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Hi, no it's not a half-knowledgable person. It's their policy and it's not stated on anything.

I am thankful to my great husband and all of my hard work that this has finally come to an end.

Hey people, so in the end, I was able to attend the visa interview. We were the first ones there and it all moved smoothly.

When we got to the person who checks your papers, sha said we needed another birth certificate, so two. My husband has dual citizenship so they needed one from each country. I couldn't believe it. I told them that it was not on the forms they had sent and that I had triple checked this with NVC. The woman said "I know, we keep telling them" bla bla bla. Then I started crying. It was like 2 minutes in to the whole thing. How embarrassing.

Then my husband said that maybe he had one and but that it was older than three months. So the consular said she would accept it. Last night we spent a long time looking for it and we found it. This morning was open visa hours and we went back to deliver it.

This time we were talking to someone else. The guy said "no, she was wrong" and I was so ready to super hitch him out, but after he consulted the notes, he said it was ok. He took it and said it was approved and that the visa will arrive next week.

It's over.

Good luck to all of you!!

Good luck! I really hope it works out. I wish we could try the same but the date we got worked out pretty well because I will be there during that time so I can participate in the interview too. Plus, my husband has to be there until at least a week after the interview, so...

I hope we all get the visas!!!

Hi A&M: I called the NVC just for you (since we got the appointment same day as you, I hadn't bothered). They tell me the date of the appointment and that the package is forwarded. What do they say for you?

I guess if you have the appointment letter and a copy of all the documents, it shouldn't matter?

I hear your frustration though.

A & M: you know you can track the package right? At least it will tell you when it is physically present. It's at the bottom of the instructions (I had to use the date I received the appointment email, not the day after):

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

Hi ALL!!!!

I just wanted to share the good news: We got an appointment set today for October 13th. YAYAYAYAYAYA!!!

Also, just FYI: the NVC operators told me that while they set up appointments all month long, they only finalize them in the middle of the month. And that's for all embassies (though what "middle of the month" means varies by embassy).

I HOPE YOU ALL GET YOUR INTERVIEWS SOON AND THAT YOU ARE QUICKLY REUNITED WITH YOUR LOVES!

Hi, thanks.

Our embassy is Paris so it's a bit different. For them you have to have whoever translated it and "certified" that they were able to do so, go in front of a notary public and swear that the certification is true. We ended up having it redone on line.

Actially, we haven't passed the interview yet so I hope it works out

Navyk: Oh my god, that is so horrible. I am really sorry to hear it. Can I ask how you found out about it?

Jkiminney: YAY! Mid October? I still have my hopes for that, but who knows?

As for whoever is talking about what bureaucratic bullcrap we will have to deal with in *two* years, I just have to say, I don't want to hear it! I have changed countries three times in three years, and dealing with visa, upon visa, and now my husband's, and not to mention the driver's licenses, etc... I am exhausted

Let's pretend that this will be the end of our journey. It's not, but let's just have a little denial for now, I think we deserve it.

Thank you so much you guys!

There is no tracking number, just eventually a signed receipt.

I already feel better

I don't post a lot, but I read everything

THANKS!

Hey, congratulations to everybody who has their SIF!

I'm having a hard time though because my timeline is right up there with you guys. BUT because of this and that, my husband had to mail the IV packet from France. To mail it overnight you have to have a phone number for the NVC and he didn't have it. So he just mailed it regular (but certified) mail. That was August 13th. I'm so frustrated because we don't know when it arrived and I am not getting anything from the NVC.

I put so much effort into making that packet perfect and I feel like he threw it away by sending it regular mail. I'm sorry to complain... Feeling frustrated and down.

Just wondering if you guys have any thoughts on this situation....

Would it be OK for my wife (petitioner) to change jobs after the AOS has been accepted. (I hoping for this next week)

She is so miserable in her current job and only staying there to keep things smooth and show she is a good financial sponsor

Anyone know what could be the implications of this? would I need updated forms? or re-submission?

thanks, sorry for posting in this forum, but seems like the best people to answer are reading here.

Just to be on the safeside, I would redo the AOS packet as if you were submitting it around the time of the inerview, adjusting the income accordingly, and with the new employment letter.

I have a question for you guys: My non-USC spouse is coming to visit me in the US in a couple of weeks. Do you know of any problems he might face because of the visa application? He will bring a letter stating he is employed in france, and a copy of an airplane ticket I have to visit him a month later.

Thanks!

Re: Calling NVC

Normally, I call (as per their suggested times which I usually don't wait for) and then I say all our information as fast as possible, then I ask do you have my packets yet?

They say no, and I say thanks and hang up as fast as possible.

Then I call back and check the AVR.

I am so sick of calling them, I just doing it to make sure I don't get an RFE.

As for:

Wooot wooot!

The whole NVC process feels like one of those chess games where you move a piece and then smack the timer.. The NVC stairs at the board for a few days, does a lot of pondering.. a few false reaches before pulling back and staring at the board again.. during that time we have our next move already selected and are rocking back and forth nervously for them to at some point make a move so we can do our next play.. Then... finally... they move a piece and gingerly reach over and tap the timer.. We then instantly grab a piece thrust it forward and slam our timer before their hand is two inches from tapping the timer from their last move... "YOUR TURN!"

Congrats!! you have checkmate! They just need to set the date to concede the game

That is SO PERFECT! HAHAHA

Thank you! Sorry I was late to reply, but I thought I would receive an automatic notification if anybody posted here.

And yes, I see now that it has to be notarized. Damn! Actually, the local embassy is paris.

Thanks!!

I was just reading this:

http://travel.state.gov/pdf/supplements/PRS-SUP-ENGL-0001-0809.pdf

And I saw that all translations need to be notarized. Is that for real? Does anybody have experience on that? Is the US embassy the only place you can do that?

Hi, I didn't see your responses until now. Thanks!!

I also think that the following is a reasonable strategy for the DS-3032:

When you get your case number send the email. The email will either be accepted (you win) or denied (you resend). This can't slow down your process as long as you wait for a rejection each time. There were a lot of us who did this (see csc to nvc delay or something like that) and it worked for all of us.

Super awesome, thank you so so much!!

*The information about paying the IV bill is a bit out of date: you can pay it whenever it appears, as an NVC operator told me.

*The coversheet you get from either bill works for both, again confirmed by the NVC.

*Also, the bills appeared with the emails. It wasn't like I could see the bill but didn't get contacted for a few days.

*My IID was created a good week, maybe 9 days before receiving the AOS bill and I got it from an operator.

Hope that helps!!

I would be lying if I said I don't covet the 20 day NOA2, the 3 day transfer from CSC-NVC, the 1 day invoices, and the 1 days "PAID".

However, there are people who envy our position. There are: Those who are banned for life for one reason or another. Those who are too poor to pay the fees and transportation costs. Those whose cases are put through AP, and dragged along so slowly. Those who hire lawyers with greedy intent. Those who were told they won the diverstity lottery but then had that taken away b/c the methodology was completely flawed. My heart goes out to all of them. It gives me a modicum of humility and heaping helping of perspective.

Now come on NVC. Open the dang updated AOS! -M

Completely agree, we have to keep in perspective. Here is another to add to the list: if you are in a same sex relationship you don't qualify for the visa. THEN, if you get married, you don't qualify for a work visa EITHER! the work visas are not immigrant visas, so you have to prove that you don't intend to immigrate. But if your spouse is a US citizen, they won't believe you.

That is so crazy wrong.

LOL I just called NVC to see if I had a case number yet. I checked the AVR first like I always do, of course "no record of this case" so then I hung up and called back and spoke to an operator she asked me for my CIS number, I gave it to her then she said "Did you just call?" I of course said no since I called the AVR, not an operator. First time anyone has asked me if I just called before though. Odd. Do you think they have a record in front of them of every time we call them once we give them our CIS number? I thought it was funny and laughed.

She said to call back next week. I'll call back again tomorrow

Actually, when I was waiting and going crazy for my case number I was calling two sometimes three times a day. Then I got paranoid that they would hold up my case because inwas harassing them. So I asked and they told me there is no record of when you call, at least not before you have a case number.

I hope you get yours soon! This has been so stressful and horrible.

I just called the NVC (3:20 EST) and they are CLOSED? What the hell?

Anybody know about this? I was just reading over the guidelines for the embassy in paris and it said that all translations have to be notarized. Is this for real? I thought it was enough to have an oath...

My 2 kids in Jamaica going to get visas too with my husband and will come at that time with him. No they are not US citizens.

SIF unable to print husband's receipt cover page though I paid.

I am not sure why there is a SIF, but I guess you can only print the cover page after the payment is processed, 1-2 days after you payed.

Also, MINE JUST APPEARED AND I PAYED IT!!!

I am just looking at my timeline and I am so frustrated. Why did it take 2 weeks for me to be at this step? UGH...

Just looking at NVC timelines. It looks like the backlog started right after the July 4th weekend. Cases were moving at a decent pace before then.

I really think CSC went into overdrive and it really hindered processing at NVC.

It would have be nice to be at VSC and approved at the same speed CSC was. Some timelines I saw for VSC were interesting as they got their NOA2 on a Wednesday and on Friday they would have a Case and IIN!

Wow, that is crazy. Actually, I resisted doing this because I thought I would just find it depressing.

WHERE IS MY IV BILL???

I am having a HEADACHE with I-864. I have 3 cases: my husband as primary immigrant and my 2 kids under age 18. Operators are telling me 10 different stories: one said file 3 i-864 another said file i-864w for kids. I am soo confused and my head is pounding.

Plus another told me one way to answer part 21 (4 household size that I know) and another told me to put kids somewhere else. I did not claim the kids on my last tax report because my status was single at the time.

I am so confused and frustrated. The NVC operators cannot help.

Hey, sorry to hear that. I am pretty sure that you need to have 4 (or maybe you have other dependants?) as the total household size. Your kids definitely count, there is you, and there is your husband who will become a member of your household.

As for the kid situation, I imagine there are several ways to go about it. Are you applying for your kids' visas too? Aren't they already US citizens?

Here is maybe a strategy you might try: Choose the option that makes the most sense to you. Then call the NVC and ask them if *that* is OK. If they say yes and you are paranoid, like me, you can call back and get a second opinion. If they say no, then they can maybe help you modify the plan you already have which might make more sense?

Good luck...

Good luck! Mine was slow to come and after I insisted to talk to a supervisor, I got it, though it may have been a coincidence....

Sorry to hear that you guys. That is so frustrating. It will come. Have you tried yelling at a supervisor? I don't really mean yell but insist strOngly at...