NVC - May 2017 Scan Dates - Method 4: Mail processing

[JBMG 890]

32 minutes ago, Sd7 said:

Found this useful info for everyone:          

 

Great share!! Thank you, def bookmarking this.  

[Sd7 20]

3 minutes ago, JBMG said:

 

Great share!! Thank you, def bookmarking this.  

No problem

[Godisincontrol 70]

How any days does application spend in reviewing 

[Godisincontrol 70]

1 hour ago, Sd7 said:

Found this useful info for everyone:          

The process for paying the fee is the following:

1. At the conclusion of your interview at the US consulate you will be given your A Number, your department of state case ID which is three letters with nine or ten numbers, and a sealed visa packet. You will also be given instructions regarding what you need to do to pay the fee

2. Create an online USCIS ELIS. Go to www.uscis.gov/USCIS-ELIS. Follow directions to create and online account and select “USCIS Immigrant Fee” and complete your personal biographic information.

3. Pay the USCIS immigrant fee of $165. You can pay the fee for all family members in one transaction. If you pay for family members, you must have their A-Numbers, DOS case ID numbers, and correct biographic information. You may pay with a valid credit or debit card, or a US bank checking account with the appropriate bank routing numbers.

4. Travel to the US

5. After you are admitted to the United States, USCIS will verify payment of the USCIS immigrant fee and mail your permanent resident card (green card) to the address you provided to the department of state at the time of your immigrant visa interview.

Many people believe that they will not be allowed to enter the US until they have paid this fee, and in fact we have heard that some officers at the consulate tell them that they cannot travel to the US until this fee is paid. This is not correct.

Once you have been approved at the consulate, a stamp will be placed in your passport and you have six months in which to enter the US and officially claim your status as a lawful permanent resident of the United States.

The USCIS immigrant fee is not required to be paid prior to traveling to the US; however you will not be given an actual physical plastic green card until the fee has been paid.

The stamp in your passport which indicates that you are a permanent resident is only valid for a period of one year and cannot be extended. If you have not paid the immigrant visa fee by the end of the one year, the stamp will expire and you will no longer have any proof that you are lawfully residing in the United States.

USCIS strongly recommends that you pay the immigrant fee after you receive your immigrant package from the department of state and before you depart for the United States.

The USCIS immigrant fee allows USCIS to recover the cost for processing and maintaining the immigrant visa package, and the cost of delivering and producing the permanent resident card.

Attorneys, accredited representatives, employers are not authorized to create a USCIS ELIS account on your behalf to pay the USCIS immigrant fee. Only you are the immigrant, may open a USCIS ELIS account and pay the required fee.

Please keep a copy of your receipt for your records. If you fail to pay your fee after entering the US, USCIS will send a request for evidence to your address.

 

Is it compulsory that the fee most be pay before traveling or can be pay after arrival to the USA ?

[SabRob 154]

2 minutes ago, Segun1988 said:

Is it compulsory that the fee most be pay before traveling or can be pay after arrival to the USA ?

You can pay it after as well. You will only receive your GC after paying the fee which is, btw, $220 as of December 2016. Here is a very informative handout https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/USCIS/Resources/F4en.pdf

[Sd7 20]

4 minutes ago, SabRob said:

You can pay it after as well. You will only receive your GC after paying the fee which is, btw, $220 as of December 2016. Here is a very informative handout https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/USCIS/Resources/F4en.pdf

Yes thanks for pointing that out. Apparently fee increased. But from what i read the fee gets paid once the visa gets approved at the consulate. 

Edited July 21, 2017 by Sd7

[Sd7 20]

1 minute ago, Sd7 said:

Yes thanks for pointing that out. Apparently fee increased. But from what i read the fee gets paid once the visa gets approved at the consulate. 

 

Edited July 21, 2017 by Sd7
Clarification

[SabRob 154]

Just now, Sd7 said:

 

Sure, you can do that as well! 

[JBMG 890]

4 hours ago, uufarouk said:

Scan date May 18 n no news from NVC

 

Hi @uufarouk you can join this forum with only May Scan dates. Still waiting for their CC's. 

[uufarouk 7]

6 minutes ago, JBMG said:

 

Hi @uufarouk you can join this forum with only May Scan dates. Still waiting for their CC's. 

Thanks 

[Godisincontrol 70]

It been 12 weeks of waiting now , my scan date is may 1 still nothing from

nvc just supervisor review , I'm feed up , plz advice me

[JBMG 890]

Congrats to the following who received a CC last week!  

 

@Jcattachony @Ronesh @Hope101 @amoooooor @simonx32002 @Ulrica&Jesse @omar1 @mrsod @SabRob @NotwdwMorocco

 

VJ display name	USCIS Priority Date (PD)	Most recent Scan Date (SD)	Case Complete (CC)	SD to CC - DAYS	SD to CC - WEEKS	Visa Class	Interview - Country	Interview - City
Jcattachony	1/29/2016	5/10/2017	7/17/2017	68	9.71	CR1	Honduras	Tegucigalpa
Ronesh	8/18/2016	5/12/2017	7/17/2017	66	9.43	IR1	Fiji	Suva
Hope101	9/14/2016	5/16/2017	7/17/2017	62	8.86	IR5	Philippines	Manila
amoooooor	8/30/2016	5/25/2017	7/17/2017	53	7.57	IR1	Qatar	Doha
simonx32002	8/24/2016	5/19/2017	7/18/2017	60	8.57	IR1	Mexico	Ciudad Juarez
Ulrica&Jesse	9/27/2016	5/19/2017	7/19/2017	61	8.71	IR1	Georgia	Tbilisi
omar1	9/19/2016	5/31/2017	7/19/2017	49	7.00	CR1	Morocco	Casablanca
mrsod	5/25/2016	5/15/2017	7/20/2017	66	9.43	IR1	Nigeria	Lagos
SabRob	10/31/2016	5/17/2017	7/21/2017	65	9.29	CR1	Romania	Bucharest
Notwdwmorocco	10/12/2016	6/3/2017	7/21/2017	48	6.86	CR1	Morocco	Casablanca

 

If you haven't done so already, you can head over to the following forum, joining others who are waiting for an interview date and preparing for their interviews. Please read the first post, very informative info in there. 

 

 Case Complete to Interview August 2017 

 

The NVC should start releasing September interview dates later this week!!  

 

See you there 

 

JBMG

[cesofd 9]

No "CC" yet.  But just got off the phone with the NVC just to see how's my case coming along.  He notice that I'm coming up on my 11 weeks, and he said surprisingly my case is not in the review department.  He put me on hold for about 2-3 minutes, and mention to me that my case is going to be submitted into the review department by tonight.  Not sure how accurate to what he was saying, but i'll think positive and pray to get that "CC" by end of this week or next.  Original scan date 2/3/2017.  2nd scan date 5/26/2017.

[Sd7 20]

5 minutes ago, cesofd said:

No "CC" yet.  But just got off the phone with the NVC just to see how's my case coming along.  He notice that I'm coming up on my 11 weeks, and he said surprisingly my case is not in the review department.  He put me on hold for about 2-3 minutes, and mention to me that my case is going to be submitted into the review department by tonight.  Not sure how accurate to what he was saying, but i'll think positive and pray to get that "CC" by end of this week or next.  Original scan date 2/3/2017.  2nd scan date 5/26/2017.

I hope mine gets in with yours cuz our scan date is 5/22/17 and i also called today around noon and was told wasnt in review yet.

[Palmira-Cali 10]

I'm not sure if it's just me but i don't see a lot of action on Mondays.. what do you guys think 

Edited July 24, 2017 by Palmira-Cali