DS 3032 Hard Copy

[Ant & Holly 0]

Hi All

I am the beneficiary in the U.K and my Wife is the U.S Citizen living in the U.S. We have got as far as paying for the AOS and she had received her invoice for it via email on the 28th August. She also received a copy of the letter that they had posted to me on on the same date asking me to choose an agent (DS3032) She emailed me the copy of my letter and I have filled it in and sent it off.

As of yet, I still haven't received the hard copy of the letter and it has been 16 days!

My question is; How long does it take for U.S mail from the NVC to reach the U.K? I know the address is correct and I am worried that so much time is wasted with applications and replies travelling in the post.

My second question is; Does the NVC email copies of hard copy postal mail to the beneficiaries in the UK and petitioners or is that only for certain other countries which qualify for electronic visa submissions?

Thanks

Ant.

[JoannaV 174]

I know I received the DS3032 in the UK after we had already received and sent it off in the US. Doesn't really matter if you never receive it at all :-)

It was three years ago when I went through the process, but everything was done via email after that point :-)

[Ant & Holly 0]

I know I received the DS3032 in the UK after we had already received and sent it off in the US. Doesn't really matter if you never receive it at all :-)

It was three years ago when I went through the process, but everything was done via email after that point :-)

Thats right, it doesn't matter whether I get the hard copy of the DS3032 or not, I am hoping that all the rest of the commumications from the NVC is done by email too. I didn't want to wait another 16 days or more for the visa invoice and DS230 visa application instructions to come through by mail and then mail them back with all the required documents which takes another 12 days (28 days turnaround!)

I have actually now decided to fill in a blank DS230 and send it to my wife with all the required documents now. Then by the time she gets it, hopefully the visa invoice would have been generated and paid for and all she has to do is date the form, add a cover barcode and case number and then overnight it to the NVC.

Can anybody see a problem doing it this way? Am I missing anything or is there another easier way?

Ant.

[Saylin 1,605]

Hi All

I am the beneficiary in the U.K and my Wife is the U.S Citizen living in the U.S. We have got as far as paying for the AOS and she had received her invoice for it via email on the 28th August. She also received a copy of the letter that they had posted to me on on the same date asking me to choose an agent (DS3032) She emailed me the copy of my letter and I have filled it in and sent it off.

As of yet, I still haven't received the hard copy of the letter and it has been 16 days!

My question is; How long does it take for U.S mail from the NVC to reach the U.K? I know the address is correct and I am worried that so much time is wasted with applications and replies travelling in the post.

My second question is; Does the NVC email copies of hard copy postal mail to the beneficiaries in the UK and petitioners or is that only for certain other countries which qualify for electronic visa submissions?

Thanks

Ant.

If NVC has your email address, you do NOT get hard copies; just emails.

Regardless if you're eligible for EP or not, if NVC has your email address, they'll email you the following: initial information package that contains your NVC case number among other things, DS-3032 form, DS-3032 acceptance reply (if the DS-3032 was emailed), invoices, checklists (if applicable) and interview date.

The only thing those doing EP get in addition is a case complete email (and sometimes an email indicating that the AOS/IV package was received and under review).

Thats right, it doesn't matter whether I get the hard copy of the DS3032 or not, I am hoping that all the rest of the commumications from the NVC is done by email too. I didn't want to wait another 16 days or more for the visa invoice and DS230 visa application instructions to come through by mail and then mail them back with all the required documents which takes another 12 days (28 days turnaround!)

I have actually now decided to fill in a blank DS230 and send it to my wife with all the required documents now. Then by the time she gets it, hopefully the visa invoice would have been generated and paid for and all she has to do is date the form, add a cover barcode and case number and then overnight it to the NVC.

Can anybody see a problem doing it this way? Am I missing anything or is there another easier way?

Ant.

The IV invoice ($230) does NOT get invoiced until NVC has received, reviewed, accepted, and added the DS-3032 to your case file.

[Ant & Holly 0]

The IV invoice ($230) does NOT get invoiced until NVC has received, reviewed, accepted, and added the DS-3032 to your case file.

True! The NVC has received my Postal DS3032 since I have tracked it. As it was taking so long to get there, I also emailed it to them earlier this week. I am just waiting for them to review and accept one of them and add it to the case file along with a visa invoice.

Ant.

[Ant & Holly 0]

If NVC has your email address, you do NOT get hard copies; just emails.

Regardless if you're eligible for EP or not, if NVC has your email address, they'll email you the following: initial information package that contains your NVC case number among other things, DS-3032 form, DS-3032 acceptance reply (if the DS-3032 was emailed), invoices, checklists (if applicable) and interview date.

The only thing those doing EP get in addition is a case complete email (and sometimes an email indicating that the AOS/IV package was received and under review).

I am so glad to hear this, thanks for the info

Ant.

[JoannaV 174]

That should be fine, then she can just print and add the cover sheets. Should work out fine :-)

[Holly & Ant 0]

Hi, I'm Holly, Ant's wife in America. Thank you all so very much for helping us with the Visa process. It's such a complicated and lengthy process! I told Ant that if we can survive the long months of separation and stress, we can survive anything! lol

[Ant & Holly 0]

I finally got my hard copy DS3032 from the NVC through the post today 4th October, it was dated 28th August!! It took 5 weeks and 2 days to get here! I am so glad for email and the internet but I feel sorry for people without these services, their Visa's must take months longer than ours.