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Hello guys,

I am in the process of filling up form I-130 for my mother. She was in the US before, and visited twice already and had promptly exited US each time of her visit. Anyway, she is currently living with me in Japan as my military husband is assigned here in Okinawa, Japan. How do I answer the #14 question, that says, If your relative is currently in the US, complete the following, should I just put NONE or N/A for the #14 question. I put by the way, yes, to the #13 question that asked if your relative has ever been in the US?

If she visits again with us, as we have plan to visit US, and she will have the I-130 petition pending application by then, would it cause problem of her entry? We only intend to go back to the states for 3 weeks and my mother is coming back with us to Japan.

Thank you for any input you can help.

Hello guys,

I am in the process of filling up form I-130 for my mother. She was in the US before, and visited twice already and had promptly exited US each time of her visit. Anyway, she is currently living with me in Japan as my military husband is assigned here in Okinawa, Japan. How do I answer the #14 question, that says, If your relative is currently in the US, complete the following, should I just put NONE or N/A for the #14 question. I put by the way, yes, to the #13 question that asked if your relative has ever been in the US?

If she visits again with us, as we have plan to visit US, and she will have the I-130 petition pending application by then, would it cause problem of her entry? We only intend to go back to the states for 3 weeks and my mother is coming back with us to Japan.

By the way, the part, that says or ask information of my relative or my mother, should I just go ahead and put our current Japan address as my mother's address abroad in the application? She has lived with us for three years now, as she was added as my husband's dependent under the US military status dependent. We are now on our final year in Japan, so we want my mother to go back to the States with us for good once my husband's contract is over.

As for my address, do I have to use my physical Japan address here or my military address that is state side address when I apply for my mother's petition? I also have a physical address in the states that I could give, since my sister lives in the States, too.

Would appreciate any input or advise you could give us. Appreciate it very much!:-) Thank you!

Here is our scenario;

my husband got a job here in OKinawa, Japan as a Federal employee stationed abroad, so me along with my daughter got a SOFA Status being a spouse/child of a federal employee stationed abroad. But before we left the States, I petitioned my dad whose from the Philippines to supposedly join us in the U.S. (before husband got a federal job offer). Now, the petition progressed and my dad made it to the interview for his immigrant visa and is awaiting for his immigrant visa delivery. Now, we went to legal office yesterday and told us that my dad can live with us;In accordance with Art I©(2) of SOFA, "Parents and children over 21, if dependent for over half their support upon a member of the United States armed forces or civilian component." So your father could technically stay here if he is in fact dependent on you for half of his support.

In regards to immigration proceedings, in case of military dependents (spouses and unmarried children) whose spouse or parent is serving overseas on orders are considered to be constructively residing in and physically present in the U.S. regardless of the duration of the absence if they fill out Form N-470. This however does not apply to your situation, and your father would not be able to live here if he wants to become a permanent resident of the United States. You might want to talk to an immigration attorney who deals with these issues on a daily basis, maybe he/she knows of some provision that might let your father live in Okinawa, but from what I have researched that is unlikely."

Is there anyone in here whose in the same situation? I really want to be with my dad and keep him with us. But I also don't want to compromise his immigration status? So, is there someone whose able to get a SOFA status for their dad/mom? I plan to pay a visit/talk to US Embassy in Naha, Japan and see what they can tell me.Thank you very much..

Here is our scenario;

my husband got a job here in OKinawa, Japan as a Federal employee stationed abroad, so me along with my daughter got a SOFA Status being a spouse/child of a federal employee stationed abroad. But before we left the States, I petitioned my dad whose from the Philippines to supposedly join us in the U.S. (before husband got a federal job offer). Now, the petition progressed and my dad made it to the interview for his immigrant visa and is awaiting for his immigrant visa delivery. Now, we went to legal office yesterday and told us that my dad can live with us;In accordance with Art I©(2) of SOFA, "Parents and children over 21, if dependent for over half their support upon a member of the United States armed forces or civilian component." So your father could technically stay here if he is in fact dependent on you for half of his support.

In regards to immigration proceedings, in case of military dependents (spouses and unmarried children) whose spouse or parent is serving overseas on orders are considered to be constructively residing in and physically present in the U.S. regardless of the duration of the absence if they fill out Form N-470. This however does not apply to your situation, and your father would not be able to live here if he wants to become a permanent resident of the United States. You might want to talk to an immigration attorney who deals with these issues on a daily basis, maybe he/she knows of some provision that might let your father live in Okinawa, but from what I have researched that is unlikely."

Is there anyone in here whose in the same situation? I really want to be with my dad and keep him with us. But I also don't want to compromise his immigration status? So, is there someone whose able to get a SOFA status for their dad/mom? I plan to pay a visit/talk to US Embassy in Naha, Japan and see what they can tell me.Thank you very much..

How long is the expiration of an immigrant visa upon issuance? I asked this because I plan to visit and see my family first in the Philippines especially my father before he takes off to the States. Thank you all for your help!

I just tried signing in this morning and I finally got a sign in failed result. So, hopefully, this is what I've been waiting for; the interview date will be next at the US Embassy Manila for my dad (keeping fingers crossed!!) And I thank everybody here whose always been very helpful! Goodluck to all of us! Thank you! Will update soon!

I have other concern, I just finished filling up the DS-230 part 1 and hopefully will be able to mail it out first thing tom. The only correction I made was the date because my father didn't move anywhere other than the hometown where he was born. He has lived on his address 57 years equal to his age. I hope they don't question any more because I just pointed out in there through a letter that there was a confusion, typographical error and miscalculation that's why there was a gap. i hope things will be ok from here.. You think it would raise more questions? Pls help.Thanks.

I guess overlooked that.Thanks.

So here, I am anxiously waiting for my dad's interview date when I got an email from NVC and it's a checklist letter which contains this information:

Please submit a completed copy of form DS-230 Part I, (Application for Immigrant Visa and

Alien Registration - Biographic Data) for this applicant. In reviewing the form that you

submitted, we note that the section pertaining to applicant residences from the age of 16 is

either blank or incomplete. The applicant must list all places lived for at least six months since

reaching the age of 16. There must not be any gaps greater than six months. You will need to

complete and submit a new form with the changes. Your visa application cannot be processed

until this form is complete.

A gap exists in your residence history of more than six months. When completing the

information in this section, please refer to the following instructions below on Police

Certificate(s):

*Police certificates are required for each visa applicant aged 16 years or older, based on

where each applicant lives or has lived previously.

I HAVE SUBmITTED LATEST POLICE CERTIFICATE OF mY DAD INCLUDING THE N.B.I. AND ALSO FROm THIS FORm 230 #30; THERE WAS ONLY CITY/TOWN, PROVINCE, COUNTRY, FROm (DATES OF RESIDENCE) WHICH mY DAD COmPLETELY FILLED OUT.. HE PUT IN THERE 01-1971-PRESENT THE SAmE CITY, TOWN BECAUSE THAT'S THE ONLY PLACE HE HAS LIVED SINCE HE WAS 16 YEARS OLD. sO NOW, I Am CONFUSED, WHERE DID WE GO WRONG? WHATS THE mISSING INFO. OR ADDRESS THEY ELSE NEED?.. PLEASE KINDLY HELP. AND HOW DID YOU GUYS FILL UP DS-230 FORm ESPECIALLY THIS PART 1 #30.. ANY INPUT WOULD BE VERY mUCH APPRECIATED.THANK YOU!

Since both IV bill and AOS fees showed paid today, I plan to send the docs together, would it be acceptable if I just send the documents in one envelope? I separated them already in clear plastic and printed each bar code for both. Besides, I notice they just go in one address from the bar code I printed which is 31 Rochester Avenue Suite 100 and its just the ATTN: CMR AOS and the other would be ATTN: CMR..Would it be ok to do it then? Anyone doing the same thing or had done it?Thanks.

thanks for ur input guys.finally both bills showed PAID today.planning on sending the documents tom along with the printed bar code.thanks.

I initiated payment for the AOS bill fees on February 19, 2011 and until now february 25, 2011, it still is in process. I checked my bank yesterday and it has been debited however from the website it still showing as in process. And today I payed the IV bill which is $404. If I may add, i did use our Department of Defense Overseas Military Banking Program which is the Commmunity Bank and also operated by Bank of America in the States. In my previous bank transactions, never had a problem. Just wondering why its taking almost a week now at least for AOS bill to show as PAID. Just worried that I will have to pay again... Please kindly advise. Thank you...

Can I go ahead and pay the AOS fees which is showing as $88 if I have the Invoice Identification Number and the Case Number even though I haven't received email from the NVC?

Well, technically, there was an email but it was an email in response to my inquiry of the case number which I got ahead of time from the operator before this email arrived today and answered me of the case number along with this message.

Does this mean, I can now email the DS-3032 through my father's (beneficiary) email? I though they will send me like a form or something? Although I will choose to follow the shortcut from the visajourney.com website. But is this a go signal, you think? I just wanna make sure I follow through the process...

Can I also go ahead and pay the AOS since I got the Invoice Identification # from the operator today and also have the case number already or should I wait until they email me the bill? It's just confusing because from their email it suggested or sounded to me that I can now pay if I have the IIN and the case number? But there's no email sent or anything yet sent to me or to my father. If I may, I checked the invoice page and it showed there the amount I need to pay and posted NOT PAID. Again, as I said this email was a response after I inquired for the case number and they added this message. Kindly guide me please.Thank you.

Below is the NVC message in response to my inquiry:

"Dear Sir/Madam:

Your inquiry has been received at the National Visa Center (NVC).

To continue processing your immigrant visa case, you will need to designate an agent by completing form DS-3032 (Choice of Address and Agent). Upon receipt of the Ds-3032, we will send instructions for paying the immigrant visa application fee. All future correspondence will be sent to the agent at the address selected on the DS-3032.

If the principal applicant is under the age of sixteen, the principal applicant's parent or guardian may sign the form DS-3032.

Please email the completed form DS-3032 to NVCInquiry@state.gov, or you may also submit the form by mail to the address below:

National Visa Center

ATTN: ACL

31 Rochester Avenue, Suite 200

Portsmouth NH 03801-2915

For more information regarding the immigrant visa application fee, or for answers to frequently asked questions, or to obtain form DS-3032, please visit the following website:

http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/info/info_5167.html

A packet containing the Affidavit of Support (I-864) Processing Fee Invoice has been sent to the petitioner or attorney of record. The payment due amount listed on the invoice must be paid according to the instructions.

You must visit the Department of State's website: www.ImmigrantVisas.State.Gov

, Fee Collection, to pay the required processing fees on-line. You will need your case number and invoice ID number to properly pay your fee.

Payers who are unable to pay online must follow the alternate payment instructions. Go to the above website and click the Collection" link, then the "Alternative Payment Method" link, and follow the directions displayed.

Once the payment is received and processed, you will be given instructions on how to download the instruction packets and the appropriate forms on-line. The instruction packets and forms will not be sent to you by the NVC if your payment is made on-line. You will need to mail the appropriate forms to the NVC in order to complete your immigrant visa processing. Please follow the instructions provided to you by the website.

If a period of one year passes from the last date of contact with the NVC (by email, telephone or mail), all submitted fees and documents will expire. In that case, your fees will need to be repaid and documents will need to be resubmitted in order to continue the immigration process."

Thank you all for the input-appreciate it very much!!

Yay! Finally got my case number from the operator. And she asked for our email addresses for both beneficiary and petitioner. Now, I wonder if its a go signal to email the ds-3032 through email to NVC or should I wait until the form is generated and will be sent to me and will notify me first?? I am very excited of the process moving along.pls kindly advise.Thanks.

Thank you all for you input-appreciate it a lot!!:-)

thank you for the information. i will keep calling until i get the case number i think:-)

Btw, i have another question, if i may.. the form ds-3032 which can be sent through, will it also require an actual signature of the beneficiary or is it enough if the benefiary's name and contact info. is provided at the bottom, like for this one below;

Sincerely yours,

<Beneficiary's Name LAST FIRST MI>

Telephone: <Beneficiary's Telephone>

Email: <Beneficiary's Email>

So, I am trying to copy the shortcuts presented/suggested from the forum. my question is, does the ds-3032 which can be sent through an email requires an actual signature of the beneficiary or is it ok to just print the beneficiary's name from the bottom sent to NVC? what was your experience, did it go through successfully if done without an actual signature and just print the beneficiary's name and contact info?pls kindly advise.thanks.

that's what i read,too. And also, if I may add, I got an email from NVC from previous inquiry that said, they have received our papers from USCIS. That's why, I wondered if it's a usual timeline and process where they will just inform me of the case number through email instead of calling them? PLs share ur previous experience with NVC.Thanks.

I have been trying to reach the NVC for the past week and also just this morning to get my dad's case number. I received an email from USCIS that says they have forwarded my case to NVC and all other q's I will have, I should contact them directly.

Anyway, I spoke to the operator few times and said it hasn't gotten to their system yet and today, an operator told me that no case number has been assigned yet and it should be available shortly. Anyway,she asked for my email address and my beneficiary's email address and told me that I will be informed of the case number through email correspondence. And if nothing arrives in a week, I should call back. Is this a normal process or I should just keep calling them until the case number is given to me on the phone or should I wait for the email? Sorry but I am just getting anxious to get started of the process.

I got an approval last feb. 3 and it's been 11 days since..

Pls enlighten me.Thanks a lot for all your help...

Congratulations to you BabyClaire, too and to all of us who just recently got an approval after a long waiting..Best of luck and we'll keep each other updated so, we can help others, too. Thank you all for your helping hands through your knowledge/information shared!!:-)

I do have some questions regarding with my brother-in law's fiancee visa application for my sister.

He is filling out the 1-129 Form Sir and specifically on part 10 of the I-129F form..

There is the question that follows;

My citizenship was acquired through (Check one)

Birth in the US or Naturalization;

answered Naturalization

Give certificate number and place and date issued; answered and filled out this part.

Now, the confusion for him is the other question that seem to ask the same question or is it a different question, that goes;??

Have you obtained a certificate in your name? YES OR nO?

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?

iF YES, GIVE CERTificate number, and place and date issued...

WILL HE HAVE TO FILL THIS OUT WITH THE SAME INFORMATION ABOVE Again? HE ACQUIRED NATURALIZATION BY HIS PRIOR MARRIAGE TO AN FIL-AM WOMAN.

Kindly help for those who are working on the I-129form or those who had experience, appreciate it very much!Thank you!

I am in the process of getting the I-864 packet done for my father whom I petitioning. Since I am a home maker/house wife, I don't have an income, therefore I use my husband as a co-sponsor and he filled up I-864A for himself along with my 1-864 form.

But I got confused with the form 1-864 I am working on, specifically, the page 4. I put in there that I have $0.00 and put my husband's income on part b. and his current income with his name being my spouse.

Now since we tax filed together, on page 4 #25, there is a federal tax return information part, where it asked for my federal tax returns for the most recent 3 years, now my few questions are; can I go ahead and put the tax info. that my husband had since we filed the tax jointly? Or will I put $0.00 on the tax year 2010, 2009, 2008? Pls help me on this. I appreciate it a lot.

That's what my husband and I thought so, too.. We have the 1040 form copy of 2010 along with his paystubs and employment letter and will send the tax return transcripts from IRS on 2009 and 2008 and even 2007 (we have a copy from IRS) if needed. Thanks for the response.:-)

Yes Maa'm, I stand corrected, its actually tax return transcripts. Thanks for noticing:-)