LingChe for Wife and Stepson??

[mlybrand 0]

Accidentally posted this to the PR group over the weekend and only now realized my error. So, here I repost:

Okay, so I just got my NOA2 09/30 (no hard copy yet) for both my wife and my stepson. I get the whole LingChe thing for my wife, but what are the similar steps that I take for my stepson? Some concerns that I wonder about:

1. I understand that I only pay the I-864 fee for both, but do I send 2 I-864s? How will that work?

2. How do I carry out the change of agent for my stepson (9 years old)? Does my wife designate me on his behalf?

3. Any tips on how best to keep the two applications together as they go through NVC?

4. Any "gotchas" you guys can think of that I haven't even considered?

I would appreciate any links in the wiki that you know of. Or links to prior threads where these issues are addressed. (Or respond here in this thread, of course smile.gif

Thanks in advance.

Mark smile.gif

[NArocks 13]

You answer was pretty correct here given by Haole.

(Haole @ Oct 2 2009, 10:53 PM)

1. I understand that I only pay the I-864 fee for both, but do I send 2 I-864s? How will that work? YES! They are 2 separate petitions. Double everything.

2. How do I carry out the change of agent for my stepson (9 years old)? Does my wife designate me on his behalf? YEP! She signs the DS 230 for him also.

3. Any tips on how best to keep the two applications together as they go through NVC? Submit their papers in 2 separate envelopes in 1 package.

There is only one AOS fee bill ( I had 2 CR2 visa going at the same time ) our NVC numbers where concurrent when the applications came. As stated place 2 seperate packages in one envelope. You can always call the NVC to make sure they are together. NVC operators are pretty helpful, if you get a bad one call back and more than likley the next one will help you

Same ansawer from ME did not have an oline option did everything express mail.

[mlybrand 0]

You answer was pretty correct here given by Haole.

(Haole @ Oct 2 2009, 10:53 PM)

1. I understand that I only pay the I-864 fee for both, but do I send 2 I-864s? How will that work? YES! They are 2 separate petitions. Double everything.

2. How do I carry out the change of agent for my stepson (9 years old)? Does my wife designate me on his behalf? YEP! She signs the DS 230 for him also.

3. Any tips on how best to keep the two applications together as they go through NVC? Submit their papers in 2 separate envelopes in 1 package.

There is only one AOS fee bill ( I had 2 CR2 visa going at the same time ) our NVC numbers where concurrent when the applications came. As stated place 2 seperate packages in one envelope. You can always call the NVC to make sure they are together. NVC operators are pretty helpful, if you get a bad one call back and more than likley the next one will help you

Same ansawer from ME did not have an oline option did everything express mail.

Thanks. I assume that it will make a little more sense once I get my AOS bill. That is the only part that I wonder about: do I just make two copies of the cover sheet? Again, once I get the AOS bill, maybe it is self-evident, but from this side of the process I have a nagging doubt still....

Mark

[mlybrand 0]

Bump. (Let me know, please, if bumping is frowned upon and I won't do it again).