Can't get DS-230 receipt...

[A_I_S 0]

The DS-230 was received 5 days ago (on 9/11)...AVR still stuck on "awaiting for the return of biographic forms from the petitioner" message. I called and spoke to an operator yesterday and they told me they didn't see the DS in the system but told me they "got two pieces of mail, one on Thursday and one Friday before that". Those were the I-864 and DS-230 packages.

I see people post "DS-230 receipt generated" in their timeline a day after the paperwork is received.

I'm just worried...so:

1. What's going on with my I-864 package? I accidentally mailed it without a barcode coversheet (I made up a cover letter and pasted the barcode on that...). Should it show up in NVC system at SOME point in time before it's approved? It's been now close to 1.5 weeks, I'm seriously beginning to be afraid of an RFE at some point since NVC operators can't even tell which packet of paperwork they received.......Is that normal?

2. I did mail DS-230 with the barcode sheet. So what's taking so long to even generate a receipt.

Thanks for your help. It's been nervewrecking 8 months.

[chapu 0]

The DS-230 was received 5 days ago (on 9/11)...AVR still stuck on "awaiting for the return of biographic forms from the petitioner" message. I called and spoke to an operator yesterday and they told me they didn't see the DS in the system but told me they "got two pieces of mail, one on Thursday and one Friday before that". Those were the I-864 and DS-230 packages.

I see people post "DS-230 receipt generated" in their timeline a day after the paperwork is received.

I'm just worried...so:

1. What's going on with my I-864 package? I accidentally mailed it without a barcode coversheet (I made up a cover letter and pasted the barcode on that...). Should it show up in NVC system at SOME point in time before it's approved? It's been now close to 1.5 weeks, I'm seriously beginning to be afraid of an RFE at some point since NVC operators can't even tell which packet of paperwork they received.......Is that normal?

2. I did mail DS-230 with the barcode sheet. So what's taking so long to even generate a receipt.

Thanks for your help. It's been nervewrecking 8 months.

I mailed I-864 and DS-230 together (in one mail) and now AVR still says "received biographic form ... but still waiting for Affidavit form ...". I talked to live rep and was told it would take time for NVC to enter that info into system.

So I guess that is normal in your case. But we need to keep checking with NVC to make sure both are in the system.

[Olya2007 0]

The DS-230 was received 5 days ago (on 9/11)...AVR still stuck on "awaiting for the return of biographic forms from the petitioner" message. I called and spoke to an operator yesterday and they told me they didn't see the DS in the system but told me they "got two pieces of mail, one on Thursday and one Friday before that". Those were the I-864 and DS-230 packages.

I see people post "DS-230 receipt generated" in their timeline a day after the paperwork is received.

I'm just worried...so:

1. What's going on with my I-864 package? I accidentally mailed it without a barcode coversheet (I made up a cover letter and pasted the barcode on that...). Should it show up in NVC system at SOME point in time before it's approved? It's been now close to 1.5 weeks, I'm seriously beginning to be afraid of an RFE at some point since NVC operators can't even tell which packet of paperwork they received.......Is that normal?

2. I did mail DS-230 with the barcode sheet. So what's taking so long to even generate a receipt.

Thanks for your help. It's been nervewrecking 8 months.

Do not worry. I had the same ""got two pieces of mail" answer for several days .Just call often, and you will hear finally that they decode "pieces of mail" to what forms they actually got. It just mean that they received it , but have not started reviewing it. But it could get changed to "reviewing " any hour. I called every day, but one day I even called twice( to different shifts) and surprisingly at late evening I've heard that my I-864 and DS230 are under review already.

Good Luck!