Some basic ?'s

[tyriun_j 0]

Just had some touch-base questions while I was on here for the night.

1) I've been reading alot of interviews where both the beneficiary and petitioner are going to the consulate interview. Thats not required for the petitioner to go for a CR1/IR1 visa it it? Or is that just simply optional?

2) Once I receive the NOA2 in a couple of months, what are ALL the required docs for the beneficiary to fill out once NVC gets the case? I want to get a jump start on those if possible....

3) From NOA1 to visa in hand, whats the total one would pay in costs for the VISA all in all ( minus tickets to travel, copies of docs, etc. ). I was under the impression the I-864 was the most expensive form or was I mistaken?

Thanks guys!

[BigSigh 12]

1. It is optional but if the USC can attend, this is a good idea.

2. Here is a good guide as to what will happen during NVC/all of the documents that are needed (make sure to check your consulate for your country specific documents) : http://www.visajourney.com/wiki/index.php/LingChe_NVC_ShortCut

3. Every case is a little different as far as how much more this is going to cost.

The AOS (I-864) fee is $70 where the IV (DS-230) bill is $400. Then you have the expense for the medical exam. You can get a better idea of how much that will cost by asking people who have gone through the medical recently or checking the consulate website. Around $200 generally. The other fee is the courier fee that the consulate will have you pay after you get your approval notice from them. I don't know how much it is for your consulate. This as well should be on the consulate website.

As you said, there are the other expenses like sending the mail and documents and travel and all of that good stuff.

Best of luck on your journey!

[dj's baby 0]

Hey there!

Yes, your right... petitioner is not required to go to the interview, it's a optional thing

Here you can find pretty much everything about what you need to do when you get to the NVC... this guide has been very helpful to alot of people, including me

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

And about the fees... lets see.

At the NVC stage you'll have IV fee bill = $400 and AOS fee bill = $70.

After that there's the medical that costs around $150 here, but I'm not sure about the prices for Canada and then some minor fees at the embassy for them to send you back the passport and such.

Hope you have a speedy journey, good luck

[dj's baby 0]

lol Teya, we posted pretty much at the same time

[Indy90 21]

Just had some touch-base questions while I was on here for the night.

1) I've been reading alot of interviews where both the beneficiary and petitioner are going to the consulate interview. Thats not required for the petitioner to go for a CR1/IR1 visa it it? Or is that just simply optional?

2) Once I receive the NOA2 in a couple of months, what are ALL the required docs for the beneficiary to fill out once NVC gets the case? I want to get a jump start on those if possible....

3) From NOA1 to visa in hand, whats the total one would pay in costs for the VISA all in all ( minus tickets to travel, copies of docs, etc. ). I was under the impression the I-864 was the most expensive form or was I mistaken?

Thanks guys!

Regarding question 1, in general it is optional...no consulate officially requires that the petitioner be present for the interview, and some consulates do not allow the petitioner to be present. There are, however, some consulates, like Ecuador, that unofficially require the petitioner to be present. If the petitioner is not present, the visa is virtually always denied after a very short interview, no matter the evidence presented. However, keep in mind that I am speaking in general in case someone from one of those consulates reads this, not about Canada specifically. In order to know how important it is that the petitioner be present, it is necessary to do things like read the consulate reviews on vj.

[trailmix 77]

Yes, totally optional to attend the interview in Canada, many spouses don't attend. For Montreal there is no courier fee but you must bring an expresspost envelope (the biggest they sell) and take that with you to the interview, addresses to yourself (well to the beneficiary)

The medical fee is over 200 dollars here, depends on where you go.

One thing you can do now, if you haven't already, is get a confimation of all of the beneficiaries vaccinations that are required. They will need this to take to the medical.

Info on which vaccinations are required, by age, can be found here, along with other info about the medical. This is the website for the panel physician in Montreal/Toronto:

http://panelphysicians.com/Pages/Immunizations.htm

Here is the page which gives information on the DS-230 - in particular you will want to look at the list of civil documents the beneficiary will need to obtain to send with the DS-230:

http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/info/info_3190.html

As for the I-864, pretty much all the info you need is in the instructions on the actual form.

Edited July 3, 2010 by trailmix