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    NVC Filers - March 2014

    in IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

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    Oh gosh! That's a whole new dimension of ####### to deal with. I can't stand when people go off on rants about illegals when they hear my husband is immigrating. I guess it's the only awareness of immigration they have, but they're not even close to the same thing! Fortunately Boston is a liberal city and I rarely get that reaction :/

    I don't even listen to it anymore. I cut them off and tell them that it has nothing to do with me, my husband is coming in legally.

    Them: "Oh yeah, then you should totally hate those line jumpers!"

    Me: Um, no. I completely understand why they do it. I've been without my husband for over a year. But that's neither here nor there because legal immigration has nothing to do with illegal immigration.

    Them: "But... But..."

    Me: No, now you stop talking. You have no idea what you're talking about, and you're trying to tell me, who has been going through it for over a year, how it works. You have no &^%%$#%@$ clue. So now you shut up. Unless you have something profound and helpful to tell me about the LEGAL process, I don't want to hear a goddamn thing you have to say about immigration. Go be xenophobic and racist somewhere else.

    Understand, I'd come to expect that behavior in the Netherlands. I was subjected to that ####### on a daily basis. I've had the most vile and obnoxious comments thrown my way because I have dark hair and eyes, and I can get tan instead of burning to a crisp in the sun. I expected better of people in NJ. (Especially people in my own family. If I hear that my husband doesn't count as an immigrant because he's a white, red-head who speaks English one more time, I'm going to seriously lose it on a cousin or two of mine.) Being subjected to those kinds of attitude is terrible and depressing and dehumanizing, and I will not subject anyone else to it nor let it pass by unchallenged in my presence.

    NVC Filers - March 2014

    in IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

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    Awesome! I mean, in the weird kind of way that incorrect information and misleading updates have always been exciting on VJ =x Did your checklist have the same text as mine re: IV civil docs?

    Mine says the following:

    ____-Fee Payment

    You still need to pay the immigrant visa fee. You can pay online.... yaddada yaddada yaddada

    When I called before and spoke to Agent Ariel: She told me that I got it because my AOS was reviewed and accepted, and it looked like it was all good. I'm calling now to double check that and make sure that they're showing my IV package is in the building.

    NVC Filers - March 2014

    in IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

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    Tonight I received the false checklist Jim warned me was on the way last night. Is a false checklist any indication of when the review might actually take place? Anyone here who's received one for the IV packet, when did you get it approved? My optimism is getting the better of me and I'm wondering if having received the checklist is a sign that our form is actually ready for review. Someone bring me back down to earth please!

    I got a false checklist tonight too! Calling again to make sure, because I don't trust just one answer from them. :P

    NVC Filers - March 2014

    in IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

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    Congratulations!!! :)

    Your posts always crack me up!! Also, so great you are capturing screen shots/documenting everything so we will have an updated version of the NVC online process for people to get familiar with while waiting to submit things.

    YAY!!!!!! So excited for you. I think you should have been granted some special expedite on your petition just based on how much help you have given to everyone over this whole process - from the March 2013 filers and on ;)

    That's very sweet, but I just want people to be treated properly. Everyone going through this process deserves real answers and some modicum of respect. Not bullshit and derision.

    NVC Filers - March 2014

    in IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

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    I just got off the phone with Agent Gus. The IV cover sheet says to sent the supporting documents to Attn: CMR. But the website says to send them to DR. Agent Gus told me it would probably only cost me a half hour if it got routed to the wrong place, but DR stands for Document Review, and is the correct routing for your IV package. (Not sure about the AOS documents.) Just giving ya'll a head's up.

    NVC Filers - March 2014

    in IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted · Edited by Kaylara

    On the phone with NVC right now. They had the 401 error before with their agents, but were unaware that those of us on the outside were getting those errors. I'll let you know what they tell me when they come back. (On hold again.)

    Ok, they said to send an email to them (at the NVCinquiry) with your case number and let them know what's happening. They said to take a screen shot and attach it to the email.

    NVC Filers - March 2014

    in IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted · Edited by Kaylara

    Called them yesterday and they told me it can take up to give business days and that a supervisor will look into it. Blah blah blah. I call stall tactics.

    I called yesterday about my IV fee and they said they'd get a supervisor on it, and today I actually have my triangle of doom. Since nothing has happened on your case, I'd call again because it's been over a week and you're concerned, and they have been having issues with the payment portal. You could even phrase it as that: "I know that you're having problems with the payment system, so I wanted to let you know that I'm still having XYZ problem. They said they'd have a supervisor look at it yesterday, but if they did anything, it didn't resolve the problem."

    It could be a programming/technical issue, is my point. Calling and letting them know will help them see that whatever they're doing hasn't resolved the issue yet. And worse comes to worst, calling shows that you're going to be very proactive and will keep calling until the issue is resolved.

    NVC Filers - March 2014

    in IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

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    Really frustrated that our AOS fee still says "in process" even though it's been over a week and the money was removed from our account

    Call them. They've been having issues with their payment portal. They told me yesterday if I had a problem to wait a day. But I'd call them and tell them what's going on. Maybe they can shake it. :P

    Really frustrated that our AOS fee still says "in process" even though it's been over a week and the money was removed from our account

    Call them. They've been having issues with their payment portal. They told me yesterday if I had a problem to wait a day. But I'd call them and tell them what's going on. Maybe they can shake it. :P

    NVC Filers - March 2014

    in IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    Lucybelle,

    I brought our dog over from the Netherlands last December (1 yr old Jack Russell) and it went fine. When you board the plane just ask the crew if they can double check if your dog in on board. They happily do that. I didn't have a lay over but was told that if you have a lay over for more then 3 hours, most airlines will let you dog out to relieve itself. And the airline (Delta) would not allow our dog on board if it had taken any tranquilizer so check the airline.

    My dog is fell just within the rules to be able to bring her in the cabin. We actually chose flying United because she could fly in the cabin with us. (She has severe anxiety issues, especially separation anxiety. We didn't want to spent 8 hours on a plane listening to her hysterical howls. And she would have. The entire time. :P

    NVC Filers - March 2014

    in IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

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    Folks, if you want to be added to the spreadsheet, it'd be great if you made things easier for me and just gave me the data I needed (especially when you don't have signatures). Actually look at the spreadsheet (seems like some of you even haven't done that...) and the different columns. Don't give me dates I don't need (for the spreadsheet, I could care less when your NOA1 was). All I need is the following:

    Service Center (which your I-130 was approved from)

    NOA2 date

    Date NVC received your case

    Date case number was assigned

    Date AOS package was sent out

    Date IV package was sent out

    Date DS-260 was completed

    And before you request, make sure your timeline is filled out. I am no longer adding anyone to the spreadsheet that doesn't have a timeline filled out. And please keep it up to date (and matching with dates you give/that are in your signature). I'm doing this now as the data from your timeline is used in some of the functions of this website. And although I'd love to require signatures as well (since they're so much better than timelines when looking at time ticks as timelines don't have everything), data isn't pulled from them by the website.

    We could do like they did with the transfer spreadsheets, and make a form that collects that info for you, and it gets sent to your inbox. :)

    NVC Filers - March 2014

    in IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

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    It would likely be faster to move an elephant to the US compared to a human! I love that everyone is bringing their pets. When I moved to the US, I brought my Border collie with me. There is no way that I could leave her behind. She was only 7 months and it was harder on me than it was on her. We had to go Dublin to Chicago and on to Dallas/Fort Worth. They lost her in Chicago! I should have claimed her as over-sized baggage and checked her in for the DFW flight but they couldn't find her. Finally after me totally flipping out, they found her in cargo but that poor dog was crated for 21 hours total and I didn't get to see her until I landed in DFW. I remember getting her out in DFW and laying newspapers on the floor of the airport and she squatted and peed and peed and peed some more. She was so relieved, poor baby!

    OMG, that sounds harrowing! Poor baby!

    I still don't even have the triangle showing up. Calling to bothe... I mean check on my case.

    NVC Filers - March 2014

    in IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted · Edited by Kaylara

    Hello, to everybody!

    I am new here.

    Well, I have been reading VJ since December now. I have one question.Our (mine and daughter) I-130 at the NVC stage, NVC got our documents February 19, now we are waiting for case numbers. After we will get case #, due to situation in Ukraine, my husband going to file an expedite. So the question is: If we are approved for an expedite, do we still need to send packet IV or not? Or I will just bring original document to the embassy.

    Thank you, for any help.

    USCIS: (IR1)

    07/15/2013 - I-130 Sent

    07/18/2013 - NOA1

    01/23/2014 - NOA2 approved

    02/06/2014 - I-130 Sent to NVC

    NVC:

    02/19/2014 - NVC received

    I would not wait to get a case number to request an expedite. I'd do it right away. They will give you instructions on how to proceed if they approve your expedite.

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