Time Savers for NVC, plus Knowing your Case #

[michellemilitza 1]

Hello everyone, we had our NOA-2 approved on 12/7, and I found this forum, the directions are great, but I have to read it a few times b/c I have to admit I feel a little overwhelmed at all of this.....but one question, as I was readong, i noticed that this was for the "CR" type of visa? I filed the K-1 fiance visa petition, do all of these instructions apply? If not, where can I find info about what to do next as my file gets transferred to NVC? Any help is truly and greatly appreciated, Thanks!

[simple_male 1]

Hello everyone, we had our NOA-2 approved on 12/7, and I found this forum, the directions are great, but I have to read it a few times b/c I have to admit I feel a little overwhelmed at all of this.....but one question, as I was readong, i noticed that this was for the "CR" type of visa? I filed the K-1 fiance visa petition, do all of these instructions apply? If not, where can I find info about what to do next as my file gets transferred to NVC? Any help is truly and greatly appreciated, Thanks!

CR-1 or IR-1 visas are immigrant visa for foreign alien spouse, but K-1 or K-3 visas are non-immigrant type visas for foreign alien spouse to enter into USA. The shortcut instructions that you are referring to are for CR type visa.

[Brent n Joy 0]

IMPORTANT!!!!

Note that the link labelled "HERE" in the 4th paragraph in the DS-230 section is to the OLD DS-230 Part I coversheet.

The correct link to the current DS-230 coversheet (whether you are sending in just Part I or Parts I and II) is HERE.

I'd correct it in the post above, but unfortunately one is not allowed to edit one's posts after a certain (very brief) period of time.

when i click on this link for the ds 230 cover sheet it gives me an board error

[Mononoke28 135]

You need to click on the link found in post# 151. http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...=117&st=150 That has the updated DS-230 coversheet version.

Diana

[Credzba 0]

K type visas go through NVC in about 2 - 6 weeks, because they do very little processing on them. This is where the K visas are faster than the IR/1 visas.

Your K visa will have additional processing in the country of your spouse, but they spend very little time in NVC, and NVC will require no input from you.

[Captain Ewok 1,891]

Hi all. It looks like the links to various files, steps, and other items are spread across several posts and pages. If you would like we can collect and group this all back into a single page again for ease of reading by both new and old members. Thoughts? Can anyone help if so (that is familiar with the shortcuts and what posts need to be wrapped up together)?

[John and Nora 0]

Very good idea!!!

[rajee 1]

Dumb but important question - In terms of emailing the NVC to save time with the "appointing an agent" issue - how soon can the email be sent?? Could it be sent as soon as we see online that the NVC has received the case???

Similar question with the DS-230 for the SS# ... Can my wife print it out and sign it now when I go get married and I just hold on to it and soon as NVC has the case in hand, send out her completed DS-230??? Since it has to have her John Hancock on it and she's in India, that could save like 10 days ...

[Credzba 0]

A question of legality?

I am about to finish up my NVC process (I hope) and I was telling a friend about how I thought James shortcuts would reduce time through NVC a lot, but many people don't feel computer confident enough to do the forms.

I suggested that people might pay someone to fill out all their NVC forms ahead of time for them, and then track and tell them when to mail each package.

My friend said, "yes, but isn't it illegal to forge federal documents?".

I was shocked, I had never even thought of that possibility.

I realize that most of the documents are available from the government web site, but certainly the cover letters with the bar codes are hand fabricated..

Is it illegal to make your own NVC documents?

[Credzba 0]

Did anyone volunteer to do this Capt'n?

I am just about finished with my NVC process, and I can take a crack at the re-org if no one else is doing it.

Hi all. It looks like the links to various files, steps, and other items are spread across several posts and pages. If you would like we can collect and group this all back into a single page again for ease of reading by both new and old members. Thoughts? Can anyone help if so (that is familiar with the shortcuts and what posts need to be wrapped up together)?

[Tyrobe 1]

Did anyone volunteer to do this Capt'n?

I am just about finished with my NVC process, and I can take a crack at the re-org if no one else is doing it.

Hi all. It looks like the links to various files, steps, and other items are spread across several posts and pages. If you would like we can collect and group this all back into a single page again for ease of reading by both new and old members. Thoughts? Can anyone help if so (that is familiar with the shortcuts and what posts need to be wrapped up together)?

Credzba, please do. I would appreciate a single post with the most up-to-date James' shortcut including the correct files, links, bar codes instructions.

[trulo 0]

Did anyone volunteer to do this Capt'n?

I am just about finished with my NVC process, and I can take a crack at the re-org if no one else is doing it.

Hi all. It looks like the links to various files, steps, and other items are spread across several posts and pages. If you would like we can collect and group this all back into a single page again for ease of reading by both new and old members. Thoughts? Can anyone help if so (that is familiar with the shortcuts and what posts need to be wrapped up together)?

Credzba, please do. I would appreciate a single post with the most up-to-date James' shortcut including the correct files, links, bar codes instructions.

Question every who has used james short cut v2.....in the thread after u generate the I-864 barcoded cover sheet ...i think it looks really close to the example....so why are we formating the picture in MS again....I understand why it may be done for the latest version of DS-230...but not the I-864......any one who has used the JSC V2 please help

[Credzba 0]

Okay, I made a first attempt at consolidating "Jame's Shortcut" information on the wiki.

Here is a link.

Let me know what needs improvement, or if your wiki competent fix it yourself.

Please try to keep the shortcut generic, and if you need to add country specific information, add a link for that section and make a new wiki page.

Best of luck to all.

[Mononoke28 135]

Where's the link? I can't see it.

Diana

[Credzba 0]

http://www.visajourney.com/wiki/index.php/Jame%27s_Shortcut

Sorry I must a forgot to paste it

If you go to the wiki tab, then select NVC, then at the bottom are lots of good links.

Or.. just use the one I pasted on this one .. maybe I better paste it twice to be sure.

http://www.visajourney.com/wiki/index.php/Jame%27s_Shortcut