of the internal workings of the NVC.

I could always be wrong, however. If a couple of other representatives say it, or if mostly everyone starts ending up in supervisor review, then we'll know for sure that is indeed what they are doing.

Sounds like a built-in delay.

What makes me angry is the fact that we are paying this service in addition to the taxes we pay to the government.

[Goldfinch2912 3]

Not sure but looks like highly likely

Sadly words of NVC representative

This makes me sad .

Edited October 25, 2016 by Goldfinch2912

[JFH 12,189]

If that's what they said, then I assume one of two things is really happening...

1) The representative does not really know and is just spouting what they think is happening.

-or-

2) "Supervisor review" does not mean a supervisor personally reviews it, rather it just means that it passes their 6-week benchmark and the supervisor reminds the processing employee of that fact. Or that a supervisor reviews ONLY those cases that pass the benchmark, and most cases are not passing the benchmark. Considering their backlog, passing each case directly through a supervisor would grind them to a halt; they simply can't have that many supervisors unless basically every employee is a supervisor. This would be similar to how several other federal agencies process workloads in the US, so I suspect it is likely, but I have no personal knowledge of the internal workings of the NVC.

I could always be wrong, however. If a couple of other representatives say it, or if mostly everyone starts ending up in supervisor review, then we'll know for sure that is indeed what they are doing.

I also think 'supervisor review' doesn't mean that a supervisor personally reviews the file. I think every day a stack of files are passed to a team of supervisors who then delegate them to reviewers with a note 'urgent - now over 6 weeks' or something like that.

Or maybe it means the supervisor is 'made aware' that the case is over 6 weeks so that they can see how far behind they are getting and manage the staffing accordingly.

My case would certainly make my first assumption correct - after 2 days in supervisor review it was complete. I can only assume the supervisor got it and gave it to a reviewer with the order to prioritise it,

[parsha 163]

oh my god!!

finally I got case number!!!!

[Crazy Cat 41,345]

oh my god!!

finally I got case number!!

GREAT NEWS!!!!! Congrats!!!! You are on your way!!!!!

[afortunada 182]

oh my god!!

finally I got case number!!!!

Wahoo!! Congratulations!! Did you just call them over the phone?

[parsha 163]

Wahoo!! Congratulations!! Did you just call them over the phone?

I call my men first

turns out NVC already sent at Oct. 22nd

and HE FORGOT FORWARD THE MAIL TO ME

I was nervous as hell!!