lilmeow

I'm a US Citizen as the petitioner.

Mother - Beneficiary.

Petition Approved

3/29 - Paid $120.00

3/29 - Completed DS 261 form

Affidavit of Support- which form should I fill out ? i 864 ????

I'm a teacher I'm the Petitioner and the Sponsor

PLEASE Help which i864 form I should use. I notice there is more than one kind.

Job letter - Does it need to have on my income ?

Or just state that I'm employed.

PART 5 Sponsor House hold size

I am single and NO children.

28. Number person sponsoring - should that be 1 ?????

PERSON NOT sponsored in affidavit

2. Yourself - should I put 1 or 0 ????????

8. Add together household size will that be 2 for my mother and I ??????

Tax Transcripts I already have those ready to mail in with packet.

Thanks trying to mail this in Frifay this week

Hi. If you are the petitioner and the ONLY sponsor, you will need to fill out Form I-864 ONLY.

Employment letter should include your employer, the date you got employed, your job title and your income. Use company letterhead paper.

If you are only sponsor and you are only sponsoring your mother then yes number of persons that you sponsor should be 1.

Persons not sponsored auto-populated to 1 (according to the I-864 instruction)

Yes your household size is Two (you and your mom)

Updating our case status:

01/22/16 case number assigned and invoice number given ( it can take up to 28 days till I receive the package of instruction )

01/25/ 16 Affidavit of Support Fee available to pay (I paid it) and filled out form DS-261 choice of agent

02/02/16 IV Fee available to pay

02/25/16 aos packet and Iv packet sent

02/26 /16 DS 260 done

03/28 /16 case completed

We were not able get the IV Packet ready until the end of February, otherwise our case could be completed in the beginning of March.

Thank you. I have a big problem. My mom real name is not on my birth certificate. how couldI correct that when filing?

Thank you. I have a big problem. My mom real name is not on my birth certificate. how couldI correct that when filing?

Hello, do you mind sharing the document you sent along with the i130.

Hi. As I remember, these were the documents that I sent in: 1) Form-I130 2) my birth certificate (I am the petitioner) 3) my marriage certificate (I had my name changed after marriage) 4) naturalization certificate

I just sent in whatever the I-130 Instruction asks for.

I am thinking of doing this for my parents. .. still on the fence. If I do I will be back for sure to post!

Sounds good. Thank you.

Thanks for sharing. Waiting for your updates!

I know this is a couple of days late, but NVC requires everything to be sent in one package. Sending it in 2 separate packages can cause delays. I've copied/pasted what it says directly from the Dept of State website below.

Also, not every country is eligible for email processing. it depends on what your case number begins with. Don't try to email it if it you weren't given that option for your specific case, it may cause delays.

Here's the link: http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/immigrate/immigrant-process/documents/Submit_documents.html

Step 6: Submit Documents to the NVC

After you collect your Affidavit of Support form(s) and financial evidence in Step 4, and supporting documents in Step 5, you must submit all of your forms, financial evidence, and photocopies of your original civil documents in ONE package to the NVC. Your case may be significantly delayed if you fail to submit all of your documents in one package.

Review the methods below, and choose the one that applies to your case.

Method 1: Email processing

If your NVC case number begins with one of the following prefixes:

• AKD
• AMM
• DMS
• GZO
• MEP
• SAA

Scan and email your financial forms and evidence, supporting documents, and translations to nvcelectronic@state.gov. Please place your case number in the subject line of the email and keep your attachments below five megabytes (MB). If you have more than one case, use a different email message for each case. For more information, review our Document Scanning FAQs.

Method 2: Choice of processing If Your NVC Case Number Begins With And Your Visa Category Is You Can Choose Either MTL Any immigrant visa category Email Processing or Mail Processing GUZ CR1, CR2, F1, F2A, F2B, F3, F4, IR1, IR2 or IR5 Email Processing or Mail Processing BNS, FRN, HNK, RDJ, or SYD IR1, IR2, IR5, CR1, or CR2 Email Processing or Mail Processing

Important: Once you select a method, you cannot switch methods later in the process.

Method 3: Mail processing

If neither Method 1: Email processing nor Method 2: Choice of processing applies to your case, mail your financial forms and evidence, supporting documents, translations, and photocopies, with the Document Cover Sheet included with your NVC Welcome Letter, to the following address:

National Visa Center

Attn: DR

31 Rochester Ave. Suite 100

Portsmouth, NH 03801-2914

NVC cannot accept documents saved on any form of electronic media, including CDs and memory cards. If you send any electronic media to NVC, we will return it to you unopened.

Thank you so much. Your post is very informative. I can either send my documents through email or in mail as my case number starts with certain letters, but I think I will just mail it in so that I will know when they sign and receive it.

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I-130 Petition for Parents IR-5

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To share: I am a former K1 fiancee visa applicant from Canada. Now married, recently became a US citizen myself.

Now I'm filing for my parents from Canada to move here so we can take care of them in their old age (i'm their only child)

L_n_O, thanks for sharing and thanks for updating the list for us. Good luck!

I was given the option to scan all doc's and application and email them to NVC, OR they gave me the option to mail them, my choice. Is one faster, better, quicker, flagged, etc

SO the question is it better to mail or email my info to NVC?

I was given the option to scan or mail the documents too. I think both methods are equally fast (maybe 2-3 days faster if you use your e-mail because you skip the USPS process?). Personally I am going to choose the mailing (with signature or priority) option because I had stuff "lost in email" (they said they did not receive my email or they said they emailed me but I didn't receive at all) when I dealt with other departments. But the choice is yours.

For my MOM:

January 4, 2016 - sent her petition to Chicago

January 5, 2016 - USCIS received the papers

January 7, 2016 - accepted and routed to USCIS Nebraska

February 1, 2016 - case was approved

Your mother's case got approved by USCIS super fast! Congrats!

Hi guys!!!

I became an American Citizen January 21st 2016 (so happy!!! ) and sent the I-130 for my dear mom (patiently waiting in Bulgaria) right away the next day. Which, by the way, happened to be Friday but I just could not wait - I had it all prepared a week beforehand, and just added the Citizenship Certificate info and copy to the package! Here is her (my, our, whatever lol) timeline so far:

January 22 - Sent I-130 petition for mom to Phoenix Lockbox

January 25 - Case Priority Date

January 28 - Check cashed

February 2 - NOA1 Received in mail - case sent to Nebraska Service Center

And now we wait! I have heard and read this is the slowest center of them all , but I choose to have faith that it will all turn out quick and painless! Good luck to you all out there, and keep in touch!

Congratulations on citizenship. Good luck!

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lilmeow.......08/05/15 None 08/11/15 around08/12 around01/06/16 01/25 02/02

Sorry my last post was messed up. Let me repost my update.

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please click the link below in my signature area - it's the Bible for NVC doc intake, and it's current.

Not on a PC? Come back on a PC.

Thank you^^

You do not need to pay the IV fee to be able to send in docs.

You can send everything, AOS & IV in one package -- as long as the choice of agent has been completed and AOS fee has been paid.

I recommend to send in one package since it won't delay them putting 2 packages together if sent separately.

Thank you. I will take your recommendation to send in ONE packet to avoid any delay. Thanks again.

Hi .I paid my AOS Fee last week. I am collecting AOS documents for my mother's case. I called NVC and asked if I should go ahead and send in the AOS documents or wait till I pay for the IV Fee (mine is not invoiced yet) then send everything (AOS packet and IV packet) in ONE packet, the lady said it was up to me. I was just curious, did you guys send everything in ONE packet or in TWO? Thanks.

I am, I just petitioned for my parents and my husband petitioned for his mom now in January.

It's nice to have someone who is in the same journey:) Please see the January 2016 Filers post. I just updated (I am a August 2015 filer though).

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The closest I see is October filers. Check it out it has giving me a good idea of how the timeline is for this process.

Thank you so much for your message. I will definitely look for October filers. Are you also in the process of I-130? Thanks.

It all depends on what you are filing for. Your question is vague, so we cannot answer without a lot more details. What did you file for? Where are you in the process? Are you the US Citizen?

I am sorry. Let me clarify. I am a US citizen petitioning my mother to become a permanent resident. I already got my case number and invoice number from NVC. Thank you so much.

ya, she reminds me so much, of someone else.

Darnell,

I have a question about documents of Affidavit of Support. I (the sponsor) do not have income, and my husband (the household member) is a student, his income does not meet the 125% requirement, but we have a joint sponsor. My question is that should I just use a sponsor and skip the household of member part?

Thank you in advance.

Hi. I have a question about documents of Affidavit of Support. I (the sponsor) do not have income, and my husband (the household member) is a student, his income does not meet the 125% requirement, but we have a joint sponsor. My question is that should I just use a sponsor and skip the household of member part?

Thank you in advance.

Thank you. I will check out the link. I like the "landlord" pic on your profile by the way. It was such a funny movie.

Hi. My parent's case got scanned in the system at NVC on 01/12/2016. The representative said that it could take up to 42 days to create a case(then I will know the case number). I would like to start collecting documents,so once the NVC inform me the case number, I can mail the package right away. So could someone please tell me what documents I need to mail along with the I-864 for parents of a US citizen? Thank you in advance!

I mailed mine last August. I know I am not a January 2016 filer, but I hope I can track and discuss about case with people here, since there are not many I-130 filer(for parents) here:(