NVC Filers - July 2015

[OLee 64]

Saylin, Thank you very much for all your help in my journey. I have my visa in hands and the ticket on 21st of August. I learned your guides by heart as a prayer. Bless your heart for all your help and advice. All the best to you, Girl!!!

[smelimick1 3]

I was told the same thing .... 7 days for IV fee to show up as PAID.

[venice0709 10]

did u got email or anything else from the NVC or just conformation by call.since 25 june my aos fee shown n/a i tired to call NVC but unfortunately i didn't get line my scan date was 25june but i was completed ds260 on july 5.

When i saw the AOS changed from PAID to N/A i called NVC and they confirmed that case is complete on 7/27..a day after that i received an email from them which was an attachment of the confirmation page of DS 260..aside from that no further emails yet..we are still waiting for an interview schedule..give them a call and find out if you have a case complete..

[Kastrs 723]

Hello Kastrs.

Has the AOS fee changed from PAID to N/A on the CEAC website for you yet?

Did it change after you received the bunch of emails from NVC?

ALSO, about the emails you received, are they a repittion or you never received them before? only just yesterday?

Thanks.

No as of 1pm today my fees still said paid, but the lady on the phone repeated twice case complete.

I requested a receipt and cover sheet sent to my email when I paid the fees. They never showed up until yesterday.

[Steve776 3]

I called the NVC to inquire if they had recieved My I-130, they responded that the scan date was July 17th and i was " HALF" way there.I dont quite understand that lingo in terms of processing time.I have not recieved any invoices as of today for fees. Any light shed on this I would appreciate thanks

[Pand0ra 2]

No as of 1pm today my fees still said paid, but the lady on the phone repeated twice case complete.

I requested a receipt and cover sheet sent to my email when I paid the fees. They never showed up until yesterday.

Okay. Thanks!

I also requested a confirmation page to my email when I submitted the DS 260 on July 5. It never showed up till yesterday....twice!

My AOS fee still says paid.

I'm trying to see if there are any parallels to be drawn here.....

[MargaYRob 0]

Hello everybody,

I sent in an expedite request to the NVC last friday July 24, i receiveda reply on tuesday the 28 saying that my expedite request was under review. Today I called the NVC and an agent told me that they received a reply from the Embassy asking for clarification and that they sent me an email yesterday with the embassy's reply but I still have not received the email. I spoke to two agents and they both couldnt tell me what the famous email says. HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO RECEIVE AN EMAIL FROM THE NVC??? They sent it yesterday!!!!! And still havent gotten it.. how insane is that?? I verified my email address with them and its the same email they sent the in review email. I just dont understand

[lyraandmia 0]

meantime you can get the DS261 reviewed, call NVC and the rep can review it over the phone. cz u will get IV Bill only once it is reviewed. PAY IV Fee, Complete DS260..

All this u can do while u wait for PCC.

I just got my DS 261 reviewed over the phone by a rep. I'm surprised how quickly that went. After waiting for an hour it took her literally 5 mins to verify all the info we had already submitted, and then she said that it's now approved. Am I supposed to see a change in status for DS 261 after this? It still just says "Completed" at this point

[6999miles 13]

I just got my DS 261 reviewed over the phone by a rep. I'm surprised how quickly that went. After waiting for an hour it took her literally 5 mins to verify all the info we had already submitted, and then she said that it's now approved. Am I supposed to see a change in status for DS 261 after this? It still just says "Completed" at this point

Hi, lyraandmia! When did you submit your DS-261? I have submitted mine just 2 days ago but AOS Fee are still unavailable. I wonder if I have to wait 2 weeks in order for the DS-261 to be reviewed or I can call too?

[TeJoGB 25]

ds-261 will always say completed, even after case complete.

once you get to pay both the fee they will stay paid until ds-260 is completed and reviewed and even then ds-260 will say completed. They will not change to Reviewed.

the only indication of case complete after an eternal wait will be that AOS fee will change from Paid to N/A.

if you haven't had your ds-261 reviewed yet, call the NVC and have them review it. some of us have found that calling 603-334-0888 (option2) and requesting them to submit/review ds-261 will go smoother, most probably they are same folks but they sure sound more empathetic.

After about a week of ds-261 review you will be able to get invoiced for AOS fee, depending if it hasn't been invoiced yet. If it has and you have paid it and its already showing as paid, you will get invoiced for IV fee. But since May none of us can predict the sequence of event with which things could/should/would happen. But maximum you should wait is about 1 week and then start calling NVC.

[pamjohnson 2]

Hello everybody,

I sent in an expedite request to the NVC last friday July 24, i receiveda reply on tuesday the 28 saying that my expedite request was under review. Today I called the NVC and an agent told me that they received a reply from the Embassy asking for clarification and that they sent me an email yesterday with the embassy's reply but I still have not received the email. I spoke to two agents and they both couldnt tell me what the famous email says. HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO RECEIVE AN EMAIL FROM THE NVC??? They sent it yesterday!!!!! And still havent gotten it.. how insane is that?? I verified my email address with them and its the same email they sent the in review email. I just dont understand

Hi MargaYRob!. I sent a request July 23,nvcexpedite response on July 27 and said it's under review. Then after 3 days,July 30 the embassy willing to expedite our case. It's accepted.

[lyraandmia 0]

Hi, lyraandmia! When did you submit your DS-261? I have submitted mine just 2 days ago but AOS Fee are still unavailable. I wonder if I have to wait 2 weeks in order for the DS-261 to be reviewed or I can call too?

Hi mi_u_Is!

We submitted our DS 261 on July 27. We were also able to pay our AOS bill on the same day. They deducted the amount from our acc on July 29. Today it changed from "In Process" to "Paid" some time in the afternoon. We waited till it was past the processing time stipulated on the website before we called. We thought that if we got a real finicky operator we could say that we were calling because it was past the time they said it would take. Thankfully the lady was really nice

ds-261 will always say completed, even after case complete.

once you get to pay both the fee they will stay paid until ds-260 is completed and reviewed and even then ds-260 will say completed. They will not change to Reviewed.

the only indication of case complete after an eternal wait will be that AOS fee will change from Paid to N/A.

if you haven't had your ds-261 reviewed yet, call the NVC and have them review it. some of us have found that calling 603-334-0888 (option2) and requesting them to submit/review ds-261 will go smoother, most probably they are same folks but they sure sound more empathetic.

After about a week of ds-261 review you will be able to get invoiced for AOS fee, depending if it hasn't been invoiced yet. If it has and you have paid it and its already showing as paid, you will get invoiced for IV fee. But since May none of us can predict the sequence of event with which things could/should/would happen. But maximum you should wait is about 1 week and then start calling NVC.

Thanks for the detailed response! Now I know what to expect in terms of the status updates. Really helps me be less neurotic about the whole thing. I guess now we're waiting for our IV bill to be invoiced to us

[Saylin 1,605]

August thread has been posted: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/559615-nvc-filers-august-2015/

Everyone, please make your way on over to the new thread. For those that are new here, every single month we ALL move to the current month, now being August. This isn't like the I-130 filer groups where you stay in the same thread for the entire process. We move each month Within a day or so, Ryan will come along and lock the thread from further comments, so it's best if you just move now

Good luck everyone!

[Ryan H 3,790]

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