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champi Proficient

champi   13

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I hope so :) Thanks..

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08/27/2012 - Sent Application
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08/31/2012 - Received email from USCIS saying the package is accepted
09/11/2012 - Received a letter saying case transferred Lee's Summit, MO
02/15/2013 - Received an email saying case is approved
02/22/2013 - I-130 NOA2 hard copy received

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02/18/2013 - NVC received the case
03/11/2013 - NVC case # assigned
03/12/2013 - Petitioners' email corrected, Beneficiary's email added
03/13/2013 - DS3032 received
03/13/2013 - DS3032 email sent (was sent before the we received the DS3032)
03/13/2013 - AOS fee invoiced and Paid (shows In Progress)
03/14/2013 - AOS fee shows PAID
03/14/2013 - AOS package sent (overnight next-day delivery)
03/15/2013 - AOS package delivered to NVC on 03/15/2013 at 10:06:00
03/19/2013 - Re-sent DS-3032 email with Supervisor Review on subject
03/21/2013 - DS-3032 accepted
03/22/2013 - IV fee invoiced and paid
03/25/2013 - IV fee shows PAID
03/25/2013 - IV package sent (overnight next-day delivery)
03/26/2013 - IV package delivered to NVC on 03/26/2013 at 10:04am
03/27/2013 - AOS accepted
04/08/2013 - IV checklist found out by phone - NVC lost our marriage certificate sad.png
04/09/2013 - IV checklist email received
04/16/2013 - IV Checklist response mailed - new Marriage Certificate

04/16/2013 - Case Complete (they found our first marriage certificate during supervisor review??)
04/17/2013 - NVC received IV Checklist response
04/23/2013 - Case Complete email from NVC

05/13/2013 - Medical

06/03/2013 - Interview

Thank you God!!!!

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This is just real quick. We submitted our DS-230 on March 15 and today my husband called the NVC for an update and they said we got an RFE for Question No. 20 on DS-230 which is asking the list of my residence since I was 16. I was born Jan. 1983 and been living in one place since I was a baby. But since they are asking me of my residence SINCE i was 16 so I wrote on the First line From/To : 01/1999 (didnt write anything for To) I filled this form online so I cannot use letters on the date fields so I place the word "Present" instead on the Address field of the form. Then i typed on the 2nd line "Nothing follows"

We are wondering what was my mistake there. Can anyone help me please? Thank you. :thumbs:

Me personally, I would have put the year I was born and wrote "Present", the remaining lines I would have put "N/A"

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champi   13

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I was the only one who used Option 2, aww mannn....this stinks!!!!

I think you will be fine Champi since there is no exact date of the month needed there. Relax!

Thanks... I just would feel better if someone who had written it the way I did got through w/o RFE can respond....

Next question: This to/from thing is also bit confusing. I've read somewhere that the timing can not be overlap but in a way it has to be. For example

Option 1:

01/2004 - PRESENT

05/1983 to 01/2004

Option 2

02/2004 - PRESENT

05/1983 to 01/2004

I've Option 2, will this cause RFE? NOTE: Month is different in Option 1 and Option 2.

Has anyone sent DS-230 with answer to question written as Option 2 and not get RFE?

Anyone at all?

IR-5 - for Mom
------------
08/27/2012 - Sent Application
08/28/2012 - NOA1 date
08/31/2012 - Received email from USCIS saying the package is accepted
09/11/2012 - Received a letter saying case transferred Lee's Summit, MO
02/15/2013 - Received an email saying case is approved
02/22/2013 - I-130 NOA2 hard copy received

NVC Journey
--------------
02/18/2013 - NVC received the case
03/11/2013 - NVC case # assigned
03/12/2013 - Petitioners' email corrected, Beneficiary's email added
03/13/2013 - DS3032 received
03/13/2013 - DS3032 email sent (was sent before the we received the DS3032)
03/13/2013 - AOS fee invoiced and Paid (shows In Progress)
03/14/2013 - AOS fee shows PAID
03/14/2013 - AOS package sent (overnight next-day delivery)
03/15/2013 - AOS package delivered to NVC on 03/15/2013 at 10:06:00
03/19/2013 - Re-sent DS-3032 email with Supervisor Review on subject
03/21/2013 - DS-3032 accepted
03/22/2013 - IV fee invoiced and paid
03/25/2013 - IV fee shows PAID
03/25/2013 - IV package sent (overnight next-day delivery)
03/26/2013 - IV package delivered to NVC on 03/26/2013 at 10:04am
03/27/2013 - AOS accepted
04/08/2013 - IV checklist found out by phone - NVC lost our marriage certificate sad.png
04/09/2013 - IV checklist email received
04/16/2013 - IV Checklist response mailed - new Marriage Certificate

04/16/2013 - Case Complete (they found our first marriage certificate during supervisor review??)
04/17/2013 - NVC received IV Checklist response
04/23/2013 - Case Complete email from NVC

05/13/2013 - Medical

06/03/2013 - Interview

Thank you God!!!!

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canadian_wife   1,791

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Anyone at all?

Unlikely to get an RFE. I did option 2 and no RFE's for me!

Good luck

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Next question: This to/from thing is also bit confusing. I've read somewhere that the timing can not be overlap but in a way it has to be. For example

Option 1:

01/2004 - PRESENT

05/1983 to 01/2004

Option 2

02/2004 - PRESENT

05/1983 to 01/2004

I've Option 2, will this cause RFE? NOTE: Month is different in Option 1 and Option 2.

Has anyone sent DS-230 with answer to question written as Option 2 and not get RFE?

Champi - we used both options (my husband had three addresses). No RFE for DS-230, it passed with flying colors! Don't worry! :D

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champi   13

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Thank you so much canadian_wife and Catie. This was nagging me since yesterday. I just wanted to know at least 1 person who did the things we've done and not get RFE. Thank you Thank you Thank you !!!!!!

IR-5 - for Mom
------------
08/27/2012 - Sent Application
08/28/2012 - NOA1 date
08/31/2012 - Received email from USCIS saying the package is accepted
09/11/2012 - Received a letter saying case transferred Lee's Summit, MO
02/15/2013 - Received an email saying case is approved
02/22/2013 - I-130 NOA2 hard copy received

NVC Journey
--------------
02/18/2013 - NVC received the case
03/11/2013 - NVC case # assigned
03/12/2013 - Petitioners' email corrected, Beneficiary's email added
03/13/2013 - DS3032 received
03/13/2013 - DS3032 email sent (was sent before the we received the DS3032)
03/13/2013 - AOS fee invoiced and Paid (shows In Progress)
03/14/2013 - AOS fee shows PAID
03/14/2013 - AOS package sent (overnight next-day delivery)
03/15/2013 - AOS package delivered to NVC on 03/15/2013 at 10:06:00
03/19/2013 - Re-sent DS-3032 email with Supervisor Review on subject
03/21/2013 - DS-3032 accepted
03/22/2013 - IV fee invoiced and paid
03/25/2013 - IV fee shows PAID
03/25/2013 - IV package sent (overnight next-day delivery)
03/26/2013 - IV package delivered to NVC on 03/26/2013 at 10:04am
03/27/2013 - AOS accepted
04/08/2013 - IV checklist found out by phone - NVC lost our marriage certificate sad.png
04/09/2013 - IV checklist email received
04/16/2013 - IV Checklist response mailed - new Marriage Certificate

04/16/2013 - Case Complete (they found our first marriage certificate during supervisor review??)
04/17/2013 - NVC received IV Checklist response
04/23/2013 - Case Complete email from NVC

05/13/2013 - Medical

06/03/2013 - Interview

Thank you God!!!!

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My case complete at the NVC waiting for an interview.

You must hand write present. I know I read this somewhere I just don't remember where. You can use either the date of your 16th birthday or your date of birth as the starting date.

According to the NVC you should wait until you get the barcode for the RFE in the mail. Otherwise it can take several weeks to get into your file. I sent my RFE info without the barcode and it took 1.5 weeks to be placed in my file. I resent the RFE with the barcode and it still took almost the same amount of time. But I would reccomend re-printing the original barcode and mailing it again to prevent any delays.

The dates should meet meaning there shouldn't be gaps, therefore Option 1 is the better option. There is no overlap there. What they mean by overlap is if you say from 01-2004 to 05-2006 and then the next place 03-2006 to 07-2008... here there is overlap.

Also the NVC may have common sense but you have to undesrstand it is a process with checklists. Most of these things are scanned and entered into our files electronically. For all we know it is the computer generating a flag for a blank on the questionare. If it is a person checking, they have to check it off on their checklist. They are following procedure.

Best of luck to you all,

Noi

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My case complete at the NVC waiting for an interview.

You must hand write present. I know I read this somewhere I just don't remember where. You can use either the date of your 16th birthday or your date of birth as the starting date.

According to the NVC you should wait until you get the barcode for the RFE in the mail. Otherwise it can take several weeks to get into your file. I sent my RFE info without the barcode and it took 1.5 weeks to be placed in my file. I resent the RFE with the barcode and it still took almost the same amount of time. But I would reccomend re-printing the original barcode and mailing it again to prevent any delays.

The dates should meet meaning there shouldn't be gaps, therefore Option 1 is the better option. There is no overlap there. What they mean by overlap is if you say from 01-2004 to 05-2006 and then the next place 03-2006 to 07-2008... here there is overlap.

Also the NVC may have common sense but you have to undesrstand it is a process with checklists. Most of these things are scanned and entered into our files electronically. For all we know it is the computer generating a flag for a blank on the questionare. If it is a person checking, they have to check it off on their checklist. They are following procedure.

Best of luck to you all,

Noi

We had an RFE on question 20. Neither the word present nor the overlap. Our corrected DS 230 was reported as received on March 12 and there has been no activity since. I am sharing this just so you adjust your expectations for case complete, because I thought that since it's only 1 line they will complete it quickly after they receive it, but alas. I call every day and they tell me they haven't gotten to it yet, it will be 2 to 4 weeks.

We did not wait for their RFE cover letter but attached the IV barcoded Cover sheet and it was processed within 2 days. so it worked for us.

Good luck!

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11/16/2008 Petition received

11/26/2008 NOA 1

01/16/2009 Transferred to CSC

02/03/2009 Approved - NOA 2

02/08/2009 NVC Case number assigned

02/10/2009 DS-3032 emailed

02/13/2009 DS-3032 accepted

02/17/2009 AOS and IV bills generated

02/19/2009 AOS and IV bills paid

02/24/2009 AOS package received

02/28/2009 RFE for IV Package

03/02/2009 IV Package received

03/04/2009 RFE Question 20 DS-230

03/09/2009 New DS-230 mailed

03/12/2009 NVC AVR says they received the checklist info

04/03/2009 Another RFE - couldn't tell us what exactly

04/07/2009 Received email with checklist letter - document regarding J-1 visa

04/07/2009 Emailed the requested document

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Thanks to all for clarification!!! :D

We had an RFE on question 20. Neither the word present nor the overlap. Our corrected DS 230 was reported as received on March 12 and there has been no activity since. I am sharing this just so you adjust your expectations for case complete, because I thought that since it's only 1 line they will complete it quickly after they receive it, but alas. I call every day and they tell me they haven't gotten to it yet, it will be 2 to 4 weeks.

We did not wait for their RFE cover letter but attached the IV barcoded Cover sheet and it was processed within 2 days. so it worked for us.

Good luck!

kotana

If you don't mind, can you share the details of RFE so we don't make the same mistakes?

IR-5 - for Mom
------------
08/27/2012 - Sent Application
08/28/2012 - NOA1 date
08/31/2012 - Received email from USCIS saying the package is accepted
09/11/2012 - Received a letter saying case transferred Lee's Summit, MO
02/15/2013 - Received an email saying case is approved
02/22/2013 - I-130 NOA2 hard copy received

NVC Journey
--------------
02/18/2013 - NVC received the case
03/11/2013 - NVC case # assigned
03/12/2013 - Petitioners' email corrected, Beneficiary's email added
03/13/2013 - DS3032 received
03/13/2013 - DS3032 email sent (was sent before the we received the DS3032)
03/13/2013 - AOS fee invoiced and Paid (shows In Progress)
03/14/2013 - AOS fee shows PAID
03/14/2013 - AOS package sent (overnight next-day delivery)
03/15/2013 - AOS package delivered to NVC on 03/15/2013 at 10:06:00
03/19/2013 - Re-sent DS-3032 email with Supervisor Review on subject
03/21/2013 - DS-3032 accepted
03/22/2013 - IV fee invoiced and paid
03/25/2013 - IV fee shows PAID
03/25/2013 - IV package sent (overnight next-day delivery)
03/26/2013 - IV package delivered to NVC on 03/26/2013 at 10:04am
03/27/2013 - AOS accepted
04/08/2013 - IV checklist found out by phone - NVC lost our marriage certificate sad.png
04/09/2013 - IV checklist email received
04/16/2013 - IV Checklist response mailed - new Marriage Certificate

04/16/2013 - Case Complete (they found our first marriage certificate during supervisor review??)
04/17/2013 - NVC received IV Checklist response
04/23/2013 - Case Complete email from NVC

05/13/2013 - Medical

06/03/2013 - Interview

Thank you God!!!!

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since ive reached the age of 16 i have always lived in the same place.... we moved at this place two years before i was 16... shall i list just that and the year when we moved here even if it is before the age of 16?

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Thanks to all for clarification!!! :D

We had an RFE on question 20. Neither the word present nor the overlap. Our corrected DS 230 was reported as received on March 12 and there has been no activity since. I am sharing this just so you adjust your expectations for case complete, because I thought that since it's only 1 line they will complete it quickly after they receive it, but alas. I call every day and they tell me they haven't gotten to it yet, it will be 2 to 4 weeks.

We did not wait for their RFE cover letter but attached the IV barcoded Cover sheet and it was processed within 2 days. so it worked for us.

Good luck!

kotana

If you don't mind, can you share the details of RFE so we don't make the same mistakes?

I don't mind at all :)

Here is what i had:

Hometown - May 2008 - Present

Town X - November 2007 - May 2008

Town Y - May 2007 - November 2007

Here is what I should have had:

Hometown - May 2008 - Present

Town X - November 2007 - May 2008

Town Y - May 2007 - November 2007

Hometown - Age I reached 16 - May 2007

The problem is that the questions says "List the places" it doesn't say list six month periods since you reached 16. Also I had a question of what if I lived somewhere for less than six months at a time but more than six months total? I didn't end up including periods of less than six months, but i think this question is confusing.

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02/03/2009 Approved - NOA 2

02/08/2009 NVC Case number assigned

02/10/2009 DS-3032 emailed

02/13/2009 DS-3032 accepted

02/17/2009 AOS and IV bills generated

02/19/2009 AOS and IV bills paid

02/24/2009 AOS package received

02/28/2009 RFE for IV Package

03/02/2009 IV Package received

03/04/2009 RFE Question 20 DS-230

03/09/2009 New DS-230 mailed

03/12/2009 NVC AVR says they received the checklist info

04/03/2009 Another RFE - couldn't tell us what exactly

04/07/2009 Received email with checklist letter - document regarding J-1 visa

04/07/2009 Emailed the requested document

04/10/2009 Case complete

04/23/2009 Interview scheduled for June

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Thanks :)

IR-5 - for Mom
------------
08/27/2012 - Sent Application
08/28/2012 - NOA1 date
08/31/2012 - Received email from USCIS saying the package is accepted
09/11/2012 - Received a letter saying case transferred Lee's Summit, MO
02/15/2013 - Received an email saying case is approved
02/22/2013 - I-130 NOA2 hard copy received

NVC Journey
--------------
02/18/2013 - NVC received the case
03/11/2013 - NVC case # assigned
03/12/2013 - Petitioners' email corrected, Beneficiary's email added
03/13/2013 - DS3032 received
03/13/2013 - DS3032 email sent (was sent before the we received the DS3032)
03/13/2013 - AOS fee invoiced and Paid (shows In Progress)
03/14/2013 - AOS fee shows PAID
03/14/2013 - AOS package sent (overnight next-day delivery)
03/15/2013 - AOS package delivered to NVC on 03/15/2013 at 10:06:00
03/19/2013 - Re-sent DS-3032 email with Supervisor Review on subject
03/21/2013 - DS-3032 accepted
03/22/2013 - IV fee invoiced and paid
03/25/2013 - IV fee shows PAID
03/25/2013 - IV package sent (overnight next-day delivery)
03/26/2013 - IV package delivered to NVC on 03/26/2013 at 10:04am
03/27/2013 - AOS accepted
04/08/2013 - IV checklist found out by phone - NVC lost our marriage certificate sad.png
04/09/2013 - IV checklist email received
04/16/2013 - IV Checklist response mailed - new Marriage Certificate

04/16/2013 - Case Complete (they found our first marriage certificate during supervisor review??)
04/17/2013 - NVC received IV Checklist response
04/23/2013 - Case Complete email from NVC

05/13/2013 - Medical

06/03/2013 - Interview

Thank you God!!!!

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Thank you guys for taking some time to respond to this post. I just printed again the DS-230 with the date since i live here 03-1983 - PRESENT and I also printed an additional of just the page 2 with the date since I was 16 which is 01-1999 - PRESENT. It is kinda costly to send documents to the US so I just want him to get everything he might need. I am ready to send these forms tomorrow...not sure when will it get there but this will give us plenty of time to think which one is which. LOL this is making me loca! Simple question #20 but quite tricky...cost me few MORE days not to be with my husband.

Oh btw, when I went back to state.gov website to fill up the form again...this time I can type the word PRESENT. They must have made some changes on it. My luck!

Have a wonderful day everyone. Start your day with a smile :D God bless us all!

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