Is AOS fee still $70 per case?

I received an Email from NVC; The St Louis Address has changed a Bit.

Please follow the instructions received with your Immigrant Visa fee
bill and mail the payment to:

National Visa Center
PO Box 790136
St. Louis, MO 63179-0136

That P.O. Box might be for the IV fee payments, a bill which James has told us we can't generate ourself. However, thank you for pointing out that they apparently have a separate P.O. Box for that.

P.O. Box 790135, as given by James, matches the address & envelope given to me for sending the AOS fee, the bill which we do generate ourselves.

Just needed a quick clarification..

In the DS3032 form, if the overseas beneficiary selects the 2nd option (i.e. does not wish to appoint and agent or attorney to receive mail about his application and chooses to receive all mails from NVC at his own address overseas), where will NVC send the Immigran Visa bill? to the beneficiary overseas or the US citizen petitioner?

If the bill gets sent to the beneficiary overseas, can the US citizen petitioner still send the fee/check from his US bank? and is there a barcode letter in that bill that needs to be returned to NVC with the payment?

Thanks.

Is there anyway admin could update the first page with the new cover sheet, otherwsie people are gonna get caught out with old forms unless they read this whole thread?????

Beneficiary overseas


Yes. The petitioner can purchase the money order or cashier's check, send it to the beneficiary, and then beneficiary can send that bill with it to NVC


Yes. Every bill, and correspondences from NVC always have the barcode all the time.

Hi there,

i read this topic very attentively,but for some reson i still have some questions,so if someone already come over this emigration process and used this short cuts,we would be very gratefull to hear your answer on such questions:

1)Can i send DS-3032 Choice of Agent throw the e-mail as a letter,as the instruction says in teh first page of this topic,or i need to download this form from the special link ,fill her and sent ?
if i need to download and send this form,so what do i need to do with the stuff that are written on the first page of this topic EXPIRATION DATE: 12/31/2006"? ? Can they cancel my form because of this???

2)Do i need to pay for AoS-Fee-Bill using the personal check,or i need to pay for thi using only money order or cashier's check ?

3)ON what exact adress do i need to send AoS-Fee-Bill?


We are anxiously waiting for your help on these questions,and also if soemone could help us with answering only for 1 or 2 questions,we anyway will be very glad to hear these,

Oleksandra

1. The instructions say to have the beneficiary e-mail the NVC with the choice of agent. If you choose not to e-mail them and also choose not to wait for the DS-3032 to arrive, you can follow James' shortcuts step by step as some VJ members have used them and haven't had any problems.

2. Any payment you send to the NVC has to be on a money order or cashier's check. Personal checks are not accepted.

3. The address for the AOS bill can be found in James' shortcuts.


Diana

hi, Diana!
can you explain to me, if I chose the email, that I should send?- I must send throw the e-mail a letter, as stated on the first page or, I should complete the form and send it throw the e-mail? thank you!

If you e-mail the NVC you can follow the step by step process found on page one of this thread.

Diana

thank you for all!!! now I understand...

I was wondering about this too, since the original template says
[Agent Name]
123 Main Street
Anytown, USA 12345

So we should have the state instead of "USA" (makes sense)

Another thing I'd like to confirm -- I saw on another post many pages back --
on DS 230 coversheet, the names should be LAST, FIRST, MIDDLE? Last name capitalized or regular? Also it should be this way for [Agent Name] above the address also?
Thanks!

USA= state



Yes, capitalized. Ex. DOE, JOHN EDWARD


It depends on what you have submitted on the DS3032 as your agent name. If you have included the middle name on it then it should read as John Edward Doe, otherwise it will just be John Doe.

Hello, thank you for the info. Let me make sure that I got it right -- it's detail, but I want to make sure I get it right:
[Agent name] - in regular order (FN MN-if you included LN)-- just the first letters capitalized. - comes from DS3032
[Beneficiary's name] - all capitalized, LN, FN MN
[Petitioner name] - all capitalized, LN, FN MN - comes from forms that petitioner has submitted

LN=last name, FN=first name, MN=middle name

Is this correct? Thank you!

You are good to go.

ok let me just reconfirm this for the DS-230 ( NOT DS-3032 choice of agent)......can someone check their offical DS-230 and confirm this, because I have heard some people putting FIRST MIDDLE LAST with no comma or anything for all spots, just as they received on the DS-3032 choice of agent form.


there are 3 spots on the DS-230 coversheet where we have to enter names.

(1)The first is at the top near the small barcode as follows:
[Agent Name]
123 Main Street
Anytown, USA 12345

-for this first part I have my name listed in this order LAST, FIRST MIDDLE

(2) the second spot asks for Beneficiary name and looks like this:

"...This letter contains instructions for processing the immigrant visa case of [Beneficiary Name]. We have received all necessary Immigrant Visa fees for this case."

-for this part I have my wife's name as LAST, FIRST MIDDLE

(3) the final spot at the very bottom asks for the Petitioner name and looks like this:

"FOR FAMILY-BASED IMMIGRANT VISAS: If this is a family-based visa case, then the petitioner,
[Petitioner Name] should pay the Affidavit of Support (I-864) Fee and complete an Affidavit of Support (I-864) form. "

-for this last spot I have my name listed as LAST, FIRST MIDDLE


please help before I submit

I am sure this question was asked already...

But still is it safe to send the Choice of Agent via e-amil? Do NVC accept it?

It is still safe but some members were experiencing a long wait to hear back from NVC. I believe it was 2-4 weeks.

Diana

Thanks for the reply,

Do yuo think it is a good idea to send DS-3032 (Choice of Agent) via regular mail as well... just to back up the e-mail.

I will send them a harcopy rather than an email. Thats what I did, and was entered right away!:thumbs:

Yes, definitely. If you are able to either wait for the DS-3032 to arrive, or can generate your own (following James' shortcuts), then go ahead and mail it. Most of us only used the e-mail shortcut because we didn't have the beneficiary fill it out and sign it ahead of time.

Diana

My hubby scanned and e-mailed me DS-3032. So after sending the Choice of agent via e-mail to NVC I've sent a hardcopy of DS-3032 today... Don't really know if I did the right thing or not..

okay so for the STATE name do we write the full name such as ILLINOIS, or do we just put the abbreviation IL ?

thanks

abbreviation- IL

hi!
03 Sep 2007 - Form DS-3032 (choice of agent) & AOS bill generated
05 Sep 2007 - E-mailed choice of agent
07 Sep 2007 - Mailed AOS bill (as per shortcuts)
14 Sep 2007 - Aos-Fee-Bill entered in the system
19 Sep 2007 - DS-3032(by email) entered in the system

SHORTCUTS WORK!!!

Cool! Nice to see they're now processing their e-mails faster.


Diana

hi, people!
i need ...
at what address I should send the form I-864?
thanks...

National Visa Center
ATTN: CMR
32 Rochester Avenue
Portsmouth, NH 03801-2909

thanks...

Hi,

As far as I understand while sending filled out DS-230 to NVC I should send some other documents (like passport copy, birth and marriage certificate copies). Is that true?
And what about the police certificate? does NVC requite the original or certified copy will do?
cause I think I might need the original of the police certificate for the embassy interview.

To find out whether NVC is now requiring more for your country, go to http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/info/info_3176.html Select your embassy post from the drop-down menu and click on Request Instructions. On the page you are "directed" to, click on "Download all the immigrant visa instructions on [Standard/Appointment] NVC Processing Post]." If your embassy/country is Standard, you still only have to send in the passport bio page with the DS-230 Part I. If Appointment, however, read the instructions carefully and note that you will have to send in both DS-203 Parts I and II as well as a bunch of additional docs such as birth, marriage, divorce, and police certificates, all of which must be translated into English for the NVC. (Hence, the need for starting early to round these things up!)

Hi! Do we have to send the original copy of birth cert, marrriage cert and police clearance cert with DS230? Or just a photocopy of each?

Hi Guys,

Does anybody know how the DS-230 cover sheet looks like when there is no agent appointed by the beneficiary?

Did any of you actually see that version of the cover sheet?

Thanks in advance,

Zil

If you are required to send these documents, it must be either ORIGINALS or CERTIFIED TRUE COPIES. Please ensure that all documents are translated in English.

It's still the same thing, the name and address is written exactly the way it was written when the beneficiary received the hard copy of the DS3032.

hi, people!
who can tell me?
if I send with the form DS-230 certified copies of the necessary documents, I need to put them apostille?
or just to assure them a notary and translate into English?
thanks!!!

Hi Rina!

You mean the same way as my DS-3032 cover sheet has it?

-------------------------------------

Barcode ACL
MYNAME
STREET: MYSTREET
CITY:MYCITY
POSTAL CODE:MYCODE
MYCOUNTRY

Dear Applicant:

.................................................

I guess I put INSTRUCTION PACKET BENEFICIARY (or APPLICANT?) after the small barcode instead of ACL.


Zil

Yes that's right

We called a several times and spoke to an NVC operators,they said we do not have to have our docs apostilled for NVC(none of them even knew whats an apostille is! ),but it have to be originals or certified copies (we sent duplicates of originals, obtained by RAGS/ZAGS - the issuing entity in our case,plus original of police certificate). We apostilled only originals- for use in the USA for later(going to take them to the embassy for interview-just to be on a safe side).

thank you so much!!!

Hey need help, and hoping you can give me some direction.... If you don't mind... For the shortcuts, Does this apply to K3 too, or only the I130?

I am confused on if all these steps apply to the K3, can you help? Thanks!!!! Tonya

Hello Cetin,

These steps only apply to CR1/IR1 visas since they have to go through extra processing at the NVC. K1 and K3 visas are given a case # and then are forwarded to the respective embassies without having to go through the extra steps at the NVC.


Diana

How do you know when the IV bill is generated and mailed? Thanks in advance for your

You will hear a message from NVC...

IV Fee Bill Generation:
"...The Immigration Visa Fee Bill letter has been generated on ____and will be sent within the next few weeks..."

Thanks Rina;

You are a Godsend. That's what I thought. The DS-3032 was accepted into their system on 10/26 per the automated phone system, and neither Mike nor I did not receive a confirmation e-mail. I just keep checking the phone system for updates on the case. I did not petition for him but I am his agent and soon to be wife when he enters the US. I feel the same trepidition and anxiety everybody else is feeling

We have pinned this thread for the NVC Automated Messages http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...30&start=30. You can check for the next messages after each process. If in any doubt, you may also speak to the live operator as not all will be noted on their autmated message.

All of us went through the same process, so all of us went through the whole ropes of waiting game. VJ is a great site, and I am grateful for being a member here.

Good luck on your journey!

The instructions do not match the word document for the cover sheet.
The instructions say the barcode is after the words "INSTRUCTION PACKET AGENT" but those words don't exist.
The barcode on the example is much smaller than the resize specified by the instructions.

I apologize if this has already been covered, I did a search but did not see the answer.

Is there a time saver way for responding to an RFE? NVC got my DS-230 but is asking for additional documents. I've talked to a live operator and she already told me what are the missing documents. The NVC Automated Message now says: "a checklist letter was sent on November 1st..." but I am still not receiving it.

I wonder if there is a short-cut that I can send the missing documents in without waiting for the NVC checklist letter.

Thanks for advice.

hi prg,

There is one, it was created by Chris Parker, you can do a search on his name and look for his posting of the document.

good luck!