PerthtoMass

Are u a sweetheart or what. And I have already received the email at 4:25pm. I swear I was still on the phone when it came. WOW

Never rains but it pours!!!! What lovely things will you do to celebrate today? Better think of something to cook case Darnell is gonna wanna know!!!

I know you are going to Nigeria for the interview, when will you go?

Okay drum roll please.......................................................................................April 15th, 10am

Please keep us in prayer this journey isn't over again. Right now I have chest pains and I am numb. Truly. Speechless head spinning. Feel like going into labor (Of course not pregnant. LOL)

Come on people start calling. The lady also said they already sent email 20 minutes ago. Husband is sleep. Hope i talk to him before he sees Email.

Congratulations dwheels76 - to say you are deserving of this good news is a massive understatement!

Morning Folks,(6.20am Wednesday March 6th, here in Perth WA)

congratulations to those who are getting their interview dates. I called yesterday and was told - waiting for interview to be asigned - i was lucky enough to be speaking with a lovely lady, but she did not give me the news I wanted...

I called today and - I have been on hold for 23 minutes - and I got Cyborg Clark - he speaks with a rapid monotonal american accent! I had to ask him ro repeat himself several times. That was not fun at all and he advised waiting for interview to be asigned blah blah blah

I will try again tomorrow

Gabby

Hi Kdude1,

we are in a similar situation - USC abroad however we were/are IR/CR1.

For our I-130 I purchased an international bank draft from my bank (Westpac)in Perth. Cost about $30.00. Im sure you can do that at any of the big four. Just make sure the bank completes the file in the recipient line correctly.

I dont know if this following information is relevant or helpful to your K-1 process....By the time we were at NVC I was a little wiser. I had our US based joint sponsor pay the online bills by credit card via the payment portal, and I sent him cash via Western Union. That option saved a lot of time anc courier expense.

Woohoo, grats!

If Australia is like the global average of 2 months, I'm thinking your interview will either be late April or early May. I'll give you an estimate of May 3rd as that was my date of my interview

Thanks Saylin and Dwheels!

May 3rd huh - This is the first time I have hoped you are wrong Saylin!(Ungrateful wretch that I am)

We are hoping for an early April interview as we have sold our house and will be staying with relatives from March 18th. I sure hope they enjoy having us for an extended stay!

I will email the consulate at the appropriate time to request an earlier interview.

dwheels76, on 01 March 2013 - 08:12 AM, said:

Hey PerthtoMass I added you to the April Interview thread. Hope you don't mind.

Mind - I am very grateful - thanks dwheels (I was never going to be able to do it myself I hope all is tracking well for you

Gab

For the AOS, I know it states somewhere that if your income isn't continuing once immigrated, to not include it, but I'm not sure if it's supposed to be written as $0 or the actual amount and then simply a joint sponsor is needed. You may want to call NVC up and ask about this. Still open for one more hour!

For both packages though, make sure the bar-coded cover sheet is the FIRST page. The cover letter should be second. The reason is because NVC scans your packages, don't make their job harder

For the IV package, put the DS-230 continuation sheet after the DS-230. Don't separate the two documents with passport pictures.

Besides that, looks good

Hi Saylin,

In thanking you for your above response, I mentioned I would contact NVC to clarify whether the USC income earned abroad should be converted to USD and included or written as $0. In the end I chose to take the path of least resistence.

My USC stated in his AOS cover letter that he is living and working abroad and that he is currently seeking employment in the US.

So, my USC converted his earnings abroad into USD and included it. We have left it to NVC to recognise the ammount as earnings abroad that will not continue, and trust that they will ignore it. We do of course have a joint sponsor.

Gab

Thanks for your input folks - you knowledge and experience are a great resource indeed, I would be lost without you...

Saylin - I will definately speak with NVC ASAP re for I-864 income earned abroad by petitioner - I will advise of the outcome.

Hi Saylin and Co'.

Today I am going to snail mail the Affidavit of Support and the Application for Immigrant Visa packages.

I am the Intending Immigrant, my husband is the USC and has been residing here in Perth, Western Australia for the past 27 years.

We have a joint sponsor.

We have just accepted an offer for the sale of our home and will be leaving this house before end of March.We want to ensure we dont get any RFE's (or we will be sleeping on my sister lounge room floor for longer than we may wish to)

I filled out the forms some time ago and was confident of my answers as I had used other VJ journeyer's where the OP siuation mirrored our own. In re-looking at the questions I have doubts. Today I cant find the threads in question.

Saylin would you be so kind as to double check my list for me? I have indicated my concerns.

Thanks in advance - Gab

Affidavit of Support documents:

Sponsors I-864 Cover Letter

Bar Coded Document Cover Sheet

Sponsors I-864

CONCERN - part6. Sponsors Income and Employment

22. I am currently:

a. employed as an XXXX

Name of Employer XXXXXXX

(please note my husband is currently working - he has had the same employer for past 25 years)

23 My current individual current income is:

$0.00 (We put zero as this income will not continue in the states)

24. My current annual houshold income:

a. List your income from line 23 of this form:

$0.00 (We put zero as this income will not continue in the states)

c. Total Houshold income:

$0.00 (We put zero as this income will not continue in the states)

25 Federal income tax return information - put in figures from IRS tax transcript 2009, 2010, 2011.

ETCETERA

Contry of Domicile letter with attachments:

copy of hous sale documents

copy of international removalist quotation

Board Share Agreement (between sponsor and co sponsor)

US school enrolment document for our daughter

Sponsors IRS tax return transcripts 2009, 2010, 2011

Joint Sponsors I-864

Joint Sponsors USC Birth Certificate

Joint Sponsors IRS tax return transcripts 2009, 2010, 2011

Joint Sponsors Employment Letter

Immigrant Visa packages documents:

Sponsors IV Cover Letter

Bar Coded Document Cover Sheet

DS-230 (part 1 signed by beneficiary, part 2 unsigned)

2 US Passport style photos of beneficiary (name, date of birh and case number on back of each)

Continuation Sheet in support of DS230 Biographic Data for Beneficiary

Photocopy of the Biographic Data Page of Beneficiary’s Passport

Certified Birth Certificate of beneficiary and a copy

Certified Marriage Certificate and a copy

Police Certificate for Beneficiary and a copy

Correct. The I-864a is for combining income. If you aren't combining income to qualify, 21g is blank and enter NONE in 24b.

Hi pushbrk - same situation here. My question is it ok to just leave 24b blank?

Hi everyone,

Here's another, possibly dumb, possibly oft-repeated question: how long did it take you to get your NOA1 back, if mailed from Oz?

I stupidly didn't know about the G-1125 until after I mailed it, so we won't be getting any SMS or emails. I mailed it from Sydney by Express Post (not the couriered one, because I thought I could still track it online, but that's not working now, ugh) on Jan 25. It was the Friday before Australia Day, so I'm sure that slowed it up as well. I just wanted to see how long it took others who sent it from here to get a mailed response back and if/when I should start to worry. I know now's probably way too early to worry, but I was just curious at what point I should officially start worrying.

Again, apologies if this is a really old/boring question!

Thanks a bunch!

Hi Ashley,

check my timeline, it will give you some idea. Also read through info in the header such as processing times, you will learn heaps.

I envy you being in Sydney, as I will have to fly from Perth for my interview.

Enjoy your Visa Journey

Gab

Okay I won't be a pill and start my own topic on this.

Drum rolLllllllllLllllll :dance:

Case Complete 2-5-2013.

Yes you heard me. Go tell it on the mountain. She said "you were reviewed and case completed just today you are now waiting for interview congratulations I am so happy for you".

I told her she has the night off.

I haven't even got all the interview stuff in binders oh father help us all.

I am like going a mile a minute ready to pass out. I need to kiss or hug somebody. OMG :dance:

Okay back to ya'll. I am crying finally tears. Lord I thank you.

D'wheels, Congratulations! It really is such too small a word, for such a huge achievement! You have taught so many so much and the most important lesson of all, Don’t give up, just keep climbing each mountain and swim through every crocodile infested river you reach.

I am sure you will always achieve success in your life due to your brilliant attitude! What stories you will have for your grandchildren.

Thanks for the advice and assistance you have given me.

Gab

Hi Saylin, Darnell and others,

I just wanted to let you know I have undertaken the following steps:

Paid AOS $88.00 (via US based joint sponsor)

after emailing the DS3032 to NVC (also scanned and sent to US based joint sponsor to send via snail mail)

Phoned NVC after 9 days (7 business ) to see if they had recieved DS3032 ((response please allow 10-20 days))

Emailed NVC after 12 days (10 business)"Supervisor Review - NVC Case # XXXXXX- XXXX- Second Time Sending" and received confirmation email from NVC within 24 hours.

I note my IV bill is not able to be selected to pay at this time and presume sign (omen perhaps??) that the IV bill will be available for payment in the next few days.

I will then send both the packages together.

If you see any issues / flaws with my logic please advise

regards,

Gab

Hi all,

hoping the NVC part of the Journey is smooth....

Thanks Darnell - I appreciate your input. Hope all is going well with your petition. Any news?

Thanks for your expertise Saylin I will get things underway.

I am the intending immigrant. I live in Australia with my family - my husband and child are both dual US and Aus citizens

Hubby has been in Aus 27 years and does not have a US bank account, We have a USC joint sponsor and we are working on re-establishing hubby's domicile

Hubby received via email - my Choice of Agent form and his AOS bill.

I plan not to nominate an agent - purely because I am a control freak, unless of course I am advised by the wise at VJ to do otherwise.

This may be a stupid question but i do not want to do anything incorrectly:

Our joint sponsor USC in the US, is happy to pay the AOS and IV bills via the payment portal from his bank account, on our behalf (otherwise I would have to get a Bank Cheque in USD and snail mail it to NVC) Is he allowed to do this?

Thanks guys

Thanks Maxine,

very kind of you, I would be very pleased to accept you assistance

Hi Austomass

I am Australian also and going through the same thing as you... I think we are slightly ahead of where you are. It is very confusing and you just have to do everything they tell you to do.

Yes you have to file the DS 230, we sent it snail mail....we did it in the USA (which we were there on holidays over this Christmas/New Year) and we filed the I-864 via snail mail over there. Boy this is such a long trek but it will be worth it in the end.

If you want to contact me please let me know and i can talk you through what we have done and what you have to do. The key thing is do everything they want because all you have to do is get an upstart and you won't get your green card.

Hopefully we are just about at interview stage.... it is hard to prove domicile but just think of every little thing your husband has over there and add it to the i-864.

If you do want to contact me please let me know and we can chat.

Maxine

Thanks Maxine,

very kind of you, I would be very pleased to accept you assistance

Hi Roosha,

thanks muchly, your assistance is very much appreciated, you have succesfully guided me through my self inflicted cloud of confusion

Thanks aprice, I too was confusing the DS 3032 with the DS 230 (sorry all who are trying to assist) No wonder I did not understand why I should not email the choice of agent form! These numbered forms confuse me, I am used to a recognising a form by it's title (its an Ausie thing maybe NZ too?)I am a tad embarreded now, thanks again for your help!

Sorry, previous post was supposed to be a reply in Jan 2012 NVC filers not a new post - did I mention I was getting confused. Is someone able to move it to the correct place

Saylin I was referred to you, as you are the resident expert. I am at the point of feeling quite upset because I cant get my head around the NVC process. The more I read the worse it gets...

below is my original post:

Im confused - I used to think I was getting good at this whole process but no! I have been reading the forums daily, learning heaps, discovering who the gurus are - Darnell rocks! I have been enjoying others triumphs, saddened by others heartbreaks and learning about trolls (amazing who knew there were such bored and nasty fools out there...)

About me and mine:

I am in Australia with my family - I am the intending immigrant, my husband and child are both dual US and Aus citizens

Hubby has been in Aus 27 years. When researching immigration on this site I discovered my husband should have been filing taxes with the IRS for 27 years - who knew, we sure didnt. Discovering he was out of compliance with US law was a shock for my law abiding husband. Time for the fun to begin.

Hubby filed 3 years of taxes (via Offshore Voluntry Disclosure Program)I did all the paperwork and found it very difficult and complicated. Just comprehending the instructions was difficult due to US speak (We just communicate a little bit differently down here). Aus and US have different tax periods so we had to do lots of calculations and conversions. We couldnt understand how to complete a required process so decided a US tax consultant might have to do our paperwork instead. In checking our paperwork we were advised all was ok 'just dot these t's and dot those i's' so he signed off on our package and we mailed it off. I was feeling quite chuffed with myself for that success.

Then we completed and sent of the I130 and received our NOA2 in 66 days. Again I was feeling quite chuffed with myself for that success.

Sent tax transcript request to IRS.

Researched NVC process - hmmmmmm. Filled in DS 3032 and DS 230 (fun things to do while you wait for new content on Visa Journey)I have them on the table glaring accusingly at me as I type...

Hubby received AOS and my 'Immigrant Letter?' which contains NVC case numer, Invoice ID number, and my Beneficiary ID number from NVC VIA EMAIL

We have just received the the Tax Transcripts from the IRS so are ready to proceed. Hooray hubby is now in compliance with IRS (no longer a crimminal)

Notes:

We DO want to get to US ASAP - unusual huh

We DO Not have a US BANK ACCOUNT - Hubby has been in Aus half his life and we didnt think to open one when in us on hol's last year - dumb huh

Hubby does have an SSN

We DO have a joint sponser USC - Hubby's BIL - We will be staying with him upon arrival in US

AUS income WILL NOT continue after US entry - Hubby will need to find US employment

We are about to put our home on the market and expect it will sell quickly (our suburb is HOT at the moment)Yeah for us we will have money in the bank to purchase US home

Things that are racing through my head - And I need expert advise - Darnell, Ryan, Penquin are you there? (sorry if i missed an expert or two)

1)Do I snail mail or email DS 230 to NVC (I have indicated - no agent, comunicate with me)

2)Should I cut bar code off email and put on my pre-filled copy of the DS 230 (which one is the bar code, it looks like there is TWO)

3)Should I even send the DS 230

4)AOS and other payments to NVC - Can USC BIL pay these as we cant do electronic filing, if so how?

I think I have over researched this process and read too much erronous information - I can no longer see the woods for the trees - so to speak

I will probably have more silly questions as we go along

Thanks for your replies NDU and DWHEELS!