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Our NOA-1 from CSC came June 23, and in late-October we hadn't heard a thing. I was getting nowhere with the phone calls and it wasn't long enough to write a senator, so I simply MADE them touch my file. I sent another copy of my marriage certificate with a note stating I thought I had accidentally left it out of my original submission. I got a touch, then an approval within a week. May be a coincidence -- but maybe not! Creativity never hurts, IMO. Good luck.

Reading the post, it looks like the OP means she wants to know what comes in the package *from the NVC* that needs to be returned -- not what case-specific documentation she needs to provide for them to support the form.

If it helps at all I think it's just the DS-230, the barcode sheet, and the passport page like you said. I'm like 90% sure about this, but maybe somebody else will come along who is 100% certain.

Apart from the couple of days you save to send forms to the NVC via FedEx or other overnight carrier, does using this method save any time? Like does it get opened and processed quicker? I say no, my husband says probably. Who owes who a pint tonight?

Hi, Bob. My uncle brought his wife from the Netherlands in April, and he also has always had his exemptions hiked up because he prefers to earn interest on the money all year rather than let Uncle Sam do the same. They did ask him about it at the interview and he told them the plain truth. He said the interviewer smiled and said "that's a good idea" and moved on to the next question. If you do get asked later just explain it honestly like you did here. They won't really care just as long as you answer their question.

My name is Wendy, and my husband Josh and I part-way through our K-3 process. A co-worker of mine just informed me about this site, and I'm very happy to find a place where I can go for help. Hey, any improvement on USCIS is good enough!

We submitted our I-130 and I-129F in June, and are hoping an approval isn't too far behind the horizon. We've been sitting around twiddling our thumbs figuring there was nothing more to do until our case gets transferred to the visa application phase, but after looking around here I'm thinking we should start being more proactive. We already got his police certificate ordered last week, and he has all of the required vaccinations so that's two big things out of the way.

I see that there is a shortcuts guide for the CR-1/IR-1 applicants. Is there anything like that for the K-3? I read your K-3 guide, and I have a couple of questions.

1. The guide says to start preparing the I-134. Will I get a packet in the mail, or a letter telling me to print one out from the Internet and send it? Will he not need to show it to anyone until his interview date?

2. I don't see any mention in the guide of the DS-156 we have to do online. How do we know when to do this?

3. It is true that the I-134 no longer has to be notarized? Your guide says yes, but I realize that the guide may not be 100% up-to-date. Is there any real benefit to having it done if it isn't required?

4. Will I really only need a couple of paystubs like it says in your guide, or has that changed to six months like on the CR-1?

5. Aside from the DS-156 and the I-134, what other actual forms will we need?

6. How far in advance can we do his medical exam, if we find an "official" practitioner nearby?

I'm sorry if this is too many questions for one post, but since this would answer all of my current concerns, I though maybe I should consolidate rather than make extra posts for people to read.

This process is nuts! The anticipation can sometimes be fun in a twisted sort of way, but most of the time it's just lots of missing each other and complaining about the government and hoping we're lucky enough to be completed quickly. Both petitions have been touched within the last week and they haven't told us we've done anything wrong yet, so I suppose that's a good sign!