NVC Filers - February 2014

[Mrsjladay 1]

I'm trying to get all my information together while I'm waiting for the case number and It mentions on the uscis website the AOS should be motorised in the u.s. or at a consolate. Is that correct? I'd have to go all the way to Sydney...

[Peace500 28]

I've been at NVC since 1/10. It seems like months and still no number.I think a typing instruction class is needed there.

I have been at NVC since 1/8. I still don't have a number. We will have it soon :)wait....and pray. Good luck to us.

[Mrsjladay 1]

That was supposed to say notarized. Stupid autocorrect.

[Saylin 1,605]

I'm trying to get all my information together while I'm waiting for the case number and It mentions on the uscis website the AOS should be motorised in the u.s. or at a consolate. Is that correct? I'd have to go all the way to Sydney...

No, the forms don't have to be notarized. You just fill it out, sign and date it, and submit it in the AOS package with the other documents.

[SVL 3]

Sent AOS packet to NVC by express mail today

[bpierce 24]

I'm praying we get case number this week. I-130 approval 12/23, Nebraska service center shipped this to NVC on 12/27, NVC received this case and being put in their system on 1/13... Currently been 14 business counting MLK holiday. So considering 10-20 business days for case number assignment this upcoming week should be the week! I'm declaring that right now. Anyone in our same shoes with these similar dates?

Yes,We are.Been in their Bulding since Jan. 13

[Mrsjladay 1]

Thanks for the help. Just one more thing (hopefully) on the AOS FAQ page it says the forms must be completed on a computer in capital letters then printed and mailed and not submitted online. Is this old news? I thought I could scan and email them.

[xprecious32 50]

How can you justify filing as single when you're clearly married? As I said in the post, doesn't matter where the spouse is, you're still married.

I'm not sure what happened with his dad's client, but the IRS do accept tax returns filed as MFS or MFJ with no SSN. I myself did it. Countless others did the same thing here on VJ.

Obviously, I'm not a tax preparer (nor am I immigration lawyer), so you don't need to take my advice. You can do what you wish. He can continue to file single if he wishes. Just be warned, if I was a CO, I'd red flag your case for fraud. If I were you (or rather your husband), I'd amend last year's tax return, and file as either MFS or MFJ for 2013 taxes.

I didn't say he was justified as filing single, that's the way his dad filed for him, and FYI that's how my tax preparer filed for me here in Canada too, as single. We are just going by what we are told by our tax preparers as neither of us are by no means a tax preparer either. I know nothing about taxes. I didn't say you were right or wrong, I simply asked WHERE you got your information from so that I could forward this information on to his father SO that he could amend his taxes from 2012 and file 2013 properly. Thank you.

[Saylin 1,605]

Thanks for the help. Just one more thing (hopefully) on the AOS FAQ page it says the forms must be completed on a computer in capital letters then printed and mailed and not submitted online. Is this old news? I thought I could scan and email them.

Only certain countries are eligible for EP (electronic processing). Australia is not one of them. The link to the list of eligible countries is in the first post.

[soulfulsplash 1]

Saylin since you interviewed at the Consulate in Montreal I was wondering if you knew if I would be able to accompany my wife to her visa interview?

The Montreal Consulate General site states that only interpreters are allowed and relatives will have to wait outside the waiting room.

Wondering if this is really true ...

[aptiger 3]

This what i got in email. why it is telling me to submit civil documents

I all ready submit civil document

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

______CORRESPONDENCE INSTRUCTIONS:_________________________________

When responding to the National Visa Center, please include the bar code sheet that came with this

letter. Failure to include the bar code sheet may cause a delay in the processing of your case. The bar

code sheet should be placed on top of all documents being submitted for this case and mailed to the

address provided.

______1 - IMMIGRANT VISA APPLICATION PART 1:_______________________

The National Visa Center received your DS-260 form. We are waiting for the traveling applicant’s

supporting civil documents to be submitted to the NVC. Your online Immigrant Visa Application will be

reviewed upon receipt of your supporting documentation.

To view which documents the applicant must submit to the NVC, please go to our website

immigrantvisas.state.gov.

______F - FINANCIAL EVIDENCE:______________________________________

A review of the I-864, I-864EZ, I-864W or I-864A (if applicable) Affidavit of Support form and

supporting documents that you submitted has revealed that you have provided incomplete information in

your response or you have not responded to some questions.

Please pay specific attention to the questions marked in the attached I-864/A checklist. You will need to

complete and submit a new form with the changes noted on the attached checklist.

You will need to follow the instructions for the Affidavit of Support (I-864) that are posted on the

Department of State website at the following address:

www.ImmigrantVisas.state.gov. From there, you can fill out a new form online, print the new

completed form and mail it to NVC. If you are the Petitioner, please read all instructions and complete

the correct form to submit to NVC. An Affidavit of Support form is required to be submitted from the

Petitioner on each case regardless of his/her income level.

NVC will hold this case until you send us these needed items. When you return the documents to NVC,

please make sure that the documents submitted are in the correct order and stapled together, as stated in

the I-864 Important Notice instructions.

When responding to the National Visa Center, please include the bar code sheet that came with this

letter. Failure to include the bar code sheet may cause a delay in the processing of your case. The bar

code sheet should be placed on top of all documents being submitted for this case and mailed to the

address provided.

[Lukiduki 5]

Saylin,

Thank you for your post.

I am sorry the confusion.

I read the VJ wiki link "NVC - Electronic Processing".

It mention scanning the DS-3032 in "How to OPTIN" and "Speedbumps on OPTIN ..."

I've realized DS-3032 is obsolete and has been replaced by DS-261(on line form)

It is all clear now.

Thanks again,

Lukiduki

[pob260 23]

This what i got in email. why it is telling me to submit civil documents

I all ready submit civil document

False checklist. Call and confirm

[Sukie 1,460]

My questions:

1. Based on reading everything I can find, the only way to know if your case has reached NVC is that you have to call them yourself, right? We are using an attorney, as we are a same-sex couple, and felt more comfortable having a well-known law firm behind us. Is there ANY way that either the attorney or we would find out the NVC receipt number without calling them? I should give NVC at least two weeks before started to bug them every day? When we fill out the DS-261, can we put my name, my spouse's name, and our attorney's name? Does this mean all three of us would get every email?

2. Both of us are retired. I retired in May 2011. I have my Tax transcripts for 2010, 2011, and 2012 ready to go, and the amount on the 1040 is more than substantial for the poverty rate. I have no W-2s, as I was a partner in a firm - so, therefore, an owner. I have gotten a letter from my former employer stating the total of retirement benefits I will get every year from now on, and they are more than double the poverty rate. Will this be sufficient? Should I attach my future Social Security income stream as well? I'm still 5 years away from being able to collect Social Security.

Rhetorical question: what do people do with all their time once they get the green card? I've been obsessed with all the details of visas (my own Australian residency visa and my spouse's US green card) since 2010! Oh..I guess there is ROC, and then Citizenship!

Sukie

[theluckygirl 30]

saylin,

what is the correct address for NVC to send the I-1864 (AOS) too?