NVC Filers - February 2014

[Gee&Cee 41]

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

I don't think you'll have problem, even if the salutation would matter. "Ms" can be used for women when they are or are not married. Miss=clearly unmarried. "Mrs"=clearly married.

Side note: If I remember correctly, Ms was a way found by the early feminists/ gender equality promoters to avoid indicating whether or not they were married, the same way you can't tell if Mr is a married or unmarried man and given that in some contexts, such as your professional life, being married or not shouldn't matter. It's kinda hard for us to imagine this relevance nowadays, but think "Mad Men"!

[dwheels76 5,468]

Saylin,

Is it necessary to call them up again and confirm case complete? even though the lady clearly said "you have a case complete sir"

Congratulations. Come on over. You are the first for February (well the only one that's reporting it).

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/478181-march-2014-interviews/page-6#entry6814222

Edited February 11, 2014 by dwheels76

[NYC.RSA 25]

Congratulations. Come on over. You are the first for February (well the only one that's reporting it).

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/478181-march-2014-interviews/page-6#entry6814222

Yeh i just posted there.

U know, i dont see a single South Africa interview there. And in the South African embassy reviews, there are only 8 reviews for the IR-1 / CR-1! lol hard to assume wait time for interview.

[Gee&Cee 41]

Yes, you should still be able to give over both email addresses, then everyone should receive the email (as far as I know).

Nope, not necessary! Congrats by the way

Thank you! And thank you for the last answer you gave me too! (About the unfounded hypothesis about whether the medical yes/ no be connected to interview date)! I want you to know I'm always appreciative of your answers and just refrain from saying so to avoid an flood on your inbox! Eventually I'll do a bulk thank you as this

[TYorke1 9]

We used the numbers from the tax transcript as that's actual proof the tax return was sent in and specifically that the IRS accepted the return, making any adjustments as necessary. And, as far as I know, NVC wants EXACT amounts, right down to the penny, and no rounding up.

So, my two questions for you:

-did you round up?

-did you send in the tax returns or tax transcripts?

I passed on your questions to wifey as shes not on here and was the one who done AOS.

She said.

" I used tax returns. No, I didn't round up, tax returns auto round up. I-864 allowed me to put exact income amount using decimal to separate dollars from cents to put exact amount shown on W2"

Hopefully you can make more sense of that than me, Saylin haha

Edited February 11, 2014 by TYorke1

[Saylin 1,605]

Thank you! And thank you for the last answer you gave me too! (About the unfounded hypothesis about whether the medical yes/ no be connected to interview date)! I want you to know I'm always appreciative of your answers and just refrain from saying so to avoid an flood on your inbox! Eventually I'll do a bulk thank you as this

Aww, no problem

I passed on your questions to wifey as shes not on here and was the one who done AOS.

She said.

" I used tax returns. No, I didn't round up, tax returns auto round up. I-864 allowed me to put exact income amount using decimal to separate dollars from cents to put exact amount shown on W2"

Hopefully you can make more sense of that than me, Saylin haha

Okay, so she didn't round up. That's good. But she got the number from her W2s? You're supposed to use the amount (total income or adjusted gross income, depending on which tax form was filed) from the tax return or tax transcript.

My point in asking was if she didn't round up but used tax returns (instead of the preferred tax transcripts), then the reviewing officer might see a discrepancy and issue a checklist. But, if the wrong line was used in the first place, then that might be reason for a checklist as well (unless you get lucky and those two amounts end up being the same).

[ahnnel 15]

Good day guys!, I read from Saylin's post 1 & 2 that some send their AOS package after the payment is posted on their banks however the status from the ceac website is still "processing". Anyone did this before? I am planing to to this but I want to get advice to those that did this first. Thank you.

[dwheels76 5,468]

Just a heads up A&B got the new poverty guidelines bulletin should be coming out in a few weeks just wanted you to see ahead of time. You should already be doing 2013 taxes. Just a note household of 2 went up $326. No surprise.

http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2014-01-22/html/2014-01303.htm

[Saylin 1,605]

Good day guys!, I read from Saylin's post 1 & 2 that some send their AOS package after the payment is posted on their banks however the status from the ceac website is still "processing". Anyone did this before? I am planing to to this but I want to get advice to those that did this first. Thank you.

Yes, some people send the packages as soon as they pay the bills and print out the document cover sheet. By the time it gets to NVC, the bill typically shows as PAID, so no delays. The only thing you have to keep in mind with this though is that, if for some reason the payment doesn't go through (due to not putting in the correct numbers or whatever other reason), then NVC will likely receive your package before the payment clears, which may then cause delays. This is why I suggest if you're not going to wait until it ultimately shows as PAID on the payment portal, at least wait until the money clears your account, as that's a good sign there's no issues. But, it's obviously up to you. This is just my advice.

Just a heads up A&B got the new poverty guidelines bulletin should be coming out in a few weeks just wanted you to see ahead of time. You should already be doing 2013 taxes. Just a note household of 2 went up $326. No surprise.

http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2014-01-22/html/2014-01303.htm

Yeah, it seems that every year, the poverty line goes up by just a few hundred dollars. Which shouldn't be a problem as it's better if you're way over the poverty line anyways. If one is that close, then a joint sponsor should be considered.

[ahnnel 15]

Thank you Saylin. they already get the money from my bank. It was posted in my account that 88 dollars was paid already. and they already took the fund as well. So i guess It will be safe for me to send my package tomorrow. Wooohhooooo!!

[Saylin 1,605]

Thank you Saylin. they already get the money from my bank. It was posted in my account that 88 dollars was paid already. and they already took the fund as well. So i guess It will be safe for me to send my package tomorrow. Wooohhooooo!!

Sounds good to me

Make sure you review the package one last time before sending it!

[ahnnel 15]

Sounds good to me

Make sure you review the package one last time before sending it!

Thank you very much Saylin!!! You Rock!!!

[TYorke1 9]

Aww, no problem

Okay, so she didn't round up. That's good. But she got the number from her W2s? You're supposed to use the amount (total income or adjusted gross income, depending on which tax form was filed) from the tax return or tax transcript.

My point in asking was if she didn't round up but used tax returns (instead of the preferred tax transcripts), then the reviewing officer might see a discrepancy and issue a checklist. But, if the wrong line was used in the first place, then that might be reason for a checklist as well (unless you get lucky and those two amounts end up being the same).

Right so I passed on this post to my wife and she thinks we are ok because, (This is what she said) 'I used actual gross income and not adjusted income as I fill out a 1040 (not 1040a or 1040ez). So in summary, I did use the correct line item based on the 1040 return I submitted'.

Does that sound right? She's getting annoyed with me scrutinizing it now so I think I'm going to have to have faith and hope its ok!

[pvp 2]

Anybody receive their case number today? Today is the 20th business day for me.

Case was received at NVC: 13/Jan/2014

Edited February 11, 2014 by pvp

[Dubecky 11]

Case number and IIN just received =)! Too early for email addresses so she said to try back tomorrow. Saylin please update, thank you!