NVC Filers - February 2013

[EmilyS 11]

to those of you that have filled out the DS-260 form:

I am contemplating between filling out the form myself or having the attorney do it, I spoke to his clerk this morning and she said that since it's time consuming and it requires very detailed questions she won't be able to finish it at once as she may need my help with some questions, she has to save it and keep going back to it blah blah blah.

I haven't done any of the paperwork myself so I am somewhat nervous about it, do you think I will be able to handle it myself? is it pretty straight forward? do you think I should just fill it out myself and get it over with or have her fill it out and send me the saved version for verification?

Can it be saved though? or once you start you have to finish and submit it?! please advice

OK! I answered the question myself, went over the screen shots of the DS-260 and doesn't seem like something I can't handle. thanks anyways though

Edited February 7, 2013 by EmilyS

[Elxan 4]

Tomorrow is my interview!! Wish me luck guys I will post how it was!!! God is wonderful god bless you all!!

Good luck and no worries, just be yourself and you will get a wonderful result ! :)

[sld 5]

GOOD LUCK! Everything's gonna go great and you'll get your case approved tomorrow!

Good Luck! Relax!

[cookiesandcream 7]

Thanks to everyone who has helped us get this far, and I'm happy to be part of this thread.

I'm so happy to be the newest I-130 graduate, so happy that I don't even mind that I'm stupid about the process from this point. Please bear with me as I ask the usual stupid questions.

Here's the first one: We filed NO supporting documentation with our I-130. Nothing. Just the "required" stuff. In our defense, we filed three weeks after our wedding and really didn't have anything to send. The I-130 was approved anyway (nobody is more shocked than I am that it got approved instead of RFE'd). I intend to try to send in all of the info we have on our commingled finances and ongoing relationship, but I am not sure how to best go about this. Can someone please give me the play-by-play?

Thanks very much!!!

Send it in the IV package as "Evidence of a Bona fide marriage" Hopefully the NVC will then forward this to the embassy, and it would also be a good idea to bring a folder load of stuff to your interview too.

[floyd 0]

Good luck and no worries, just be yourself and you will get a wonderful result ! :)

Good Luck - you will do great!!!!!

[oohpartiv 484]

So we are in the same boat, oohpartiv! I will keep my fingers crossed for all of us to be able to make the payment this week!

So we are! Lots of luck And please let us know if yours gets invoiced!

[sunflower123 6]

So we are! Lots of luck And please let us know if yours gets invoiced!

Same for you, GOOD LUCK!!! :star:

By now I guess we just have to wait a little bit more to move on to the next step! hehe

And of course, I will be here posting is as soon as we get invoiced!!

[sunflower123 6]

So we are! Lots of luck And please let us know if yours gets invoiced!

By the way...OMG!! I was reading your timeline and we got approved the same day hehe 01/16/2013 and our case got to NVC as well on the same date 01/21/2013 what a coincidence!!

[oohpartiv 484]

By the way...OMG!! I was reading your timeline and we got approved the same day hehe 01/16/2013 and our case got to NVC as well on the same date 01/21/2013 what a coincidence!!

Hopefully we'll both get invoiced tomorrow, too!

[Ms Hogan 295]

to those of you that have filled out the DS-260 form:

I am contemplating between filling out the form myself or having the attorney do it, I spoke to his clerk this morning and she said that since it's time consuming and it requires very detailed questions she won't be able to finish it at once as she may need my help with some questions, she has to save it and keep going back to it blah blah blah.

I haven't done any of the paperwork myself so I am somewhat nervous about it, do you think I will be able to handle it myself? is it pretty straight forward? do you think I should just fill it out myself and get it over with or have her fill it out and send me the saved version for verification?

Can it be saved though? or once you start you have to finish and submit it?! please advice

Once you start you can go back to it. If you leave in the middle of the page it will automatically save the PREVIOUS page but nothing on the one you're currently on. You can also manually save it with the click of a button and go back to it. IT IS NOT HARD. I did mine in less than an hour. It will probably be easier for you to do it yourself than for the clerk at your lawyer's office having to keep messaging you for details on things like your previous addresses and dates and things like that. I would just do it yourself. I'm still surprised you're paying a lawyer for all this. You're having to do so much work anyway. You can always have your lawyer go log back in before you submit it and read through it I guess.

[Darnell 8,478]

AOS & IV bill invoiced

Aha ! See? That's the one good thing (the only one) about having a G-28 filed with the I-130.

Go Get Em !

[Darnell 8,478]

Here's the first one: We filed NO supporting documentation with our I-130. Nothing. Just the "required" stuff. In our defense, we filed three weeks after our wedding and really didn't have anything to send. The I-130 was approved anyway (nobody is more shocked than I am that it got approved instead of RFE'd). I intend to try to send in all of the info we have on our commingled finances and ongoing relationship, but I am not sure how to best go about this. Can someone please give me the play-by-play?

Yup -

bleuawolf - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/267559-usa-is-now-arizona/page__view__findpost__p__4100571

as to what the I-130 listed, those 6 types, here's what I did plus my interpretation of it:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=218775&st=0&p=3324240&hl=Rusticentry3324240

though that was some time ago. Fast forward to when I filed in October, we had several leases, 2 years of tax documents, a house purchase contract, more utility bills, 12 trip sets o documentation, more photos, a stack of western union remittance receipts, international power of attorney, stuff from US Embassy Chengdu, etc etc. We'd been married almost 5 years by the time I filed, and the casefile was about 7 inches thick.

So, ya, it's ok to send more stuff in with the DS-230. Let me know if you need guidance on the reason 'why', aye?

Go Get Em !

[EmilyS 11]

Once you start you can go back to it. If you leave in the middle of the page it will automatically save the PREVIOUS page but nothing on the one you're currently on. You can also manually save it with the click of a button and go back to it. IT IS NOT HARD. I did mine in less than an hour. It will probably be easier for you to do it yourself than for the clerk at your lawyer's office having to keep messaging you for details on things like your previous addresses and dates and things like that. I would just do it yourself. I'm still surprised you're paying a lawyer for all this. You're having to do so much work anyway. You can always have your lawyer go log back in before you submit it and read through it I guess.

Thanks MsHogan, after looking over the screen shots I decided to fill it out myself, because if I leave it in her hands God knows when she will get to it...I've been telling my hubby that the money we paid the lawyer went to waste since I've been doing most of the work myself, they just do the typing lol

when we hired him we had no clue about this whole process but thanks to VJ I know more than the clerk does. But I like your suggestion, I will fill it out and have her take a look at it before we submit it. thanks

[EmilyS 11]

Aha ! See? That's the one good thing (the only one) about having a G-28 filed with the I-130.

Go Get Em !

Darnell, I agree...at least some good came out of it lol

[Saylin 1,605]

Hi! I have a question Today my DS-261 was already available online, so I already completed this step, YAY!

Yesterday as soon as we got the case # and IIN we logged into the consular electronic application center (CEAC) website, and the AOS bill was NOT INVOICED yet.

After I completed the DS-261 form, I clicked on the INVOICE tab and the AOS field is in blank! No petitioner's name, not even the "Not invoiced" message. Is this normal?

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In advance,Thanks for your help!

It's just a really funny coincidence. It disappearing usually indicates the bill will be invoiced shortly. So keep an eye out!

Thanks to everyone who has helped us get this far, and I'm happy to be part of this thread.

I'm so happy to be the newest I-130 graduate, so happy that I don't even mind that I'm stupid about the process from this point. Please bear with me as I ask the usual stupid questions.

Here's the first one: We filed NO supporting documentation with our I-130. Nothing. Just the "required" stuff. In our defense, we filed three weeks after our wedding and really didn't have anything to send. The I-130 was approved anyway (nobody is more shocked than I am that it got approved instead of RFE'd). I intend to try to send in all of the info we have on our commingled finances and ongoing relationship, but I am not sure how to best go about this. Can someone please give me the play-by-play?

Thanks very much!!!

Best way to send in more evidence at the NVC stage is to include it in the IV package. Nothing really more to explain. Just gather whatever you want to send and add it to the back of your package.