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To folks those who wish to interpret the NVC Case number.

The NVC case number is made of two different parts.
Part 1)
The overseas embassy or the consulate where the case for immigrant visa will be processed at

Part 2)
The date when NVC created the case.

Here is the detail explanation :-

First Three Characters (position 1 to 3) :
They represent the three character code for the overseas consulate where immigrant visa will be granted or will be forwarded after NVC completes the process.

Next Four digits (position 4 to 7) :
They represent the year which the case was created at NVC.

Next three Digits (i.e. position 8 to 10):
The "Julian" day of the year on which the case was created at NVC.

Next three Digits (i.e. position 11 to 13):
The total case numbers assigned to the overseas consulate / embassy on that particular day with this being the latest one.

Now let's consider a sample NVC Case Number (MNL2007547002):-

MNL :- US Embassy/Consulate in Manila.
2007 :- Year when NVC created the case
547 :- 47th day of Year 2007. This day NVC created the case. Which is February 16
002 :- The second case assigned to Consulate in Manila, on 47 the day of Year 2007.

Having the information on the structure of the NVC Case will help find out where does your case stay with reference to the cases waitlisted at that consulate / embassy.
The 547 is just 500 plus 47 so your case would be the 47 day of the year (February 16th). If you get any other number say for example my case was 630 so I subtract 500 which gives me 130 so my case was created on 130 day of the year which will be May 10, 2013. Look at this Julian Calendar.
http://www.fs.fed.us/fire/partners/fepp/julian-calendar.pdf

Steven B you take those 3 number behind the year of your case and you either subtract 500 from it that will give you the amount of days and then you look on the Julian calendar and that will be the same case creation date that the embassy assigned to you. example again 2013 647 049
647-500 =147 so you look for 147 on the calender that gives you the creation date of May 27th

To folks those who wish to interpret the NVC Case number.

The NVC case number is made of two different parts.
Part 1)
The overseas embassy or the consulate where the case for immigrant visa will be processed at

Part 2)
The date when NVC created the case.

Here is the detail explanation :-

First Three Characters (position 1 to 3) :
They represent the three character code for the overseas consulate where immigrant visa will be granted or will be forwarded after NVC completes the process.

Next Four digits (position 4 to 7) :
They represent the year which the case was created at NVC.

Next three Digits (i.e. position 8 to 10):
The "Julian" day of the year on which the case was created at NVC.

Next three Digits (i.e. position 11 to 13):
The total case numbers assigned to the overseas consulate / embassy on that particular day with this being the latest one.

Now let's consider a sample NVC Case Number (MNL2007547002):-

MNL :- US Embassy/Consulate in Manila.
2007 :- Year when NVC created the case
547 :- 47th day of Year 2007. This day NVC created the case. Which is February 16
002 :- The second case assigned to Consulate in Manila, on 47 the day of Year 2007.

Having the information on the structure of the NVC Case will help find out where does your case stay with reference to the cases waitlisted at that consulate / embassy.
The 547 is just 500 plus 47 so your case would be the 47 day of the year (February 16th). If you get any other number say for example my case was 630 so I subtract 500 which gives me 130 so my case was created on 130 day of the year which will be May 10, 2013. Look at this Julian Calendar.
http://www.fs.fed.us/fire/partners/fepp/julian-calendar.pdf

The actual CR-1 visa you received is valid for 6 months. You can use it to enter the USA anytime during the next 6 months.
When you come to the USA, at the POE, the officer will "endorse" the visa (put a temporary I-551 (green card) stamp in your passport). That temporary stamp is valid for 1 year. That's just in case something goes wrong and you don't receive your plastic green card for a while, you have evidence of your PR status.
You should get the actual plastic green card in the mail a few weeks later. That card will be good for 2 years (your conditional status). Once you have the physical green card in hand, you no longer need rely on that stamp in your passport...the plastic green card replaces it.

You need to look at your tax return and put your total income there not you adjusted gross income the two are different when you look at it make sure you see total gross income

Its 165.00
http://www.uscis.gov/uscis-elis

I know that they don't look at AGI they look at total income 3 years of tax transcript would do it from IRS. GOV. 1099 should be apart of your taxes so I am confused about what you mean. So you was self employed or a independent contractor you would have to show all your schedules and so forth. I was a independent contractor I didn't send my 1099 or w2's but I had them when my hubby went to his interview just in case. Send your tax transcript it is less paper that you have to send.

U.S. Department of State
IMMIGRANT VISA APPLICATION
Issued Immigrant Visa Case Number:
KNG2013 01 KNG
Case Creation Date:
10-May-2013
Status Updated Date:
04-Dec-2013
Your visa has been printed. Depending on local procedures at the location where you were interviewed, your visa will be mailed or available for pickup soon. If there are further questions, or if we need updated contact information, you will be contacted.
For more information, please visit TRAVEL.STATE.GOV. Wow I must be dreaming somebody pinch me please.

Thats great news so you can get married now and take a little break before you are back to filing again.

Section 221(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act
It is often the case when an applicant for a visa is told that a final decision cannot be made on his visa application immediately. In doing so, the consular officer invokes Section 221(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act and informs the applicant that the case will be put on hold until the applicant’s eligibility for the visa can be determined. This processing “time-out” is taken frequently: approximately one million visa applications were subjected to 221(g) during 2010. Technically, 221(g) is considered a denial; in subsequent visa applications and registration in the Electronic System for Travel Authorization, this must be disclosed. Nevertheless, the overwhelming majority of 221(g) denials are overcome and visas issued.
There are, in essence, two types of 221(g) cases:
Washington-related “administrative processing”, in which a clearance or approval is required from an interested agency or agencies in Washington, D.C. Post-related, in which the consular officer requires additional time, information, or documentation before making a final visa decision. Clearances from Washington are required when the applicant presents issues of security, criminality, legal questions, technology exports from the US, other admissibility problems, or is from a country of concern. The question of a security “hit” can arise in a variety of situations, such as potential terrorists, individuals who previously worked as military or other attachés in the US for an unfriendly country, even if that work took place decades before, or even individuals who spent time in certain countries (e.g., Iran). To resolve these issues, a Security Advisory Opinion is needed. Often the “hits” arise because the applicant has a common name: other individuals with the same name are blacklisted, causing cases of mistaken identity or prolonged delays. Suspected criminal activity or ties (e.g., Russian mafia) can also lead to prolonged processing to allow for an investigation. In addition, consular officers refer some legal issues, such as certain material misrepresentations made in a visa application, to Washington for a legal advisory opinion. The application will be held in abeyance until receiving guidance from the Visa Office Advisory Opinion section.
A widely applicable phenomenon has been administrative processing for applicants, usually scientists, researchers, and businessmen, who may be exposed to technologies in the United States which fall under the Technology Alert List. The US does not want sensitive technologies to fall into the wrong hands. In such cases, the applicant is requested to provide an English-language resume, list of publications, and description of the proposed work to be done in the US, which is forwarded to Washington. Individuals who hail from certain countries, such as Iran, Syria, Sudan, must be cleared by Washington. Quite often, these clearances are a formality and simply a question of time to run through the interagency gamut. However, for certain types of clearances, the visa validity period may be limited.
Post-related issues can also be broad in scope. They may include investigations or verifications in the home country of the applicant or requests for information or documentation relating to the qualifications of the applicant for a visa. A consular officer may seek to investigate or verify issues such as:
the legitimacy of a marriage (e.g., send an investigator to the home of the couple applying for a visa); employment of an applicant (e.g., calling an applicant’s company to verify that he does work there); tax filings or information (e.g., confirming with the tax inspectorate the tax number of an entrepreneur); pension fund payments; authenticity of an education document (e.g., sending an inquiry to the Ministry of Education or a school or university to confirm that such a diploma was issued); intentions or existence of a sponsor (e.g., calling the United States to speak to the signatory of an affidavit of support); or authenticity of a statutory document, such as a marriage, birth, or divorce certificate. Additional document requests may include:
a police certificate from a country in which the applicant lived after the age of 16; certified copies of court dispositions (arrests, convictions); confirmation of the date of a past departure from the US (e.g. visa overstay); employer tax documentation; additional affidavit of support (e.g., consular officer does not believe that the submitted affidavit of support suffices); job offer (e.g., a Lottery winner); financial documents (e.g., if the applicant will undergo medical treatment in the U.S.); and additional information about the job to be performed in the United States or the employer. Sometimes, the initiation or outcome of these investigations can be erroneous. For example, a consular officer may mistakenly believe that an applicant has a background in a technology that is on the Technology Alert List; a consular investigator may visit the wrong office address; a secretary who picks up the phone at the applicant’s place of employment may tell the consular caller that no such person works there when in fact the applicant does work there; a consular officer may be attempting to re-adjudicate a previously-approved employment petition by requiring additional documentation or sending it back to USCIS.
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Express mail & or Priority with signature Or delivery comfirmation

I wish we could get a answer like that from the embassy as well.

Non-immigrant

You the sponsor needs to file a I-134 too because you are the petitioner you are filing for your fiance. So you and co-sponsor should have done one. Until you get these documents in they will not approve his petition so get the forms filled out and send them in. I guess you can make another apointment to take them back in or send them in which ever one you choose.

Local office is a office that is close to where you live in your home state somewhere and yes it is quite normal my case was transferred to my local as well as other so don't worry.

http://www.uscis.gov/adoption/bringing-your-internationally-adopted-child-united-states/after-your-child-enters-united-states

So sorry to hear they tell you don't make any big changes until you have the visa in your hand and you did exactly that.

I know this is a long drive but can you go to Kingston @ St. Andrew Hospital call them to see if they have anything available. Then you can pickup your packet the day before your interview and just stay over somewhere in Kingston the day before. Just a suggestion. You can always go to the interview without the medical but you will get a 221g to bring it back in and then that will put a little delay on your visa issuance.

DOS Rolls Out DS-260 Online Immigrant Visa Application to Most Applicants
August 29th, 2013 | by D.M. | Category: Articles, News, Visa Processing

The Department of State (“DOS”) has reported that they are transitioning to an online immigrant visa application as of September 3, 2013. Immigrant visa applicants who are processing their immigrant visas (green cards) through the National Visa Center (NVC)/U.S. Consulate will now need to complete the DS-260 form online (Application for Immigrant Visa and Alien Registration). Similarly, the Form DS-261 (Choice of Address and Agent) form will be online as well.
The online DS-260 form was, until now, used only for immigrant visa applicants for a few selected consulates. With the upcoming transition, after September 3, 2013, DOS will require most immigrant visa applicants to complete the DS-260 form online (as opposed to the paper DS-230 form). Only Diversity Visa and Cuban Family Reunification Parole applicants will continue to use the paper forms (DS-230). It is important to note that nonimmigrant visa applicants (B-1, H-1B, L-1, etc.) should still continue to use the DS-160 electronic application.
NVC Pending Cases
For those immigrant visa applicants who have a case pending with NVC already, NVC may instruct some applicants who previously submitted Form DS-230 on paper to submit Form DS-260 online.
Conclusion We welcome DOS’s rollout of the DS-260 system to all applicants. Even though the DS-260 application form is somewhat more complex to complete than the DS-230 paper form, it should eliminate the amount of paperwork, data entry mistakes and delays which are often associated with processing paper DS-230 forms. Please do not hesitate to contact us if we can help you. Also, please visit us again or subscribe to our free weekly newsletter to ensure that you obtain this and related immigration-related news and announcements.

DOS Rolls Out DS-260 Online Immigrant Visa Application to Most Applicants
August 29th, 2013 | by D.M. | Category: Articles, News, Visa Processing

The Department of State (“DOS”) has reported that they are transitioning to an online immigrant visa application as of September 3, 2013. Immigrant visa applicants who are processing their immigrant visas (green cards) through the National Visa Center (NVC)/U.S. Consulate will now need to complete the DS-260 form online (Application for Immigrant Visa and Alien Registration). Similarly, the Form DS-261 (Choice of Address and Agent) form will be online as well.
The online DS-260 form was, until now, used only for immigrant visa applicants for a few selected consulates. With the upcoming transition, after September 3, 2013, DOS will require most immigrant visa applicants to complete the DS-260 form online (as opposed to the paper DS-230 form). Only Diversity Visa and Cuban Family Reunification Parole applicants will continue to use the paper forms (DS-230). It is important to note that nonimmigrant visa applicants (B-1, H-1B, L-1, etc.) should still continue to use the DS-160 electronic application.
NVC Pending Cases
For those immigrant visa applicants who have a case pending with NVC already, NVC may instruct some applicants who previously submitted Form DS-230 on paper to submit Form DS-260 online.
Conclusion We welcome DOS’s rollout of the DS-260 system to all applicants. Even though the DS-260 application form is somewhat more complex to complete than the DS-230 paper form, it should eliminate the amount of paperwork, data entry mistakes and delays which are often associated with processing paper DS-230 forms. Please do not hesitate to contact us if we can help you. Also, please visit us again or subscribe to our free weekly newsletter to ensure that you obtain this and related immigration-related news and announcements.

get yourself a co-sponsor

Congrats to you. Did they explain to you how to pay the $165 USCIS immigrant fee.

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