Docuements for DS230

[Moka2008 0]

Hi Everyone!

I have learned a lot from this forum and want to thank everyone for all the helpful information. To provide some background. My mom is petitioning my uncle's family to come to the USA from Taiwan. So the visa preference is the family based #4. As usual, we submitted the I-864 and I-864A for my mom. My uncle mailed the DS230 with all the required documents from Taiwan to NVC late May and early June

Like everyone here, I called the automated line to find out the status of the case and was told that NVC reviewed the documents and are still missing some information. So I went through the ordeal to finally was able to talk to a live operator to find out about what is the missing information and I was told that I need to provide the petitioner's original birth certificate and the marriage certificate.

The operator said it was something newly required by the Taiwan AIT. (how strange, the NVC website never update this type of info, at least not when I did my reseach in April, May and now) I confirmed that the documents related to my uncle's family was okay.

I guess I was totally surprised the NVC would ask for these documents as this was not found from the NVC's website in the county specific information page.

I understand that NVC generally required this kind of information for the beneficiary and the marriage cert if the visa is based on marriage. But I guess the thing is that my uncle is my mom's brother and the same documents were submitted when she first submitted it back in 97 when we apply the I-130.

I appreciated that you actually read it this far. I guess I just want to get some input or find out whether someone has encounter similar requests. if so, what did you do? I guess we can try to gather these doc, but would totally be annoyed if NVC messed up or reviewed the case thinking it was a marriage base visa.... I couldn't image how they can do that as my aunt and my cousins are also found on the DS 230 application. BTW, this is the 2nd RFE we received. The first RFE that was dated only a few days earlier did not mention any required like this. That's why I am wondering what NVC is thinking.....

Thank you for reading this far and stay through. As a gift from me, I also find out from the operator that as long as you use a sheet that has your NVC case# Barcode, you can use that as your cover letter. It worked for me in this case. NVC received and entered within 2 days. So what I am trying to say is that you can use any letter from NVC that has the barcode and make copies of that and send it along with whatever form and documents you need to send in. You don't need the James cut at el.

[trailmix 77]

Hi,

Sorry about the hold up for your application and although I don't know that much about this type of application, I just wanted to say that it makes sense that they would ask for the birth certificate and marriage certificate for your Mother.

You also mention that these two documents were submitted back in 1997 with the original application - that part REALLY does not make sense.

What I would do is call NVC and ask to speak with a supervisor - the operator may try to dissuade you from talking to one but if you are polite but firm they will put you through.

It is entirely possible that they still have these documents but are requesting them again for no good reason, it's also possible that they have lost them, you are entitled to know which one it is and a supervisor should be able to answer this for you. When you speak with one they will tell you it will take 10-15 days to review your file, generally it is shorter.

As for the fact that they sent another RFE just a few days before and didn't mention it - well - that's the way they work, no making sense of that. Which country specific site do they send you to for this type of visa? If it is the same one used for IR1/CR1 then the information just can't be used - they only cover IR1/CR1 here and I supposed if they tried to cover all visas with that one page something is going to be left out.

Good luck!