NVC Filers - July 2017

[JBMG 890]

2 hours ago, kshaheen said:

It has been 4 weeks since my SD.

 

I am unemployed and dependent on another person, who is already supporting 7 people, including himself, the 7th person just immigrated and it is becoming tough. I am also having a hard time finding a job myself. I really need to start my life soon and that is only possible if my husband immigrates faster and finds a job here and then supports me. 

 

Is this a legitimate reason to get my case expedited? Also, if the expedite request is denied, does the case take longer to process?

You can always try, it's up to your embassy to determine if you qualify. 

[vilkim 9]

Does anyone recently has used the "service" emailing NVC? I need to send them a proof of paid fees, because the bank says the payments went through (AOS and IV), but NVC don't have it on their system. So does anyone have had an experience these days? How long does it take them to respond? Thanks!

[cleon86 244]

1 hour ago, vilkim said:

Does anyone recently has used the "service" emailing NVC? I need to send them a proof of paid fees, because the bank says the payments went through (AOS and IV), but NVC don't have it on their system. So does anyone have had an experience these days? How long does it take them to respond? Thanks!

The same thing happened to me. I called NVC to tell them I had paid my fees but it wasn't showing up on their website. The rep told me to email their service center with my bank statement showing I paid it. I sent the email June 12th and they replied July 8th which is ridiculous. In my case it was just slow and ended up showing paid after a little over a week. I bet the same thing will happen with yours. As far as emailing them, they're slow and inefficient and I wouldn't waste your time. 

[vilkim 9]

1 minute ago, cleon86 said:

The same thing happened to me. I called NVC to tell them I had paid my fees but it wasn't showing up on their website. The rep told me to email their service center with my bank statement showing I paid it. I sent the email June 12th and they replied July 8th which is ridiculous. In my case it was just slow and ended up showing paid after a little over a week. I bet the same thing will happen with yours. As far as emailing them, they're slow and inefficient and I wouldn't waste your time. 

So exactly what happened was that the fee was paid, we got the receipt and then it showed we need to pay it again. I thought the payment got rejected, but obviously this is not the case. 

[cleon86 244]

1 minute ago, vilkim said:

So exactly what happened was that the fee was paid, we got the receipt and then it showed we need to pay it again. I thought the payment got rejected, but obviously this is not the case. 

Yes, I had paid them and it never showed I paid it online. I had the receipts and it went through with my bank account. The payments cleared my bank the following business day. When I called NVC they didn't show in their system I had paid it either. They told me something about me paying with Google Chrome vs. Internet Explorer and how that might have affected their system. Anyway, the fee status changed to paid after about a week and a half. I wouldn't bother with the email service, but you can continue calling NVC. The best time I found to call is right when they open. My wait time is usually less than 10 minutes. It took a total of a week and a half or so for the fees to finally show paid. 

[Ninahuanca 53]

checking in new scan date July 13

[LaurenAndBrent 61]

Hey,

 

Hoping someone can put my mind at ease on this one. Our AOS fee was available to pay this morning (I submitted choice of agent yesterday afternoon) My husband filled in the payment info and when he sent the payment it took ages for the website to respond. It finally came up with a message to say there was an error and to try again later. (He's a computer guy, he said it was a typical server error) He went to submit the payment again and the same error message appeared, but when he went back to the main payment page the status of the payment is "in process". Anyone experienced this? Have we actually sent the payment successfully? And have we potentially submitted it twice seeing as both times we got the same error? 

 

Thanks in advance 

[vilkim 9]

4 hours ago, LaurenAndBrent said:

Hey,

 

Hoping someone can put my mind at ease on this one. Our AOS fee was available to pay this morning (I submitted choice of agent yesterday afternoon) My husband filled in the payment info and when he sent the payment it took ages for the website to respond. It finally came up with a message to say there was an error and to try again later. (He's a computer guy, he said it was a typical server error) He went to submit the payment again and the same error message appeared, but when he went back to the main payment page the status of the payment is "in process". Anyone experienced this? Have we actually sent the payment successfully? And have we potentially submitted it twice seeing as both times we got the same error? 

 

Thanks in advance 

I think the best way to check that is to go to his bank account if he has online banking or call the bank and see of the transaction went through and how many times. If it's more than one he can cancel one of the payments (i believe).

[kshaheen 1]

13 hours ago, JBMG said:

You can always try, it's up to your embassy to determine if you qualify. 

I just want to know if it's safe to do so and if it's a good enough reason to even "try."

 

[cleon86 244]

15 minutes ago, kshaheen said:

I just want to know if it's safe to do so and if it's a good enough reason to even "try."

 

I would try based on financial hardship. A saying my mom taught me is it's an automatic no if you don't ask lol. 

[kshaheen 1]

15 minutes ago, cleon86 said:

I would try based on financial hardship. A saying my mom taught me is it's an automatic no if you don't ask lol. 

I just don't want to jeopardize the normal processing time as the wait is initially long and I don't want it to take even longer. And your mom's saying is definitely true. 

[Lacosta 40]

I just got by the phone my case number in nvc, when i try to log in the website does not recognize the number, should i wait a few days?

[cleon86 244]

3 hours ago, Lacosta said:

I just got by the phone my case number in nvc, when i try to log in the website does not recognize the number, should i wait a few days?

Yes, even after I got my case and invoice number via phone it took a few days to be able to login. Also, you won't be able to pay the fees until you receive the welcome email. I know it's hard, but try to be patient. (Easier said than done!)

[Lacosta 40]

38 minutes ago, cleon86 said:

Yes, even after I got my case and invoice number via phone it took a few days to be able to login. Also, you won't be able to pay the fees until you receive the welcome email. I know it's hard, but try to be patient. (Easier said than done!)

THANK YOU!!!!!!!

[Koalaem 1]

Got an email from my husband's state representative (we requested their help and. Sure glad we did!)  on July 5 saying the NVC sent our AOS and IV fee statement to us June 21st. We never received it. Did anyone not receive something written?

Did everyone have to fill out DS261? Our fees were already unlocked before I had filled it in, but I hadn't specified an agent as far as I recall.

I read in the Wiki it restarts the clock ~30 days if you open it after it's been done already and I don't want to do that!