NVC October 2009 edition

[FinnLove 0]

Cool, thanks! Dumb question, but does he have to specify what they test for (what vaccines he has the antibodies for) or is it just a generic test?

[Malrothien 6]

It's just a generic test to see what you have immunity to.

[Bern. 3]

Okay so, I got the letter of employment from my husband but...of course, it does not include his income thus far but it does have his name, start date, when he got deployed, when he'll be back and there is a letter for them to call if NVC needs to. (I heard they do.) So for income, we're just going to send the past 6 months of pay stubs, and yeah, it should be fine. XD

But if anyone has any suggestions, please voice them! Thanks

[FinnLove 0]

I read somewhere recently that the income should be in the letter, but I have no idea where I read that. Hopefully someone can jump in and give a better answer! I've been waiting to get my employment letter. Is this something I should do now, or wait until I'm ready to send it (so the date is current)?

Thanks Mal and Redmen!!!!! He'll call a doc about it.

Edited September 30, 2009 by FinnLove

[And_Sam 44]

I read somewhere recently that the income should be in the letter, but I have no idea where I read that. Hopefully someone can jump in and give a better answer! I've been waiting to get my employment letter. Is this something I should do now, or wait until I'm ready to send it (so the date is current)?

Thanks Mal!!!!! He'll call a doc about it.

The letter I got from the HR at my job doesn't have the income on there, just that I do work full time and how long I have been there and that I am in good standing with the corporation.

I figured having the pay stubs should be enough and the IRS transcripts for the past 3 years. I hope!!!

[Bern. 3]

I read somewhere recently that the income should be in the letter, but I have no idea where I read that. Hopefully someone can jump in and give a better answer! I've been waiting to get my employment letter. Is this something I should do now, or wait until I'm ready to send it (so the date is current)?

Thanks Mal!!!!! He'll call a doc about it.

The letter I got from the HR at my job doesn't have the income on there, just that I do work full time and how long I have been there and that I am in good standing with the corporation.

I figured having the pay stubs should be enough and the IRS transcripts for the past 3 years. I hope!!!

I'm thinking it should be fine as long as you can prove you make over the 125% poverty line or 100% for military. As long as you can prove it somehow. I called NVC and a fellow said, pay stubs should be fine since not everyone sends in a letter of employment being that it is NOT a requirement, it just helps.

EDIT: As well, if you send a letter of employment, make sure it has the company letterhead. Mine says Department of the Army...followed by Memorandum. I laughed out loud. :|

Edited September 30, 2009 by Bern.

[krammar81 0]

i think on james shortcuts, it says that income should be included on the employment letter, but i think different employers have different policies in giving letters of employment, i think paystubs will take care of it

[Bern. 3]

i think on james shortcuts, it says that income should be included on the employment letter, but i think different employers have different policies in giving letters of employment, i think paystubs will take care of it

So true.

[MsSheka 0]

Okay so, I got the letter of employment from my husband but...of course, it does not include his income thus far but it does have his name, start date, when he got deployed, when he'll be back and there is a letter for them to call if NVC needs to. (I heard they do.) So for income, we're just going to send the past 6 months of pay stubs, and yeah, it should be fine. XD

But if anyone has any suggestions, please voice them! Thanks

Bern you don't need all 6 months of the stubs (you can send most recent like last four) according to NVC unless there has been a change in his income they want the most recent W2,1040 and you can include tax transcripts for the past three years the stubs are just proof that he is currently working it will not have a major effect on the AOS as the W2 1040 and the transcripts will.

[redmen99 1]

I read somewhere recently that the income should be in the letter, but I have no idea where I read that. Hopefully someone can jump in and give a better answer! I've been waiting to get my employment letter. Is this something I should do now, or wait until I'm ready to send it (so the date is current)?

Thanks Mal!!!!! He'll call a doc about it.

The letter I got from the HR at my job doesn't have the income on there, just that I do work full time and how long I have been there and that I am in good standing with the corporation.

I figured having the pay stubs should be enough and the IRS transcripts for the past 3 years. I hope!!!

That should be fine, I would think. I asked my HR department for a letter, then "suggested" what it should say and they just took what I wrote and put it on their letterhead, signed it, scanned it and sent it to me. I used the suggested letter that was on one of the shortcuts so my salary is listed on it, but to me its just duplicating the info that is on your pay stubs.

[pseith 0]

I read somewhere recently that the income should be in the letter, but I have no idea where I read that. Hopefully someone can jump in and give a better answer! I've been waiting to get my employment letter. Is this something I should do now, or wait until I'm ready to send it (so the date is current)?

Thanks Mal!!!!! He'll call a doc about it.

The letter I got from the HR at my job doesn't have the income on there, just that I do work full time and how long I have been there and that I am in good standing with the corporation.

I figured having the pay stubs should be enough and the IRS transcripts for the past 3 years. I hope!!!

I'm thinking it should be fine as long as you can prove you make over the 125% poverty line or 100% for military. As long as you can prove it somehow. I called NVC and a fellow said, pay stubs should be fine since not everyone sends in a letter of employment being that it is NOT a requirement, it just helps.

EDIT: As well, if you send a letter of employment, make sure it has the company letterhead. Mine says Department of the Army...followed by Memorandum. I laughed out loud. :|

Employers are not required to provide salary information on the letter of employment, just information on job title and how long you have been employed at various positions. Your pay records are your responsibility to provide via copies of your paycheck stubs. I had an employee in my department who was dealing with immigrating his South Korean wife here about a year ago. He didn't have his paycheck stubs saved, and he (well, his wife, mainly) was insisting that the company was responsible for providing that information. Human Resources declined to provide that information for him. I got a letter of employment for our I-864, but there is no pay information on it, just my job title and how long I've worked for the company. The burden of proof of income is on the petitioner to provide paycheck stubs and tax records.

[abbielovesjeremy 5]

it seems the evening hours in the usa work best for me. otherwise, a very fast redial phone.

kaushalia, how about if you want to talk to a live person? i don't like talking to machines

[Malrothien 6]

it seems the evening hours in the usa work best for me. otherwise, a very fast redial phone.

kaushalia, how about if you want to talk to a live person? i don't like talking to machines

I always call about 8-9pm EST and wait maybe 3 minutes to speak to an operator.

Speaking of calling NVC - I just called - no update. But he said it's being reviewed.

[abbielovesjeremy 5]

it seems the evening hours in the usa work best for me. otherwise, a very fast redial phone.

kaushalia, how about if you want to talk to a live person? i don't like talking to machines

I always call about 8-9pm EST and wait maybe 3 minutes to speak to an operator.

Speaking of calling NVC - I just called - no update. But he said it's being reviewed.

they have operators working 24/7????

[Malrothien 6]

it seems the evening hours in the usa work best for me. otherwise, a very fast redial phone.

kaushalia, how about if you want to talk to a live person? i don't like talking to machines

I always call about 8-9pm EST and wait maybe 3 minutes to speak to an operator.

Speaking of calling NVC - I just called - no update. But he said it's being reviewed.

they have operators working 24/7????

7am until Midnight EST.