NVC Filers - March 2012

[alizon 77]

It's the long form, just smaller, it's about the size of a half sheet of paper. It's not plastic like credit card plastic, almost like the old shiny newspaper paper but more durable.

Huh, that's cool. My husband's long form was just a normal sized/textured piece of paper like Saylin's. Maybe the variation is a provincial thing?

[sheeshkabelle 153]

Huh, that's cool. My husband's long form was just a normal sized/textured piece of paper like Saylin's. Maybe the variation is a provincial thing?

It's from Manitoba. We got it over the summer, so maybe it's a new thing.

[Trav&Shell 83]

It's the long form, just smaller, it's about the size of a half sheet of paper. It's not plastic like credit card plastic, almost like the old shiny newspaper paper but more durable. If you've seen the new $100 bills, you'd see what I'm talking about.

His short form is about credit card size and same kind of plastic.

He was born in my province wasn't he? Mine's exactly the same way...what a pain! LOL...

[GoingCrazy2012 16]

Just in case anybody has ever seen a case like mine. Comments are really appreciated:

I got my NVC case number and IIN today and obviously my first reaction is to and "test them" on the Invoice Payment Center (website), just to see what it comes up ... so I log in and "Surprise!" the Petitioner's name is "A PREVIOUS NAME" I listed in the I-130!!! ... NOT MY CURRENT NAME! GEEZ!

I called NVC right after I noticed this and spoke to an operator who told to me to scan a copy of my passport and send an email to NVCINQUIRY@state.gov requesting to update my name to my current name.

I already followed all instructions and sent this information as directed about 2 hours ago. Hope they changed this as soon as possible to avoid a potential RFE in the future.

Note: I also sent NVC a copy of the Court Order authorizing the Name Change.

[ny123 0]

I just called NVC, and the guy told me our case number is already assigned, he also told me the number over the phone.

Should I still expect it from regular mail? thnx!

[foobaz123 39]

I'm posting this question blind so I'm sorry if it's been answered elsewhere....

I'm double checking the IV package prior to kicking it out the door and was wondering.. for the picture requirement I have a digital copy of Sue's passport photo which I've resized and cropped to 2x2. The question at hand is, did you guys actually include two pdfs with nothing but that picture in it?

Or did you do something else?

[foobaz123 39]

FWIW, I pondered whether or not I should send extra evidence to the NVC. I ultimately decided to only send what they asked for.

That's what we're going with. Unless USCIS dropped our evidence on the floor, anything more we added would end up being more of the same really.

Speaking of the IV package.. here is the current checklist.. am I forgetting anything?

• Document cover sheet
• DS-230
• Copy of Beneficiary's Passport Biographic Data Page
• Certified Translated Copy of Marriage Certificate
• Certified Translated Copy of Beneficiary's Birth Certificate
• Certified Translated Copy of Beneficiary's Criminal Report
• GUZ-P3 Supplemental Form
• 2 Passport sized pictures of Beneficiary

Edited March 6, 2012 by foobaz123

[keysjangle 145]

Saylin's NVC guide has great instructions for the photos. Also, I think the photos have to have been taken within the last six months, so double check that.

I have a I-864ez/tax question. My husband just paid our AOS and got last years tax transcript in the mail (2010.) he hasn't filed his 2011 taxes yet. How do we deal with that? How can we honestly say "we have filed taxes for three most recent tax years" aahahhdhsjdj

[foobaz123 39]

Saylin's NVC guide has great instructions for the photos. Also, I think the photos have to have been taken within the last six months, so double check that.

I have a I-864ez/tax question. My husband just paid our AOS and got last years tax transcript in the mail (2010.) he hasn't filed his 2011 taxes yet. How do we deal with that? How can we honestly say "we have filed taxes for three most recent tax years" aahahhdhsjdj

I hope so since that's exactly what we did. I sent in the transcripts for 2008, 2009 and 2010 with the idea that 2011 hasn't been filed yet. Being prior to 17April that seems perfectly reasonable.

[keysjangle 145]

My husband is saying the same thing. Won't matter since the deadline isn't past yet. I'm glad his brain operates differently than mine, haha.

[Darnell 8,478]

So, the IV fee bill has come out of the bank but has not yet shown as paid on the website. I'm sure it will soon.

I do have a bit of a dilemma though, do we try and send in additional evidence with the DS-230 or not? I believe that as long as our 200+ pages of evidence didn't get dropped on the floor between USCIS and NVC and then on to GUZ, we ought to be fine. Hell, if that much evidence doesn't do the deed there isn't anything in this world that would (short of us living together with two or three kids).

So really, I'd be resending what was already sent with a possible addendum. The wife says "skip it". I tend to lean in the same direction since I really don't know what more we could send. I may take another look at the size of the PDFs for the master evidence files and see if I can squeeze them into the 10MB limit. Such a silly small limit when you think about it...

it's 10 megabytes per email.

You can put multiple emails out, say one IV thing with 90 evidence things, yes? I mentioned this in the Feb Thread

[foobaz123 39]

it's 10 megabytes per email.

You can put multiple emails out, say one IV thing with 90 evidence things, yes? I mentioned this in the Feb Thread

Aye, that you did. Though, I still don't know what I'd include that hasn't already been done. There comes a point when everything that can be said has been said, no?

A bit of a random question, we're supposed to write the beneficiaries name on the back of the pictures prior to scanning them, yes? That being the case, does it matter whether we do it in ink or with a pencil? Is it really necessary to do with an EP case? If it isn't necessary, is it even necessary to scan physical pictures if you have digital versions?

[Darnell 8,478]

Writing on the back of photo paper with pencil is a huge challenge. Not something one would normally have to deal with.

Can I just do this in fine-tipped sharpie? With pencil it makes me look like a 6 year old on crack.

Fine-tipped sharpie is perfectly acceptable.

[Darnell 8,478]

I just called NVC, and the guy told me our case number is already assigned, he also told me the number over the phone.

Should I still expect it from regular mail? thnx!

call back, give email addresses on you and yer spouse, ask for AOS FEE BILL to be emailed to the Petitioner.

[Darnell 8,478]

Aye, that you did. Though, I still don't know what I'd include that hasn't already been done. There comes a point when everything that can be said has been said, no?

A bit of a random question, we're supposed to write the beneficiaries name on the back of the pictures prior to scanning them, yes? That being the case, does it matter whether we do it in ink or with a pencil? Is it really necessary to do with an EP case? If it isn't necessary, is it even necessary to scan physical pictures if you have digital versions?

I've seen this set 3 ways (Make a Venn Diagram, it's fun!)

1. one page per photo, photo and back of photo in a page.

2. one page per scan, 4 pages total, 2 of photo, 2 of back with the scribbles

3. ONE PHOTO only.

Ultimately, she has to hand over new photos on document intake day cause GUZ IV won't use the scanned photos taken at NVC. Ain't this sh|t fun ?