NVC Filers - March 2012

[foobaz123 39]

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 ?

LoL. Government, For The Win!

Do you mean to say they won't accept the same ones at all or just merely that original ones have to be handed in? Originals make sense, but this is GUZ we're talking about, no?

[Saylin 1,605]

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.

As long as whatever you use doesn't leak through to the front, then it doesn't really matter what you use. In my case, I used a pen and wrote as light as I could.

And the poutine goes to (envelope opening).........Saylin. :D

As NVC were closed one day last week, I decided to give you an extra day before sending cleaner for your crystal ball and the email came this afternoon.

Interview. :dance:

April 10. Now just need to find somewhere to live. :D

Grats!

And yay, I finally get poutine!

Just double checking: my petitioner is signing/dating the cover sheets for both the IV and AOS packages ? (not the bar code sheets, but the optional, table of contents ones.)

In my case, I signed the IV package (as it's all about the beneficiary, and I was the beneficiary). And my husband signed the AOS cover letter as the AOS is all about the petitioner.

But, I don't think it would really matter if the petitioner signed the IV cover letter. I doubt many (if any) look at the cover letters anyways.

My husband insisted I took his last name. It really didn't bother me much, I'm kind of old fashioned that way. I got all giddy the first time I got an invitation with Mr. & Mrs. T. Sheeshka lol

The birth certificate thing; I waited on an RFE for that one. I'm the USC and have a passport now, no need for the huge a$ birth certificate.

Hubby's is small and plastic, with the see through windows, like the new Canadian $100 bills. It's pretty cool.

Once you get to NVC, the petitioner's birth certificate isn't needed (only in IR-5 or IR-2 cases, or with joint sponsors being a parent). Only the beneficiary's birth certificate is needed.

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.

I've seen this happen every now and then, or the birth date is wrong, or something similar. NVC should fix the error sometime this week. Just keep calling to inquire about it.

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!

Grats! Please call back and give both the petitioner's and beneficiary's email address. This way, all correspondence is sent by email, not snail mail. Once this is done, yes, you will receive from NVC an "initial information" package that contains the case number and IIN, as well as an expired DS-3032 to submit.

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?

I'd suggest going to my wiki linked in my signature and go to the 'Scanning' section. I describe in great detail how I scanned my two pictures.

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

You're including the untranslated original/certified copy of both the marriage, birth, and police certificate correct? You need to include them along with the translations. Other that that, it looks good

Edited March 6, 2012 by Saylin

[Saylin 1,605]

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

Until April 17th (tax deadline in the US), the most recent tax year is both 2010 and 2011. So, if he hasn't filed 2011, that's okay. As long as you have 2010 and submit that, you're good to go. Just make sure he files soon, as your interview will most likely be after April 17th, and then 2011 tax information will be required. And try to get the tax transcript for 2011 as that's highly preferred. This is what we did in our case. We were at NVC in February and my husband hadn't filed his 2010 taxes, so we just submitted tax transcripts of 2007-2009. Then at the interview, I brought his 2010 tax transcript (which I had just gotten merely a few days earlier).

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?

Like I responded to someone else, as long as it doesn't leak through to the front, it doesn't matter what you use to write with. And it might be overkill for an EP case, but I still did. I even digitally added our case to the top right of each page, even though it's probably not necessary for an EP case. But, I didn't want to leave ANYTHING up to chance.

[Darnell 8,478]

LoL. Government, For The Win!

Do you mean to say they won't accept the same ones at all or just merely that original ones have to be handed in? Originals make sense, but this is GUZ we're talking about, no?

1. send in a set to NVC via EP

2. bring another set for GUZ IV document intake day.

[foobaz123 39]

As long as whatever you use doesn't leak through to the front, then it doesn't really matter what you use. In my case, I used a pen and wrote as light as I could.

Grats!

And yay, I finally get poutine!

In my case, I signed the IV package (as it's all about the beneficiary, and I was the beneficiary). And my husband signed the AOS cover letter as the AOS is all about the petitioner.

But, I don't think it would really matter if the petitioner signed the IV cover letter. I doubt many (if any) look at the cover letters anyways.

Once you get to NVC, the petitioner's birth certificate isn't needed (only in IR-5 or IR-2 cases, or with joint sponsors being a parent). Only the beneficiary's birth certificate is needed.

I've seen this happen every now and then, or the birth date is wrong, or something similar. NVC should fix the error sometime this week. Just keep calling to inquire about it.

Grats! Please call back and give both the petitioner's and beneficiary's email address. This way, all correspondence is sent by email, not snail mail. Once this is done, yes, you will receive from NVC an "initial information" package that contains the case number and IIN, as well as an expired DS-3032 to submit.

I'd suggest going to my wiki linked in my signature and go to the 'Scanning' section. I describe in great detail how I scanned my two pictures.

You're including the untranslated original/certified copy of both the marriage, birth, and police certificate correct? You need to include them along with the translations. Other that that, it looks good

I'll check out the Wiki.

As to the untranslated/translated thing, one nice thing is that for China they come together in a handy "white book". So, two for one!

[Saylin 1,605]

I broke the limit on quoting people Apparently you can only quote & reply to eight people at a time

[foobaz123 39]

Until April 17th (tax deadline in the US), the most recent tax year is both 2010 and 2011. So, if he hasn't filed 2011, that's okay. As long as you have 2010 and submit that, you're good to go. Just make sure he files soon, as your interview will most likely be after April 17th, and then 2011 tax information will be required. And try to get the tax transcript for 2011 as that's highly preferred. This is what we did in our case. We were at NVC in February and my husband hadn't filed his 2010 taxes, so we just submitted tax transcripts of 2007-2009. Then at the interview, I brought his 2010 tax transcript (which I had just gotten merely a few days earlier).

Like I responded to someone else, as long as it doesn't leak through to the front, it doesn't matter what you use to write with. And it might be overkill for an EP case, but I still did. I even digitally added our case to the top right of each page, even though it's probably not necessary for an EP case. But, I didn't want to leave ANYTHING up to chance.

That makes me think of digitally adding the bits to the back...

<-- Fires up GIMP

[Saylin 1,605]

I'll check out the Wiki.

As to the untranslated/translated thing, one nice thing is that for China they come together in a handy "white book". So, two for one!

Ohh, nice

[Saylin 1,605]

That makes me think of digitally adding the bits to the back...

<-- Fires up GIMP

That would work too!

[foobaz123 39]

1. send in a set to NVC via EP

2. bring another set for GUZ IV document intake day.

<--- Confused.....

Why would two entirely separate sets be required? Since one would presumably still have the ones scanned to NVC?

[Saylin 1,605]

FYI everyone, I added a new link to the first post. I got reminded in another thread of how there are country specific documents that sometimes needed to be sent in with the IV package. For example, in China cases, a supplemental P3 form is needed or in Pakistan, the Nikah Nama is needed. So I urge you all to check out http://travel.state.gov/visa/fees/fees_3272.html, choose your country from the drop-down list and verify that you have all needed documents.

[Saylin 1,605]

<--- Confused.....

Why would two entirely separate sets be required? Since one would presumably still have the ones scanned to NVC?

Even in non-EP cases, you still have to bring new passport photos to the interview. One of the requirements... I still wonder what they did with all 9 of my passport-style pictures

[foobaz123 39]

Even in non-EP cases, you still have to bring new passport photos to the interview. One of the requirements... I still wonder what they did with all 9 of my passport-style pictures

LoL

I know you have to bring them, I was just confused as to the implied inability to use the ones you scanned for NVC.

<-- scans and burns them as they're clearly worthless now...

[ny123 0]

wow, thanks to all!

[Saylin 1,605]

LoL

I know you have to bring them, I was just confused as to the implied inability to use the ones you scanned for NVC.

<-- scans and burns them as they're clearly worthless now...

It's the government we're talking about. When have they ever been efficient? *hopes no government people are watching this site as I don't want to be deported*