Interview Checklist

[Angeli 5]

Hi everyone. My interview is 25 days away. Although I try not to be too hard on myself, I can't stop wondering if I have the necessary documents that I need to bring wit me to my interview. So I decided to make a checklist, that way you guys can examine it and suggest what is lacking. Hope this would also help the others. Thanks for your inputs.

I-130 packet (reconstructed)

- completed and signed form I-130

- copy of birth certificate of petitioner

- copy of birth certificate of beneficiary

- copy of marriage certificate

- completed and signed G-325A of petitioner and beneficiary

- copy of petitioner's passport

- copy of beneficiary's passport

- copy of bank statement upon submission of petition

- copy of petitioner's divorce decree

- proof of encashed $355 check

- original copies of NOA1 and NOA2

I-129F packet

- completed and signed form I-129F

- original copies of NOA1 and NOA2

RFE packet

- copy of form I-797E RFE notice

- RFE response

DS-3032 choice of agent

- print-out of DS-3032 email to NVC

- print-out of acceptance of DS-3032 from NVC

AOS packetcopies of the following sent to NVC:

- bar-coded cover sheer

- personal cover sheet

- completed and signed form I-864 of petitioner

- W2s and 1040s of the petitioner years 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007

- re-enlistment paper and military ID of petitioner

- petitioner's pay stubs preferably the latest

- completed and signed form I-864 of co-sponsor

- W2s and tax transcripts of the co-sponsor's years 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007

- letter of employement of co-sponsor

- co-sponsor's green card

DS-230 packet copies of the following sent to NVC:

- bar-coded cover sheet

- personal cover sheet

- completed and signed form DS-230 part 1

- completed and unsigned form DS-230 part 2

- NSO birth certificate

- NSO marriage certificate

- NBI clearance

- photocopy of beneficiary's biographic data page of passport

NVC checklist reponsecopy of:

- corrected I-864 of co-sponsor

- letters received by the petitioner from the NVC

SLEC medical exam

- medical fee receipt

- xray result cd

- immunization worksheet

Packet 4/Immigrant Visa Applicant's Interview Instructions documentsoriginal and photocopies of the following:

- passport (already forwarded by SLEC to the US Embassy Manila so bring scanned copy)

- visa pictures

- NSO birth certificate

- NSO marriage certificate

- NSO advisory of marriages

- NBI clearance

- petitioner's divorce decree

- petitioner's divorce certificate

- petitioner's birth certificate

- military re-enlistment document of petitioner

Proofs of Bona fide Marriage

- plane itinerary/electronic tickets and boarding passes

- hotel receipts

- pictures during visits

- passport stamps

- wedding pictures, guest list and wedding receipts

- copies of documents submitted to the Office of the Local Civil Registrar for marriage license

- letters, cards and pictures of gifts sent to each other with stubs from the post office

- cellphone calls and texts log

- emails, chats and call log on skype

- skype pictures

- old and latest bank statement of joint account

- health insurance with the spouse as beneficiary (PI-PHIC, USA-Tricare)

- life insurance of petitioner listing beneficiary as dependent

- pictures of beneficiary talking to petitioner's daughters on skype

- cards received from mother-in-law and family

- pictures of petitioner and beneficiary with sister-in-law and bf

- pictures of petitioner with beneficiary's family

Applicant's personal documents

- college diploma and transcript

- certificates of national licensure exam (PRC) and US certifications (AMT, ASCP)

- certificate from the IELTS

- letters of employment

- old passport, old and current identification cards

- other medical documents (diagnosis of latest hospital confinement, result of titer of HBs antibodies)

Petitioner's attendance on interview

- petitioner's valid US passport (to be presented to the guards upon entrance)

Edited February 27, 2011 by Angeli

[Angeli 5]

Oh I forgot to add copies of pay stubs sent to the NVC as well as latest pay stubs of the co-sponsor.

Edited February 27, 2011 by Angeli

[calibob 73]

Packet IV-Immigration Visa Interview Here's what's on the Manila Embassy website, not as inclusive as yours but I'd guess the bare minimum of required material. Thanks for your checklists....can never be too ready for something like this. Good Luck on your interview!!!!

Bob

[Angeli 5]

Packet IV-Immigration Visa Interview Here's what's on the Manila Embassy website, not as inclusive as yours but I'd guess the bare minimum of required material. Thanks for your checklists....can never be too ready for something like this. Good Luck on your interview!!!!

Bob

Thank you Bob. Hope you will get your case completed at NVC soon. Goodluck also!

[PinoyMinoy 0]

Does NVC set the appointment date or do you need to make it yourself? How do you know when you can make it or when its already made?

[calibob 73]

Here is the best I've found I found on 12/B. in LingChe's short cuts. It says NVC contacts the candidate/agent and notifies of the interview date. I don't have first hand experience with this but hopefully next week will. Anyone else, please expand on this answer.!!

Bob

[Angeli 5]

Mostly, the NVC will be the one to schedule the applicant's interview after the case is completed. They will send an email to the beneficiary about the interview date schedule. That is considered as Packet 4 and it will be presented when the applicant will have his/her medical exam at St. Lukes Extension clinic, among other requirements.

But on approved expedite cases, the NVC will forward the case to the respective consulate and it's the applican't responsibility to coordinate with the consulate or embassy for the interview schedule.

In my case, after my co-sponsor sent the checklist response (part 25 entries of his I-864 affidavit of support didn't match with his W2s and tax transcripts since he rounded his income to the nearest thousand), my husband requested for an expedite. It was approved so they forwarded it to Manila and it was me that called a couple of times to the US Embassy Manila to follow-up if they already received my case. After 9 days, I was able to schedule my interview online and print the interview appointment confirmation. I will then bring it with me on my interview. By the way, I had my medical exam done in advance last December. I only presented an email print-out from the NVC with my name and case number on it, since I didn't have theinterview appointment that time. They just asked me to sign a note saying that it is my own will to have it done in advance and I am aware that the results are valid for a limited time only, depending on what the results are, if normal or significant.

[calibob 73]

D&%%%$MMIT!!!!!!! I gave the exact numbers from my actual returns and they match the 864. BUT........I got an accountant who did adjustments last summer for the 07 and 08 years that showed up on my transcripts as DIFFERENT incomes than on the actual returns. I sent both and there's an explanation of him refiling due to errors on my part. Thanks for telling me about your issue, I'll be on the phone tomorrow morning with NVC to get clarification of this potential RFE. So much for sleeping tonight!!

Bob

[Angeli 5]

You're welcome. I am sorry though that you're bothered with this tonight. I hope they will consider the letter of explanation about the corrections and that you won't get an RFE. Calling them to clarify things is a good idea. Goodluck Bob! Keep us posted

Edited February 28, 2011 by Angeli

[Angeli 5]

I would like to add Western Union remittances under the proofs.

[calibob 73]

By attaching both the Tax Account Transcripts and the Tax return transcripts they were able to discern that it was legitimate and why my numbers weren't identical to the Tax account transcripts. My suggestion to anyone who does do an after the fact adjustment to their returns would be to include Both into the AOS package with a note explaining.

Bob

[Angeli 5]

By attaching both the Tax Account Transcripts and the Tax return transcripts they were able to discern that it was legitimate and why my numbers weren't identical to the Tax account transcripts. My suggestion to anyone who does do an after the fact adjustment to their returns would be to include Both into the AOS package with a note explaining.

Bob

Thanks for sharing Bob. I'm sure your experience would be helpful to someone.

Angeli

[Cybele 0]

You certainly look prepared! My husband won't be taking copies of forms we submitted early in the process. The file he is taking is already 3 inches thick and if they don't have the information we will deal with having to return to drop the information off. The interview is 4 short days away for us, so we are both pretty much feeling numb at this point in time.

Good luck on your interview!

[Zedrestinodua 3]

Oh I forgot to add copies of pay stubs sent to the NVC as well as latest pay stubs of the co-sponsor.

yepey... thanks ms angeli :)thank you thank you mwah

[Zedrestinodua 3]

Hi everyone. My interview is 25 days away. Although I try not to be too hard on myself, I can't stop wondering if I have the necessary documents that I need to bring wit me to my interview. So I decided to make a checklist, that way you guys can examine it and suggest what is lacking. Hope this would also help the others. Thanks for your inputs.

I-130 packet (reconstructed)

- completed and signed form I-130

- copy of birth certificate of petitioner

- copy of birth certificate of beneficiary

- copy of marriage certificate

- completed and signed G-325A of petitioner and beneficiary

- copy of petitioner's passport

- copy of beneficiary's passport

- copy of bank statement upon submission of petition

- copy of petitioner's divorce decree

- proof of encashed $355 check

- original copies of NOA1 and NOA2

I-129F packet

- completed and signed form I-129F

- original copies of NOA1 and NOA2

RFE packet

- copy of form I-797E RFE notice

- RFE response

DS-3032 choice of agent

- print-out of DS-3032 email to NVC

- print-out of acceptance of DS-3032 from NVC

AOS packetcopies of the following sent to NVC:

- bar-coded cover sheer

- personal cover sheet

- completed and signed form I-864 of petitioner

- W2s and 1040s of the petitioner years 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007

- re-enlistment paper and military ID of petitioner

- petitioner's pay stubs preferably the latest

- completed and signed form I-864 of co-sponsor

- W2s and tax transcripts of the co-sponsor's years 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007

- letter of employement of co-sponsor

- co-sponsor's green card

DS-230 packet copies of the following sent to NVC:

- bar-coded cover sheet

- personal cover sheet

- completed and signed form DS-230 part 1

- completed and unsigned form DS-230 part 2

- NSO birth certificate

- NSO marriage certificate

- NBI clearance

- photocopy of beneficiary's biographic data page of passport

NVC checklist reponsecopy of:

- corrected I-864 of co-sponsor

- letters received by the petitioner from the NVC

SLEC medical exam

- medical fee receipt

- xray result cd

- immunization worksheet

Packet 4/Immigrant Visa Applicant's Interview Instructions documentsoriginal and photocopies of the following:

- passport (already forwarded by SLEC to the US Embassy Manila so bring scanned copy)

- visa pictures

- NSO birth certificate

- NSO marriage certificate

- NSO advisory of marriages

- NBI clearance

- petitioner's divorce decree

- petitioner's divorce certificate

- petitioner's birth certificate

- military re-enlistment document of petitioner

Proofs of Bona fide Marriage

- plane itinerary/electronic tickets and boarding passes

- hotel receipts

- pictures during visits

- passport stamps

- wedding pictures, guest list and wedding receipts

- copies of documents submitted to the Office of the Local Civil Registrar for marriage license

- letters, cards and pictures of gifts sent to each other with stubs from the post office

- cellphone calls and texts log

- emails, chats and call log on skype

- skype pictures

- old and latest bank statement of joint account

- health insurance with the spouse as beneficiary (PI-PHIC, USA-Tricare)

- life insurance of petitioner listing beneficiary as dependent

- pictures of beneficiary talking to petitioner's daughters on skype

- cards received from mother-in-law and family

- pictures of petitioner and beneficiary with sister-in-law and bf

- pictures of petitioner with beneficiary's family

Applicant's personal documents

- college diploma and transcript

- certificates of national licensure exam (PRC) and US certifications (AMT, ASCP)

- certificate from the IELTS

- letters of employment

- old passport, old and current identification cards

- other medical documents (diagnosis of latest hospital confinement, result of titer of HBs antibodies)

Petitioner's attendance on interview

- petitioner's valid US passport (to be presented to the guards upon entrance)