NVC Filers - April 2014

[His Glory 25]

I call NVC everyday to see if they received my approved petition but so far nothing. I just want to check if im doing it right. I just check with whoever answers and they tell me its not in system yet. Is that pretty much it?

[lovelystar 13]

I call NVC everyday to see if they received my approved petition but so far nothing. I just want to check if im doing it right. I just check with whoever answers and they tell me its not in system yet. Is that pretty much it?

Yes. just keep calling

[LoveMyTico 999]

guys pls check if our papers are ready to go. your comments and suggestions will be much appreciated

MR. (Petitioner)

add:

tel no:

United States Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

1820 E. Skyharbor Circle S

Suite 100

Phoenix, AZ 85034

March x, 2014

To whom it may concern,

Please kindly find enclosed Form I-130 Petition for Alien Relative: mrs (Beneficiary) and supporting documents:

1. Personal check in the amount of $420.00 as application fee

2. Form G-1145 e-Notification of Application/Petition Acceptance (completed)

3. Form I-130 Petition for Alien Relative (completed, signed and dated by Petitioner)

4. Form G-325a Biographic Information (signed and dated by Petitioner)

5. Form G-325a biographic Information (signed and dated by Beneficiary)

6. Three passport-style photographs of Petitioner (signed and placed in a bag with tag)

7. Three passport-style photographs of Beneficiary (signed and placed in a bag with tag)

8. Petitioners personal documents:

8.a Copy of Biographic Data page of Petitioners unexpired US passport

8.b Original Birth Certificate (from Philippines National Statics Office)

8.c Copy of Naturalization Certificate

9. Beneficiarys personal documents:

9.a Original Birth Certificate (from Philippines National Statics Office)

9.b Colored and unaltered copy of Biographic Data page of Beneficiarys unexpired passport

9.c Original and valid NBI Clearance

9.d Original and valid Police Clearance

10. Petitioners Affidavit of Support and supporting documents:

10.1 Form I-864 Affidavit of Support (completed, signed and dated by Petitioner)

10.b Tax information of Petitioner (Tax Return Transcripts from IRS year 2013 & 2012)

10.c Account Bank Statement

10.d Employment letter of Petitioner from current employer

10.e Pay stubs of Petitioner (current and previous)

11. Evidence of a Bonafide Marriage:

11.a Original Marriage Certificate (from Philippines National Statics Office)

11.b Affidavits sworn to or affirmed by third parties (Notarized)

11.c Copy of letters sent by Petitioner to Beneficiary and vice versa

11.d Copy of travel documents by the Petitioner (passport stamps and flight itineraries)

11.e Copy of communications through social media (Skype and Facebook)

11.f Photo pages as evidence of established genuine relationship and marriage

11.g Copy of our wedding invitation

11.e Letter explaining our relationship history, marriage and future aspirations together.

12. Exact photocopy of all forms, requirements and evidences for future use.

With my heartfelt intention of being reunited and to live with my wife, I hope I was able to send all necessary documents for the officers convenience. If further details are needed please contact me at the address and phone number above. Thank you for the assistance.

Sincerely,

____________________________________

Mr. (SS#)

ok, first off.. we all want to be with our spouses ( yesterday) but sending in documents that they haven't asked for yet is wasting EVERYONE'S time. You will not streamline anything. The NVC will request everything again and you will have to scramble to get all originals again. USCIS is notorious for misplacing things. They love to give nonsense RFE's for nothing. Submit what is required for each step. NEVER send originals with your USCIS package. Save those for the NVC. Follow a thread for the month you filed and track everyone's progress. That will help pass the time and maybe give you an idea of where you stand. Create a timeline and a signature . That helps everyone else too. Always have it in the back of your mind that the USCIS lies. Everything I read on here was pretty much dead on. Most everything USCIS told me was a bunch of #######.

There is no short cut unless you expedite your case .

[Changnoi 410]

I guess I will see if I can pull my request and file separate.

Yes....Your mantra should be........Get Him In then Amend.....

A quote from Saylins NVC guide

"Filing MFS will probably be the easiest for most people as it doesn't require any extra documents from the foreign spouse, nor does it require their signature.

On the tax return, where it asks for the spouse's SSN, you would put 'NRA' for Non-Resident Alien. Continue filling out the rest of the return as normal.

That is all you have to do. (And if desired, once the spouse has immigrated to the US and has obtained a SSN, the petitioner can then amend their

tax return to MFJ, to possibly get a bigger refund, but this isn't required.) "

[geniams 6]

Hello,
After DS-261 completed, How long it will be to Pay AOS?

Edited April 8, 2014 by geniams

[nightingalejules 678]

Just got off the phone with NVC. Case Complete as of yesterday. OH, thank God.... I have seen some other Montreal people on here say they have a interview scheduled for May 21. Does anyone know if they usually do all interviews on the same day??? Is there a good chance we will be scheduled for this day as well??

That's great! Go Canada!

[Peace500 28]

were trying to send i-130 application and were planning to send this all together, is it wrong? will USCIS forward to nvc everything we sent them?

no no no....USCIS will send everything back to you with your application. just send what is required for USCIS. You need to do some research on the process.

[nightingalejules 678]

I haven't been able to find this out through reading the guides... some people talk about getting an email from NVC and it sounds like this is their first contact with them. So how did NVC get an email address from them? Are they using the email from the G1145 (or whatever that one was from I130) or from the USCIS notifications?

If so, they already have an email for hubby and I don't need to worry so much.

But if not, how did they get it?

So my question is: can I send an email to NVC only quoting my USCIS number, to add our email addresses? How should I format said email? Or do I need to keep calling and then send the email with my NVC case number to get the email ball rolling.

I know the phone seems to be much quicker, but I want the backup of email as soon as possible. Some of our documents took 3+ weeks to arrive by USPS/Canada Post, and that's way too long.

[Peace500 28]

Just got off the phone with NVC. Case Complete as of yesterday. OH, thank God.... I have seen some other Montreal people on here say they have a interview scheduled for May 21. Does anyone know if they usually do all interviews on the same day??? Is there a good chance we will be scheduled for this day as well??

Congrats !!!! Didn't you have a timeline in your signature? I though you did , Anyway can you share the dates of packets recieved by NVC ?

[lovelystar 13]

I haven't been able to find this out through reading the guides... some people talk about getting an email from NVC and it sounds like this is their first contact with them. So how did NVC get an email address from them? Are they using the email from the G1145 (or whatever that one was from I130) or from the USCIS notifications?

If so, they already have an email for hubby and I don't need to worry so much.

But if not, how did they get it?

So my question is: can I send an email to NVC only quoting my USCIS number, to add our email addresses? How should I format said email? Or do I need to keep calling and then send the email with my NVC case number to get the email ball rolling.

I know the phone seems to be much quicker, but I want the backup of email as soon as possible. Some of our documents took 3+ weeks to arrive by USPS/Canada Post, and that's way too long.

After you get case # (also by calling to NVC) you need to give them e-mails petitioner's and beneficiary's

[Koekoe 13]

hello all of my friends

sups said my AOS package was deliverd by tracking

someone mentioned that we can know when NVC recieved my package.

how do we know?

should i call to NVC? or it shows in payment center.

thanks

[Changnoi 410]

guys pls check if our papers are ready to go. your comments and suggestions will be much appreciated

MR. (Petitioner)

add:

tel no:

United States Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

1820 E. Skyharbor Circle S

Suite 100

Phoenix, AZ 85034

March x, 2014

To whom it may concern,

Please kindly find enclosed Form I-130 Petition for Alien Relative: mrs (Beneficiary) and supporting documents:

1. Personal check in the amount of $420.00 as application fee

2. Form G-1145 e-Notification of Application/Petition Acceptance (completed)

3. Form I-130 Petition for Alien Relative (completed, signed and dated by Petitioner)

4. Form G-325a Biographic Information (signed and dated by Petitioner)

5. Form G-325a biographic Information (signed and dated by Beneficiary)

6. Three passport-style photographs of Petitioner (signed and placed in a bag with tag)

7. Three passport-style photographs of Beneficiary (signed and placed in a bag with tag)

8. Petitioners personal documents:

8.a Copy of Biographic Data page of Petitioners unexpired US passport

8.b Original Birth Certificate (from Philippines National Statics Office)

8.c Copy of Naturalization Certificate

9. Beneficiarys personal documents:

9.a Original Birth Certificate (from Philippines National Statics Office)

9.b Colored and unaltered copy of Biographic Data page of Beneficiarys unexpired passport

9.c Original and valid NBI Clearance

9.d Original and valid Police Clearance

10. Petitioners Affidavit of Support and supporting documents:

10.1 Form I-864 Affidavit of Support (completed, signed and dated by Petitioner)

10.b Tax information of Petitioner (Tax Return Transcripts from IRS year 2013 & 2012)

10.c Account Bank Statement

10.d Employment letter of Petitioner from current employer

10.e Pay stubs of Petitioner (current and previous)

11. Evidence of a Bonafide Marriage:

11.a Original Marriage Certificate (from Philippines National Statics Office)

11.b Affidavits sworn to or affirmed by third parties (Notarized)

11.c Copy of letters sent by Petitioner to Beneficiary and vice versa

11.d Copy of travel documents by the Petitioner (passport stamps and flight itineraries)

11.e Copy of communications through social media (Skype and Facebook)

11.f Photo pages as evidence of established genuine relationship and marriage

11.g Copy of our wedding invitation

11.e Letter explaining our relationship history, marriage and future aspirations together.

12. Exact photocopy of all forms, requirements and evidences for future use.

With my heartfelt intention of being reunited and to live with my wife, I hope I was able to send all necessary documents for the officers convenience. If further details are needed please contact me at the address and phone number above. Thank you for the assistance.

Sincerely,

____________________________________

Mr. (SS#)

I think photos of the kitchen sink is the only thing missing from this Awesome list

I shed a few tears when I read the final line "With my heartfelt intention of being reunited with my wife"

Andrewleen29...you have done an amazing amount of work and preparation that will help down the road.

The reality of what you are about to face is best summed up by a quote from the blog of bdrew612

" I’m not quite sure what we paid $420 for USCIS to do. It seems like our petition collected dust for 6 months

and now it gets moved to another department where we get to repeat the process. Don’t get me wrong,

I’m happy we’ve moved on to this stage, but after the nightmare of USCIS, I’m incredibly burnt out.

I can see a dim light at the end of the tunnel – it’s there, but it’s still out of reach."

[His Glory 25]

Yes. just keep calling

ok thank you.

[Sukie 1,444]

For those using attorneys:

I was assigned my case number on March 28, and found out the case number/IIN on March 31st when I happened to call NVC. I am using an attorney, so I was very pleased when my yellow triangles appeared as of April 2nd. I was mildly irritated when, on April 6th, the invoices had not yet been paid by the attorney - so I paid them to get the process on the way.

On April 7th (Monday), I sent copies of the receipts to my attorney's office. On Tuesday, one of the attorneys in the office wrote to me, telling me she was working on my case, but she couldn't do anything without the IIN. When and how does the NVC notify the attorney on record of the Case number and IIN? I thought the attorney got an email from NVC when the case number was assigned!?

Anyway, the money has been deducted from my account, and my signed I-864 is ready to be shipped tomorrow, and the attorney is preparing the DS-260 now - so we are on track (as long as the stupid web site stays up). But I am VERY confused that NVC has not contacted my attorney's office! And I have received NO emails, nor any instructions since giving NVC my email address. Is something screwy here, or am I clueless as to the process? (Highly likely!!!!)

Sukie

[LifeOnHold 186]

Hello,

After DS-261 completed, How long it will be to Pay AOS?

After being invoiced for it, I could only log in to pay it about 3 days later.