DM_G

Hello Everyone,

I hope I'm posting this question in the correct thread, the "General FAQ's for Removing Conditions" thread was locked in 2013.

I know that the I-751 application and guides on this forum say that the application should be filed "during the 90-day period before your CR expires".

My CR green card expires on 1/19/2017 which is still a long time away.

However, today I received a letter (attached) from USCIS saying that I entered the United States on 11/5/14. That is incorrect, I entered 1/19/2015.

On 11/4/2014 I had my visa approved at the consulate.

Has anyone else receive a similar letter with the date not reflecting actual entry in the US? Should I file within the 90-day window from 11/5/2016 or wait for 90-day window from 1/19/2017?

Thank you.

Hi DM_G

Thanks so much for your response. That's really insightful. We've just started the NVC phase so still current.

I actually did consider setting up a US self-employed business, but wasn't sure I could have both a Polish and US one at the same time. So I guess what you did was continue to operate your Polish one until it was time to leave, while the US one was established to help prove domicile, but was not actually making any money since you were still in Poland. Is that right? If that is true, I will most likely do the same.

Did you have to travel to the US to set up the business, or can this be done remotely? Sorry if that seems like a dumb question, but I haven't looked that closely into this yet.

Many thanks

That's exactly correct.

I continued to operate my polish business, and the US business I set up was just sitting idle, not making any money, as to not complicate my taxes with "Urzad Skarbowy". But it showed the consular officer that I have everything set up to start working and support my family once I arrive in the US.

I set it all up over internet and phone. There are companies out there that will register an LLC or other corp for you, for a fee, which means you won't have to personally be present. They'll even mail all your paperwork to poland. Once your business is set up, then you can set up a business checking account. It's a little bit more difficult remotely as many banks want you to come in to do it. But if you still have a US bank account with online access, then it should be no problem to add a business account remotely. Since you'll be using a US address for the bank, you need someone who will open your mail to get the forms they need you to sign, send those forms to you to poland to sign and mail back to the bank. But I guess in reality you don't really need a business bank account at this point, you can set one up within 1 hour once you arrive in the US so it doesn't impact anything.

Thanks for your tip.

Which number did you call the IRS on? When I called the international service center the person I spoke to didn't seem to really know what they were doing. They wouldn't let me order the transcripts, they just directed me to the 450-T form, which I sent out about 8 business days ago.

It was the US number 800-908-9946. I believe it was shown to me after I tried obtaining the taxes online, and after 3 failed attempts (because foreign address) they gave this number to call.

Hello All

I am in the process of going through the process of applying for a IV for my wife. We are living in Poland together and we hope to move over to the US together when she finally has her visa approved. I do not want to have to go back to the U.S. before her and set up a residence because there's no way to know how long the IV process will take.

Since we are applying from Poland, I understand that proving domicile is one of the trickiest parts of the whole process, and I would like to get some advice on the best way to proceed. I know there are other posts on VJ, but this one is specific to people in my particular situation living in Poland. I hope it can be useful for others in a similar situation now or in the future.

At the moment here is what I will be able to use to prove my US domicile:

• Lease agreement to live in the rental property my grandma owns - (is it a conflict of interest that this is a family member renting the unit to me? - We will be paying)
• US bank account statements
• US investment account statements
• Records of mortgage payments on a property that I owned with my brother - (This was sold in 2014 - so I am considering not including these, but I think this does show that my time abroad was always intended to be temporary)
• US Driver's license - It is a California license but we will be initially be moving to Illinois - Should I change it to an Illinois one or does it matter? We may end up in CA eventually anyway.
• I am considering buying a car over in the US closer to the time when the interview will occur. Naturally prefer to delay this expense, but will this help my case to have a car registered and be making insurance payments?

Does anyone with any knowledge of the process, know if this will be enough? What can I do to improve my chances of proving my case? (other than moving to the US ahead of my wife)

** This is the main thing I am worried about: I am self-employed in Poland, and in the interest of financial security, I don't want to close this operation down until my wife's immigration visa is approved. I will probably not continue being self-employed in the US, but I am not sure I will be able to have a job lined up in the US before we move over. Can this potentially screw things up for us?

Many thanks to anyone and everyone who can provide some insight and advice!

I&G

Hi I&G,

I know it's been a while since you posted this but maybe it's still a current question.

I was in the same situation. All the items you listed I also had, plus some US Credit Card statements. I did not sign a lease or purchase a car until I came to the US.

Regarding employment, I was also self-employed in Poland. I did not close the company until before we left for the US and it was not an issue at the interview. But I think the most important thing is you need to do is to show that you will be able to work once you come to the US. A job offer letter from an employer is what many people do.

Me, I was going to continue to be self-employed in the US. So what I did is set up my US business, business bank accounts, etc while still in poland.

At the interview I was asked about what steps I took to reestablish domicile. The officer had all my domicile paperwork but did not look at it (maybe she look at it before talking to me).

So I said that I have living arrangements all set (had a letter from family member stating that I and my family can live there upon arrival), had a business set up where upon arriving I can go straight to work (she did ask what kind of work I will be doing), have bank accounts and credit cards. Was approved without any additional issues.

Thanks everyone for your responses.

I ended up calling the International Taxpayer Service Call Center to see what I could find out from them. While they weren't able to arrange for the delivery of my tax return transcripts, they were able to confirm which address of mine they have on file. Thankfully it is the one I am at, so they did receive my tax returns after all.

Unfortunately I still can't order my transcripts via the online and phone routes - no idea why, can only suspect a computer system glitch since I confirmed my address with the IRS. Not surprising given the recent news about the security breach!

Will need to request the transcripts the old fashion way via the postal service by sending out form 4505-T. We'll see how that goes.

Hope this is helpful for anyone encountering a similar issue.

Hello,

I was in a similar situation. They will mail it to you if you talk to them, but it can take a long time.

The fastest way is to call them and request that they fax it to you. You'll need a US fax number, which I'm guessing you don't have since you're working abroad. But just do a search online and there are plenty of services where you can pay less than $10 and get a US fax number. Then just call IRS and ask to have it faxed to that number, you'll receive it as a PDF from the fax service. Then just print it and that's it. That's what I did and had my 3 years of transcripts within 1 day.

Edit: Just wanted to add that I also sent out the 4505-T before I requested it by fax. I received the transcripts by mail about a month after I got them by fax.

Hi Folks, I have a question about the interview letter. The letter states the following, however the website it has mentioned seems non-existent. Any ideas?

Upon receiving this letter, all eligible applicants must prepare for the visa interview by visiting our website

http://nvc.state/gov/interview

They have it wrong on the letter, it should be http://nvc.state.gov/interview

Hello Everyone,

Visa issued!

Embassy was quite smooth, with a scary moment.

Arrived at around 9am for 9:15 appointment. We were sent directly to the window where you get your number for waiting in line and give medical exams envelope and any other missing documents.

The person took our medical envelope, we could already see "Approved" stamped in the file. She explained (incorrectly) that we will need to remove conditions from the green card on out two year *wedding* anniversary, but then said that since I (the petitioner) have been living abroad for 4 years we probably won't get a visa until I go back and live in the US for at least 6 months, "unless something changed in their procedures, but the CO will explain". My wife said I turned purple at that moment.

We sat down again waiting for fingerprints for which we were called about 5 minutes later, it was about 9:15 at that point.

Then about a 30 minute wait to speak with the CO. There were three people who were waiting before us, with earlier numbers, but we were called in first, so I guess the number order or "first come first served" does not apply.

The CO was a very nice lady.

She asked the beneficiary the following questions:

- How did you meet your husband?

- Do you have kids, how many?

- Are the kids USC's?

- Have you ever been to the US before?

Then she asked me (the petitioner) what steps I took to reestablish domicile in the US. I had all the documents attached with my AOS but she did not look through them, at least not in front of us.

I told her few of the main steps I have taken.

She then said that everything looks good, your visa has been approved, you will receive your passport in 2-3 business days What a relief!

We were done at exactly 10am, 1 hour from entering the embassy to leaving the embassy.

Many of the embassies have not updated their boilerplate letters or websites since NVC started handling all the data! Australia's is woefully out of date. If you have completed the DS-260, then you are fine. Take a copy of what you submitted to your interview just in case.

If you are nervous, call NVC and confirm that your DS-260 is part of your package sent to Warsaw.

Sukie in NY

Thanks Sukie. I hope it's just an old boilerplate letter like you say. I thought that maybe they wanted me to bring the DS-260 up to date in case something changed since it was submitted (nothing changed), but the DS-260 is not editable once submitted.

I'll bring a printout to the interview for sure, but no way I am ever calling NVC again

Hello,

I have a question. Today I received an email from Warsaw embassy, asking me to fill out the DS-260 before coming to the interview. Obviously I've already filled it out during the NVC process.

Has anyone else received such a request before? Since nothing has changed, do I just open the form and resubmit it?

Here is part of that email:

2. Submit form DS-260

The DS-260, Immigrant Visa and Alien Registration Application, is a fully integrated online electronic visa application form used to collect the necessary application information from persons seeking an immigrant visa.

The DS-260 must be completed and submitted online through the Consular Electronic Application Center (CEAC). To log-in to CEAC, you will need the following numbers:

· Your NVC case number

· Your NVC invoice ID number

· Your Beneficiary ID number

These numbers are noted on the letter or e-mail you received from the NVC.

To begin your own DS-260, click CEAC and follow the instructions displayed.

Please do not reply to this email. Messages to this address will not be answered. You can check the status of your visa case by providing your case number at https://ceac.state.gov/CEAC/. Most general information about immigrant visas is available at www.ustraveldocs.com/pl. If you have an inquiry specific to your case, you may send an email by clicking here .

I have a question regarding the AOS.

I have submitted photo copies of my tax returns to NVC since the original ones were already sent to IRS.

Do I still need to get the transcript in order to show during the interview?

I tried to get it online but somehow, I got an error message The information you entered does not match our records. Please verify your information and try again. and I was not able to continue. I double/triple checked my information but I still get such a message.

I also tried to get it by snail mail but it does not work either because the address is not in the U.S..

Somebody please advise.

If you have not filed any new taxes since you sent them out to NVC, you don't need to bring anything additional to the interview (unless you think they might have lost something, in which case just bring copies of what you mailed in).

As far as transcripts, if you do want to get them and online and mail is out of the question (because you live abroad), you can call them and request that they fax it to you, you'll have them within 24 hours. You just need a US fax number, which you can easily get online for about $2. This is what I did for exactly the same reasons, worked without any problem.

Edited for typo.

hi yes thanks the website doesnt work! i hope they dont give me a hard time is dumb because I sent all that to nvc im sure they wont even ask for it when I get there

One other option other than going in person or requesting transcripts in the mail (which may take many days) is to call them and request that they fax it to you. You will receive the fax within 24 hours.

And if you go the fax route, get one of the online fax services which gives you a fax number (costs about $2) and that way you'll receive the fax as a PDF, which will make it easy to email to the consulate without having to rescan everything.

Hi, I prepared ahead of my medical by going and having the shots from my physician. I didn't take the hep B shot because according to the immunization requirements by Dr. Seiden, hep B is for ages 18 and under. Did the panel physician in your country state hep B was necessary or is the beneficiary 18?

No, the beneficiary is 30+, the doctor just said it was required.

Hey has anyone getting medical had to do the Hep A and B? Go back for the second round?

Not sure if this has been answered already because we've spent 3 days in a hotel waiting for a medical (the doctor called in sick, but we already traveled and booked into a hotel so decided to stay) so I haven't been able to read though the entire thread yet.

Once we did get to see the doctor it was very smooth. Took about 30 minutes, mostly just the doctor filling out forms. Then went to another room to get vaccinated, another 10 minutes of nurse filling out forms, and then we walked out with a sealed envelope.

Got a Hep B vaccine. The doctor said only one is required for interview purposes. The other two shots you can take with your local doctor, or not take them at all, it doesn't matter as far as immigration is concerned.

Four pictures are required as of October 1, even though it still says 1 on the embassy website. There are four forms the doctor fills out, and glues a picture to each one of them.

Flu vaccine, although listed as required, turns out it's only required for people in the high risk group, so children and elderly, so we didn't need to get it (this is for Warsaw).

On the us embussy site said i MUST create profile on http://www.ustraveldocs.com

And its ont available for immigrant visas

Any help

When you go to that site and it asks you:

"Is this your first time applying for a visa and/or visiting our site?"

Simply click on "No" and then you'll be able to create an account.

Interview (P4) letter received 10/7.

Warsaw please call.

Third call today, finally interview scheduled!!!

Nov 4th 9:15am

PS. It was Joy today, she definitely was not joyful.

Me:"when can I expect an email? "

Joy:"in few days"

Me:"so two or three days? "

Joy:"sir, I said a few days"

Just called NVC, no interview scheduled yet. (Warsaw embassy)

I had a copy of my husband's state driver's license, copy of his U.S bank account statement and a copy of his 4 year Eu res permit. They didn't ask any proof of re-establishing domicile during the interview.

Has anyone ever head of someone not being approved at the interview for not showing enough proof of re-establishing domicile?

It says this on the CEAC website the 2-4wks info as per below.. so I hope its moving faster and we bypass the 60days.. one can remain hopeful right?? haha

Once received, it will take the NVC 2 to 4 weeks to review your case. If any additional information is required after the review, the NVC will notify the applicant (or the applicant’s agent).

I am hopeful

Unfortunately, at least while I've been at NVC since June, it's always been saying "2 to 4 weeks" on CEAC website, when in reality it went from 30 business days to 60 calendar days. But I truly hope that they will get back down to 2-4 weeks for everyone, as it's been in the past from what I hear.

A quick question for those of you out there and of course the lovely dwheels76: Has anyone done a DHL search recently to see if ANY cases have been shipped out from the NVC in the last week up until today? I tried for the first time just now, and it is giving me an error. I am hoping not just because there are none that have been sent, but just because I am doing it wrong. Would that give us any indication if ANYONE in the world has gotten an interview date scheduled recently, beyond the scope of the users of this thread?

I just checked shipments into Poland, for Sep 15-30, and to my surprise there has been 1 shipment per day every day except for 3 or 4 of the days (and the weekends).

So does that mean that they have been scheduling interviews for the last two weeks, or are they just slow sending out packages for people who were scheduled in the beginning of September? Or maybe there are expedites being shipped out daily?

Case Complete. Scan date: July 31.

Got a checklist September 24 for document oversight from the reviewer, Hubby called and requested for supervisor review. Supervisor Octavio pulled our file, checked and saw the missing document.

A special thanks to Saylin for all her help and efforts, Saylin you are indeed a blessing. I say a big thank you to all the Vjers here for your help and support. I also pray for those still at NVC stage that you all get thru ASAP.

Congratulations!

So my husband called yesterday and an NVC agent said that our case cannot be processed further till my husband gets citizenship. Is this true? I am so sad.

If you're filing for F2A then your husband does not need to be a US Citizen, however for India the priority date they're processing right now is 01JAN13.

Since in your signature you mention that your husband filed N400 already, it might be quicker to wait until he becomes a USC and then file for CR1/IR1 visa.

How many days NVC usually takes to complete case after submitting civil docs and DS-260???????????

It's up to 60 days from the last document you submitted, so in your case I believe it's from when they scanned your checklist.

Received my CC email today at 9:14am, exactly 7 days from case completed.

Even though I called NVC twice last week and both times was told that I have a CC, seeing it in writing was a relief, due to the fact that I can't fully trust what the reps say.

Sorry for mistake in the previous response . I wrote" I did have any check list notice and if is approved".

Actually I ment to say " I did not have any check list notice and it is approved."

On the I-797 there is a A number for the Petitioner, but there isn't one for the Beneficiary in my case. We left it blank on the AOS.