DS 230

[Idaho RN 1]

Well folks I've got some bad news. After paying the AOS and IV fees, sending in all the required forms, and waiting for nearly a month... I get an email yesterday from the NVC saying they also need my wife's DS230 and all civil documents. HUH? The embassy website clearly states these documents will be collected on the day of the interview. So I call the NVC and they confirm that the documents are required before an interview date will be set.

Fortunately we had completed the DS 230 two weeks ago and it only needed to be printed out. So she sent a Fed Ex envelope with all the documents to me yesterday and when it arrives here I will include the email letter and cover sheet and send it to the NVC for another month of delays.

For those of you at the stage of AOS and IV fees do yourself a favor and triple check everything. Even call the NVC with the list of documents you have and see if they are going to work.

Good luck to all....

[George & Gina 29]

Well folks I've got some bad news. After paying the AOS and IV fees, sending in all the required forms, and waiting for nearly a month... I get an email yesterday from the NVC saying they also need my wife's DS230 and all civil documents. HUH? The embassy website clearly states these documents will be collected on the day of the interview. So I call the NVC and they confirm that the documents are required before an interview date will be set.

Fortunately we had completed the DS 230 two weeks ago and it only needed to be printed out. So she sent a Fed Ex envelope with all the documents to me yesterday and when it arrives here I will include the email letter and cover sheet and send it to the NVC for another month of delays.

For those of you at the stage of AOS and IV fees do yourself a favor and triple check everything. Even call the NVC with the list of documents you have and see if they are going to work.

Good luck to all....

Can you please post a link to the page that says the Immigrant Visa application (DS-230) will be collected at the interview? I was never given that impression by the Embassy Website, the NVC website, nor anything posted on Visa Journey. All of the guides and the information on the NVC site state that it gets sent to NVC along with the coversheet you print online after your IV fee is marked as PAID. I'm just curious as to where this contradictory information is located at on the USEM website.

Thanks,

George

[*wifey* 0]

i believe the ds-230 is collected at the interview if u re going for a K1-visa; but if u re going for a cr-1/ ir-1 then they definitely need it at the NVC already and it ll be forwarded to the embassy for ur interview.

[tripod 0]

the form for k1 is called ds 156 and 157 wc they bring during interview.. and yes i never read that ds 230 will be given during interview it has to be sent during nvc process..

[calibob 73]

To save a checklist from the NVC, make sure that the forms and certificates are originals or certified copies. This will prevent another delay.

Bob

[joyjohn 18]

IT clearly states in the guides:::

11. Paying IV Fee Bill Online & Sending IV Package (DS-230)

a. Time to pay your IV Fee Bill

Important note: Do not pay the IV Fee Bill until you have received the bill, via email, from NVC. If you have not received an email within 1-2 days (after it displays as available to be paid), contact NVC to ensure the bill is ready to be paid.

You should keep checking the website in item #9 to find out when the IV Fee Bill is available online to be PAID

Once you have PAID the IV fee bill, in a couple of days it will post as PAID on the website.

Print the bar-coded sheet from the IV fee bill website and include in your IV package and overnight it to NVC.

If you are unable to pay your IV Fee Bill online, you will have to wait for the bill from NVC, and pay it via mail.

b. Send your IV Package (USPS Express mail gives tracking and essentially insures delivery)

Below are the package contents:

BARCODED Cover Sheet (to be printed from web when your status is PAID online for IV bill)

You OWN cover sheet listing what documents are in the package, so they're easy for the reviewer to locate

Completed DS-230 part I & II and ONLY part I signed by beneficiary.

Photocopy of the beneficiary's passport biographic data page.

Original/certified copy of beneficiary’s birth certificate.

Original/certified copy of beneficiary’s and petitioner’s marriage certificate.

Original police certificates of the beneficiary.

Original/certified copy of military record, if applicable.

Original/certified copy of divorce decree, death certificate, etc. of previous marriage, if applicable.

2 2"X2" (5X5cm) color passport photos of beneficiary as per passport specifications. Department of State IV Packet

Make 2 extra copies of this package. Send 1 copy to the beneficiary

Once everything has been sent in, it's time to wait.

[joyjohn 18]

for a K-3 visa these are your documents::

Two (2) Nonimmigrant Visa Applications, Form DS-156 (prepared in duplicate.) NOTE: K-3/K-4 visa applicants should not fill in Form DS-160, Online Nonimmigrant Visa Application

One (1) Application For Immigrant Visa and Alien Registration, Form DS-230, Part I (You are not required to complete Part II.)

[~happyndinlove~ 540]

Well folks I've got some bad news. After paying the AOS and IV fees, sending in all the required forms, and waiting for nearly a month... I get an email yesterday from the NVC saying they also need my wife's DS230 and all civil documents. HUH? The embassy website clearly states these documents will be collected on the day of the interview. So I call the NVC and they confirm that the documents are required before an interview date will be set.

Fortunately we had completed the DS 230 two weeks ago and it only needed to be printed out. So she sent a Fed Ex envelope with all the documents to me yesterday and when it arrives here I will include the email letter and cover sheet and send it to the NVC for another month of delays.

For those of you at the stage of AOS and IV fees do yourself a favor and triple check everything. Even call the NVC with the list of documents you have and see if they are going to work.

Good luck to all....

That's not a bad news at all.

DS-230 is one of the required documents at NVC. Without it, your case will never be completed. Your wife would also need to bring a copy of her complete (UNSIGNED) DS-230 to her BIG day. She will be asked to sign the form during the pre-interview.

I completed my DS-3032 and DS-230 and mailed 'em to NVC myself.

Edited July 22, 2011 by ~happyndinlove~