NVC - May 2017 Scan Dates - Method 4: Mail processing

[NBA16 55]

30 minutes ago, goobies said:

We live in Uganda and it is quite expensive for us to call NVC all the time. Approximately how many days after submitting the DS-260 will they begin to process or start counting the 8-11 weeks? Our documents arrived last week, so it was just the DS-260 that was being waited on.

 

it will take 2-3 business days, they received ours on May 2nd and our scan date is May 5th

but you can call them visa Skype too, it will be way cheaper

[nyokie 572]

Have anyone ever get  RFE during USCIS process? If so how long did it take to get approved after the Second RFE?

[JBMG 890]

Hi May scan dates... I have a recent discovery to share with you.. Hopefully this will help some of you get a better idea of when you can expect your CC and interview notifications.   

 

I just sorted our spreadsheet by interview city. And when I did that, I finally saw a trend about processing times "SD to CC".. And it looks like London is at about 8 weeks. 

 

SD to CC - DAYS	SD to CC - WEEKS
57	8.14
58	8.29
58	8.29
58	8.29
53	7.57

 

 

And regarding your interview date.. Last month were all given on May 31..  Looks like 'pjsr' had just missed that date as his CC was on June 1..  So if this is true.. hopefully they'll receive their interview notifications on June 30/July3rd ..  For an interview in August.  

 

Received Interview Notifcation

5/31/2017

5/31/2017

5/31/2017

 

Interview

7/10/2017

7/28/2017

7/26/2017

 

 

The following is for Montreal.. Looks like they're processing at 9 weeks...

SD to CC - DAYS	SD to CC - WEEKS
64	9.14
63	9.00
63	9.00
0	0.00
64	9.14

 

 

Received Interview Notifcation

6/14/2017

5/17/2017

6/14/2017

 

 

India 63-65 days.. 9 weeks

 

SD to CC - DAYS	SD to CC - WEEKS
65	9.29
63	9.00
63	9.00
64	9.14
65	9.29
63	9.00

 

 

Receiving Interview notifications at the beginning and middle of the month.

Received Interview Notifcation

5/13/2017

6/2/2017

6/2/2017

6/13/2017

6/2/2017

6/13/2017

 

 

Vietnam -

SD to CC - DAYS	SD to CC - WEEKS
69	9.86
69	9.86
65	9.29

 

Received Interview Notifcation

6/15/2017

6/14/2017

6/13/2017

 

 

Philippines 67-68 days.

SD to CC - DAYS	SD to CC - WEEKS
68	9.71
68	9.71
67	9.57
68	9.71
37	5.29

 

Received Interview Notifcation

5/16/2017

6/5/2017

6/2/2017

6/13/2017

 

Mexico 68-71 days.. 

SD to CC - DAYS	SD to CC - WEEKS
71	10.14
71	10.14
64	9.14
68	9.71
57	8.14
68	9.71

 

Received Interview Notifcation

6/2/2017

5/31/2017

6/12/2017

 

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So this is good news for the more popular countries.. They can get a better idea of when they'll get their CC and interview notification.. Thank you to everyone for filling out the questionnaire and keeping our spreadsheet up to date.. Finally I think we can see some real evidence that processing times are based on the country you come from... 

 

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Have you had a chance to look at the new spreadsheet? Open to all NVC scan dates in 2017 (mail, email, CEAC upload)

 

NVC Case Status Spread Sheet -  2017 (save this link in your browser) 

 

Please visit the following, this will update the spreadsheet with your info. 

NVC Case Status Questionnaire -  2017

 

VERY IMPORTANT: please keep your confirmation email to edit your status as your case moves along.. Yes, You CAN bookmark the questionnaire link but only after opening it up via email. I have no access to resend your original questionnaire to you. Here are instructions on how to edit/save the questionnaire. 

 

If you have lost your questionnaire, you can redo it, I'll delete the duplication.

 

Thank you, JBMG

[amul 229]

7 hours ago, nyokie said:

Have anyone ever get  RFE during USCIS process? If so how long did it take to get approved after the Second RFE?

We got one 😫 -- however once we responded, it took USCIS a week (or so) to complete our case! 😀 

 

You said "second RFE" -- not sure what you meant by that 🙈 

 

We only got one, thank goodness! 

 

[JBMG 890]

8 hours ago, goobies said:

We live in Uganda and it is quite expensive for us to call NVC all the time. Approximately how many days after submitting the DS-260 will they begin to process or start counting the 8-11 weeks? Our documents arrived last week, so it was just the DS-260 that was being waited on.

 

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[goobies 79]

Well, we just found out today that we don't have the correct version of my husband's birth certificate. Instead of waiting for the rfe or checklist, we consulted in our own embassy thread last night.

 

My question is how can we submit the correct version before getting a checklist?

[SabRob 154]

4 hours ago, goobies said:

Well, we just found out today that we don't have the correct version of my husband's birth certificate. Instead of waiting for the rfe or checklist, we consulted in our own embassy thread last night.

 

My question is how can we submit the correct version before getting a checklist?

You can send the right birth certificate before you get a checklist and include a cover sheet and a letter explaining the situation. Your wait time will reset though, so it will be 9-11 weeks from when they get the correct document. 

 

Oooor, you can wait for the checklist, then contact the NVC and ask to talk to the supervisor who is reviewing your documents and just ask to review it since it's one document. I saw in the April Filers thread that @mmaadd636 was in this situation and it all got sorted out when the supervisor called them. I'm not sure if this applies to everyone, maybe the supervisor was just being nice since they had already been at the nvc for quite a number of months at that time. 

 

When's your original scan date? If you don't think you're gonna lose too much time since your original scan date, go ahead and send in it now. 

 

Edit: okay, I just checked your scan date, it wasn't too long ago. Just send in the documents asap so you won't experience too much of a delay. 

Edited June 17, 2017 by SabRob

[JBMG 890]

 

 

7 hours ago, goobies said:

Well, we just found out today that we don't have the correct version of my husband's birth certificate. Instead of waiting for the rfe or checklist, we consulted in our own embassy thread last night.

 

My question is how can we  submit the correct version before getting a checklist?

 

 

3 hours ago, SabRob said:

You can send the right birth certificate before you get a checklist and include a cover sheet and a letter explaining the situation. Your wait time will reset though, so it will be 9-11 weeks from when they get the correct document. 

 

Oooor, you can wait for the checklist, then contact the NVC and ask to talk to the supervisor who is reviewing your documents and just ask to review it since it's one document. I saw in the April Filers thread that @mmaadd636 was in this situation and it all got sorted out when the supervisor called them. I'm not sure if this applies to everyone, maybe the supervisor was just being nice since they had already been at the nvc for quite a number of months at that time. 

 

When's your original scan date? If you don't think you're gonna lose too much time since your original scan date, go ahead and send in it now. 

 

Edit: okay, I just checked your scan date, it wasn't too long ago. Just send in the documents asap so you won't experience too much of a delay. 

I wouldn't advise anyone to wait it out and hope that the NVC will accept bringing the correct version to the embassy... There are several cases (29 cases on our spreadsheet) where the NVC absolutely said "no", have to resubmit documents....  Even for something as simple wrong number of household member on the i864... @Dinah is still trying to get that straightened out... Her original scan date is 9/22/2016.. Still waiting for a CC after receiving 2 checklists...

 

These are the 29 cases that had to wait (or are waiting) another 8-11 weeks.. 

 

Incorrect Marriage Certificate

They said it was an incorrect birth certificate.

1st checklist 12/07/17 . correct info in AOS : in the application in sponsor's household size i filled the box #3 instead of #1. 2nd checklist 02/11/17 only sent corrected pages. Didn't know that i had to send all 12 pages again . my latest scan date was 02/15/17

They asked for a copy of my husbands Canadian green card. OR landing paper.

I-864, some places left blank.

Financial documents (standard as we are using assets). Also said we had incorrect birth certificate. When I called to clarify, turned out it was incorrect police certificate.

Wrong birth certificate

Asked for proof of canadian residence (PR card) which was already submitted with I-130 and mailed document to NVC on June 12th. Also assessment for W2 form which I can take in Interview.

Incorrect birth certificate. Needs to be one with parents names

long form birth certif

Police report , w2 from my sponsor

PCC and W2 form

Missing ppc

Missing police record

Police certificate from Germany

Photocopy of original birth certificate

NVC could not accept our police certificate-apparently they lost 2 pages of it

missing i-i-864a (household member)

obsolete AOS form

Affidavit of Support form and supporting financial documents

Court Records

Checklist for a death certificate

Birth certificate

Incorrect BC and police report

Marriage Certificate and Police Certificate

Police Certificate

requested missing Nigeria police clearance

Computer generated birth certificate

Missing Birth Certificate

 

Edited June 17, 2017 by JBMG

[SabRob 154]

33 minutes ago, JBMG said:

 

 

 

 

 

I wouldn't advise anyone to wait it out and hope that the NVC will accept bringing the correct version to the embassy... There are several cases (29 cases on our spreadsheet) where the NVC absolutely said "no", have to resubmit documents....  Even for something as simple wrong number of household member on the i864... @Dinah is still trying to get that straightened out... Her original scan date is 9/22/2016.. Still waiting for a CC after receiving 2 checklists...

 

These are the 29 cases that had to wait (or are waiting) another 8-11 weeks.. 

 

Incorrect Marriage Certificate

They said it was an incorrect birth certificate.

1st checklist 12/07/17 . correct info in AOS : in the application in sponsor's household size i filled the box #3 instead of #1. 2nd checklist 02/11/17 only sent corrected pages. Didn't know that i had to send all 12 pages again . my latest scan date was 02/15/17

They asked for a copy of my husbands Canadian green card. OR landing paper.

I-864, some places left blank.

Financial documents (standard as we are using assets). Also said we had incorrect birth certificate. When I called to clarify, turned out it was incorrect police certificate.

Wrong birth certificate

Asked for proof of canadian residence (PR card) which was already submitted with I-130 and mailed document to NVC on June 12th. Also assessment for W2 form which I can take in Interview.

Incorrect birth certificate. Needs to be one with parents names

long form birth certif

Police report , w2 from my sponsor

PCC and W2 form

Missing ppc

Missing police record

Police certificate from Germany

Photocopy of original birth certificate

NVC could not accept our police certificate-apparently they lost 2 pages of it

missing i-i-864a (household member)

obsolete AOS form

Affidavit of Support form and supporting financial documents

Court Records

Checklist for a death certificate

Birth certificate

Incorrect BC and police report

Marriage Certificate and Police Certificate

Police Certificate

requested missing Nigeria police clearance

Computer generated birth certificate

Missing Birth Certificate

 

we'll no one's saying that @goobies should hope that NVC will be lenient and allow documents to be brought straight to the interview instead of them having to be resubmitted again. 

 

@goobies has already submitted her documents, and she just realized her mistake. She and her husband can easily send in the correct birth certificate now and wait another 9-11 weeks after the nvc receives it. 

[JBMG 890]

5 minutes ago, SabRob said:

we'll no one's saying that @goobies should hope that NVC will be lenient and allow documents to be brought straight to the interview instead of them having to be resubmitted again. 

 

@goobies has already submitted her documents, and she just realized her mistake. She and her husband can easily send in the correct birth certificate now and wait another 9-11 weeks after the nvc receives it. 

We're really fortunate for those 29 cases to share their unfortunate situation of getting a checklist. My hope is that we can all benefit from their misfortune by correcting any errors ASAP - ideally before submitting the documents to the NVC. So I am happy for @googies for discovering they've made a mistake (less than 1 week from the NVC receiving their original set of docs) and are correcting it ASAP instead of waiting it out for 9-11 weeks. 

 

[nyokie 572]

11 hours ago, amul said:

We got one 😫 -- however once we responded, it took USCIS a week (or so) to complete our case! 😀 

 

You said "second RFE" -- not sure what you meant by that 🙈 

 

We only got one, thank goodness! 

 

Thanks, we got 2 ,my lawyer will mail them out next week.

[amul 229]

10 hours ago, goobies said:

My question is how can we submit the correct version before getting a checklist?

So the question remains, what is the best way of submitting the correct documents, anyone know?

 

Thanks...

[amul 229]

1 hour ago, nyokie said:

Thanks, we got 2 ,my lawyer will mail them out next week.

Eeeek!

 

Did you get them one after another? What were they for, if I may ask (if you prefer not to give details, that is totally cool). 

[Florence & Jos 7]

2 hours ago, SabRob said:

we'll no one's saying that @goobies should hope that NVC will be lenient and allow documents to be brought straight to the interview instead of them having to be resubmitted again. 

 

@goobies has already submitted her documents, and she just realized her mistake. She and her husband can easily send in the correct birth certificate now and wait another 9-11 weeks after the nvc receives it. 

 

Edited June 17, 2017 by Florence & Jos
Was meant to post elsewhere...

[Florence & Jos 7]

3 hours ago, JBMG said:

 

 

 

 

 

I wouldn't advise anyone to wait it out and hope that the NVC will accept bringing the correct version to the embassy... There are several cases (29 cases on our spreadsheet) where the NVC absolutely said "no", have to resubmit documents....  Even for something as simple wrong number of household member on the i864... @Dinah is still trying to get that straightened out... Her original scan date is 9/22/2016.. Still waiting for a CC after receiving 2 checklists...

 

These are the 29 cases that had to wait (or are waiting) another 8-11 weeks.. 

 

Incorrect Marriage Certificate

They said it was an incorrect birth certificate.

1st checklist 12/07/17 . correct info in AOS : in the application in sponsor's household size i filled the box #3 instead of #1. 2nd checklist 02/11/17 only sent corrected pages. Didn't know that i had to send all 12 pages again . my latest scan date was 02/15/17

They asked for a copy of my husbands Canadian green card. OR landing paper.

I-864, some places left blank.

Financial documents (standard as we are using assets). Also said we had incorrect birth certificate. When I called to clarify, turned out it was incorrect police certificate.

Wrong birth certificate

Asked for proof of canadian residence (PR card) which was already submitted with I-130 and mailed document to NVC on June 12th. Also assessment for W2 form which I can take in Interview.

Incorrect birth certificate. Needs to be one with parents names

long form birth certif

Police report , w2 from my sponsor

PCC and W2 form

Missing ppc

Missing police record

Police certificate from Germany

Photocopy of original birth certificate

NVC could not accept our police certificate-apparently they lost 2 pages of it

missing i-i-864a (household member)

obsolete AOS form

Affidavit of Support form and supporting financial documents

Court Records

Checklist for a death certificate

Birth certificate

Incorrect BC and police report

Marriage Certificate and Police Certificate

Police Certificate

requested missing Nigeria police clearance

Computer generated birth certificate

Missing Birth Certificate

 

Hi all, and thanks for posting and your good work over all @JBMG About this and related to the NVC checklist spreadsheet, I have a question to consider.

- Photocopy original birth certificate...

Isn't that what NVC asks for? The original has to be showed at the interview.  We're filing all photo copies to NVC, see their Supporting Documents page. https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/immigrate/immigrant-process/documents/Supporting_documents.html  A check for conformity would prevent from further harm. And would provide better support for the applicants to return with reference to what they ask. Also in the spreadsheet. -- And this is just an obvious example. ---  Otherwise stated: Which checklist statements are conform?