NVC Filers - September 2017

[CA1515 78]

5 hours ago, MrHanky said:

I just paid the fee and it went through with no problem.

I used firefox cause I saw people had problems with other browsers and apparently you're supposed to use firefox, I'm on a mac as well.

They kinda tease you with the IV fee cause there's a link for it but it just goes to the same page and its not available just.

 

Just to confirm, once the AOS fee clears, that bill should appear?

Yes once your AOS payment has cleared, it should the IV fee should say "PAY NOW" and let you click on it and be able to pay just like you did the AOS fee 

[MrHanky 1,377]

18 minutes ago, CA1515 said:

Yes once your AOS payment has cleared, it should the IV fee should say "PAY NOW" and let you click on it and be able to pay just like you did the AOS fee 

It shows pay now already but just takes me to the same page as the AOS and has no fee to pay.

 

I'm sure I'll have some time to wait with the weekend ahead of me, who knows if they even submit it for payment today.

[Diouf 9]

They are actually moving faster, scan date, July 22 and cc Sept 12 also scan date July 25 and cc Sept 15 (today). These are CR2 for my kids but it's the same process for CR1.

[CA1515 78]

59 minutes ago, MrHanky said:

It shows pay now already but just takes me to the same page as the AOS and has no fee to pay.

 

I'm sure I'll have some time to wait with the weekend ahead of me, who knows if they even submit it for payment today.

Yes that happens the first few days after you pay the AOS fee. For me it took 2 days after I paid the AOS fee until I could pay the IV FEE. Just give it until next week you should be good.

[MrHanky 1,377]

37 minutes ago, CA1515 said:

Yes that happens the first few days after you pay the AOS fee. For me it took 2 days after I paid the AOS fee until I could pay the IV FEE. Just give it until next week you should be good.

Great so I could be possibly filling out the DS-260 by next Friday

[SAJourney 16]

2 hours ago, MrHanky said:

It shows pay now already but just takes me to the same page as the AOS and has no fee to pay.

 

I'm sure I'll have some time to wait with the weekend ahead of me, who knows if they even submit it for payment today.

IV fee becomes payable after NVC reviews your DS261.  You can speed this step up by calling NVC and asking them to review over the phone.  Once reviewed, the IV fee should become payable within a couple of days.

[MrHanky 1,377]

2 minutes ago, SAJourney said:

IV fee becomes payable after NVC reviews your DS261.  You can speed this step up by calling NVC and asking them to review over the phone.  Once reviewed, the IV fee should become payable within a couple of days.

I did that yesterday, that's when I received the welcome letter and AOS became payable

 

Should I have received the IV first?

 

From here it looks like AOS comes first.

http://www.visajourney.com/wiki/index.php/NVC_Process

[SAJourney 16]

17 minutes ago, MrHanky said:

I did that yesterday, that's when I received the welcome letter and AOS became payable

 

Should I have received the IV first?

 

From here it looks like AOS comes first.

http://www.visajourney.com/wiki/index.php/NVC_Process

If I recall correctly, AOS fee is payable when you get your case number and welcome letter and IV fee comes after the DS261 is reviewed.  If you already reviewed your DS261 with NVC, your IV fee will become payable within the next couple of days.

[TammyM 10]

1 hour ago, Diouf said:

They are actually moving faster, scan date, July 22 and cc Sept 12 also scan date July 25 and cc Sept 15 (today). These are CR2 for my kids but it's the same process for CR1.

Congratulations on your cc's. Closer to being reunited with your loved ones.😁😁🤗🤗

[DiamondEyes490 126]

Does anyone know if since my lawyer is the agent by default and I have no DS-261 to complete, if I can just get my case # on the phone and be able to pay right away from there?

[Diouf 9]

Thank you Tammy! Jamaica 🇯🇲, here I come. One thing in my way though, I hate to fly. All the best to everyone.

[CA1515 78]

26 minutes ago, DiamondEyes490 said:

Does anyone know if since my lawyer is the agent by default and I have no DS-261 to complete, if I can just get my case # on the phone and be able to pay right away from there?

Yes that is correct, they automatically do that when using a lawyer. You should be able to get a case# about 1 week after they sent your case to NVC. I also got my case# over the phone even though I didnt use a lawyer

Edited September 15, 2017 by CA1515

[SAJourney 16]

43 minutes ago, DiamondEyes490 said:

Does anyone know if since my lawyer is the agent by default and I have no DS-261 to complete, if I can just get my case # on the phone and be able to pay right away from there?

I believe the DS261 still has to be completed.  Whether your lawyer fills it out or you fill it out, it still has to be done.  

 

Let me retract this... It appears if a lawyer filed your petition then he/she should have filed the necessary forms so that you won't need to submit the DS261 when the petition is sent to NVC.

Edited September 15, 2017 by SAJourney

[MrHanky 1,377]

1 hour ago, SAJourney said:

If I recall correctly, AOS fee is payable when you get your case number and welcome letter and IV fee comes after the DS261 is reviewed.  If you already reviewed your DS261 with NVC, your IV fee will become payable within the next couple of days.

Ok, I had seen others saying one unlocked the other payment but maybe it was just coincidence that would be nice if it came before the AOS fee cleared

[MrHanky 1,377]

the ceac site seems to not be working right now when I add my info it times out with an error.

Probably nothing new to see anyway.