IV bill payment

[Saylin 1,605]

Saylin is the go-to girl for NVC procedures but you can take a look at my timeline and signature for an idea of UK specific timings.

Have you booked/had your medical yet?

I can help with the general stuff, but for UK, I can't be of much help there. But with your timeline, it'd give the UK posters a good idea on time frame for the interview process

[mnydriven818 2]

Saylin is the go-to girl for NVC procedures but you can take a look at my timeline and signature for an idea of UK specific timings.

Have you booked/had your medical yet?

Yes saylin responses are great. Thank you Saylin.

Cath2904

Looking at your timeline I noticed it goes straight from Lnd number recieved to booking medical?

we havent even received the aos package. I just paid the 404 fee this morning on the website.

aren't they going to send us information on where and when to schedule medical check and so forth?

[mnydriven818 2]

how do i add my timeline to the posts. I have been searching but couldnt find any instructions on where to add it.

[cathy2904 97]

You can book your medical as soon as you have your LND number and the results are valid for 12 months. You have to have it done before your interview but they won't send you anything about it. The information is all in these two links:

http://london.usembassy.gov/immigrant-visas/medical-examination.html

http://photos.state.gov/libraries/unitedkingdom/164203/cons-visa/iv018a_medical.pdf

If you want your timeline to appear in your posts you need to edit your signature:

select the arrow next to your username in the top right hand corner of the page - choose My Profile - Edit My Profile - Change Signature

Edited April 6, 2012 by cathy2904

[mnydriven818 2]

You can book your medical as soon as you have your LND number and the results are valid for 12 months. You have to have it done before your interview but they won't send you anything about it. The information is all in these two links:

http://london.usembassy.gov/immigrant-visas/medical-examination.html

http://photos.state.gov/libraries/unitedkingdom/164203/cons-visa/iv018a_medical.pdf

If you want your timeline to appear in your posts you need to edit your signature:

select the arrow next to your username in the top right hand corner of the page - choose My Profile - Edit My Profile - Change Signature

Thanks Cathy, I have another questions.

from reading over vj posts it seems like I can submit the aos packagae as soon as the iv bill shows paid online correct? also I have read that the beneficiary's birth certificate is required with one of the froms. My wife is UK citizen but she wasn't born there. She only has her UK documents like passport and Naturaliztion certificate. Does she still need a birth certificate from the country she was born in? or can the Uk natraliztion certificate will sufice instead of birth certificate?

Thank you

[cathy2904 97]

You can submit the AOS package as soon as the I-864 invoice shows paid and then the other package - the forms and documents - as soon as the IV bill is paid. You need the barcoded cover sheet and receipt for each invoice to go with each of the packets.

I'm sorry, I don't know for sure about the birth certificate but my instinct would be that she would need it. Have you submitted it at all so far? i thought a copy had to go with the original petition and then I am pretty sure the original has to go to NVC and that is as much for proof of your biographical information (since they always seem to require a long form with both parents' names), as much as for proof of citizenship. Have a look at the London Embassy link I gave you, there is a section on there about the documents required:

http://london.usembassy.gov/document_checklist.html#birth_certificate

[mnydriven818 2]

You can submit the AOS package as soon as the I-864 invoice shows paid and then the other package - the forms and documents - as soon as the IV bill is paid. You need the barcoded cover sheet and receipt for each invoice to go with each of the packets.

I'm sorry, I don't know for sure about the birth certificate but my instinct would be that she would need it. Have you submitted it at all so far? i thought a copy had to go with the original petition and then I am pretty sure the original has to go to NVC and that is as much for proof of your biographical information (since they always seem to require a long form with both parents' names), as much as for proof of citizenship. Have a look at the London Embassy link I gave you, there is a section on there about the documents required:

http://london.usembassy.gov/document_checklist.html#birth_certificate

I haven't submited anything since paying those two bills. I shall get on those as soon as possible I guess. I can print the bar coded coversheets from the site where I paid the bills right?

I didn't submit her birth certificate as we dont have one with the orignal petition. now to think of it I don't even have a birth certificate myself. I have my US natraliztion certificate which I sumbited with copies of the passport pages. in her case we just submited her bio date forms and copies of her passport picture page.

[fventura03 2]

check with your consulate, After the $88 and $404, I've had to pay $300 for Medical and X-Rays, and $350 to the consulate for the interview fees. My wife's interview is in 1.5 weeks and they ask her to bring $5-15 in cash to pay for Courier Fees to get her Visa delivered.

Other then that, I think it's just the Plane ticket to the U.S.A

[cathy2904 97]

Yes, print the receipts from the payment page.

I can't remember if we sent a birth certificate with the original petition but that was obviously ok as they approved you but I think she will need one at some point. I think you only need to be able to prove your citizenship so your naturalization certificate is probably sufficient. I would check the NVC forms to see what is required.

This is copied from my interview appointment letter although most of the documents went to the NVC:

MY NAME must bring the following to the visa interview:

* Any original documents that were requested by the NVC but were not submitted to the NVC

* The medical examination results if not submitted to the Embassy/Consulate by the physician (the clinic will send these)

* The correct size and number of photographs

* Valid passport for all traveling applicants

The following table lists the documents requested by the NVC and whether or not the NVC received them. Please note that even though the applicant may have provided the NVC with a copy of a document, the applicant is still required to bring the original document to the visa interview.

Document Name

CORRESPONDENCE INSTRUCTIONS

1 - IMMIGRANT VISA APPLICATION PART 1

1 - IMMIGRANT VISA APPLICATION PART 2

2 - PASSPORT

3 - BIRTH CERTIFICATE

4 - ADOPTION

5 - MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE

6 - MARRIAGE TERMINATION

7 - COURT RECORDS

F - FINANCIAL EVIDENCE

8 - CUSTODY PAPERS

9 - MILITARY RECORDS

10 - GREAT BRITAIN/NORTHERN IRELAND POLICE CERT. FEE PAYMENT

PHOTOGRAPH

F - PETITIONER MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE

F - PETITIONER BIRTH CERTIFICATE

Edited April 6, 2012 by cathy2904

[cathy2904 97]

Sorry, it didn't copy the document status column. The following are coded F on my letter - not required for this application:

PETITIONER MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE

PETITIONER BIRTH CERTIFICATE

[cathy2904 97]

Ok, for clarity I am posting the document list again with the codes. Please bear in mind that this is from my own personal interview letter so it may not be the same for all cases.

Document Name

CORRESPONDENCE INSTRUCTIONS C

1 - IMMIGRANT VISA APPLICATION PART 1 Y

1 - IMMIGRANT VISA APPLICATION PART 2 Y

2 - PASSPORT Y

3 - BIRTH CERTIFICATE O

4 - ADOPTION F

5 - MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE O

6 - MARRIAGE TERMINATION O

7 - COURT RECORDS F

F - FINANCIAL EVIDENCE Y

8 - CUSTODY PAPERS F

9 - MILITARY RECORDS F

10 - GREAT BRITAIN/NORTHERN IRELAND POLICE CERT. O

FEE PAYMENT $

PHOTOGRAPH Y

F - PETITIONER MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE F

F - PETITIONER BIRTH CERTIFICATE F

* Document Status Description

__ __

__

A = Applicant must acquire this document and present it at the time of the interview.

C = Direct inquiries to your consulate / embassy

D = Certified document received

F = This form is not necessary for this application.

I = The required form is incomplete. Please ensure that a complete form is presented at the interview.

O = The original document has been received and accepted as meeting post requirements.

P = The police certificate must be requested by the applicant. If you have already applied for this document, no further action is required. The issuing police authority will send the police record directly to the appropriate US Embassy to have on hand at the time of the interview.

R = The electronic DS-260 form has been submitted and reviewed.

S = Scanned document received. The original document must be presented at the time of the interview.

T = An acceptable document has been received, but a translation is required as the submitted document is not in English or the official language of the processing post. The applicant must present a certified translation at the time of the interview.

U = The applicant has informed the NVC that the required document is unavailable.

X = The required document is unobtainable for this country per the Foreign Affairs Manual.

Y = The required document has been received.

$ = Payment received.

Edited April 6, 2012 by cathy2904

[Saylin 1,605]

Thanks Cathy, I have another questions.

from reading over vj posts it seems like I can submit the aos packagae as soon as the iv bill shows paid online correct? also I have read that the beneficiary's birth certificate is required with one of the froms. My wife is UK citizen but she wasn't born there. She only has her UK documents like passport and Naturaliztion certificate. Does she still need a birth certificate from the country she was born in? or can the Uk natraliztion certificate will sufice instead of birth certificate?

Thank you

It doesn't matter if her birth certificate is from a different country than of her current residence. A birth certificate is MANDATORY in the IV package.

http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/info/info_3195.html#certificates

[mnydriven818 2]

You can submit the AOS package as soon as the I-864 invoice shows paid and then the other package - the forms and documents - as soon as the IV bill is paid. You need the barcoded cover sheet and receipt for each invoice to go with each of the packets.

I'm sorry, I don't know for sure about the birth certificate but my instinct would be that she would need it. Have you submitted it at all so far? i thought a copy had to go with the original petition and then I am pretty sure the original has to go to NVC and that is as much for proof of your biographical information (since they always seem to require a long form with both parents' names), as much as for proof of citizenship. Have a look at the London Embassy link I gave you, there is a section on there about the documents required:

http://london.usembassy.gov/document_checklist.html#birth_certificate

Just to make sure.. the barcoded cover sheet page is the invoice i received from NVC? and the receipt is when I paid the bill online correct?

[Saylin 1,605]

Just to make sure.. the barcoded cover sheet page is the invoice i received from NVC? and the receipt is when I paid the bill online correct?

After you pay a bill, there will be a button that says 'document cover sheet'. That is the bar-coded cover sheet that we all talk about.

Here's a link to a screenshot of my payment portal: http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p174/smurf47/Immigration/Payment%20portal%20screenshots/AOSreceiptscreenshot.jpg See the 'Print Document Cover Sheet' button near the bottom? That's what you need to press to get your bar-coded cover sheet.