CanadaLove

Thanks togetherforever13. What hard to understand is that an expedite request was approved for I-130 per Ombudsman office. just a joke.

An expedite doesn't carry through all stages. You must request an expedite from NVC and another one from the embassy.

Don't worry if each paper isn't signed with the same date. Nor should you worry if the package gets sent off later (even much later) than the date the paper is signed. My husband signed his G325A about 2 months before I actually sent it off, and there were no RFEs.

Hi Jojo (or anyone else that knows the answer),

I forgot to ask you if you think my cousin should write a letter once she gets her NOA2 to let the NVC know she is putting this part on hold, or simply do nothing until ready? She has interviewed for different companies and hopefully will be employed soon, but if not she will need to hold off on the NVC. Btw, what date does the one year start at...from the date on the NOA2 or from the date NVC generates a number?

Thank you,

Liz

Bolding mine. The year starts at the last communication from NVC to the petitioner/beneficiary. So as a hypothetical, say she opts into getting email from the NVC when she gets her case number. The year starts when the NVC sends her the DS3032. She can extend this past a year by intermittently sending in things - say she takes 5 months to send in the DS3032. The year restarts when NVC sends back the acceptance of the form. She can then take another 7 months to send in the DS230 (with supporting evidence), with another year's grace to send in the I864.

ETA: She doesn't have to notify the NVC she's holding off sending things in. Just send things as she can if she wants to prolong the process past a year, or just hold off till about 10 months in and send everything off all at once.

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This question is for all the people who got their case numbers recently, has their AOS invoices been generated already? I got my case number on Oct 19. Haven't got the email from NVC neither my invoices are generated does it take that long?

From what I remember, the AOS wasn't invoiced until a couple of days after the initial email from NVC (the one which included the DS 3032). The IV bill won't be invoiced until the DS3032 is accepted.

Electronic processing is only for certain countries. Since you haven't filled in any of your information, go to this page and scroll down. If your country is listed, then you can use the DS 260. If not, then you have to use the DS 230.

Hello Canadalove thank you for your reply.

No, I did not received any email from NVC regarding the DS-3032. I did not wait for them to send me the DS-3032. I sent my choice of agent immediately as soon as I get our NVC case number. Do you think I resend again my choice of agent OR I will wait for NVC to send me the DS-3032?

Our AOS status is already "PAID" but our IV Application is "NOT INVOICED".

Try resending the ds-3032. The IV bill will not appear as available to pay until that form is accepted.

If you're worried about getting the originals back, bring the copies to the interview.

With NVC, that year starts from the last date of communication from NVC to the beneficiary/agent. But since you're through NVC already, I suppose it would be last date you contact the embassy?

One question for you though.. why not, after rescheduling the interview, you have it, then maybe take a vacation from your job and activate said visa? (Note, iirc the visa is good for 6 months from issue, so it wouldn't have to be immediately when you get visa in hand..) Then apply for a re-entry permit and go back to work in Canada, moving your stuff then (as you have a year from visa activation to move your things duty-free).

And if that didn't make sense, sorry.. getting up at 6am scrambles my brains for the rest of the day.

hello NVC october filers,

I would like to ask some questions. We received our NVC case number and invoice number last October 18, 2011. Also, on the same day (October 18) I emailed to NVC my choice of agent. On October 19, AOS Fee is generated. On the same day also, my husband pay it immediately. Today, October 21- the status changes to paid. But my IV Application status says "NOT INVOICED". Is this normal? When could my husband pay the IV Application Fee? By the way last October 20, i received an email from NVC saying this:

Dear Sir/Madam:

Your inquiry has been received at the National Visa Center (NVC). This petition is now eligible for further processing. The petitioner, principal applicant, and/or attorney of record will receive an instruction package regarding further processing of this petition.

Is this mean that they approved my choice of agent? But why still in NVC payment portal the IV Application Fee, the status until now says its NOT INVOICE?

I hope someone can give some light on what to do with this IV Application. Thanks.

Did you get the email from NVC with the DS3032 attached? If you just recently got it, try resending the form; they may not have been ready for you to send it yet.

you are AWESOME!!! i am reading your wiki and its great!! i cant wait to see the invoices pop up.. my bank account will not be so happy but i will be lol.. im going to call and get the BIN number today.. and from which email do i send the opt in email from?? petitioner or bneficiary? thanks again

Send it from the beneficiary's address.

*sees this thread and stops in* I'm right up the road from Stockbridge in Morrow! Small world.

@CanadaLove

@Saylin

Thanks so much for the answers and clarification. Very helpful!!

You're welcome! Good luck with the process

You should be happy with your CC! Lots of people take weeks and weeks to get through NVC!

As far as I know, a CC stays a CC. I don't think I've ever seen anyone get problems AFTER a CC. I've seen it a few times after a SIF, but not with a CC. I think you're safe

Actually, NavyK had his case reopened due to a double-sending of information. So it's rare, but possible.

WITH AOS at NVC, do we submit one year or 3 years tax returns? thx

The previous year's returns are mandatory. The previous two years (IE: 2008, 2009) are optional, but can be helpful in proving an increase in income if you're close to the poverty level.

Omg, finally! Progress! Is the police check and birth certificate the last things needed for the IV package?

Uhuh. Then he'll scan them and send them to me, and I'll put together the rest of the package. I actually feel we'll get this done when I want!

Woo, things are progressing! Hubby has started the CIPC check, and should have birth certificate in hand soon. And I didn't have to crack heads over him trying to go to Vancouver for the medical. Woohoo!

I forbid you to join the November thread. I order you to finish this month!

I would /love/ to finish this month (Oct 30 is the one-year anni of sending out the I130), but we're aiming for an interview date of Jan/Feb in order to allow for as much moneymaking potential to get to Montreal on his part. I'm trying to convince him that going to Montreal to get the medical done a couple of days before the interview is in his best money-saving interest, but sometimes getting him to change his mind is like convincing a brick wall to change to water. I'm about to pull the 'who's spent the year researching this sh!t till she knows it back and forth' card and show him 'Starman stubborn' applies to me too. (Plus I'm Taurus, I /know/ how to dig in my heels. )

*flits through the thread* One more month to go, and then (hopefully, else I'm flying to Canada to choke the husband) we'll be putting in the DS260.

As someone who is taking her own sweet time with NVC, I can say that yes, magical is correct. However, you don't need to call and ask for extra time as long as you're under a year from your last communication with NVC. You can even send in forms occasionally and have that one-year clock reset itself.

Well, if a supervisor is reviewing your case, then I would think that the matter IS being dealt with and addressed. I would wait to see what the supervisor says, and then go from there.

I send an email. I just add the case #. Also how do I know if they have received it?

You will get an email from NVC saying if they've accepted it.

Most people will tell you either option 1 or 2, however I left it blank, and it was accepted. So uh.. Suggestion N 4: however you feel comfortable answering?

The overall point of your post as it relates to the OP's question is correct, however, a better way of stating the sentence I put in bold would be, "that date would determine when a visa becomes available. Furthermore, there are categories of family members of US Citizens that fall into the numerically limited category and the priority date on those petitions would determine when a visa becomes available for those petitions.

Thanks for the clarification.

I did my first POE on August 30th, then I flew back to Canada after a week and now I am finally settled in.

Just a few days ago, my wife received my green card the I-551, but still no SSN yet. I called the 1-800 number on the welcome booklet and it's only a automatic messages telling us how to get the application form.

Should I re apply for it or keep on waiting ?

and about the driver's license, I currently have the Canadian class 5 license, I understand I can drive right away with this license but it's best to apply an American one. My question is, will it be a different procedure, i.e. skipping the written test part ?

Thanks for answering it and you guys have a nice weekend.

If you checked the box asking for your SSN at the POE, then wait about 3 weeks for it to come in the mail. If you don't see it in that time, then get to your local SSN office and apply there.

As for drivers license, it varies by state. Look at your state's DMV and that should answer your questions about whether you have to take written/driving tests or if you can just exchange it.

So are the supporting docs sent with the I864 (is this what is referred to as the IV package?)? OR are the supporting documents emailed on their own after filling out and sending the DS260 and then the I864 is filled out/sent later w/o the docs referred to in the wiki (i.e. passport pictures, BC, marriage Certificate, etc)?

The I864 is the Affidavit of Support, and it, along with its supporting documents (tax transcripts, bank statements, pay stubs, letter of employment and cover letter printed from payment portal) is scanned in and emailed.

The IV package supports the DS260, and includes the passport photos, BC, marriage cert; it is scanned and emailed to NVC as soon as possible after the DS260 has been filled out and submitted at the document portal.