NVC Filers - April 2012

[Saylin 1,605]

AAAARGGGGGHHHHHHH Have to call NVC.. again! These people are killing me.

Just got this email:

INSTRUCTIONS FOR: SHEESHKA,

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

______F - FINANCIAL EVIDENCE:______________________________________

The NVC has received the requested Immigrant Visa Application (DS-230). However, we are still waiting for the response to the checklist letter for the Affidavit of Support (Form I-864). Please return the requested information so that we may complete the processing of your case.

You FOOLS I've emailed it to you TWICE!

No need to email it again. I'm betting this checklist was generated due to the IV being accepted. It's one of those false checklists.

[sheeshkabelle 153]

No need to email it again. I'm betting this checklist was generated due to the IV being accepted. It's one of those false checklists.

But I got one of those already... guess they sent it twice? This one was worded a little different. I'm calling them anyway, I haven't aggravated them yet today.. I miss hearing Piglet's voice!

[Saylin 1,605]

But I got one of those already... guess they sent it twice? This one was worded a little different. I'm calling them anyway, I haven't aggravated them yet today.. I miss hearing Piglet's voice!

What date did you get the first one?

And go ahead and call of course

[Laure&Colin 558]

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Saylin, may I ask: why is it that NVC doesn't include 2 passport photos, passport and tax information in the Interview Letter as items to bring to the interview? Also, what is the purpose of submitting 2 passport photos along with the DS-230 pkg.? I'm thinking that one of them would be used for the Green Card.

You know, the list on the interview letter is not an accurate list of what you need to bring for your specific embassy. Look at country specific information on the DOS website (URL is on the interview letter, I think it's immigrantvisa.gov), and read the embassy reviews here.

In France for example, the embassy wants a brand new set of civil documents (birth cert... all less than 3 months old) at the interview, and it didn't say it anywhere on the appointment letter. They also wanted a courier enveloppe and other country specific stuff the NVC doesn't seem to know about.

That's why you bring passport photos to the interview. Those are the ones used for the green card, not the ones submitted with the IV package.

At the interview they didn't take my pictures, and they even gave back one of the 2 I sent to the NVC.... so they only had one left and scanned it for the visa. Now I can only suppose that they put that one photo in the brown enveloppe and that's enough for the green card!

[sheeshkabelle 153]

I got the first one yesterday.

Anyway...

I explain the situation.

"Well you're with in normal processing times"

"You and I both know it doesn't take that long to review the packages. I sent the IV package in two days ago and it's been reviewed and accepted already. I sent the AOS package in last Friday and got the checklist on Monday. Now.. I've sent in two emails for this silly Checklist, that I think I shouldn't have gotten in the first place. I sent the transcripts from the IRS with the original package. I've sent you my form 1040, my Schedule C and a letter explaining the whole situation. What more could you possibly need?"

He's as confused as I am about why they're asking for W2s in the first place, when I sent in a transcript. When I explained the whole I own my own business thing, so I sent the schedule C, he put me on hold. He then came back and said "But you have a joint sponsor, what's going on" Silence and more typing...

"Are you sure you scanned every page of your transcript?"

"Yes"

"oh wow, you've sent in a lot of packages the past few days"

"yup"

He's going to have a supervisor look over our case. He suggested sending the email yet again.

If I don't get/hear something by noon Monday, I'll call back. And I'll just skip over the whole talking to the desk jockey answering the phone, give me a supervisor please.

[nica 5]

I have a question for the Canadians here

I've been looking at plane tickets for a while... and it looks like a short-notice no-stops one-way flight from London to Denver is going to cost about $1700.

I would rather not throw around that kind of cash for a plane ticket, obviously. But I'm slightly worried about having my husband go through POE at a layover in another US city (like if we got a flight from London with a layover in Chicago, he'd have to go through POE in Chicago). Since POE stuff seems to take a variable amount of time (2-3 hours sometimes), we'd have to try to schedule a layover with like 5 hours inbetween flights, which is kind of brutal given that the actual flight is about 14 hours.

So I was thinking about buying a flight that has a layover in Toronto. But I recall from being a student in Canada that Canadian airports (at least the ones I was at) have a "US soil" part of the airport... I remember actually going through US customs in the "US" part of the Ottawa or Vancouver airport. If my husband lands in Canada on a layover, will he do POE there?

[J-Dzzy 2]

Hey guys. I recently got my approval last Friday andI am currently waiting for our police certificate and tax transcripts. Should I call and ask for the case number now? Or wait for everything to arrive? Thank u in advance.

[sheeshkabelle 153]

I have a question for the Canadians here

I've been looking at plane tickets for a while... and it looks like a short-notice no-stops one-way flight from London to Denver is going to cost about $1700.

I would rather not throw around that kind of cash for a plane ticket, obviously. But I'm slightly worried about having my husband go through POE at a layover in another US city (like if we got a flight from London with a layover in Chicago, he'd have to go through POE in Chicago). Since POE stuff seems to take a variable amount of time (2-3 hours sometimes), we'd have to try to schedule a layover with like 5 hours inbetween flights, which is kind of brutal given that the actual flight is about 14 hours.

So I was thinking about buying a flight that has a layover in Toronto. But I recall from being a student in Canada that Canadian airports (at least the ones I was at) have a "US soil" part of the airport... I remember actually going through US customs in the "US" part of the Ottawa or Vancouver airport. If my husband lands in Canada on a layover, will he do POE there?

Yes, he will go through US Customs before he boards the plane leaving Canada. His POE will be Toronto/Calgary/Winnipeg/Vancouver..

Hey guys. I recently got my approval last Friday andI am currently waiting for our police certificate and tax transcripts. Should I call and ask for the case number now? Or wait for everything to arrive? Thank u in advance.

You can call now and get the case number. It will be a while before they have it.

[trojam227 18]

Oh, didn't know you got the interview letter already! That's definitely it

Yes, you don't need to bring any of that stuff. In your case, all you'd bring to the interview is the following:

-passport

-interview letter (first page that states the beneficiary's name, place of interview, date of interview)

-medical results (if not sent directly by panel physician)

-2 passport photos (used for the green card)

-2011 tax information as it'll be after the April 17th tax deadline

Proof of relationship is optional, but highly recommended. Don't know how hard Spain is.

Saylin, my interview checklist looks exactly like this...so you are saying 2011 tax returns need to be brought to interview? And as far as passport photos, if we sent 2 to NVC do we need 2 more for interview?

Edited April 6, 2012 by trojam227

[nica 5]

Yes, he will go through US Customs before he boards the plane leaving Canada. His POE will be Toronto/Calgary/Winnipeg/Vancouver..

So does that seem like a good idea or a bad idea? I guess he'll have to get a long layover whether his first POE is in the US or Canada, but do you guys get the impression that US Customs in Canada tends to be faster/slower/etc? Or would it make no difference either way?

[sheeshkabelle 153]

So does that seem like a good idea or a bad idea? I guess he'll have to get a long layover whether his first POE is in the US or Canada, but do you guys get the impression that US Customs in Canada tends to be faster/slower/etc? Or would it make no difference either way?

I don't think it really makes any difference. I've never found customs to be faster or slower, it just depends on how many people are going through at the same time you are lol.

I would do which ever is the cheapest ticket!

[meno-is-mine 37]

I got my DS3032 acceptance email just now (i think)... AOS still 'in process' and no IV bill yet... guess Monday there might be some action for me...

[nica 5]

I don't think it really makes any difference. I've never found customs to be faster or slower, it just depends on how many people are going through at the same time you are lol.

I would do which ever is the cheapest ticket!

Good to know... thanks for the advice!

I can get equally cheap tickets going through IAD, O'Hare, or Toronto... but I think I will choose Toronto on the logic that even US Customs officers seemed nicer in Canada than they do in America. Canadian friendliness must be contagious!

Edited April 6, 2012 by nica

[meno-is-mine 37]

Hmm, the IV portion of the invoice portal has disappeared, guess my bill is being generated

[sheeshkabelle 153]

By jove I've figured it out!

My I-864 I marked 'Employed' then put STUDENT and the name of my college. Some fool at NVC thinks I get W2s from being a student...

I'm calling them back.. /sigh in the long run it's my bad, I should have just marked 'unemployed' since I quit working to go to school full time.