NVC Filers - February 2020

[RPC 67]

8 minutes ago, Hilde said:

Can anyone shed light into the whole scanning documents debacle? It shouldn´t be so hard but I am totally second guessing myself. I have searched endless internet rabbit holes and am getting conflicting info - and there are no official instructions...

I read that all documents should be scanned vertically - so the officer does not have to tilt his/her head. 

What about certificates that are horizontal in nature? Should I shrink it so it´s vertically scanned? 
Is there a Youtube tutorial on this?!  

 

The document needs to be orientated corrected when uploaded, so if it's a horizontal document, it should be uploaded that way.

We had a mixture of documents and they were all accepted, just make sure it's the right way up.

[Alix64 425]

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Edited February 19, 2020 by Alix64

[vinzer 76]

1 hour ago, Hilde said:

Can anyone shed light into the whole scanning documents debacle? It shouldn´t be so hard but I am totally second guessing myself. I have searched endless internet rabbit holes and am getting conflicting info - and there are no official instructions...

I read that all documents should be scanned vertically - so the officer does not have to tilt his/her head. 

What about certificates that are horizontal in nature? Should I shrink it so it´s vertically scanned? 
Is there a Youtube tutorial on this?!  

 

You probably know this, but to add to what @RPC mentioned and help other people reading this thread, ensure that the information in the PDFs you send aren't editable. Saves applicants a reason for document rejection and the long re-queue times associated with it.

 

Basic rule of thumb:

If scanned from actual paper documents, you're good.

If document is digital in nature (Word document, etc.), take the extra step of printing to PDF (Windows has that functionality) to remove editable fields just to be sure.

 

Hope this helps. 😀

[Clayera 28]

12 hours ago, Duke & Marie said:

So, just got off the phone with US Embassy in Canberra... 30 mins of my life wasted.. If your thinking to do this, don’t waste your time and just keep banging your head on the wall.

note, outsourcing to call centres overseas continues even with the US Embassy.. 😐

Why did you call them? I emailed Sydney IV last week and they emailed back that they received my expedite case and will send the result to NVC to forward to me. Try emailing them perhaps???

[silversnake125 266]

1 hour ago, Clayera said:

Why did you call them? I emailed Sydney IV last week and they emailed back that they received my expedite case and will send the result to NVC to forward to me. Try emailing them perhaps???

Did you skip emailing NVC altogether and contacted the Embassy directly or did you email NVC first and chase up the outcome with Sydney?

[silversnake125 266]

FYI for this week
(Case creation was 15th Jan last week. Document review was 10th December last week)

[Knightgame185 65]

9 minutes ago, hannahjsf said:

FYI for this week
(Case creation was 15th Jan last week. Document review was 10th December last week)

 

THEY ARE SOO SLOW! 😈

[Skaur0609 145]

Somebody who submitted doc on 1/29/29 got DQ. It was facebook post

[tino_04 14]

9 minutes ago, Skaur0609 said:

Somebody who submitted doc on 1/29/29 got DQ. It was facebook post

Yes, I saw that post.

[silversnake125 266]

16 minutes ago, Skaur0609 said:

Somebody who submitted doc on 1/29/29 got DQ. It was facebook post

Yeah the times NVC post online aren’t completely accurate. Some people who submit before the date they give are still waiting and others who submitted after will get DQ.

Even though I know that I still check the site religiously each week 😂🤷🏻‍♀️

Edited February 19, 2020 by hannahjsf

[Rsmee 67]

Finally got an IL

PD: Feb 15, 2018

NVC Frist submission : Dec 4

Second submission: Feb 3

DQ: Feb 11

IL:Feb 19

Interview date: March 23

[Skaur0609 145]

I paid both fees on 2/17/2020. How long does it take to process.

 

Also, do i need to file 2019 tax return prior to submitting or last 3 year transcript should be good. 

 

Thanks in advance

[Sophie11 5]

49 minutes ago, hannahjsf said:

FYI for this week
(Case creation was 15th Jan last week. Document review was 10th December last week)

They sent case on Jan 27 to Department of State to review. Does this mean they’ve already probably created a case number for me and I should now await NVC welcome Email? 
 

I have not contacted the NVC yet, the call wait times are pretty rough. Thanks guys!

 

[silversnake125 266]

9 minutes ago, Sophie11 said:

They sent case on Jan 27 to Department of State to review. Does this mean they’ve already probably created a case number for me and I should now await NVC welcome Email? 
 

I have not contacted the NVC yet, the call wait times are pretty rough. Thanks guys!

 

”Sent to Department of State” means that USCIS have sent it to NVC, but the NVC receipt date will be maybe a week later if I had to guess.

 

You need to call them to check when they received it as they won’t notify you. NVC make initial contact once a number has been created, but the looks of it you should get one soon. I have my fingers crossed for you 🤞🏻

Edited February 19, 2020 by hannahjsf

[AMTM 61]

1 hour ago, Skaur0609 said:

Somebody who submitted doc on 1/29/29 got DQ. It was facebook post

That was me.