NVC Filers - May 2018

[Ed and Lyn 97]

13 minutes ago, reem said:

Hi All , 

i was little out of the topic.

But Am so worried for the fact that we got our NOA2 approved on april 15th and still no reply from NVC yet .

No notifications about whther the case is recieved or not neither any case number allocated.

can someone pls expalin what is exactly happening.

Am so worried about the same ...

Also any tentative timelines for process completion ?

Hope someone can help me on same 

No worry that is normal.....We also did'nt received any emails that NVC got our case. Just count 7-10 days after NOA2 assumed NVC received it. Then another 7-8 weeks for your Case Number, you will received email this time. 

[reem 8]

6 minutes ago, Ed and Lyn said:

No worry that is normal.....We also did'nt received any emails that NVC got our case. Just count 7-10 days after NOA2 assumed NVC received it. Then another 7-8 weeks for your Case Number, you will received email this time. 

thanka , so when can i expect the case number.

also is choice of agent all online now?

any tentative dtaes for case complete?

[Ed and Lyn 97]

2 minutes ago, reem said:

thanka , so when can i expect the case number.

also is choice of agent all online now?

any tentative dtaes for case complete?

I dont know if India is pivot or non pivot....if pivot you will not filled up the choice of agent, just paid the AOS and IV fee. And for your Tentative dates , around last week of June or first week of July...

[BellaJosephine 8]

20 minutes ago, Ed and Lyn said:

 

Edited May 21, 2018 by BellaJosephine
Wrong quote

[BellaJosephine 8]

13 minutes ago, reem said:

thanka , so when can i expect the case number.

also is choice of agent all online now?

any tentative dtaes for case complete?

I just called this morning about our case - we were pd of 09/29/2017 from Texas, Approved 04/18/2018, sent to NVC 05/07/2018 and NVCreceived 05/16/2018 so you're on track! I would call once a week as others have suggested. 

[reem 8]

2 minutes ago, BellaJosephine said:

I just called this morning about our case - we were pd of 09/29/2017 from Texas, Approved 04/18/2018, sent to NVC 05/07/2018 and NVCreceived 05/16/2018 so you're on track! I would call once a week as others have suggested. 

so you mean it will take another 8 weeks for us to get case number?

say july?

and then complete the case by aug-september?

[camilleRichard 36]

12 hours ago, julieascott said:

Hi people, NVC received my case on April 13th. Non-pivot case, I am getting so impatient. I still haven't gotten a case number.

Mine was Narch 27.. 8th week tomorrow still NO case number   .. 

Edited May 21, 2018 by camilleRichard

[BellaJosephine 8]

4 minutes ago, reem said:

so you mean it will take another 8 weeks for us to get case number?

say july?

and then complete the case by aug-september?

I don't know your timeline but the case # part would be accurate. It could take up to 8wks. Then they contact you for the papers to send and payment needed. After they receive everything then they contact for interview date. That part is tricky. When I first started looking at those dates it looked like 4 months from whenever they get your package back but it's hard to say. Don't give up! 

[qianl 54]

Ok so my date was March 29... I just called and got an invoice number but no case number 😳

isn’t that weird 

[reem 8]

30 minutes ago, Ed and Lyn said:

I dont know if India is pivot or non pivot....if pivot you will not filled up the choice of agent, just paid the AOS and IV fee. And for your Tentative dates , around last week of June or first week of July...

actually india in Non pivot ..

I see from site that both DS260 and DS 261(choice of agent) is online...these days?

is it so?

Should we sent only civil document via package is it?

[KAMN 125]

I had a few questions that I have been thinking about as I wait for a case number (NVC received May 3rd). I thought to collect them all in one post

 

1: I know Islamabad, Pakistan is pivot embassy but do you send documents via email or upload them via CEAC or it could be either?

2: Do you send a specific set of documents or is it anything you want to add? For example, do you upload supporting documents like pictures of you together or travel itineraries or those are to be brought to the interview only ?

3: Is the I864 scanned and uploaded online as well along with the financial documents?

4: My case arrived at NVC on may 3rd. So its been 3 weeks so far. Is it worth calling them now given the timeline of 8-10 weeks these days for pivot cases or should I wait for another 3 weeks to start asking for case number?

5:  When they setup the interview, is the invitation sent to both the visa petitioner and the agent (myself) and is this sent via email? I ask because snail-mail reliability in Pakistan cannot be trusted.

6: Are IRS transcripts enough or sending the entire Tax return is necessary? I was planning to upload W2 and tax transcripts for the past three years.

7: Are PIVOT cases now actually running behind regular cases in terms of total time to get CC or is it about the same?

8: I am assuming if everything goes well, a rough timeline of July 10-15 for case number, July 25-30 CC and Interview somewhere between august 20-30 and a passport return around sept 20 or so (Islamabad folks please answer based on your experience for the interview and passport return). Is this reasonable. I am trying to plan to travel for my wife’s interview and then to pick her up as well. So trying to plan time off from work and such.

 

Sorry for the multi-question post but i appreciate the help.

[truelove29 218]

25 minutes ago, qianl said:

Ok so my date was March 29... I just called and got an invoice number but no case number 😳

isn’t that weird 

They gave me the invoice number first as well, it's not unusual. Unfortunately it's useless without the case number, but hang in there!! 

[truelove29 218]

2 minutes ago, KAMN said:

I had a few questions that I have been thinking about as I wait for a case number (NVC received May 3rd). I thought to collect them all in one post

 

1: I know Islamabad, Pakistan is pivot embassy but do you send documents via email or upload them via CEAC or it could be either?

2: Do you send a specific set of documents or is it anything you want to add? For example, do you upload supporting documents like pictures of you together or travel itineraries or those are to be brought to the interview only ?

3: Is the I864 scanned and uploaded online as well along with the financial documents?

4: My case arrived at NVC on may 3rd. So its been 3 weeks so far. Is it worth calling them now given the timeline of 8-10 weeks these days for pivot cases or should I wait for another 3 weeks to start asking for case number?

5:  When they setup the interview, is the invitation sent to both the visa petitioner and the agent (myself) and is this sent via email? I ask because snail-mail reliability in Pakistan cannot be trusted.

6: Are IRS transcripts enough or sending the entire Tax return is necessary? I was planning to upload W2 and tax transcripts for the past three years.

7: Are PIVOT cases now actually running behind regular cases in terms of total time to get CC or is it about the same?

8: I am assuming if everything goes well, a rough timeline of July 10-15 for case number, July 25-30 CC and Interview somewhere between august 20-30 and a passport return around sept 20 or so (Islamabad folks please answer based on your experience for the interview and passport return). Is this reasonable. I am trying to plan to travel for my wife’s interview and then to pick her up as well. So trying to plan time off from work and such.

 

Sorry for the multi-question post but i appreciate the help.

1. It will be upload only

2. You only submit specific documents...there is an option to add others, for example multiple police certificates if you've lived in other countries. But not photos or proof of relationship...that you'll bring to the interview.

3. Yes, I scanned my I-864...you have to since it needs to be signed, plus I hand wrote certain info that it wasn't allowing me to do electronically.

4. You can call NVC at anytime...but they'll just keep telling you to wait...but I would start calling in a few weeks & see what they say.

5. Yes, both my husband & I received emails about the interview 

6. Tax transcripts are enough & w-2 isn't needed...but you can upload it if you want

7. I believe pivot cases are taking anywhere from a few days to a few weeks to get case complete once everything is uploaded...it seems to go pretty quick.

8. It's hard to tell the exact timeline since each embassy is different with giving interview dates, whether or not it will go into administrative processing, etc. But someone with experience from that embassy could answer that better than me. Good luck! 😊

[Seniorachen 41]

8 hours ago, HariMS said:

Nowadays after you send the documents to NVC, it is.... 'SUSPICIOUSLY' quick! Congrats on your CC  

CASE COMPLETE COUPLE HOURS AGO:

STARTED-NVC CASE # AND DS261: MAY 2, 2018 VIA CALL

CASE COMPLETE: MAY 21,2018 VIA EMAIL 9AM SENT BY ASKNVC AND CHECKED CEACTRACKER; it is at NVC now.........

non-pivot

 

Edited May 21, 2018 by Seniorachen

[Sal89 40]

Hi,

 

NVC reviewed my case (pivot) on May 9th and asked us to re-upload the passport copy with horizontal orientation! I uploaded the copy the same day and it's almost 2 weeks they haven't reviewed again.

 

Anyone was/is in similar situation? How long would it take?