EG&XY

3 minutes ago, aeromav said:

Hello,

 

Good thing you quoted the first part.  I haven't read that i have to put down all names written on the passport.  (Huh... What a relief)

 

Thank you...thank you...

Yes, that was why I kept asking about her passport. The first part must match the passport.

3 minutes ago, aeromav said:

Yes. She just updated her passport recently so there will be no problem.  In the Philippines we only use the first name as the GIVEN NAME, without the middle name.  That's why i wanted to make sure that i'm doing things right.  Thank you.  Thank you very much.

 

Thanks also to LaurenAndBrent.

No worries. Sometimes in the US you will see the the "given name" split out as first name and middle name. I rarely use my middle name unless it is a situation like this where they want the full legal name, but here it is still counted as part of your given name since legally it is part of your name.

I also wanted to make sure that she didn't just add your surname to hers. Some cultures do that, so then her surname could have been "Kelly Reyes", "Reyes Kelly", "Kelly-Reyes", or "Reyes-Kelly".

So for the first part (before you got to the "other names" question) it should have been:

Surnames: Reyes

Given Names: Mary Kelly

For the "other names" it will be:

Surnames: Kelly

Given Names: Mary Hope

Sorry, wasn't trying to make it difficult, but it's not safe to assume that she had already updated her passport. And the names were getting confusing. Just wanted to make sure I had them straight.

1 minute ago, aeromav said:

The name on her passport Given Name, Middle Name (surname before Marriage) and Surname (married Surname)

What?

So her maiden name was: Mary Hope Kelly

And her married name is: Mary Kelly Reyes

Her passport reads: Mary Kelly Reyes

Is this correct?

Once again, what name is on her passport. The name that is on her passport is what dictates which names will go in which location. If you don't answer this question then I can't help you.

1 minute ago, LaurenAndBrent said:

Other surnames would just be Kelly and then other given names would say just Mary. Unless her passport also lists a middle name and then the other given names would be "Mary *middle name*"

But we still have not established which name is on the passport. Married name? Or maiden name?

Which name is on her passport?

6 minutes ago, SJ & J said:

Why I thought that maybe it wasn't true? Bc the first list I found on VJ awhile back said photocopies but then now that my petition was approved I searched it again and evidently found a different list which said original/certified copy, so the I freaked out a little :). So then I tried finding more information and found the stupid RYE thread which confused me more. But if photocopies worked at the NVC stage then that's awesome bc I already have those ready to go. But he will need originals/or certified copies for interview in Haiti? Do they get returned to him there?

Thank you for your help!

Unless you provide some links then I can't really comment on what you have seen.

Official guide here for the NVC (http://www.visajourney.com/wiki/index.php/NVC_Process) also agrees with what I said above. And everything that I have seen (both USCIS and NVC) says to only send copies (photocopies) of documents unless originals/certified copies are specifically requested (RFE, interview, etc.) or unless it is the actual forms being submitted (i-130, i864, etc.) and even some of those are allowed to be scanned copies in some instances.

4 minutes ago, aeromav said:

Hi,

That's the problem to us who is not good in English.  We ask even the simplest question sometimes even we know the answer to the question,we still ask to make sure it is really correct. LOL.  

 

Anyway thanks again.

No worries, I am completely familiar with this. My husband's English is pretty good but he still get tripped up. There is a lot of subtlety to the English language which isn't always present in other languages. My Mandaring teacher always used to get confused when we would ask her subtleties about translating between Mandarin and English, often times the variations in English all meant the same thing to her but in reality they have very different meanings.

Edit: But yes, without that help information there it is very confusing what they want. The government is not famous for its brevity or clarity. 

17 minutes ago, aeromav said:

Hello,

One more thing... This was already been answered but I wan't to know your answer to this.

 

Question 1,  On the first Part on the question "Have you ever used other names?"  (maiden, religion...etc).

So is it right to click "yes" on the question and put her recent surname before we got married?  

Question 2, After the "other surnames used" question there is another question below that "other given names used".  I don't put anything there because she has not used any given names other than her name. but when I'm finished and click on the next page it doesnt go to the next page saying i have to answer the question "other given names".  So is it ok or do i have to put "Does not apply or none" to that question.  

As it states in the instructions the surname and given name in the first part (before the "other names" question. Should match the name her passport. If she hasn't updated her name in her passport then that would still be her maiden name.

Then in the "other names" fields you would enter the new surname and her given name (even though this is the same as above).

If however, she has updated her passport, then reverse the above and her maiden surname and given name will  go into the "other names" fields.

Does that make sense? "n/a" and "none" are not valid entries here, you just need to fill in the name in her passport/travel document in the first fields, then the other name will go in the "other names"

11 minutes ago, SJ & J said:

Hello everyone!

I desperately need someones help regarding the birth certificate, marriage certificate and police report.  I though that sending copies of each along with the translations and certification of the translation was good for the NVC IV process but now I'm thinking that is not true.  It seems like I need to send the original or a certified copy.  So does that mean that I need to have my husband in Haiti pay for a judge to write up another copy of each of them to send to NVC?  I won't send the original bc it does not get returned and I need it for other things.  I would love to hear from people regarding what they sent also if anyone's petition was approved with just copies versus having to have new ones made and sent to me somehow.  Please anyone with information on this please let me know.  Thank you so much!!

 

Why do you think that it is not true? The instructions that they provide (https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/immigrate/immigrant-process/documents/Supporting_documents.html) clearly state to provide photocopies of everything and bring the originals to the interview (for some some documents it may also be required to bring another copy to the interview). The only document that would be sent as an original is the i-864 (aos) from the petitioner.

Where the discussion of "certified" copies is that the original that you bring to the interview must be either the actual original birth certificate or a certified copy (which is recognized as an actual official copy). You can't provide a photocopy as the only version at the interview in place of an original or certified copy. Certified copies come up because for some documents the original document does not leave the possession of the government agency that maintains it.

For example, my original birth certificate resides in a government office somewhere. I can not get that document and take it somewhere, it always remains under the possession of the government office. Instead they can issue a certified copy of the original document. This means that they are certifying that it is an exact copy of the original document. I can then maintain this certified copy in my possession and use it in place of the original document. In this example, I would make a photocopy to send to the NVC and then take the certified copy with me to the interview.

1 minute ago, aeromav said:

Hi,

Yes i'm already A LPR and noe petitioning my wife.  The FB-2 on my profile was my immigration status (Unmarried sons/daughters) back then. As for my wife's petition it was F2A.  Sorry. I should change it then.  Thanks.

Not a problem. It was just that I saw it and then got confused. Either way works since you may end up with questions about either her or your situation.

1 minute ago, aeromav said:

Hello, 

EG&XY thanks for the reply.  I will answer no then.  The one got me confused was the 2nd question "Is your spouse immigrating to the U.S. at a later date to join you?  I'm thinking if I answer no to this question is its like I left my wife to and not to join her at a later time.

 

Thanks a lot.

No, they are just trying to link up DS-260's for spouses. But it doesn't apply to you. Several people have gotten tripped up on that recently, but they didn't realize till after they submitted. Just answer no to both of those and you will be fine.

Just to make sure that I understand correctly. You are currently an LPR (green card holder) and now you are petitioning for your wife? Sorry, I'm not as familiar with the visa categories for people other than the spouse of a US citizen, so I'm not certain if the FB-2 visa you have listed on your profile is the visa that you entered on or if it is the visa that you are applying for to bring your wife over. 

No to both. You are not immigrating at all.

Immigrate = to come to live permanently

You are already living permanently in the us so you can not immigrate to the us. You would simply be traveling with them.

This would be more appropriate if you were sponsoring your parents. Are they both immigrating together? Would one remain and immigrate later?

The us recognized dual citizenship but china does not. As soon as you become a us citizen your Chinese citizenship is automatically gone since china doesn't recognize it. At that point you will have to apply for a visa to enter china.

sorry, not sure about the hk portion of this.

From what I understand you are probably better off using a us based address. It is my understanding that the notices will only be sent to us addresses, and mail forwarding (like for a change of address) will not work for the notices from uscis. On the I-130 there should be a section to fill out a mailing address along with "in care of". You should probably use that and have things sent to a friend/family member in the us who can then scan them and send them to you, or simply forward them to your address abroad.

We got our ds-260 completed last night and emailed our documents in. Luckily our consulate is one of the ones that is allowed to use email processing. Hopefully we will have a case complete in about 3 weeks.

Good luck everybody, hopefully everything goes more smoothly now that they payment issues seem to have been fixed.

You will need to submit all of the supporting documents. Or did you do that already?

No, it is a series of 8 numbers, but the first one may be a letter. It will likely be in red in the lower right hand corner.

Hopefully you got some progress today, seems like a lot of us got our fee statuses updated today.

Yeah, our AOS fee also finally changed to "paid" today, and our IV fee was finally invoiced this past friday (actually it was invoiced twice). It should be clearing my bank today and hopefully the status update for it will go more smoothly.

4 hours ago, Suss&Camm said:

Well since that customer service rep obviously didn't know that they by law aren't allowed to tell/help ppl how to fill out the form I would take anything they said with a grain of salt. I also think It's better that correct info is found in the thread for future readers, which is part of why I posted.

As I said, from the rfes it seems that only some info is crucial, doubt this would be a phone number aswell.

 

Wow, yes I am also only here to help and provide the most accurate information that I can. Sorry if we aren't all as knowledgeable as you apparently are on what the service reps are legally allowed to do and say.

Since your's is a DCF filing I'm not really sure, that process is quite a bit different from the standard IR1/CR1. Maybe check out the DCF specific forum (http://www.visajourney.com/forums/forum/82-direct-consular-filing-dcf-general-discussion/) and also check out the Thailand forum (http://www.visajourney.com/forums/forum/151-thailand/). Perhaps one of the moderators can move this thread over there for you so you will be more likely to get the help you are looking for.

@Ontarkie @Ryan H @TBoneTX could one of you help move this to the DCF general thread?

On 7/28/2017 at 5:37 AM, Suss&Camm said:

The i864 is a 2D-bar code form, you should complete it either completely electronically or completely in hand-writing. Forms that are electronically filled in are scanned when received and hand-written info is not registered in the 2D bar code. Unfortunately there have been automatically generated rfe's in some cases (depending on which information has been hand written, it seems some is required) due to "blank fields" that were in fact hand-written.

 

I don't believe this would matter for the "N\A" since fields that can be N/A'ed are not the most crucial fields relating to income and household size.

 

Also, if you try to fill it out in the web browser you will likely not be able to fill out some fields. Download the form and open it from the "file" "open" in adobe reader to make sure it is working properly.

Well, that may be true, but I have also seen VJ members report that they spoke with people at NVC who told them that while the 2D barcodes are on the I-864, they aren't actually used. See this post from just a couple of weeks ago.

So it really isn't clear if what the "correct" option is. I believe you that people have received RFE's, but others have received conflicting information. In a similar fashion, the I-130 guides here say that the beneficiary's birth certificate is no longer required, but I know of several cases recently where people were issued RFE's for just that reason.

And in my case I am using the I-864EZ which does not have a 2D barcode, so it really does't matter if I fill out mine all electronic, all by hand, or some combination. OP will have to decide what they want to do.

You are talking about the "welcome letter" from the NVC? Or you received a letter from the embassy? Is the petitioner in the US or are you doing a direct consular filing (DCF)?