NVC Filers - February 2014

[TYorke1 9]

Oh hell that thought is exactly what is lingering in my mind right now.... Can you find those examples by any chance? I did mention it to the officer that I spoke to but I'm not at ease so I am calling back. They live in Northern Ireland near Belfast so it is definitely not the republic.... eff.

If you check the user Speedwell's timeline on this page you'll see the mistake documented about half way down.

http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=763942&page=4

If the applicants live in Northern Ireland then they have to go through the London consulate. I hope I'm wrong but I think this is another mistake from NVC.

I can't believe how they can make an error like this. It's astonishing really.

[TYorke1 9]

Oh hell that thought is exactly what is lingering in my mind right now.... Can you find those examples by any chance? I did mention it to the officer that I spoke to but I'm not at ease so I am calling back. They live in Northern Ireland near Belfast so it is definitely not the republic.... eff.

Post number 59 of that link I just posted

[Hiwatari 9]

So interesting thing. My K-3 has a case number, which I was told goes directly to Embassy?

[Collie 122]

Bingo! I asked and the person told me that Ireland processes through the Dublin embassy. I told her that my parents don't live in Ireland. They live in Northern Ireland which is part of Great Britain. They use different currency and have a different government compared to Ireland. (They also talk differently ) Fricking damn uneducated idiots! My parents WILL go through London. They don't understand obviously that NI is NOT IRELAND. Its the United Kingdom. Arghhhhhh! ####### and double #######. She said that it could take up to 30 days to change the case number but I can still go ahead with processing and will still be on the same time frame for paying the fee and submitting documents. I swear if this screws up my case even further, I will be freaking pis$ed!

[gabeRao 43]

Got mine 8 biz days after case number was available. It didn't let me pay both at the same time. I ended up paying AOS first, wait a couple of days then paid the IV.

Was the IV bill available only after you submitted the AOS documents ?

[GAFL 16]

This process truly makes you grit your teeth. I am sitting at exactly 5 business days since the AOS invoice. I hope to get the IV invoice today or by Friday.

Tomorrow marks a complete calendar year since the petition was file Feb. 27, 2013.

[Josh & Mishka 5]

Was the IV bill available only after you submitted the AOS documents ?

as soon as they received my AOS they opened the bill for IV.

[Josh & Mishka 5]

This process truly makes you grit your teeth. I am sitting at exactly 5 business days since the AOS invoice. I hope to get the IV invoice today or by Friday.

Tomorrow marks a complete calendar year since the petition was file Feb. 27, 2013.

Hang in there GAFL, focus on the future rather than dwelling on the present. In time everything will work out.

[gabeRao 43]

as soon as they received my AOS they opened the bill for IV.

So I understand correctly, for BOTH attorney and non-attorney cases, is it that AOS must be completed before the IV bill opens ?

That can't be true.

I thought WITH an attorney both the AOS and IV open up at the same time.

You pay them both and send them packets of documents later.

Saylin, can you chime in here for some clarity ?

[Josh & Mishka 5]

So I understand correctly, for BOTH attorney and non-attorney cases, is it that AOS must be completed before the IV bill opens ?

That can't be true.

I thought WITH an attorney both the AOS and IV open up at the same time.

You pay them both and send them packets of documents later.

Saylin, can you chime in here for some clarity ?

Saylin should be able to better assist. I don't have an attorney and I am completing everything myself.

Edited February 26, 2014 by Josh & Mishka

[yannix 24]

Was the IV bill available only after you submitted the AOS documents ?

No. I paid both AOS & IV before I submitted any documents.

Maybe you would have better luck paying both at the same time.

IIRC, both IV and AOS were invoiced the same day. It could have been my browser (I only have access to Firefox) but I had to wait a couple of days after I paid the AOS bill for the IV bill to be payable.

[gabeRao 43]

No. I paid both AOS & IV before I submitted any documents.

Maybe you would have better luck paying both at the same time.

IIRC, both IV and AOS were invoiced the same day. It could have been my browser (I only have access to Firefox) but I had to wait a couple of days after I paid the AOS bill for the IV bill to be payable.

Just out of curiosity, you COULD have paid the IV first if you wanted to.

Is that correct ?

[yannix 24]

So I understand correctly, for BOTH attorney and non-attorney cases, is it that AOS must be completed before the IV bill opens ?

That can't be true.

I thought WITH an attorney both the AOS and IV open up at the same time.

You pay them both and send them packets of documents later.

Saylin, can you chime in here for some clarity ?

Actually, for BOTH attorney and non-attorney cases, AOS doesn't have to be completed and reviewed before the IV bill gets invoiced. You might need to pay the AOS first (I am not sure) but there's no need to send the AOS docs at all if that's your preference.

My understanding is the DS261 needs to be completed before the IV bill gets invoiced. Having an attorney means we skip this step. Hence the IV bill comes at the same time as the AOS bill.

[hunnymoon 5]

Bingo! I asked and the person told me that Ireland processes through the Dublin embassy. I told her that my parents don't live in Ireland. They live in Northern Ireland which is part of Great Britain. They use different currency and have a different government compared to Ireland. (They also talk differently ) Fricking damn uneducated idiots! My parents WILL go through London. They don't understand obviously that NI is NOT IRELAND. Its the United Kingdom. Arghhhhhh! ####### and double #######. She said that it could take up to 30 days to change the case number but I can still go ahead with processing and will still be on the same time frame for paying the fee and submitting documents. I swear if this screws up my case even further, I will be freaking pis$ed!

don't want to be the bearer of bad news and hopefully this doesn't happen to you - but when I had to get my embassy changed... the NVC put my case on hold and all we were able to do was fill out the ds261 - couldn't pay any bills, nothing. 20 business days later when I was assigned a new case number for the LND embassy was I able to carry on paying the bills and sending stuff in.

[casper212 5]

Hello Saylin,

I received Checklist for AOS. Not sure whether this is fake one cause it is asking to submit 2013 tax return docs. I filled 2103 tax returns after my attorney sent the AOS packet.

instructions.
I-864, Affidavit of Support Checklist
[x] The Affidavit of Support is an important legal contract between you and the U.S. government. During our review,
we identified one or more sections that were either incomplete or contained incorrect information. Please review the
additional instructions below then complete and submit a new Affidavit of Support. You can download the I-864
form and instructions at http://www.uscis.gov/i-864.
[x]
In Part 1. Basis for Filing Affidavit of Support, please correct the following...
[x]
In Part 2. Information on the Principal Immigrant, please correct the following...
[x]
In Part 3, Information on the Immigrant(s) You are sponsoring, please correct the following...
[x]
In Part 4. Information on the Sponsor, please correct the following...
[x]
In Part 5. Sponsor's Household Size, please correct the following...
[x]
In Part 6. Sponsor's Income and Employment, please correct the following...
[x] Item 5. You must enter your current individual annual income. This means the amount of money you expect to earn
during the current calendar year.
[x]
In Part 8, Sponsor's Contract, please correct the following...
[x]
The Form I-864 we received was missing the following page(s). Please ensure you include all nine pages when you
resubmit the form.
[x]
You must submit the following financial evidence:
[x] A written statement indicating why you did not file ___2013___ Federal income tax returns.
[x] ____2013_____ IRS tax schedules.
[x] ____2013______ Federal income tax returns, IRS printout, or Letter 1722 issued by the IRS.
[x] ____2013_____ W-2 forms(s) or IRS Tax Transcript(s).