ncglenn

Hi again all,

I got an email from NVC today that said checklist and was already checklisted last week and thought sheesh! what now??? I thought well I have to read it and face reality. It was just a follow up letter to the original telling me they are waiting for my response so they can complete my case. I mailed in the corrected I-864 and other docs as required the same day I received the original email so they should receive it any day now.

Hi all,

From what I see the I-864 seems to be a very popular item for a checklist. Ours was because we entered my wifes (sponsor) US income in US dollars converted from Canadian as she lives and works here, but in reality it's zero because of the foreign income exclusion.

Well, worst case: they close your case after they get to your checklist. Then they receive another package from you, so they re-open the case, thus changing when your case was completed.

"Best case" scenario: they disregard it and you've just wasted their time and increased their work load for pointless mail.

Thanks again for the advice Saylin. I think I might have sent in what was needed after all. In the email we received there was a bar coded letter, then also the bar coded cover sheet, then the actual check list. I did send in the first page letter and the cover sheet. Just not the entire check list.

what was your scan date???????

Not sure, I've wondered how people know scan dates? Do I have to call NVC and ask?

Don't bother, they should have in their systems what was wrong with the package.

Thanks for the reply Saylin, do you think it would do any harm to send a copy of the letter in anyways? I figured if they don't need it, they can just throw it out. I just want to be careful of sending anything in before they actually request it.

I got check listed for an incorrect I-864 as well as having to send in a copy of my wife's (sponsor) US birth certif. and proof of employment. I sent in all the documentation they asked for including the cover sheet, but I failed to notice they also asked me to send a copy of the letter they sent as well. Can I just mail that in separate and print my case number on the top right of each page as they required? Or will it really matter?

Checklist!? Oh, No! I couldn't tell from your timeline, but if you're still waiting for the IV fee invoice, it won't delay your timeline. You can send the requested documents with your IV package.

Did you mention that her employment in Canada was continuing after moving to the US (transferring to a US office or working from home)? If not, it doesn't make sense that NVC wants to see her pay stubs. However, it's better and quicker to supply the requested documents rather than arguing with them at this point.

Hi AustinCanada, we've already paid the IV fee invoice as well as the AOS fee. I called the NVC and got through pretty quick. They told me just to correct the mistakes on the I864 and provide the birth certificate and recent pay stub. He said everything else I provided looked great. I wanted to say didn't you get a copy of my wife's birth certificate when USCIS forwarded the approved I-130? And ask why the pay stub, when foreign income doesn't count and my step daughter in the US is already a joint sponsor. But like you said, it's not worth saying anything. Hopefully, they'll give me a quick case closed when they receive the letter and schedule my interview soon after. Good luck for the rest of you green card adventure!

Hi all,

I finally heard from NVC regarding my case. I received a document check list. We had to make some corrections on my wife's I864 form. We entered her gross income wrong forgetting that the foreign income exclusion makes it zero. They also asked us to send a copy of her North Carolina birth certificate and a recent pay stub from her employer here in Canada. Not sure why they want a pay stub from her job here in Canada when it won't count anyways. Anyways, we've got it all done and ready to go. Going to drop it off at the post office tonight.

Hi all,

I sure hope to hear good news soon as I know the rest of you do as well. My civil docs arrived at the NVC on May 28th and my AOS docs arrived on June 2nd. That's all I know. If I don't hear of any updates in a week I'll give them a call. I thought about calling before, but I just figured it will happen when it happens. I'll watch for good news from others who's docs arrived when mine did.

I hate to be the bearer of bad news but it is now NVC is backlogged from USCIS. Seems like everything is taking 30 days or more now.

Thanks Soloenta,

I think I'll wait about a week after the 4 week date and give them a call to inquire about whats going on. My in laws and nephews, niece, and grandkids can't wait for me to get my status. Like most of us here, it will be one of the biggest stress loads off my shoulders when this is all done and over with. I never imagined that it would take this long for me a Canadian, married to my American wife for going on 12 years.

Almost 4 weeks since AOS and civil documents packages were received at NVC from me and no word yet. Is it common to have to wait the full 4 weeks and sometimes longer to hear anything from them?

I was just curious of something. When filling out the DS260 it asks for a US address you intend to live at, and a contact at that address. Has anyone ever heard of the NVC or DOS actually calling them to ask questions?

Your situation is very similar to mine!

We're not using a moving company either because we're selling our furniture on craigslist. We're moving from Vancouver to Seattle (2.5 hours by car).

Could you fill out your timeline for everyone?

Hi AustinCanada,

At least you've got a short trip compared to us! We're going from Toronto to coastal N.C. I'll try and get my timeline done. Will have to look back at my receipts and notices. I am so stressed out with all this just like most of us are, so try not to think about it so much other than when I'm on here. Just playing the waiting game as there's not much I can do to make it any faster. I figure calling them might give me some info, but don't think it'll really help much. Good luck!

Hey all,

Still a ways to go for me, at the stage like many others waiting upon good news of a CC. Wife (sponsor) is here in Canada with me so she needs to the proof of domicile thing. We already sent in a notarized letter from her parents, bank statement with our North Carolina address, and car insurance quote with our N.C. address. If that's not enough, she's also getting a job offer letter sent to us here we can either send to them if they like, or take to my interview. I hope that's enough. We have no kids to enroll in school, and won't be hiring a moving company as we live in a small apartment and will be selling or donating what furniture etc. we have. Congrats to the recent CC's and good luck to all those in their upcoming interviews!

Expect around 3 weeks for them to review each package from the date NVC scanned it in (not the day your delivery was confirmed by FedEx/UPS/whomever). I'd probably call once or twice a week for the first two weeks, then more frequently as the third week starts.

Thanks BOS_LHR, I see more and more CC's and hope mine comes through soon too! The only thing I'm concerned of in any way is them accepting my wife's (sponsor) evidence to re-establish USA as her domicile as she lives here in Canada right now. I sent in a bank statement with our intended US address, notarized letter from her parents we'll be living there, and a car insurance quote using the US address. We are also waiting on getting a job offer letter to take to my interview if needed.

Hi again all! My AOS docs arrived at the NVC on May 28th, and my Civil docs arrived June 2nd. Any idea how soon I should see some updates?

Thanks and best of luck to all!

Hey all,

I sent my AOS package and Civil documents and they both arrived at the NVC last week. How long approximately should it be before I see a change from N/A to something else when I log into my Immigrant Visa site?

Did my DS-260 the other day and sent in my AOS package and civil documents to the NVC yesterday! I hope to have my medical soon, then make the trip to Montreal to get a nice big YES! from a US Consular officer.

Hey folks! It is the same for your situations. If your spouse is the petitioner (US citizen), then they are not "immigrating" to the US with you. They are just physically traveling with you, so "No" for both questions.

Good luck!

Thanks for the info, but what about the address? My USC wife is living here in Canada right now so do we enter her Canadian address? We have documentation such as a job offer, car insurance quote, and notarized letter from her parents we'll be living with them to show re-establishment of US domicile to go along with her I-864.

Ok. When you are filling in the DS260, you are filling it in as though you were the applicant/beneficiary. So any questions like that, think about it as though you were him.

So you are the spouse, and you are already a USC or LPR so you are not immigrating to the US at all. So no, to both. Since they use this same form for all immigrant visa applicants, those questions refer to, say, a parent petitioning his married son, whose wife will either be immigrating with him, or will follow to immigrate later.

I know it's hard to have to sort of "play-act" when you're filling in these forms, but that's the best way to make sense of them!

This was about the most confusing part for me too! My wife (sponsor) is here in Canada with me, but we already have a US address where we'll be living so do we put her current Canadian address, or soon to be US address? Also, my wife will be moving to the USA with me, but not immigrating as she is a US citizen, she's just moving back home so do I say no to that question?

Hi! I created a word doc when filling out my DS260 (it's based on Jan and March screenshots). Follow the link on my signature. If there's any trouble accessing it, let me know.

Thanks for posting that, it'll definatley help me prepare. Should I enter my wife's (sponsors) who is here in Canada with me, USA address where we'll be living? or her currrent address here in Canada?

Here is a reply Saylin made to me for a similar question a couple months back:

My question quoted:

So, I'll hope to slap my forehead and say 'duh' after this, but my Question regards creating/naming the PDF files for the I864 and associated tax transcripts and identification documents for the 3 individuals who are sponsoring me (spouse, joint sp, and husband of joint sp -864a):

We'll be doing EP.

As per the US Visa site,

http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/english/immigrate/immigrant-process/documents/submit/documents-scanning-faqs.html

it states to name each file with the case number and applicants name and document. If there are 2 I864's, are they both named the same? Or have other people identified the multiple 864's with the person who filled them out as well.

perhaps nvc #_ lake_house_864.pdf by spouse

and nvc # _lake_house_864.pdf by joint sponsor

And then something similar for each year of tax transcripts x3, paystubs, employment letters and proof of US citizenship associated with each of the 3 people providing an AOS? (aware spouse already provided proof in I-130 and won't need to again).

Saylin, were you referring to putting all 3 years of tax information (by one person) into one file when you said the following:

File Names

With NVC's new website design (early 2014), new instructions have emerged on how to send EP packages. Before, you'd combine all files into one and send that. The instructions have since changed though. Now, you attach each file individually. So, for example, for the AOS package email, you'd have a few files: cover letter, I-864 form, tax information, pay stub(s), and employment letter.Note: You'd still be sending just ONE email for the AOS package and ONE email for the IV package, but you'll have much more than just one attachment for each.Another note: You'll still be combining files for each document. What I mean is, for the I-864 attachment, there will be a few pages as the form itself is a few pages. The same thing will go for tax information (especially if you're sending in 3 years' worth).

And I just can't wrap my head around why the files are all named for the applicant and not the people filing... can you even have identically named files on the computer? ie

nvc#_lake-house-tax transcripts.pdf

nvc#_lake-house-tax transcripts.pdf

nvc#_lake-house-tax transcripts.pdf

I have this mental image of an email to NVC with 3 AOS attachments, 9 tax transcript attachments, 2 US citizenship proof attachments, 3 paystub file attachments, 3 employment letter attachments, oh yes, and the cover letter attachment first! ...21 attachments??

Where am I confused? Or where am I correct?

Saylin's response quoted:

Since you have a joint sponsor, I would suggest doing the following for each PDF file:

MTL2014######_Lake_House_Petitioner_TaxTranscripts.pdf

MTL2014######_Lake_House_JointSponsor_TaxTranscripts.pdf

And when I say 'petitioner', leave it as that (ie don't use the petitioner's name). Same thing for the joint sponsor. This would then show the difference between the two transcript files.

And yup, that's what I meant. So, for the tax transcript PDF file, it will be all the pages of all three years (or the most recent year if you're just sending that). You can probably separate them by year, if you wish (and just mention the year in the file name).

And yes, this new name filing and separation of files is ridiculous. It was much easier IMO when it was just one big file. But whatever, it's NVC

Hope this clarifies things. If not, ask

Check both boxes:)

Thanks for the additional advice. do you think I should keep the tax transcripts as a separate file from the I-864's, or include them all together as a single pdf? One for the petitioner and one for the joint sponsor? The one from my wife, the petitioner who is here in Canada with me would include documentation to prove re-establishing her USA domicile.

I'm just wondering the same thing... maybe something like this:

MTL1111222333_My_Name_Petitioner_I864.pdf and

MTL1111222333_My_Name_Joint_Sponsor_I864.pdf

That's sort of what I'm leaning toward. It will make it easier to identify the other supporting documents as well, so they can look at one whole set of documents at a time, if they want, but my name is the one that is supposed to be there as "applicant".

Thanks nightingalejules! That's probably the best as it will cover both ways. I just think I'll feel safer e-mailing them in, knowing they got there for sure.

I am actually on that too! Hopefully, someone cane help.

Also, does anyone one here have a screenshot of written up of the DS-260. I know someone had it on here, but I don't remember who. I just want to get a general idea of what kind of question they might ask. Thanks!

Hi Hope_14,

Here is a pdf file of a DS-260 I found on here that someone else posted. Hope it helps and good luck!

81807.pdf

Hi all,

I had a question about naming the AOS documents if I choose to file them electronically via e-mail. For example, would I name the I-864's something like ABC1111222333_Sponsors_Name_I864.pdf, and ABC1111222333_CoSponsors_Name_I864.pdf? I'm confused as it says to put the full name of the applicant whose document you scanned and there will be 2 I-864's sent in for my case.

Thanks, and hope all is coming along well for everyone else