YulingZhu

Hi,

I like to thank everyone for the great advices at vj. My spouse just got her immigration approved last thursday. We are now waiting for her immigration packet so we can go back to the states!!!

Again, thank you all. Wish everyone else a speedy process. It took us 16 months, hopefully it will be shorter for the others waiting.

Sent it now, it's going to take a while before NVC can process the documents anyway

Thank you all!!!

Good evening/morning all,

I am preparing for our cr1 interview next month, this is what we are planning to bring:

NVC notification letter

Applicant's passport

2 passport photos

Original copy of AOS along with supporting documents (pay stubs, tax information, employment letter etc...)

Original police certificates

Original Marriage certificates

Medical records (we will schedule soon)

Copies of affidavit letters from friends and family (original was sent to uscis)

Email communications with senator

Photos (Not sure how many, I was thinking about 15 - 20)

Communication records (emails, IMs, and skype records)

Recipts from fees paid (IV and AOS bills)

Are those enough? or just a good start?

Also, we use a mobile app called wechat for communication as well, but I can't download the message log, do anyone happens to know how to do that?

Thank you for your input.

Hi where is the subforum? Can you please display the link? Thank you for your help.

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Good evening all,

We finally received our interview date today. If we get approved, how long does it take for the consulate to mail her passport back to us? I hope I could bring her back to the country when I come back. Can anyone with previous experience help me out?

Thank you

Hi all,

On the IV application, one of the question was information regarding last U.S visa.

My spouse was denied entry and given the opportunity to withdrawn the application/visa last time she tried to visit. Should we use that visa information? Or should we use the visa information when she actually entered the country.

Thank you,

YLZ

Thank you all,

The best case is to make the update, and since the consulate in China is always jam packed, I seriously doubt the interviewer would give her that opportunity................

But usually, the DS-260 is locked after it was submitted. You'd have to call NVC and ask them to unlock it for you to edit it again. OP be warned that this would also change the receipt date to whenever you re-submit it. But yes, best case: you could just correct the mistakes at the interview if they let you OR your wife just filled out the DS-260 and saved it on the CEAC site without submitting it. Then you can still review and edit everything.

Good morning all,

My wife submitted the IV application electronicly without having me reviewing it first, and now I discovered there were several mistakes and one of them could be a critical one. Is there anyway to retract a submitted IV application?

Thank you,

YLZ

Do anyone knows the contact information for director of national visa center?

Good afternoon all,

Got an RFE for AOS package, just wondering how long does it take for the good folks at NVC to look at it again? I waited 54 days before they look at it the first time, hopefully it won't take that long again.........

The reason they want a RFE for my AOS is I didn't get my latest salary info correctly on the form, its about $100 off from the tax return form.

Thank you

No, the option of paying IV fee is not even active for me yet. I am waiting for them to pass the AOS package so they can flip the switch..... I am preparing my IV package in the mean time..........

20-30 business days.

Did you send the IV package already?

Good morning all,

I sent out the AOS package couple days ago via email, and I am just wondering what is the standard time for it to be approved (assuming I did everything correctly).

Thank you

The GUZ # is issued and status at this point showed paid, I just emailed the package. Thank you very much for your help, all of you :-)

IF you are doing EP for Guangzhou IV via NVC -

please wait till you have a GZO # issued.

From their website (http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/english/immigrate/immigrant-process/documents/submit/how-to-submit-documents-to-the-nvc.html) or from our wiki they didn't mention anything about barcode......... But I think you are right, best to wait until the status is paid before I sent out.

I believe that a barcode sheet is require and it is Available after the AOS fees is shown as PAID. Sending your package without barcode may cause delay, so my suggestion is to wait until it is shown as PAID and then send your AOS package. Good luck!

Good evening all,

Just wondering if I can submit my AOS package via email while the AOS fee is still being processed? Will it screw up the process, or should I just be safe and wait until the processing is over.

Thank you

May 9th

When NVC received your case from uscis? Mine was May 22.

Thank you for the quick response, glad to hear this...... My lawyer told me to do one myself, and have the paperwork ready for them during the interview, she said they do it for K1 in Guangzhou, but may not be for CR-1 or IR-1s.

The Consulate can run a background check through the FBI themselves, they don't need anything from the applicant in that regard.

Any possibility that you can elaborate on this issue? I just wonder if I need to get an FBI clearance paper for her when we go for our interview.

Thank you

No

Hi all,

My wife was a college student in the U.S. before she moved back to China. Do I need to get FBI background clearance for her before our interview at the consulate? I talked with my lawyer this afternoon, she is not 100% sure.

Thank you

Congrats, now we are all done!!! right???

I can't believe it we have FINALLY BEEN APPROVED. I'm so excited thank you all for your prayers they seem to have finally worked

Interesting, keep getting busy signal while calling........... I'll try again later.

Thank you

Call NVC and get your case # and IIN
NVC #:603-334-0700

Thank you all for the quick response, i'll call them.