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I wrote my congress woman about a week ago. No response yet as expected. I just explained to her from beginning to now. And told her how uscis says my case is not there anymore. Santo Domingo says my case is not there yet. And nvc has yet to respond to me at all. Did my case grow legs and runaway?? So hopefully I get some kind of response soon. Because the right hand doesnt know what the left is doing.

Lisa, Did you receive your NOA2?

LoveMyTico

Female

Costa Rica

2014-01-05 07:21:00

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Hey thanks. But hat do you say to a senators office? I guess you don't speak to the actual senator!. Can you only call when your i130 is out of their guideline times?

You can call the senators office whenever you want. Tell them you have a pending I-130 and you want them to do an inquiry. They will send you a release form to sign and scan or fax back. As soon as they get that from you , they will do an inquiry. No, you don't have to be out of the processing times to inquire. August filers have only been waiting for 4 months. you'll probably get the usual response they send to everyone..." current processing times are 6 months from the date of this notice" but at least they know your asking LOL

LoveMyTico

Female

Costa Rica

2014-01-04 19:42:00

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Have most of the April/May filers at least been transferred? Did you actually get a notice or just call and speak to a Tier 2? I read somewhere that they are now transfering July cases....?

I don't follow the other months. I only follow March and April. I was in Costa Rica when I received an email from my Senators office stating I was transferred to Texas. I also received the 3 text messages regarding an update to my case.

I just found out on Monday through another inquiry that my case has been assigned to an officer. Who knows when that happened and who knows how long an officer gets to hang on to them.

Tier 2 are useless. They only have access to a few more screens than tier 1. I don't waste my time with them. They only make me feel worse. They are RUDE and OBNOXIOUS

If you filed in Aug. I would start calling your Senators office in February.

LoveMyTico

Female

Costa Rica

2014-01-02 05:43:00

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Just crazy, it all adds to the nightmare that is USCIS..... at least if it was methodical it would take the edge off.... However at least they are moving again!

I hope the USCIS is open for business as usual today. I know that is asking alot since its Thursday.... Philadelphia is expecting a snow storm tonight into tomorrow morning but as far as I know, TEXAS isn't.... LET'S GO TSC

LoveMyTico

Female

Costa Rica

2014-01-02 05:31:00

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I wouldn't get the police certificate until you have your NOA2. I think that they expire 6 months after issue. I know that in NL, he can't even ask for the VOG himself. The Consulate has to do that.

My husband is sitting on the edge of his seat waiting to go get the police certificate. They are only good for 30 days from Costa Rica. But I'm wondering if there are different types now that I think about it. The one he is talking about is the one everybody has to get when they start a new job... It only takes 30 minutes or less to get( give or take depending on the line)

LoveMyTico

Female

Costa Rica

2014-01-02 05:29:00

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hi. i m from bangladesh. also august filer. dont know what nvc is doing with our documents. i m dying to see my hubby. passed 8 month without my hubby. wish nvc could undes my feelings:(
hi. i m from bangladesh. also august filer. dont know what nvc is doing with our documents. i m dying to see my hubby. passed 8 month without my hubby. wish nvc could undes my feelings:(

Did you receive your NOA2? If not, your file is not at the NVC yet.

LoveMyTico

Female

Costa Rica

2013-12-24 11:06:00

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we are so happy, we received an email from uscis that our NOA2 was approved on 12/16......our pd is 8/13/2013 and case was transferred to NSC on 9/20/2013

Congrats....

This is for an F-2A. These get approved faster up front but have to wait for a visa.

LoveMyTico

Female

Costa Rica

2013-12-17 19:49:00

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Just thought I'd introduce myself and say hi! I'm Sarah, and I live with my wife in the UK with our 3 year old son. We've been living here for close to 7 years. We applied for our spousal visa just after the DOMA Supreme Court Decision this summer, and we're an August filer. NOA1 came shortly after and now we're in the waiting game for NOA2. (I'm the US citizen, btw.)

Crossing fingers for happy news in the first few months of the new year!

SO COOL. Glad you are finally able to file your petition ! good Luck !

LoveMyTico

Female

Costa Rica

2013-12-16 07:53:00

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Received NOA2 Approval email on 12-12-2013. Requested an expedite on the petition because our youngest daughter got an ameba infection following typhoon, and doctors weren't sure if it was water contaminant or some sort of food contaminant. I hope that the NVC goes quickly. I also hope everyone that is still waiting for NOA 2 that it comes quickly for all of you too. I know how challenging it is being apart from the ones you love. Take care everyone, and I wish you all Happy Holidays.

I suggest requesting an expedite for the NVC since the expedite for the USCIS does not carry over. Put a call in to your senators office. They should be able to push it along

LoveMyTico

Female

Costa Rica

2013-12-14 14:18:00

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For how long this is taking I'm wondering why my wife and I put off filing the I-130 so long - we too are stuck like everyone else in the abyss of overland park. Oh well.

Anyhow, assuming NOA2 comes through at about the 13 month mark it will mean we've been married for >2 years so get the IR-1 instead of the conditional. So silver linings and all that. Plus we're together in Australia and there are worse places to be - but damn do I miss skiing.

its not 13 months anymore.. Check the processing times online... they updated them today !

LoveMyTico

Female

Costa Rica

2013-11-20 19:28:00

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wth...the waiting time just went up to 13 months....are you kidding me.....what is us government doing

Remember they are transferring the backlog. My guess is that the new times are for NEW petitons being filed. Also, the times are from Sept 30th. So anyone filing after that can probably expect the longer processing time. Most people who are getting transferred are getting approvals in a month or so !!

LoveMyTico

Female

Costa Rica

2013-11-19 17:31:00

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Lol same here! He's coming in the end of November and i just, ugh, well not 'can't stop' but there is some difficulty with that.

Yep, If I shop through United Airlines website, I get miles added to my reward membership.. Let me just tell you how many miles I have accumulated LOL I am obsessed with buying stuff for my husband and his family... I just fill a box no bigger than 62 linear inches and no more than 50 lbs and I can just pay $40 and it is my second checked bag on United. It sure beats paying $61 at the post office for only 10 lbs.

As a checked bag, I can pack cologne and liquids...I'm not limited in what I can pack. The USPS won't even let me send a small cologne internationally.

Also I found www.aliexpress.com I have sent things directly to Costa Rica for free. It trakes a really long time but sometimes I just can't carry everything in my bags... LOL

Edited by LoveMyTico, 12 November 2013 - 12:58 PM.

LoveMyTico

Female

Costa Rica

2013-11-12 12:54:00

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16 days til I see my hubby. I don't drink but shopping is filling my void... too bad the lint is taking over my wallet ! ! ! LOL LOL LOL

LoveMyTico

Female

Costa Rica

2013-11-12 11:50:00

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My guess, for NBC not processing ANY petitions whatsoever is because they were counting on OP opening end of Oct. Now we know that they are not.. at least not Division 8 that was supposed to be handling the I-130s.

The really bad bad news is that they are not spitting out any approvals. And USCIS has already said that some files will remain in NBC to be approved. The question is are they going to leave them there waiting till the ridiculous Division 8 finally opens??

The only thing that is sure is that Nov 13 filers will get a faster approval then Jun thru to Oct filers. April and May I think will be approved same time as Nov.

But that is just my opinion.

somebody posted something in another thread about how they are expecting the transfers to flow into April filers. I guess we'll see in the next few weeks. There have been a few approvals here and there and just the other day there was a January approval. ( they waited 9 months and 13 days) There are also people who still do not have timelines.

It is so crazy how they don't have these files scanned in to make them electronic so if someone from another service center needs to adjudicate it, they can just pull it up online... Wouldn't that save so much money in shipping and transporting the actual paper file? Pay a bunch of people to be scanners. File the original in a central location. Then have designated people to pull when the file is approved to go out to NVC. It makes more sense to me instead of paying to transport the dang things. It doesn't take a brain surgeon.. LOL SUCH POOR PLANNING on the USCIS. But they don't pay the price, they just move the dates back so they don't have to answer to anyone. GRRRRRRRRRR

Edited by LoveMyTico, 08 November 2013 - 08:07 AM.

LoveMyTico

Female

Costa Rica

2013-11-08 08:05:00

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Nov 2013 filers are now being sent to Service Centers. No longer to Overland. I am going to be seriously PISSED if Nov 13 filers start getting approvals within 2 months of their filing date!!!

And I bet you good money that it will happen!! It did summer 2012 with K1 filers. People that filed in Jun - Jul - Aug 2012 had to wait 6 to 8 months for approvals. Once USCIS started shifting the workload in Sep 2012... Sep - Oct - Nov 2012 filers where adjusticated in as lil as a month!

You and me BOTH..... They transferred Feb and March to the service centers.... Nothing happened so far with the April filers, we are still stuck at the NBC at LS..... May thru Sept or Oct(?) sent to OP and now Nov being sent directly to service centers... Nothing about this sounds good... Only that the transferred files are starting to be approved... I'd feel a little better if the NBC would just process what they have. I have no idea why they haven't been processing all along...

LoveMyTico

Female

Costa Rica

2013-11-08 07:45:00

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Wouldn't it be faster to call USCIS and submit the request through them?

do whatever you want... just remember how many expedite requests they get on a daily basis. I'd want mine to be submitted by a senator rather than the dumbass operators... but thats just me

LoveMyTico

Female

Costa Rica

2013-10-21 04:06:00

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Can you please tell me how? I do not know anything about it. Thank you for your reply!

actually, you can just call your senators office and they can put in an expedite request... The petitioner is the only one who can request it.

LoveMyTico

Female

Costa Rica

2013-10-20 19:44:00

April 2013 I-130 Filers

Hey fellow tico filer!! I filed I130 for my tico husband in March.

HEY ! ! !

We were able to get our papers together and file only a month after we were married. We are using an immigration attorney. What a pain in the butt it was to get somene to translate and certify the translations. My husbands passport was expiring, so he renewed it and emailed that so I could include it in the package.

I sent my husband to the registry 10 days after we got married because I saw on the online registry that the marriage was registered. He text'd me as soon as he got it and then he fedex'd them to me that day.

Who knows how this ride will go. I'm hoping for a fast approval. ( aren't we all?)

I'm flying to CR in May to spend a week with my husband and his amazing family...

LoveMyTico

Female

Costa Rica

2013-04-27 21:46:00

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April 2013 I-130 Filers

We filed in April... NOA1 April12..... :dance:

I am trying to find out as much as possible about the MSC numbers.... ANY NEW INFO would be apprciated ! Everyone is going back and forth about the cases staying at the NBC or getting transferred to the local offices... I entered NBC on my timeline and the processing time is significantly less than VSC. ( which makes me very hopeful

) But of course there is always the chance that our file could get transferred.

This may be a silly question but......
Does anyone know if they separate the cases that use attorneys and whether or not those case get transferred? :wacko:

GOOD LUCK to eveyrone !

LoveMyTico

Female

Costa Rica

2013-04-25 05:57:00

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awesome... i hope i get mines soon... let me know how ur interview goes

I had my interview last Tuesday. All went well. We are filing a waiver today. Hopefully we will be together by Christmas.

LoveMyTico

Female

Costa Rica

2014-07-23 07:06:00

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omggg thank u.. i always call in the am... ur so right its better to call at night.. i paid my AOS and IV within 2 weeks.. is this case complete that is killing me... how long did u wait for case complete???

Read my timeline... click the spoiler button in my signature

LoveMyTico

Female

Costa Rica

2014-07-23 06:39:00

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ahhh yes. NVC. I am sitting back waiting..calling..and waiting..and calling.. and waiting.. hopefully it won't be too much longer for you! The last time I called I was told it is very backlogged. Best of Luck!

OMG I am shocked by your timeline. I filed April 12th 2013 and it took 11 months to get an NOA2. My NVC Journey was only 2 months It would have been 1 month if I didn't get a checklist for my husbands birth cert. My lawyer even made a big mistake and I corrected it immediately. My case only took 11 days to be shipped from TSC to NVC and I received a case number the same day it was received. All fees were paid and docs sent within 9 days. I get sick looking at how long people are sitting at the NVC.. Last year it was a backlog of I-130's at the service centers. This year they sped up the approvals for those but didn't think about the backlog it would create at the NVC. When I first got to the NVC, it was only taking 2 weeks for them to review documents. Now I am seeing people waiting 8 weeks to pay their IV bill. My heart goes out to all of you still waiting.... GOOD LUCK

I followed the NVC thread the entire time I was at the NVC. It was a huge help. The NVC Wiki was a bible to me. Lots of short cuts and tips. I also called 3 times a day. Spoke to supervisors when I got a checklist and had 2 checklist items removed because the weren't required for Costa Rica. They make mistakes alot. You have to be on top of them. Night operators were much nicer than the day shift. NVC keeps a log of when you call.

READ EVERYTHING IN SAYLIN'S SIGNATURE AND FOLLOW THIS THREAD. I suggest reading the WIKI 10 times and keep a copy on your desktop for quick reference. THis thread renews every month so it doesn't matter what month you started at the NVC. This thread will help you get through.http://www.visajourn...2014/?p=7102316

Edited by LoveMyTico, 23 July 2014 - 06:42 AM.

LoveMyTico

Female

Costa Rica

2014-07-23 06:34:00

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No kidding! We have been waiting for our IV invoice for 7 weeks! The last time I called they just told me to wait longer, "processing times are changeable and 30 business days is just a guideline." Good grief!

OMG that is just ridiculous.. I am so glad to be out of the NVC...

We would have been finished with the NVC in 30 days if they didn't checklist us for his birth certificate. Even with the checklist we were done in 2 months. I feel really bad for everyone who is stuck there.

LoveMyTico

Female

Costa Rica

2014-07-22 16:26:00

http://www.visajourn...joke/?p=7141320

can u send me that thread ?

in my earlier thread.. and look at dwheels comment. Her signature has the interview stuff

LoveMyTico

Female

Costa Rica

2014-07-22 10:15:00

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noo i been with NVC since march.. with the whole process is been 14 months...

noo i been dealing with them since march.....

OK, then you are originally a March NVC filer but you can follow the NVC thread every month until you get a CC. Then move on to the interview thread and wait for your interview. There is an interview spreadsheet that will give you an idea how long it takes to get an interview in the DR.

LoveMyTico

Female

Costa Rica

2014-07-22 08:58:00

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yea i know

thank u

but i filed june 2013

The NVC thread is different than the I-130 thread. It changes every month and you just move to the next one as long as you are still at the NVC. The NVC thread really is a great place to hang out. You really get a great idea of where you stand by following the progress of others. If you only arrived at the NVC 18 days ago, You are a July NVC filer. But after reading your timeline.... I see that it is incorrect. You state your I-130 was approved in December 2013 and received at the NVC July 2014 but you paid your bills in June 2014... Country is Armenia which is the default. Please update your timeline so others can help you

Edited by LoveMyTico, 22 July 2014 - 08:35 AM.

LoveMyTico

Female

Costa Rica

2014-07-22 08:30:00

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ahem

btw, glad to see you're finally at this end of this nonsense. you sure deserve it.

Thank you !!!

We just went to our interview a week ago but its not over... We still need to file a waiver....( its getting sent this week by our attorney) The waivers have been getting processed much faster these days. Hopefully only another 4 months to wait.. Last year they were being processed at around 8 months... We are hoping to be together by Christmas.... Cross your fingers for me.

LoveMyTico

Female

Costa Rica

2014-07-22 07:32:00

http://www.visajourn...lers-july-2014/

I suggest you follow the NVC filers JULY 2014 thread. This thread got me through my NVC Journey.

Last year the NVC was processing faster but now since the USCIS has been processing cases in 5 months, the NVC is now horribly backlogged. Study signatures and the NVC spread sheet located in the signature of the first post on that thread. ( Saylin)

Good Luck

LoveMyTico

Female

Costa Rica

2014-07-22 07:21:00

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SENDING RFE BACK TO NSC.

Sent my last RFE back using certified mail. Got there about a month later and that was after I called USPS everyday for them to do some sort of check.
I would go FedEx or registered mail.

for sure FEDEX anything international is automatically signature required. Don't trust the USPS. This is way too important

LoveMyTico

Female

Costa Rica

2014-05-26 18:25:00

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SENDING RFE BACK TO NSC.

I would send it FEDEX overnight delivery with signature required. The faster they get it, the faster they look at it

LoveMyTico

Female

Costa Rica

2014-05-26 17:16:00

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I will complain tomorrow, absolutely. She was snide from the beginning when she kept accusing me of being on speakerphone when I wasn't because of bad reception. I call from abroad using an app, so, like, sorry to inconvenience you, but that's the best reception I can get right now. Reception was great the 40 minutes I was on hold. And she kept pausing for periods of five seconds or more to talk to someone. Very unprofessional. I know Soloenta's (?) signature had info on how to complain in it, so I'm gonna have to go dig that up. And yes, the time has finally come when I really do think it's necessary to get my state representatives involved.

Oh, and I misquoted Fiona. I scribbled what she said on my notebook as she said it but forgot about my notes when I was writing the post. In my second paragraph, the quote that starts with "Actually someone..." in reality was, "Yeah, they explained that to you once." Even worse that what I remembered. Ugh.

how many times do you think she gets asked " where is Shrek?" HA HA HA HA I guess she really is an ogre too funny. Sorry, but when you say FIONA... I think of Shrek

and I think you should complain in writing in an email and by calling. We all paid alot of money for our papers to get processed . We deserve to be treated with respect. and if we didn't file papers, she wouldn't have a job answering our calls..... What a d.u.m.b.a.s.s.

Edited by LoveMyTico, 31 July 2014 - 06:21 PM.

LoveMyTico

Female

Costa Rica

2014-07-31 18:20:00

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For Those of you who have had luck getting in touch with someone at NVC- What time do you call at? Every time I call- it's always engaged. Is this the right number: 603-334-0700.? What's DOS phone number for:202-485-7600?

the 603 number is the ONLY number and you have to keep dialing until you get a ring... then you get to be on hold for 40-60 minutes.

Keep dialing.... I think there is a redial app out there.. I had more luck just hitting redial over and over. When I was at work, I would just throw on my headset and pretend I was on a conference call while I was on hold..

LoveMyTico

Female

Costa Rica

2014-07-31 18:16:00

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I am shaking and crying. I can barely breathe or type, but I am going to try to tell you all what just happened to me on the phone with NVC. I called and spoke to Fiona, who was an enormous and sarcastic B*TCH. She didn't even type in my case number correctly at first and was like, "Uh, that's not who I have down as the petitioner." Jesus.

I asked her why 40 business days have passed and I still can't pay the IV payment. She said some ####### about waiting 30 business days. I repeated again that it had been 40. She said something like, "Uh well, here I have June 25...no wait, they are re-reviewing it as of July 18." I said, "July 18?? It was received on June 4." She said, "Yeah, well, they're reviewing it again as of July 18." I said, "I called days ago and spoke to a supervisor and no one mentioned this to me. I'd like to speak to a supervisor now." She said in a very sarcastic tone (get this, what a horrible b*tch), "Actually someone already talked to you about this, but let me see if I can get someone." UM NO, NO ONE TOLD ME ABOUT THIS, YOU UNBELIEVABLY SMUG $%&*#. There was no supervisor available. I doubt she even asked. "Oh, so no one's working tonight??" is a think I yelled.

Guess what happened on July 18? Our embassy change to Buenos Aires was approved. I was told before we did it that changing embassies would not delay our process in any way, shape or form. LIES!!! It seems to have reset our DS-261. That's the only conclusion I can come to. But of course Fiona couldn't put two and two together to tell me this. No, I figured it out on my own. I am floored. The worst part is that all this is taking so long that my husband and I have discussed changing BACK to Colombia because work contract is up in mid September!!! I did mention the contract to Fiona, and she said, "Well, this is why we tell people not to make any plans. You really can't assume--" and I cut her off "Um, it wasn't making plans willy nilly, my husband had to move for a job, you know, to make a living!!" Yes, I was yelling at this point. Oh my God, this is by far the worst phone experience I've had thus far.

I am trying to calm down. I need to call again tomorrow, early, talk to a supervisor who is fresh and see for sure why the hell my DS-261 got reset to July 18 and if there's anything we can do about it. I won't lie people, I got mean and yelled at this woman by the end of the call. She was just so horrible from the beginning. Now I'm afraid she's going to press some button and punish me in some way. They can't do that, can they??

actually, you should complain about her... A supervisor once told me they don't tolerate that and it should be reported.... Soooooo please send a complaint to the nvc email.

LoveMyTico

Female

Costa Rica

2014-07-31 17:04:00

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So finally AOS shows N/A for my wife's case. Hope it is a case complete. Ripu is calling NVC to confirm. Ours has been a long journey at NVC. My case was completed on June 4th but my wife's case took so long as NVC lost her checklist email reply. Our case is processing electronically.

Jag

Congrats... I have been watching this thread to see when you get your CC. Such good news... Now you can have a good weekend and your interview is coming SOON !!!

Edited by LoveMyTico, 31 July 2014 - 07:02 AM.

LoveMyTico

Female

Costa Rica

2014-07-31 07:02:00

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When emailing NVC, how do I arrange the subject header so it is forwarded to a supervisor? Will "Attn: Supervisor" followed by my case number work, or do I need to specify a supervisor's name?

Just like that.... ATTN SUPERVISOR and your case number

include all the information they ask for when you call for an update...

be prepared to wait 30 days for them to get back to you and also know that will show up as mail received on your case . When you call for an update, you might very well hear that there are more than one packages waiting to be reviewed. They will tell you that you won't get a CC until all mail is reviewed... That is a lie

GOOD LUCK

LoveMyTico

Female

Costa Rica

2014-07-30 18:12:00

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so i noticed that people are getting interview dates already. people that got a cc after me... is this because different embassy has different processing times? I called early this morning and they didn't have an interview date yet.

it depends on the dates that the embassy provides to the NVC. If your embassy is busy, it might take longer

LoveMyTico

Female

Costa Rica

2014-07-30 18:08:00

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We just received an email from NVC with our case number and IIN. It took less than 30 business days without having to call once. I really think being patient and not tying them down with phone calls is the best way to go. Just my personal opinion, but Im planning to apply this method for the whole process and see how it goes. Has anyone else out there refrained from calling them at all for status updates? I understand
everyone is different though, so to each his own. Hoping the best for everyone.

I couldn't disagree more. For me, calling everyday gave me a huge peace of mind. I was able to get items removed from a checklist before I ever got an email about it. and I was able to send my husband to the city to get another birth certificate on a Friday instead of waiting until Monday. We saved alot of time. We only spent 2 months at the NVC and that included 2 checklists, about 4 supervisor reviews and several conversations with supervisors..

The NVC makes alot of mistakes! You have to babysit them if you want to get through without delay.

If you want to sit and wait for an email that may never come.... go right ahead, but I wouldn't suggest it..... But I really think calling OFTEN really helps . Calling everyday doesn't have any effect on your processing . So why not call and get updates and make sure there isn't anything weird happening?

BTW... my case only took 11 days to arrive from the TSC... case number assigned the same day.... Now, if I didn't call 3 times a day I would have wasted precious time. Everything in our case was completed within 9 days thanks to the people on this thread and the WIKI ( that I read at least 50 times) Our lawyer made a terrible mistake and I would have never known if I wasn't here reading all this awesome info...

Hey guys, how long does NVC takes to invoice AOS? Its been quite sometime since I got the case no but AOS is still not invoice. We are also waiting for receipt form NVC. Its getting so frustrated that, we are in the middle yet so far away. Any kind of information is greatly appreciated.

study the signatures and you should get a good idea what the current processing times are.

LoveMyTico

Female

Costa Rica

2014-07-30 17:10:00

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We called NVC and talked to infamous Arthur. He was very rude. My wife's checklist reply entered at NVC on June 11th have not been reviewed. It is almost 40 business days. We asked to talk to a supervisor and Arthur's excuse was that as this was shift change time hence he cannot connect us to a supervisor. We were very firm and told him that he was rude and not listening to us.

Jag

Arthur is such a gem.... right?? ( super sarcasm)

sorry you connected with him. Nothing you say to him makes any difference... He is always nasty..... Joy too. She is the female Arthur

LoveMyTico

Female

Costa Rica

2014-07-30 15:05:00

IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

Hello all my husband has his visa interview next week and we are getting last minute things finalized. I know he needs a new police certificate but does this one have to be translated since we are in the Dominican Republic now would they still require it be translated

I would say YES but you can check with the embassy. We had to get ours translated in Costa Rica even though Spanish is their native language. It did NOT have to be an official translation though.... call and ask..

LoveMyTico

Female

Costa Rica

2014-07-30 08:42:00