CR-1 post-NOA2 questions

[AL_RO 0]

Hi all,

I (the petitioner) am currently abroad (living with wife) and will be until my wife gets her visa. We just got our NOA2 (yay!) and aren't sure about a few things.

First of all, please let me know if anything is inaccurate or missing from my list of "next steps":

Receive NVC bill

Pay NVC bill online

Receive OF-169 from NVC, along with I-864

Fill out my I-864

Receive completed I-864 from joint sponsor (in US), his/her tax transcript(s) and copy of his/her passport

Have wife gather her vaccine records and get medical exam

Gather other documents as specified by OF-169

Send the following to NVC:

• I-864s with necessary tax transcripts
  
• copies of passports (mine, wife's, and joint sponsor's)
  
• medical exam certificate
  
• police certificate
  
• marriage certificate
  
• DS-230, visa application
  
• passport-style photos of wife
  

Receive interview appointment and list of documents from consulate

Call consulate to reschedule, if required

Go to interview with required documents

Now, the questions:

• If either I or the joint sponsor hasn't filed a 2012 return, but the I-864 is dated Feb 1 (or similar), could we run into problems? What if one of us has, and one of us hasn't, filed a return for 2012?
  
• The I-864 requires only last year's tax transcript (it lists "3 years" as optional). However, I keep reading that 3 years is required. If it doesn't require 3 years, is 3 years preferable?
  
• Regarding past vaccine information - can she start gathering records now, or should she wait until we receive OF-169?
  

There will be more questions, I'm sure... I just can't think of them right now :\

Thanks in advance!

Edited December 30, 2012 by AL_RO

[canadian_wife 1,829]

I believe that even if you are not living in the US nor received US income, you still need to file taxes

She may collect her vaccines at any time

Our consulate required 3 years and asked for updated paystubs at our interview

good luck

[Darnell 8,479]

you missed step 0:

0. Call into NVC once a day until the NVC TeleOperator can find your casefile and give you a Consular casefile #. Once that happens, give over both email addresses and then bug NVC to send you the AOS FEE BILL via email.

There are 2 NVC bills, and the processing runs in parallel, though it seems serial until the DS-3032 is added to the casefile.

Maybe it's time to review again ?

Loto's Wiki Page - http://www.visajourney.com/wiki/index.php/How_to_bring_your_foreign_spouse_to_live_in_the_US

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

Edited December 30, 2012 by Darnell

[dwheels76 5,477]

Hi all,

I (the petitioner) am currently abroad (living with wife) and will be until my wife gets her visa. We just got our NOA2 (yay!) and aren't sure about a few things.

First of all, please let me know if anything is inaccurate or missing from my list of "next steps":

Receive NVC bill

Pay NVC bill online

Receive OF-169 from NVC, along with I-864

Fill out my I-864

Receive completed I-864 from joint sponsor (in US), his/her tax transcript(s) and copy of his/her passport

Have wife gather her vaccine records and get medical exam

Gather other documents as specified by OF-169

Send the following to NVC:

• I-864s with necessary tax transcripts
• copies of passports (mine, wife's, and joint sponsor's)
• medical exam certificate
• police certificate
• marriage certificate
• DS-230, visa application
• passport-style photos of wife

Receive interview appointment and list of documents from consulate

Call consulate to reschedule, if required

Go to interview with required documents

Now, the questions:

• If either I or the joint sponsor hasn't filed a 2012 return, but the I-864 is dated Feb 1 (or similar), could we run into problems? What if one of us has, and one of us hasn't, filed a return for 2012?
• The I-864 requires only last year's tax transcript (it lists "3 years" as optional). However, I keep reading that 3 years is required. If it doesn't require 3 years, is 3 years preferable?
• Regarding past vaccine information - can she start gathering records now, or should she wait until we receive OF-169?

There will be more questions, I'm sure... I just can't think of them right now :\

Thanks in advance!

Here this will really help because you are missing alot of steps. This is the NVC Filers thread read Post #1 and #2 I think this will help greatly.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/402383-nvc-filers-december-2012/

[AL_RO 0]

Okay, so let's take it one step at a time. I'm trying to call the NVC to reach the automated system, but I keep being put on hold for an operator. They supposedly close at 12 PM and it's 12:08 now... shouldn't I get transferred directly to the automated system? Has the phone number changed? I'm using 603-334-0700

Also, since I'm in Romania, can I send the DS-3032/DS-230 package and AOS package in a single envelope? Express mail is upwards of $60 per envelope, and I don't trust "snail mail" from here.

Edited December 31, 2012 by AL_RO

[Darnell 8,479]

the automated system no longer is working.

[AL_RO 0]

the automated system no longer is working.

Just looked it up and it seems to have been that way for months...