Bostorican

The advice is for Students not me

Sorry ? lol

Sorry... But all that is part of the game. no way to avoid it... (except leaving the country and abandoning your residency) if USCIS believes it needs to do further investigation. They will visit and ask any one they wish.

USCIS and the Department of State (NVC) are two separate divisions. USCIS is only responsible for approving your petition and the documents you sent with it. If you want email correspondence then you need to call and provide that information to NVC after they confirm they have received your petition.

Yes, I called them quite frequently and anyone else that has gone through this stage will tell you the same. Trust me when I say If you want things to keep moving for your case in the NVC stage, then I and everyone else on this forum will advise you to be proactive and call them.

As Keas mentioned, the link has all the information you need. From personal experience calling in the evening time (USA evening time) has nicer Representatives that answer the phones than those in the day time.

Good luck on your journey.

Hi Bostorican,

When you go on your Ceac login when you look at where it says Affidavit of Support Fee right now it might show as PAID right? well usually when that changes from paid to N/A you have a clear indication that your Case has been completed. That's why when we all celebrate the N/As is because we basically can assume that it means case complete. Then we all call to make sure this isn't just some sick joke haha They always confirm that your case has been complete.

Oh ok. got it.. Thank you Angela. Felicidades.

Hello. could someone let me know what is this 3 NA everyine is celebrating?

if i'm not mistaking, AOS has to be submitted by mail. They need the original signed copy, not scanned (electronic)

Potomac is fairly new. I believe about 9 months old. I was approved on April 21, 2016. My NOA was Jan 28, 2016.. some people have had quick approvals and others not. Im USC and my wife is Brazilian also. you should join the Potomac forum for a better understanding how Potomac is

.Good Luck

Hi everyone

I just heard a good news

My husband called nvc an they said they recieved it on 6 may

So when should i get the case number ?

praying for you Bosnia...

IV won't be invoiced until you complete the DS-261 and get that reviewed. Maybe you just forgot to mention it on your list of what you've completed already but if you haven't completed it yet, complete that and then call NVC and ask them to review it with you over the phone. It will save you weeks of waiting for them to do it on their own. Once they review it, you'll see the IV invoice within 24 hours.

oops your correct I forgot DS-261 was done on may 3rd.

Thanks for the heads up LinJoe will call them Monday.

NVC received April 21, 2016

Email Welcome letter and AOS invoiced May 3rd 2016

AOS paid May 3rd, 2016

Sent AOS and IV Documents via Email May 7th, 2016

Waiting for IV invoice......

Wish me luck

Thanks a lot! Then we only need 1-4, the paperwork is all in English or German (official language where I will have my interview). And there really shouldn't be anything on my police certificate, so I'm good. Thanks for reassuring me, dwheels!

From what I understand, you need a translation of everything that is neither in English nor in the official language of the country where you will have your interview. The police certificate is the one exception to the rule: You need a translation to English if there is anything on it.

Ok. Thanks the wifes certificate says nothing found (thank God..?) and the language is portuguese official languange of Brazil. So I should be good sending in as is.

You guys are awesome. Thank you so much.

hello all. quick question. Do I need to send translations for police certificates into NVC?

oops just read the above post... guess I do need them...

Our checklist actually didn't ask for passport pictures perhaps because already sent them in during the I-130 process? So we didn't send additional ones - we strictly adhered to our checklist. Also all your attachments should be under 5MB.

Yes, our is MTL and we have the option of both email and mail. We are pretty techsavy so we decided to send it in via email.

We received an email back this morning to confirm.

Thats Great... now one stupid question? Did you send passport size pictures this way?

My case number begins with RDJ the NVC say I can email documents as per the picture I posted. Has anyone done this?

ok.. great. Thank You LinJoe

Hello. is it possible to overnight mail my AOS and IV packages to NVC?

Hi all. I was able to get my case number and IIN number by phone. I was also able to get the 261 done. Upon printing comfirmation. I have 2 bar codes at bottom of page one is my case number. is the other my A number?

and how long by experience did it take before AOS can be paid?

Thank you.

Received Letter from NVC. My quedtion, in Obtain Financial Documents, Do we have to Collect all the documents that are showed There?

3. Photocopies of Financial Documents:

IRS Tax Transcript............................... [ ]

Federal Income Tax Returns................. [ ]

Form W2............................................... [ ]

Evidence of income............................... [ ]

Proof of relationship............................. [ ]

Proof of U.S. status............................... [ ]

Social Security Earnings Statement...... [ ]

Proof of assets....................................... [ ]

The More the Better not necessarily all but as much as you can.

Hi,

We received the NOA1 hardcopy.

It says to "please verify the information above", The names, DOB's address, etc.

It is all correct.

Do we need to call the UCSIS to confirm this or do we only contact them if there were changes to be made or mistakes to be corrected?

Thanks.

Matthew

Only if You need to correct.

God Speed

Not sure if I misread it or you changed it is 2015 on your timeline.

I married wife in 2005. so the girls were 8 and 7 yrs old. I just petitioned Mother and in process of IR1 for My wife. after all this. NOW the girls decided they wanted to come. I dont want to slow down mothers Visa so im petitioning them as soon as mother gets here.

19 year old is out, younger one depends on how old she was when you married.

Hello all.

This site is full of a lot of helpful information. I would like to ask a couple of questions. I want to petition for my 2 stepdaughters. Im USC.

as for fees:

420 x 2 I-130

325 x 2 IR2

120 x 1 AoS

165 x 2 green card fee

is this correct?

Also upon time of interview would both the Mother and myself need to go to the interview?

The girls are 19 yrs old and 18yrs old. will they still be considered children for the visa process? eligible for IR2?

I appreciate any positive input. I have read around the site Im just putting my case out here to get your experienced answer. Thank You.

Our case was approved!!!! Thank you Jesus!!!

Congratulations??✈