NVC fee payment

[ABertozzi 25]

Hello,

 

My I-130 has not been approved yet, but I'm trying to prepare what I can for the NVC stage.

I know that for paying the NVC fee you need a US checking or savings account. My husband (petitioner) has an account with a local credit union, however it uses another credit union to process the payments through. So he would have to enter first the routing number of the secondary CU, then the account number which I guess refers to his local CU, and then another account number, which is then his account number at his local CU.

Does anyone know, if this setup will be possible or are there only two fields (one for the routing nr, one for the account nr)?

 

Alternatively, is a transfer through TransferWise possible (using that dedicated US account, we previously used it for IRS purposes)?

 

I appreciate any advice.

Thank you!

[iwannaplay54 985]

It’s an ACH payment, he should just enter it like an electronic check.  It isn’t a wire transfer.

[ABertozzi 25]

Thank you for your answer! I have to admit that I have no idea how it works and what the difference is, but I will have him speak to his credit union and figure it out, so that we have the correct information on hand.

Thanks again for your time!

[SteveInBostonI130 3,467]

4 hours ago, ABertozzi said:

Hello,

 

My I-130 has not been approved yet, but I'm trying to prepare what I can for the NVC stage.

I know that for paying the NVC fee you need a US checking or savings account. My husband (petitioner) has an account with a local credit union, however it uses another credit union to process the payments through. So he would have to enter first the routing number of the secondary CU, then the account number which I guess refers to his local CU, and then another account number, which is then his account number at his local CU.

Does anyone know, if this setup will be possible or are there only two fields (one for the routing nr, one for the account nr)?

 

Alternatively, is a transfer through TransferWise possible (using that dedicated US account, we previously used it for IRS purposes)?

 

I appreciate any advice.

Thank you!

 

 

This sounds more like an SWIFT/IBAN international payment procedure.   Many US banks are not associated with SWIFT and have to work through a merchant bank.

 

For the NVC payment, it will be a normal Automated Clearing House transaction, as @iwannaplay54 stated.  Your local CU's ABA routing number and the account number is all that will be required.

[ABertozzi 25]

39 minutes ago, SteveInBostonI130 said:

 

 

This sounds more like an SWIFT/IBAN international payment procedure.   Many US banks are not associated with SWIFT and have to work through a merchant bank.

 

For the NVC payment, it will be a normal Automated Clearing House transaction, as @iwannaplay54 stated.  Your local CU's ABA routing number and the account number is all that will be required.

Yes, you are right, it was for international transfers that the CU had this complicated system. I didn't realize it would be different within the US and am very glad to hear that. That's at least one less complication to deal with.

Thank you!

[iwannaplay54 985]

17 hours ago, ABertozzi said:

Thank you for your answer! I have to admit that I have no idea how it works and what the difference is, but I will have him speak to his credit union and figure it out, so that we have the correct information on hand.

Thanks again for your time!

He’ll know what to do.