Hi
i read the James' shortcut which is helpful
What is unclear to me is following

it says "in the horizontal box write the case number"
and then also says you can make your own barcode and put it in the box
Does it mean that I can put the case number written by hand in the box or I have to use the bar code label?

It means you can just write down your NVC case number in the box if you're not comfortable creating your own bar code.

At least that is my understanding.

BTW, I did James DS-3032 shortcut, created my own bar code. It was processed fine by NVC.

you can also have spouse e-mail choice of agent to nvc just make sure you get auto reply message back from nvc and then you know all is ok

emailing is the best way to get the ds3032 response
the mailing seem to take longer than the emailing

I mailed mine and it wasnt so bad either. After dealing with USCIS, I was actually amazed that NVC entered my DS-3032 in the system the exact same day they received it. Amazing.

Once I found out that DS3032/AOS was generated I mailed with next delivery and same day after NVC received form enter in to the system.