Mihika_14

Hi everyone,

You all have filed your I-751. I will be filing now, so needed you help.

In the I-751 form, have you all left empty fields as blank or have you put NA there?

Please let me know

Thanks guys!

Hi everyone,

You all have filed your I-751. I will be filing now, so needed you help.

In the I-751 form, have you all left empty fields as blank or have you put NA there?

Please let me know

Thanks guys!

Hi everyone,

Did anyone use Vanguard beneficiary info for 401 k? How did you get that?

I am the account holder and my husband is beneficiary.

I tried to print the beneficiary page, but it only shows my husband's name, not my name with it. 

How did you tackle this situation?

Please let me know.

Hi everyone,

Did anyone use Vanguard beneficiary info for 401 k? How did you get that?

I am the account holder and my husband is beneficiary.

I tried to print the beneficiary page, but it only shows my husband's name, not my name with it. 

How did you tackle this situation?

Please let me know. Thanks in advance. 

Hi everyone,

I will be filing in late January. Visa Journey has always been super helpful! 

Glad to see so many familiar faces back here

I have a question: Are you all sending your docs in a file/folder or just sending the stack of papers? 

Does henna (Mehendi) affect fingerprinting? I have it right now. And I fear it might cause issue

Congrats and good luck to all those who have got their interview date

Hi, thanks for the detailed info.

My interview is on 6th April.

I wanted to know that I had my biometrics in Delhi on 12th March, but they never asked me for 2X2 photographs. I am concerned now.

So, I had my biometrics appointment on 17th march , 4 pm at bombay. It hardly took more than 5 minutes. But the waiting was so long, You need biometrics appointment letter, interview letter, ds260 confirmation copy , your original passport and 2 photos 2x2 size with white background. Just like you do at POE in usa, Place four fingers of each hand on scanner , one after another and then both the thumb together. Give your 2 passport size photos (2x2). also get your photo taken from canon dslr. lol. It is so hot there , when you are waiting in line , there is no shade outside.

Next day interview at 7:30 am, I knew about the prohibited things, so I had no coins or any digital items with me, did not take wallet inside but kept rupees notes in my pocket, I had 2 harmonium files along with a big wedding album. It was hard to carry everything but somehow I managed. The file structure was
1 . black harmonium file for all the documents except proof of relationship.
pocket 1. interview letter
pocket 2. passport
pocket 3. pcc & marriage certificate
pocket 4. birth certificate
pocket 5. medical report and vaccination records
pocket 6. tax return 1 ( my wife's tax return, 2012, 13 , 14) , w-2s , paystubs of last 2 months)
pocket 7 tax return 2( my tax return of 2012,13,14 from usa and india)
pocket 8 education degrees , old i-20s from my student visa
pocket 9 employment details (offer letters, experience letters, resignation letter)
pocket 10 forms , print of of i-130 , ds 260 , g-325a
pocket 11 receipts i-797s of my work permits from usa
pocket 12 Misc , ( docs related to my work permit of usa, copy of my usa driving license, ssn card)
you dont need to take all the things from above, its case specific.
2 . blue harmonium file for proof of relationship.
pocket 1. photos
pocket 2. marriage invitation cards
pocket 3. facebook updates
pocket 4. emails and chats
pocket 5. oovoo logs ( video call logs)
pocket 6. whatsapp messages
pocket 7 tickets of trips we took to see each other
pocket 8 bank accounts
pocket 9 phone bills
pocket 10 gift receipts
pocket 11 greeting cards we sent to each other
pocket 12 hotel bills from the trip we took together.
Dont worry if you dont have so many things for proof of relationship. you can collect what you have and take to the interview.
So , first i was called by an Indian officer. smiling young man. I said hi and all, then
he: is this first marriage for both of you?
me: answered
he: what's your birth date?
me: answered
he: Have you ever visited any other countries?
me: answered.
he: how long was your stay in canada and on which visa you were in usa?
me: answered
he: give me your old passport.
he checked old visa stamps.
he: when did you come back from USA?
me: answered
he: here are your documents which you submitted to NVC, we dont need any more documents from you.
me: I have the latest tax return from 2014.
he: oh that's good. please give it.
I was taking it out and he saw 2014 w-2. he also asked for it.
He gave me domestic violence paper and told me to read it and he said officer may ask you questions related to this.

After long wait, I was called by american visa officer. Smiling man with age around 45-50.
me: hello, how are you ?
he: I am fine , how about yourself? (he started typing) and asked so your wife is in PA?
me: yes
he: is she an engineer?
me : yes
he: so you were in USA for studies . from which college you finished engineering
me: answered
he: how was the college?
me: it was very good. it is located in newark downtown. campus has taco bell inside it and I love taco bell(as soon as he heard taco bell, he smiled and stopped typing , was looking at me). I was smiling .
he said okay , then started typing again
he: so is it love marriage or arranged?
me: answered ( he was not looking at me at all)
typing typing more typing....
he: here is the paper , you will have to pay $165 for green card fee. you are all set.
me: Thank you so much , have a nice day.

I wish good luck to all the people who are waiting for an interview.

BTW, later in the evening , status was " Issued".

If interview is in April than 2014 taxes are due new I-864 is required if it wasn't done at NVC.

1. so you will need Tax transcripts or forms for year 2014.

2. Updated I-864 or I-864ez with 2014, 2013 and 2012 information

3. bring most recent paystub for 2015 salary

4. Employer letter (optional) if you didn't at NVC

But, the taxes aren't filed until April 15. My interview is on 9th April. How to bring Tax Transcripts of year 2014 and new I-864?

If the interview is in April, what all financial evidence should one take?

Had my interview today in Sydney and........ APPROVED!!!!!!!!!!! omg it feels like its not real yet! its been 15mths since we applied and its finally over!

We had a huge scare cos the CO officer almost rejected us because he didnt read the police check correctly!

He thought it was just a name check in my married name and he said it has to be in both married and maiden names or have the fingerprint check as well. but i HAD gotten fingerprint check as well so i pointed that out to him and he said 'Sorry your right" and said we were approved then and that we should have our visa in hand by the end of the week. YAY

Congrats

What do you mean by this- that police certificate had to be both in married and maiden name?

Had my interview today in Sydney and........ APPROVED!!!!!!!!!!! omg it feels like its not real yet! its been 15mths since we applied and its finally over!

We had a huge scare cos the CO officer almost rejected us because he didnt read the police check correctly!

He thought it was just a name check in my married name and he said it has to be in both married and maiden names or have the fingerprint check as well. but i HAD gotten fingerprint check as well so i pointed that out to him and he said 'Sorry your right" and said we were approved then and that we should have our visa in hand by the end of the week. YAY

How many days before your interview can you get you medical done? I have got my interview letter.

Scan date- 19th Dec

Case complete- 23rd Feb

Yup, I wrote the NVC Process wiki. And if you look at the top of it, I always put when I last update it, even if it's something small. And yes, it's always kept up to date. As soon as something changes that I hear about or whatnot, boom, update!

To all, who are new here, Saylin is an angel in disguise :)

Yes, that is an A number, aka Alien Registration number. Use that number on all the forms where they request the A/Alien Registration Number.

Thanks a lot, Saylin. That relieves me. :)

Ritbiv...The number we got was something like this - A123 456 789. It was in Beneficiary Section.

We used it in the first page of I-864 form, where it was asked. Did you also use it?

Attached is the image. In beneficiary section,...

Hello all,

Is the Alien Registration number the one which we get in NOA2 -USCIS approval doc??

Okay, this is a very random question. Is there anyone who has got through NVC WITH a lawyer and WITHOUT a checklist?

Is this true that NVC gives checklists to those who have lawyers?

Yes, lawyers are of no use, i know, but this thing has made me curious.

Okay, this is a very random question. Is there anyone who has got through NVC WITH a lawyer and WITHOUT a checklist?

Is this true that NVC gives checklists to those who have lawyers?

Yes, lawyers are of no use, i know, but this thing has made me curious.

While submitting financial evidence for AOS, should IRS transcripts be original or photocopies can also do?

Is it true that we have to necessarily ask IRS to mail/courier us our transcripts? Can't we print them directly from IRS website and send to NVC?

What are the latest Scan Dates to have case completed?

Mine Scan Date 19th Dec. Too worried now.

While submitting financial evidence for AOS, should IRS transcripts be original or photocopies can also do?

Is it true that we have to necessarily ask IRS to mail/courier us our transcripts? Can't we print them directly from IRS website and send to NVC?

Don`t worry, it will be fine. Did you try to use latest adobe reader? Because I can fill it with the latest version.

I have already submitted. At that time, I couldn't fill into it. So, I hand-wrote :(

Hope it is okay. Too worried

What about if you checked apt or ste?

Sadly, my work computer doesn't have the latest Adobe Reader. And I need a dang admin password (which I don't have) to update anything on this computer

Hi Saylin,

Yes, I dont get it even after checking the box on Flr. So, I hand wrote it after printing the form and sent it.

It will be fine, right?

So, I am not able to type anything in the box I have circled below in the image (the one infront of Apt., Ste. and Flr.). Are you guys able to put the entire address in one line? How did you all go about it?