i'm afraid i was told wrong by nvc on ds230:(

[palilover 1]

She told me no, it is not that way and he needs to send them by mail to me and I need to send them with the ds230.

Sending originals are risky through the mail and I told her this. She said they need certifified copies then.

I also asked her if I need to do anything with my address since I’ve moved since my husband has dhl’ed me and signed the ds230. I have my old address on the ds230 and not my current one. NVC has been notified last week of my new address. She told me I can white out the old address on the ds230 and write in the new address. I think it is better that I send them a letter along with the ds230 because I’m going to send them a letter anyways to further explain some things on the ds230. Am I correct in this?

I don’t believe what she is telling me about anything but I am hesitant to do anything because if I do something wrong and get RFE’d, I don’t think “I did not believe the NVC rep on the phone” is going to suffice as an excuse

All this is coming from the NVC which for some odd reason I found out today has my husband’s birth country as Jordan and not Palestine! Granted, Palestine is not a recognized country to the NVC but should they be showing Jordan as his birth country??

AUGH!!! My entire immigration experience has been “smooth”….well, smooth by immigration standards anyways. Why must all the hurdles be coming on the ds230, the last step of the immigration process on US soil?

Stupid bureaucrats give me a big headache! ggrrr

[palilover 1]

i think some of my op got cut off

I just got off the phone with NVC. I don’t believe I got the correct answers from the person I talked to.

I asked her about the new requirements for sending the ds230. She told me that they need not only 2 passport sized photos but ORIGINAL police certificate from the Israeli police, original birth certificate, original divorce certificate from his previous marriage, and our original marriage certificate.

I told her that before it was he had to have his original documents for the interview and take them there and he was not supposed to get his original police certificate til interview time and he took it to the interview.

She told me no, it is not that way and he needs to send them by mail to me and I need to send them with the ds230.

Sending originals are risky through the mail and I told her this. She said they need certifified copies then.

I also asked her if I need to do anything with my address since I’ve moved since my husband has dhl’ed me and signed the ds230. I have my old address on the ds230 and not my current one. NVC has been notified last week of my new address. She told me I can white out the old address on the ds230 and write in the new address. I think it is better that I send them a letter along with the ds230 because I’m going to send them a letter anyways to further explain some things on the ds230. Am I correct in this?

I don’t believe what she is telling me about anything but I am hesitant to do anything because if I do something wrong and get RFE’d, I don’t think “I did not believe the NVC rep on the phone” is going to suffice as an excuse

All this is coming from the NVC which for some odd reason I found out today has my husband’s birth country as Jordan and not Palestine! Granted, Palestine is not a recognized country to the NVC but should they be showing Jordan as his birth country??

AUGH!!! My entire immigration experience has been “smooth”….well, smooth by immigration standards anyways. Why must all the hurdles be coming on the ds230, the last step of the immigration process on US soil?

Stupid bureaucrats give me a big headache! ggrrr

[simple_male 1]

She told me no, it is not that way and he needs to send them by mail to me and I need to send them with the ds230.

Sending originals are risky through the mail and I told her this. She said they need certifified copies then.

I also asked her if I need to do anything with my address since I’ve moved since my husband has dhl’ed me and signed the ds230. I have my old address on the ds230 and not my current one. NVC has been notified last week of my new address. She told me I can white out the old address on the ds230 and write in the new address. I think it is better that I send them a letter along with the ds230 because I’m going to send them a letter anyways to further explain some things on the ds230. Am I correct in this?

I don’t believe what she is telling me about anything but I am hesitant to do anything because if I do something wrong and get RFE’d, I don’t think “I did not believe the NVC rep on the phone” is going to suffice as an excuse

All this is coming from the NVC which for some odd reason I found out today has my husband’s birth country as Jordan and not Palestine! Granted, Palestine is not a recognized country to the NVC but should they be showing Jordan as his birth country??

AUGH!!! My entire immigration experience has been “smooth”….well, smooth by immigration standards anyways. Why must all the hurdles be coming on the ds230, the last step of the immigration process on US soil?

Stupid bureaucrats give me a big headache! ggrrr

Have you received the instructions for DS 230 packet from NVC by mail? What does it say? NVC has been changing DS 230 packet requirements recently. Previously, applicants from most of the countries were required to submit DS 230 part I, photocopy of passport bigraphical information pages ony, but now, they are asking to submit DS 230 part I and II, passport size photos, all original documents, etc. So please find out exactly what you need to submit NVC. Now a days, NVC is scheduling the visa interview for applicants. If you go to NVC forum, you will come to know much more about this topic.

[PalestineMyHeart 1,897]

She told me no, it is not that way and he needs to send them by mail to me and I need to send them with the ds230.

Sending originals are risky through the mail and I told her this. She said they need certifified copies then.

I also asked her if I need to do anything with my address since I’ve moved since my husband has dhl’ed me and signed the ds230. I have my old address on the ds230 and not my current one. NVC has been notified last week of my new address. She told me I can white out the old address on the ds230 and write in the new address. I think it is better that I send them a letter along with the ds230 because I’m going to send them a letter anyways to further explain some things on the ds230. Am I correct in this?

I don’t believe what she is telling me about anything but I am hesitant to do anything because if I do something wrong and get RFE’d, I don’t think “I did not believe the NVC rep on the phone” is going to suffice as an excuse

All this is coming from the NVC which for some odd reason I found out today has my husband’s birth country as Jordan and not Palestine! Granted, Palestine is not a recognized country to the NVC but should they be showing Jordan as his birth country??

AUGH!!! My entire immigration experience has been “smooth”….well, smooth by immigration standards anyways. Why must all the hurdles be coming on the ds230, the last step of the immigration process on US soil?

Stupid bureaucrats give me a big headache! ggrrr

Did you read my reply to your email that you sent me last month ? I answered a lot of these questions for you.

Yes, always send certified copies, not the originals. Yes, you can white out the address and correct it on the DS230. Yes, you can attach a letter if you like with further information.

As I told you before, the easiest thing for you to do is to fill out the DS230 (except for your husband's signature) and send it to him via DHL -- or what's even faster is you can scan it, email it and let him print it there. He can then collect all the certified documents, and mail the whole package directly to NVC. Takes about 4 or 5 days from the West Bank via DHL.

Procedure in the past has been that the Israeli police will not give the person a copy of his police certificate -- they send it directly to the consulate. The person needs to give them 2 passport pics and his case number. Somehow I don't think they have changed this procedure too much -- although they may want to send the report directly to NVC now.

I am thinking that the person you spoke with at NVC was not very familiar with the peculiarities of the situation affecting Palestinians in the West Bank. I would strongly suggest contacting the Jerusalem consulate to ask specifically about the current police report procedure.

And yes they pull the Jordan BS, even for Palestinians born in the West Bank after 1967 -- they will put "Jordan" on the green card. (Of course if you were born in an illegal settlement in the West Bank, your green card would state "Israel" as the place of birth. Go figure.)

Good luck.

-MK

[morocco4ever 63]

I filled out the DS230 for my husband, scanned it, and emailed it. He printed 3 copies and had original signatures on all 3. He kept one one sent me 2. I mailed one to the NVC and kept one for myself. I never needed all of that, but hey, I was freaking prepared!

[palilover 1]

WOM yeah I did read your email, I am working on a reply now but I don't have internet at home yet.

Well, I am hoping that I do not have to send them original of anything because he has all that. He would have to dhl me them. And we've already went through dhl to get the ds230 from him. I have the signed ds230 with me now.

The instructions to the ds230 say nothing regarding anything except harping on putting the bar code with the ds230:(

I will try to call the consulate tonight and see what they say. I am also going to try to call the NVC tonight and possibly speak to another person. In a worse case scenerio, they will tell me something different which will prompt me to demand a supervisor and supervisor will have to verify. This is is what happene with the fee incredase and the only way I could get "answers"