Greetings All,

Last Friday I rec'd a packet from the NVC with the DS-230 Part I in it, instructions and some other info. My wife and I completed everything and I am waiting for the completed forms to arrive from China so I can submit them. That packet was dated 14 August from NVC.

Today I arrived home and found another request for "OF-230 Part I" from the NVC dated 19 August. It's not a duplicate of the first packet. None of the other stuff that came in the first packet were in this one. Ther is a page titled "Missing Document list" in it that says I also have to submit copies of my wife's divorce. I submitted those months ago with the original I-129F and I-130. The first packet that arrived last week said that the divorce papers were necessary at the interview. It didn't say to include them in the submission. The barcode sheet in this second packet has the same case number as the one in the first packet, but is in a different format.

Anyone else had this happen to them? Should I send a second completed DS-230 in and include the divorce papers with it? Or should I just add a copy of the divorce papers to the first DS-230 packet that I'll be sending in? Why does this process have to be so bleepin vague! Aarrrgh!

So anyone with a clue I'd be glad to hear it.

Cheers,

Dan K.
Black Hawk, Colorado and GuangZhou, China

Dan

I would be sending the documents they are requesting in the second that you received along with the first DS-230. Dont subit two DS-230's. Might be a good plan to include the instruction sheet as well that lists the documents. Ive not seen this happen before.

same thing happened to me. I had sent the DS 230 and they wanted it again.
What happened was that they has reviewed the AOS but not yet the DS 230. The two departments do not always check with each other so they didn't know my paperwork was already there and sent out another one.
Call NVC, talk to an operator and ask if they have DS 230 and all that's needed with it. It is prpbably just a mistake from NVC.

Dan, if you had submitted the DS 230 part I, then you don't need to submit it to the NVC. Their system reports it missing as soon as they finish reviewing the I-864 packet and when the DS 230's review is not done. You call and talk to NVC to confirm it. You may need another DS 230 part I for the Immigrant Visa interview, as Embassy may want one original for them. So have a complete DS 230 ready for your spouse. However, I am not sure about the divorce certificate. Ask NVC about it as well.

Whilst it is a common thing as stated by the above members, it is not common for them to be now also requesting the Divorce documents. It appears that perhaps the ones already submitted may have been misplaced/lost.

Dan, as I suggested earlier, only submit one DS-230 but also include the divorce documents and anything else they requested in the second package, along with it.