Pre-interview letter from Embassy help!

[P3ACHY 28]

Hey guys! I'm looking for a little advice and encouragement. We received the pre-interview document checklist from the Yerevan embassy. And there's a few things that have me worried.

 

First, the letter says: "IMPORTANT REMINDER: If you do not follow these instructions, your visa appointment will be canceled." 😰

 

---- "Military book: Missing. Upload the full copy of your military book and its English translation (if applicable)."

 

We already uploaded the military book and translation and it was approved by NVC. Should I just reupload it? It was in 2 parts because of the file size (part 1 plus part 1 translation and then, part 2 and part 2 translation). Should I upload it a different way?

 

---- "Tax Transcripts: Upload your petitioner's and joint sponsor's (if applicable) tax transcripts from the most recent tax year."

 

I had a problem with the IRS this week. They couldn't process my return, because they needed to verify my identity. I was able to verify my identity, but they told me it could take 9-weeks to process my return. It's possible I won't have my transcripts by the time of the interview. What do you guys advise I do in this situation? And how expeditiously do you think they want these documents considering they are saying the appointment will be canceled?

 

Thank you guys!

[PGA 304]

10 hours ago, P3ACHY said:

Hey guys! I'm looking for a little advice and encouragement. We received the pre-interview document checklist from the Yerevan embassy. And there's a few things that have me worried.

 

First, the letter says: "IMPORTANT REMINDER: If you do not follow these instructions, your visa appointment will be canceled." 😰

 

---- "Military book: Missing. Upload the full copy of your military book and its English translation (if applicable)."

 

We already uploaded the military book and translation and it was approved by NVC. Should I just reupload it? It was in 2 parts because of the file size (part 1 plus part 1 translation and then, part 2 and part 2 translation). Should I upload it a different way?

 

---- "Tax Transcripts: Upload your petitioner's and joint sponsor's (if applicable) tax transcripts from the most recent tax year."

 

I had a problem with the IRS this week. They couldn't process my return, because they needed to verify my identity. I was able to verify my identity, but they told me it could take 9-weeks to process my return. It's possible I won't have my transcripts by the time of the interview. What do you guys advise I do in this situation? And how expeditiously do you think they want these documents considering they are saying the appointment will be canceled?

 

Thank you guys!

I think what I would do in this case is try to combine your military book into one pdf and then using a pdf compression tool (if you didn't do this already) to reduce the file size (I did this for a bunch of my larger documents and it worked pretty good). However, if you can't, you can't.

 

The IRS thing, First you have my sympathies-I'm still waiting for an amended return to process and its been 1 year and 2 months and it's still "processing." Second, I would upload a copy of the actual filed tax return in lieu of the transcript and maybe include a cover letter with a brief explanation along with your IRS letter (should be a 4883C Identity verification letter) all in the same pdf. If the IRS processes before your interview then you can add that as well but at least you've done what you could. In my experience, the IRS isn't going to move any faster no matter how many times you call. 

 

Good luck!

[TBoneTX 47,005]

6 hours ago, PGA said:

combine your military book into one pdf and then using a pdf compression tool

Smallpdf.com has saved my bacon many times.  Wish I'd known about it years earler.

[P3ACHY 28]

@PGA@TBoneTX Thank you guys! I will do that.