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Your on your way, congrats! (F)

Thank you! Once you get your case number it'll be a breeze from there.

Honestly this doesn't matter. They don't need it. The embassy can copy it for the records. Visa in passport name, green card in visa name. So if you bring BOTH passports to the interview they will put the visa in the new valid one.

Oh wow, thank you. I didn't know that. Thank you for clearing that up for me, for us. But I found out that I still need it to get my police clearance. *sighs*

Got the IV fee invoiced today! Hooray!

Why can't you just send a copy of the passport you do have? Then just attach a note that you will be changing it and will be receiving a neww passport with new name in MAy.

Called NVC and they said I need to have the new copy for the passport for them to be able to update my name.

Thank you so much for the replies!

Sorry thought you where in the USA. The name on your Social Security would be your husbands name because you will get (fill out form) your SS when you

come to the USA. By then you will have your name change. Is there anything in the Philippines like say ID you can change your name to your husbands? You can send them a certified copy of that, I would think it's just as good or better. You can tell them or your husband that you are in the process of changing your name on your passport and will send that as soon as you can or show it at the Embassy.

One of the requirements for the IV packet it the photocopy of the passport. So I really do have to wait for it.

Thank you for answering my question about the Social Security.

Ok but Social Security is even more important to have with your husbands name. It costs more but you can expedite your passport why

don't you go down there and see if they will rush it for you I think they can have it done in three days.

In the Philippines, that is already the soonest I can get it.

I have a question though, how will I know which name will be used for the Social Security? Sorry, I'm thinking ahead of myself.

Are you traveling in May?

No I'm not. But I'm going to use the copy of that for my IV package.

Huhu I am really upset right now. I'm in the process of changing my name on my passport to my married name so that I will have my husband's name on it. The downside is, it won't be available until the second week of May. *sighs*

Sorry Fairy Godmother Saylin, I might bring the average processing time on your spreadsheet longer.

Hi VJ! I hope everyone is doing good. We are now assembling our Affidavit of Support packet. Hooray!

I just would like to ask what are the supporting documents needed for the I-864EZ if the petitioner is working in the military.

Thank you!

Good morning all,

Still wiating for AoS fee to be invoiced! hopping for today!

Good day and good luck!!!!!!

Same here etrangais. I'll keep an eye on your timeline since our days are very close to each other.

Have a great day everyone! Stay positive, we are already on the last leg of the process.

Just got off the phone with NVC, rep Jenny was really nice and helpful, although I was a bit disappointed at first she made me feel at ease with the flow of our conversation.

• I found out that they got my husband's email address wrong, she updated it and asked for my email address as well. She said that they will resend an email regarding the Affidavit of Support fee and told me to wait 5 days.
• Got our IIN too and I signed in to the website immediately and completed the DS-261 form.

Hopefully our NVC process will go on smoothly from here.

Just got off the phone with NVC, IIN is available but Han (very nice operator, not sure if I heard his name correctly though) told me AOS is not ready for payment yet and it will tell me that the case is for termination but is not true at all. I told him that I wouldn't take the number yet because I will not be able to control myself and check CEAC, that made him laugh. He told me to give it another 2-3 days and call again mid of next week.

Hi

Having just got our NOA2 this week (and very relieved to have got it too) we now are at the NVC stage.

I have read the very thorough NVC process that Saylin has kindly provided, but still have a couple of questions that I am sure someone here can answer (well I at least hope so!)

• Do we have to call the NVC or will they contact us?
• What is a reasonable timeframe that we can expect this stage to take?
• Do the NVC schedule the medical and appointment at the consulate (in our case this will be in Australia)?
• Do both the petitioner and the beneficiary get contacted by the NVC?
• Is the process easy to follow, or should we get a lawyer involved?
• Is Electronic Processing available to citizens of Australia (I'm the beneficiary and am from Australia)

We had no issue with the I-130 stage, and think we should be able to follow the NVC stage - am just having a bit of trouble seeing the forest for the trees at the moment!

Hi! Congratulations on your approval. I read Ms. Saylin's wiki whenever I have a free time just so I won't miss anything but still I could not still fully understand all of it. But thanks to everyone it's a lot more clearer now. I'll try to answer some of your question.

• Yes you do have to call NVC, but give it at least a week from your NOA2 date.
• Average time at NVC right now is 59 days.
• I don't know the answer to this one, Help anyone?
• If you provide both of your emails when you get the case number, then both of you will.
• You can do the process all by yourself without need from a lawyer. Lovemytico is better than her lawyer.
• I'm not sure but I think only Canada and China are entitled to do electronic processing.

Wish you the best! And welcome to the NVC process!

Hi everyone, I just have a question about the availability of tax transcripts. My husband just filed his taxes this week since he just came back from deployment. I was wondering how long will it take for the 2013 tax transcripts to be available from the IRS for the AOS packet. Thank you.

Got our case number yesterday! Hooray! The lady named Lexie (super duper nice by the way) didn't give us the IIN yet saying that the file is still not ready and if she give me the IIN, if I use it to log on to CEAC, it may prompt that the case is for termination and that may freak me out so she advised me to call back on Friday to check.

20 business days and still no case number.

You're here! lol. Ok thanks. I'll just call them again next week. Do you have your case number already?

Haha best place to be if you're on the NVC process. We don't have the case number yet, based on the spreadsheet, I'm thinking we'll be getting it 2nd or 3rd week of April.

I think I belong on this thread

Filed I-130 Feb. 24

NOA2 Mar. 21

Received email that they will ship the case to NVC Mar. 31

How many days should I call NVC if they already received our case?

Hi! As per Ms. Saylin's process, you can wait a week before calling NVC.

Checking in! I hope April will be a good month to us all.

Hi VJ family! I am the principal immigrant. and I have a question on I-864 form, Part 2: Mailing Address. Can I use my husband's US address or should it be my address in my home country. Thanks!

So I have this little list of the reps that answered my calls at NVC. I hope you guys find it useful.

Very nice and helpful reps:

Waldo

Gus

Todd

Vanessa

Jenn

Not so helpful and kinda cranky:

Joy (for someone named Joy right?)

I'm very lucky that most of the repa I talked to are very nice.

Hope this helps.

Hi Fairy Saylin!

Can you please update our entry on the speeadsheet?

NVC Received: March 10, 2014

Thank you!

Yes i experienced that before.. i called after 3weeks of my approval and then the nvc rep told me to read what is written in my noa2..and said its too early to call nvc.

Happened to us too just last Friday.

Hi everyone,

We called NVC last Friday and they said that we should wait for about 6-8 weeks before the case gets to them. Should we still call them 2-3 times a week?

Thanks!