ALL F4s

[theindianguy 6]

Congrats Uday..Your PD is current as per October Visa Bulletin....Has NVC Contacted You for the next steps?

No Sir, they have not contacted me yet.Me and USC are hoping to receive email notification from them.

I think that in F4 they have a little delay in sending documents.I can just hope that they act fast.

-Uday

[Sonblom 1]

Yay! We received our first NOA today. Awaiting biometrics appointment notice.

Timeline:

8/27 - Mailed AOS & EAD packet

9/2 - Received at USCIS

9/14 - NOA1 hardcopies received

[sigler 1]

Has any of you had experience with traveling to the US after filing the I-130? Is renewing a B1/B2 visa more difficult for someone if he/she has a pending I-130 application? Thanks.

[vinnette 1]

No not yet im still waiting

[Visa Grant 78]

No Sir, they have not contacted me yet.Me and USC are hoping to receive email notification from them.

I think that in F4 they have a little delay in sending documents.I can just hope that they act fast.

-Uday

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Uday

Did you call NVC(603-334-0700) and provide them the email address for the beneficiary and petitioner? If not, do it right away..

Do not 'wait' on anything via postal mail from NVC - it slows down the processing time, about 3 months, rather u can do everything online from now onwards - and there are 3 things to follow.

You should be'pro-active',instead of reactive and push things INTO NVC based on payment status at the online payment portal or the Affidavit of Support.

and note that the 'downloaded barcode coversheets' contain instructions on 'what to do' for 'each step'.

First

Check the below link

DS 3032 Email

and then send the DS 3032 form through your (beneficiary)email address asap to NVC Email

Then NVC will send the kit via email and you should start assembling all the below documents..

--Original Marriage certificate

--Photocopy of Marriage Certificate

--Original Birth Certificate

--Photocopy of Birth Certificate

--Original Police Clearance Certificate from Local Police Station.

--Original Police Clearance Certificate from Regional Passport Office.

--Photocopy of beneficiary's Indian passport.

This is the link to the NVC payment portal. Bookmark it. You're gonna be checking in a lot...

NVC payment portal

Then read through the below link for more information

NVC Shortcuts

Do let us know if you have any questions/clarifications.

[Visa Grant 78]

No not yet im still waiting

Vinnette

The NVC uses DHL to ship their packages. Once you confirm the date from NVC that case was sent to your embassy/consulate, you can go on the DHL website to approximately track your case. There are forums here talking about it but I'll sum it up below.

1. Go to: http://track.dhl-usa...?nav=TrackByRef

2. In Reference, enter the info as follows:

EXP DD MMM YYYYA

EXP is constant

DD is the date before the day the NVC said they shipped the case.

MMM is the three letters representing the month the NVC shipped the case

YYYY is the year the NVC shipped the case

A is constant

For example, if the NVC says they shipped the case on February 12 2009, this would be entered as "EXP 11 FEB 2009A"

3. Date range for shipment - From: Enter the date of the day NVC said they sent the case

4. Date range for shipment - To: Enter todays date

5. Keep the rest of the fields blank

7. Once you enter the info, press "Track"

8. After a while you will see a list of all of the packages that left the NVC today. You need to search for the specific consulate, in your case Lima?

9. When you find the shipment the corresponds to your consulate, you will see the tracking number that you can record.

10. You can then track the shipment from the NVC to your specific Consulate

[Visa Grant 78]

Put the originating Zip code....For the NVC it would be: 03801..If u don't get any results using the format "EXP 12 JUN 2010A" (where the number twelve is the date) change the "A" to "B" or "C" and often will get results.Also change to a different date.

[theindianguy 6]

Has any of you had experience with traveling to the US after filing the I-130? Is renewing a B1/B2 visa more difficult for someone if he/she has a pending I-130 application? Thanks.

Brother your B1/B2 visa will not be affected with your case.

I with personal experience is letting you know this.

I-130 was filed in 2001 for me and for my family.I went to US twice,once in 2007 and 2009 with no problems at all.I got visa in april 2007 itself,so no worries.

However you must let us know that your case is at NVC? or your I-130 is still pending?

-Uday

[theindianguy 6]

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Uday

Did you call NVC(603-334-0700) and provide them the email address for the beneficiary and petitioner? If not, do it right away..

Do not 'wait' on anything via postal mail from NVC - it slows down the processing time, about 3 months, rather u can do everything online from now onwards - and there are 3 things to follow.

You should be'pro-active',instead of reactive and push things INTO NVC based on payment status at the online payment portal or the Affidavit of Support.

and note that the 'downloaded barcode coversheets' contain instructions on 'what to do' for 'each step'.

First

Check the below link

DS 3032 Email

and then send the DS 3032 form through your (beneficiary)email address asap to NVC Email

Then NVC will send the kit via email and you should start assembling all the below documents..

--Original Marriage certificate

--Photocopy of Marriage Certificate

--Original Birth Certificate

--Photocopy of Birth Certificate

--Original Police Clearance Certificate from Local Police Station.

--Original Police Clearance Certificate from Regional Passport Office.

--Photocopy of beneficiary's Indian passport.

This is the link to the NVC payment portal. Bookmark it. You're gonna be checking in a lot...

NVC payment portal

Then read through the below link for more information

NVC Shortcuts

Do let us know if you have any questions/clarifications.

Sir, I am doing the above steps right away,Please guide me through.For now i am following your steps and will let you know on further notification from NVC.

Thank you,

Regards,

Uday

[Visa Grant 78]

. Don't forget that NVC requires original documents and no choices...and it will be returned at the time of the visa interview. When u send the DS 3032 email, you should get a automated reply from them. Also call them and validate whether they have received the DS 3032.The important number is the IIN(Immigration identification number), which is not given on phone by NVC :unsure:rather it is being sent through the email kit by NVC. This number will be useful for online payments.

The information provided in the below link is also useful for FB4 visa category. Thanks to Lotofpatience VJ member for compiling this clearly..

NVC Info

Make sure the Petitioner is ready with the employment letter and the paystubs/IRS Transcripts(1 (800) 829-1040)

While filling the DS3032,I-864,DS230 forms, make atleast 3 copies of the filled in document and keep them for yourself incase of any emergency need.

Good Luck

Sir, I am doing the above steps right away,Please guide me through.For now i am following your steps and will let you know on further notification from NVC.

Thank you,

Regards,

Uday

[Visa Grant 78]

Vinnette

The NVC uses DHL to ship their packages. Once you confirm the date from NVC that case was sent to your embassy/consulate, you can go on the DHL website to approximately track your case. There are forums here talking about it but I'll sum it up below.

1. Go to: http://track.dhl-usa...?nav=TrackByRef

2. In Reference, enter the info as follows:

EXP DD MMM YYYYA

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Vinnette

I tried....

EXP 07 SEP 2010A

EXP 14 SEP 2010A

EXP 15 SEP 2010A

and it works..

[theindianguy 6]

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Uday

Did you call NVC(603-334-0700) and provide them the email address for the beneficiary and petitioner? If not, do it right away..

Do not 'wait' on anything via postal mail from NVC - it slows down the processing time, about 3 months, rather u can do everything online from now onwards - and there are 3 things to follow.

You should be'pro-active',instead of reactive and push things INTO NVC based on payment status at the online payment portal or the Affidavit of Support.

and note that the 'downloaded barcode coversheets' contain instructions on 'what to do' for 'each step'.

First

Check the below link

DS 3032 Email

and then send the DS 3032 form through your (beneficiary)email address asap to NVC Email

I was gong through NVC Shortcuts and found something.

Please read the red underlined text.

6. Send DS-3032 to continue processing.

The DS-3032 AKA Choice of Agent, is the form that indicates who will pay the bills and accept other documents from NVC.

Once all documents are fully loaded in, the AVR message MIGHT change.

Operators will be able to tell you if the DS-3032 has been generated.

If the DS-3032 has been generated, you can email it [8] or use the instructions at the top of this guide to create your own barcode cover-sheet.

Attempts to send DS-3032 via email may or may not receive an automated response...but the automated response does not mean it's been accepted.

Due to SPAM filters at NVC, if you do not get an automated response immediately, either switch to a different email account or mail the DS-3032.

Once accepted, you will get an email message...or you can confirm with operator.

Attempts to mail or email DS-3032 before it's been generated are useless. It's like trying to pay a water bill for a house that hasn't been built yet.

The auto response email just means that they accepted your email. It doesn't mean they can do anything with it.

It’s a good idea to mail AND email the DS-3032

Should I call and confirm that DS-3032 has been generated or should i send DS-3032 anyway.?

One thing more I am derived beneficiary,My age is 21 years and 5 months,case was pending at USCIS for 8 years,I emailed NVC stating my age and CSPA act so that i can also get VISA.My CSPA age comes out to be 13 years.Should i do anything further or that is good enough.?

Thanks again

Uday

[Visa Grant 78]

I was gong through NVC Shortcuts and found something.

Please read the red underlined text.

6. Send DS-3032 to continue processing.

The DS-3032 AKA Choice of Agent, is the form that indicates who will pay the bills and accept other documents from NVC.

Once all documents are fully loaded in, the AVR message MIGHT change.

Operators will be able to tell you if the DS-3032 has been generated.

If the DS-3032 has been generated, you can email it [8] or use the instructions at the top of this guide to create your own barcode cover-sheet.

Attempts to send DS-3032 via email may or may not receive an automated response...but the automated response does not mean it's been accepted.

Due to SPAM filters at NVC, if you do not get an automated response immediately, either switch to a different email account or mail the DS-3032.

Once accepted, you will get an email message...or you can confirm with operator.

Attempts to mail or email DS-3032 before it's been generated are useless. It's like trying to pay a water bill for a house that hasn't been built yet.

The auto response email just means that they accepted your email. It doesn't mean they can do anything with it.

It's a good idea to mail AND email the DS-3032

Should I call and confirm that DS-3032 has been generated or should i send DS-3032 anyway.?

One thing more I am derived beneficiary,My age is 21 years and 5 months,case was pending at USCIS for 8 years,I emailed NVC stating my age and CSPA act so that i can also get VISA.My CSPA age comes out to be 13 years.Should i do anything further or that is good enough.?

Thanks again

Uday

Uday

If you have provided the email address for the beneficiary and petitioner to NVC, then go ahead and send the DS 3032 contents in the beneficiary email address to NVCINQUIRY@state.gov.

As your priority date is current, you can send the DS 3032 email right away. NVC will respond to all emails.Call NVC a day or two to check whether they have received your DS3032..

When calling NVC, do mention about the CSPA and check/provide the CSPA information for your case. Do check the below link and ask any of your queries with the NVC.

CSPA

[vinnette 1]

Im waiting on interview date

[twulf 0]

Hi Got a question for you guys since you are in same boat..any idea how long does it take for US citizen sister applying for a Canadian citizen brother and his family who are currently in Canada. I know its like 9-10 years but was wondering if these times are different for people who are in Canada and may be its a slow immigrant traffic area