AmyAndres

My husband's visa interview is for tomorrow afternoon (Oct 7). I had asked him to obtain a new police certificate a month ago (the one we submitted to NVC was from June) and he completely forgot. Now the issuing authority in Chile is on strike making it even more complicated to get his updated police certificate.

If we bring the one we submitted to NVC in June, will we have issues?

The original Chilean police certificates look like photocopies, so when we got our packet 4, it said we must bring the original to the interview. However, the one we submitted to NVC was the original we received. I asked the Embassy what they are looking for and they said the one issued by the Registro Civil is fine...but my question is above, will they accept the one from June?? I can't find anywhere if people need to obtain one for issuing to the NVC and a new, updated one for the actual interview...

THANKS!

You have to search the day before it was sent, as it says in the instructions from OP, and it looks like you searched in March?:

"Married filing separate"

We submitted documents on July 28, they received them July 30, and our case complete was on August 20. About 20 days if everything is there.

I called NVC and spoke with a Case Supervisor, and it took her a while to understand why NVC would think there's an error. After she checked with a higher-up, she confirmed that because my mom filled out an I-864A to attach to my father's I-864, Item 7 was supposed to be checked off instead of Item 3, even though it's the same total household number and it states "siblings, parents or adult children" in Item 7, but nothing about spouses.

There's gotta be a monkey making this stuff up from behind the curtain...over the phone I'm like...uhhh...okay, I'll move the number 1 from Item 3 to Item 7...how bizarre that they focus on something as unimportant as that.

Hi all,

My case was confirmed completed over the phone yesterday (08/20/2015), but the representative told me that I had a checklist, not to send to NVC but for my husband to bring to his interview.

The thing is, what they're asking for doesn't make sense (to me at least), so I don't know how to fix it:

I submitted my I-864 for my husband, but because I work abroad I don't meet poverty guidelines, so my father agreed to be his joint sponsor. Therefore, I submitted my I-864, my father's I-864, and my mother's I-864A as my father's household member.

My checklist is for part 5, the household size of my father:

It says: "Item 7. You must account for all siblings, paretns or adult children with the same principle residence who are combining their income with yours by submitting Form I-864A. This number must also match the total number of household members listed in Part 6, Items 6.a. through 9.c."

My father's household was filled out as follows:

N°1: 1 (my husband, the immigrant)

N°2: 1 (yourself...my father)

N°3: 1 (my mother, my father's spouse)

N°4-7: all 0, as I didn't count anyone twice

So, 3 people total.

So who are they asking for for N°7?? Me, the petitioner, because on my form I-864 I put my father's address as my place of residence in Part 3, N°3.a-3.h??? Or my mom, for filling out an I-864?? But I don't get it because it asks for "siblings, parents or adult children", not spouse, and if I added her to number 7 that means I would have added her twice (as she was already counted in number 3) and it specifically says not to count anyone twice.

Help me please! I don't want my husband to have issues at his interview over a stupid missing number!

also, when I spoke to the representative I explained to her my father's household size and she said, "I think you were right the first time", so I asked her if I should have my father sign a new form or just bring the original and she said, it's up to you...gahhh

This was my case, my dad filed an I-864 for my foreign husband (because I didn't meet the poverty guideline...because I work abroad), and since he files jointly with my mom, my mom filed an I-864a as the household member of my father. We're still waiting for case complete from NVC, but this seemed like the best way to submit and prove economic support from the sponsor.

Thanks for your response! I was at the embassy two weeks ago for an unrelated issue, and took advantage of asking about the embassy interview. The consular worker told me that NVC schedules and notifies of the interviews (my application is for an IR1 marriage visa)??

Hi, anyone out there going through the Santiago embassy in Chile? We are awaiting notice of case complete with NVC, and we would love to know what their timeline dates are for CC to interview date, plus any other helpful information you may be able to provide.

I looked at the timelines for Chile and there are only a few of us, last ones were updated at the end of 2014, so not sure if there's more Chilean applicants out there.

Thanks!

Hi everyone,

I know that in the FAQ's of the DS-260 is says that all answers must be in English. But, should I really translate the name of my husband's high school, university and current employers name?? The name in Spanish is the legal title of the institutions...

Thanks in advance!

I was just thinking, couldn't I put "Immigration Visa Application" as one of my reasons to prove I will be taking up residence in the USA?

I mean, isn't paying about $1000USD to the US government to apply for my husband's application and waiting going through this whole process pretty good proof of wanting to take up residence in the USA again??

It's 3x the difference:

I-864 instructions, part 7, #10, first paragraph:

10. Total Value of Assets.

In order to qualify based on the value of your assets, the total value of your assets must equal at least five times the difference between your total household income and the current poverty guidelines for your household size. However, if you are a U.S. citizen and your are sponsoring your spouse or minor child, the total value of your assets must only be equal to at least three times the difference. If the intending immigrant is an alien orphan who will be adopted in the United States after the alien orphan acquired permanent residence, and who will, as a result, acquire citizenship under section 320 of the Act, the total value of your assets need only equal the difference.

I would call the NVC and ask to get more clarification. Did you submit a explanation as to why you didn't file your taxes? Did you provide enough proof of your assets? Maybe they don't want to approve because it doesn't appear you have continuing income as you haven't worked the past three years and haven't filed taxes?

I will be submitting all three past years of their transcripts (2012-2014), nothing else.

Question 1: My dad is a joint sponsor and does married filing jointly with my mom with their taxes. My dad filled out I864 and my mom filled out I864a to attach to his joint sponsor form. She is a household member of a sponsor (in this case, my dad). Good to use to prove they are both aware of the sponsorship, especially if they are married filing jointly.

Hi, I did file my taxes, but for the purposes of the form, it's $0 because it was $ earned outside the US and was filed along with a foreign earned income exclusion.

And thanks for your response!

Hi all,

I am in the process of collecting documents for my husband's AOS submission. I work abroad and will be seeking employment when we relocate to the USA. My source of employment for the past three years has been exempt by the IRS because I work abroad, but my gross adjusted income from 2012-2014 is $0. We have some savings, but it's definitely not enough to cover the 125% x 3 in our case. My dad is my husband's joint sponsor, and he well surpasses the 125% based on his USA income to support my husband.

My question is, is it worth it to even include my assets from my checking and savings accounts? It seems like a lot of hassle, as I will have to translate a lot of documents from my savings account and retirement account in Spanish, and even with our assets we need a joint sponsor. Should I just leave my assets at $0 and save myself a headache, or will that throw up flags in his case that it appears on the I-864 that we're broke (when we're really not)?

Interesting @mallafri76, I thought that if they scanned his passport at the POE there would be an automatic red flag considering his I130 has been approved. We'll make sure he has his invitation letter, and proof of ties to Chile and hope they don't give him a hard time.

We were married in the USA with plans to move back to Chile, and we knew this when my husband applied for the tourist visa. He was clear with the embassy that we were unable to apply for a fiance visa because we were returning to Chile after our wedding. So, he got to the POE (I was already in the USA) in Chicago and told them that he was coming to get married, and they're like, you can't get married on a tourist visa and sent him to an office. The supervisor called the girl from the airline to get him on the plane back to Chile. Thank God my husband calmly (though terrified) asked the supervisor to review his passport, and explained that we were ineligible for a fiance visa because we were going back to Chile after the wedding...exactly what he told the embassy. Supervisor left with his passport, came back, handed it it to him and said, OK...you can go.

So...yep. I would have severe anxiety if I had gone through that too. Thankfully everything worked out, but now I always make sure we go together with immigration. Unfortunately he'll be by himself this time.

No, we haven't yet. My parents are my husband's joint sponsors, and I need their tax transcripts (IRS download transcript system is down after a massive hack) and original signatures for the I864...but I live in Chile. So, we're having someone bring the documents down to Chile when they visit in July, because Chile's mail system is horrible. It's silly...my parents need to send me documents from the USA to Chile so I can mail them back to the USA. It's the US government, we all know they can find out whatever they want about their citizens...why we are unable to simply upload these documents to the CEAC website?? It's 2015, I thought we'd all having flying cars and teleportation by now.

Yep, I'm waiting for the same, but I completed ds-261 on the 1st of june. I'm not as in much of a hurry as others, so I'm not calling to have it reviewed over the phone. However, it would still be nice if they review it in less than the 30 days they say it would take!

from the visajourney wiki:

• Note: if you're getting an error message ("Please be advised that the case that you have attempted to access is not eligible for further processing by the National Visa Center at this time…" or "This case is in the process of termination. Fee payments and online forms can no longer be accepted…" or "You cannot make online payments for your case at this time. Please contact the NVC if you have questions or need further information."), do NOT panic. This is actually good news! If you just got your case number, then this message means NVC is inputting your case in their system. If you get this message a few days after case number generation, then it's a good possibility that NVC is invoicing your AOS bill. And if this message appears a few days after DS-261 acceptance, then there's a good chance the IV bill is being invoiced.

I think it just means they're inputting data and the message shows up as a default. When did you submit the 261?

It depends on when your case was assigned. Mine was May 7 and showed that message until June 1 when the ds-261 was opened. It means they are inputting your info into the system.

When I take a photocopy of the certified copy of our marriage certificate, there is a watermark that says 'VOID', presumably to not pass off photocopies as a real document. It was issued in the USA. Anyone else submit a photocopy like this with no issue? I'd almost rather just submit another certified copy to avoid any checklists.

My family and I are in somewhat of a different situation.

We all reside in Chile, and my Chilean husband has to go the USA for 2 weeks for a business conference. He has a valid visitors visa in his passport, but Chile is a VWP country. Since his visa is still valid he doesn't enter as a visa waiver, but just on the visa he already has.

Our USC son and I will have to stay in Chile during his visit to the USA, but we're thinking he shouldn't have a problem at his POE because his reason for immigrating (us) is still abroad. We don't own property in Chile, but our car title is in his name and he has a work contract that he plans on showing the immigration officer.

We have just paid our AOS fee, so we are well into the immigration process and not interested in side-stepping at all. However, my husband had a terrible prior experience at a POE (when he was by himself), so I'm scared he will appear way too nervous and talk more than he needs to and I won't be there to step on his foot to get him to shut up like I normally would be able to.

Anyone else had a situation like this? Where the intending immigrant needs to visit the USA but the petitioner is still abroad?? Is there something else that might be useful for him to show the POE officer if necessary?

I'm getting this message when I enter the Case number and IIN:

Please be advised that the case that you have attempted to access is not eligible for further processing by the National Visa Center at this time. Please contact the National Visa Center if you believe that you have received this message in error.

Does this have to do with their system malfunction? I just received the case number, so I don't understand why it is not eligible for further processing.