mariyagami

I am just noticing I never thanked you for this information.

Thank you, it was just as you said.

Hi all,

First of all, I want to apologize, because I know this question is answered in these forums, but I am at the point where each answer I read just confuses me more, instead of dispelling doubts.

Now that the tech issues with the NVC site have finally cleared up I was able to select my Agent just now. My following steps seem to be:

1) Pay AOS Fee

2) Pay IV Processing Fee (not available to me yet)

Question #1: Do I have to pay the AOS Fee before I can pay the IV Processing Fee, or can I wait until both are available for payment? (I am transferring the money to a friend's account and I'd rather do a single transfer than two).

Once those are done, I should be able to start Collecting and Submitting Forms and Documents. And that brings me to Question #2:

Some of the Supporting Documents I am being asked to submit by the NVC site (http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/english/immigrate/immigrant-process/documents/Supporting_documents.html) are the same I have already sent in with my I-130. Some of them are not a big deal to obtain again (photos, passport photocopies) but others (marriage certificate with translation) are costly. The translation itself (which I have already mailed in) costs quite a bit, and I am not sure if I am expected to get a second translation done or if I can mail in a photocopy of the one I have already provided (I mailed in the original translation with my I-130, and now I am wondering if that was a mistake).

And that is it, as I said, pretty standard questions, but my brain is not processing very well right now.

Thank you all for your time.