JourneyTogether

46 minutes ago, Kate.Alday said:

We got letter from NVC on email, also letter in CEAC system and I can read it. 

Thanks, so the message is just the same content as the email? 

5 minutes ago, Skaur0609 said:

I just clicked on it and left it for while and it finally opened.

Got it, does it say anything other than what's already in the email? Thanks!

For everyone with DQs, are you able to open that one message in the CEAC system notifying you of the DQ? I tried to open it and waited for a while but no message loads below. If it's just a message notifying me of the DQ I'll stop trying...

Reporting another DQ today!!

First and only submission 2/20, DQ today.

So happy to see all the Feb submissions being approved these past couple of days. I know there are people submitted before me still waiting and how hard it can be seeing people submitted days, weeks, months after you to get DQ'ed before you and not knowing what is going on. Hang in there Feb submissions! It seems like NVC is working in somewhat of a normal order now, so any day now!

Submitted in Feb and no updates so far. It's so depressing to see NVC giving out DQs all over the place. We also tried calling and basically got told "I don't know what you are talking about, just shut up and wait in line."

I do wonder, should we try to add some additional documents on CEAC to shake the dust off our files? Might risk to be put to the back of the line (as if we are not currently at the back of the line lol). Are there any additional actions we can take other than calling?

On 4/25/2020 at 7:32 PM, cyclone27 said:

More like September I’m afraid if there isn’t any additional waves of COVID19.

Thanks for the info, how did you get the Sept estimate? 

Just now, Paul & Mary said:

Once the post gets "remaned" expect it to take a few weeks before consulate services to be fully operational.

Yeah baby steps. Right now just hoping for an estimate on when the posts get "remaned". 😅

On 4/13/2020 at 8:52 PM, givionte said:

Chinese government told US diplomats they are welcome back on May 15th, no earlier. 

Thanks for the information. Does that mean there were talks about US diplomats planning to come back in May?

Perhaps this has been discussed, but I wonder what the impact is for cases that are currently "processing". Since the majority of CR1/IR1/K1 cases take more than 60 days to process, will USCIS/NVC/embassies continue to process cases? A subset of these visa holders can't immediately enter under the suspension, but the visas give people a 6 mo grace period to enter, so presumably people can wait out the suspension and enter? I know a lot is up in the air at the moment, but hopefully everyone's life is not too disrupted by this.

32 minutes ago, IsItLekker said:

Hey guys! I feel like I just graduated since we just received our welcome email from the NVC with our case number today. However, sadness of all sadness, they messed up our consulate for the interview. Has this happened to anyone else? Any ideas how to get them to change it to the consulate it is supposed to be at?

Congratulations!! You have been waiting for so long and done so much for fellow members on this forum. Idk the answer to your question but I assume you can contact NVC to correct it. Plus the NVC stage takes 2 months+ so I hope everything can be sorted out when you get DQed!

Great info, appreciate the help everyone!!

5 hours ago, pushbrk said:

tax return

Hi there, thank you for the info. Is a tax return sufficient for interviews or do I need to bring all the other forms (w-2s 1099s etc)? I know for NVC approval tax transcripts are preferred over tax return, but I worry if I file my 2019 tax close to the interview date IRS won't be able to process a transcript for me in time.

Thank you, makes sense!

My understanding is that typically we need to bring our tax return from last year to the interview if it's after Apr 15th. I'm assuming that this year we only need to bring one if we interview after Jul 15th? Meaning that we don't need to rush to file today for immigration purposes. Are there any rules from USCIS that requires the latest tax return after Apr 15th regardless of IRS deadline? Thank you!

1 hour ago, David Utomi said:

Hi Everyone,

 

We submitted all our documents(AOS & Civil) on 30th March.

 

However, there is an additional documents we want to upload and submit but we have been having an error since yesterday whenever we trying uploading

 

Thats the error below...  Does this mean one can no longer upload and submit an additional document after the initial submissions?

 

Sorry this is happening to you. I haven't encountered this but have seen many others having technical issues with the website. Your best bet is to wait and try again unfortunately.

33 minutes ago, HDia said:

I only signed by hand and typed in the date and it was accepted.

Oh perfect, thank you so much!

Hi guys, do the I-864 form needs to be dated by hand? We only signed by hand but typed in the date 😕

Just now, LOUHAMILTON said:

Yes, means that when you open, anyone can edit your data and compromise the content. The best way I could do that was to scan the completed form and combine it into one file. 

Got it - wanted to confirm to see how screwed I am. I already submitted and can't really change anything at this point. Had I known beforehand I totally would have printed the whole thing out. Thank you and so happy for you though!

5 minutes ago, LOUHAMILTON said:

Yes, I attached the signed page, combined the PDF and sent it. 

Thank you! So your PDF still had the purple fillable boxes when you sent them? 

6 hours ago, LOUHAMILTON said:

I also made the mistake of sending the I-184 editable

Congrats on the DQ. What was your I-184 like? (I'm worried because I only electronically "printed" my form, except for the signature page, so it's not editable by regular PDF readers but advanced editing software like Adobe Acrobat can easily modify the form. Not sure if mine would qualify or not...) Thanks!

21 minutes ago, OliverBa said:

I lowkey feel like moving back to China. At this point it’s safer than the states anyway, and I can’t keep being apart from my fiancé, this is maddening and I feel like everyday I’m one step closer to losing my mind. 

Same here. WFH in the US, might as well WFH in China at this point.

6 minutes ago, NM2001 said:

I emailed, sent letter by FedEx overnight and called them, on the call they said they will have a supervisor review this was all about 1 1/2 weeks ago. and I uploaded the ds5540 before we got DQ'd. Good luck! 

 

I hear some people say they weren't asked about the form but took it with them to interview. I don't think NVC will have you upload the form if you submitted everything before the 24th but just take it to the interview or upload it in CEAC after you get DQ'd. 

Thank you, makes sense!

30 minutes ago, NM2001 said:

We just got DQ'd this morning. Originally uploaded Documents and submitted the IV application on Feb 23rd. We had a major mistake on the application(incorrect applicant name entered) that was our fault so we had to contact NVC and get a supervisor review done to open the application back and correct the mistake, they said it will take 6 weeks to review but a few days later they re-opened it and we fixed it, not sure if it was under supervisor review that caused our case to get DQ'd a few days later but we are so very happy Alhumdulilah! God is great!

 

Now on to the stress about the public charge rule and hope the interview will go smoothly. I did upload the DS-5540 at NVC like on Feb 28th and will take an updated one to the interview with more information and supporting documents if they need. Good luck to all of you!

 

 

it's under the applicant's additional document section. 

Thank you! Maybe I should contact them too, did you call or just email? Was your 5540 uploaded after you got DQ'd? I'm thinking about uploading the additional documents section but worried that it will push back our DQ date. Thank you!

28 minutes ago, Knightgame185 said:

 

 

It is best to re upload all pages even the blank ones so it is not editable. otherwise they might reject it. 

Got it, thank you! I'm thinking about uploading through the additional documents section but worried that it will push back our DQ date...

On 3/1/2020 at 11:51 PM, PoojaCh said:

Submitted nvc documents on 25th feb and added 5540 form today 1st March. 

How did you add the 5540 after you already submitted? I thought once all docs are submitted to the NVC you can't upload any additional documents? Thanks!

Hi guys, I noticed that NVC does not accept editable I-864s. However, when I uploaded, I only scanned the signature page. All the other pages are "printed" by my PDF software. So the form is not editable by normal PDF viewing softwares, but with Adobe Acrobat they are very much editable. Will my document be rejected based on your knowledge? Is there anyway I can preemptively correct this? Thank you!