Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	NVC Scheduling Interview @ Embassy	[/quote] Tamieka, The automatic voice system was updated to said....you case was completed on Jun 25th please allow 8 weeks from this date for further instruction. If it has been more than 8 weeks then press 2. I then called the NVC on Jun 26 and was told that all the interviews for July was gone and interviews for August would not start to be scheduled until the 2nd week of July. I am calling over there today. I just need to find some time. Jenice [/quote] Thank you for the info, Jenice. I have been calling the automated voice system everyday, just to see if there is any additional information on the case. Hopefully, I will hear something soon. I appreciate it and let us know what happened with your call to the NVC. Tamieka	JA Tam	Female	Jamaica	2007-07-10 11:51:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	NVC Scheduling Interview @ Embassy	Hey Jenice ...Based on what you are saying they are scheduling interviews a month in advance. So from the looks of things I will be most likely in the September batch ...I pray that they will get as many people in for the summer as possible....Hang in there...Maybe things will go faster than you think Thanks!! Well I was able to finally speak to a rep. Per the rep all the interiews for July for the Kingston embassy was scheduled the 2nd week in June so I will not be getting a July interview date . Interviews for August will start being schedule the 2nd week in July so I can call back by the 3rd week in July to see if David got an August date. I am still waiting on a response to my email to the NVC. I will also call the NVC at least once a week until I am given an interview date. Guys let me know if anyone else get a interview date! Thanks!! Jenice Congratulations, Jenice!!! You have given the rest of us hope after having these changes ! I am sending all the documents to the NVC tomorrow overnight...my husband just sent his police certificate to me this evening. Thanks for keeping us posted. We look forward to hearing further good news from you. If it so happens that my husband and I get a date in August, that works well, since I planned on taking vacation in August anyway. We can only hope that things will go that fast. Unfortunately, "red tape" will slow processes down . I am not sure how long it takes for the response on the medical, which I can see as the only reason that the interview scheduling maybe more than 1 month in advance. Can't wait to see the light at the end of the tunnel. I hope you will hear something soon!	JA Tam	Female	Jamaica	2007-07-10 09:34:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	NVC Scheduling Interview @ Embassy	Guys.. Is there anyone pursuing a IR1/CR1 and the NVC has scheduled your interview in the last couple of weeks; can you please tell me how long it took from when the case was completed at the NVC before you got your interview date. Did you have to wait to get the letter before you knew the date? Was the automatic voice system ever updated with this status? Monday will be exactly two weeks since the NVC completed my case and I have not heard anything :crying Jenice Jenice, When you found out the date that your case was completed, did you hear it on the automated voice response system or from a rep? I am still waiting to hear if our case was completed as I am hoping that it will get in the batch for interviews in August. Thanks for all your help and I hope you hear something soon. Tamieka	JA Tam	Female	Jamaica	2007-07-09 10:48:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	NVC Scheduling Interview @ Embassy	Thanks!! Well I was able to finally speak to a rep. Per the rep all the interiews for July for the Kingston embassy was scheduled the 2nd week in June so I will not be getting a July interview date . Interviews for August will start being schedule the 2nd week in July so I can call back by the 3rd week in July to see if David got an August date. I am still waiting on a response to my email to the NVC. I will also call the NVC at least once a week until I am given an interview date. Guys let me know if anyone else get a interview date! Thanks!! Jenice Congratulations, Jenice!!! You have given the rest of us hope after having these changes ! I am sending all the documents to the NVC tomorrow overnight...my husband just sent his police certificate to me this evening. Thanks for keeping us posted. We look forward to hearing further good news from you. If it so happens that my husband and I get a date in August, that works well, since I planned on taking vacation in August anyway.	JA Tam	Female	Jamaica	2007-06-26 21:06:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	NVC Scheduling Interview @ Embassy	Thanks Jax but I'm looking for interviews that was schedule directly w/NVC. It doesn't necessary have to be thru Kingston. Anyone else? Nyseness, I am waiting on the NVC to scheduled my appointment under this new process. The NVC recieved the marriage lisence, birth certificate and police certificate on June 15, 2007. So I am praying my case is completed now and our interview will be scheduled shortly. But I also would love to hear from anyone that interview was scheduled by the NVC USA-Jamaica: Please keep us posted. I am sending the package with the marriage license, birth and police certificates tomorrow, so they should get it on Monday. You will definitely be the one we're watching to see how long this new process will take.	JA Tam	Female	Jamaica	2007-06-21 20:36:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	NVC has not received Affidavidt of support	First post for me, but I've been reading the boards every day! Anyway - We sent back the Affidavidt of Support along with $70 fee on June 4-2007 and they say they have NO record of receiving it. Do I give them more time to "find" it or do I send it again or what? all very confusing **** and yes, working on our timeline ***** patience please The fee that you sent, have you been able to check if it has been cashed (money order/check)? Have they said they have not received the fee bill payment at all? I would send it again; while they received the payment for my fee bill, they told me they had not received my paperwork either, so I hard to re-send mine.	JA Tam	Female	Jamaica	2007-08-13 14:40:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	Good for nothing NVC	Guess what guys, I called the NVC today from work and talked to another operator. I asked her why we did not get an interview date and she says that we already have one scheduled for September 6th @8 am. What the !@$&% is going on in the NVC? This proves my point that these people are a bunch of idiots. I am very thankful that we did get the interview scheduled but September 6th is less than 3 weeks away. It takes at least 3 weeks for my husband to recieve mail from the US, sometimes more. Does anyone know if you can go to the interview without the appointment letter? Opening another can of worms here...... BTW, congrats to you Diana and JA Tam on your interviews as well! Yaaaaaaaaaaaay! OMG, from what I have heard with our own interview, you will need the interview letter to schedule the medical and to get into the embassy for the interview. I hope you get the letter soon! Check to see if your husband can go to the embassy to pick up Packet 4 which will have all the information you will need. Congratulations my dear!!! I am happy for you, while frantic in the mean time, hoping you'll get your letter soon.	JA Tam	Female	Jamaica	2007-08-17 19:50:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	Good for nothing NVC	The process used to be that the NVC completed the case, sent it to the embassy and the embassy would then schedule the interviews. Now they complete the case, they schedule the interviews and then send the case to the embassy. The process changed for Colombia in April and Tamieka said they changed it for Jamaica in June. Where did you find this information? I would like to know if the Helsinki embassy (in Finland) still schedules its own interviews, since the Helsinki embassy has a reputation of being extra quick. After all this frustrating waiting, I really don't want to wait a week longer if I don't have too ... If you use the following link http://travel.state..../info_3734.html you will be able to see which consulates are scheduled by the NVC, following the changes. Good luck. Edited by JA Tam, 17 August 2007 - 03:31 PM.	JA Tam	Female	Jamaica	2007-08-17 15:26:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	Good for nothing NVC	Thanks JA_TAM. I just looked at your time line and I feel really bad for complaining since you have waited one year since you filed your petition. I'm just so annoyed at the thought of them giving us false information, building our hopes up and then knocking us down again without so much as an explanation or apology. What kind of information have they been giving you? The operator I talked to today told me that the interviews for September have already been scheduled for everyone. That all scheduling has been completed. I hope that she is wrong, there's always a good chance that she is considering that 95% of their staff have no idea of what they're talking about. I totally understand the frustrations. I have been there many times and have been forced to learn patience . I feel bad having to tell you that I have been scheduled for a September interview and up to this point, they had been telling me that they were still scheduling the interviews. I think it is irresponsible that they told you the file had been sent to the embassy, only to hear now that they still have it at the NVC. Right before they completed our case, they switched their policies and began holding on to our files until after the interviews had been scheduled in Jamaica. This is probably what happened with the Moroccan embassy and so I am keeping my fingers crossed that you will be scheduled soon. You will be in my thoughts and prayers.	JA Tam	Female	Jamaica	2007-08-16 22:09:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	Good for nothing NVC	I was told that our case was sent to the Consulate in Morocco on August 1st by an operator @ NVC. She said that we would receive information soon about our interview in the mail. All along I'm assuming that the Consulate in Casablanca will be scheduling our inteview. Two days later, I head off to Morocco all smiles thinking that maybe he would hear something about our interview during my 12 day visit. I returned two days ago bummed out that we had not heard anything and found a few posts here on VJ about NVC scheduling interviews for certain consulates. I called the NVC and after waiting 10 minutes on the phone a very rude man proceeded to tell me that no our case was never forwarded to the Consulate and that the NVC is in the process of scheduling interviews this week. He told me to call back towards the end of the week and we should have a date. Mind you I'm still ticked that I was given misinformation about the case being forwarded to the Consulate already the first of the month. But I'm thinking okay I will call back and hopefully we will go ahead and have our date scheduled. I just got off the phone with the NVC, and a woman who does not speak good english just told me that all the interviews have already been scheduled for the month of September and "sorry" but I will have to call back mid September to find out if we will have a date for October. #######?? I am so freaking mad. I can't believe that they have such idiots working there who give out false information in the first place and then turn around and screw us out of an interview. Our case was completed July 16th. How in the heck did they already schedule all the interviews for the month of September? Aaaaaaarghhhhhhhhh I needed to vent. I feel your pain. Our case was completed on July 13th and I am waiting to see if we have been scheduled for an interview in September. I am sorry that you are having to experience this, but know that there are a lot of people in the same boat.	JA Tam	Female	Jamaica	2007-08-16 18:10:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	Finally case completed.	QUOTE (Tarik @ Aug 18 2007, 08:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> when it says case completed does it mean they already scheduled the interview or the case is completed but they didn't schedul the interview yet ? They haven't scheduled the interview as yet. Call them mid-September to see if you have received a date.	JA Tam	Female	Jamaica	2007-08-18 20:23:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	Finally case completed.	Congratulations!!! Try to call them when they have finished scheduling the interviews; that's when the date will appear for your case.	JA Tam	Female	Jamaica	2007-08-18 19:45:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	Thats just typical! Advice / Thoughts - re: CR1 / K3	QUOTE (NikkisPrecious @ Aug 30 2007, 10:14 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Your right, CR1 the whole way! So should i contact NVC about cancelling the I129f or sit tight?? I would call them and see what you should do to "cancel" the K3 petition.	JA Tam	Female	Jamaica	2007-08-30 09:25:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	Instruction Package for immigrant visa (IV) applicants (packet 3)	We never received form DS-2001 either in our packet. The closest thing that I see in packet 4 is the NVC's own checklist of documents that they received from us in order to complete our case. Good luck to you	JA Tam	Female	Jamaica	2007-09-04 15:37:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	NVC operator asks for email address	QUOTE (RandyandRina @ Sep 6 2007, 04:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> They had asked me before and I had asked them the purpose of it. They said that they are trying a new feature and coming out with using the email notification, just like USCIS website, for updates regarding the case. The funny thing too is, on top of their actual "What's your case#, beneficiary name and birthdate and agent's phone number" questions, I have been asked to verify the email address twice already. That's cool! Email notifications will free up their phone lines from people like me who called constantly until we were assigned our interview date.	JA Tam	Female	Jamaica	2007-09-06 15:16:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	NVC operator asks for email address	QUOTE (trailmix @ Sep 6 2007, 03:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Just curious. I called NVC a week or so ago, I've only spoken to a person say 3-4 times - but the operator asked me for my email address - have you ever been asked for it? I have never been asked for my email address, with all the calls I have made to them. They probably had it anyway with all the emails that I sent to them . I wonder what that's all about.	JA Tam	Female	Jamaica	2007-09-06 14:31:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	does the auto respond system say the NVC sheduled an interveiw ?	When questions were raised in reference to the date I received for the interview (since they are usually on Tues and Thurs), I called the Dept. of State and they didn't have it in their system, though NVC gave me the date. The only thing the DOS rep was able to tell me was that my file was electronically sent to the USE in Kingston. They (DOS) weren't able to tell me the date until after the Embassy had entered it into their system. Just wanted to put that out there.	JA Tam	Female	Jamaica	2007-09-07 14:24:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	does the auto respond system say the NVC sheduled an interveiw ?	QUOTE (Tarik @ Sep 7 2007, 07:12 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi eveybody. I'm just wondering after the case is completed and the auto respond system says ''case completed'' does it update after they shedul the interveiw or it just stays like that and I have to call and talk to an operator to know the date ?? Congratulations on your case being completed. The system will not automatically update to say that an interview date has been scheduled for your case. Interview dates will not be entered on to the cases until all the dates have been scheduled, so even at this point an operator will not be able to tell you the date. Give it another week or so for them to complete the scheduling and an operator should be able to tell you if you have been assigned a date. When the case is forwarded to the embassy, the system will tell you to direct any further questions on your case to the embassy. Good luck and I hope you are assigned an interview date. Edited by JA Tam, 07 September 2007 - 07:38 AM.	JA Tam	Female	Jamaica	2007-09-07 07:37:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	NVC scheduling Interview @ Embassy for IR1/CR1 visa	QUOTE (Tonya @ Sep 12 2007, 08:09 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Great news this morning!!! I called the NVC this morning....and they had updated their system stating now that they have received the Choice of Agent......I could just jump for joy.......They received I-864 on 9/6 and hopefully things will keep moving on right now......Gonna tell Drew today that he needs to start working on his police certificate....... Tonya, I am so happy for you. Yeah, it's moving right along. The longest that you will have to wait for the police certificate is 21 days, I believe it's J$1000; the 3 day service is J$2000. He doesn't need a letter from the Embassy/NVC to get this done. Tell him, he can go to the Ministry of National Security and tell them he needs it for immigration purposes. This is great news!!! Edited by JA Tam, 12 September 2007 - 03:35 PM.	JA Tam	Female	Jamaica	2007-09-12 15:34:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	NVC scheduling Interview @ Embassy for IR1/CR1 visa	QUOTE (Tonya @ Sep 11 2007, 04:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Good Afternoon Tam......Well today the NVC showed they received the I-864 packet.....however still no Choice of Agent.....so I had had enough waiting......I made him an email acct in yahoo and sent them an email with the Choice of Agent listing me as did his papers he sent......I got a notification back from them within an hour stating they received my email and it will be put in order it was received before I would receive an answer......I also asked her about him going ahead and getting his police certificate.....and she said he could go ahead and apply for it.......so things are getting closer.....Smiles.....would love a December interview but plane tickets are just so expensive.....so January is looking alot better..... Great, I am so happy to hear that. I must warn u, it seems to be taking them at least 2 weeks to get to the emails, so hopefully the last one you sent will do the trick. Yeah, the tickets are really expensive in December, especially the week before Christmas. Last year, I was lucky, I think I got a ticket from Florida for about $300+ for the 23rd. January would be a much better time. Can't wait to hear all the good news	JA Tam	Female	Jamaica	2007-09-11 16:00:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	NVC scheduling Interview @ Embassy for IR1/CR1 visa	QUOTE (Tonya @ Sep 6 2007, 01:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hey Tam.....I just called NVC for the 2nd time today.....I call once in the am and once in the pm......and no luck still yet today.....She told me that once they receive it in the mail, it would take 5-10 days to show in their system.....So who knows.....I just keep hopin and prayin......And sending back all the documents I need to send them as soon as I get them......In the next few days, I am going to send Drew a packet of information including pics, emails,phone records, etc.......Just so he will be prepared for the interview when that time comes.....I am hoping to be able to attend the interview with him but I have to deal with one day at a time....My 18yo son was killed two years in an auto accident and I have court proceedings to attend....but not a definite date on them yet......So hopefully, things will all work out and I will be able to attend and make it a little easier on him...... I am so sorry for your loss. Please accept my condolences; though it's been 2 years I know that it must still be so hard for you. I hope all will be well with the court proceedings. With this process, 1 day at a time is the best option. I pray that they will get the form soon so that the process can start moving.	JA Tam	Female	Jamaica	2007-09-06 13:21:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	NVC scheduling Interview @ Embassy for IR1/CR1 visa	Tonya, Did they finally get the Choice of Agent form? Keep us posted. -Tam	JA Tam	Female	Jamaica	2007-09-06 10:32:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	NVC scheduling Interview @ Embassy for IR1/CR1 visa	QUOTE (Tonya @ Sep 4 2007, 03:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hey....We are filing an IR-1.....I talked to NVC today and they still haven't received Andrew's DS-3032.....So hopefully he can sign on this evening and send them a follow up email....NVC said today that they actually schedule the interview for Kingston.....and next week they will be scheduling appointments for October......I only hope they receive his Choice of Agent form soon so maybe he can make it by the November scheduling.....That would be lovely since is birthday is Nov.16.....smiles.... I hope so too; that would be really nice . Jenice and I were in the first batch of NVC interview scheduling. It took almost 2 months from the date her case was completed and approximately a month from my case being completed for us to be scheduled for interviews. As soon as your hubby can get that form sent again, it would be great. Also, have him fill out the DS-230 and sign a couple of page 2 because it needs his original signature; when I sent my husband's originally, they misplaced it and we had to send it again. It was a hassle waiting for him to send it to me again. Have him send it with the police certificates. He can get the police certificate in 3 days or 21 days; 3 days costs J$2000 and they will give him 2 copies. You will only need to send 1; keep the other for the interview. You will be in our prayers and I can't wait to hear all about your journey. Good luck If you haven't already, come and check out the Yardie thread (as Jenice indicated). -Tamieka Edited by JA Tam, 04 September 2007 - 02:33 PM.	JA Tam	Female	Jamaica	2007-09-04 14:31:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	NVC scheduling Interview @ Embassy for IR1/CR1 visa	Tonya, are you doing K-1 or IR-1/CR-1? just curious...	JA Tam	Female	Jamaica	2007-09-03 16:22:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	NVC scheduling Interview @ Embassy for IR1/CR1 visa	QUOTE (Tonya @ Sep 3 2007, 03:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hey Jenice......I am in the States waiting for my husband to join me.....NVC says that they have received our AOS Fee Bill and the I-864 was generated on 8/28 and being sent out this week.....However, Drew mailed his DS-3032 back to NVC last week, shortly after Hurricane Dean, and they still haven't said they received it yet......I am wondering if I should have him go ahead and prepare to get his police certificate or do we have to wait for some kind of paperwork from NVC...I am thinking that I read somewhere that the police certificate is only valid for so long......Do you know any information on this? Thanks! Hey Tonya, I'm sure Jenice will respond to you, but I just wanted to put my 2 cents in. Your hubby can go to the Ministry of Security and let them know that he needs a police certificate for immigration purposes. It's best for him to have it ready so that you can send it out as soon as you get the checklist letter. It's good for 1 year. Good luck	JA Tam	Female	Jamaica	2007-09-03 16:19:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	Urgent help ! Interview too soon.	QUOTE (Tarik @ Sep 14 2007, 10:15 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi everybody. I called the NVC today and found out that my interview is scheduled for Oct the 2nd,but my case was forwarded to the consulate on September the 11th and normally it takes at least 20 days for me to get any packet from the NVC.so what am I supposed to do if I didn't get the packet 4 that has the medical exame infomation and the appointement's letter before the interview's date ? blink.gif any one can help plz ? Hey Tarik, Congratulations on getting your interview date. Your SO will also get a copy of the interview letter. Is there anyway that it can be scanned and emailed to you, so you can print it? When we got our interview date, it was right after a hurricane hit Jamaica and I wasn't sure my hubby would get his mail in time so that he could do the medical. I scanned the letter that was sent to me and emailed it to him so that he could present it at the medical. Also, if you are close to the embassy, maybe you would be able to get a copy from them. Just a thought. Good luck with everything.	JA Tam	Female	Jamaica	2007-09-14 09:42:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	Case Complete question...	QUOTE (vylex @ Sep 10 2007, 11:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thanks JA TAM and Diana! I emailed the embassy earlier. I just got back from Sydney too. I miss my wifey already. Damn APEC shut everything down late last week. Oh well. I am hoping for a mid-October interview date. Oh, getting so close... Diana, I am so happy you got your interview date! Congrats to you! I remember how much of a runaround you got during the DS-230 phase. It's all behind you now and just the interview for your husband is left. Have a great time flying down to be with him! No problem, I hope you get a response soon.	JA Tam	Female	Jamaica	2007-09-11 08:21:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	Case Complete question...	Congratulations on your case being completed . Call the embassy this week, but I believe it would be the date the NVC mailed the case to the US Consulate in Sydney.	JA Tam	Female	Jamaica	2007-09-09 12:14:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	Who goes to the interview just the beneficery? pls help	QUOTE (una @ Sep 26 2007, 09:48 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Pls can u tell me who goes to the interveiw just the beneficary or both the petitioner and the beneficary? if im the Petitioner and live in Usa where do i do the interview here in usa or in my beneficiary's country...in Europe? Anybody who knows tellllllllllllllll me pls It depends on the country. In my SO's country, both the petitioner and beneficiary can go to the interview, it's not mandatory, but it is encouraged. I went with my hubby last week. Good luck.	JA Tam	Female	Jamaica	2007-09-26 20:55:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	NVC CASE COMPLETED	Congratulations	JA Tam	Female	Jamaica	2007-09-12 14:43:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	NVC Portsmouth, NH	QUOTE (Kass @ Sep 29 2007, 06:26 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> received letter from Embassy TODAY....I have to say from NVC to London was pretty quick..... Congratulations	JA Tam	Female	Jamaica	2007-09-29 12:15:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	Case complete!	Congratulations!!!	JA Tam	Female	Jamaica	2007-12-03 22:18:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	another case complete!!!	Congratulations!	JA Tam	Female	Jamaica	2007-11-26 20:14:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	Interview scheduled	Congratulations on all the interviews	JA Tam	Female	Jamaica	2007-12-12 22:40:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	Magic! Our case is completed today	Congratulations!!! It was probably just completed today, so both operators could be correct. When I found out our case was complete, I called a couple times too, just to hear that and put a smile on my face.	JA Tam	Female	Jamaica	2007-12-14 21:51:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	Interview Date!!!!!	Congratulations!!!	JA Tam	Female	Jamaica	2007-12-18 17:53:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	Hard to believe, but apparently true	Congratulations	JA Tam	Female	Jamaica	2007-12-12 23:00:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	Petition now at NVC	Hey Tash, Congratulations on getting the good news. My dad's case was entered into the NVC system on New Year's Eve; it took 5 days from the date I was told it was approved to receive the physical NOA2. Don't worry about the NOA2, your hubby won't need it at the interview. It's nice to have the receipt, but now that it is at the NVC, I think receiving it or not is not a big deal. What you want to make sure you receive is the interview letter that hubby will need to get into the embassy. Best of luck to you my dear Edited by JA Tam, 10 January 2008 - 07:31 PM.	JA Tam	Female	Jamaica	2008-01-10 19:30:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	NVC	I know it is a disappointment, but I am sure we will be celebrating with you when you are scheduled for a March interview	JA Tam	Female	Jamaica	2008-01-16 22:08:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	IV appointments	Hush Claire...Kingston nah put dem ting yah pon line....yuh mad!!!	JA Tam	Female	Jamaica	2008-01-25 21:44:00