NVC Filers - August 2014

[Amanda4964 202]

Omg to review a checklist?! I thought it was taking a month or so

So far I have been waiting 31 business days and counting for my checklist review.

[dee&vee 79]

Somebody got i130 approved in 15 days from CSC. Yes, 15 Days!! sigh.. I am happy for them though. I need to stop reading this site too much lol.

[NikLR 13,220]

Somebody got i130 approved in 15 days from CSC. Yes, 15 Days!! sigh.. I am happy for them though. I need to stop reading this site too much lol.

They likely were both living out of country together.

I wonder how many people "pretend" to do that just to get the auto-expedite? Sounds illegal to me though.

Finally able to log into CEAC today! Filled out DS-261 and there's a box that says I can pay IV fee now, but when I click it it's all grayed out and I can't do anything. Is this normal?

Yes.

It will take quite some time for your IV bill to be available. Keep and eye on the AOS bill though.

[dawning 212]

That is such a relief ...thank u

Although of course she needs to make sure to bring any documents she might need...

[ColGil 126]

Hi everyone, it's been a while since I've been on here. Apologies I tried to catch up but with 71 pages it just isn't possible. I've made a few observations/additions though:

60 day email, I received mine on Monday making reference to the docs they received Jun12th. These are the IV docs which were delivered on the 12th but scanned on 17th. My first thought is, they do make note of when they were delivered, hmmmm, funny how they never mention this date on the phone

Soooooo, my docs which were scanned June 17 were reviewed and approved on Aug 1st! Woooooo hooooo. this is the IV docs if anyone is interested. Still waiting on AOS review, it was scanned July 9th. I see someone from scan date July 18th was approved but consensus seems to be attorneys push things along faster, so I just wait and see.

Congrats to all Aug CC's, and good luck everyone. I'm going to try and be more proactive again, but I really needed some time out from it all and it's done me the world of good.

[Ketsuban 1,034]

Assuming the June 17th "60 days" scan date is complete tosh since NVC insist our DS-261 scan date is June 2nd, today is our 45th business day of waiting for the IV invoice. No response from congresswoman and my husband is hesitant to contact his senators because he's convinced we need to wait 60 business days from June 17th now

[AustinCanada 681]

Try and find your local Republican Senate campaign to work on. Work the phones and knock on doors, get out the vote. I learned a lot working for OFA (Obama's campaign) in 2012, GOTV (Get Out the Vote) is really important. The Republicans are pretty much guaranteed to keep the House, it's the Senate that's up for grabs. Help the Republicans win the Senate and you'll be helping to ruin the last 2 years of His Majesty's Presidency.

I'm not a republican, but... if that'll keep you busy and stay away from negative thoughts, I think it's good for you!

[nicholemariev 114]

Expedite request denied today. I was really hoping to get lucky with that... guess not. Just a few short months ago I thought we may be able to squeeze in an August interview. Now we'll be extremely lucky to get one in October. I never thought we would reach our immiversary before the interview, but it looks very likely at this point. How depressing.

Hi everyone, I paid the AOS fee on August 4th and I`m trying to complete both packages and send them together!

I've heard that on one of the packages I have to write DR on the envelope. What does mean? Which package should I write on? Is it better choice if I sent them together in separate envelopes and put copy of the bar coded cover sheet on each? What do you recommend?
Thank you for the help!
Good luck for everyone!

I'm wanting to continue flogging a deceased equine here ... Please share opinions and stories about submitting the IV package before it was invoiced.

Can we really send that package in, change the AoS cover sheet so that it goes to the right place?

Is there any other benchmark we should wait for before sending it?

Using this practice people could possibly shave 60+ days off the wait time by sending in the civil docs a full 60 days earlier.

Ideas? Thoughts? Suggestions??

we paid aos bill last july9 and sent the aos package as soon as the bar coded sheet was available online. question is should we send the iv package now even if we haven't paid for it yet since there is no invoice, or should we first wait to pay iv fee,have the bar coded sheet printed and sent with documents? thanks for your kind reply

Here is some data for you. Member LRKO (who is out of the country and has no internet access for 3 weeks) sent in her IV package before receiving her IV fee invoice. Here is her timeline:

NVC

04/04/2014: NVC received case

05/05/2014: Case number assigned with IIN/BIN

05/09/2014: Completed D-261

05/10/2014: Paid AOS invoice online through IE

05/13/2014: Mailed AOS packet and fee shows paid thru bank

05/19/2014: NVC stated they received AOS packet

​05/28/2014: Accidentally reset D-261 submit date

06/05/2014: Tracking showing IV package delivered today (not scanned)

06/09/2014: Scanned IV package into NVC mailroom

06/18/2014: AOS accepted

07/10/2014: 31 Business days post DS261 - Supervisor to review

07/14/2014: After 33 BUSINESS days, PAID IV INVOICE!!!

07/15/2014: Completed DS260 - Thank the Lord

Well, I did some research, and if her dates in here are correct, there is a 0% chance that her case has been approved and interview assigned. There's a chance that her case has been approved and not at the embassy yet, but I don't have any way of verifying that.

If you have multiple certified copies of your Civil Docs, go ahead and send the IV package in early. If they lose your stuff, you can just send in another package. But just know that you'll still have to wait to fill in the DS-260, wait for that to be reviewed, and you risk them losing your stuff and potentially delaying your case with supervisor reviews, erroneous mail popping up in your case, etc.

I am expecting a checklist for IV civil documents. I have not sent the original birth certificate. My bad. Called NVC, then the operator said either original or a certified copy and said also, better wait to see untill the docs are reviewed. The NVC site says originbal document, but the operator says either original or certifiled one. Which one I should beleive? Do I need to really send the original/certified now or wait till they review it?

Appreciate for all the answers.

Kutty

I sent it on 31st July with AOS coversheet and is scanned today

If you did not send either the Original or a Certified copy, I would suggest sending one of those ASAP. You do not have to wait for a checklist in order to send in the correct document.

[AdnanS 82]

Question below is my current status, DS-261 shows Completed and AOS shows as PAID, and I've sent the documents in and they should arrive at NVC Wed @ 10:30 AM according to FedEx.

My question is how long would it take for the next IV Fee to be payable? Do they scan my AOS Documents first? Because I quickly want to fill out the DS-260 - I made sample PDF copies and filled in with my wife over Skype so when its available I just plug in.

CHOICE OF ADDRESS & AGENT (DS-261)

Completed

XXXXXXX, XXXX

AFFIDAVIT OF SUPPORT (AOS) Role Affidavit of Support Fee Affidavit of Support Documents & Financial Evidence

XXXXXXX, XXXXX

Petitioner/Primary Sponsor PAID

Edited August 6, 2014 by AdnanS

[Saylin 1,605]

It's really annoying just received an e-mail from NVC with a Check List. I called, nice guy didn't catch his name since I was nervous and rarely call. I asked him what's this, he said we have your IV documents, DUH, they are in review. I asked, you mean they scanned them or they are actually being looked at, he said being looked at. I said I thought if I received a false check list it's because they were accepted, he said no. Me confused but happy they are looking at them, hope they aren't just looking at the folder sitting on their desk. Many ways of interpreting things.

That's all she wrote!

______CORRESPONDENCE INSTRUCTIONS:_________________________________

When responding to the National Visa Center, please include the bar code sheet that came with this

letter. Failure to include the bar code sheet may cause a delay in the processing of your case. The bar

code sheet should be placed on top of all documents being submitted for this case and mailed to the

address provided.

______1 - IMMIGRANT VISA APPLICATION PART 1:_______________________

The National Visa Center received your DS-260 form. We are waiting for the traveling applicant’s

supporting civil documents to be submitted to the NVC. Your online Immigrant Visa Application will be

reviewed upon receipt of your supporting documentation.

To view which documents the applicant must submit to the NVC, please go to our website

immigrantvisas.state.gov.

[GVS 08/04/2014] CUTEST ANGERY EMOTE FINGER GOING BACK AND FORTH

Before I forget, guy didn't know what scanned was until I explained it to him hehehe so Saylin dearest heart my precious angel here is what he gave me.

DS-260 = May30, AOS = July 24 Th, DS-260 = June 2 ,

Dear, your signature and timeline says you sent the AOS package on June 10th. It took them over a month to scan your AOS package in?

And you put DS-260 twice. I just need when your IV package was scanned. The only DS-260 date I need is when you submitted the form, which I took already from your signature.

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Me and my husband, we are always thankful and greatful to Saylin for this thread and her wonderful contributions. My husband does not visit this site but I always tell him all the details about this forum and I also sent him a print out of Saylin's NVC wiki so he can read it every time. Thank you Saylin.

D'aww, you're very welcome!

And about printing out my wiki. That's awesome. Wish I got royalty every time someone printed it out!

[Saylin 1,605]

I'd like to give a shout-out to all those that have actually taken the time to read the first post and my wiki. Thank you so much, I appreciate you taking the time to do the proper research and learning how this process works. You make me slightly more sane while dealing with these threads. You guys are great

For the rest of you... well, I'll keep my thoughts to myself...

[AdnanS 82]

I know it says 30 days after 261 but I've seen some pretty quickly.

Edited August 6, 2014 by AdnanS

[Karebear 13]

Somebody got i130 approved in 15 days from CSC. Yes, 15 Days!! sigh.. I am happy for them though. I need to stop reading this site too much lol.

Right I saw that.

[Tino 20]

It's pretty obvious if it's not Armenia when they have another country listed on their profile So, if I ever see Armenia listed as the country on the profile page, I might say that's a good chance that person is actually from there. But, now that you mention it, I'm not sure if I've ever truly seen someone from Armenia!

probably referring to me .

The problem is you're (form) spreadsheet

First off when i tried to fill out the spreadsheet it automatically had Armenia on the form even though it was in Greek and i could not change it .

Still the form show's Armenia even though my timeline say's Athens Greece. So there is something wrong with you're form.

[Saylin 1,605]

probably referring to me .

The problem is you're (form) spreadsheet

First off when i tried to fill out the spreadsheet it automatically had Armenia on the form even though it was in Greek and i could not change it .

Still the form show's Armenia even though my timeline say's Athens Greece. So there is something wrong with you're form.

I actually wasn't referring to anyone specific and have absolutely no idea what you're talking about The reason I didn't add you has nothing to do with Armenia since your timeline doesn't even indicate Armenia.