ForumTitleContentMemberSexCountryDate/Time
National Visa Center (Dept of State)Is it me or.......

Yes, some are rude.  Just don't take it personally.   :D


apple21FemalePhilippines2014-04-28 13:40:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)Huge mistake

Just the same, 20-30 business days.


apple21FemalePhilippines2014-05-02 10:09:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)I-130 Sibling petition was approved

Normally, NVC will hold on to the case for one year.  If one year has passed and no response or any type of correspondence was made by the beneficiary or petitioner, the case will be considered expired.

 

Your uncle or mother will have to call or email NVC.  Be sure to have the USCIS receipt number or NVC case number on-hand.


apple21FemalePhilippines2014-05-08 13:50:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)DS-260 Photo 6 months

I submitted my I-130 packet on 11/25/2013. If I submit the DS-260 supporting documents with the same passport-style photographs of my wife that I submitted with the I-130 within the next week, will I have any problems? I' ll be very close to the 6-month limit and by the time someone actually reviews the documents, it may be longer than 6 months.

 

You don't have to send new passport-style photos to USCIS.  The ones you submitted is still acceptable even though you might get approval 6 months or more from date of filing.

 

The civil documents will be needed later on during the NVC stage, no need to mail it to USCIS.


Edited by apple21, 08 May 2014 - 03:26 PM.

apple21FemalePhilippines2014-05-08 15:25:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)ITIN NUMBER

Our case is cr1 visa., spousal visa., our lawyer is asking my husband to get me ITIN number., is it really one of the requirements?, I'm here in the Philippines. They asked me to send my passport. Does anyone here knows about the requirements?we are already at NVC stage., we already pay the aos and the $230., we need to send the aos and IV pocket.. Is the requirements differs from person to person?, anyone pls?thanks ??

 

ITIN is not a requirement for the visa.


apple21FemalePhilippines2014-05-14 12:17:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)GC Process

You'll probably get it in a month or so after you've applied for SSN.  More or less the GC will arrive June 15.


apple21FemalePhilippines2014-05-21 12:02:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)NVC Schedules for SDO?

People who filed and got case complete before you are still waiting for their interview schedules.  It's not their fault nor NVC's.  It's the fault of the US Embassy in DR which is heavily backlogged maybe because they're under-staffed or just purely incompetent.


apple21FemalePhilippines2014-05-20 14:15:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)IV Packet - she send or I send?

It doesn't matter if you send it or she sends it.  What matters is that NVC receives it.


apple21FemalePhilippines2014-05-30 13:51:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)Giving up on calling in...

Yes they will inform you by email if you provided an email with your i130.  If not, you get a snail mail.


Edited by apple21, 23 May 2014 - 01:14 PM.

apple21FemalePhilippines2014-05-23 13:13:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)how long does NVC takes to process AOS IR-5

Thats the rep response, i am trying to see what is the average based on others experiences.

 

Review of AOS and IV package can take anywhere from 20-30 business days.  It depends on the person handling your case.  Some get it done before the 20-business day mark while others take longer.

 

The IV fee invoice will be available 15-20 days after DS261 submission.


apple21FemalePhilippines2014-06-03 14:29:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)How do we know DS-261 Acceptance?

It can take 15-20 days after DS261 submission for the IV fee to be available.


apple21FemalePhilippines2014-05-23 15:41:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)How long does it take NVC to upgrade a petition?

Back then, did you file a separate i130 for your step-daughter?


apple21FemalePhilippines2014-06-05 10:44:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)IV package; If the beneficiary lives in the US, do they need a Police Certificate from their country?

Hmmm, sounds to me like you're doing adjustment of status based on marriage since the beneficiary is currently residing in the US???   If so, why deal with NVC?

 

Anyway, if you're doing consular processing, then YES the beneficiary needs to obtain police clearances from every country he has lived in since reaching age 16.

 


Edited by apple21, 20 June 2014 - 02:58 PM.

apple21FemalePhilippines2014-06-20 14:57:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)Invoice indentification number

I got my IIN the same time as the case number, thru phone.

 

A week later I received an email containing the case number and IIN.


apple21FemalePhilippines2014-06-24 14:47:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)Invoice indentification number

You should give them your email address.  That's how NVC communicates, thru email to the petitioner and/or beneficiary.


apple21FemalePhilippines2014-06-24 11:55:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)Cancelling CR-1 process due to pending split?

You can inform NVC thru email.


apple21FemalePhilippines2014-06-30 11:40:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)Interview scheduling priority? (split topic)

Hi everyone, can somebody help me with this. Does NVC gives priority to relatives of citizens as compared to the spouse of LPR while scheduling the interview? Because my case got completed on 24th June, my priority date is current and I am just waiting for interview letter, people from my consulate having cc date of 30th June got the interview date but I have not heard anything yet. If anybody has some clue please update.

 

Immediate relatives of US citizens gets priority because they are not bound by the Visa Bulletin/visa quotas.  A visa number is always available for IR/CR categories.

 

Spouses of LPRs (F2A) after case completion will have to wait for their priority dates to be current in the Visa Bulletin in order to get an interview schedule.  The VB for F2A is at a stand still for months now since priority dates retrogressed to 01MAY2012.


apple21FemalePhilippines2014-07-11 13:18:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)No iv invoice bill yet :(

It will take 15-20 days after DS261 submission for the IV fee to be invoiced.


apple21FemalePhilippines2014-06-03 10:12:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)how long after you send in your IV documents would you receive a check list if something is missing

You'll get a checklist within 20-30 business days.


apple21FemalePhilippines2014-07-31 14:34:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)un complete i-864 form and nvc puzzle me

nvc send me letter

below mention

 

 

INSTRUCTIONS FOR: JOSHI, AKASH DEEP
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
______F - FINANCIAL EVIDENCE:______________________________________
NVC has completed the review of this case. However, our review of the
I-864, I-864EZ, I-864W or I-864A (if applicable) Affidavit of Support form
and supporting documents that you have submitted indicates that there is
still some missing documentation.
We are sending you the attached checklist, which indicates which
documents are still missing. You should obtain these documents and
forward them to the visa applicant so they may be presented at the final
interview.

 The applicant must present all required forms and documents,
including the missing items to the Consular officer at the visa interview.

Please pay specific attention to questions marked in the attached I-864,
I-864EZ, I-864W or I-864A checklist.
Failure to present the missing items indicated and/or to make the
necessary corrections at the visa interview could result in a denial or delay
in obtaining a visa for the sponsored applicant.
If you need a new I-864 form, please visit the Department of State website
at the following address: www.ImmigrantVisas.state.gov and read the
Affidavit of Support (I-864) instructions. From there you can fill out the
form online and print it to send to the visa applicant for the interview.
You will be notified when an interview has been set. Do not contact
post regarding your interview date until you have been notified.
SAINI, MEENU Form I-864, Affidavit of Support, & Financial Evidence Checklist)
Please review the instructions below then refer to the final page of this checklist for mailing
instructions.
I-864, Affidavit of Support Checklist
[x] The NVC recently completed our review of your visa case. While you meet the minimum qualifications for a visa
interview to be scheduled your Affidavit of Support contained one or more sections with missing or incorrect
information. Please review the additional instructions below then complete a new Affidavit of Support. (You can
download the I-864 form and instructions at http://www.uscis.gov/i-864.) Once you have completed the new
Affidavit of Support, please provide it to the principal applicant to bring to his or her visa interview. Do not submit
your new Affidavit of Support to the NVC, as doing so will reopen your case and cause processing delays.

In Part 1. Basis for Filing Affidavit of Support, please correct the following...

In Part 2. Information on the Principal Immigrant, please correct the following...
































In Part 3, Information on the Immigrant(s) You are sponsoring, please correct the following...
 Item 7. The total number of immigrants listed in Item 7 must equal the number of immigrants listed in Part 3, Items
1 through 6.f. In addition, you must also verify that the total number of immigrants listed in Item 7 matches the
number you entered in Part 5 Item1.

In Part 4. Information on the Sponsor, please correct the following...

In Part 5. Sponsor's Household Size, please correct the following...

In Part 6. Sponsor's Income and Employment, please correct the following...

In Part 8, Sponsor's Contract, please correct the following...

The Form I-864 we received was missing the following page(s). Please ensure you include all nine pages when you
resubmit the form.
You must submit the following financial evidence:
NVC Special Instructions
 
















 

The petitioner and joint sponsor must do the necessary corrections on the AOS forms.  Your wife must send the AOS package to you.

 

You bring the AOS package to your interview.

 

It seems to me that your case is already complete.  You can expect an interview letter some time in the last week of December OR first week of January.  Your interview will be in February 2014.


Edited by apple21, 30 November 2013 - 06:29 AM.

apple21FemalePhilippines2013-11-30 06:21:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)Medical Exams for CR1s
It's usually valid for 6 months. Best to look at your ontended embassy/consulate's website for their list of affiliated medical facilities. Call them up and they should know long an exam result is valid for. Take that into account, okay? Hope it helps.
ivyanddanFemaleJapan2013-10-31 11:17:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)NVC gave me the wrong information?
Seems like it's not a known fact yet. Even here on visajourney, since nobody responded to my posts. (thanks, by the way)

New email to send expedite requests to is NVCExpedite@state.gov

will post this everywhere I've posted my query, if you guys don't mind. This important info needs to be known to everyone.

How do I know? Mine has been expedited. Just awaiting interview schedule now. :)






ivyanddanFemaleJapan2013-10-31 11:06:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)NVC gave me the wrong information?

I am unsure if I should have posted it here. Please advise. :(


ivyanddanFemaleJapan2013-10-28 12:50:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)NVC gave me the wrong information?

We inquired from NVC through email re: process of expediting for military-related reasons. They gave us the info and said we need to send it to NVCInquiry@state.gov with the subject "ATTN: Supervisor Sue, NVC Case No *********"

 

It's been 11 days! :( We never received even an acceptance email. 

 

I called tonight (morning for NVC) and the person said I sent it to the wrong e-mail. It was supposed to be NVCExpedite (or nvcexpedite?) @state.gov. ARRRRGGGH.

 

I tried searching about this everywhere (Google, this forum, other forums)... Nothing shows up. Is this email address even true? :(

 

They gave us the wrong information when we first inquired re: expedite!


ivyanddanFemaleJapan2013-10-28 12:21:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)Looking to NVC Expedite? New Email!
Definitely not a known fact yet. Even here on VJ, so I'm putting this info everywhere. So people like me won't have to wait 12 days to find out they have been waiting for nothing... After sending their expedite request to NVCInquiry@state.gov

New email to send expedite requests to is NVCExpedite@state.gov

Same process... Just a different e-mail address. Mine was answered in less than 10 hours and decided on after 30.




ivyanddanFemaleJapan2013-10-31 11:10:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresWhat has happen to my interview
I had this idea that maybe it is my kids surname that affects the releasing of the visa.. My kids surname is different from mine as they uses their father's name although we are not legally married. In their birth certificate their father put the date and place of marriage even though no ceremonies happen. He did this for the kids to use his surname as before the civil code don’t allow to use the father’s name if the parents are not legally married. I bring the original birth certificates of the 2 kids with me should they want a proof, though the Consul did not ask for it and I am willing to explain why did this happen. I gave my CENOMAR that I get from the NSO to prove i was never married.


hi, i myself gone through K1 process and have kids(4 actually) which are K2 derivatives. all my kids used their father's surname, even have a date and place of marriage which didn't occur on their birth certificates. just a fictitious marriage for the purpose of registering the kids. during our interview the CO didn't even asked me about it nor didn't brought up anything about the kids. the kids were present during the interview. i supported my documents with a latest CENOMAR, but we did already had one included when my fiance filed the petition. the interview went fine and got approved right away. but that time we don't have that documents verification yet.

so i guess there's no connection with the kids why you still have the visa yet. did they asked you to pay DELBROS after the interview?

are you not going to bring the kids over here? sounds like a personal question, just curious smile.gif

hope you get your visa soon....GOD BLESS!


ana
honeysweetFemalePhilippines2008-01-25 06:10:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)NVC a way station or the case has to get approved?



I know there are some more detailed threads that aussiewench will probably offer, but to let you know the process at the NVC is essentially that they assign your petition a new case number and run a handful of security checks before forwarding it to the consulate/embassy of the beneficiary. Unless there are any serious hits returned by the security checks this is generally a very short stop (commonly no more than a couple weeks, though frequently only a few days). Should for some reason there be a name match on the security checks, the case can be put into Administrative Processing which can take a considerable length of time. However, you can likely expect that your petition will be finished at the NVC and on its way to the consulate/embassy soon. Good luck!

-Eli-



this is my understanding too... but to diffierentiate the security/name checks done...
on the service center level the petitioner is the one being checked (i.e. the IMBRA questionnaire)... while on the NVC level, it is the beneficiary being checked.

I'm sure the more experienced VJ'ers can help.

Gen

Background security checks are conducted on both the beneficiary and the petitioner at service center level. This has always happened even pre-IMBRA. Background/security checks can also be conducted on anyone connected to the petition....even a lawyer. IMBRA is just an added component.



Thank you for clarifying. I read that somewhere though.
And allow me to thank you for all the other information you give. You give this site the credibility of being a very good immigration reference site for those in the process.
:star:
Gen
kismetFemalePhilippines2006-09-10 00:42:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)NVC a way station or the case has to get approved?

I know there are some more detailed threads that aussiewench will probably offer, but to let you know the process at the NVC is essentially that they assign your petition a new case number and run a handful of security checks before forwarding it to the consulate/embassy of the beneficiary. Unless there are any serious hits returned by the security checks this is generally a very short stop (commonly no more than a couple weeks, though frequently only a few days). Should for some reason there be a name match on the security checks, the case can be put into Administrative Processing which can take a considerable length of time. However, you can likely expect that your petition will be finished at the NVC and on its way to the consulate/embassy soon. Good luck!

-Eli-



this is my understanding too... but to diffierentiate the security/name checks done...
on the service center level the petitioner is the one being checked (i.e. the IMBRA questionnaire)... while on the NVC level, it is the beneficiary being checked.

I'm sure the more experienced VJ'ers can help.

Gen
kismetFemalePhilippines2006-09-10 00:29:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)129 and 130 approved

Count on the I-129F being closed. Follow the link below for the CR-1, and far superior, visa

Good luck

http://www.visajourn...p/EZGuideSpouse


hi..can i ask when can we get our NVC case number? coz we were approved last feb. 15
PatRheaFemale02011-02-27 01:35:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)129 and 130 approved

:thumbs: :dance: :thumbs: :dance:


thank you so much...i m a filipina who is always worried about my stuff...thank you guys for helping us...
PatRheaFemale02011-02-26 11:15:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)129 and 130 approved

The I864 will be submitted at the NVC stage and your husband can send it to you only be to be mailed off or if he has all the supporting documents for the I864 then he can mail it off.


thank you so much
PatRheaFemale02011-02-25 12:55:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)129 and 130 approved
thank you so much for the help...god bless us all!!!!
PatRheaFemale02011-02-25 12:53:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)129 and 130 approved

NVC will request I-864 of your spouse, it s mailed or scanned and sent to them depending on consulate.


thank you so much...

Edited by margareth, 25 February 2011 - 12:52 PM.

PatRheaFemale02011-02-25 12:50:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)129 and 130 approved
thank you for the info...it will really help us? when we need the I864? do my husband need to send it to me or to the NVC?
PatRheaFemale02011-02-25 12:33:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)129 and 130 approved

Not a K-1 topic, sounds like a K-3 topic...

Also this is the norm, you have no choice.. NVC will close the I-129F and move on with I-130 for a CR-1 or IR-1 Spouse visa...

Forget the K-3, improved processing at USCIS and NVC have eliminated it.

USCIS WILL pull the I-130 from the queue and then tie the I-130 and I-129F together and approve on same date, then NVC WILL close the I-129F and proceed on with the CR-1.

Filing an I-129F will only slow the process down when they pull the I-130 out of the queue to combine the two petitions.

K-3 served only one function, it was derived at a time when I-130 was taking years to get approved, however now since I-130 is approved at same time as I-129F the function of K-3 (Entry to USA and WAITING for I-130 approval) no longer exists, so NVC kills the K-3 in favor of the superior CR-1 or IR-1 visa.

NVC WILL CANCEL the K-3 if they receive the two petitions from USCIS together.


http://travel.state....pes_2993.html#4

If anticipating a K-4 for an accompanying step child and did not file an I-130 for the step child, you will have a problem when NVC kills the K-3, if this is the case, it would be best to file an I-130 for step child now with a cover letter explaining the parent's case along with a copy of parent's I-130 NOA1 receipt letter attached.

Moving to the K-3 forum...


thank you for the info...it will really help us? when we need the I864? do my husband need to send it to me or to the NVC?
PatRheaFemale02011-02-25 12:16:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)129 and 130 approved
please help me!!! my 129 and 130 was approved same time..i am now confuse what is better to use?
and we already got our 797 receipt, whats next step? thank you...
PatRheaFemale02011-02-25 11:59:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)DS-3032
Hello vj fam,

Can i email DS3032 to NVC even if i dont have instructions yet but i already got my NVC case number and IIN...can u teach me how to email it and how to make DS3032...DO i need to make one for my daughter too? thank you so much..God Bless Us all

Edited by PatRhea, 02 March 2011 - 04:29 AM.

PatRheaFemale02011-03-02 04:28:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)Can you email NVC your Choice of Agent Form?

Thank you PatRhea, I know that I can be his choice of agent...my question is since he has to sign to form, would a copy of the form submitted via email be acceptable to NVC?



just click that link and follow that...its fine even if no signature...just email it in 2 to 3 days u will receive mail from NVC that they got it...
PatRheaFemale02011-03-06 21:41:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)Can you email NVC your Choice of Agent Form?

Can my husband email his Choice of Agent Form to NVC? Can he email me his Choice of Agent Form and then I can express mail it through the postal service to NVC? I just don't trust the postal service in Pakistan.


yes..you can be his Choice of Agent

http://www.visajourn...il_DS-3032_form
PatRheaFemale02011-03-05 13:41:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)AOS and IV fees "PAID"
u can send it now...and put the coversheet with barcode on top of all...godbless
PatRheaFemale02011-03-31 17:27:00