Can NVC give my Invoice ID Number by just calling them??

[seannah 6]

Hello every one! i hope every one is still having patience on this waiting process what ever it is.......i just want to ask if NVC will going to give me my invoice ID number by calling them or i really need to wait for them to send it? anyone knows about this? Please share thank you!!!!

[dwheels76 5,486]

Hello every one! i hope every one is still having patience on this waiting process what ever it is.......i just want to ask if NVC will going to give me my invoice ID number by calling them or i really need to wait for them to send it? anyone knows about this? Please share thank you!!!!

Sure you should call not wait. Some operators have case# and IIN given same time. Sometimes you have to call back. Just call until you get it.

[Novembro 1,763]

Step 1 - Case Number

Once your I-130 has been approved from USCIS, it will be sent to NVC (a part of the Department of State). Depending what service center the I-130 is coming from, this can take anywhere from a few business days to a few weeks.

You won't get correspondence from NVC when they receive your case from USCIS. You need to call an operator at NVC to find this out.

Once NVC does receive your case, it's currently taking a few weeks for a case number to be assigned.

If you'd like to stay on top of things, it's best to call about once a week after your NOA2 to see if NVC has received your case. Once they do have your case, increase your calls to about 2-3 times a week (or even more if you wish) until you get a case number assigned.

• Note: if your case doesn't arrive at NVC in a timely manner (timely manner being the current wait time), VJ member tokinaija suggests: "Call USCIS, and specifically request to be connected to a Tier 2 supervisor (bypassing the contract customer reps). When connected to a Tier 2 representative, request that you want confirmation that your approved case has been physically shipped to NVC. In amenable words, request for the specific date that the package was shipped. If you are lucky, you will get someone who would take the time to confirm this for you."

Once a case number is assigned, get that number along with the IIN (Invoice Identification Number) from the operator. If the operator doesn't want to give over the IIN (some operators are finicky), then just call back up later and try again.

At the same time, you can give over both the petitioner's and beneficiary's email addresses. By doing this, ALL correspondence (initial information package, invoices, instructions, interview letter, checklists, etc) from NVC will be sent through email. This does not necessarily mean that YOU can send THEM information by email though. Only those eligible for EP (electronic processing) can email the AOS and IV packages (link to eligibility in the first section, under links).

• Note: there is a difference between EP and online forms. Online forms are just that, online forms. The DS-261 and DS-260 are NOT part of electronic processing. Electronic processing (EP) is emailing in documents. Not everyone can do this yet. You still have to be eligible for EP before emailing in packages. The link to see who's eligible is in the first section, under links. Everyone though (regardless of country) is required to fill out the online forms (DS-261 and DS-260).

• Note: if you are eligible for EP, once you have the case number, you can send the enroll email. For more information on the EP process, please read the appropriate wiki linked above in the first section, under links.

http://www.visajourney.com/wiki/index.php/NVC_Process

[seannah 6]

Thank you so much for your response guys!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you so much for your response guys!!!!!!!!!!

[nomadnoor 29]

You can also request all of your information via an email to them at nvcinquiry@state.gov Put your USCIS case # in the subject line or if you have your NVC case # then put that in the subject line and request your Invoice ID number.

Ally & Omar

[Darnell 8,479]

Hello every one! i hope every one is still having patience on this waiting process what ever it is.......i just want to ask if NVC will going to give me my invoice ID number by calling them or i really need to wait for them to send it? anyone knows about this? Please share thank you!!!!

you can get it, over the phone, must ask for it by the long name.

Bonus points for knowing and giving over the long name.

If the Consular CaseFile number was just assigned this morning, for example,

don't bother chasing the IIN until either:

1. this evening after 22:00 EST or

2. tomorrow,

as

the systems that generate stuff are not synced up and never issue 'same time' for both #s.

[seannah 6]

thank you so much nomadnoor and darnell!!