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Wow that is a workaround. I am just wary of opening dummy case with USCIS just to retrieve an OAN that doesn't even necessarily have to go on the I-864. Did you just delete the dummy case after getting your OAN? Was there any drawback to doing this? Edit: I'm waiting a callback from an immigration attorney to see if I really need the OAN or not

I triple checked before posting and there is absolutely no OAN on any of the notices nor on the website. I found a poster on Reddit from a year ago who was in the same situation: US Citizen petitioner with approved I-130 and no OAN anywhere on USCIS portal or on the notices. Separate question: the blacked out part directly to the right of "Applicant" is the beneficiary/applicant's A-number, correct? We did not have this number on NOA1 but noticed characters in the format "A### ### ###" on NOA2.

Sorry, I missed the window to edit the first post. To clarify: We just wanted to confirm the following about the medical and vaccinations requiring multiple doses over a period of time; specifically that the below CDC snippet is still indeed current and in accordance with other visajourney member experiences. If the (abroad) visa applicant has not had a full vaccination series at the time of the immigration medical exam, but has had at least one dose as recently as possible, that there will not be any problem completing that portion of the medical and proceeding to interview (assuming the rest of the medical passes). Based on our understanding of CDC guidelines from panel physicians, it sounds like an incomplete series would simply result in a Blanket Waiver being given, correct? Edit: this first page only applies to civil surgeons and not panel physicians abroad: https://www.uscis.gov/tools/designated-civil-surgeons/vaccination-requirements "Q. Certain vaccine series can only be completed with multiple visits to the civil surgeon. Am I required to complete the entire series before the civil surgeon can sign the Form I-693? A. You are only required to receive a single dose of each vaccine when you visit the civil surgeon. You are encouraged to follow up with your private health care provider to complete the series. Once you have received the single dose appropriate at the time, the civil surgeon can sign and certify the Form I-693." CDC has instructions for panel physicians abroad that gives similar advice as civil surgeons in the US : https://www.cdc.gov/immigrant-refugee-health/hcp/panel-physicians/vaccination.html ....

We just wanted to confirm with experienced members the following about the medical and vaccinations requiring multiple doses over a period of time; specifically that the below snippet is still indeed current and in accordance with other visajourney member experiences. If the visa applicant has not had a full vaccination series at the time of the exam, but has had at least one dose, that there will not be any problem completing that portion of the medical and proceeding to interview (assuming the rest of the medical passes). We were basing this off of the following: https://www.uscis.gov/tools/designated-civil-surgeons/vaccination-requirements "Q. Certain vaccine series can only be completed with multiple visits to the civil surgeon. Am I required to complete the entire series before the civil surgeon can sign the Form I-693? A. You are only required to receive a single dose of each vaccine when you visit the civil surgeon. You are encouraged to follow up with your private health care provider to complete the series. Once you have received the single dose appropriate at the time, the civil surgeon can sign and certify the Form I-693."

Is this normal? I'm a US citizen petitioner. The only form I've filed is this I-130 (accepted and case closed -> sent to NVC). It was filed online and this is the only reason I have a USCIS account I have checked both NOAs; the "home" screen including the I-130 case status, history, and documents tabs; inbox; settings. No OAN that I can see anywhere. Only number I can see is the IOE receipt number in some of those places.

TY. I just returned to my job from a leave of absence, during which the I-130 had been approved. I-130 took just over 12 months which was a pleasant surprise. Just waiting for the first full paystub to post to move ahead with submitting I-864/financial evidence to NVC, along with tax returns/transcripts of course. That's really the only limiting factor at this point I think. Should be submitting within a couple weeks though.

I cannot echo this enough as a lesson learned. Fortunately we got lucky; one of the auxiliary city offices opened up same-day timeslots today, so this piece of paperwork shouldn't cause any delay for us.

That's encouraging. Will give it a shot if we can't somehow get the certificate sooner.

@pushbrk Thanks for confirming and for the fast reply. My beneficiary partner signed up for an appointment with local NL municipality to get the certificate because it doesn't look like it can be done online in her case. Unfortunately the soonest appointment just to apply for the certificate is about two months away (plus up to four weeks to get it in the mail after), so that certificate will be the main hold up in submitting everything to NVC. Do you know if uploading a proof of that appointment and draft of her application for the certificate of conduct would be a way to proceed with the DS260 (and affidavit of support) stage in parallel while she waits for that appointment? (and then show the certificate and certified translation at the interview). I'm assuming no but figured I'd ask. She does not have a criminal record. We are looking into ways to expedite the appointment or get the certificate sooner but it's not looking promising. Thanks.

Does a certificate of good conduct in Dutch require a certified translation either for the document upload or the interview? Interview will be in Frankfurt, so the certificate won't be in the local language of the interview location. Thanks.

Thanks @pushbrk. I'm going to resume working for the same company I was on leave from very soon, with salary safely above the threshold. I've been employed there for two years including the leave of absence. Based on the instructions, it's OK to include a copy of my mailed 2025 1040 with W2s and 1099s instead of the transcript, right? I had to mail my return slightly late, so it won't be processed as quickly as e-filing. It may be a while before a transcript is available. For proof of current income, I'll have a few paystubs coming in over the next month or so, and ideally I'd like to file the affidavit of support as soon as possible. However since I'm coming back from leave and haven't worked yet in tax year 2026, the paystubs will show year-to-date income totals that would reveal I hadn't had wages until recently resuming work. Is it necessary to mitigate this somehow? For example, should I write an explanation saying I recently returned to work from leave, and include both paystubs for upcoming wages as well as disability paystubs showing I was getting that benefit until I started working? On my company's HR site, I can save PDFs of pages showing the company name/organization that pays me, my name, the length of my tenure at the company, title and position, current compensation, etc. Is this OK instead requesting a letter with the same info from the HR department? Regarding assets, since I'm planning to meet the income requirement, I understand I "do not need to complete Part 7" for assets. Regardless, should I do this anyway if it would bolster the case?

Thanks, I had a feeling this was the case about both, despite being lucky enough to have someone who's offered to joint sponsor. I have an upcoming call to discuss with an attorney...someone who previously stated a while ago that job wages without joint sponsor is strongly favorable to no job wages with joint sponsor. Makes sense that this pattern would be the same for a leave scenario despite disability insurance.

I-130 was approved recently. I am currently on medical leave (employed, but on leave; exhausted FMLA protected leave though). I am getting short-term disability payments and they have been approved for a few more months from now. Unclear whether or not yet I'll have a job to go back to but so far I am still an employee on leave. Disability payments are well above threshold (as is my normal income at this employer). Previous tax return income going back many years is well above threshold. Should I wait until returning to wage (job based) income before submitting the affidavit of support? Or are the short-term disability payments and the fact that I am still (for now) an employee on leave enough to proceed with the affidavit of support? Alternately asked, would it be "safer" to wait until I'm back working full time, or would it not make a difference? Thanks.

@OldUserThanks. We ended up submitting just today.

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