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Which relatives may I petition for? A U.S. citizen can file a petition for the following relatives:

• Husband or wife;

• Children, married or unmarried.

A U.S. citizen who is at least 21 years or older may also petition for the following relatives:

• Parents;

• Brothers or sisters.

When you submit your petition, you are required to provide evidence to prove your relationship to the person for whom you are filing.

Further information can be gathered from this site: https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/USCIS/Resources/A1en.pdf

Here you go: https://www.uscis.gov/news/questions-and-answers/vaccination-requirements

After the documents are sent via email processing (EP), do you receive a notification from NVC saying they have received the documents or does one have to call them to get that info?

When you submitted all your documents through EP, how long did it take for you to receive a confirmation email from NVC saying they have received your document? Did you have to call or was an email sent?

Thanks

I did EP for Rio. I scanned each individual page and attached each one to the Email. Had no problem at all. Each attachment under 5MB.
Hope that helps

Name the files as: CaseNumber_FirstName_LastName_XX_File_Description.pdf

• CaseNumber - in your case, it should begin with SYD, followed by numbers
• FirstName and LastName - are the Beneficiary's first and last names
• XX - Numbers (00, 01, 02, 03, etc.) to keep all files in order
• File_Description - Description of what document the file contains (ex: Petitioner_Form_I-864_Signed, Petitioner_Tax_Transcript_2014, Marriage_Registration_Certificate, etc ).
• Example of complete filename: SYDxxxxxxxxxx_FirstName_LastName_07_Petitioner_Tax_Transcript_2014.

Ok leaning towards the electronic filing and just scanning to PDF the other Boni fides I wan to include....In the naming file do you add the number in from NOA1 for example YSC 169+++++++ that I got at the Potomac service center or does NVC give you a different number?

You don't need to send relationship evidence as that was established at the USCIS stage. On the NVC site it clearly states to provide evidence if you have submitted I-864A (sponsor): https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/immigrate/immigrant-process/documents/Step_4_Collect_Financial_Documents.html

If you completed Form I-864A, submit evidence that proves your relationship to the sponsor (the person who filed Form I-864). You can prove your relationship by submitting a photocopy of one of the documents below:

• Birth certificate;
• Marriage certificate;
• Adoption certificate;
• The petitioner or joint sponsor’s most recent Federal Income Tax Returns, if you are listed as a dependent; or
• A signed, written statement describing the relationship.

I'm wondering the same thing......I want to send in some more relationship evidence ect. and didn't want to send in so many files and emails. Does anyone know if there is a big time difference over FEDEX or email filing besides the 2 days to get there?

Are you talking about DS 260? Sorry I am slightly confused. On this site its says to email documents to nvcelectronic@state.gov (https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/immigrate/immigrant-process/documents/Submit_documents.html)%C2'>

i am talking about the same

i did all mine after paying the fees online

it directs you to the site to fill out online and submit

I sent nothing by mail or email

all was online

And they still processed your case? Didn't reject it or asked for RFE or anything?

How did you compress your files in one email?

did you try compressing the files ?

mine was around 12 mb , compressed to 9 mb and sent it to the NVC

Thanks appreciate your inputs. Some people on the forum in previous threads say they have sent email with an attachment of 11MB. So assuming its ok but yeah hard to know exactly.

I would think so but im not sure how big of an email they can recieve. Typically anything over 25mb for an entire email would be rejected by an email provider, but as its the US government im not sure if the restriction is on email size or attachment size.

I would think just attachment size. Im no where near my husband to ask either! Sorry! (He works for the FAA.)

Hi Morgan,

Given your email was 10MB wew you ever knocked back from NVC or did they process your application per normal?

I think mine was around 10MB total, but still went through fine.

Thanks :-)

Assume each attachment needs to be 5MB as opposed to the entire email being 5 MB

In EP it's fine to send several emails. They wont process until they get everything anyhow, just like snail mail. But they get everything instantly instead of days to weeks apart.

Were your 15 attachments totaling over 5MB in size? If yes, was there an issue with NVC receiving an email with a large file size?

Thanks.. Sorry I should have been more explicit. I was talking about submitting proof of financial documents and submitting civil documents et al

you will be filling in the support document and visa application online and submitting them that way directly to NVC after receiving the 2 different notifications to pay the fees

Print out the documents before you send them for your own records

Good luck

I am confused which method to choose. I have been advised that if you send an email the file size needs to be under 5MB. Currently I've got 10MB. Spoke to NVC and they said you can send two emails of 5MB each. But then it defeats the purpose of sending everything in "One" package.

Can someone please share their experience of sending AOS and IV documents by email.

Sweeeeeet!!! Did you submit the I-864 with the combined documents package or separately?

No you don't have to wait, you can submit the document. When you login to the site, click on the "Fee" (its right next to "Choice of Address & Agent").

Select AOS fee and you will see option "Print Document Cover Sheet". Similarly print one for IV fee.

Thanks eljourney. Do I have to wait for the IV fees to show Paid status or can I submit the documents without that?

Also when you say cover sheet from payment portal, do you mean confirmation page?

You can send the documents. You don't have to wait for DS-260. Just send both AOS package and IV package together.

Make sure to include document cover sheet from payment portal.

We have paid the AOS bill (Paid status) and IV bill (Pending status). Should my husband send the AOS document or wait until I file the DS-260 online and send the Financial documents and Supporting documents together as one file?

A few questions:

• Email vs Post processing (sending documents to NVC): which is faster/recommended? I have the option of choosing either one of the two.
• I-864: If I were to choose email processing, how do I send an 'original' I-864 to NVC? I can see everyone recommending to send only one package to NVC, so how do I go about this?
• Proof of relationship: As part of USCIS stage, we sent our honeymoon air tickets and stay details at that time. Do I have to re-submit that again?
• Cover letter: does anyone have an example, they are willing to share, on what they wrote in their cover letter in relation to all the documents being sent (different to the stock standard NVC cover sheet).
• Birth certificate: I have an affidavit stating my DOB but it references the details of a very old passport that I no longer hold. Do I need to submit a copy of this very old passport as well?

Silly question (sorry for asking)- how long does it take for the IV bill to be processed. I just made the payment via US bank account. Is there a way to fast-track this just like calling NVC and reviewing DS-261 over the phone?

Can anyone on this forum, through their experience on submitting federal tax, answer my question: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/599448-question-on-federal-tax-return-non-resident-alien/#entry8187060

Hello,

Background: my husband is a US citizen and I am an Australian citizen. My husband has filed for 1-130 and I am the NVC stage.

My husband has filed for his state and federal tax returns. He (US citizen) filed as 'married filing separately', as I am a non-resident alien. He applied for my ITIN (W7), and submitted a copy of my passport plus his state tax return copy, as I believe that is required to file for federal taxes. He filed, on my behalf, from the US in the second week of April and now its June and we've had no response from IRS.

Today, I called IRS and they told me:

(1) My ITIN application is in suspense as I left the "date of entry to the US" field blank. I explained to them that I don't live in US and I haven't entered the US, as I am awaiting for my green card application to be processed.

(2) The IRS team transferred me to Tax Law dept and asked me to ask them if I am eligible for ITIN

(3) The Tax Law dept guy told me I am ineligible as I am a non-resident alien, who is about to get my green card.

(4) The person at Tax Law dept (IRS), said my husband needs to enter "NRA" in the Social Security number field and file the federal taxes. I said ok and kept the phone.

My husband told me that on US "turbo tax", in its instruction says that if filing for NRA (non-resident alien) you need to input an ITIN number.

Question: Is there anyone in a similar situation as me and their spouse filed tax returns? If yes, how did you file?

You should be contacting your nearest US Congressman who would help you in investigating as to where your case is. Also, have you spoken to a Tier 2 officer?

It's been more than 10 months since I applied and I'm still waiting!!!! Anyone with PD from August2015?!???!

You should join this group for NVC related inquiries: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/597784-nvc-filers-june-2016/page-34#entry8186928

Indeed...you said the key word..faith!!
My husband and I are already working on the next step nvc I have requested my tax transcript and will be pre filling out aos tomorrow .. Can that be done online? And will check stubs work as well?

Thanks LinJoe. I am an Indian by birth but an Australian citizen (moved here when I was 5 y/o), hence the consulate of Australia. SYD seems to have both email and mail processing. So do I have to call NVC and tell them I want to send docs via email or would it ask on the DS-260 form?

When your IV bill status shows "Paid" then your DS-260 will unlock. you can complete and submit it anytime after. your profile pictures shows the American and Indian flags, but your consulate is Australia? I know India doesn't allow online submissions. I'm not sure about Australia. check this link. https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/immigrate/immigrant-process/documents/Submit_documents.html

If your case number begins with one of the prefixes listed on that page, then you can submit online. you just have to follow the process for that. if it's not listed on there then you have to physically mail it in. best to use a courier services so you can track where your sensitive documents are.

both packages should be submitted together yes. it really is beneficial to you. Sending one package at a time will be prolonging your case from being completed. They need both AOS and IV packages to review along with the DS-260 (IV Application) before they can issue a Case Complete. so if you want this process to move quickly, then send everything in one package.

Thank you for your advice. When you paid your IV bill. How long did you have to wait before you could complete DS-260 and submit the documents. Also can you submit documents online or does it have to be the NVC US postal address.

Question: My welcome letter states "Submit financial and supporting documents in one package to NVC". Does this mean I need to collect my husband's financial details and send it only when I have all my documents together online as opposed to sending financial documents first and then my civil/supporting documents (birth certificate etc)?