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How can you tell if the fees have been unlocked?

2 hours ago, Jill C said:

Checking in.

I guess because I have an attorney, welcome letter (email), AOS fee, IV fee were all unlocked on the same day.

Now waiting for fees to be processed...

3 minutes ago, Angelica ornelas said:

Yea everything at nvc is going fast for me hopefully they keep up like that..

I'm just playing with the website to see what it lets me do lol. Yesterday the AOS fee wasn't posted and today it is so it means they are working on the case setup.

3 hours ago, Angelica ornelas said:

I got my invoive id and my case number today nvc agent told me they had barely assigned it today and 3 hours later received welcome letter through e-mail😊 also payed my fees today

Lucky!

9 minutes ago, uali4572 said:

yes that's what I mean. My letter said the case was sent on the 2nd but the website says on 14th. I am not sure when did they actually sent the case to NVC. 

I go by the letter since that's the official document they say to keep for records. The website said my case was approved on August 2nd, but the letter had a notice date of August 1st saying it was sent to NVC. Then on the 10th I received the online notification that it was sent to NVC, so it may not be accurate... I suggest you call the NVC and ask if they received your case, that's what I did.

3 minutes ago, uali4572 said:

Did you follow the date on the mail (letter) approval or the online notification? 

What do you mean follow the date? You're talking about USCIS approval date?

So I finally got my case number and invoice number but no welcome letter yet (it was put in the system yesterday). When I get on my CEAC account I have the choose an agent option "start application" and the IV fee "start now". Does this always show like this or can I actually start? At least complete the DS-261?

For the Dominicans, did your police certificate show your passport number or your cedula number?

This NVC process feels so slow. Feels like USCIS all over again. I thought it was going to be more active but waiting week after week to even get a welcome letter........

I recently traveled to the US with a pending I-130 with no problems at all. It was JFK, they didn't even ask me anything. Last year I did travel and although I didn't have a pending I-130 they did ask me who I was going to see and I said my husband. He looked stranged and asked me if I had a petition going but I didn't at the time and he just kept asking questions even making jokes about it. I guess telling the truth and not being weird about it works just fine. 

2 hours ago, JBMG said:

So why should others look for answers for you then?  I have spent numerous amounts of hours / months creating tools and compiling information so that questions like these would not have to be posted. Please research (using the search function) before posting. You'll find the answers on here. I promise. You can also read all the pages of posts to learn everything about the process becoming a valuable contributor here. Yes the process is overwhelming at first. But I promise with a little patience and curiosity, you'll be able to navigate the forum without any problems. Wish you luck. 

@JBMG don't take this the wrong way but I find this comment very rude.  For someone who has been on the forum for months it may be easy to know where to find the information because YES it is available and YES there is a lot of information but it's also overwhelming. Sometimes we just want to talk to real people in real time and if I know the answer to something I don't mind sharing instead of having the person go through hundreds of posts. Just my opinion. If we can't ask questions because everything has been posted then nobody would have anything to say. 

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?

Just now, 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 

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

5 minutes ago, Jimenez1717 said:

Sent my package overnight to nvc today😝 Will get there tomorrow by noon so excited

Every step in this process feels like an accomplishment lol

8 minutes 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, the status change was on the USCIS portal. But last week I reveived my approval notice on the mail that said it was sent to the Dept of State and to wait 30 days to contact..

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?

2 minutes ago, cleon86 said:

Oh, then no you can't send your documents yet. You should gather together all of your documents and once you receive the welcome email that has the document cover sheet, print that out and thoroughly go over it and the page linked here about how not to receive a checklist. Make your payments and once they say in process you're good to go with sending your documents to NVC and filling out your DS-260. 

Thank you

10 minutes ago, cleon86 said:

You must include the cover sheet with the barcode with your packet. Try logging into your CEAC account and click on the fees tab. At the bottom there is a blue button that says Print Document Cover Sheet. Try to see if you're able to print it from there. 

But I don't have a CEAC account. I haven't been assigned a case number yet, or at least I haven't called to ask. 

10 minutes ago, cleon86 said:

Did you already receive your welcome email with the list of documents to send that has the barcode on it? 

I haven't received anything yet, just reading what was said in the thread. From what I read you can send the packet after completing the DS-261 while pending for a payment. I guess I dont understand. 

2 hours ago, JBMG said:

oh you're fine then, no worries!! if you already paid for it, you can send off your NVC package.  I sent it our NVC package while it said "in process".. i just included a print out of it saying "in process", it turned to paid the next day.. Side note: received that print out back at the interview.  

 

 

So it is ok to send your NVC packet without paying the IV fee and before completing the DS-260?

53 minutes ago, EG&XY said:

CC today, yay! Sorry for those of you having to wait for review of paper submissions. We were one of the lucky group that get to do email processing. If anyone has the choice, you really should choose email processing. Our review only took 1 week from when we submitted everything until CC.

Wow that's impressive. Congrats!

For the Dominicans getting their police certificate:

1. Did you have to go to the procuraduria to get it in person or were you able to get it online?

2. How long before it expires for immigration purposes?

3. Does NVC require to translate it?

2 hours ago, JBMG said:

Still don't know what people mean by "front load, side load"? If it means submitting extra paper-work, it's just a waste of postage/time.. The NVC specifically states to not submit more than what is required as it could slow down your processing.. For example, no need to submit "proof of bonafide relationship" to the NVC as that was already done at the USCIS stage.. But to submit letters to explain something/ clear up any ambiguity to prevent any confusion, that's def appreciated/advised. 

Glad to know this because I was Not looking forward to "side load" my application. The simpler the better for me.

1 hour ago, Lacosta said:

I have my SC today. I completed the NVC processes in 3 weeks. Good luck everyone. 

Woww congrats! Makes me feel good about DR processing.

5 minutes ago, cleon86 said:

NVC Case Status Spread Sheet -  2017

 

Here you go I'm not sure if it's still accepting new entries, but you can try here. 

NVC Case Status Questionnaire -  2017

 

and make edits along the way here 

how to edit/save the questionnaire. 

 

There are tabs at the bottom with information as well on how to sort, etc. 

Thank you 😊

12 minutes ago, cleon86 said:

Don't worry! It varies by country on review times. Have you looked at the spreadsheet created by JMBG? You can filter by your country to see the typical review/CC times. 

 

 

Hi, where is this spreadsheet?