NVC Filers - March 2014

[STACEY&MISHO 103]

DS260 asks for ALL addresses since the age of 16. This basically includes anywhere you have received mail, went to school for a semester - they ask for all addresses. The dates have to align and go back to the age of 16 or it will not let you continue to the next page.

It was a real pain for us - my husband had 19 previous addresses....total nightmare tracking all of that information down. Also, they must be added in order from most recent back to age 16 - there is no way to re-order the list in case you missed one. I recommend having them all written down in detail before you begin entering them into the system. Learned that the hard way I thought I had them all, but somehow one was missed and I had to reenter a lot of information. oops!

Yes the ds260 is a huge pain in the a$$! My hubby has had lots of jobs and it took me 3 days to fill it out. I thought I had all the info also until I started the form! Phew! I'm just glad its over!

[agbcha 48]

Hello all,

NVC received my case on 3/12/2014 after my NOA2 on 3/3/2014 from California. Would someone be so kind as to add me to the spreadsheet?

Thank you!

[StarWar123 0]

Dear Saylin and VJ members,

I am new to this forum and I have a question:

When i filed I-130 for my wife, I also submitted G325A for both of us. We got I-130 approval also. But now i realized in my wife's(Beneficiary) G-325A, she made a mistake while adding Applicant's residence last 5 years. She forgot to add one address in that section. Will that be a problem while filling out DS-260 in the NVC stage or during the interview?

[Changnoi 410]

They are working over time and on Saturday to clear the backlog so just try to think positive.It took us 20 business days to be exact to have a case # but since their working overtime now maybe it will be faster for you to get a case number

Hi Irra Thanks for the post. Where did you find out about NVC working overtime and on Saturday?

My case took 25 business days to get case number. Now I am trying to estimate (guess) time until completion

[Changnoi 410]

Hello all,

NVC received my case on 3/12/2014 after my NOA2 on 3/3/2014 from California. Would someone be so kind as to add me to the spreadsheet?

Thank you!

Welcome agbca....be sure to read post 1 and 2 and let it "soak in"

Saylin is the wonderful "someone" that manages the spreadsheet.

Current estimate to receive your case# is 20 to 30 business days.

Edited March 14, 2014 by Changnoi

[aizeny987 7]

You were already on the spreadsheet...

I mean update! Lol

[rhianne17 0]

Hello Saylin,

This is my timeline:

April 16 - NOA1

Dec.3 -NOA2

Jan.7- NVC received case

Feb.10- case # assigned

Feb.11- request for expedite

Feb.13- received IIN/BIN/ submitted DS-261

Feb.14- paid AOS fee

Feb.18-showed AOS PAID

Feb.27-received snail mail dated FEB24,EXPEDITE APPROVED

March 3- send AOS package

March 4-Paid IV bill

March 5-sent IV documents

March 6-IV Bill appeared PAID/DS-260 SUBMITTED

all packages arrived last week at NVC but its not in their system yet.

Thanks saylin in advance for adding me in the spreadsheet:)

[dilmera 124]

So happy to see you here

Thanks, I was missing you guys too .

[palomino 3]

Hi

Got two checklists last night. Think the first was a false one as it was requesting documents to be sent.

However the second one baffles me !! It says:

In Part 6. Sponsor's Income and Employment, please correct the following...

[x] Items 13.a.1. The income you enter must match the total (gross) income reported on your most recent Federal

income tax return. If you filed Form 1040EZ, use the adjusted gross income instead.

Cannot understand this as my husband entered the amount on the 1040 and put the same amount in question 13.a.1. Think my husband will have to call them when he finisheds work

[passtele 7]

Update from our end: I called NVC this morning to inquire about Case Number and it was indeed uploaded! So, from Feb 6 date when they received our file from USCIS to March 15 (or probably March 14), I count 5 weeks elapsed or 25 business days, in line with the quote that NVC operators provide of 20-30 business days. Saylin, please update spreadsheet.

[STACEY&MISHO 103]

Last night at 1:12 in the morning I received a false checklist for my IV package. Even though I read it and realized it was false I still had the most awful feeling in my stomach. Why do they do this to us?!?!?! It's so stressful. LOL! Hope this will mean case complete very soon!

[Ortolan 381]

Hi guys,

I have a question about filing status for tax return. On W2 form it was saying to file as single if my spouse doesn't have alien registration number or SSN or if she doesn't live in USA. Due to that I filed it as single but per Saylin's post a married person must file as married irrespective of anything and filing as single is fraud. For me filing as single is not fraud because the W2 form from IRS says to do so for a person whose spouse doesn't have alien registration number or SSN and if she never been in USA. For petitioners whose spouse lives in Mexico or Canada, filing as married make sense because the IRS law says to do so. I will appreciate if you can help me on this sensitive issues. I am also planning to contact local IRS office. Thanks!

If you're married, you have to file your taxes as Married. You've got the choice to pick "Married Filing Separately" or "Married Filing Jointly."

The W2 form is the form you fill out with your employer that tells your employer how much to 'withhold' out of your paycheck to send on to the government every time you're paid, to cover your income taxes for the year. From a Forbes article on 'withholding:'

"The point of the form W-4 is to figure out how many allowances to claim for purposes of your federal income tax withholding. The general rule is that the more allowances you claim, the less withholding you’ll have taken out of your paycheck. If you claim zero, you’ll have the maximum amount taken out. If you claim a large number, you’ll have less taken out. If you do it right, you won’t owe or be owed: the absolute best scenario from a tax planning standpoint is to have your tax liability (or refund) at the end of the year be as close to zero as possible.

If you’re married, you generally add “1″ when figuring your allowances. But since your spouse is out of the country and you won't be adding her income to yours, you can still put "0" and have the correct amount taken out.

Here's where I got the info: http://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2012/01/26/ask-the-taxgirl-form-w-2-and-withholding/

[Ortolan 381]

Hi

Got two checklists last night. Think the first was a false one as it was requesting documents to be sent.

However the second one baffles me !! It says:

In Part 6. Sponsor's Income and Employment, please correct the following...

[x] Items 13.a.1. The income you enter must match the total (gross) income reported on your most recent Federal

income tax return. If you filed Form 1040EZ, use the adjusted gross income instead.

Cannot understand this as my husband entered the amount on the 1040 and put the same amount in question 13.a.1. Think my husband will have to call them when he finisheds work

I too got this checklist. I just called them and a really nice guy helped me after I explained why I was confused (the amount on my Line 22 was actually a negative number for me because of some tax credits. I thought surely they wouldn't want a negative number! So I had put the wrong amount).

Please call them, and ask the same question. They will probably tell you to put whatever is on your husband's 1040 tax return on Line 22. What you fill in on your I-864 has to match that amount exactly. But do call to clarify and get it right. You don't want another checklist!

Edited March 14, 2014 by SuzAug

[senegal0123 8]

Thank you 1000000000 times segal0123 for telling me to call ....I was going to wait until tomorrow to check....just got my case # !!!!

They said it just arrived today....I gave them both emails and got my IIN # also......

Congrats to you for getting your #.....thanks again for taking time to post.....I pray we are with our family's soon.

Glad it worked out for you!! Congrats! I hope we make it through the rest of this proces very quickly and that you will be with your family soon-- I am lucky to be living abroad with my husband at the moment as we wait it out

[Vivian&Jaba 17]

Is the joint sponsor providing an I-864 ot I-864a. If they are combining income with the petitioner using an I-864a (not recommended) you must use some method to show they are in the same house and they are related.

If the joint sponsor is providing an I-864 then you do not need to do this as a joint sponsor does not need to be a family member.

Thank you for recommendation.