VAWA, Part 26

[J2020 81]

@Pinkrlion

 

hey fam, my 824 got approved so now I’m on the NVC process. I have some questions regarding the documents I will mail to the NVC 

 

1-so after paying the fees on ceac, do I submit the ds-260 online? Then print out copies and mail them? Will I need to upload the passport size photo on the online ds-260 or just mail the photos to them?

 2- for the passport size photos, do I also mail few photos in the envelope package mailed to the NVC or will I just submit the photo digitally when filling out the ds-260?

How many copies of these photos do I need to mail them?

(When I did the student visa back then I remember uploading the digital photo on the visa application then taking few of them to the interview with me, so I wanna make sure if I have to mail the photos to the NVC in the envelope package or take them to the interview with me)
 

3- and for the i864w, do I fill out and sign it with a pen and mail them the original or just copies?

 

thank you fam, if you have any advice or info or other important documents you can think of to mail them to the NVC let me know 

 

Edited June 26, 2023 by J2020

[Priya25 31]

4 hours ago, J2020 said:

Guys my 824 to transfer my approved petition to the NVC has finally been approved today.. I’m so happy right now. It took 15 months and the wait is finally over. 
 

now I’m just waiting for the welcome letter 🎉 what a happy day, I’m a step closer to coming home.

congratulation !!

[J2020 81]

On 12/15/2022 at 6:06 AM, Sumar9909 said:

I am still yet to receive the welcome letter. Will let you know as soon as I do.

Hi sumar, have you received the welcome letter? 
 

how long after the approval of 824 did you receive the welcome letter? How long did it take to receive the welcome letter after they approved your 824?

 

thank you 🙏 

[Sumar9909 81]

10 minutes ago, J2020 said:

Hi sumar, have you received the welcome letter? 
 

how long after the approval of 824 did you receive the welcome letter? How long did it take to receive the welcome letter after they approved your 824?

 

thank you 🙏 

Hi, this is my timeliness.

 

I824 approved October 2022

Received welcome letter November 2022

Documentary qualified March 2023

Expedited May 2024, approved May 2023

Medical June 13, 2023

Interview June 15. 2023

Now awaiting passports

 

[Sumar9909 81]

17 hours ago, J2020 said:

@Pinkrlion

 

hey fam, my 824 got approved so now I’m on the NVC process. I have some questions regarding the documents I will mail to the NVC 

 

1-so after paying the fees on ceac, do I submit the ds-260 online? Then print out copies and mail them? Will I need to upload the passport size photo on the online ds-260 or just mail the photos to them?

 2- for the passport size photos, do I also mail few photos in the envelope package mailed to the NVC or will I just submit the photo digitally when filling out the ds-260?

How many copies of these photos do I need to mail them?

(When I did the student visa back then I remember uploading the digital photo on the visa application then taking few of them to the interview with me, so I wanna make sure if I have to mail the photos to the NVC in the envelope package or take them to the interview with me)
 

3- and for the i864w, do I fill out and sign it with a pen and mail them the original or just copies?

 

thank you fam, if you have any advice or info or other important documents you can think of to mail them to the NVC let me know 

 

Firstly, the payments must be accepted and processed before you can sign up the ds260 forms. After, you will need to fill out the i864w forms, hand sign and mail it along with the required documents. You received a list of these documents plus a cover sheet with a barcode in the welcome letter.

[J2020 81]

2 minutes ago, Sumar9909 said:

Firstly, the payments must be accepted and processed before you can sign up the ds260 forms. After, you will need to fill out the i864w forms, hand sign and mail it along with the required documents. You received a list of these documents plus a cover sheet with a barcode in the welcome letter.

Thank you Sumar, appreciate your response.. I’ll have to wait for the welcome letter 

[Pinkrlion 2,612]

19 hours ago, J2020 said:

@Pinkrlion

 

hey fam, my 824 got approved so now I’m on the NVC process. I have some questions regarding the documents I will mail to the NVC 

 

1-so after paying the fees on ceac, do I submit the ds-260 online? Then print out copies and mail them? Will I need to upload the passport size photo on the online ds-260 or just mail the photos to them?

 2- for the passport size photos, do I also mail few photos in the envelope package mailed to the NVC or will I just submit the photo digitally when filling out the ds-260?

How many copies of these photos do I need to mail them?

(When I did the student visa back then I remember uploading the digital photo on the visa application then taking few of them to the interview with me, so I wanna make sure if I have to mail the photos to the NVC in the envelope package or take them to the interview with me)
 

3- and for the i864w, do I fill out and sign it with a pen and mail them the original or just copies?

 

thank you fam, if you have any advice or info or other important documents you can think of to mail them to the NVC let me know 

 

You will have to wait for your welcome letter with instructions and your checklist. Then you will have to pay the fees and then wait for it to be accepted. Complete the DS-260 and follow instructions on where to send the documents. After DQ your file gets sent to embassy after they send NVC an interview date. Then you schedule medical and attend interview. 

[TBoneTX 43,433]

Hoorah!  It's Wednesday already... and time for our approval-evoking*, good-news-prompting* Semiofficial Semiweekly VAWA-Thread Joke:

     *if correlation = causation

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RESTAURANT JOKES

 

"Waiter!" shouted the woman at the restaurant.  "There's a rubber band in my soup!"

"Naturally," said the waiter.  "You told me to bring you soup and make it snappy."

 

"Waiter!" snarled the diner.  "Why is my food mashed into pulp?"

"Well, sir, when you ordered your meal, you told me to step on it."

 

"Waiter!" yelled the woman at the restaurant.  "Will my hamburger be long?"

 "No, ma'am," said the waiter.  "The hot dogs are long.  The hamburgers are round."

 

"Waiter," said the customer, "there's no chicken in this chicken salad."

"Of course not, sir.  You don't get cat in cat food, do you?"

 

In Alaska, a man and a polar bear walked into a restaurant.

"Do you serve Eskimos?" the man asked the nervous waiter.

"C-certainly we d-do."

"Great!" said the man.  "I'll have lobster, and bring an Eskimo for my friend here."

 

Walking into his cave, the cannibal looked at the bare bones scattered around.

"Am I late for dinner?" he asked his wife.

"Yes," she said.  "Everybody's eaten."

 

[God is a good God 238]

Hello everyone,

Remember my i485 was denied because the officer said I didn’t properly file the waiver and didn’t submit the i601 receipt notice with a receipt number on it as per RFE. The fact is that I submitted the i601 waiver package and it got returned with a notice saying

« your application /petition is being returned as it is not needed at this moment »,

I sent that notice to the local office but apparently the officer ignored it or didn’t receive it while making decision on my petition . I submit a motion to reconsider last April, and yesterday I decided to go to the local office with an INFOPASS appointment to explain my situation. The supervisor came, I explained to her the situation and she took the proofs of the notice from uscis saying my application was returned and don’t need a waiver and proof of mailing it to the officer. She went inside and after 15min she came out and told me they have assigned my case to an officer for review, hoping I get approved now🙏🏾.

[Gratefulone 23]

They finally received the medical, I am now on edge. Can you share how long you had to wait?

[J2020 81]

@Sumar9909 @Pinkrlion

 

hi fam, for anyone who did follow to join or consular processing through vawa, 

 

do we have to pay the $120 affidavit of support fee on ceac ? 
 

I thought vawa petitioners are exempt from the affidavit of support fee, but someone who’s also doing vawa through consular processing just told me that we still have to pay the $120 affidavit of support fee on ceac not just the $205 application fee. 
 

 

[Pinkrlion 2,612]

15 minutes ago, J2020 said:

@Sumar9909 @Pinkrlion

 

hi fam, for anyone who did follow to join or consular processing through vawa, 

 

do we have to pay the $120 affidavit of support fee on ceac ? 
 

I thought vawa petitioners are exempt from the affidavit of support fee, but someone who’s also doing vawa through consular processing just told me that we still have to pay the $120 affidavit of support fee on ceac not just the $205 application fee. 
 

 

No you still have to pay the fees

[Sumar9909 81]

2 hours ago, J2020 said:

@Sumar9909 @Pinkrlion

 

hi fam, for anyone who did follow to join or consular processing through vawa, 

 

do we have to pay the $120 affidavit of support fee on ceac ? 
 

I thought vawa petitioners are exempt from the affidavit of support fee, but someone who’s also doing vawa through consular processing just told me that we still have to pay the $120 affidavit of support fee on ceac not just the $205 application fee. 
 

 

You have to pay the $120 fee.

[luminarc 218]

11 hours ago, Gratefulone said:

They finally received the medical, I am now on edge. Can you share how long you had to wait?

About 10 days, as a matter of fact a day before I got approval, I had gone to send another copy of my medical with signature required because I was afraid usps lost my package lol. You are so close now.

[jalpa 1]

Hello everyone, can you advise when you put your file and when vawa approved.. I did in October 2020 and still nothing I received. Please advise.