allinjohnny

My wife's SSN is stuck in the pending situation for about a month. We checked SSN on DS-230. After POE about 3 weeks, we went to SSA office and ask about the SSN. They asked us to fill out the SSN application and ask us to wait. 2 weeks later, we went to SSA office again, we are told her information has been verified with DHS, but no number has been assigned and keep waiting. I called again today and was told it is pending. :-(. I asked what's pending on, he says immmigration. That's what they said last time. My wife already received her green card for about 3 weeks now, I am so frustrated.. Darnell or Moomin, anything else I can do?

Are you saying that the email could have been sent few days ago but stays in their special "NVC-queue"? and gets sent some time later?

but in this case GoingCrazy2012 just got the invoice yesterday and paid yesterday and shows as Paid today.

also if IV bill was only invoiced yesterday and GoinCrazy2012 hasn't even mailed the IV package yet, so how can NVC system send checklist for IV payment?

In anycase.... now i've confused myself

For my case, the IV bill email received at 2PM and email of Checklist for IV payment received at 5PM same day, just after 3 hours! I considered it as "False" RFE which is just to remind you for the payment. I got the impression from NVC operator that it is system auto-generated after IV invoiced.

****UPDATE****

INTERVIEW SCHEDULED: 17APRIL2012 AT 1230

:dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance:

****END UPDATE****

CONGRATS!!!

Did you just get an email or through NVC operator? My case is about 1 week after yours, my hope of April interview looks much brighter now.

Called NVC during lunch time. My RFE for IV has been cleared and been told CASE COMPLETE as of today!

I would expect an email of case complete from NVC, but the operator said no. And she won't say anything about the interview date either.

Just got an E-mail from NVC (Subject line: Checklist Cover Letter) asking for my AOS and IV fees.... yes yes, I know. They'll be done soon NVC I'm assuming I don't have to really respond to this in any way as it provided no instructions besides "Give your money to us."

Also a note for Saylin: I've seen this in a couple correspondences now from NVC. This was on the cover letter they provided in the Checklist e-mail mentioned above.

"Do Not use this cover sheet if you are submitting forms and/or

supporting documents by e-mail (Electronic Processing).

Instead, type your NVC case number in the subject line of the

e-mail message. Follow the directions on

www.immigrantvisas.state.gov to correctly scan and submit

forms and documents."

Should your electronic processing guide be adjusted to reflect that, as your instructions said to put the bar-coded sheets on the first page of our .PDFs. IMO it seems safer to have the bar code on there just because, but this message is pretty clear. Hmmmm.

I also got a Checklist for IV fees before and asked NVC about it. I was told that it is automatically generated by computer. Just paid IV fees without any response for that checklist.

I am trying to respond to a RFE checklist for IV and had same question about the cover sheet from the "Checklist Cover Letter". Saylin was suggesting me to include IV Document Coversheet from payment portal, instead of the one we are told not to send in the "Checklist Cover Letter".

I got a RFE today for my IV package. It was my stupid mistake when combining all the documents into one PDF file.

For EP (Electronic Processing) response to a RFE Checklist, do I just attach the request document without any coversheet (as instructed in the Checklist Cover Letter)?

Saylin, you can update the spreadsheet for my case: DS-230 sent on 3/7, RFE on 3/13.

Damn I hope they do open tomorrow... the AVR is reporting that my DS-3032 has been entered so if they hadn't closed today, might have gotten the IV fee bill today.

Specifically, the AVR is giving the message indicating that they've processed the AOS fee and DS-3032 (vice just the DS-3032)

foobaz, can you use GZO case number for the NVC AVR? I tried it which only seems to take GUZ case #.

It takes me about 1 week (5 working days) to get the IV bill invoice. I sent out EP with DS-3032 on 2/22 and got the IV invoice yesterday. NVCInquiry sends me duplicate emails for that (don't know why). And I received a "False" Checklist Cover Letter from NVCInquiry. I assume it is "False" since it only asks me to make the IV bill payment which I only got about a few hours before.

You didn't OPTIN prior to DS-3032 generation, right?

Right. As Ryan suggested, I only sent it after AOS bill/DS3032 generation in the same optin email with attached DS3032.

Yeah, I'm thinking they won't know. Make sure you call a couple of times and ask the same question, then take the majority. Maybe you should send the same email to the Inquiry address as well and cover both bases. Or just wait for a response from the Electronic address.

How long would it take to trigger the IV bill after DS-3032 in the case of EP? I sent my OPTIN email with DS-3032 last Tuesday. So far no IV bill invoiced yet from payment portal. The EP acceptance email from NVC indicated the DS-3032 received. Is there a separate DS-3032 acceptance email?

Exactly. I also think future advice really should be to just ask for a supervisor if there are any issues and only use the front level people for very basic information queries and nothing else.

foobaz, good to hear that yours is moving along.

My EP acceptance email came yesterday with the new GZO case #. In the same email, it says "We received the principal applicant's DS-3032 (Choice of Address and Agent) form designating an address and agent. Instructions for paying the immigrant visa application processing fee and all future

correspondence will be sent to the agent at the address selected on the DS-3032". Can I assume DS-3032 accepted, since it hasn't been rejected? I sent OPTIN with DS3032 attached in one email.

I am about to submit my AOS package via EP. Should both AOS Cover Sheet and Payment Receipt be included? The payment portal says to print AOS cover sheet unless EP, but Ryan suggested to ignore that and include it anyway.

the new address will be captured with GUZ IV Packet 3 Supplemental Form.

Can tell me, is that pdf'd DS-3032 that you got in yer email - is it form fillable, or not? Prior versions of this, sent out, were not form fillable and had an old expiration date on it. It's perfectly fine to use the newer DS-3032 in the download link on the EP wiki page, to OPT IN again. IMO - if what you received is not form fillable, it's the old version still, and a piece o #######. It's only benefit is the barcode, and for an EP casefile - this isn't required on the DS-3032 form.

Thanks! Now you pointed it out, I just noticed that the DS-3032 from NVC email is old & NOT form fillable with the expiration date of 12/31/2006! With you and Ryan's confirmation, I just sent my OPTIN email with previously downloaded and signed DS-3032 form.

Most filers I've seen since December receive the AOS bill and DS3032 within 2 business days of getting the case number. So yes, do wait until you get the email.

I received the AOS bill and DS3032 today, just as Ryan predicted. :-) I am able to login to the payment center online. Even though we previously prepared the DS3032 form (downloaded & signed by beneficiary before), I plan to be cautious to have my wife (beneficiary) signed again with the DS3032 included from NVC since it has the case number & barcode on top. And send OPTIN email for EP with it tomorrow.

The AOS bill asks about whether the current address of the beneficiary is correct or not. My wife did move to a new address than the one when filed I-130. Because I am going with EP, I suppose I don't have to send NVC the new address as long as the new address is used in the IV DS-230 package later. Would that be an problem? Thanks!

The thing is that it doesn't seem to make any sense. It almost seems like by opting in early, you get dropped clean out of standard processing until some timer expires and until it does the call center can't/won't do anything with the petition. Thus, no DS-3032 and no AOS/IV invoice. No processing at all.

Ryan & Foobaz, thank you for the advice! I will wait until AOS bill to inbox, hopefully very soon by mid next week.

It probably goes without saying that as of Friday, we're still stuck in the no-man's-land between EP and non-EP. It's been just under two weeks since we got our case number and have been stuck ever since I sent in that bloody email.

I called NVC the past Friday (2/17) evening. I was told the NVC case number & IIN assigned and provided our email addresses. I will OPTIN for Electronic Processing. So far haven't received AOS bill and DS3032 kit yet. Should I wait for the AOS bill before I send OPTIN email with DS3032? Ryan's EP experience recommends us to wait, and now I see Foobaz having problems after sending it early. The operator told me it could take up to 10 days. :-(

What time was the email actually dated? I am curious what the time is that they issue these NOA2s or if it varies. At any rate, "congratulations" your NOA1 was dated 2 days after my own.

I got the text on my mobile around 7pm Central time on Feb. 6th. Then checked the email which is dated 6:45pm. I think you should expect yours anytime soon. Thanks!

Just got NOA2 Email/Text today!!

How to fill in the form:

La sottoscritta (your fiancee's name), nata il (date of birth) a (place of birth),

cittadina (nationality- Chinese: cinese), titolare del passaporto n. (passport number)

rilasciato il (date of issue) a (place of issue), attualmente residente

in (country of current residence) al seguente indirizzo:

(current address)

chiede a Codesto spettabile Ufficio il rilascio dei seguenti certificati:

- CERTIFICATO GENERALE e DEI CARICHI PENDENTI

per uso: immigrazione (Stati Uniti)

La sottoscritta allega alla presente istanza la fotocopia del proprio documento di

riconoscimento e 10 euro per le spese di rilascio del documento, oltre alla busta

preindirizzata per l'invio del documento alla quale si prega di apporre il relativo

francobollo italiano.

Si ringrazia in anticipo e si porgono i più distinti saluti.

(City), (Date) Firma: (signature)

pddp, thank you very much!

Any translation services in Chicago area you could recommend?

That's what I thought too, but the Italian consulate in Helsinki assured me it's actually the only way. You can't pay online since they won't give you an account number where to send the money. They might accept a postal order, but it seems EU countries are abandoning this practice and for example the Finnish post office no longer provides this service. So yep, you actually send them a bill. Worked like a charm, too!

Thanks a lot, pddp! I have a few more questions, since I don't understand the request form in Italian.

1. Does this request form will cover both of 2 certificates (Casellario Giudiziale AND Carichi Pendenti) requested by NVC. Same goes for the fee of 20 Euro?

2. Is there a specific request form I have to use (i.e. download online) or I can just type & print it out on a paper?

3. Will certificates be in English or Italian? If in Italian, do they provide certified translations?

4. I think you mentioned that the self-addressed envelope without postage stamp. but http://travel.state.gov website says stamped, I am not sure what kind of stamps to use.

Getting police certificates from abroad is a pain in the bottom...

I'm not sure about your question. Did she go back to China between the end of her studies and working there? For how long? Did she remain a lawful resident in Italy the whole time or not?

It may be something you need to ask to the NVC, but be sure to talk to a supervisor. Operators are totally clueless.

Yes, there is a gap of 1 year between her 2 stays in Italy. She went back to China after her study, then started work in Italy again after 1 year. She was lawful resident during the whole time.

Any advice how to get a supervisor on the NVC line?

Hi all:

I am a July filer and was preparing the DS-230 for my wife (beneficiary). I want to ask about whether Police Certificate is required from other countries she has lived. She is a Chinese citizen and has studied/lived in Italy for 2 time periods. The first time is for about 11 months for her graduate study, then second time for about 6 months working there. According to the travel.state.gov website, "from all countries where the applicant has resided for at least 12 months".

Does it only apply to 12 months consecutively? Do we need Police Certificate from Italy in this case? If anyone has similar situation before and can share your experiences, I really appreciated it.

I also checked the Country Reciprocity table, Police Records are available for Italy, but I am worried it would take some time given my wife's experience with Italian offices.

Thank