30 BUSINESS DAYS

[J_d_Petitioner 17]

I just called NVC to check the status of our case and I ONLY got the usual, " Yes we receive it on this date and the next move will be in 30 days business days". So if he is right, it will take 30 business days to invoice DS261, another 30 business days for the AOS, another 30 business days for the Civil Documents, another 30 business days for the DS260, another 30 business days to forward it to the NVC. That is equivalent to 7.5 months OR 30 weeks.

I'm still hoping he is wrong.

Edited July 17, 2014 by J_d_Petitioner

[nab-400 16]

you are right, i am now on my 3 month since they received my case, and guess what 30 days for every check list.

[C2C 4]

Yes, it is taking a while for them. This is how it has been going for us: almost 30 days from receiving the case until we got DS-261 and AOS invoiced, then almost 30 days again before we got invoiced for the DS-260. We submitted it along with the IV package about 2 weeks ago and now we're expecting having to wait another 30 days for the case to be completed. So far we're already almost 10 months into the process.

Hang on tight. Hopefully it will be over soon. Best of luck!

[J_d_Petitioner 17]

you are right, i am now on my 3 month since they received my case, and guess what 30 days for every check list.

3 months since? No case number issued yet?

[Lovexthine 4]

True! 6 months from filing, CR2 and IR2, we just completed mailing the civil documents. We got two checklists for aos. Waiting for another 30 business days for case complete hopefully. Another checklist, another 30 business days. Thats how it goes. Goodluck to us

CR1 rather, not CR2. My mistake. Lol

[J_d_Petitioner 17]

True! 6 months from filing, CR2 and IR2, we just completed mailing the civil documents. We got two checklists for aos. Waiting for another 30 business days for case complete hopefully. Another checklist, another 30 business days. Thats how it goes. Goodluck to us

CR1 rather, not CR2. My mistake. Lol

Yup good luck to US!

We got excited when USCIS approved us pretty quickly, but the excitement has been long gone since our case has just been sent to the NVC. Can't wait to get this over with!

[J_d_Petitioner 17]

True! 6 months from filing, CR2 and IR2, we just completed mailing the civil documents. We got two checklists for aos. Waiting for another 30 business days for case complete hopefully. Another checklist, another 30 business days. Thats how it goes. Goodluck to us

CR1 rather, not CR2. My mistake. Lol

Any updates on yours?

[teddy k 35]

I was in such a rush to mail out my AOS docs that I forgot to put page #7&9 into the package now I have to resubmit the whole i-864 over again it sucks

[crawlspace 3]

My wife and I are on month 15. Just sent off the IV and AOS. DS 260 already completed. It's a long slow process but you will all get through it.

[Lovexthine 4]

Any updates on yours?

Nothing yet. Were waiting for the 30 business days mark since we resubmitted the aos coz we got checklist. That would be like 3rd week of august then we will call and ask if we have the case complete. Let's hope for the best.

[Ketsuban 1,034]

Oh my gosh, I am on business day 38 for my IV invoice and NVC are all but refusing to review it. I know and appreciate they are backlogged, but other people who filed the DS-261 after us got their invoices within 30 business days, even getting supervisors to unlock it while they're on the phone to them. The one and only time we were granted permission to speak to an almighty supervisor, she refused to help. It was put under supervisor review on Monday and the agent said it will be reviewed by today. Well, it hasn't been, so thanks for nothing.

Thankfully, I'm attempting to visit my husband in a couple of weeks. I was going to just wait for the visa, but the projected timeframe for completion seems a very, very long time away, and I haven't seen him since August last year when we got married. I don't even care if the border give me hassle, I am literally desperate to even get five minutes of time with him.

Edited July 25, 2014 by Ketsuban

[J_d_Petitioner 17]

Oh my gosh, I am on business day 38 for my IV invoice and NVC are all but refusing to review it. I know and appreciate they are backlogged, but other people who filed the DS-261 after us got their invoices within 30 business days, even getting supervisors to unlock it while they're on the phone to them. The one and only time we were granted permission to speak to an almighty supervisor, she refused to help. It was put under supervisor review on Monday and the agent said it will be reviewed by today. Well, it hasn't been, so thanks for nothing.

Thankfully, I'm attempting to visit my husband in a couple of weeks. I was going to just wait for the visa, but the projected timeframe for completion seems a very, very long time away, and I haven't seen him since August last year when we got married. I don't even care if the border give me hassle, I am literally desperate to even get five minutes of time with him.

I feel you - i see some people who gets updated waaaayyy faster than some of us. Only NVC knows why.

I need tons of patience - anybody know where can I buy it in bulk? Costco, maybe?

[Dagnon 1]

30 Business days from PAYING your AoS fees you should be notified that you can pay your IV fees. That is how it went for me. One day later I paid the fee and the following business day it was approved and we were able to submit the IV document. We electronically filed all the supporting documents straight away too.

[Ketsuban 1,034]

30 Business days from PAYING your AoS fees you should be notified that you can pay your IV fees. That is how it went for me. One day later I paid the fee and the following business day it was approved and we were able to submit the IV document. We electronically filed all the supporting documents straight away too.

That's how it should be, but a lot of us have been waiting longer. It's my 40th business day tomorrow and they've forgotten about us.

[J_d_Petitioner 17]

30 Business days from PAYING your AoS fees you should be notified that you can pay your IV fees. That is how it went for me. One day later I paid the fee and the following business day it was approved and we were able to submit the IV document. We electronically filed all the supporting documents straight away too.

"Should" - looks like NVC have slowed down lately for some reason. I've seen a lot here where it only took around 10 business days to get updates between each actions.