RickOlechka

My child and I (CR1/CR2) are stuck at the NVC and waiting for our case approval since october.

I dont know if anybody have/had the same situation as us:

NVC sent false RFE in october, saying that our docs missing the custody paper, but its NOT, they just overlooked it! My husband called them to assure them that we sent it, they found that paper, made correction and so, since october all we get to hear is :" Your case is under review, wait 6-8 weeks" .

We are not under AP or something like that, so i wonder what is going on. No more RFE's been sent also.

We spoke to a supervisor, we were told that the documents are correct and complete. It didnt help much, and nobody can really explain why its taking so long if everything they have asked for has been sent. They seem to be satisfied with the AOS that was sent to them.

Calling them every week to get the same old answer.

Its end of january and we are still waiting...

Ola.

Hi RickOlechka,

My wife is from Kherson Ukraine and we can not find the custody papers. The court does not have them.

Can you please tell me how you got the custody papers and how they read?

Thanks in advance!

Hi!

I sent email to the USA Embassy in Kiev, asking them the same question, and this is what they wrote me back:

"The notarized permission from the father of your minor child is for the Ukrainian border patrol to let your child out of the country without any problems. As for parental custody documents for the child, the Consular Section is not in the position to recommend any particular documents here. You should explain to the National Visa Center the procedure of divorce in Ukraine and the documents, which are obtained afterwards."

So i sent to the NVC only notirized consent letter from the biological father of my child, with photocopy of the 1st page of his(father) passport included.

Good luck!

Hello!

You have to send only one fee cheque of 70$ for both- your wife and step child.

My husband sent one cheque for visa fee , 400+400 in one cheque- it worked!

Good luck!

Tonya!Congratulations!!

My hus has file I130for me and my child (in my previous marriage ) , i have a court order giving full custody of my child, someone told me that during interview they might ask for a letter from my ex to take her along with me, do you know anything about this?

thanks in advance for the reply

Hello!

I had a little different situation, because i dont have a full custody of my child,so i had to get this consent letter from my ex husband. In ur case, since u have full custody i think its will be better to check and call US consulate in India,or write them an email ,if they are quick to respond.

Hello!

You have to send only one fee cheque of 70$ for both- your wife and step child.

My husband sent one cheque for visa fee , 400+400 in one cheque- it worked!

Good luck!

Tonya!Congratulations!!

Thank u very much!!

To find out interview day for immigrant visa u have to call NVC operator!

Good luck to everyone and to get ur visas fast!!

I have a good news! Finally, i got a interview date!! IM so happy!!

NVC scheduled it for the april 8th , and its in Kiev!

Who have their interview date same day in Kiev- write me!

To me NVC has appointed interview to March, 19th, but I, after short correspondence on email with a consulate of the USA in Kiev and two calls to the call-center, have transferred date of interview a month earlier, next Thursday on February, 21st... Thank God! Who wants, can try to make also... good luck!!!

ìíå NVC íàçíà÷èëî èíòåðâüþ íà 19 ìàðòà, íî ÿ, ïîñëå íåïðîäîëæèòåëüíîé ïåðåïèñêè ïî èìýéëó ñ èììèãðàöèîíûì îòäåëîì êîíñóëüñòâà ÑØÀ â Êèåâå è äâóõ çâîíêîâ â êîë-öåíòð, ïåðåí¸ñ äàòó èíòåðâüþ íà ìåñÿö ðàíüøå, íà ñëåäóþùèé ÷åòâåðã 21 ôåâðàëÿ... ñëàâà Áîãó! òàê ÷òî æåëàþùèå ïåðåíåñòè ñâî¸ èíòåðâüþ, äåðçàéòå! ìîæåò è ó âàñ ïîëó÷èòñÿ!!!

Congratulations!!

Yeah i wonder also, what did u tell them to make it happen?

I cant beleive...NO UPDATES for almost two weeks?

My wife's case has been mishandled by the NVC several times now. The NVC has had her case since June 2007. The case has been "lost" once for 6 weeks. Then the NVC sent wrong instructions wich resulted in a two month delay. My affadavit of support was lost so I had to send them a new one. Now I am waiting for it to be entered into the system so it can be reviewed. WOW! I can not believe I am still sane.

OMG! Im so sorry for you! This is just cruel to do this to both of u- you and ur wife! Be strong, guys ,and know that u will be together, regardless of how hard they (NVC etc..) try!

I wish all the best for you two, and to be done with all this immigration process soon!

Ola.

P.S. You need to stay on top of the NVC at all times , and call them constantly for updates.

Congratulations

So you'll have your interview date any day

Keep calling them every day

I called NVC everyday and talked to the operator

Good news is that it won't be that cold to go to Kiev in March

Good luck with the last part of the CR-1 process

Thank you,Natashenika!

Good luck to you too with your interview! And to be together soon with ur husband!

SO I AM 110% THAT I SENT 2 PASSAPORT PHOTOS WITH MY HUSBANDS DS230....I EVEN WROTE THE CASE NUMBER IN THE LITTLE BAG I SENT THE PICTURES IN. I CHECKED THE STATUS AND I HEARED AN RFE AUTOMATED MESSAGE ( I ALMOST CRIED!!)

I CALLED AND THE OPERATOR SAID..."YOU NEED TO SEND IN 2 PASSAPORT PICTURES."

I AM UPSET THIS HOLDS MY CASE ANOTHER 2 WEEKS BEFORE CASE COMPLETE!! ERR..IM SOOOO SICK OF WAITING FOR CASE COMPLETE...IM DESPERATE...

OK I HAD TO RANT TO SOMEONE THANKS FOR READING MY POST YOU GUYS!!

**I DONT LIKE TO RANT ABOUT THESE THINGS WITH MY HUSBAND..BECAUSE AROUND HIM I HAVE TO KEEP POSITIVE TO KEEP HIM POSITIVE** I FEEL LIKE IM BREAKING DOWN!!!!!! ER!! DUMB NVC!!!!!!!

THIS IS A FASLE RFE...BUT I WILL OVERNIGHT THE PASSAPORT PICTURES TOMMOROW ...THEN THEY WILL BE THERE MONDAY! AND I CAN GET THE BALL ROLLING AGAIN!

*** PLEASE GOD KEEP ME STRONG**

I know how u feel!

I've got a false RFE also about custody papers for my child and i had to wait way more than just 2 weeks....

I posted my whole story here - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=107079

Anyhow we solved it without sending anything back to the NVC, they just found it ...

You can try to call to the NVC and ask for a supervisor. Also its probably would be helpfull if u made a copies of everything u sent to the NVC b4 so email it to them ( dont forget to put ur case number and name on subject line).I f its cant be fixed this way , then all u can do is to send them urgently whatever they ask .

Wish u good luck and no further delays!

Thank you very much for information!

I have a question! I would like to have my husband accompany me for the interview in Kiev, if im the only one who have an appointment letter , do u think they would let him in?

Please,update me-

Rickolechka: Case Complete january 28, 2008 . JSC- yes. 208 days. ( did i beat the records yet? )

OMG. I cannot beleive its happened!!!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!

Thank you!

Please,update me-

Rickolechka: Case Complete january 28, 2008 . JSC- yes. 208 days. ( did i beat the records yet? )

OMG. I cannot beleive its happened!!!

congratulations!!!! i'm so happy for you.

Thank you!

Thank you, vbtbmrt !

Today i found out that my case is complete!! Finally!! i cant beleive it..... only takes 208 days!!

Wish good luck for everyone, and to have their cases complete soon!

Please,update me-

Rickolechka: Case Complete january 28, 2008 . JSC- yes. 208 days. ( did i beat the records yet? )

OMG. I cannot beleive its happened!!!

My child and I (CR1/CR2) are stuck at the NVC and waiting for our case approval since october.

I dont know if anybody have/had the same situation as us:

NVC sent false RFE in october, saying that our docs missing the custody paper, but its NOT, they just overlooked it! My husband called them to assure them that we sent it, they found that paper, made correction and so, since october all we get to hear is :" Your case is under review, wait 6-8 weeks" .

We are not under AP or something like that, so i wonder what is going on. No more RFE's been sent also.

We spoke to a supervisor, we were told that the documents are correct and complete. It didnt help much, and nobody can really explain why its taking so long if everything they have asked for has been sent. They seem to be satisfied with the AOS that was sent to them.

Calling them every week to get the same old answer.

Its end of january and we are still waiting...

Ola.

thank you!

Whoever will update the timeline, please put Olechka back. We didnt came back to update it,simply because we are stuck at the NVC and waiting for our case approval since october.

I dont know if anybody have/had the same situation as us: NVC sent false RFE in october,saying that our docs missing one paper, but its NOT, they just overlooked it! (how do u like it?) .They made correction and so,since october all we get to hear is :" ur case is under review, wait 6-8 weeks" . We are not under AP or something like that,so i wonder what is going on. We spoke to a supervisor- didnt help much too and nobody can really explain why its take so long if all the papers is correct and they are pretty much satisfied with AOS.

Its january and we are still waiting...

Ola.

Has anyone had any luck contacting the Embassy in Ukraine? I called the number for American citizens to use from their website, but it just has options to set up an appointment. What is the best way to speak with a person? I need to get in touch and find out if they have received the approved petition from the NVC yet. My fiance is also having trouble contacting them from within Ukraine.

Any tips/help would be appreciated. Thanks!

For last 6 months i called them twice -they were nice and friendly.I never got busy signal too.

Immigrant Visas section +38 (044) 490-4422 , +38 (044) 490-4000.

Also i sent them four emails,they usually respond next day (dont forget to put ur case number and last name on the subject line).

Q # 3 in DS-230 is asking about my name in Native Alphabet. I switch to Ukrainian language on my keyboard - but it won't type anything in the form.

Should I just write that in later when i print out the form?

There is a way to fix it by installing Adobe language support packet ( my Adobe did it automatically, just make sure u are connected to the internet ), but if u will write it into the form with ur hands - its will be good too. I did it with another question that i couldnt type in and its worked.

MY WIFE PASSED HER INTERVIEW IN KIEV A FEW MINUTES AGO. WE WOULD LIKE TO SHARE THE INTERVIEW WITH YOU ALL.

Thank you! you papers are perfect! Your visa is approved and it will arrive in about ten days. THERE WERE NO QUESTIONS!!! Thanks to all who supported us and for all we learned.

THANK YOU!!!!

WE ARE SO HAPPY!!!!

POE Los Angeles 3 Nov 2007

Congratulations!! We are so happy for you!

Does NVC ask to send the Police Certificate with DS230 form or I have to bring it for interview in Kiev?

Yes,they ask to send them police certificate and it have to be original (dont forget to translate it ). Police certificate is good for a year.

I sent mine to the NVC,but im going to obtain one more for the interview,in case they will lost the first one.

Its better to be over prepared !

thanks for your reply one more thig then do you know if it's possible to get 2 certificates at the time so that I won't waste my time staying in lines 2 times B)???

To be honest i never asked them to proceed two at the same time. But im sure u can do one, and next day another one. I would suggest u to get the second one closer to the interview date,so its will be fresh.

Does NVC ask to send the Police Certificate with DS230 form or I have to bring it for interview in Kiev?

Yes,they ask to send them police certificate and it have to be original (dont forget to translate it ). Police certificate is good for a year.

I sent mine to the NVC,but im going to obtain one more for the interview,in case they will lost the first one.

Its better to be over prepared !

Rick and I (his ukrainian wife Olechka ) decided to unite our profiles, to not confuse ppl, because we had the same exact timelines.... So it is mostly me who is freakin out about the paperwork...

I totally agree with you that its would be very helpfull to have this topic somewhere on easy-to-find place or pinned.So future and present vj'ers, who have kids and alot of questions about the process can find some answers ,hopefully!

Thank you for your response, but i have more questions.I sent to the NVC duplicates of my original documents (which is the same in Ukraine and i got it from the issuing entity(RAGS) as they ask). It is not apostilled( NVC operators said we dont have to have it apostilled). So the question is...did u sent the duplicates , as long as they have lost ur originals? -OMG! they lost it!!-

What is the second original copy from the court u got? Is it parental custody papers?

If i have a consent letter from the biological father of my child, i dont need no court custody papers,right?

Wish you the best at the interview!!!

The second original we got from the court was the custody documents. Unfortunately my wife's "X" abandoned his child and was not cooperative when we found him. So we went to court. The letter of consent you received is all that is required. If there is anyway to have it notarized it would be better because it reduces the possibility of forgery.

Documents Apostille seals are not required from the Ukraine based on our journey this far.

In our case the NVC did not accept documents that were certified or notarized. Only original documents were accepted. Which was contrary to our instructions. And this caused a delay in our case completion. (I do not know if it was the option of the case worker or an actual rule). And now we have been notified that our lost documents are actually in our case. Too many papers.

We now believe everything is in order and we have notarized duplicates going to the embassy, Oct 17th, with my wife of everything we have submitted. I believe we are over-prepared.

Mike

Yes, speaking about notitizing the letter of consent. Be aware,people, that according to the Information Packet from the USA embassy in Ukraine(which can be obtained anytime on their site-http://kyiv.usembassy.gov/visa_iv_forms_eng.html) " If the left-behind parent is not in Ukraine, s/he should have his/her consent letter notarized at the nearest Ukrainian or U.S. Embassy/consulate in the country where s/he is located, and then submit that notarized statement with a photo-copy of his/her passport ID page. The parent should send the documents to the visa applicant. "

Just happened that my X is from Moscow,Russia,so i contacted the Ukrainian consulate in Russia,asking for such action and been told that they never did it b4 and they dont do it now - so dont waste ur time,ukrainians.

You have to go straigh to the US embassy in Russia to the citizen section (theres no lines at all,just dont forget your passports, X husband/wife have to be presented).You show ur passports to the guard and say u need to meet a US notary to certify the letter of consent.Then u go inside and talk to US consul,explaining what u need,he will give u a blank to write the consent letter and ur X will have to sign it in front of the consul .Also he will scan the ID page from ur X's passport and stamp the copy , then stamp the consent letter . You will pay like 50 US dollars and its done.

Im not sure if it works the same way for other countries, its better to get Imformation Packet from the US embassy in your country - if its possible, or call US embassy to ask.

I still wonder, if any of you,ukrainians, have done this letter like i did? Does anybody used a letter of consent,notirized by civil notary, is it works?

Rick and I (his ukrainian wife Olechka ) decided to unite our profiles, to not confuse ppl, because we had the same exact timelines.... So it is mostly me who is freakin out about the paperwork...

I totally agree with you that its would be very helpfull to have this topic somewhere on easy-to-find place or pinned.So future and present vj'ers, who have kids and alot of questions about the process can find some answers ,hopefully!

Thank you for your response, but i have more questions.I sent to the NVC duplicates of my original documents (which is the same in Ukraine and i got it from the issuing entity(RAGS) as they ask). It is not apostilled( NVC operators said we dont have to have it apostilled). So the question is...did u sent the duplicates , as long as they have lost ur originals? -OMG! they lost it!!-

What is the second original copy from the court u got? Is it parental custody papers?

If i have a consent letter from the biological father of my child, i dont need no court custody papers,right?

Wish you the best at the interview!!!