NVC Filers - August 2017

[Mary Lou 673]

3 hours ago, Lacosta said:

hahahahah, hurry up, i miss my husband a lot. I want him here ASAP

I am hurrying lol i need to light a fire under my hubby

[mahasib 66]

My case is in NVC right now. I got my case # and invoice # by calling them, but they said i have to wait for the welcome letter before I can do anything. Basically I am waiting for the welcome letter either via email or postal mail. Just to give you guys an update. 

[myheart0628 30]

I called the NVC and they told me my case went to review on August 7th. Does that mean that I am going to get a chekc list?

[EG&XY 144]

4 hours ago, Jimenez1717 said:

Hell yeah..just need to pay my iv fee and summit my ds260 and am set i hope the process doesnt take long 

Hahaha, I told you yesterday that every step takes waaaaaaaaaaay longer than it should. 

 

4 hours ago, Leah09 said:

How come the IV fee and the AOS fee cant be paid at the same time? Seems like AOS comes first from what I've seen

From what I have seen/been able to figure out, the AOS fee gets invoiced right away as they set up your case because that is related to the petitioner, who has already been dealing with USCIS. However, the IV fee does not get invoiced until after the beneficiary selects their agent (DS-261). You can call to have the DS-261 reviewed over the phone to speed things up (otherwise they can take up to 3 weeks to review it), but it can still take up to a week from when it is reviewed until they invoice the IV fee.

 

However, I believe that I have seen somewhere that if you are using a lawyer/agent at the USCIS stage then they will automatically assign them as the agent for the beneficiary and then both fees are invoiced immediately. But that definitely does not justify the cost/frustration of hiring a lawyer for this process.

[Jimenez1717 21]

15 minutes ago, EG&XY said:

Hahaha, I told you yesterday that every step takes waaaaaaaaaaay longer than it should. 

 

From what I have seen/been able to figure out, the AOS fee gets invoiced right away as they set up your case because that is related to the petitioner, who has already been dealing with USCIS. However, the IV fee does not get invoiced until after the beneficiary selects their agent (DS-261). You can call to have the DS-261 reviewed over the phone to speed things up (otherwise they can take up to 3 weeks to review it), but it can still take up to a week from when it is reviewed until they invoice the IV fee.

 

However, I believe that I have seen somewhere that if you are using a lawyer/agent at the USCIS stage then they will automatically assign them as the agent for the beneficiary and then both fees are invoiced immediately. But that definitely does not justify the cost/frustration of hiring a lawyer for this process.

I picked my agent before i even got the bill invoiced for the aos and i called and they reviewed it over the phone yesterday & i paid today..they iv says paynow but when i go no fee is there so ill wait til next wk & see if i get it

[Mary Lou 673]

1 hour ago, mahasib said:

My case is in NVC right now. I got my case # and invoice # by calling them, but they said i have to wait for the welcome letter before I can do anything. Basically I am waiting for the welcome letter either via email or postal mail. Just to give you guys an update. 

You can try and enter your case and invoice number before you receive your welcome letter. That's what I did and it worked. Worth a try!!

[Ebony1 95]

1 hour ago, myheart0628 said:

I called the NVC and they told me my case went to review on August 7th. Does that mean that I am going to get a chekc list?

No, you should be expecting a cc

[Kadupul 117]

2 hours ago, myheart0628 said:

I called the NVC and they told me my case went to review on August 7th. Does that mean that I am going to get a chekc list?

That's a good thing! You can update the spreadsheet with the day they told you your case went to the review department-everyone's case goes to the review department and from there it is determined if you have all of the necessary documents 

[Leah09 67]

6 hours ago, Jimenez1717 said:

I picked my agent before i even got the bill invoiced for the aos and i called and they reviewed it over the phone yesterday & i paid today..they iv says paynow but when i go no fee is there so ill wait til next wk & see if i get it

How were you able to do this? Just with the case number?

[Lora18 8]

Recieved good news today!

Called NVC and they confirmed they received my case, they even provided my case and invoice number! YAY!!!

but the thing is, I logged on the the website but it's not allowing me to fill up the ds 261 atm.. Do I have to wait for a few more weeks or what??

[injejo14 17]

13 hours ago, Jimenez1717 said:

Damn big time i had everything no lie for a while now all i was waiting on the nvc welcome letter to send everything out i was driving my husband crazy & i see your case is from DR also🙌🏽

Haha... I am like you. i had everything ready months ago, i drove my husband crazy trying to ensure that he understands what he needs to do.. Poor guy!

[Lora18 8]

8 hours ago, Mary Lou said:

You can try and enter your case and invoice number before you receive your welcome letter. That's what I did and it worked. Worth a try!!

I did what you suggested however it doesn't give me an option to do anything, not even my ds-261..

I guess I need to wait..

[cleon86 244]

14 hours ago, Leah09 said:

Today my case status changed from Approved to Sent to Dept of State. But I thought they had sent it already because that's what the Approval notice in the mail said and it was dated August 1st. Could this be a delayed update?

It took 5 days from the time the online system told me it was sent to NVC for it to arrive.

 

14 hours ago, Mary Lou said:

Did you read that on USCIS? It does take a bit for things to change, your petition is now sent to NVC, in a week or so i'd call and ask if  they have received it and if they have your case and invoice number.

Yes, as she stated wait about a week and then call to see if they received it and can give you your case/invoice number.

[cleon86 244]

14 hours ago, Leah09 said:

Every step in this process feels like an accomplishment lol

You're so right about that lol. It also feels so good because of how much time we had to spend during the USCIS phase with ZERO communication or information regarding the case. Now it feels like it's actually moving along and we're more involved! 

59 minutes ago, Lora18 said:

I did what you suggested however it doesn't give me an option to do anything, not even my ds-261..

I guess I need to wait..

That's correct, you can enter with that info but you can't actually do anything until you receive the welcome email. Just a little longer! 

[cleon86 244]

10 hours ago, myheart0628 said:

I called the NVC and they told me my case went to review on August 7th. Does that mean that I am going to get a chekc list?

Just means it's being reviewed! You could have a CC any day now!