NVC Filers - April 2017

[Adreamer 107]

Has nvc just not changed Thier online "quoted time process" to review documents after receiving the ds260? They still say 30 days but thats obviously wrong..

[alicia98981 128]

12 minutes ago, Adreamer said:

Has nvc just not changed Thier online "quoted time process" to review documents after receiving the ds260? They still say 30 days but thats obviously wrong..

Guy I'm only telling you what the woman told me when I called an hour ago. If you don't believe me, that's your problem. I'm talking about my experience and none other.

[Petulc 28]

1 hour ago, beppenyc said:

 I got 2 N/A, do you know how long it will take to get the third one?

 

Current waiting time is 11 weeks.

[Adreamer 107]

7 minutes ago, alicia98981 said:

Guy I'm only telling you what the woman told me when I called an hour ago. If you don't believe me, that's your problem. I'm talking about my experience and none other.

Huh? Im not sure what your talking about. I was directing a question to anyone who wanted to answer. It wasent referring to anything about your comments. I think you may be confused.

Edited April 3, 2017 by Adreamer

[alicia98981 128]

12 minutes ago, Adreamer said:

Huh? Im not sure what your talking about. I was directing a question to anyone who wanted to answer. It wasent referring to anything about your comments. I think you may be confused.

We were quoted six weeks of waiting. That turned into over 12 weeks for us. We have now been told to wait another 12 weeks for them to review our checklist.

Edited April 3, 2017 by alicia98981

[Adreamer 107]

2 hours ago, beppenyc said:

 I got 2 N/A, do you know how long it will take to get the third one?

 

I think it's like that from the start. I just sent mine off a week ago and I have it that way also and I'm sure I'm not anywhere near my CC. 

 

Good luck! Hopefully yours comes soon!

[ajmac 3]

hi.new hear.we just sent our package last march 28. and received an email on april 1 that we have a missing item:affidavit of support documents.we are we sent all the documents.does somebody experienced the same as mine?

[Adreamer 107]

7 minutes ago, ajmac said:

hi.new hear.we just sent our package last march 28. and received an email on april 1 that we have a missing item:affidavit of support documents.we are we sent all the documents.does somebody experienced the same as mine?

You sent your documents off just last month and recieved a checklist on April 1 st?

[Petulc 28]

8 minutes ago, ajmac said:

hi.new hear.we just sent our package last march 28. and received an email on april 1 that we have a missing item:affidavit of support documents.we are we sent all the documents.does somebody experienced the same as mine?

If they haven't sent you a checklist with an specific item missing, it's just the automated message they send when they receive your documents. 

[JessieABC 159]

7 hours ago, cordoba2015 said:

They said we were missing some documents and that the signature was not dated. Our attorney filed everything so it seemed odd to me that they would have made a mistake like that. I contacted my attorney and they confirmed that everything had been filed correctly. So I called NVC again to see what the heck had happened.

 

I was told that the representative I previously spoke with submitted a request for "supervisor review" of our documents (would have been nice if he would have told me that he was going to do that!!!). The person I spoke with this time said that perhaps the person who reviewed our documents the first time made an error, so a supervisor is now going to have a closer look at it. This sounds like National Visa Center made a mistake. It amazes me how they could have made that kind of an error, but I am relieved they have identified that it is likely they made a mistake. I have seen that checklists with EP are handled quickly, I am just worried that supervisor review could slow us down. The person on the phone said it could take up to 6 weeks, but that less complicated errors are often handled sooner than that.

 

I am calling again to request to speak with a supervisor who can review this now because this is their mistake and I should not be forced to wait longer because they screwed up.

 

I thought you might find some of the Questions and Answers in the latest NVC Q&A with American Immigration Lawyers Association (November 2016) rather interesting : https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/AILA/Q&A AILA NVC November 2016.pdf

 

Seems like many lawyers are experiencing delays due to NVC issuing invalid checklists.  Honestly, I sometimes wonder if the NVC is misplacing them intentionally to extend that 11 week review deadline.

 

And I quote:

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Document Checklists.

 

Attorneys report that they continue to receive checklists from NVC asking for documents that have already been submitted. Should attorneys resend the same documents to NVC? Or should they send an email to NVCAttorney@state.gov to request clarification?

 

RESPONSE: When NVC sends a checklist letter for a document already submitted, please respond to NVC’s concerns by providing a written explanation to the NVCAttorney@state.gov mailbox. NVC will re-review the case file in an attempt to locate the document and update the case record accordingly. If attorneys or applicants receive a checklist letter after an appointment has been made and the case has gone to post, applicants should make sure to bring copies of the items requested in the latest or final checklist letter.

 

Edited April 4, 2017 by JessieABC

[Petulc 28]

13 minutes ago, ajmac said:

hi.new hear.we just sent our package last march 28. and received an email on april 1 that we have a missing item:affidavit of support documents.we are we sent all the documents.does somebody experienced the same as mine?

False vs. Real Checklists

If you sent the packages, then get a checklist asking for one of the packages, just ignore it; it's a false checklist. Please understand that as soon as NVC reviews a package, they very frequently generate a checklist for the other package, without even checking if they have it in the building first.

The only time a checklist is real (and not false) is if it asks for something very specific missing in a package (like a police certificate, for example). If it asks for something general, like the entire package, then you can assume it's false. Call up an operator at NVC to confirm either way.

 

Read this wiki... Step 9, specifically. 

 

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

 

Good luck!

 

[Ninahuanca 53]

4 hours ago, Adreamer said:

Has nvc just not changed Thier online "quoted time process" to review documents after receiving the ds260? They still say 30 days but thats obviously wrong..

Yes I noticed that too planing to call them in a month just to ask about case status 

[cordoba2015 224]

15 minutes ago, ajmac said:

hi.new hear.we just sent our package last march 28. and received an email on april 1 that we have a missing item:affidavit of support documents.we are we sent all the documents.does somebody experienced the same as mine?

Yep, I experienced the exact same problem. I emailed my documents 2 weeks ago and got a checklist for items I sent. We are now on supervisor review. 

[JessieABC 159]

4 hours ago, Adreamer said:

Has nvc just not changed Thier online "quoted time process" to review documents after receiving the ds260? They still say 30 days but thats obviously wrong..

Officially changed to 11 weeks two or three Mondays ago:

 

https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/immigrate/immigrant-process/documents/Submit_documents.html

 

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Please allow up to 11 weeks for NVC to review your forms and documents once we receive both the financial documents from the petitioner and the applicant’s civil documents. You must also have paid all required fees and submitted a DS-260 Immigrant Visa and Alien Registration Application online at ceac.state.gov. We will not review your file until we have received all of the above requested items. At that time, we will let you know if there are additional items required or if visa pre-processing is complete.

Check our nvc.state.gov/status page to ensure you've taken all the steps necessary for NVC to review your case.

 

[cordoba2015 224]

5 minutes ago, JessieABC said:

 

I thought you might find some of the Questions and Answers in the latest NVC Q&A with American Immigration Lawyers Association (November 2016) rather interesting : https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/AILA/Q&A AILA NVC November 2016.pdf

 

Seems like many lawyers are experiencing delays due to NVC issuing invalid checklists.  Honestly, I sometimes wonder if the NVC is misplacing them intentionally to extend that 11 week review deadline.

 

And I quote:

 

I have no clue how anyone with half a brain working at NVC could mistake our packages for missing items. Everything was there, clear as day, just as requested. We would have had CC today if it hadn't been for their incompetence and complete failure to do a simple task like review our documents properly.