3 hours ago, Bakhtawar Gul said:

What proof of unemployment/financial hardship do I need to submit when expediting case? 

We didn't submit any proof with our request, just a detailed email sent to NVCExpedite@state.gov, explaining our situation and they approved it. we sent our request on June 6th and got an approval on the 18th. If you have anything to show as proof such as unemployment benefits, loss of job/termination letter, tax statement or something to support your request you can attach that with your email, otherwise they will request anything they need from you before reviewing/approving the request. Hope this helps, good luck!

7 hours ago, NYCBLR85 said:

Hello Wonderful Folks,

 

I finally received wonderful news that my interview is scheduled for 2nd week of July, here in US embassy Singapore.  "Congrats to everyone thats been receiving the interview dates recently" 

 

I have couple questions that need all your help and guidance;

1 - After receiving the NVC email on the scheduled interview date. I register my account on "https://cgifederal.secure.force.com/scheduleappointment" and try to pay for the courier services but i'm getting "There are currently no appointments available." Any idea how to move forward and schedule medical appointment ? 

 

2 - When I filled the paperwork for the IR1 visa, I used my passport that i have at that point. Since then i renewed my passport due to exhaustion of pages. Is this is going to be problem with the site registration and embassy? 

 

Thank you all your help and good luck. 

If you already have an interview date scheduled then you would only select the courier service in CGI. the last page it takes you to is for scheduling an interview date I believe. So just find out where you need to go for medical and schedule you medical appointment directly with that office. Some places you can schedule your appointment online, but CGI is for scheduling interviews and for selecting courier service. Hope this helps. Good luck!

29 minutes ago, Thunder93 said:

Congrats! At least you got your case approved for expedite. If you don’t mind me asking, what reason did you give for expediting? 

Thanks, Emotional and financial hardship. Been waiting since 2017 for her to come here. Our fiancé case was return to uscis and we applied for CR1 after getting married.

Anyone here from Pakistan recently get an interview? We just got our case approved at NVC for expedited interview, they sent the case to the consulate and it's showing ready on CEAC. Wondering if the Embassy will contact us after they resume normal operation or since it was approved by them for an expedite if they will schedule it sooner. Praying inshaAllah they contact us soon. I even updated our information on the CGI site and tried to schedule an interview but it says no appointments currently available at Islamabad. 

8 minutes ago, Nancy0221 said:

So on NVC processing time they say as of today they have proceed documents submitted as of March 10 but I am seeing some people receiving DQ even though they submitted only couple of weeks ago . What is the difference 

That I don't know, apparently what they say online is not always accurate. no one knows how they review and which order they review documents. I submitted all my paperwork and got DQ within a month. I saw someone else say they got DQ the same day or next day after they submitted everything. Not sure what they are doing at NVC. 

3 minutes ago, Nancy0221 said:

I am seeing lot of

people saying they got DQ. What does that mean

Documentarily qualified at NVC. or Case complete.

DQ and CC mean the same thing. 

25 minutes ago, trmalova said:

Hi guys!

 

After submitting the email for expedite request at NVC, how long on average until a response is sent back? 

All those getting approved within a month has me so hopeful!!!!! I can't wait to be reunited with my hubs. Embassy in Prague is open for interview scheduling, so hopefully we can get approved and interviewed soon!!!

We submitted a request for expedite to NVC and received an approval about 10 days after they confirmed they received our request for expedited interview. Our case was already DQ at NVC in March 2020. Now waiting to hear from the embassy for interview date or instructions on how to proceed. 

3 minutes ago, Jennilacute said:

What deadline

Filing taxes

3 hours ago, RiSam said:

Hi everyone! I needed some help regarding our petition.

 

My husband(USC) filed an I130 petition online for me just yesterday. He made a mistake and I’ve been extremely worried sick about it. He accidentally checked ‘ Single/Not married’ as his marital status assuming that the section requires any information on past marriages whereas he should’ve written that he’s already married to me.. hence the entire section of his current marriage with me is empty!! Can anyone tell me if this is a big mistake and if so, what should be do about it? I’ve been extremely worried. Please help me out. THANKYOU and God bless you! 

We made a mistake on the “date marriage ended” we put the date they got married accidentally and obviously they were still married and there was no marriage that ended.  So we corrected the page with the mistake, wrote out a detailed cover letter explaining the error and uploaded it at uscis asking them to replace pages so and so in original package. Also we mailed it to Uscis where our case was (Texas service center). And we sent a message on the myuscis site explaining the error and wrote out in detail the mistakes in there as well. A few weeks later they wrote a message on the case that is was under review and completed. so I assume they fixed it. We are at NVC now. They know people make mistakes so correct it now and keep copies to take to the interview in case you need to prove that you tried to correct it. Good luck! 

Who is telling him that he needs to do another form? was the first one completed? and payment cleared?

45 minutes ago, Mr & Mrs T said:

Question : I had my interview this morning and from “ready” I am now in “administrative processing” but the consular officer told me that I was approved .. 

is it normal ? 

first of all congrats! and yes I've read many people that get approved see the status from ready to AP to ready then approved, so you you shouldn't worry about it too much. 

7 minutes ago, JourneyTogether said:

Thank you! Maybe I should contact them too, did you call or just email? Was your 5540 uploaded after you got DQ'd? I'm thinking about uploading the additional documents section but worried that it will push back our DQ date. Thank you!

Got it, thank you! I'm thinking about uploading through the additional documents section but worried that it will push back our DQ date...

I emailed, sent letter by FedEx overnight and called them, on the call they said they will have a supervisor review this was all about 1 1/2 weeks ago. and I uploaded the ds5540 before we got DQ'd. Good luck! 

I hear some people say they weren't asked about the form but took it with them to interview. I don't think NVC will have you upload the form if you submitted everything before the 24th but just take it to the interview or upload it in CEAC after you get DQ'd. 

Also I would like to add, when we called them to tell them about the name mistake, the guy tried to say it wasn't a big deal and to just write a note and take to the embassy, we were like no this is a big deal, they won't allow her in the embassy if the name doesn't match the barcode page and then finally he was like okay I can put in a supervisor review but it will take 6 weeks, we had no choice and said that was fine. so don't just take their word if they try to get you off the phone and you need to get something fixed. 

4 hours ago, DeParaquedasBrasi said:

My point exactly!!! Some questions don't make any sense, especially Part 4 where it asks to list the tax returns filed for the last 3 years......HOW IN THE WORLD is an beneficiary supposed to file 3 years of taxes when they're not even in the US????? They obviously rushed this form just to get it passed quickly.

I think they made a generic form that can apply to immigrants that are coming here for the first time and also for people that are adjusting their status that are already here as well as people that were here temporarily and left and are coming back  or something, who knows? But I think they could have had an instruction page to explain the form better to clear any misunderstandings and confusion before releasing the damn thing. SMH 

3 minutes ago, LilyJ said:

I’m not sure if it’s implemented yet but I’m sure it will be taken into consideration since it’s on the form. I just don’t know how you can prove at the interview that you’ll have insurance if you can’t purchase it until after you’ve already moved to the US

I don't think there is a way to prove it but I also read people were able to obtain insurance pending a ssn. not sure if private insurance will do this, but some people were saying that through work they were able to convince HR into getting the insurance with a temporary placeholder for the ssn.

I guess we will know more once a lot of people that have had their interviews and were asked to provide this form will provide us their feedback.

9 minutes ago, LilyJ said:

Our problem is that I don’t even have an insurance I can add my husband onto since I am on my parents, so my husband will have to purchase his own. Which isn’t an issue but they won’t let him buy it until he’s here so our problem is that we don’t know how to prove he’ll have it at the interview if he can’t purchase it until he’s here 

I put down my sons insurance name through his work since he is the petitioner and put an explanation of start date, (will start on the first of the month after arrival in the USA). I don't know if they will have an issue with it, but the form isn't asking for anything further than name of insurance/plan and date expected to start. but if a person does have insurance, the form is asking for proof of that.

I did find a united health care individual plan it was some sort of short term health insurance for around $50 a month. I didn't do much research further into that plan, but it's something that can be purchased for the my daughter in law as soon as she arrives here. 

I also read that the health insurance part is not implemented yet, hoping that is true.

4 minutes ago, Sinka13 said:

Where could you even find this form? I never heard of it until just a second ago on the forum and I got DQ 26th of February.

https://eforms.state.gov/Forms/ds5540.PDF

7 minutes ago, stech786 said:

 

@Hilde
 

Yes, the sponsor (me) has job with good salary, health insurance etc. from what I know wife visa is as for  housewife. If wife says she will work in US, they are likely to reject that to say go back & apply for work visa H1 B1 whatever that is. otherwise these people would be taking more jobs away from American, right? NVC doesn’t want husband & wife unemployed. 
 

 

The purpose of this form is just to determine whether or not the beneficiary will likely use US Government benefits after coming here. They will take into account the whole thing, not just one part of the information provided on the DS-5540. If the beneficiary is a housewife but sponsor is making enough to support her and provide for her, then most likely she won't need to rely on government benefits. They will look at the whole picture and make a decision based on that. 

43 minutes ago, stech786 said:

Are you saying that Ds5540 is an option under menu in ds260 CEAC, can you post screenshot 

Under the Applicants documents, you will see additional documents, click on that and then from the drop down select the highlight option for the new public charge form, upload the completed form here. 

3 hours ago, Alix64 said:

Hi NM2001,

I am trying to track that discussion on the "public charge form". Cannot find the first post about it in here.

Sorry to have you (probably) repeat yourself, but where can this form be found?

Thank you for your help.

Alix

I see someone supplied you with the form already. I couldn't find the form on USCIS when searching for it, only information about the new rule was on their site which is odd. I just googled the form and was able to find it that way. 

25 minutes ago, Edddie&Beatrice said:

Thank you

We want to do everything the right way and trust God all goes well

I know it’s so nerve racking thinking of all the possibilities of getting an RFE. Praying everyone gets approved without any problems God willing! 

13 minutes ago, Edddie&Beatrice said:

He printed it,signed,scanned then uploaded. Can he email me the scanned after signing I print it or should he send it by mail?

He will have to send it by mail, last time we sent document overseas by DHL and cost us about $70 but it got to our country (Pakistan) within a week without any issues. This time we are meeting up with my daughter in law in another country for vacation so we will take all her documents and give it to her personally next week. 

7 minutes ago, PoojaCh said:

Argh! It’s so confusing. I submitted my civil documents without ds5540 form. I hope they don’t ask for it later. I will definitely take it to the interview just in case they ask.

I hear ya! but if you just submitted the documents recently, you can still add under additional documents, I originally submitted everything on the 23rd but I uploaded the public charge form in there yesterday, it resets me a few days but that is better than waiting another 2 months if they ask for it later. hopefully you don't have any issues and get DQ'd soon.  

45 minutes ago, PoojaCh said:

I read on uscis official website that the form is needed for people who wants to adjust the status while living in America. Not for people who have filed regular I-130 and so on. I was worried reading all the things on fb and VJ but then I checked their official site and that’s what they say.  

I don't think this is correct. below is from USCIS's website. I would complete and upload the form or take it with you to the interview in case they ask for it. 

Q. Who is subject to the public charge inadmissibility ground? 

5 minutes ago, Edddie&Beatrice said:

Thank you so much

Just to add on: You will need the original signed Affidavit of support forms that you submitted to NVC it has to have a wet signature. Good Luck!