jm1409

Wait, you can get your visa issued the same day? I thought it takes days to process and up to two weeks to have it sent through the mail.

Update: received DQ notification on 5/8

UPDATE: As of today, my NVC CEAC portal now is showing Paid again on both fees. So bizarre.

As of today, my NVC CEAC portal now is showing Paid again on both fees. So bizarre.

Right, that’s my concern too. I want to say no because DQ in theory should override this glitch… I hope.

Same. It’s been an issue for a lot of us apparently.

Update: We got DQ’d on 5/8 but our NVC portal still says not paid….super odd. unsure if I should wait it out, or make another payment In hopes the first payment gets rejected and then avoid a potential 30 day delay…but being DQ’d with the “pay now” in the portal has me questioning.

Ok. I ended up submitting an inquiry showing my bank statement with the fees being taken out. Hopefully this helps resolve it quickly.

I paid the AOS fee on 4/17 and then that transaction took the money out of my checking account on 4/18. The NVC portal showed the AOS fee as 'Paid' on 4/20. I then proceeded to make the payment for the IV fee on 4/20. That transaction took took the money out of my checking account on 4/21. The NVC portal showed the IV fee 'Paid' on 4/23. Both show paid, so we upload all of our documents and wait for DQ as of 4/25. As of today, 5/5, I receive an email from NVC about the IV Fee saying "Unfortunately, the receiving bank was unable to accept your payment for the following reason: No Reason Provided." My checking account still has both fees deducted though -- and now the NVC portal is saying 'Not Paid' for the IV Fee and there's a message saying the IV Fee was rejected. I have read through lots of experiences people have had where it would take a long time to show 'Paid' after they made payment...but that common issue isn't this one. This issue is (I think?) nuanced because the money left my checking account, NVC showed paid, and now it shows unpaid. Has anyone ever heard of this? Should I be worried? What should I do?

Got it. So there is a risk in additional delay even with expediting -- I wonder if it's possible that the risk isn't worth the reward and that expediting could be have been a bad call. Any idea how long those 221g/holds can delay for?

Ah, makes sense. Is there any risk/delay involved with getting the case on hold and receiving the 221g as opposed to having the medical exam completed prior to the interview?

We have recently put in a request to expedite (via Senator, same route we expedited successfully through via USCIS) our NVC case 1 day after we submitted all documents and paid fees, in hopes to be DQ'd quicker and get interviewed quicker. One thing we're concerned about though is if by some chance that we get the interview scheduled prior to us being able to get the medical exam done, since that's required before the interview can take place. Is this situation common? Should we be worried? Appreciate your help.

NVC documents submitted on 4/25/23

Does anyone know if it's safe to make payments with this still showing for yesterday's maintenance? The only thing that makes me worried is the part of the sentence that reads: "Maintenance is expected to be completed by Saturday, April 15, 2023 11:00 PM EDT, but may be extended beyond this time." It mentions that it may be extended but doesn't say that it is or isn't, just the same warning message from yesterday, 4/15.

I heard it's best to make one payment at a time, wait for it to be marked 'Paid' and then make the other payment to avoid delays.