How to fix this with NVC?

[chapu 0]

Try to make it short:

1) I submitted I-130 for my wife through an attorney back in January 08. I paid the attorney for handling I-130 case only. In June 08, my wife's I-130 was approved by USCIS and forwarded to NVC (along with attorney's info).

2) In July 08, NVC assigned the case number and sent the I-864 fee bill AND immigration visa fee bill TOGETHER to the attorney's office. The attorney then forwarded the package to me and told me to write a letter and tell NVC that the attorney's office would not represent me in this visa case.

3) In late July 08, I sent two money orders for both I-864 fee and immigration visa fee to NVC, along with letter asking NVC to send future package directly to me. Later I confirmed that both money orders had been cashed in early August 08.

Now three weeks passed, I have not received anything from NVC.

From reading the threads in the forum I just found that I supposed to take the path by first receiving the "Choice of Agent" (Form DS-3032) from NVC, followed by the bills and forms. But because of the former attorney, I started on a different (wrong?) path and now the steps are mixed up.

What should I do to correct this with NVC? Do I still need to submit DS-3032 even I already paid all the fees?

Thanks all for your help!

[vbtbmrt 2]

you could try to send a choice of agent form to them or you could e-mail them telling them it has been changed you are now the agent good luck

[happyinlove012408 0]

You may want to call the NVC to make sure if everything on your case is updated. Good luck.

[Todd-Leah 0]

Try to make it short:

1) I submitted I-130 for my wife through an attorney back in January 08. I paid the attorney for handling I-130 case only. In June 08, my wife's I-130 was approved by USCIS and forwarded to NVC (along with attorney's info).

2) In July 08, NVC assigned the case number and sent the I-864 fee bill AND immigration visa fee bill TOGETHER to the attorney's office. The attorney then forwarded the package to me and told me to write a letter and tell NVC that the attorney's office would not represent me in this visa case.

3) In late July 08, I sent two money orders for both I-864 fee and immigration visa fee to NVC, along with letter asking NVC to send future package directly to me. Later I confirmed that both money orders had been cashed in early August 08.

Now three weeks passed, I have not received anything from NVC.

From reading the threads in the forum I just found that I supposed to take the path by first receiving the "Choice of Agent" (Form DS-3032) from NVC, followed by the bills and forms. But because of the former attorney, I started on a different (wrong?) path and now the steps are mixed up.

What should I do to correct this with NVC? Do I still need to submit DS-3032 even I already paid all the fees?

Thanks all for your help!

I would advise you to call NVC, listen to the IVR for your case status to determine what's the step to take.

Or talk to a live rep, tell her/him your situation, mention about the letter you sent and ask whether the choice of agent has been taken care in the NVC's system.

You need correct timing and follow up step-by-step when dealing with NVC to avoid delays. Many people on VJ were able to get out of NVC within 4-6 weeks with the step-by-step guide here:

http://www.visajourney.com/wiki/index.php/..._live_in_the_US

Leah

[chapu 0]

Just called NVC and talked to a rep. I was told that the DS-3032 issue has been taken care of. A package will be sent out soon.

Question for I-864: I plan to send my own tax copy with I-864. What should I include in the copy, 1040, all schedules, and W-2s. How about 1098 and 1099 from banks/brokers?

Thanks a lot.

[Todd-Leah 0]

Just called NVC and talked to a rep. I was told that the DS-3032 issue has been taken care of. A package will be sent out soon.

Question for I-864: I plan to send my own tax copy with I-864. What should I include in the copy, 1040, all schedules, and W-2s. How about 1098 and 1099 from banks/brokers?

Thanks a lot.

Request a tax transcript from IRS, it's free. It will take care of all the different schedules.

Are you aware that you don't have to wait for hardcopy from NVC to arrive to take the next steps ?

Leah

[Yiyi and Chris 0]

You can send the 1099's...

Call NVC listen to what the AVR say and then talk to an operator and ask her exactly what path you should go OR try using James's shortcut and send your papers (we finished our NVC process without receiving a single paper from NVC)

Edited August 22, 2008 by Yiyi and Chris