Preparing to follow LingChe

[mlybrand 0]

Hi all,

Just got my NOA1 and am studying LingChe. I am planning on following that guide as my shortcut through NVC. Here is the checklist I have for myself. Do y'all think I am missing anything?? (Feel free to comment on any of the questions I posed to myself for further investigation).

Clara (beneficiary - wife)

* DS-3032 Change of Agent (can email, but must be signed by beneficiary???)

* Barcode instructions (after payment, after shipped to NVC??)

* DS-230 (part I and II, beneficiary sign part I??)

* Original or cert copy of marriage cert

* Certificate from Jesus Maria

* Registration with RENIEC (don't send, but have ready for interview) [Note: these two are kinda Peru-specific]

* PCC (for Peru there are 3)

* Certificado Policial (from National Police in Lima)

* Certificado de Antecedentes Penales (from Poder Judicial on Av. Abancay in Lima)

* Antecedentes Judiciales a Nivel Nacional (from INPE on Jr. Carabaya 456 in Lima)

* Embassy states we should wait until case in NVC before acquiring

* Four passport photos (2 for 230, 2 for medical)

* Photocopy of passport bio page

* Original or offical copy of Birth certificate

* Don't think I need it, but my divorce decree

Klever (beneficiary - stepson)

* DS-3032??? Who signs

* Barcode instructions??

* DS-230 (same form??)

* Marriage cert?

* No PCC necessary (he's 9, embassy site states 16 and older)

* Four passport photos (2 for 230, 2 for medical)

* Photocopy of passport bio page

* Original or official copy of Birth certificate

* Don't think I need it, but my divorce decree

* Letter from Klever's father (notarized)

Mark (petitioner)

* I-864

* Tax transcripts

* 6 months current pay verification

* Letter from employer (showing income and position)

* Income should be more than enough so no assets necessary

* Make sure to note 2 prior I-864As for ex-in-laws, but income is still good for 5 person household as opposed to 3 person household, so no issue income-wise.

Mark

[Malrothien 6]

The DS3032 doesn't need to be signed by the beneficiary if it's being emailed using the template on VJ.

[conquest 0]

The DS 3032 does not have to be signed if email but IT HAS TO BE EMAILED FROM THE BENEFICIARIES EMAIL ADDRESS. Not the USC email address

[FinnLove 0]

Hey Mark, thanks for asking these questions! I was wondering how a signed 3032 copy got emailed too. This is helpful!

[Peter&Jaime 1]

Hi all,

Just got my NOA1 and am studying LingChe. I am planning on following that guide as my shortcut through NVC. Here is the checklist I have for myself. Do y'all think I am missing anything?? (Feel free to comment on any of the questions I posed to myself for further investigation).

Clara (beneficiary - wife)

* DS-3032 Change of Agent (can email, but must be signed by beneficiary???) Not if emailed

* Barcode instructions (after payment, after shipped to NVC??) You will get the barcode sheet once you have made payment online. You can then print it out.

* DS-230 (part I and II, beneficiary sign part I??) Correct fill it out with your Peruvian spouse info and signs part I but not part II

* Original or cert copy of marriage cert Obviously translated to English as well

* Certificate from Jesus Maria

* Registration with RENIEC (don't send, but have ready for interview) [Note: these two are kinda Peru-specific]

* PCC (for Peru there are 3) Do you have these yet? If so you need to be careful of the dates. You will most likely have to obtain them again.

* Certificado Policial (from National Police in Lima)

* Certificado de Antecedentes Penales (from Poder Judicial on Av. Abancay in Lima)

* Antecedentes Judiciales a Nivel Nacional (from INPE on Jr. Carabaya 456 in Lima)

* Embassy states we should wait until case in NVC before acquiring

* Four passport photos (2 for 230, 2 for medical)

* Photocopy of passport bio page

* Original or offical copy of Birth certificate

* Don't think I need it, but my divorce decree

Klever (beneficiary - stepson)

* DS-3032??? Who signs

* Barcode instructions?? You will get the barcode sheet once you have made payment online. You can then print it out.

* DS-230 (same form??)

* Marriage cert?

* No PCC necessary (he's 9, embassy site states 16 and older)

* Four passport photos (2 for 230, 2 for medical)

* Photocopy of passport bio page

* Original or official copy of Birth certificate

* Don't think I need it, but my divorce decree

* Letter from Klever's father (notarized)

Mark (petitioner)

* I-864

* Tax transcripts

* 6 months current pay verification

* Letter from employer (showing income and position)

* Income should be more than enough so no assets necessary

* Make sure to note 2 prior I-864As for ex-in-laws, but income is still good for 5 person household as opposed to 3 person household, so no issue income-wise.

Mark

[mlybrand 0]

First, thanks a million for commenting. I have some further clarifying follow-ups, though, based on your answers...

* Original or cert copy of marriage cert Obviously translated to English as well

Well, I have the translation of this document (and the RENIEC registration, just to be safe), but my understanding was that no translations are necessary at this stage since all my docs are in English or Spanish and the interview will take place in Lima. Is this incorrect? Does one still need to make sure translations are provided?

* Original or cert copy of marriage cert Obviously translated to English

* PCC (for Peru there are 3) Do you have these yet? If so you need to be careful of the dates. You will most likely have to obtain them again.

Not yet. I will have Clara get them at the earliest when I get the NOA2 hard copy and at the latest when the NVC sends out their first contact stuff to me. Around that time frame. I emailed the consulate in Lima and they told me that they honor the 3 docs for a year from issuance.

Thanks again.

Mark

The DS 3032 does not have to be signed if email but IT HAS TO BE EMAILED FROM THE BENEFICIARIES EMAIL ADDRESS. Not the USC email address

Will there be some process when we get to the NVC stage where we register our email addresses? Can you give a heads up as to what that is going to look like? I assume the answer to my final question is "no", but can I do anything now to get this set up? (I assume not because I do not have the fabled IIN

Mark

[Malrothien 6]

When you hear on the AVR that NVC has issued a case number, talk to an operator and give them your email addresses.

[mlybrand 0]

When you hear on the AVR that NVC has issued a case number, talk to an operator and give them your email addresses.

So after NOA2, I start calling the AVR? What do I give them, my name, my wife/stepson's name(s), my receipt number with USCIS, my social? Or do I wait for some notice from NVC before calling the AVR?

Thanks for all the information. I hope that this thread will benefit all of us pre-NVC folks, get a handle on what's coming our way.

Mark

[Malrothien 6]

Yeah, when you get NOA2, about 5 days later, start calling the AVR. It'll give you the option to use the USCIS receipt number. Punch that in and it'll say, "The NVC has assigned a case number, blah blah blah." When that happens, call again, talk to an operator, they'll ask for beneficiary's name and DOB, and your name/DOB.

AVR = automated voice response.

Edited September 6, 2009 by Malrothien

[mlybrand 0]

BTW, this page from Dept of State shows that no translations are necessary as long as docs are in English or language of the country where the application is being made:

http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/info/info_3195.html

Just answering my own question...

Mark

[mlybrand 0]

Question about the I-864s:

I have to do two (one for my wife, one for my stepson). My understanding is that I pay only once. How will that work when the rubber meets the road? Will I submit the two separately, with two separate copies of the cover sheet/payment receipt/whatever? Or do I submit them together? If together, one set of income verification documents, or two?

Thanks.

Mark

[Queeny 0]

BTW, this page from Dept of State shows that no translations are necessary as long as docs are in English or language of the country where the application is being made:

http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/info/info_3195.html

Just answering my own question...

Mark

Hey mark, this thread is very helpful. thanks for asking these questions. I called NVC to inquiry about the translation after reading the site you list. They told me that I still needed to have the documents translated even if they are in the official language of the country where my husband lives.

[mlybrand 0]

Hey mark, this thread is very helpful. thanks for asking these questions. I called NVC to inquiry about the translation after reading the site you list. They told me that I still needed to have the documents translated even if they are in the official language of the country where my husband lives.

Good to know, Queeny. Thanks.

The only issue I have is that I have translated the docs already and I will be requesting fresh docs (with different date stamps). Luckily I have an excellent relationship with the agency translating my docs, so I think I can get "updated" translations with little trouble or expense... Still this adds a kink I didn't necessarily need (especially when their own site says it is not necessary).

I am glad the thread is useful. Totally what I wanted. I only hope its content is searchable.

Mark

[conquest 0]

When we went to the interiew we had translated all our docs just to be safe. Several times the inteviewer made coments about translating docs we didnt need to and that it only made the pile bigger. If they are in spanish you dont need to translate them.

But if you think you need to feel safer go ahead and have them translated but you could save your self some money.

[Comboni 0]

Hey guys, good luck on this long journey.

I could use some help here.

I need to get a Certificado de Antecedentes Penales and a Birth Certificate for my k1 visa interview, it seems like these documents come in 2 types: nationwide and for international purposes. And I don't know which one of these types is required for the interview. If anyone has any comment please let me know, I'm dying here!

Thanx