Barcoded page for I-864 question

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So I have a question. I have all my financial documents I864 and everything together. My status on my AOS fee online is PAID. My husband sent out his email for Choice of Agent a few days ago. I used the shortcuts to print out a barcode page...but then I saw on the Online payment site that there is a place to print a barcoded page. Okay 2 questions actually...

1. Am I ready to send out the I-864 packet now or do I wait for the confirm email from the NVC to my husband?

2. Which barcoded sheet should I use. (They look very different to me...)

Thanks and <3,

Samantha Hristova.

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Samantha,

I used both the page that was provided by the payment site and the one that is instructed by James' Shortcuts. Our DS-230 and I-864 were processed without any difficulties.

1) make sure you include all coversheets with barcodes. Once you pay your fee bill it will take you several weeks before you receive the Coverletter with barcode from the NVC. If you follow the instructions on James' Shortcuts you can create your own cover sheet.

2) Include the Fee Payment Coversheet, this is a way that NVC will verify that you paid your stuff, otherwise you may get a RFE to send in more information

3) Though it doesn't say it on James' Shortcuts, we included a Table of Contents for our package. That way it makes it easy for the NVC to know what you have in the package (in case something drops when they open it) and it makes it very well organized for them to go through it.

Ours was something like this

Page 1 .... I-864 Cover Sheet

Page 2 .... I-864 Fee Bill Payment Cover Sheet

Page 3 .... I-864 Cover Letter

Page 4-6.. I-864 Form

Page 7 .... Attachment 1

Page 8-10 Copy of W-2 Tax Returns

...etc

We also sent in the I-864 and the DS-230 in the same package. Make sure to include two 2x2 passport photos of the beneficiary. I almost forgot to do that before I sent my stuff to my wife to send in. Good luck with everything.

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Sorry I forgot to say thank you. I've been very busy. I just got a job...that would have been lovely support for the I864, my grandma died, my best friend's car got totalled and I've been busing her and her 2 kids about...ugh, everything at once.

I used your advice and I'm glad you added that you sent them both at once. I will as well. I just finished compiling everything that doesn't have to be printed out tomorrow. I will print, make copies of DS230 docs, make copies of everything and then send send send tomorrow (hopefully). Last time I think I spent 4 days making sure it was all correct for the I130!

I also added a copy of the Acceptance Letter from the company I start for in January that I had to sign and send back to the company for verification. It had my salary on it. Maybe they will accept that and my joint sponsor will get away scott-free. Either way, at least that's one less stress for this recent graduate! Now gimme my friggin husband!

<3 Sam