I-130 response received. Now Affidavit of Support.

[JohnJ500 0]

After about a year since making the I-130, we have received three sets of papers from the Dept of Homeland Security etc. / National Visa Centre etc

1. An I-979 Notice of Action sent to my wife (permanent US resident)

2. Letter to my wife in USA regarding payment of Affidavit of Support.

Apparently, because of my wife’s location we cannot submit forms and documents electronically, but we have to pay online, return to the website three days later, print Document Cover Sheet, go to the receipt page, and follow some instructions there. Those instructions remain a mystery (would be useful to know in advance), although there are two sets of instructions re fee paying; the first looks thorough and then the second is more detailed. They’re really aiming for clarity aren’t they!!!!

And anyway, telling people in certain geographical areas that their application can’t be processed online and then telling them to pay online seems like asking people to doubt that they are following the instructions correctly. Nowhere in the two sets of instructions does it say what to do with the printed Document Cover Sheet, or how to “submits forms and documents physically by postal mail”. Those details must be in the mystery instructions that we’ll find out online “three days later”.

The letter says, “Payers who are unable to use the online payment method must….”

So do they mean anyone who has a technical problem, or do they mean all people who don’t live in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Guangzhou or Montreal?

This mailing included a form for naming an agent or attorney to receive mail on my wife’s behalf. Not going to assign anyone for this job and we’ll take care of this ourselves. Is this advisable?

QUESTION: There is a note: “If the applicant intends to adjust status with the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), please contact the NVC before making any payments or taking further action”.

Please can anyone tell me what this means?

- The applicant is my wife (the US permanent resident), not me (the UK citizen) ? This is confusing because elsewhere they refer to the “applicant” and the “petitioner”, which as far as I can see are the same person (my wife is applying, in other words, ‘petitioning’ for me to move to the US).

- What is meant by “adjust status”? I assume it means when my wife becomes a citizen (about a year form now) ?

3. I received, in the UK, pretty much the same as number 2 above (but without the invoice). Looks like I also have to complete a form for naming an agent or attorney to receive mail on my behalf.

I am pretty sure I “get” what these forms are asking and I am being pedantic just because the instructions and information provided are so badly constructed and this matter is too important to make any error. Thinking, “I’m almost entirely certain what they mean” is not sufficient.

Thanks in advance for any clarification or confirmation.

John

[Leah 1]

After about a year since making the I-130, we have received three sets of papers from the Dept of Homeland Security etc. / National Visa Centre etc

1. An I-979 Notice of Action sent to my wife (permanent US resident)

2. Letter to my wife in USA regarding payment of Affidavit of Support.

Apparently, because of my wife’s location we cannot submit forms and documents electronically, but we have to pay online, return to the website three days later, print Document Cover Sheet, go to the receipt page, and follow some instructions there. Those instructions remain a mystery (would be useful to know in advance), although there are two sets of instructions re fee paying; the first looks thorough and then the second is more detailed. They’re really aiming for clarity aren’t they!!!!

And anyway, telling people in certain geographical areas that their application can’t be processed online and then telling them to pay online seems like asking people to doubt that they are following the instructions correctly. Nowhere in the two sets of instructions does it say what to do with the printed Document Cover Sheet, or how to “submits forms and documents physically by postal mail”. Those details must be in the mystery instructions that we’ll find out online “three days later”.

The letter says, “Payers who are unable to use the online payment method must….”

So do they mean anyone who has a technical problem, or do they mean all people who don’t live in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Guangzhou or Montreal?

This mailing included a form for naming an agent or attorney to receive mail on my wife’s behalf. Not going to assign anyone for this job and we’ll take care of this ourselves. Is this advisable?

QUESTION: There is a note: “If the applicant intends to adjust status with the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), please contact the NVC before making any payments or taking further action”.

Please can anyone tell me what this means?

- The applicant is my wife (the US permanent resident), not me (the UK citizen) ? This is confusing because elsewhere they refer to the “applicant” and the “petitioner”, which as far as I can see are the same person (my wife is applying, in other words, ‘petitioning’ for me to move to the US).

- What is meant by “adjust status”? I assume it means when my wife becomes a citizen (about a year form now) ?

3. I received, in the UK, pretty much the same as number 2 above (but without the invoice). Looks like I also have to complete a form for naming an agent or attorney to receive mail on my behalf.

I am pretty sure I “get” what these forms are asking and I am being pedantic just because the instructions and information provided are so badly constructed and this matter is too important to make any error. Thinking, “I’m almost entirely certain what they mean” is not sufficient.

Thanks in advance for any clarification or confirmation.

John

The petitioner is your wife which is the US permanent resident and is petitioning you. While you is the applicant which is the intending immigrant.

[JohnJ500 0]

The petitioner is your wife which is the US permanent resident and is petitioning you. While you is the applicant which is the intending immigrant.

Thank you for clarifying, Leah.

So I’ll just ignore the “adjusting status” part of the form.

I assume we do return both “choice of address and agent” forms, one signed by me with my UK address and one by my wife with her USA address? The forms are otherwise identical. Something tells me they just sent out a duplicate, because otherwise my wife would sign her form as “signature of applicant” when she is the petitioner, I am the applicant. Any clarification appreciated.

thanks