April Filers - NVC to Interview

[jessel chris 0]

my fiance callde NVC and they said they got our case Aug. 30th and they sent it out to USEM yesterday...We don't have our new case number yet we will just wait for the letter from NVC...

How can i check medical schedule and interview?are we going to use new case number??what site it would be??thanks

That's great news jessel chris! We haven't got our NVC letter yet but we already know our case # from NVC's email reply. You can check your interview schedule here and you need to use the MNL case #. I believe it will be released a few weeks after USEM receives your case. I hope we'll have same interview dates!

Thanks DeeZee I'm hoping that we will going to have same schedule for medical and interview so that we can meet and help each other to this process...

[Cassandra+Yuibi 0]

Another update. I made the rounds and called NVC again today since my Congressman's rep told me that if it didnt arrive by today to call her back and they would do something. Well, as I expected- still not at the NVC. I called the CSC again to see if they had even mailed it. And I got a woman on the line who could barely speak English and actually had the gaul to yell at me (in the irate state that I'm permanently in from this process) for asking about my case. At first, after I ASKED her if it had been mailed to the NVC yet- she told me that my Approval Notice was mailed when I got approved. NO NO NO. That's not what I asked- but there was no convincing her that thats not what I asked so she continued to YELL about how I was a liar (ya...) for saying that an officer told me it wasn't mailed.

Finally I got her to tell me it was still in the mailroom (now I'm even more angry). Then I asked her, why, oh why, am I still in the mailroom when I know that people her on VJ who were approved two weeks after myself have been mailed out, and even already had their things arrive at the embassy. Once again, like a two year old, she started yelling "YOU'RE A LIAR. YOU'RE A LIAR". I am not kidding. So I just said, "No, you people are the ones who are lying and I'm tired of beingn treated like trash for being a law abiding citizen" and I hung up and called my congressman rep back and told them it hadn't arrived and how crazy the lady acted.

To my relief- the Rep was MAD about it, and told me that she was going to make some phone calls immediately. And added that "They won't yell at us". So I'm waiting for her to call me back now and hoping that something gets done. And maybe that someone loses their cushy government job.... (I can wish :]). Seriously, how do these people get away with it? I am sure that if any of US her at VJ acted that way at our job we would be fired in an instant! It's so disgusted that day in and day out all of us VJers are doing things right and getting treated like the scum of the earth for it.

Edited September 5, 2007 by Cassandra+Yuibi

[helwardman 1]

Cassandra,

I think I spoke to the exact same woman yesterday and I also was yelled at and I was told that I have phoned every day since we got approved (which is not true). She is completely unhinged and shouldnt be employed in a public service related job.

All this waiting is bad enough with out getting yelled at down the phone for asking a perfectly reasonable question.

Having said that, I have spoken to a couple of people at CSC who were very helpful.

Sort it out CSC!!!

[etripke 0]

I re-checked the website, and it still said they need to have the hard copy available to schedule the interview. I sent an email asking about if it was ok to proceed with the medical, and they sent me a canned response. So, I think we'll proceed with the medical within the next couple of weeks, and hope they have the file either then, or soon beforehand so I can schedule the interview.

Where are things at with your petition Deron? Is it at NVC yet? (I'm almost afraid to ask).

[Deron 0]

I re-checked the website, and it still said they need to have the hard copy available to schedule the interview. I sent an email asking about if it was ok to proceed with the medical, and they sent me a canned response. So, I think we'll proceed with the medical within the next couple of weeks, and hope they have the file either then, or soon beforehand so I can schedule the interview.

Where are things at with your petition Deron? Is it at NVC yet? (I'm almost afraid to ask).

Still not at NVC, but what could one expect after only 33 days and a congressional expedite....

And I'd forget asking the embassy, just call the call center and make them tell you that you must wait. Odds are that they will not and that they will give you an interview appointment. I may be wrong, but I hope not for both our sakes...

Take care.

Edited September 5, 2007 by Deron

[Blues Fairy 0]

Got interview date from the embassy website! What a nice birthday present.

BTW as I had predicted, the interviews are scheduled faster now because of, apparently, fewer people in line for them after the April-July bottlenecks at USCIS.

[Deron 0]

Got interview date from the embassy website! What a nice birthday present.

BTW as I had predicted, the interviews are scheduled faster now because of, apparently, fewer people in line for them after the April-July bottlenecks at USCIS.

Congrats Blues Fairy, great news...

Finally got an answer from CSC and my congressman. Though CSC said they were going to send it and that they did send it two weeks ago, it finally left on the 31st in the evening for NVC. Nakanyetza (finally in russian)!!! So at least it's not lost, but it took 4 weeks for CSC to get it in the mail after approval, not bad for the gov't. So, now I actually have hope when I call NVC multiple times each day.

[roverdriver 0]

Got my letter today from the NVC!

As you can see by my sig timeline they turned it around quickly.

What does it say in the letter? Does it say "within a week your petition will be forwarded to the appropriate visa-issuing post...?" Thank you

Yup, that's what it says. But it's a form letter. It's dated Aug 30, but the packet was sent to the embassy Aug 29. I rang them up so I could get the exact dates to fill out my timeline. Trying to be dutiful, you know.

[etripke 0]

Got interview date from the embassy website! What a nice birthday present.

BTW as I had predicted, the interviews are scheduled faster now because of, apparently, fewer people in line for them after the April-July bottlenecks at USCIS.

Congrats! and I sure as hell hope your right about the bottleneck. Now, if I could only get out of NVC.....

[roverdriver 0]

...she continued to YELL about how I was a liar (ya...) for saying that an officer told me it wasn't mailed.

...she started yelling "YOU'RE A LIAR. YOU'RE A LIAR".

How different than my experience ringing the NVC! I rang them up and of course had to try 4 times before I got put in the queue, rather than sent to the VRM. But when the woman came on she was very pleasant, asked for the case number, asked for my name and Laura's name...then asked for Laura's year of birth. OMG, my mind went blank! LMAO, I actually had to start doing math and subtract her age from 2007..my mind was a complete blank...so I hmmm'd and haw'd then told her..she then asked for mine, which luckily I could remember, LOL, and she laughed and said, "Well, at least you know that one." Then she gave me the dates and very cheerfully said she hoped everything went well, before saying goodbye. It was the nicest phone call I've ever had with the government.

Of course soon as I hung up I got paranoid and imagined her quickly sending off an email to London, "FLASH! Petitioner doesn't know beneficiary's year of birth!"

Edited September 5, 2007 by roverdriver

[Cassandra+Yuibi 0]

...she continued to YELL about how I was a liar (ya...) for saying that an officer told me it wasn't mailed.

...she started yelling "YOU'RE A LIAR. YOU'RE A LIAR".

How different than my experience ringing the NVC! I rang them up and of course had to try 4 times before I got put in the queue, rather than sent to the VRM. But when the woman came on she was very pleasant, asked for the case number, asked for my name and Laura's name...then asked for Laura's year of birth. OMG, my mind went blank! LMAO, I actually had to start doing math and subtract her age from 2007..my mind was a complete blank...so I hmmm'd and haw'd then told her..she then asked for mine, which luckily I could remember, LOL, and she laughed and said, "Well, at least you know that one." Then she gave me the dates and very cheerfully said she hoped everything went well, before saying goodbye. It was the nicest phone call I've ever had with the government.

Of course soon as I hung up I got paranoid and imagined her quickly sending off an email to London, "FLASH! Petitioner doesn't know beneficiary's year of birth!"

No this was a person at the CSC.

With the exception of one person- I've gotten very friendly people at the NVC. The CSC people are generally rude though. You'd expect it to be the opposite though considering that NVC people have much more difficult work hours.

[DeeZee 0]

Got interview date from the embassy website! What a nice birthday present.

BTW as I had predicted, the interviews are scheduled faster now because of, apparently, fewer people in line for them after the April-July bottlenecks at USCIS.

That's great, Blues Fairy! You'll be over this soon! Sure do hope the scheduling for interviews will be faster now.

[dkrivosheyev 0]

Got interview date from the embassy website! What a nice birthday present.

BTW as I had predicted, the interviews are scheduled faster now because of, apparently, fewer people in line for them after the April-July bottlenecks at USCIS.

Our case was mailed to Moscow on 08/30/07. I called the embassy today - paid $12.00 and was told that they can see our case in their database in electronic form, but cannot tell me if the actual paper case already there. Do they wire cases to Moscow embassy electronically in addition to mailing them? I never heard about it.

[mwinburn 0]

Seriously, how do these people get away with it? I am sure that if any of US her at VJ acted that way at our job we would be fired in an instant! It's so disgusted that day in and day out all of us VJers are doing things right and getting treated like the scum of the earth for it.

Did she have an hispanic accent? If so, I got the same lady, and she was rude to me too. She called me a liar also As for how they keep their jobs, it's a government job. You can't get fired even if you lie under oath

[jessel chris 0]

Congratulations blues fairy! good luck for you interview

sorry to hear for that cassi

DeeZee Did you already have the NVC letter?