max. amount of time that could be saved using "Jame's shortcuts" ?

[greeneclipse 0]

I've read that many people have successfully used the "Jame's shortcut" methods to speed up the NVC process.

If everything were to go perfectly, about how much time could be saved? (assuming next day shipping is used, and the NVC is on schedule...etc)

thanks

[nyseness 0]

I've seen other board members do the NVC process in little as a month and a half.

[Otto 83]

I've read that many people have successfully used the "Jame's shortcut" methods to speed up the NVC process.

If everything were to go perfectly, about how much time could be saved? (assuming next day shipping is used, and the NVC is on schedule...etc)

thanks

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Edited April 14, 2007 by Karin und Otto

[Otto 83]

I've read that many people have successfully used the "Jame's shortcut" methods to speed up the NVC process.

If everything were to go perfectly, about how much time could be saved? (assuming next day shipping is used, and the NVC is on schedule...etc)

thanks

edited

I meant to post the following link... Source-James' Shortcut

[greeneclipse 0]

thanks...

I've read the info. on the link, but I was just curious as to the amount of time that people are actually saving.

so if anyone would like to share, please post the time that you saved using these shortcuts.

[beameup 0]

thanks...

I've read the info. on the link, but I was just curious as to the amount of time that people are actually saving.

so if anyone would like to share, please post the time that you saved using these shortcuts.

Hard to say because the problem seems to be the difference of when something is "generated" and when it actually is "mail out". If I waited for NVC to actually "mail out" everything then I still would be waiting for each mailing rather than having actually COMPLETED everything. The only thing I actually waited to receive was the billing for the DS-230 because it has a "unique" barcode number on it.

I'm still waiting to receive the DS-230 packet in the mail even though it was "generated" on the 26th of March.

NVC has already received the completed packet from me on the 10th of April, it is now the 15th.

[pushbrk 12,569]

I've read that many people have successfully used the "Jame's shortcut" methods to speed up the NVC process.

If everything were to go perfectly, about how much time could be saved? (assuming next day shipping is used, and the NVC is on schedule...etc)

thanks

Without knowing the country you spouse is from, it is impossible to tell you. A lot of the time saved is in mailing forms back and forth to the spouse's country. For China, the NVC portion of the process is usually 6 months the normal way and can be about 2 months if the shortcuts are used efficiently. For Canada, I would expect the shortcuts to save maybe a month or two, not four.

[pushbrk 12,569]

I've read that many people have successfully used the "Jame's shortcut" methods to speed up the NVC process.

If everything were to go perfectly, about how much time could be saved? (assuming next day shipping is used, and the NVC is on schedule...etc)

thanks

Without knowing the country you spouse is from, it is impossible to tell you. A lot of the time saved is in mailing forms back and forth to the spouse's country. For China, the NVC portion of the process is usually 6 months the normal way and can be about 2 months if the shortcuts are used efficiently. For Canada, I would expect the shortcuts to save maybe a month or two, not four.

I see now from your timeline, your spouse is in India. Add up the number of times mail would pass between NVC and India without using the shortcuts, multiply by mail time and compare to how long domestic mail would take. The time you are saving is mail time.

[greeneclipse 0]

Without knowing the country you spouse is from, it is impossible to tell you. A lot of the time saved is in mailing forms back and forth to the spouse's country. For China, the NVC portion of the process is usually 6 months the normal way and can be about 2 months if the shortcuts are used efficiently. For Canada, I would expect the shortcuts to save maybe a month or two, not four.

My wife is in India, and her case will go through the mumbai (bombay) consulate... so if anyone has any experience with cases in India, then please do post your time saved.

thanks