NVC Filers - March 2014

[NYC.RSA 25]

Saylin,

So i called up the Medical place..they say they will hand deliver the medical results to the Embassy themselves.

Now if that is the case, do i have to ensure that my file has reached the embassy from NVC before going to the doctor? Im worried..what if the medical results are given to the embassy before my casefile reaches them..medical results can get misplaced, no?

[B & G 200]

Just checking in. Waiting for the anticipated 2 weeks before we start calling NVC.

Waiting to call NVC too!.. 2 weeks is up on Friday, so here is to hoping they have received it!

[Nastechka 9]

Hey guys, please do not hate my questions... I am really confused and I know that some people have the same AOS related questions here, so it would be very helpful to get the answers... And again, sorry if I did not see the answers to these questions before. NVC process seems more confusing than USCIS.

1. I still do not understand how many copies of everything we need. For example, we need to send to NVC original police certificates, but then the checklist for the interview also states we need originals of police certificates. Do we need to get two originals of each police certificate?

2. Do we need to submit (i) a divorce decree, (ii) military records, if any, and (iii) birth certificate of beneficiary only?

3. Do we have to submit photographs proving our relationship to NVC AND TO THE EMBASSY?

4. Is it mandatory to fill out the I-261 form? What if we do not have an attorney or any other agent except for the two of us? Is the petitioner going to be an agent of the beneficiary?

5. The checklist for the interview in Warsaw states that at the interview we have to submit "a full marriage certificate (one copy for every spouse)". What does this mean "one copy for every spouse"? I can have only one original and a certified copy of it.

6. For those people who are eligible for electronic processing, how do you send certified copies of everything? It seems that it is better to send everything by mail...

Thanks!

[Infoneeded 32]

I paid my IV a while ago,i used chrome too,and i used my celphone in paying,I was so excited that I forgot to use IE..Now it says,IN PROCESS..I hope it gets through. Reading your post,made me anxious and worried:(

2 out of 3 made it.... i also used chrome when i pay for our AOS

dont worry much,

[rhianne17 0]

2 out of 3 made it.... i also used chrome when i pay for our AOS

dont worry much,

Thank u. I Know someone from this thread that used chrome too and the transaction just went fine:)

Edited March 4, 2014 by rhianne17

[bobototokoko 0]

Hello Saylin,

This is with regards to an I-864 AOS question. I called the NVC twice about this and they seem to just want to rush you and i never got a proper answer....so I plan on just using common sense while filling the AOS and hope for the best but I was hoping you can help me hammer out the best course of action to take in my scenario.

My wife a US citizen is currently petitioning for her father. My wife who lives in the USA, does not work and neither will her father when he arrives to the USA (he is over 68 years old). The petition is currently at the NVC stage and we should be in the process of submitting the AOS soon.

My wife and I filed our US taxes jointy for the last 3 years

I am a US citizen as well and am currently living and working for a US company overseas. last year I made 125k (that number shows up on line 7 of the 1040 under wages and salaries) but since I am claiming it as foreign earned income (which gives me a tax break on federal taxes upto 97k a year) the total income (line 22 of the 1040) shows up as 24k which is below the Poverty Guidelines. my W2 reflect my correct wages (125k a year)

in this case how will my wife enter part 5 and Part 6 on the I864 since she and I filled jointly on our taxes but I will not be filling out an I864A since i am not domiciled in the USA?
she will need to account for me in the household size (part 5) but it seems that she wouldnt be allowed to add me in Part 6 question 6.

and also what about Part 6 question 13 a.b.c how will she enter the income for the last 3 years?

My wife is currently staying with my brothers and his family, since my brother cant be part of our housesold size because we cant add him to part 5 question 7. he wouldnt qualify to file an I864A and must file an I864 as a joint sponsor.do you think this might cause a problem since my wife and the joint sponsor share the same residence?

Cheers,

[TYorke1 9]

AOS checklist response sent.

Here's hoping that it only takes 13 business days. That amount of days seems to be common for them reviewing checklist responses from what I have seen on various timelines!

I'm praying for case complete by the 20 something of March and an Interview in the middle of May!

[smoddydana 48]

Saylin, sorry for your loss.

I was wondering if anyone knew when the 2013 transcript from here - http://www.irs.gov/Individuals/Get-Transcript

would be available for printing? I sent it via snailmail maybe 2-3 weeks ago and it still says they did not receive 2013 yet.

Also, can anyone help me with how to sign up via email for the next round of email notices after the first stage? I see some of you are getting notifications of arrival to NVC but I have not received any emails since I was approved- wondering if there is a new place to sign up for that?

Thanks in advance.

Edited March 4, 2014 by smoddydana

[Akil1984 2]

Hi saylin, I have a question regarding AOS . My wife is a USC n earned 30k in 2013 n she lives with her parents n brother . My question is is she qualify to sponsor me alone herself without ny other sponsor? Do I have to count her family as a household member ? N m I eligible for i864ez ? Coz I m the only one beneficiary n she earns 30k a yr n wat else do I have to include in my AOS package? Pls ny help will be helpful . Thanks in advance

[katieflossom 54]

Hi all, we paid our AOS fees back on the 13th Feb, and we still haven't been invoiced for our IV bill - is this normal?! Should we call the NVC and tell someone?

Also one other q - once the IV bill is FINALLY invoiced, can we send our IV packet off before our AOS packet? (Does it matter which order?)

[TYorke1 9]

Hi all, we paid our AOS fees back on the 13th Feb, and we still haven't been invoiced for our IV bill - is this normal?! Should we call the NVC and tell someone?

Also one other q - once the IV bill is FINALLY invoiced, can we send our IV packet off before our AOS packet? (Does it matter which order?)

I wouldnt say it is abnormal for it to take that long but it might be worth a call as it's been a few weeks now.

And no, it doesnt matter which order the receive the packs.

[Gee&Cee 41]

Hi! I saw that too when I was searching online. Frankly, none of the websites for these services look very professional, and since I don't have anything else to go by, I am kinda wanting to see what everyone else has done.

I think you are right. A certified translation should do, without notarization.

They promptly replied to my email. So, that's a plus! I'm probably going to have them do it for me, and let you know how it goes.

What I've done in the past was to translate the document myself, and have someone one I know, who knows English, check its accuracy, make changes as needed and sign the certification. The lawyers I use said that was ok, but it couldn't be a family member. Is that ok to do, Experienced VJrs?!

The person I was going to use, an English Teacher, cancelled twice, so I can't count on it. My other option is a notorized translator I recently hired to translate our wedding certificate from English to Portuguese, so it can be registered (official) in Brazil. But it's carnaval here and everybody is celebrating! Maybe tomorrow I can get a hold of them.

Anyway, I'd also like to hear how other members had their 'certified translations' done. Please anyone?!

[yannix 24]

 

Hi all, we paid our AOS fees back on the 13th Feb, and we still haven't been invoiced for our IV bill - is this normal?! Should we call the NVC and tell someone?

Also one other q - once the IV bill is FINALLY invoiced, can we send our IV packet off before our AOS packet? (Does it matter which order?)

 

You can try calling them. I believe the DS261 needs to be reviewed before the IV gets invoiced. It doesn't matter which one you send first as long as they get both.

Is there a particular reason why you don't want to send your AOS packet yet? From posts on this list, it seems when people do get a checklist, it's most likely for the AOS and rarely for the IV. It might pay to get a little headstart on that just in case. HTH

[katieflossom 54]

  

You can try calling them. I believe the DS261 needs to be reviewed before the IV gets invoiced. It doesn't matter which one you send first as long as they get both.

Is there a particular reason why you don't want to send your AOS packet yet? From posts on this list, it seems when people do get a checklist, it's most likely for the AOS and rarely for the IV. It might pay to get a little headstart on that just in case. HTH

Thanks! Will call today.

My husband's accountant is being v slow at providing us with a document we need for our AOS packets sadly (we have everything else we need ready!) And our IV packet is ready to go as soon as it's invoiced and I can fill in the online form...

[Ashiraz 16]

just checking in. My petition just got approved by USCIS