Complaint against NVC (split)

[TBoneTX 45,294]

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[Hilde 381]

On 6/1/2021 at 8:13 AM, lowell1123 said:

nvc has stopped my spouses process by requesting my tax transcript knowing that the IRS announced that they will be holding 29 million tax returns and intend on processing them manually and so i submitted a copy of my tax return that i filed with the IRS. and so far NVC still hasnt viewed or accepted my submitted document. one week after they stopped the process they email me saying that they will review my document "VERY SOON". so how long is very soon because its been 3 weeks since that email. is there a time frame on how long they are allowed to hold/delay a persons petition? ive also read that NVC can accept other tax forms if the tax transcript isnt available and in that case why did they stop the process because my tax return was already submitted but they still requested my tax transcript. whats in the tax transcript that they need that they cant get out of a persons tax return? i want to file a complaint against NVC for this delay and a complaint against the employee having that employee fired. im a US citizen making my spouses visa IR1 (PRIORITY) and that my spouses process shouldnt be stopping ( well not for 1 month) delaying the process of the already delays. wow. can NVC get any worse than it already is? who ever is in charge of this agency may need to step down because this person isnt making sure of any more delays for a persons petition isnt stacking up

Definitely understand your frustration. However, I caution against you investing too much into this - as your waiting isn't nearly close to being done. There will be other steps (scheduling medical, getting accepted to get the interview). 

I also petitioned for an IR1 in 2019 and it only got approved in 2021. 

Did you by any chance include a cover letter stating WHY you are providing a tax return instead of the requested tax transcript. People reviewing your case might only look at the fact that a transcript was requested and here you are proving a return. So might be helpful to do that. 

I also had a very tough time getting my transcript sent overseas. I requested it over the phone (bc you can't do it online overseas)  once a month, every month, for 1 year. I finally learned here on VJ that you can request it online. So maybe try calling the IRS? The attendants seemed to at least try to be helpful. Are you sure your wife´s tax is in the ones that will get the manual review? Mine came up very fast.

Anyways, try to focus your energy on problem resolution. Unfortunately NVC does´t have the best record.

[payxibka 10,045]

On 7/1/2021 at 11:52 PM, lowell1123 said:

for those who say 3 weeks isnt long enough well what do you all say that thety have delayed it for another month after requesting more documents where they have the information already but are being really picky about the information they want? so can you see that the NVC is playing around with peoples petition? they are just doing things to piss people knowing that  theres  really nothing that we can do about it. so they think. this is why people need to open up and not be scared of them. once its known of what the NVC is constantly doing then there can be changes done to fix the problem 

I never said three weeks isn't long enough,  what I did say is that when your delay goes longer than three weeks you'd be back complaining again.   You fulfilled my prophecy.

 

PS.  It ain't over yet.

[jan22 3,056]

BTW -- to answer a question posed by the OP early in this thread about what they can get from a tax transcript that they can't get from a copy of a person's tax return:  They get proof of what was actually filed with the IRS.  Anyone can fill out a tax form with anything they want, sign it, and send a copy to NVC or the Embassy -- but then never actually file the form with the IRS.  This happened all too often when the norm was to send a copy of your tax return.  The transcript shows that the return was actually filed, eliminating one area of possible fraud.

 

( And, NVC employees have no vested interest in delaying anyone's case -- there are more than enough cases to ensure their employment for years to come.  They have a checklist of things they are to look for in a case.  If it's there -- good, move on to the next item.  If not, request that it be submitted.  No emotional involvement, either positive or negative.)

[Ryan H 3,812]

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