NVC Electronic Processing - October 2010

[esd2004 1]

NiceBILL,

Good to hear you have the gzo number and they were ok in taking your documents sending to NVCElectronic with the GUZ number.

NiceBILL, how did you specify the subject line in the emails for your I864 and DS230 when you sent them to NVCElectronic???

Eric

[niceBill 0]

I put in something like: Submitting Affidavit Support Document I-864 for NVC Case# GUZ-xx-xxx-xx-xxx

[esd2004 1]

I put in something like: Submitting Affidavit Support Document I-864 for NVC Case# GUZ-xx-xxx-xx-xxx

Thank you for sharing your example.

Eric

[zwuu 0]

Update on my case: yesterday I tried logging into NVC Payment System but kept receiving "Database Error" back, so I called NVC last night and surprisingly an Operator was available to answer the phone call and told me that NVC already generated the GZO# for our case, wohoo! So from the date of my wife sending in the OPTIN email till NVC generated the GZO#, it takes almost three weeks. Still very confusing, even till now, I didn't receive any Electronic Processing Acceptance Email from NVC yet, wondering if I would ever get one.

The operator also told that we can sending in I-864 and DS-230 now. I told her that I already sent by using the old GUZ case#, and she said that we don't need to re-send any documents as NVC knows how to link and handle the two case numbers with the same case.

Hope my information will help all of you a bit.

Thank you for the update. I have received the electronic filing accepance Email this morning. And I have sent IV packet and AOS packet in this afternoon. But I do not have the new case number in yet. The operator said we swould receive the number in the next few days, and it's OK to send in the documents using old case number. Well, I wonder how long would it take for the case complete from this point on. good luck to everybody! Zwuu

[esd2004 1]

Update on my case: yesterday I tried logging into NVC Payment System but kept receiving "Database Error" back, so I called NVC last night and surprisingly an Operator was available to answer the phone call and told me that NVC already generated the GZO# for our case, wohoo! So from the date of my wife sending in the OPTIN email till NVC generated the GZO#, it takes almost three weeks. Still very confusing, even till now, I didn't receive any Electronic Processing Acceptance Email from NVC yet, wondering if I would ever get one.

The operator also told that we can sending in I-864 and DS-230 now. I told her that I already sent by using the old GUZ case#, and she said that we don't need to re-send any documents as NVC knows how to link and handle the two case numbers with the same case.

Hope my information will help all of you a bit.

Hi niceBill,

Just out of curiosity, did you try logging into the NVC Payment System with the GZO number and the IIN number when you were making payments and getting the coversheets?

Just wanting to know if you were able to get through.

Eric

[niceBill 0]

zwuu: cheers!

Eric: yes, I am able to log in by using GZO# & Invoice#

[esd2004 1]

zwuu: cheers!

Eric: yes, I am able to log in by using GZO# & Invoice#

Cool! thank's niceBill for the info.

Eric

[esd2004 1]

As an update both my wife and I received am email today 11/22 in response to my wife's OPTIN on 11/9: If this is an Acceptance Email then it has been basically 8 1/2 Business Days (not counting Nov 11th Holiday) for a response to my wife's first OPTIN request.

Well I called NVC on 11/23 and was told my case was in the process for case coversion. That was good to hear. Today, 11/24, I checked the Payment Portal and saw that I received a "Database Error" when trying to access the system with my GUZ number. Taking what niceBill said on his, I went ahead and called NVC and the nice gentleman on the phone told me I have a new case number and gave me my GZO. I told him I sent my I-864 in last week with the old case number as an email and asked to check if it showed received yet. He said there are many emails and that nothing shows yet. I asked him if I should send it in again with a new AOS cover sheet and payment receipt with the new number and he said I shouldn't becuase it my delay the case.

So now I will be assembling all the documents in a PDF for the IV Package and also assembling an Updated Evidence of Marriage Package and sending them in one email the NVCElectronic. I read somewhere on this site about doing another Frontloading this way so that the Consulate get's it electronically and makes a better case for us for my Wife's Interview.

Eric

[niceBill 0]

Eric,

Cheers up!

One question about what you mentioned in your message - " I read somewhere on this site about doing another Frontloading this way so that the Consulate get's it electronically and makes a better case for us for my Wife's Interview." : what Frontloading thing you talked about? Is there an email which I can send documents to GuangZhou Consulate?

I do appreciate if you could provide more detailed info.

[niceBill 0]

Eric,

Cheers up!

One question about what you mentioned in your message - " I read somewhere on this site about doing another Frontloading this way so that the Consulate get's it electronically and makes a better case for us for my Wife's Interview." : what Frontloading thing you talked about? Is there an email which I can send documents to GuangZhou Consulate?

I do appreciate if you could provide more detailed info.

Eric,

Cheers up!

One question about what you mentioned in your message - " I read somewhere on this site about doing another Frontloading this way so that the Consulate get's it electronically and makes a better case for us for my Wife's Interview." : what Frontloading thing you talked about? Is there an email which I can send documents to GuangZhou Consulate?

I do appreciate if you could provide more detailed info.

Eric,

Sorry, my Browser screwed up. Please only see my first message.

[esd2004 1]

Eric,

Cheers up!

One question about what you mentioned in your message - " I read somewhere on this site about doing another Frontloading this way so that the Consulate get's it electronically and makes a better case for us for my Wife's Interview." : what Frontloading thing you talked about? Is there an email which I can send documents to GuangZhou Consulate?

I do appreciate if you could provide more detailed info.

Thank you niceBill. I want the same success with EP for us all that are doing this. About maybe 2 or 3 months ago I was looking at the question of Frontloading with NVC as a last part. I hope the link from the VJ site come out on this message.

I'm taking Dan's review of the consulate when going to China for his wife's CR-1

http://www.visajourney.com/reviews/view-dos-cis-reviews.php?entry=6253

The part that caught my EYE:

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"Oh, before I finish this part. I DID front load our petition and I also sent a lot more documents to the NVC when I emailed in the wife’s DS-230. All documents are forwarded to the US Consulate, ALL documents even those not needed by the NVC."

"In the End, I would recommend to “Front Load” give a lot up front, but not too much. DO Electronic processing and email a lot more, even another EOR, they will forward all documents to the Consulate. DO Go, if you can. DO Go to the ACS and ACH before your wifes interview if you can. It does help. My wife has her visa and passport in hand and will arrive in a short few weeks.. Finally.. All Is great.. !!!"

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So I will be frontloading both my wife's and my original EOS that we sent with the I-130 and both did a one page (no notorized) update from the time we submitted the I-130 until now. I will be providing our E-mail logs from beginning to now, skype logs from start until now, sample photos of all the trips together (10 or 12 of the best pictures of the two of us together in China) and some supporting documents of adding her to my health insurance for next year (open enrollement period at the office now) and any other documents that lists both of us together at the US. I am just sending enough but not too much as the update and not know what from our original I-130 filing really goes to the consulate (scanned and sent??) with the EP case. I was reading in the review above and maybe else about senting the documents with the email for the DS230. One email. Two attachments.

This I came up with by searching the VJ using search terms like "DS230 Front loading" "Front Loading NVC" and other things like this.

I hope this helps. Maybe could could send another email with the attachment anyways even though you have sent your documents in (I-864,DS230).

I read in another place this may (no positive proof) that the extra docs could delay the completion part a little bit becuase they have to review everything. I would rather have these sent now becuase how is to say if they would see the updated info at the time my wife goes to the interview. I would be greatful that when the electronic case gets to they they see all the info at the consulate and then say, "Ok this looks good" and then have to ask as few questions to my wife considering of the evidence that was submitted prior to going to Guangzhou.

Thank's my Opinion.

Wanting the Best for you and everyone one else filing.

Eric

[niceBill 0]

Eric,

Thank you very much!

Bill

[CanadaLove 16]

Quick question - what dpi should I be scanning at? I don't want the documents to be rejected, but I also want to fit them in two emails; one for the husband's application, one for my supporting documents. I've scanned at 600dpi, but can go higher (1500 I think is the highest on the scanner I have access to) if necessary.

[esd2004 1]

Quick question - what dpi should I be scanning at? I don't want the documents to be rejected, but I also want to fit them in two emails; one for the husband's application, one for my supporting documents. I've scanned at 600dpi, but can go higher (1500 I think is the highest on the scanner I have access to) if necessary.

Hi CanadaLove,

For the packaging of the PDFs for my I-864 and my Wife's DS230 I was bring them down to an acceptable size that was also readable for someone who brought up the PDFs on the screen for review. If they look readable and viewing them and the text, signatures and any stamps are clear I would think you would be in good shape. Most of my wife and my scans were either 150dpi or 300dpi with a mixture of color scans (for the supporting documents that would have stampings such as police records, wife's bio page, her 2 photos) and the blank and white documents (the I-864, DS230, tax returns, tax transcripts, etc).

Other's may respond and give you there option as well.

Eric

[zwuu 0]

zwuu: cheers!

Eric: yes, I am able to log in by using GZO# & Invoice#

Hello everybody, happy holiday! Hopefully we all can spend turkey day with our spouse here next year. I just got my NVC new case number today. May be I will consider what Eric mentioned about "front loading". Quick and may be dumb question to anybody : I have talked to my wife every day since I met her. My skype log was printed out totally 400 plus pages. Since phone record and chat record are part of the evidence we need to provide. How do you guys shrink this 400 pages. I wonder if Guangzhou consulate will accept this big volume "book". And how many life photos do you guys prepare to show.

I know there may not have "correct answer". Just want to get some ideas, and thanks for help in advance! ZWuu