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We had to send ours 3 times before it was accepted. I would send it again if I were you. It only took 2 days for them to accept it once they decided to lol

Yay, it has just been accepted! I think 'once they decided to' is key there, lol. Our first few emailed attempts must have ended up in NVC Oblivion with yours! Thanks

HighlandScott

Male

Scotland

2011-08-15 17:47:00

The NVC STILL has no record of our DS-3032 email... been sending it since Aug 2nd! We'll hear something soon I hope... anyone else having this issue?

HighlandScott

Male

Scotland

2011-08-15 11:09:00

We seem to be stuck on the NVC accepting our DS-3032 email. Sent it first thing 9 days ago on August 2nd and no word yet... re-sent it yesterday just in case, since NVC operator said they had no record of it having been received. Anyone else have / having similar issues or delay with the DS-3032 acceptance?

The I-864 bill was received and updated to paid fairly quickly though, so there is that :thumbs:

Edited by HighlandScott, 11 August 2011 - 05:52 AM.

HighlandScott

Male

Scotland

2011-08-11 05:51:00

OK so...

AOS bill generated finally.

Two emails this morning, sent to both Petitioner and Beneficiary, both exactly the same.

1. Subject: (ACL UNIVERSAL)

Dear Principal Applicant:

The immigrant visa petition recently filed on your behalf is now eligible for further processing at the National Visa Center (NVC). You will need the following identification numbers to carry out the next steps in the immigration process.
The first stage of visa processing is to establish communication with the NVC by registering an agent and your agent's contact information with the NVC.

DS-3032 form was attached to this.

2. Subject: (PAOSF I-130 UNIVERSAL)

Before your petition can be processed you must pay the Affidavit of Support (AOS) processing fee ($88.00 USD). etc etc

DS-3032 form also attached.

Ok... so my question is that should I email the DS-3032 again, as you can see by my signature I have emailed it twice already.

AOS bill paid and status changed to In Process.

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I also just received NVC's email requesting the DS-3032, which we had emailed last week as well. I spoke to NVC operator this morning and asked if it needed to be sent again- she said if I sent it Aug 2, then I don't need to send it again as they'll "still be getting around to that email". I'll wait a few more days.. and see what happens!

Edited by HighlandScott, 08 August 2011 - 09:49 AM.

HighlandScott

Male

Scotland

2011-08-08 09:48:00

SO VERY FRUSTRATED

Still no case number at NVC. I thought this was supposed to be the quick part once you're over the hump of waiting on I-130 approval.

I feel like crying right now.

The NVC is taking a while to get the cases entered into their system lately. Keep your head up- hopefully you don't have much longer to wait!

It was 34 days for us to get our case # on Aug 1st. No contact from NVC beyond that, and no AOS bill yet. We did send the DS-3032 email back on Aug 1st, but otherwise, we're back to waiting. At least there is some feeling of movement once the case # is assigned, this seems much easier than the waiting for it to arrive at NVC.

HighlandScott

Male

Scotland

2011-08-08 07:33:00

Ok. I am starting to get ticked off. Several people that got their NOA2 after me have gotten their case numbers last week and this week. I am not mad at those individuals, I am actually happy for them but I am ticked at the damn system.

What happened to the process of order? lol

I better get my case number this week sometime or your gonna hear about a earthquake in Central Ohio...

I hope you get it VERY SOON! The process of order does seem to fail at NVC... highly frustrating when we are waiting every day for updates. Good luck to you!!

HighlandScott

Male

Scotland

2011-08-01 19:59:00

Just called and got the case number from the operator and gave the email addresses! AVR is not updated. I attempted to get the IIN as well, but the operator replied "Your case isn't even QC'd yet!"... whatever that means! Will call back tomorrow and try for the IIN, and will email DS-3032 in the meantime.

HighlandScott

Male

Scotland

2011-08-01 19:42:00

Waiting AOS to be invoiced

Thanks for the update- our timelines are similar, this gives me hope of getting our AOS bill today or tomorrow. It also means I'll probably be checking it obsessively until then :wacko:

HighlandScott

Male

Scotland

2011-08-08 09:53:00

Yes. Good news

It was sorted out with no further action from us and our case is now closed at NVC.

What happened:
As I've said, the copy of marriage cert was sent in (purely as supporting evidence, not because it was required) as part of the I-864 package.

The NVC dealt with the I-864 and the RFE turned out to be related to the DS-230/IV application, which they had not even received at the time they sent the RFE (they got the DS-230 package the next day). So..... they considered the copy of marriage cert to be related to the DS-230 package, which does require an original marriage cert, and therefore wrote to us asking for an original. Why they didn't mention every other document that should be with a DS-230 is unclear, because at the time they had nothing. Anyway.... they received the complete DS-230 package soon afer (that had the original marriage cert in it) which eliminated the RFE. Thankfully the issue cause no extra delay.

HighlandScott

Male

Scotland

2011-08-28 18:28:00

Hi - you gots the 'junior jet boys' for adjudicators, and it shows.

Sorry for that.

Have the UsCitizen Spouse call into NVC on Monday, ask for/get a Supervisor
then

have the Supervisor request an 'eyeball review' of the casefile, on both sets of documentation, noting with said supervisor that
the adjudicator that sent out this request for more info -

got it wrong.

It's a reading problem, really - the Junior Jet Boy (or Girl) that reviewed yer case was clueless.

The Supervisor you talk to - please remember - he/she cannot do this review, but they CAN request the review.

Very helpful info Darnell- thank you for that

HighlandScott

Male

Scotland

2011-08-20 23:38:00

But a marriage cert isn't a part of the I-864 package at all... unless I'm wrong??

HighlandScott

Male

Scotland

2011-08-20 22:04:00

I'm pretty confused about why we received an RFE for "Marriage Certificate not an Original Copy" for our Affidavit of Support package...?

On Friday, I spoke with an NVC operator who advised that the I-864 had been reviewed and accepted, and that the RFE was for the missing DS-230/IV package (which has been sent for delivery to NVC on Monday).

Tonight, I recieved a checklist cover letter email with an RFE saying that the Marriage Certificate was not an original/certified copy. Now, I (the US citizen spouse) had sent some extra documents with the I-864 to explain why three different last names are reflected on my income documents, among them photocopies of SS cards, a photocopy of my divorce decree from prior marriage, and a photocopy of our marriage certificate.

The only thing I can think of is, because I included a copy of our marriage cert, that they wanted it to be an original? But I had only put it in there to clarify the succession of name changes. Between the operator telling me the I-864 was fine, and an RFE for a document that isn't required for this package... I'm not sure what to think? Any thoughts? Anyone else had similar?

It's gonna kill me to wait until Monday to figure this out!

-M

HighlandScott

Male

Scotland

2011-08-20 21:46:00

Wrong passport number on visa

Glad you're getting it sorted

I wonder why he has to actually visit the Embassy again? If that sort of thing happened to me, it might mean another huge journey from North Scotland which is not cheap.

HighlandScott

Male

Scotland

2011-09-15 12:42:00

Hpw long till London interview?

You had your case expedited at USCIS... have you requested an expedite at the embassy level as well?

That's what we did- as soon as we got our case closed at NVC, we emailed the NVC inquiry email address with our request to expedite the interview date, along with supporting documents (doctor's letters, in our case). NVC then forwarded our request to the London embassy, and we heard back the next day that the request had been approved. Instead of waiting at NVC for an interview date, our case was forwarded directly to the Embassy, and was received at London last week.

Just today, two weeks after our case left NVC, we got our interview letter with a date of September 27th- 11 days from now. So if you are able to do an expedite again, it can move quite quickly.

Good luck!

HighlandScott

Male

Scotland

2011-09-16 14:59:00