Hi, we ot our approval from VT a few days ago. Now, having read the timesavers, Im a bit confused! It doesnt take much to do that!

So, whats the next step in reality? Will my wife, the USC be sent something, or will I receive a bunch of papers? ds 3032?

I printed off the ds3032 and i864 and i864ez too, not sure which of the i-864's to use?

Any advice would be really appreciated. Thanks very much

Can you clarify what visa you are applying for? Your signature states CR1.. but your profile states K1.

The documents you refer to are specific for CR/IR1's only.

If you are doing CR1.. here is what happens next.

Vermont will send your application to NVC - may take a couple of weeks. Once there, they'll assign a case number about another week or so. About a week after your case number is assigned, they'll generate the AOS fee bill and also the DS3032 (Choice of Agent).

The DS3032 will be sent to the beneficary, the AOS fee bill will be sent to the petitioner. You can use the short cuts - please refer to them - to 1) send an e-mail to NVC to assign the Choice of Agent and 2) generate the bar code payment slip for the AOS and send the fee before it arrives.

The rest of the steps are described in detail on the short cuts. Read them a couple of time to make sure you are comfortable with what is required and how to complete it

Good luck.

thanks, yes, the shortcuts - do they really save much time nowadays? we've been waiting so long, it feels like that anyway, that if it doesnt save much time, we'll go the standard route. i read the barcode info...and it put me off a bit!!


can anyone do the i864ez as opposed to the i864?

You have to meet certain criteria to use the i864ez. I think a coupel of the top of my head are 1) only sponsoring one person. 2) You meet the 125% of poverty level 3) you are not using a co-sponser

There may be one more, but the full list is on the i-864ez.

Thanks and good luck


P.S. The short cuts could save you about 3 weeks of processing time at NVC. But again only use them if you are 100% comfortable.

cheers for that info, much appreciated