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Filed: Citizen (pnd) Country: Bahamas
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We are still on paying process so I don't know what advice to give you. And also we have a lawyer who is doing the paperworks. But Im learning a lot from this site. Next time when I petition my two kids, we will do it on our own. Hope Saylin could give you a response on this matter.

question about paper mails for beneficiaries.

After beneficiary picks usc spouse as agent. what packets do they physically receive. (the reason i am asking is because there's a issue of mail tampering where my husband is) is there anyway we can opt in email only communication.

USCIS

Dec. 6,2012 - PD
Dec. 7,2012 - noa1
Sept.6,2012 - Received email from USCIS, case transferred from NBC to Local Atlanta office.
- Scheduled hubby for INFO PASS dated Sept.26,2012

Sept.21,2012 - Hubby received a call from USCIS Lady doing a "PHONE INTERVIEW".
Sept.24,2012- Received Text & Email " CASE APPROVED"
Sept.26,2012- Hubby still went to his INFO PASS appointment to asked further assitance for the next stage.
Sept.28,2012- Received Noa2 Hard copy

NVC

Oct.22,2013 - NVC received file
Nov.5, 2013 - Received Case # and Invoice ID Number
Nov.6, 2013 - Received Email for AOS & FEE Bill
Nov.8, 2013 - AOS & IV payment status " IN PROCESS"
Nov.12,2013- AOS & IV payment status "PAID"
Nov.21,2013- DS-260 submitted
Dec.9,2013 - AOS & IV package sent
Dec.13,2013- False checklist received. Called NVC to confirm and they said just ignore it. Its like a confirmation
they received our documents.
Jan.14,2014 - Called NVC and heared our document was reviewed Jan.9 - and we got a checklist
on AOS & IV.

Jan.15,2014- Received official email checklist

Jan.15,2014- Responded to IV checklist in the afternoon. Sending my NBI CLEARANCE (again) Thru FedEx.

Jan 17,2014- NVC received FedEx document at 9:40a.m. signed by G.Peters

Jan 17,2014- Hubby took a half day off at work to dropped off personally to the lawyer's office, a checklist on his
AOS.

Jan.21,2014- IV checklist reviewed

Jan. 29,2014- AOS checklist reviewed

Feb. 20, 2014 - CASE COMPLETE

Feb. 27, 2014 - Received Official Email..Case Complete

Feb, 28, 2014 - Received P4

April 1, 2014 - INTERVIEW DATE 9:30a.m.

THE BAHAMAS - PORT OF ENTRY

APRIL 10,2014 "HOME SWEET HOME" with hubby

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: India
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Two questions regarding i-864. Can some one help me with this? I am the USC petitioning for foreign wife.

  1. In the first page of i-864, Part 1 ( left is my info) , below that Part 2 is my wife. My issue is the right side of this page where it asks for the mailing address, is that the sponsors or visa applicant's?
  2. I am going to use a co-sponsor since my income is only slightly between above 20-23K and I am graduating grad school soon. My Sister and Brother in law are sponsoring. My question is whether it makes any difference if I use my BIL as the co-sponsor and add my sister's salary ( he get way more than her) in the form or should I use my sister as co-sponsor and add his salary too?
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Called NVC again today and finally got a case number.

However, the digits seem short to me. JHN then 8 digits only instead of 10.

When i asked for invoice ID number she said it hasnt been generated yet.

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Also, the Julian day works out to to a sunday! Oct 27...sunday? is that ok

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IR-1/CR-1 Visa

Service Center : NBC

Consulate : South Africa

Marriage : 2012-09-05

I-130 Sent : 2013-02-02

I-130 NOA1 : 2013-02-16

Case Transfer to NYC Field Office : 2013-03-22

I-130 NOA2: 2013-10-21 (email)

NVC Received Case: 2013-10-23

NVC Case # Assigned: 2013-11-04

AOS & IV Bills Invoiced: 2013-11-07

AOS & IV Bills Appear PAID: 2013-11-13

DS-260 Submitted: 2013-11-18

Request for AOS & IV cover sheets to be emailed to me: 2013-11-29

Received NVC Email of Bar-Coded Cover Sheet: 2013-12-2

AOS & IV Package Sent: 2013-12-9

Received Checklist (false?): 2013-12-10

DS-260 Reviewed / Approved: 2013-12-10

AOS & IV Package Received: 2013-12-12

IV Package Reviewed / Approved: 2014-1-07

AOS Package Reviewed BUT checklist: 2014-1-07

Received AOS checklist: 2014-1-08

Respond to AOS checklist: 2014-1-14

Checklist Response Received by NVC: 2014-1-17

Checklist Response in System: 2014-1-23

Case Complete: 2014-2-11

Interview Date Scheduled: 2014-2-28

Received P4 Email: 2014-3-1

Interview: 2014-4-8

Case File "In Transit": 2014-3-5

Consulate Recieved Case File: 2014-3-10

Medical Appointment: 2014-3-24

Visa Approved: 2014-4-8

Visa in Hand: 2014-4-10

 

Removal of Conditions: Filed in March 2016.

NOA1 : 2016-04-18

Biometrics: 2016-06-06

Approval: 04/21/17

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Germany
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question about paper mails for beneficiaries.

After beneficiary picks usc spouse as agent. what packets do they physically receive. (the reason i am asking is because there's a issue of mail tampering where my husband is) is there anyway we can opt in email only communication.

We used the email option and in fact never got any paper packages in the mail. We used James' NVC guide for that: http://www.visajourney.com/wiki/index.php/James%27s_Shortcuts#Option_2:-_Choice_of_Agent_selection_via_E-mail. Then we basically sent all the forms in as soon as the bills showed up as paid online.

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Nigeria
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We used the email option and in fact never got any paper packages in the mail. We used James' NVC guide for that: http://www.visajourney.com/wiki/index.php/James%27s_Shortcuts#Option_2:-_Choice_of_Agent_selection_via_E-mail. Then we basically sent all the forms in as soon as the bills showed up as paid online.

They send everything visa email. If by chance you never called NVC they would send to the email address you listed on I-130. If for some reason people didn't have a email than they would get the snail mail.

And all NVC does is send you links to go get the forms. Getting the forms is on you thats why we tell people do it in adavance don't wait for NVC. Get everything lined up and ready Be very proactive at this stage.

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Germany
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Two questions regarding i-864. Can some one help me with this? I am the USC petitioning for foreign wife.

  1. In the first page of i-864, Part 1 ( left is my info) , below that Part 2 is my wife. My issue is the right side of this page where it asks for the mailing address, is that the sponsors or visa applicant's?
  2. I am going to use a co-sponsor since my income is only slightly between above 20-23K and I am graduating grad school soon. My Sister and Brother in law are sponsoring. My question is whether it makes any difference if I use my BIL as the co-sponsor and add my sister's salary ( he get way more than her) in the form or should I use my sister as co-sponsor and add his salary too?

1. We put down the mailing address for the principal immigrant (i.e., we treated it as "part 2") - presumably this tells the consulate where to send the interview "invitation" when NVC ships the completed pkg to them.

2. I was in the same boat as you income-wise (grad student). I put down savings and such and chose not to do co-sponsors (I worked before going to grad school). I don't think the order matters, especially when you're already above poverty line by yourself.

They send everything visa email. If by chance you never called NVC they would send to the email address you listed on I-130. If for some reason people didn't have a email than they would get the snail mail.

And all NVC does is send you links to go get the forms. Getting the forms is on you thats why we tell people do it in adavance don't wait for NVC. Get everything lined up and ready Be very proactive at this stage.

Agreed. Also, be OCD about checking your payment status. Sometimes their online payment system gets borked, but they'll never tell you and you might lose days thinking they're just slow.

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: India
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1. We put down the mailing address for the principal immigrant (i.e., we treated it as "part 2") - presumably this tells the consulate where to send the interview "invitation" when NVC ships the completed pkg to them.

2. I was in the same boat as you income-wise (grad student). I put down savings and such and chose not to do co-sponsors (I worked before going to grad school). I don't think the order matters, especially when you're already above poverty line by yourself.

Agreed. Also, be OCD about checking your payment status. Sometimes their online payment system gets borked, but they'll never tell you and you might lose days thinking they're just slow.

Thanks rysa.

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (pnd) Country: Japan
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So the case # they gave you was 2013800x? Completely uneducated and unlikely guess but perhaps the person on the phone saw the number written as 2013800-00x and dropped the zeros when reading it to you.

BTW, impressively short time between NOA2 and "NVC received"!

Called NVC again today and finally got a case number.

However, the digits seem short to me. JHN then 8 digits only instead of 10.

When i asked for invoice ID number she said it hasnt been generated yet.

Edit:

Also, the Julian day works out to to a sunday! Oct 27...sunday? is that ok

Click 'Show' for my timeline

USCIS
03/13/2013: I-130 sent
03/14/2013: Priority Date on I-797C
03/15/2013: Notice Date & Received Date on I-797C (NoA1)
03/17/2013: Acceptance Confirmation email received
03/20/2013: I-797C received in the mail
10/31/2013: Transfer email "to your local USCIS office"; also Notice Date on transfer I-797C
11/01/2013: Transfer email "at a USCIS office"
11/04/2013: I-797C received in the mail; transferred to Nebraska Service Center
12/04/2013: Changed ARN
12/05/2013: NoA2
12/13/2013: Shipped to DoS

NVC
01/06/2014: NVC received
01/08/2014: NVC received (inside building)
02/10/2014: Case#/IIN assigned
02/12/2014: DS-261 available and submitted
02/13/2014: AoS fee available and paid
02/17/2014: AoS package sent (from abroad)
02/20/2014: AoS package delivered
03/20/2014: IV fee available and paid
03/26/2014: IV fee shows Paid and DS-260 is available
03/27/2014: IV package sent and DS-260 submitted
03/31/2014: IV package delivered
04/02/2014: NVC recorded IV package receipt
04/14/2014: Case complete
04/21/2014: Case complete email
04/30/2014: Interview date assigned
06/02/2014: Interview

06/22/2014: PoE

I-751
04/27/2016: Sent to CSC
04/28/2016: NOA1
05/10/2016: Check cashed
05/13/2016: NOA1 Received

06/03/2015: Biometrics

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Nepal
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Friends,

NVC, I think, intentionally sends out a checklist just so they can borrow an extra time to process the application.

Apparently, I received a checklist for not filling out Part 3, NO: 9

NVC rep. also admitted that I shouldn't have received the checklist since my mailing address and place of residence is the same and I left No:9 blank.

If my memory serves me right we were supposed to leave the field blank, if an answer to the question is not applicable or not available.

Now, this leaving a field blank is causing me a headache...there are few more fields in this form I left out blank. Such as A#, SSN, ZIp Code for the beneficairy...Am i supposed to leave it blank or just type N/A?

Also, do I need to wait for the checklist (does it come in the mail or email?) or can i just submit it before I get a physical checklist?

Thanks,

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Germany
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Friends,

NVC, I think, intentionally sends out a checklist just so they can borrow an extra time to process the application.

Apparently, I received a checklist for not filling out Part 3, NO: 9

NVC rep. also admitted that I shouldn't have received the checklist since my mailing address and place of residence is the same and I left No:9 blank.

If my memory serves me right we were supposed to leave the field blank, if an answer to the question is not applicable or not available.

Now, this leaving a field blank is causing me a headache...there are few more fields in this form I left out blank. Such as A#, SSN, ZIp Code for the beneficairy...Am i supposed to leave it blank or just type N/A?

Also, do I need to wait for the checklist (does it come in the mail or email?) or can i just submit it before I get a physical checklist?

Thanks,

Which form are you talking about for Part 3 and related questions? DS-260? i-864 doesn't have #9 for Part 3 but it's good to make sure it wasn't a typo.

We received our checklist in the mail as an attached PDF. We happened to be getting processed right as the DS-230 transitioned to DS-260, but luckily all the forms we sent along with DS-230 were filed correctly (still had to fill out online DS-260). The first checklist you receive after paying the fee doesn't tell you anything critical that you should feel like waiting for (DS-230/260 + i-864). Like dwheels said, just start sending in the forms without waiting for an official checklist from the NVC. The second checklist you receive after you send in the first batch of required documentation (again as PDF attachment in an email) tells you what needs fixing. Then, if everything goes smoothly, a final checklist tells you what you still need to bring to the interview.

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So the case # they gave you was 2013800x? Completely uneducated and unlikely guess but perhaps the person on the phone saw the number written as 2013800-00x and dropped the zeros when reading it to you.

BTW, impressively short time between NOA2 and "NVC received"!

Jhn20138003 thats what she gave me.

IR-1/CR-1 Visa

Service Center : NBC

Consulate : South Africa

Marriage : 2012-09-05

I-130 Sent : 2013-02-02

I-130 NOA1 : 2013-02-16

Case Transfer to NYC Field Office : 2013-03-22

I-130 NOA2: 2013-10-21 (email)

NVC Received Case: 2013-10-23

NVC Case # Assigned: 2013-11-04

AOS & IV Bills Invoiced: 2013-11-07

AOS & IV Bills Appear PAID: 2013-11-13

DS-260 Submitted: 2013-11-18

Request for AOS & IV cover sheets to be emailed to me: 2013-11-29

Received NVC Email of Bar-Coded Cover Sheet: 2013-12-2

AOS & IV Package Sent: 2013-12-9

Received Checklist (false?): 2013-12-10

DS-260 Reviewed / Approved: 2013-12-10

AOS & IV Package Received: 2013-12-12

IV Package Reviewed / Approved: 2014-1-07

AOS Package Reviewed BUT checklist: 2014-1-07

Received AOS checklist: 2014-1-08

Respond to AOS checklist: 2014-1-14

Checklist Response Received by NVC: 2014-1-17

Checklist Response in System: 2014-1-23

Case Complete: 2014-2-11

Interview Date Scheduled: 2014-2-28

Received P4 Email: 2014-3-1

Interview: 2014-4-8

Case File "In Transit": 2014-3-5

Consulate Recieved Case File: 2014-3-10

Medical Appointment: 2014-3-24

Visa Approved: 2014-4-8

Visa in Hand: 2014-4-10

 

Removal of Conditions: Filed in March 2016.

NOA1 : 2016-04-18

Biometrics: 2016-06-06

Approval: 04/21/17

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ranting33va.gif Sometimes, the people who answer the phones at NVC amaze me with their attitude and ignorance. Just a vent. I had to repeat my case number about 8 times to a really rude woman. She sounded like she's older, definitely a native of the NH area. Just plain old rude and unhelpful. She insisted that I was reading her the wrong number, at least 7 times. Luckily, most of the people are friendly. </end rant/> devil.gif

Anyway, no movement on my AOS. It arrived one week ago, so I gave it a week before calling. My IV package arrived today. She told me repeatedly that they're taking 30 days to review the packets. Has anyone had any luck getting a review quicker?

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ranting33va.gif Sometimes, the people who answer the phones at NVC amaze me with their attitude and ignorance. Just a vent. I had to repeat my case number about 8 times to a really rude woman. She sounded like she's older, definitely a native of the NH area. Just plain old rude and unhelpful. She insisted that I was reading her the wrong number, at least 7 times. Luckily, most of the people are friendly. </end rant/> devil.gif

Anyway, no movement on my AOS. It arrived one week ago, so I gave it a week before calling. My IV package arrived today. She told me repeatedly that they're taking 30 days to review the packets. Has anyone had any luck getting a review quicker?

lol seems like we both spoke to the same NVC person !

she was extremely rude and didnt let me repeat the case number a second time. she messed up somewhere with the zeros. waited over an hour to get through only to get an incomplete case number. ugh

IR-1/CR-1 Visa

Service Center : NBC

Consulate : South Africa

Marriage : 2012-09-05

I-130 Sent : 2013-02-02

I-130 NOA1 : 2013-02-16

Case Transfer to NYC Field Office : 2013-03-22

I-130 NOA2: 2013-10-21 (email)

NVC Received Case: 2013-10-23

NVC Case # Assigned: 2013-11-04

AOS & IV Bills Invoiced: 2013-11-07

AOS & IV Bills Appear PAID: 2013-11-13

DS-260 Submitted: 2013-11-18

Request for AOS & IV cover sheets to be emailed to me: 2013-11-29

Received NVC Email of Bar-Coded Cover Sheet: 2013-12-2

AOS & IV Package Sent: 2013-12-9

Received Checklist (false?): 2013-12-10

DS-260 Reviewed / Approved: 2013-12-10

AOS & IV Package Received: 2013-12-12

IV Package Reviewed / Approved: 2014-1-07

AOS Package Reviewed BUT checklist: 2014-1-07

Received AOS checklist: 2014-1-08

Respond to AOS checklist: 2014-1-14

Checklist Response Received by NVC: 2014-1-17

Checklist Response in System: 2014-1-23

Case Complete: 2014-2-11

Interview Date Scheduled: 2014-2-28

Received P4 Email: 2014-3-1

Interview: 2014-4-8

Case File "In Transit": 2014-3-5

Consulate Recieved Case File: 2014-3-10

Medical Appointment: 2014-3-24

Visa Approved: 2014-4-8

Visa in Hand: 2014-4-10

 

Removal of Conditions: Filed in March 2016.

NOA1 : 2016-04-18

Biometrics: 2016-06-06

Approval: 04/21/17

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (pnd) Country: Japan
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I would call again and express my concern about the number of digits. Good luck.

Click 'Show' for my timeline

USCIS
03/13/2013: I-130 sent
03/14/2013: Priority Date on I-797C
03/15/2013: Notice Date & Received Date on I-797C (NoA1)
03/17/2013: Acceptance Confirmation email received
03/20/2013: I-797C received in the mail
10/31/2013: Transfer email "to your local USCIS office"; also Notice Date on transfer I-797C
11/01/2013: Transfer email "at a USCIS office"
11/04/2013: I-797C received in the mail; transferred to Nebraska Service Center
12/04/2013: Changed ARN
12/05/2013: NoA2
12/13/2013: Shipped to DoS

NVC
01/06/2014: NVC received
01/08/2014: NVC received (inside building)
02/10/2014: Case#/IIN assigned
02/12/2014: DS-261 available and submitted
02/13/2014: AoS fee available and paid
02/17/2014: AoS package sent (from abroad)
02/20/2014: AoS package delivered
03/20/2014: IV fee available and paid
03/26/2014: IV fee shows Paid and DS-260 is available
03/27/2014: IV package sent and DS-260 submitted
03/31/2014: IV package delivered
04/02/2014: NVC recorded IV package receipt
04/14/2014: Case complete
04/21/2014: Case complete email
04/30/2014: Interview date assigned
06/02/2014: Interview

06/22/2014: PoE

I-751
04/27/2016: Sent to CSC
04/28/2016: NOA1
05/10/2016: Check cashed
05/13/2016: NOA1 Received

06/03/2015: Biometrics

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