NVC Filers - April 2011

[JerryA 1]

Stupid RFE ! They want a copy of my permanent residence card. Sent that out already but it was never listed as one of the required civil docs. I have gone through them like 15 times to make sure i did not miss something. oh well andother waiting game begins.

Is that copy of canadian permanent residence card that they asked for in RFE?

Am getting together IV package for EP. My wife is a Canadian citizen. Do I have to add her canadian permanent residence card too to the package? Hope not coz, I duuno if she still has it.....!

[CanadaLove 16]

once we get our case number, can we go ahead and email the choice of agent or do we have to wait?

Go ahead and email, as long as you've given the operator your email addresses and/or opted in for electronic contact.

[felo391971 4]

WOW i call today and they were slightly nasty i been a week from the time they recive the Ds 230 im doing this true mail as Bogota is not of the lucky ones that can do the process online.

Just wondering how long it may take they said the documents recived have not been pair with the cases.

[JerryA 1]

Getting IV package together to have it ready. Less documents to scan this time.

• Two (2) Passport Size Photographs of Beneficiary (NVC Case Number, beneficiary’s full name, and date of birth are written on back of both)

• Biographic Data Page(s) of Beneficiary’s Passport

• Birth Certificate of beneficiary

• Marriage Certificate

• Police Certificates for Beneficiary

Anything else I should be including in package other than Document cover sheet & Cover letter?

[giamimigio 21]

Go ahead and email, as long as you've given the operator your email addresses and/or opted in for electronic contact.

yup operator took the emails and also gave the IIN. i emailed it already as well. thanks for the reply :thumbs:

[Saylin 1,605]

Stupid RFE ! They want a copy of my permanent residence card. Sent that out already but it was never listed as one of the required civil docs. I have gone through them like 15 times to make sure i did not miss something. oh well andother waiting game begins.

You have to remember the list of required documents is only for the basic cases where the beneficiary is a citizen of the country. There are always other documents that might be needed if your case is not "normal". Like those on previous J1 visas have to send in proof they fulfilled the residency requirement, even though that's not on the list of required documents.

[Saylin 1,605]

Is that copy of canadian permanent residence card that they asked for in RFE?

Am getting together IV package for EP. My wife is a Canadian citizen. Do I have to add her canadian permanent residence card too to the package? Hope not coz, I duuno if she still has it.....!

If she's a Canadian citizen, then it's fine. Was she naturalised though? If she was born in Canada, then she wouldn't have a permanent resident card. If she was naturalised though, it might be a good idea to send in the certificate.

Getting IV package together to have it ready. Less documents to scan this time.

• Two (2) Passport Size Photographs of Beneficiary (NVC Case Number, beneficiary's full name, and date of birth are written on back of both)

• Biographic Data Page(s) of Beneficiary's Passport

• Birth Certificate of beneficiary

• Marriage Certificate

• Police Certificates for Beneficiary

Anything else I should be including in package other than Document cover sheet & Cover letter?

You've got everything!

[JerryA 1]

If she's a Canadian citizen, then it's fine. Was she naturalised though? If she was born in Canada, then she wouldn't have a permanent resident card. If she was naturalised though, it might be a good idea to send in the certificate.

You've got everything!

Naturalised - YES. Gonna send in that too. Thanks saylin.

[Saylin 1,605]

Naturalised - YES. Gonna send in that too. Thanks saylin.

I'm not positive it's a requirement, but just to be on the safe side, it'd be a good idea to send it.

[KarenB 0]

Is that copy of canadian permanent residence card that they asked for in RFE?

Am getting together IV package for EP. My wife is a Canadian citizen. Do I have to add her canadian permanent residence card too to the package? Hope not coz, I duuno if she still has it.....!

Yes it is the permanent residence card, but i dont think you would need it if your wife has a canadian passport. If not then just to be safe maybe you could add it at the very end of your IV package. Wouldn't hurt.

Getting IV package together to have it ready. Less documents to scan this time.

• Two (2) Passport Size Photographs of Beneficiary (NVC Case Number, beneficiary’s full name, and date of birth are written on back of both)

• Biographic Data Page(s) of Beneficiary’s Passport

• Birth Certificate of beneficiary

• Marriage Certificate

• Police Certificates for Beneficiary

Anything else I should be including in package other than Document cover sheet & Cover letter?

Looks great.

You have to remember the list of required documents is only for the basic cases where the beneficiary is a citizen of the country. There are always other documents that might be needed if your case is not "normal". Like those on previous J1 visas have to send in proof they fulfilled the residency requirement, even though that's not on the list of required documents.

I realise i needed to show proof of legal stay here but did not realise NVC needed to see it. Well i guess others will learn from my mistake.

[KarenB 0]

Anyone get an auto reply from the NVC electronic email recently? didn't get one when i sent off the required doc today.

[charity1214 3]

Anyone get an auto reply from the NVC electronic email recently? didn't get one when i sent off the required doc today.

I never got auto-replies for my sent documents... and yet, a few days later I received an official reply from NVC saying they received them, so don't worry too much. I over-worried and resent it twice... ended up with NO auto-replies, but 3 confirmations a few days later. LOL They probably think I'm nuts. oh well! But i have received auto-replies for just regular emails. weird.

[kimsue 3]

You have to remember the list of required documents is only for the basic cases where the beneficiary is a citizen of the country. There are always other documents that might be needed if your case is not "normal". Like those on previous J1 visas have to send in proof they fulfilled the residency requirement, even though that's not on the list of required documents.

Oh, #######. I didn't know about this one. My husband had a J1 in 2009... the "2 year rule" didn't apply to him, but I can see how I should probably prove that. I did send proof that he fulfilled the requirements in the I-130 package, but I doubt they will look in there. Thanks for bringing this to my attention, Saylin! Better to preempt another checklist.

I'm never going to get out of the NVC!

[KarenB 0]

I never got auto-replies for my sent documents... and yet, a few days later I received an official reply from NVC saying they received them, so don't worry too much. I over-worried and resent it twice... ended up with NO auto-replies, but 3 confirmations a few days later. LOL They probably think I'm nuts. oh well! But i have received auto-replies for just regular emails. weird.

Thanks Charity1214. Well i have already sent the doc like three times so will just have to sit back and cross my fingers now. NVC is getting wierder by the minute

[JerryA 1]

Anyone get an auto reply from the NVC electronic email recently? didn't get one when i sent off the required doc today.

No automated replies to emails so far! Sent AOS package yesterday.