My EP experience

[Loueikun 5]

I am still waiting for NVC too, we have similiar timeline, I called NVC a few times already, they have confirmed they have received my I-130 stuff on August 15th, but no case number yet, they keep telling me 10-20 business days, everytime I call. I will try again on Tuesday after Labor day.

[Ryan H 3,812]

I paid the AOS bill this evening. I was holding out until the GUZ number became a GZO number so I could print the bar code cover sheet once the payment was accepted. However, I decided to get the payment out of the way and once I have that GZO number, I should be able to print the appropriate bar code cover sheet.

[HeatherFeather 0]

You still need the barcode with EP?

[Ryan H 3,812]

You still need the barcode with EP?

A coversheet from the payment portal will need to accompany the scanned documents.

[Ryan H 3,812]

I got the GZO number today. I will be sending the appropriate packages one the appropriate bills show paid.

My suggestion to those of you who will follow is this, pay the bills as soon as you receive them, you don't need to hold out until your case is converted from paper to electronic.

[Ryan H 3,812]

Yesterday my AOS bill showed PAID in the payment portal and today, I emailed the AOS package to the NVC.

My AOS file was nearly 13MB, not wanting to risk rejection for the file being too large, I used the full version of Adobe Acrobat to reduce the size of the file. The reduced size of the file was 3.5MB

In the subject line, write your GZO case number and Affidavit of Support, form I-864 (or form I-864EZ) and documents.

In the body of the email, put the name, date of birth, and email addresses of the petitioner and beneficiary.

Optional (and I opted to do so), you can put a brief statement below the petitioner/beneficiary information that can say something similar to please find the attached I-864 (or I-864EZ) and supporting documents for case number GZO ##########. I then closed it with the statement "thank you for your prompt attention to this matter."

For the AOS package, I put the file together like this:

• coversheet from payment portal
  
• cover letter
  
• I-864EZ
  
• most recent tax return and W2
  
• tax transcripts from the previous two years
  
• employment letter
  
• pay stubs
  

[Ryan H 3,812]

Monday the 12th, I received the AOS invoice in my inbox while I was at work. When I got home after work, it was Tuesday the 13th. I paid the bill and I'm now waiting for the payment portal to show PAID.

[Darnell 8,478]

When yer done/done - I'd like to compare your steps/turn around time with DJ Walker..

Keep at em !

[Ryan H 3,812]

Today (the 14th), the payment portal showed the IV bill was PAID.

To keep the size of the file down, I scanned the white books as JPEG files and then inserted them into a PDF document.

Just as I did with when I emailed the AOS documents, I put the GZO case number in the subject line and after the case number, I wrote, "Application for Immigrant Visa and Alien Registration"

The package itself was composed of the following:

• coversheet from payment portal
  
• cover letter
  
• DS-230 parts I and II
  
• supplemental sheet
  
• copy of my wife's passport bio page
  
• two passport style pictures of my wife, how I did this is I scanned the front side and back side of the pictures and inserted them into the file
  
• marriage certificate white book
  
• birth certificate white book
  
• police certificate white book
  

Just as before, I wrote a brief statement below the petitioner/beneficiary information.

[Ryan H 3,812]

There are many discussions on here about writing the case number on the upper right hand corner of the documents. I choose to not do that. However, prior to each white book document, I place a coversheet in front of it stating what the document was and then put the case number below it.

For example:

Notarial Marriage Certificate

Case Number: GZO ##########

[Saylin 1,605]

There are many discussions on here about writing the case number on the upper right hand corner of the documents. I choose to not do that. However, prior to each white book document, I place a coversheet in front of it stating what the document was and then put the case number below it.

For example:

Notarial Marriage Certificate

Case Number: GZO ##########

Well, for those not doing EP, that really wouldn't help. The point of writing the case number on each document is in case it gets misplaced, having the case number on it makes the process of joining it back to the case file so much easier. Although, with EP, that really shouldn't be a problem as they can't drop on the floor an electronic file. Although, since you are doing EP, you could have just digitally added the case number to each form and document. That's what I did.

[Ryan H 3,812]

I received a notice from the NVC a short time ago notifying me of acceptance of the AOS package. This notice was received 5 days after I emailed it.

[Ryan H 3,812]

Today I received notice from the NVC that the IV package has been accepted. This notice was received 5 days after I had emailed it. The case complete email could come sometime next week.

[Saylin 1,605]

Today I received notice from the NVC that the IV package has been accepted. This notice was received 5 days after I had emailed it. The case complete email could come sometime next week.

Good luck!

I find it weird you got acceptance emails for the packages. I never got any and before you, I'd never heard of any EP person getting them. Maybe NVC is changing the EP program!

[Ryan H 3,812]

I find it weird you got acceptance emails for the packages. I never got any and before you, I'd never heard of any EP person getting them.

It's quite possible I'm inappropriately interchanging "accepted" and "received." I used the term "accepted" in previous posts because they were not rejected. The email itself from the NVC used the term "received."

Good luck!

Thanks!

Edited September 20, 2011 by Ryan H