NVC March 2010 Edition!

[lilib 0]

Darnell, please update the email address for the NVC Electronic Processing/Guangzhou on the VJ Wiki

Thank you

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Dear Sir/Madam:

The National Visa Center (NVC) has received your correspondence indicating that the applicant listed below wishes to participate in the electronic processing of their Immigrant Visa Application at the Consulate in Guangzhou, China.

All further communication with the NVC will now be done through this email address: NVCElectronic@state.gov

All documents and forms that we request and require from you should be scanned copies of the originals. The applicant must present all original forms and documents to the consular officer at the visa interview. Failure to present the required originals at the visa interview will result in a denial or delay in obtaining a visa for the sponsored applicant.

This correspondence is also to notify you that the applicant's case number has changed. The new case number starts with GZO (instead of GUZ) and is followed by a new set of ten numbers. This change was made to identify the case for both the NVC and the Consulate in Guangzhou as participating in electronic processing.

Please reference the below listed case number for all future correspondence with the NVC and the Consulate in Guangzhou.

Edited March 11, 2010 by lilib

[Darnell 8,478]

Darnell, please update the email address for the NVC Electronic Processing/Guangzhou on the VJ Wiki

Thank you

:D - Updated on 26 FEB 2010. http://www.visajourney.com/wiki/index.php?...;action=history

There's also a reference to it here - (25th FEB) http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...=244011&hl=

Do you need to update yer cache?

PS - yer welcome !

PPS - don't forget the P3 GUZ supplemental form - it's UGLY, not fillable via pdf, must be hand written in Chinese Characters. It's the final 'check the address' form, to make sure the P4 gets to the right address. Must go out via email to NVC.

Edited March 11, 2010 by Darnell

[lilib 0]

:D - Updated on 26 FEB 2010. http://www.visajourney.com/wiki/index.php?...;action=history

There's also a reference to it here - (25th FEB) http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...=244011&hl=

Do you need to update yer cache?

PS - yer welcome !

PPS - don't forget the P3 GUZ supplemental form - it's UGLY, not fillable via pdf, must be hand written in Chinese Characters. It's the final 'check the address' form, to make sure the P4 gets to the right address.

Hehe, I always read this one:http://www.visajourney.com/wiki/index.php/NVC_Electronic_Processing, here the EP email address is still NVCGuangzhou

PS and PPS remind me the movie named Mary and Max

Edited March 11, 2010 by lilib

[sachinky 465]

Pay attention, non-EP NVC noobs. Here's Christeen's time tested formula to get you through NVC in one piece alive:

Petitioner: Get NVC # + give operator your email IDs + receive AOS fee bill + pay 70$ online + wait to show paid + print cover sheet + send I-864 AOS with all documents and case # written on each page.

Beneficiary: Get NVC# + receive DS3032 + send DS3032+ DS3032 accepted + IV fee bill available to be paid + pay & wait to show paid + print IV cover sheet + mail DS230 package with all original/certified documents

= wait for case complete + wait for interview to be scheduled.

Suggestions:

1) Have the beneficiary mail SIGNED extra DS230s to you so that you have them handy in case something goes wrong. Or you get hit by a dreaded RFE.

2) If you just received your NOA2, THIS is the time to get your tax stuff and police certificates sorted out. Don't waste time on this.

Currently the # of business days NVC is taking:

3-4 days for NVC to receive your case and assign a case #.

3-4 days to receive emailed links after case # has been assigned and email addresses been given to NVC operator.

1-2 days for the AOS bill to show as PAID.

1-3 days for DS3032 to be accepted.

3-4 days for IV bill to be PAID.

7-8 days for case complete after all your documents have been sent in.

Folks--please make sure your official VJ timelines are up to date. Remember this is our only source of predictions. Thankyou!

Edited March 11, 2010 by sachinky

[sachinky 465]

A guide to the DS230 packet for Indian beneficiaries.

--Cover sheet for Immigrant Visa Bill of $400.

--Two (2) Passport Size Photographs of Beneficiary (Beneficiary's full name, and date of birth are written on back of both).

--DS-230 Part 1 completed and signed by beneficiary.

--DS-230 Part 2 completed by beneficiary, unsigned, as of yet, per instructions.

--Original Marriage certificate

--Photocopy of Marriage Certificate

--Original Birth Certificate

--Photocopy of Birth Certificate

--Original Police Clearance Certificate from Local Police Station, Calcutta

--Original Police Clearance Certificate from Regional Passport Office, Calcutta

--Photocopy of beneficiary's Indian passport.

I864

First thing, I would recommend is that you print out the I-864 form and read the instructions about 2 times. Mark out the relevant portions and ask any questions you might have after that. I would suggest you read the guides for a comprehensive idea about how the AOS packet will comprise.

Recommended AOS package:

I-864 Coversheet (with barcode) for payment of $70

Form I-864 (signed and dated)

2008 Federal Tax Return/W2 and 1099s or IRS tax transcript.

2007 Federal Tax Return and W2 and 1099s or IRS tax transcript.

2006 Federal Tax Return/W2 and 1099s or IRS Tax Transcript

Letter of Employment

Pay stub(s) from the most recent six months

Bank Statements.

Some people are choosing to send in 2009 W2s.

Remember, the USC petitioner will file a I-864 regardless of income. If your joint sponsor lives in the same household as the petitioner, then they will use I-864A. If they live in a separate residence, then they will fill in another I-864.

For your joint sponsor you will need proof of their citizenship/residency. For household member, you will need proof of relationship and same household/residence.

--Skim through the Stupid RFE pinned thread before you send out the packages. And have someone else go over it. Your eyes tend to glaze over when repeatedly viewing your own information. I had my mom and uncle (both familiar with basic info) go over the forms before we mailed them out.

Edited March 11, 2010 by sachinky

[sachinky 465]

RFE (Request For Evidence) NOTES from the LingChe guides:

Stay on top of your case during your stay in NVC so you catch an RFE as soon as it pops up.

IF YOU ARE NOT SURE THAT YOU HAVE AN RFE, USE CAUTION. The RFE advice below is under review. A VJ member has reported that they know of instances where sending in RFE information has delayed cases. We are waiting for specific information on these instances, and until such time we caution all users of the guide to use their best judgement in responding to a "possible RFE".

If you review your packages, you might even find an RFE before NVC does, and can send the correction at anytime.

When reviewing your package, it's helpful to know some common RFE as linked here as well as searching the forums.

If you are issued an RFE, send the required documents.

IF YOU CONFIRM WITH NVC THAT YOU HAVE AN RFE, DISREGARD THE WARNING ABOVE.

BARCODED cover sheet you printed from the website, but when addressing your package, change the Attention line from "ATTN: CMR" to "ATTN: DR"

Your own Cover Sheet listing the documents you're sending and reason.

Include the documents missing or corrected based on operator suggestion and your own common sense.

[Deb+Steve 13]

Hello beautiful people - still no package delivered ... It's been a week. It never takes more than 4 days!!

[mrs. wife! 3]

Morning all!!!

Nothing for me either. Just checked AVR and sign in page.... NOTHING. :crying:

Come on NVC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just gimme the case complete for the love of God!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[sachinky 465]

MrsW--I'm calling tonight for us all.

Deb--Can't you track it--what did you send it via?

[mrs. wife! 3]

MrsW--I'm calling tonight for us all.

Deb--Can't you track it--what did you send it via?

I really hope so! I'm kinda scared with all RFEs received this week and last Saturday.

I can't believe they are taking so long to give you a CC. It's only a bank statement that was missing.... Argh!!!

[mrs. wife! 3]

double post - sorry!

Edited March 11, 2010 by mrs. wife!

[sachinky 465]

Lord only knows what they're doing. I imagine them to be severely backlogged with all the new USCIS approvals.

[mrs. wife! 3]

Lord only knows what they're doing. I imagine them to be severely backlogged with all the new USCIS approvals.

True! Oh well... off to the gym.. talk to yall later! besos!

[Amit-N-Melody 11]

Goooooood Morning everyone!! here's hoping everyone has a great day!!! I started some new yoga this morning...

[siddharth18 0]

Folks,

Please help with Police Clearance Certificate from India. The beneficiary lives in Delhi for 30 + years. She lived in the same house recently for 5 years. Do I have to get Police Clearance Certificate from each local district she lived in previously or just in the same locality where she has lived in for the past 5 years?

Thank you

Sid