Docs for NVC

[andreamo 1]

Hello Everyone,

I have recieved approval for my husband's I-130 application. My question is: must we have the hard copy of the letter from NVC in hand before we start getting documents together? I'm asking this because my husband wants to do his police clearance certificate now. (We have everything else ready and want to have the package ready to go by courier the day we get the letter from them.) But the date stamped on the certificate might come before the day they mailed/will mail the first letter to us. I am worried this might be a problem. Several other websites I have looked at have said to "not take any action until the letter from the NVC has been received."

Any advice is greatly appreciated...

Andrea

[The Mean Lady 604]

Hello Everyone,

I have recieved approval for my husband's I-130 application. My question is: must we have the hard copy of the letter from NVC in hand before we start getting documents together? I'm asking this because my husband wants to do his police clearance certificate now. (We have everything else ready and want to have the package ready to go by courier the day we get the letter from them.) But the date stamped on the certificate might come before the day they mailed/will mail the first letter to us. I am worried this might be a problem. Several other websites I have looked at have said to "not take any action until the letter from the NVC has been received."

Any advice is greatly appreciated...

Andrea

Many of your questions can be answered here in post 1 and 2:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/397538-nvc-filers-november-2012/

If you have any additional questions, there would be a great place to post them.

[andreamo 1]

Many of your questions can be answered here in post 1 and 2:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/397538-nvc-filers-november-2012/

If you have any additional questions, there would be a great place to post them.

Thank you. This is a very large forum and I am very tired with very little free time. I appreciate others' help in navigating my way around...

[Cesar & Cata 35]

Thank you. This is a very large forum and I am very tired with very little free time. I appreciate others' help in navigating my way around...

Post #2 has most of the info, shouldnt be more than a 10 minute read. The most important thing about self filing is making the time to understand the process.

Once you read you will see it is always better to have all your documents in order well before they are due, the only thing to look at is if there are expiration dates such as some police certs. Either way there are several "wait" periods in between steps during the NVC process as well, feel free to see my signature for my NVC journey and I am going warp speed, most people need 1-2 weeks for the DS3032 (choice of agent) to be accepted.

I really insist you read the topic suggested earlier in order to have a better idea of the process and set proper expectations.

Good Luck.

Update - I can see you should already be calling the NVC in order to get your Invoice ID number and NVC case#, also give your email addresses, and pay the AOS fee and send the packet, I believe you are already letting valueable time pass. get on it!!

Edited November 24, 2012 by Cesar & Cata

[Darnell 8,478]

Thank you. This is a very large forum and I am very tired with very little free time. I appreciate others' help in navigating my way around...

Then simply read post #1 and post #2.

Seriously.

[The Mean Lady 604]

I don't think she was saying she didn't want to read the thread I sent her, I think she was simply stating that the actual forum was large and she would not have found that thread on her own, that's all.

[andreamo 1]

Post #2 has most of the info, shouldnt be more than a 10 minute read. The most important thing about self filing is making the time to understand the process.

Once you read you will see it is always better to have all your documents in order well before they are due, the only thing to look at is if there are expiration dates such as some police certs. Either way there are several "wait" periods in between steps during the NVC process as well, feel free to see my signature for my NVC journey and I am going warp speed, most people need 1-2 weeks for the DS3032 (choice of agent) to be accepted.

I really insist you read the topic suggested earlier in order to have a better idea of the process and set proper expectations.

Good Luck.

Update - I can see you should already be calling the NVC in order to get your Invoice ID number and NVC case#, also give your email addresses, and pay the AOS fee and send the packet, I believe you are already letting valueable time pass. get on it!!

Thank you. I am 9 hours ahead of EST (I live in the UAE) and I work so it's hard for me to call the U.S. But I will do it on Monday, for sure. And I am still unclear as to how this invoice # and NVC case # will help me if I don't have the letter in my hand yet. I have read through some of that page - I have to give it a more thorough look tomorrow.

I am debating whether or not to hire a U.S.-based attorney. I have definitely decided to use a paralegal but maybe having a lawyer will make the process go more quickly...?

About the police certificates: my husband got one in 2008 from Syria but it expired within 3 months. For obvious reasons, he cannot go back there now to get one. Will this be a problem? He's been living in the UAE since 1999 but still needs a Syrian police cert for 1996-1999. Does anyone know how this will affect his application?

Edited November 24, 2012 by andreamo

[Cesar & Cata 35]

I don't think she was saying she didn't want to read the thread I sent her, I think she was simply stating that the actual forum was large and she would not have found that thread on her own, that's all.

Good point, that is not the way I saw it either. Either way she needs to get on it, sounds like she should have at least sent the DS3032 and paid/sent the AOS by now.

[andreamo 1]

Good point, that is not the way I saw it either. Either way she needs to get on it, sounds like she should have at least sent the DS3032 and paid/sent the AOS by now.

Yep, I am getting on it! I will call Monday. From what I have read on various sites, I had thought I needed the letter from the NVC in my hand before I could continue. I didn't realize I could pay the fees and send a form without it physically with me. And I am in the UAE, not in the U.S. So everything takes longer by mail - which is why I was waiting.

Maybe I need a lawyer. I'm feeling overwhelmed.

[Darnell 8,478]

Thank you. I am 9 hours ahead of EST (I live in the UAE) and I work so I don't have much time to sit waiting on the phone, if you know what I mean. And I am still unclear as to how this invoice # and NVC case # will help me if I don't have the letter in my hand yet. I have read through some of that page - I have to give it a more thorough look tomorrow.

I am debating whether or not to hire a U.S.-based attorney. I have definitely decided to use a paralegal but maybe having a lawyer will make the process go more quickly...?

About the police certificates: my husband got one in 2008 from Syria but it expired within 3 months. For obvious reasons, he cannot go back there now to get one. Will this be a problem? He's been living in the UAE since 1999 but still needs a Syrian police cert for 1996-1999. Does anyone know how this will affect his application?

you could certainly wait on nvc to send you things via postal mail .

That's the 'old-school postal notification' that's still in place at NVC.

However, most people here at VJ want speed, and have learned how to get speed.

The FIRST part of getting speed process is to call in to NVC, talk with a human, inquire about the casefile.

When NVC TeleOperator FINDS your casefile, he/she will give you (over the phone) the NVC casefile number, and usually asks for your email address and the email address of the foreign spouse.

When that occurs, expect the AOS fee bill and a DS-3032 to arrive via email.

[and that's what you need to do to jump start this process, short-circuiting any postal notification ]

some light reading for you:

1. preppin a ds-3032 email - http://www.visajourney.com/wiki/index.php/Email_DS-3032_form

2. LingChe NNV Shortcuts - http://www.visajourney.com/wiki/index.php/LingChe_NVC_ShortCut

3. Official Department of State Instructions:

DS-230 - http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/info/info_3190.html

I-864 - http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/info/info_3730.html

General NVC stuff - http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/info/info_1335.html

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so, you've some reading to do. I suggest you never read this stuff from a handphone web browser - use a PC connected to the internet, instead, or you'll miss 80 percent of the important stuff. Postal notification at NVC is about 3 months per thing, and there are 3 things for doc intake at NVC - so you could languish for 9 months or more waiting on each postal notification. EMAIL notification, otoh, combined with the NVC Online Payment Portal, really rocks for speed. Want Email Notification with NVC? Use a telephone, please.

Good Luck !

[The Mean Lady 604]

Yep, I am getting on it! I will call Monday. From what I have read on various sites, I had thought I needed the letter from the NVC in my hand before I could continue. I didn't realize I could pay the fees and send a form without it physically with me. And I am in the UAE, not in the U.S. So everything takes longer by mail - which is why I was waiting.

Maybe I need a lawyer. I'm feeling overwhelmed.

Hiring a lawyer is a personal decision and if you feel you need one, you can choose to hire one.

However, most of us are all doing it on our own with assistance from others on the forum.

I think you can probably do it on your own if you have a little faith in yourself. You've made it this far!

Also, I'm sure we can all attest to reading a few horror stories here about lawyers that just don't know enough.

Doesn't mean you can't get a good one! Just means there are plenty of bad ones out there too lol

[andreamo 1]

you could certainly wait on nvc to send you things via postal mail .

That's the 'old-school postal notification' that's still in place at NVC.

However, most people here at VJ want speed, and have learned how to get speed.

The FIRST part of getting speed process is to call in to NVC, talk with a human, inquire about the casefile.

When NVC TeleOperator FINDS your casefile, he/she will give you (over the phone) the NVC casefile number, and usually asks for your email address and the email address of the foreign spouse.

When that occurs, expect the AOS fee bill and a DS-3032 to arrive via email.

[and that's what you need to do to jump start this process, short-circuiting any postal notification ]

some light reading for you:

1. preppin a ds-3032 email - http://www.visajourney.com/wiki/index.php/Email_DS-3032_form

2. LingChe NNV Shortcuts - http://www.visajourney.com/wiki/index.php/LingChe_NVC_ShortCut

3. Official Department of State Instructions:

DS-230 - http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/info/info_3190.html

I-864 - http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/info/info_3730.html

General NVC stuff - http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/info/info_1335.html

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so, you've some reading to do. I suggest you never read this stuff from a handphone web browser - use a PC connected to the internet, instead, or you'll miss 80 percent of the important stuff. Postal notification at NVC is about 3 months per thing, and there are 3 things for doc intake at NVC - so you could languish for 9 months or more waiting on each postal notification. EMAIL notification, otoh, combined with the NVC Online Payment Portal, really rocks for speed. Want Email Notification with NVC? Use a telephone, please.

Good Luck !

Thanks so much for this! I will call Monday. Hopefully, someone will answer before I have to go to bed.

Hiring a lawyer is a personal decision and if you feel you need one, you can choose to hire one.

However, most of us are all doing it on our own with assistance from others on the forum.

I think you can probably do it on your own if you have a little faith in yourself. You've made it this far!

Also, I'm sure we can all attest to reading a few horror stories here about lawyers that just don't know enough.

Doesn't mean you can't get a good one! Just means there are plenty of bad ones out there too lol

I've decided to use a paralegal for questions I have. I think I can manage without a lawyer but I have lots of questions about details.

[Darnell 8,478]

ya, time zones are weird. NVC is open from 8:00 AM to 23:59, EST, Monday-Friday.

[bigdog 376]

Then simply read post #1 and post #2.

Seriously.