Receiving GZO number

[Casprd 167]

How long does it take (i.e. should I wait) to receive the GZO case number after sending the optin email? We included the signed DS-3032 with the email and it was sent on the 23rd of November. I've received an automated confirmation but no new case number yet. I know I have to wait on sending the I-864 package until I receive this.

[Greg & Chun 0]

How long does it take (i.e. should I wait) to receive the GZO case number after sending the optin email? We included the signed DS-3032 with the email and it was sent on the 23rd of November. I've received an automated confirmation but no new case number yet. I know I have to wait on sending the I-864 package until I receive this.

Hi Casprd!

I sent the OPTIN request 11/21, which was a Sunday. So they got it Monday the 22nd. Just got my GZO number today. Two weeks to the day!

You should see yours GZO number on Tuesday, hopefully!

Good Luck!

[Casprd 167]

ahh cool. so we should be a couple of days behind you. I'm assuming you got it in an email. Wouldn't make much sense to get the electronic processing number by snail mail, but this is the government.

[Greg & Chun 0]

ahh cool. so we should be a couple of days behind you. I'm assuming you got it in an email. Wouldn't make much sense to get the electronic processing number by snail mail, but this is the government.

Email received 1:52 PM Central time.

Sent everything last night. Emails were limited at NVC to less than 20MB per email.

Now we wait. Again.

[Darnell 8,478]

Figure 2 to 3 weeks.

IF it's been more than 3 weeks - time to be a pest on the phone with NVC -

when you get a Human - remind them that it's for Electronic Processing to China/Guangzhou - and remind them that they probably don't know what to do, how to do, to check status for the OPT IN process.

So - once you've reminded them - tell them it's OK to put you on hold whilst they do further research - they are looking for the DS-3032 and OPT IN email to have been processed in their internal system.

ps to Greg - 20 meg? Oh My ! I had been preaching about 10 megs per email - but - OK ! IF it works, it works !

[Casprd 167]

20 meg?!?! Just looked at all my I-864 documents including statements for 3 bank accounts, tax transcripts, pay stubs, employment letter and I-864 and it's only 3 mb. Am I missing something?

[Greg & Chun 0]

20 meg?!?! Just looked at all my I-864 documents including statements for 3 bank accounts, tax transcripts, pay stubs, employment letter and I-864 and it's only 3 mb. Am I missing something?

That sounds like the right amount for the I-864. I ran into size trouble with the pdfs of the "white books" for the DS-230. One of them was 13MB.

[Darnell 8,478]

there are tricks to 'reducing filesize' -

1. scan as 200 dpi tiff or

2. open scanned image in image editing software (I LIKE IRFAN VIEW) then print to pdf file (via CutePDF), changing the output resolution at print time.

I've small reference to this over in the wiki -> http://www.visajourney.com/wiki/index.php/NVC_Electronic_Processing

for now, the one thing I'm missing - is 'how to combine multiple files into ONE PDF output file' - but I'll try to add that in over the weekend..

ps - Note to Greg - wei ! How do you feel about getting that Interview Date? Life is Grand, yes?

Edited January 7, 2011 by Darnell

[Darnell 8,478]

hey - could you guys review http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=277547&view=findpost&p=4386080 and work up yer dates for timeticks in yer 'about me ' section ? TIA !