Proper way to delay the NVC process

[saralex 0]

Hi all,

In one of our previous posts, we were mentioning how I need to obtain my visa for October. Following people's advice we filed the I-130 and as expected it was approved really fast since the USC lives in France with me.

We now received the bill from NVC asking for $88 for the AOS. However, we would like the visa to be issued ideally around the end of August or beginning of September; then the question is "what's the proper way to delay the NVC process? Do we wait to pay the $88? Do we pay the $88 and then take our time to send the I864, DS-3032 and DS-230? Or do we complete the NVC process and delay the process at the embassy (medical appointment or interview)?"

Thank you for your advice.

[ndu26 114]

your control is at NVC stage. You have one year with them to submit required documents . So I would suggest make your payments ( you never know when they will have another fee inccrease) but delay your submission of I-864 and DS 230 documents until around June ending. They will complete complete your case in July( if no Checklist is sent) and schedule your interview august /sept

[saralex 0]

your control is at NVC stage. You have one year with them to submit required documents . So I would suggest make your payments ( you never know when they will have another fee inccrease) but delay your submission of I-864 and DS 230 documents until around June ending. They will complete complete your case in July( if no Checklist is sent) and schedule your interview august /sept

Thank you for your quick, clear and useful answer.

[truebrit 4]

you can do it the right way, or the wrong way, like we have...

applied sept 2010....just had medical last week...

you have more control than you think.

[Saylin 1,605]

Hi all,

In one of our previous posts, we were mentioning how I need to obtain my visa for October. Following people's advice we filed the I-130 and as expected it was approved really fast since the USC lives in France with me.

We now received the bill from NVC asking for $88 for the AOS. However, we would like the visa to be issued ideally around the end of August or beginning of September; then the question is "what's the proper way to delay the NVC process? Do we wait to pay the $88? Do we pay the $88 and then take our time to send the I864, DS-3032 and DS-230? Or do we complete the NVC process and delay the process at the embassy (medical appointment or interview)?"

Thank you for your advice.

Is there a reason why you want the visa issued in August/September?

Remember, once issued, a visa is typically valid for 6 months. So, even if you went through this process at a "normal" pace, you'd probably have a case complete by the end of March, with an interview sometime in May, I'm guessing, which would give you until around November to immigrate.

[saralex 0]

Is there a reason why you want the visa issued in August/September?

Remember, once issued, a visa is typically valid for 6 months. So, even if you went through this process at a "normal" pace, you'd probably have a case complete by the end of March, with an interview sometime in May, I'm guessing, which would give you until around November to immigrate.

Yes and it's mostly complicated, I have a work contract tying me to France until Sept 31st, but for diverse reasons, I might have to stay longer (up to the end of the year) for reasons including work contract extension, baby and other things. Therefore, there is no reason for me to have my visa issued too early and it's better to keep my options open.

[Saylin 1,605]

Yes and it's mostly complicated, I have a work contract tying me to France until Sept 31st, but for diverse reasons, I might have to stay longer (up to the end of the year) for reasons including work contract extension, baby and other things. Therefore, there is no reason for me to have my visa issued too early and it's better to keep my options open.

Ah, completely valid reasons! I was just wondering since you had mentioned October in the initial post and was a little confused!

Your best bet to delay things then, would be to take half a month for each step. So, wait until April to pay the AOS fee. Wait until mid-April to send the DS-3032. Wait until May to pay the IV fee. Wait until mid-May to send the AOS package (respond to checklists right away though, if there are any). And then wait until June to send the IV package (again, reply to checklists if they come). Your case would then complete around mid-June. And, the typical global average between case complete date and interview is 2 months. So, with a case complete in mid-June would give you an interview around August sometime. You can always change the above time frames a bit for each step, to make it longer if you wish.

Keep in mind, if the interview date is not satisfactory, you can always contact the embassy and request for a later date.

[domo22 3]

hi truebrit,

Just wondering if you can elaborate how you managed to delay by like almost 3 years...

seems like officially, you can only take up to 1 year to submit your documents at NVC and now that AOS and IV packages are to be

submitted together (1 submission point instead of two previously), there's no more chance to delay at NVC once the packages are submitted.

thanks in advance !!

you can do it the right way, or the wrong way, like we have...
applied sept 2010....just had medical last week...

you have more control than you think.

[NikLR 13,220]

You can take 1 year to send the ds-261, 1 year later pay and send the AOS, 1 year later pay and send IV etc... it's pretty easy to delay.

Edited November 3, 2014 by NLR

[grad_student 11]

You can take 1 year to send the ds-261, 1 year later pay and send the AOS, 1 year later pay and send IV etc... it's pretty easy to delay.

I second that, as far as my understating goes as of now.

[Ryan H 3,790]

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