NVC Filers - January 2017

[afortunada 182]

21 minutes ago, Wizzle said:

Congratulations to everyone that has been approved and got CC.

What # do you all call when you call NVC? I called 603-334-0700, and was on hold for 58 mins until my battery died! Is this the hold time-frame or am i dialing the wrong #?

That's definitely the right number, but I have never had to wait that long. My longest wait is 35 minutes max. What time of day are you calling?

[Wizzle 41]

1 minute ago, afortunada said:

That's definitely the right number, but I have never had to wait that long. My longest wait is 35 minutes max. What time of day are you calling?

Thanks, Called at 3:01pm today....

[Duncan21 202]

1 minute ago, Wizzle said:

Thanks, Called at 3:01pm today....

That's lunch time on the west coast so that can be peak time.  I called around that time too and waiting more than an hour and then started calling at 7 AM or late in the evenings.  In the evenings, it can take about 30 mins but I just leave the phone on speaker while waiting

[JFH 12,191]

On 11/01/2017 at 8:50 AM, chel0524 said:

I just saw the infamous 3 n/a's!!!  I am so so thankful!

 

Thank you to everyone who has been so supportive through this process.

 

A supervisor actually finally called me back yesterday evening and I was able to explain the situation.  Thank you God!!!

 

scan date 11/7

supervisor review 12/21

Sooooo happy for you!!!!!

 

Congratulations and well done with your perseverance. 

[thegreatphoenix 49]

Congratulations to everyone who got their precious CC's! Commenting on here to receive future messages from this thread. My scan date is 12/23---it's going to be quite a long wait from here on!

 

Good luck, everyone!

[mianusama 4]

13 hours ago, Shouvic said:

Just now I talk with supervisor she said supervisor review is finished my file is in some department for final checkup. Did anyone have the same. Cause I didn't see my 3N/A. 

My scan date 10th November 

Supervisor review 27th December 

 

Almost he said same thing to me as well, but didn't say its in final check up though. But he told me to call back on Tuesday so NVC will have final decision till then. 

 

Scan date: 11/14

Sup Review: 12/27

[TokyoHNL 25]

I got fed up with how long this process is taking and contacted my US Senator.  Gave the office all the details... now to wait until they get back to me.

[Ahmed & Amy 291]

5 hours ago, lau1119 said:

ME TOO!!!  WORDS CAN'T DESCRIBE HOW I FEEL RIGHT NOW.... BOTH OF MY CASES HAVE 3 N/A'S !!!

 

SCAN DATE: 11/7

SUPERVISOR REVIEW: 01/03

C.C: 01/12

 

 

Congratulations on your CC.

[thegreatphoenix 49]

6 minutes ago, TokyoHNL said:

I got fed up with how long this process is taking and contacted my US Senator.  Gave the office all the details... now to wait until they get back to me.

 

When is your scan date, TokyoHNL? I am asking since I am living in Japan and would like to compare timelines with other people who will be interviewed here after NVC.

[susanm26 7]

I'm so sorry but what do all of the abbreviations mean?

 

we filed for IR-1/CR-2 in sept 2016 and for K3 in November 2016.....have gotten a NOA on both but nothing since......is this what those of you on this thread are discussing?

 

any advice?!!!

[TokyoHNL 25]

17 minutes ago, thegreatphoenix said:

 

When is your scan date, TokyoHNL? I am asking since I am living in Japan and would like to compare timelines with other people who will be interviewed here after NVC.

 

I have 3 scan dates:

 

June 2016

September 1st 2016 and

November 28th 2016

 

I started the process with USCIS in October 2015 so I'm into my 15th month

 

TIP: If they ask you for a Japanese Police Certificate on your checklist, call the NVC and ask to have it removed. The latest regulations don't require it but the regulations have changed 3 times in a few short months.  that was one cause of my multi-month delay and creates a lot of confusion at the NVC itself

 

[thegreatphoenix 49]

2 minutes ago, TokyoHNL said:

 

I have 3 scan dates:

 

June 2016

September 1st 2016 and

November 28th 2016

 

I started the process with USCIS in October 2015 so I'm into my 15th month

 

TIP: If they ask you for a Japanese Police Certificate on your checklist, call the NVC and ask to have it removed. The latest regulations don't require it but the regulations have changed 3 times in a few short months.  that was one cause of my multi-month delay and creates a lot of confusion at the NVC itself

 

 

Thank you for this! What I actually did was request two original sealed Japanese Police Certificates. The prefectural police did ask me why I asked for two copies and I said one was for the NVC and the other for the embassy during my final interview. They made a few internal calls and then agreed to give me two copies. I sent one in my NVC packet and the other one is for the embassy interview. I did this to avoid getting any RFEs and so I don't have to explain to the NVC. Hope they don't hassle me about like they did with you! (>.<)

[TokyoHNL 25]

2 minutes ago, thegreatphoenix said:

 

Thank you for this! What I actually did was request two original sealed Japanese Police Certificates. The prefectural police did ask me why I asked for two copies and I said one was for the NVC and the other for the embassy during my final interview. They made a few internal calls and then agreed to give me two copies. I sent one in my NVC packet and the other one is for the embassy interview. I did this to avoid getting any RFEs and so I don't have to explain to the NVC. Hope they don't hassle me about like they did with you! (>.<)

Wow  - you're lucky in more ways than one.  Not only do you have a very short timeline but the police when my wife (who is Japanese) asked for 2 copies, they threatened her, and said she could only have one.  The nice person (dripping sarcasm) at the police station also told her that if she does send it out of the country and it gets lost - the United States Government will have to write a letter of apology to the Police Department before they would ever consider providing another one.  This was the main police HQ in Tokyo where they must have lots of experience with this process.  Needless to say I was shocked at the response she got.

 

 

[thegreatphoenix 49]

10 minutes ago, TokyoHNL said:

Wow  - you're lucky in more ways than one.  Not only do you have a very short timeline but the police when my wife (who is Japanese) asked for 2 copies, they threatened her, and said she could only have one.  The nice person (dripping sarcasm) at the police station also told her that if she does send it out of the country and it gets lost - the United States Government will have to write a letter of apology to the Police Department before they would ever consider providing another one.  This was the main police HQ in Tokyo where they must have lots of experience with this process.  Needless to say I was shocked at the response she got.

 

 

 

Seriously?! That is shocking! I requested mine at the neighboring Chiba Prefectural Police and they accommodated me really well. They just asked me to sign this certain file which states that both documents I requested will go to the NVC and the other to the US embassy. Maybe the Tokyo Police has had to deal with too much #@$% in the past that they had to tighten their rules, making things harder even for the rule-abiding ones like your wife. What a horrible thing for her to go through--so sorry! Hope you guys get your CC soon! 

Edited January 13, 2017 by thegreatphoenix

[milaroy 3]

We finally got our interview date for February 10th. 

We discovered that we have to register our interview appointment date. Also we have to go to the  ASC ? Busy week, that week scheduling the medical exam , ASC appointment, and then the interview appointment.

Any tips for handling all this in Bogota will be very well appreciated.