US citizen bringing mom from Iran...what next?

[gol_e_ehsan 0]

Hello all, I would appreciate any information that you guys might have!

For the green card process, of bringing the mother of a US citizen from Iran, does anyone know what step comes next after the Affidavit of Support is sent back and approved? Do they request other information afterwards, should we start gathering things like passport pics, her shenasnameh (birth certificate) from Iran? I wanted to know what comes next so we can be ready and help things move faster. Thank you so much!!!!!!!

[Raj456 0]

Please go through this links if you have not done yet..

Is your I-130 approved and has your process started at NVC?

http://www.visajourney.com/wiki/index.php/...nal_Visa_Center

http://www.visajourney.com/wiki/index.php/...he_NVC_ShortCut

Here is additional info if your process hasnt reached NVC yet and the steps followed after reaching NVC too...

NVC Center

Once your case is received by the NVC they will each be given a case number. Once that happens you will have to give your email address to the NVC as well as the email address for your parents.

Tips for NVC

Once you know that the I-130 have been sent to the NVC you can start calling them, I did this every day until I got the case number.

NVC phone number 603-334-0700

You need to speak to a officer so skip the automated service by pressing 1 then 5 after you get through.

Once you have the case number you need to give the operator the email addresses for you and your parents.

Next you need to email the NVC the DS-3230 choice of agent. Use this template for the email.

http://www.visajourney.com/wiki/index.php/Email_DS-3032_form

DS-3032

http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/80023.pdf

Next you will get a email from the NVC telling you the petitioner that you need to pay the AOS fee bill it will give you the link to the NVC payment site where you will pay the fee using a credit card or debit card.

You only need to pay $70.00 once as both your parents cases are linked and they only charge once.

Once that is paid you will print out a barcode coversheet from the payment site for each parent you will need to attach one to each AOS packet that you have made for each parent

I-864 – AOS Packet

See the link below for full details of what you need to send with the I-864

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/men...00045f3d6a1RCRD

You will receive another email telling you that the DS-3032 has been accepted and telling you that the DS-230 IV fee bill should now be paid. $400.00 each parent. You will go back to the NVC payment site to do this.

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DS-230

http://travel.state.gov/pdf/DS-0230.pdf

Again once it shows as paid you will print out another barcode coversheet to include with the DS-230 for each parent. You will need to include Originals of the following documents for each parent.

BIRTH CERTIFICATES

ADOPTION PAPERS

MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE

MARRIAGE TERMINATION (DIVORCE)

COURT RECORDS

MILITARY RECORDS

POLICE CERTIFICATE

2 PHOTOGRAPHS

PETITIONER MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE FOR ALL MARRIAGES

PETITIONER BIRTH CERTIFICATE

Copy of Beneficiaries BIOGRAPHIC pages from valid passport

You can use the time that the I-130 is being processed to gather all the above document together so that you have them ready to send as soon as you get to each step at NVC.

Once all the paperwork has been received at NVC they will review your parents cases this can take anything from a few days to a few weeks.

Once the review is complete then you will get a email telling you that the case is complete and has been forwarded to the embassy in your parents country.

You will also get a interview letter telling you the date of the interview and a link to the Embassy website with instructions on how to get the medical done and instructions for the interview.

What you need to do is, you send one complete set of original documents with the Barcode coversheet of one parent and then for the other parent you have to attach to their Barcode Copversheet a photocopy of the original document and write on it "Original Held In Case # LND2009****** " You must do that for every document that is not the original.

Also when you come to paying the AOS Fee Bill you only need to pay this once, when you go on-line to pay it you will see that it says "includes another case" and it will link to other parent's case so that you can print out the Barcode Coversheet for them both.

Once NVC get the DS230 they review all the paperwork and once this is done the case is then complete and you will get a interview date and the case paperwork will be forwarded to the embassy. You will then get a email with the interview instructions and instructions for the medical.

One hint I can give you is that when you are paying the AOS fee bill you will only have to pay $70 as both cases will be linked and they only charge the $70 once.

You can find a list of what to include here:

http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/info/info_3195.html

Hello all, I would appreciate any information that you guys might have!

For the green card process, of bringing the mother of a US citizen from Iran, does anyone know what step comes next after the Affidavit of Support is sent back and approved? Do they request other information afterwards, should we start gathering things like passport pics, her shenasnameh (birth certificate) from Iran? I wanted to know what comes next so we can be ready and help things move faster. Thank you so much!!!!!!!

[TayRivers 4]

Good to see the help file I put together being used.... just remember to check for latest info here on VJ.

Tay

[Raj456 0]

Tay,

You helped me and others in the forum by promptly replying to the questions we asked and i am trying my bit with the things i know which i learned from you and others in this forum. I copied this document onto my hard drive for me to review it as and when i need it and kept posting on this site whenever other members have questions about the same.

Without you and this forum it would have been very tough for me and others too.

Once thanks a lot.

Raj.

Good to see the help file I put together being used.... just remember to check for latest info here on VJ.

Tay

Edited November 20, 2009 by Raj456