DS-230 questions

[kmbeeman 0]

Hello,

I am a U.S. citizen petitioning for my husband - we were married in Bolivia and have been living together in Argentina for the past year and a half. A few days ago we received an email from NVC with our case number, invoice number, etc. and a DS-3032 for choice of address and agent. We have chosen my mother to be my husband's agent, since she is our joint sponsor for the I-864 and we will be living with her until we can establish ourselves in the U.S. I also received an invoice for the I-864 which I have just paid online.

My question is: I was expecting to receive the DS-230. Does this come with the instruction packet, after we send the DS-3032 with my mother's address? Or do they send this via email as well? Or, do they send it at all? I am confused about whether I must wait to receive this from NVC, or if I am supposed to just download the form, fill it out, collect the documents, and send it in.

Another question: their seems to be some discussion about document translation. All of my husband's docs are in Spanish, but since the interview will be held in Argentina, are translations necessary? I have read various posts on this subject and they seem to contradict each other. My hunch is that DCF wouldn't require translations, but that NVC filing would. Please, any info on this would be greatly appreciated.

And finally: My husband is Bolivia, but we have been living in Argentina, so in terms of police records, would both Argentina and Bolivia be required? Or just our current place of residence? He has his records from Bolivia (he had to have them for residency in Argentina) but they only had 3 month validity, so they're expired now.

Any help here would be great!!! I think we all know how confusing this process can be. : ) Thank you!!!

[dwheels76 5,468]

Until you send in and they accept the DS-3032 you will not be invoiced for the IV Bill (DS-230). That should have been emailed when you got case#.

Your husband needs all countries he has lived in since age 16 for more than 6 months. So yes he will need Bolivia and Argentina.

Here is the NVC filers thread read Post #1 and #2.I think you will need to start if you haven't establishing domicile.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/406819-nvc-filers-january-2013/

[kmbeeman 0]

Thank you! I will send the DS-3032 right away.

[dwheels76 5,468]

Thank you! I will send the DS-3032 right away.

Be sure to follow the email template. Don't send through snail. No need for that.

[ktb 15]

According to this webpage, you need a police check from any country that you have lived in for more than 12 months since you were 16. I think this may have changed recently because I thought it was 6 months also.

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