NVC Filers - February 2014

[Mr.&Mrs.EMB 55]

my lawyer paid AOS fees but he said that we dont need fill up and submit 261 form

now what should we do?

will be there any problem if we dont sumit 261?

or should i do it by myself and its say if i fill up anything wrong my case will be reject

can anyone tell me what question they ask 261 forms ?

is they ask lot of questions?

I think we're in the same situation. We didn't fill out the DS261 too, I would guess our lawyer already did this for us.

[Jayr&Kirstine 4]

Hi guys when's the best time to do medical exam?

[Ja&Ka 10]

Hi all!

We have encountered two questions on part 6 of the I-864, dealing with line/questions 13-14:

1) 1. If we are going to submit the last 3 years of tax returns (IRS form 1040), do we check #13 or 14, or both? 13 says "ONLY the last year's tax return" and 14 is optional for the last 2 and 3 years tax returns.

2) 2. We have claimed the Foreign Income Exclusion for each of those three years. The instructions to the I-864 say to put the adjusted gross income in lines 13a-13c. Due to the Foreign Income Exclusion, our adjusted gross income is $0.00. THat SURELY won't look good, right? My husband has been living with me outside of the States since we got married and all his income is foreign earned income. We do have my mother in law as my joint co sponsor. But 0?? Really??

or do we put in the amount we earned that we reported on our IRS form 2555 (Foreign Earned Income form) as foreign earned income?

Anyone knows? Thank you in advance!

[Hirudin 21]

Saylin received this check list today. What does mean ? We have sent I-864 form along with AOS pack. Is it false check list? or what kind of paper we have to submit again ?

INSTRUCTIONS FOR: -----------------------

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

______F - FINANCIAL EVIDENCE:______________________________________

We received your Immigrant Visa Application; however, we have not received an Affidavit of Support form. You must submit an Affidavit of Support form before we can complete your case.

Please go to our website immigrantvisas.state.gov for instructions on how to obtain, complete, and submit an Affidavit of Support form.

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.

Did you subit original Birth and marriage certificate???

Edited February 11, 2014 by Hirudin

[sadia_sharmin 8]

I think we're in the same situation. We didn't fill out the DS261 too, I would guess our lawyer already did this for us.

did you pay the AOS fees? i dont know if my lawyer did this too but when i login to ceac website its say ds261 not started

i dont know what will happen if i dont fill up this form anyone can answer please reply

[djrub 5]

Did you subit original Birth and marriage certificate???

Yes... I submitted original marriage and birth certificate including photocopy !

[JbTin 51]

I think we're in the same situation. We didn't fill out the DS261 too, I would guess our lawyer already did this for us.

If you have a lawyer, NVC automatically assigns him/her as your agent, thats why theres no more need to fill out ds261

[commandergirl1 12]

I need help. I filed form 1040A on my taxes for the past three years. NVC is saying I put in wrong amounts?? I submitted my transcripts and put the exact number where it says income. Wages salaries tips etc. $28,442.00. Adjusted Gross Income has same number $28,442.00. How am I wrong with my numbers??

[yukster 7]

I am thrilled to now be an official participant in this thread! Got our NOA2 this evening, and I'm not sure I'll sleep much tonight:)

I've kept informed on this thread for months, and am so thankful for all those knowledgeable people who continue to assist folks like myself on this challenging journey.

Time to head back to the first page and be fully prepared for what lies imminently ahead!!

Congrats!!!!

[annie25 0]

For applicants in the Philippines, NBI clearance is the only one being required. But if you ever stayed outside the country for more than 6months, then you also need a police clearance from that country.

Thanks for the info.

[yukster 7]

Just a quick update.

I got IIN a few minutes ago.

I guess I will have to wait to do anything till tomorrow because it's a bed time for me.

[Gurubabe 19]

Is it giving a busy signal? If so, keep trying. It took my husband 15 calls today, within one hour, to get through.

Thanks,I was able to get through to them,they received my case a week after aaproval

[Mr.&Mrs.EMB 55]

did you pay the AOS fees? i dont know if my lawyer did this too but when i login to ceac website its say ds261 not started

i dont know what will happen if i dont fill up this form anyone can answer please reply

[elsy & mark 17]

That should be ok

because in India they give our PC on ur passport name , and ur passport is still using ur old name

u should be ok.

for everyone its taking exactly 20 business days.

Thanks the issue is not with the name but the salutation used. Hopefully its not a big deal.

[Ja&Ka 10]

I need help. I filed form 1040A on my taxes for the past three years. NVC is saying I put in wrong amounts?? I submitted my transcripts and put the exact number where it says income. Wages salaries tips etc. $28,442.00. Adjusted Gross Income has same number $28,442.00. How am I wrong with my numbers??

What I found was that foreign earned income doesn't count as income unless you didn't claim the foreign earned income exemption when you filed your taxes. I don't know if this info is correct or not. We filed 1040 and 2555 for the past three years also. We are confused about what to put in the income section. If my understanding is right, we SHOULD put $0 on there for 3 years!!!

Saylin or other respected NVC savvies, do you know anything about this or what's ur advice?