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Looking4Wife   0

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I just Filed the I-130 to get the party started! :yes:

1. Now I want to get ready for the next round of forms by trying to have the filled out in advance if at all possible… That way as soon as NVC contacts me / my wife with the “forms package”, we will already have all the forms completed and just send it back to them immediately… is this possible?

2. In any event, I am seeing conflicting info on what forms I need to work on next…

2A. When I look at the VisaJourney document/page/guide entitled “What Happens After You Mail the I-130 Out?”, it talks about the following forms: “Of-169”, and “Of-230”. But when I go to the USCIS site, I don’t see those forms listed… what’s up with that?

2B. Also, when I look on the “Timeline” that I filled out for VisaJourney, the “Of-169” and the “Of-230” are NOT mentioned. The next forms it mentions are the DS-3032 (I think that's a form?), and the I-1864.

Again, when I go the USCIS site, nothing turns up for the DS-3032 search?

I already have my I-1864 filled out, and I will order my tax transcripts soon (I just filed for 3 years at the same time, so I suspect I need to wait a bit before I order the transcripts).

3. Are there any other forms or documents that I SHOULD be preparing right now?

4. Also, the VisaJourney page "What Happens After You Mail the I-130 Out?" says that NVC will mail my wife (immigrant) the forms package...?

Is it just me or doesn't that pose a problem (i.e. she will then have to send the stuff to me anyway?) and/or it's counterproductive since I am doing most of the paperwork AND she speaks very little English!? :unsure:

Thanks in advance for any help…

USCIS (CR-1)

06/30/2006 Mailed I-130 USPS Overnight Mail to Nebraska (NSC)

07/03/2006 Express Mail signed for at NSC

07/08/2006 Found out on VJ that my case is transferred to California (CSC)

07/21/2006 NOA1

11/02/2006 NOA2

NVC

11/13/2006 NVC Case # Assigned

11/20/2006 DS-3032 and AOS Fee Bill generated

11/21/2006 Emailed Choice of Agent (from wife/non-USC) in lieu of DS-3032

11/21/2006 Sent AOS Fee Bill Payment via USPS Overnight Mail

11/30/2006 NVC Processed AOS Fee Bill Payment (still no record of receiving Choice of Agent Email)

12/04/2006 Sent DS-3032 Choice of Agent USPS Overnight

12/11/2006 Received I-864 Affidavit of Support (AOS) in mail

12/11/2006 Sent I-864 AOS to NVC via USPS Overnight

12/11/2006 Immigrant Visa (IV) Fee Bill Generated

12/18/2006 Received IV Fee Bill in the mail

12/18/2006 Sent IV Fee Bill payment to NVC via USPS Overnight

01/03/2007 Sent DS-230 USPS Overnight

01/08/2007 NVC processed DS-230

01/12/2007 Received DS-230 (Part 1) and the list of "Documents You Need to Obtain" for Embassy Interview in mail

02/06/2007 Case Complete @ NVC

02/13/2007 Case sent to Embassy

Embassy

03/15/2007 Received Interview Instructions (aka Packet 4)

04/03/2007 Lab Tests

04/04/2007 Medical Exam

04/10/2007 Interview (Conditional Approval)

04/12/2007 Visa Approved!

04/18/2007 Visa in Hand, Gracias a Dios !!!

04/19/2007 Arrival in USA !!! (POE = Atlanta)

05/29/2007 Received Green Card in mail

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Hi!

Once your I-130 is approved, your case is sent to the NVC. Please see the NVC flowchart:

http://www.visajourney.com/examples/NVC_Pr...wchart_v1-2.pdf

To answer some of your questions:

1. Yes, it's good to get all your stuff ready ahead of time.

2B. OF-230 is also known as DS-230.

And yes, the first thing your wife will get is the DS-3032 (Choice of Agent). You will get NOA2 and I-864.

The DS-230 will be sent to the agent (you or your wife depending on who you put down on the DS3032). Because you'll probably do most of the paperwork, you're going to have to be named the agent.

3. Just start collecting documents like birth certificates and later on police certificates.

4. If you're the agent, they'll mail stuff to you not to her.

Good luck!

CR-1

09/16/2005 Mailed I-130 (CSC)

09/21/2005 NOA 1

02/07/2006 NOA 2 (Day 143)

02/25/2006 Petitioner receives AOS Bill in U.S. (Day 161)

02/27/2006 AOS Bill (regular USPS) and DS-3032 (Canada Post regular) are mailed out

03/21/2006 Petitioner receives I-864 package (Day 185)

03/22/2006 Beneficiary receives IV Bill and sends payment - regular mail (Day 186)

03/24/2006 Petitioner sends back I-864 (Day 188)

04/13/2006 Beneficiary receives DS-230 (Day 208)

05/10/2006 Beneficiary sends back DS-230 and docs to NVC via Fedex (Day 235)

05/19/2006 NVC issues RFE on Question # 20 on the DS-230. (Day 244)

05/29/2006 Beneficiary receives RFE and sends it off (Day 254)

06/02/2006 NVC receives RFE (Day 258)

06/16/2006 Case Complete! (Day 272)

07/07/2006 Case forwarded to Consulate in Montreal (Day 293)

08/11/2006 INTERVIEW! VISA APPROVED!

08/14/2006 Picked up visa and crossed the border.

08/25/2006 SS card arrives in the mail

09/07/2006 GC arrives in the mail.

K-3

02/01/2006 Mailed I-129F

02/07/2006 NOA1

04/14/2006 I-129F is approved!

04/24/2006 NVC forwards the application to the consulate in Montreal

05/01/2006 Packet 3 is received from consulate & is sent of 3 days later

07/07/2006 Medical

08/08/2006 INTERVIEW- cancelled bec. of CR-1

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aussiewench   9

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Have a read of NVC Timesavers and James Shortcuts

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You can find me on FBI

An overview of Security Name Checks And Administrative Review at Service Center, NVC & Consulate levels.

Detailed Review USCIS Alien Security Checks

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Looking4Wife,

OF-169 is now DS-2001.

OF-230 is now DS-230

You're not going to find Department of State forms in the USCIS web site.

Become familiar with Google.

Yodrak

I just Filed the I-130 to get the party started! :yes:

1. Now I want to get ready for the next round of forms by trying to have the filled out in advance if at all possible… That way as soon as NVC contacts me / my wife with the "forms package", we will already have all the forms completed and just send it back to them immediately… is this possible?

2. In any event, I am seeing conflicting info on what forms I need to work on next…

2A. When I look at the VisaJourney document/page/guide entitled "What Happens After You Mail the I-130 Out?", it talks about the following forms: "Of-169", and "Of-230". But when I go to the USCIS site, I don't see those forms listed… what's up with that?

2B. Also, when I look on the "Timeline" that I filled out for VisaJourney, the "Of-169" and the "Of-230" are NOT mentioned. The next forms it mentions are the DS-3032 (I think that's a form?), and the I-1864.

Again, when I go the USCIS site, nothing turns up for the DS-3032 search?

I already have my I-1864 filled out, and I will order my tax transcripts soon (I just filed for 3 years at the same time, so I suspect I need to wait a bit before I order the transcripts).

3. Are there any other forms or documents that I SHOULD be preparing right now?

4. Also, the VisaJourney page "What Happens After You Mail the I-130 Out?" says that NVC will mail my wife (immigrant) the forms package...?

Is it just me or doesn't that pose a problem (i.e. she will then have to send the stuff to me anyway?) and/or it's counterproductive since I am doing most of the paperwork AND she speaks very little English!?

Thanks in advance for any help…

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Department of State Forms:

http://foia.state.gov/FORMS/allforms.asp

8-12-2004 I moved to New Zealand(married my Kiwi in US 5/04)

1-12-2006 Received initial packet - It has I-130, I-864 & DS-230 Part 1, DS-2001 & tons of instructions.

Gathering paperwork that we don't have:

5-30-2006 - I-130 FILED AND ACCEPTED BY AUCKLAND CONSULATE!- INTERVIEW: 6/13/2006

6-13-2006 - APPROVED!usaCa.gifnew_zeaC3.gif

6-14-2006 - VISA IN HAND D_SMIL112.gif

08-05-2006 -WE ARE HOME IN THE USA!!! flag12.gif

THREE HAPPY YEARS LATER:

5-10-09 - N-400 filed

8-24-09 - Interview

9-14-09 - Naturalization Oath Ceremony

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Colombia
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Everyone:

Thanks very much for all the responses. I have checked out all the links you guys gave me, and things are starting to make sense now! :yes:

Hopefully I can put together some additional suggestions to streamline this process for others moreso in the future. :D

Sadie33138:

I love that smiley icon you have for your "Visa In Hand"!

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USCIS (CR-1)

06/30/2006 Mailed I-130 USPS Overnight Mail to Nebraska (NSC)

07/03/2006 Express Mail signed for at NSC

07/08/2006 Found out on VJ that my case is transferred to California (CSC)

07/21/2006 NOA1

11/02/2006 NOA2

NVC

11/13/2006 NVC Case # Assigned

11/20/2006 DS-3032 and AOS Fee Bill generated

11/21/2006 Emailed Choice of Agent (from wife/non-USC) in lieu of DS-3032

11/21/2006 Sent AOS Fee Bill Payment via USPS Overnight Mail

11/30/2006 NVC Processed AOS Fee Bill Payment (still no record of receiving Choice of Agent Email)

12/04/2006 Sent DS-3032 Choice of Agent USPS Overnight

12/11/2006 Received I-864 Affidavit of Support (AOS) in mail

12/11/2006 Sent I-864 AOS to NVC via USPS Overnight

12/11/2006 Immigrant Visa (IV) Fee Bill Generated

12/18/2006 Received IV Fee Bill in the mail

12/18/2006 Sent IV Fee Bill payment to NVC via USPS Overnight

01/03/2007 Sent DS-230 USPS Overnight

01/08/2007 NVC processed DS-230

01/12/2007 Received DS-230 (Part 1) and the list of "Documents You Need to Obtain" for Embassy Interview in mail

02/06/2007 Case Complete @ NVC

02/13/2007 Case sent to Embassy

Embassy

03/15/2007 Received Interview Instructions (aka Packet 4)

04/03/2007 Lab Tests

04/04/2007 Medical Exam

04/10/2007 Interview (Conditional Approval)

04/12/2007 Visa Approved!

04/18/2007 Visa in Hand, Gracias a Dios !!!

04/19/2007 Arrival in USA !!! (POE = Atlanta)

05/29/2007 Received Green Card in mail

www.MarriageBuilders.com

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Very good questions. I just got my I-130 approved and it is on a way to NVC. I am totally lost in all the information about what's next. I was sure my K-3 will get approved sooner ( pre-IMBRA of course)

Shortcuts seem to be pretty useful. Thanks to everyone who put those together.

Taxes: I filed mine online through turbotax, so do I need to just print them up? What is that that needs to be submitted. I have my w-2 forms and all that jazz. Do I need to call IRS and request them from IRS?

I am a little confused :help:

I think that I have everything else in order and choice of agent form was faxed to my hubby this morning, so he can sign it and mail it.

This is overwhelming, I thought this day will never come :lol:

Eva.

I-130 approved in 113 days

NVC Processing

07.11.06 Case number assigned

07.24.06 DS 3032/AOS Bill Generated

07.26.2006 DS 3032 via email

07.28.2006 AOS fee paid and overnighted

07.29.06 NVC confirmed getting choice of agent

07.31.2006 Recieved actual AOS/DS 3032 bill via regular mail

07.31.2006 IV Bill generated

08.05.2006 IV bill recieved

08.11.2006 IV Bill Paid sent by mail

08.26.2006 Finally got Affidavit papers by mail

08.28.2006 Sent Affidavit by mail

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7.17.2006 Replied to IMBRA RFE 07.18.2006 Touched ( I guess they recieved RFE) 07.24.2006 Touched

7.26.2006 Touched again 7.28.06 Touched again (they keep sending it to the old address) This case is stuck!

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Taxes: I filed mine online through turbotax, so do I need to just print them up? What is that that needs to be submitted. I have my w-2 forms and all that jazz. Do I need to call IRS and request them from IRS?

I am a little confused :help:

If you e-filed, you may need to order tax transcripts from the IRS. Just give them a call... the transcripts are free.

CR-1

09/16/2005 Mailed I-130 (CSC)

09/21/2005 NOA 1

02/07/2006 NOA 2 (Day 143)

02/25/2006 Petitioner receives AOS Bill in U.S. (Day 161)

02/27/2006 AOS Bill (regular USPS) and DS-3032 (Canada Post regular) are mailed out

03/21/2006 Petitioner receives I-864 package (Day 185)

03/22/2006 Beneficiary receives IV Bill and sends payment - regular mail (Day 186)

03/24/2006 Petitioner sends back I-864 (Day 188)

04/13/2006 Beneficiary receives DS-230 (Day 208)

05/10/2006 Beneficiary sends back DS-230 and docs to NVC via Fedex (Day 235)

05/19/2006 NVC issues RFE on Question # 20 on the DS-230. (Day 244)

05/29/2006 Beneficiary receives RFE and sends it off (Day 254)

06/02/2006 NVC receives RFE (Day 258)

06/16/2006 Case Complete! (Day 272)

07/07/2006 Case forwarded to Consulate in Montreal (Day 293)

08/11/2006 INTERVIEW! VISA APPROVED!

08/14/2006 Picked up visa and crossed the border.

08/25/2006 SS card arrives in the mail

09/07/2006 GC arrives in the mail.

K-3

02/01/2006 Mailed I-129F

02/07/2006 NOA1

04/14/2006 I-129F is approved!

04/24/2006 NVC forwards the application to the consulate in Montreal

05/01/2006 Packet 3 is received from consulate & is sent of 3 days later

07/07/2006 Medical

08/08/2006 INTERVIEW- cancelled bec. of CR-1

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