NVC backlog (merged)

[randy32 165]

I think that we need to bring the NVC backlog issue up more with our congressmen/women and senators.

The constant excuse from the NVC is old.

Contacting the NVC for over a year has been replied with the same answer covid answer.

Contacting my senator's office, I got the same answer but was told that the only way to expedite was on documented financial distress or health grounds. 

Financial is a catch 22, because I had to show that I can support my spouse, health, don't have any issues there

 

so I complied some data for Lagos Nigeria.

From the numbers, I noticed that there is a spike in visas issued to students just before schools start and then a drop off.

Over the last 3 months, increase in B1/B2 visas issued.

Increase in IR1/CR1 and K1 over that last month.

 

They embassy issued 34193 B1/B2, 2767 student, 1160 spouse, and 450 fiancé visas in the last 13 months.

So I have to ask the question.

With surge in issuing student visas, what happened to spouse and fiancé visas?

 

These students and some visitors applied for their visas within the last 6 months and have been issued.

I think the oldest IR1/CR1 visa is currently about 17 months old at NVC

 

This is a stage that previously took about 6 to 8 weeks.

 

I understand that orange man messed up USCIS and DOS but USCIS has began to get their act together.

Too many embassies are not current.

 

We need to push congress and senate to act especially those of us who vote and/or contribute to their campaigns

This mess crazy and breaking you families

 

Data complied from

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-statistics.html.html

[Crazy Cat 41,898]

The backlog at NVC is due to increased number of petitions and local conditions due to the pandemic which shut down consulates ALL OVER THE WORLD.  It had little to do with who was POTUS.  I agree that these backlogs have made a difficult situation even harder for families.  

Edited May 22, 2022 by Crazy Cat

[randy32 165]

In Nigeria, the embassy has been open for over a year. 

Covid numbers are low. They UK has worse covid stats but they are ahead.

 

I think this has to do more with the "culture" at the immigration agencies (USCIS and DOS) that have been allowed to revert to what it used to be by the previous administration and the pandemic.

 

For instance, POTUS asked for more transparency and what we have now is the total number of application pending at NVC. It does not provide any breakdown.

One has to dig up that info country by country, category by category.

 

In some countries, the backlog is getting to the same state that resulted in the creation of the K3 visa but this time the backlog is at NVC not USCIS.

 

That is why I said we should reach out to our senators and congressmen/women and create the awareness needed to clear these up.

Even something like the visa bulletin but for CR1/IR1 would go a long way. Actually processing the pending applications would be best.

 

FYI the last CR1/IR1 that was issued was DQed about mid December 2020. (from a VJ profile). That was from at least 3 months ago. Since then no one (with updated profile) who DQed in January 2021 has been scheduled for interview.

[PEbode 14]

I also agree these backlogs are ridiculous they are not moving at the consulates due to covid to me its an excuse I've have not stopped working infact working more hours thru all this and we're still waiting for our interview I think they should have deadlines like we do for when we submit our paperwork. 

[Loren Y 2,755]

NVC is a hose job. Send everything, waited a year for review and they asked for w-2s, and 1099 info. I included tax transcript, and they approved the 864 and every other document.... wait 76 days for them to review the new data.... now they want more info on the w-2G from the tax transcript for the I864. Why do they care about a jackpot on a slot machine and some gambling winnings. My wife and I make over 6 figure without the stupid jackpot she hit back in 2020, but now I guess if your lucky at the slot machines they penalize you. Now I wait another 70 plus days for them to review it. What a mess, I despise the NVC.

Edited May 22, 2022 by Loren Y

[randy32 165]

I had hoped to have this under portals and seems I can't get that right because I now have 2 posts. I will leave it to one of the moderators to figure out the best place for this topic

[SteveInBostonI130 3,462]

NVC is just a clearing house.  The backlog is at the embassy.

[Machinecorpse62 132]

Nvc cannot do anything about the backlog that is for embassy. That is up with individual country how they response with their backlog for us embassy. I hope something can be done about. Or each country starts to clear some up. 

[JeanneAdil 6,514]

Tourist visas do not go thru NVC 

they are easy for the embassy as little paperwork to see for that interview to have an approval or denial

no medical needed so no document

no sponsor needed to no document

no AOS

it is up to immigrant to just show a few things

how they pay for trip 

money for stay in USA

and ties to show they will go back home

 

as for student visas ,  these need fast approval now to be able to travel and here for the semester which starts in either August or September (only a few months away) and again if the student has the needed documents I 20, a  valid passport, ds 160, paid the fee, can show they have monies or scholarship to pay the school, and updated passport photo,  its an easy decision for the CO

 

the real backlog is with the dv lottery which was to be done by last September and is still getting processed (with the new dv lottery results out now creating a real mess)

 

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-statistics/annual-reports/report-of-the-visa-office-2021.html

 

if u look at the stats , there have always been more non immigrant visa than immigrant 

this is mainly because there is more work,  more documentation,  more security checks for both USC and intending immigrant as that person is to permanently live in the USA

 

as for spouse visa the 2017 report total for all countries was 70,809 and conditional spouse of 41,822

and end of 2021 fiscal year was 64,964 and conditional spouse 20,092

 

only dropped 5,845 spouse visas from 2017 to 2021 

with drop of 21,730 for conditional spouse visas for the same years

 

contacting congress,   they have done nothing in so long ,  good luck

they have know about the illegal immigrants for well over 20 years / do they allocate money to ICE to help-no they take money from other agencies 

 

https://immigrantjustice.org/staff/blog/ice-lies-manipulates-and-takes-money-other-agencies-lock-and-deport-more-immigrants

 

this is why the Presidents lately have taken to making Presidential orders

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[Redro 4,611]

8 hours ago, randy32 said:

I think that we need to bring the NVC backlog issue up more with our congressmen/women and senators.

The constant excuse from the NVC is old.

Contacting the NVC for over a year has been replied with the same answer covid answer.

Contacting my senator's office, I got the same answer but was told that the only way to expedite was on documented financial distress or health grounds. 

Financial is a catch 22, because I had to show that I can support my spouse, health, don't have any issues there

 

so I complied some data for Lagos Nigeria.

From the numbers, I noticed that there is a spike in visas issued to students just before schools start and then a drop off.

Over the last 3 months, increase in B1/B2 visas issued.

Increase in IR1/CR1 and K1 over that last month.

 

They embassy issued 34193 B1/B2, 2767 student, 1160 spouse, and 450 fiancé visas in the last 13 months.

So I have to ask the question.

With surge in issuing student visas, what happened to spouse and fiancé visas?

 

These students and some visitors applied for their visas within the last 6 months and have been issued.

I think the oldest IR1/CR1 visa is currently about 17 months old at NVC

 

This is a stage that previously took about 6 to 8 weeks.

 

I understand that orange man messed up USCIS and DOS but USCIS has began to get their act together.

Too many embassies are not current.

 

We need to push congress and senate to act especially those of us who vote and/or contribute to their campaigns

This mess crazy and breaking you families

 

Data complied from

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-statistics.html.html

Might want to chat to others out of Nigeria and look at a filing a class action lawsuit?

Not sure if you could file the class action lawsuit with people from other embassies (Uganda, Pakistan). 

But, I think that is the only way you can get cases moving... money talks. 

Also, some of the B1/B2s could have been non-interview renewals. So, you need to take that into account when looking at B1/B2 s issued. 

Edited May 23, 2022 by ROK2USA

[Niecy 0]

Yes i want to file a lawsuit and get senators involved message me let's discuss 

[randy32 165]

I am aware that visitor's and student visas are processed without the involvement of USCIS or NVC.

My focus is the embassy. Message from NVC from the embassy contradicts what the number of visas issued say.

They seem to have the staff for visitor's interviews/renewal and student interviews but not for spouse and fiancé interviews.

 

[Neonred 3,569]

10 hours ago, Niecy said:

Yes i want to file a lawsuit and get senators involved message me let's discuss 

You are going to find that senators have no control over the embassies. 

[Redro 4,611]

I want to say you only looked at March 2021 to April 2022.

I would look at maybe 2017-2022... 

As uscis has Monthly NIV  and IV issuances from March 2017. 

If the percentages are the same month to month you might not have an argument... 

There is a website where you called visa when... you can check historic processing numbers for each visa type. 

Before March 2020, they state Lagos issued 5747.7 B1/B2 visas per month on average

And Before 2020 March, Lagos issued 94.2 CR1/IR1 visas per month on average.

And Before 2020 March, Lagos issued 257.6 F1 visas per month on average.

Before 2020 March, Lagos issued 44 K1 visas per month on average.

 

Not sure what that adds up to in 13 months...