I-797 for I-130 Petition ( Approval )

[Dean_De 61]

Hi everyone,

We receive the hard copy of the I-797 from the USCIS. It says that our petition was approved and that the original visa petition was submitted to the NVC. It doesn;t say anything of us paying the AOS fee. It just says they will contact the beneficiary concerning further immigrant processing step.

Them contacting our minor son also worries us especially that there is no reliable communication there yet because of the typhoon and I am no sure how reliable are the postal deliveries there as of this time. Is there a way for the NVc too to keep us on the loop. Like let us know what was sent to our minor son?

Also, when do we really have to pay the AOS fee?

thank you everyone!

Dhel

[Vic20r 14]

AOS is at NVC stage..Your casefile is still at USCIS...You just wait for a couple weeks

[Dean_De 61]

AOS is at NVC stage..Your casefile is still at USCIS...You just wait for a couple weeks

It says in the letter that they will contact the beneficiary. Will they keep us still on the loop ( petitioner)? What I meant to ask is, will they notify us whatever correspondence they sent to the beneficiary? I am just worried coz after yolanda hit our place, we still haven't got our phone lines back and their cellphone signal there is not totally reliable yet. Not sure about how the postal service is too.

[li_09 40]

Couldn't you do Crba for your son?

Edited March 2, 2014 by li_09

[Dean_De 61]

Couldn't you do Crba for your son?

Hi,

It was my USC husband who petitioned my son as his step child.

[JbTin 51]

Hi, you should read and study the first 2 posts of this thread: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/483206-nvc-filers-march-2014/

Once nvc receives the case, you should call them, ask for the case number, and give out your email address. This may take a while though as nvc is pretty backlogged as of now. Also, since your son lives in a typhoon hit area, you can request for an expedite.

[Dean_De 61]

Hi, you should read and study the first 2 posts of this thread: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/483206-nvc-filers-march-2014/

Once nvc receives the case, you should call them, ask for the case number, and give out your email address. This may take a while though as nvc is pretty backlogged as of now. Also, since your son lives in a typhoon hit area, you can request for an expedite.

How will we know NVC receive the case? Sorry to be asking a lot, I just want clarity on the process. And I should wait for the Visa petition to be received by the NVC before contacting them, right? And that will be the time to request to have it expedited?

Thank you for the patience and for further help.

[MrsSomers00 0]

Hey what is the fee for 797 1-30 form visa

[JbTin 51]

How will we know NVC receive the case? Sorry to be asking a lot, I just want clarity on the process. And I should wait for the Visa petition to be received by the NVC before contacting them, right? And that will be the time to request to have it expedited?

Thank you for the patience and for further help.

Yep, you have to wait til it gets to the nvc. And the best way to know is to call them a week after your i-130 approval. Try to call everyday or every other day and check for updates

[Dean_De 61]

Yep, you have to wait til it gets to the nvc. And the best way to know is to call them a week after your i-130 approval. Try to call everyday or every other day and check for updates

will they give me updates if I call them since the petitioner was my husband?

[Vic20r 14]

It says in the letter that they will contact the beneficiary. Will they keep us still on the loop ( petitioner)? What I meant to ask is, will they notify us whatever correspondence they sent to the beneficiary? I am just worried coz after yolanda hit our place, we still haven't got our phone lines back and their cellphone signal there is not totally reliable yet. Not sure about how the postal service is too.

They will notify u thru email...don't worry...they won't call or send a snail mail to ur address

[Fabian&Rossy 120]

will they give me updates if I call them since the petitioner was my husband?

Hi, I am also calling the NVC to get my case#. I am the petitioner but coming to think of it, they never asked me if I was the beneficiary. So, I believe you may call to find out if NVC received your case (all you need is your 797 receipt number) but I your husband should still handle the next steps. The overview of the process will be as follows (this is taken from Saylin's posts 1 & 2 at http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/483206-nvc-filers-march-2014/ ):

- Call NVC to find out if they received your case

- get case number and IIN, give email addresses over

- complete the online DS-261

- pay the AOS bill, once it's invoiced

- once the bill appears as PAID, send the AOS package

- pay the IV bill, once it's invoiced

- once the bill appears as PAID, send the IV package

- complete the online DS-260

- respond to any checklists, if applicable

- get case complete

- get interview date scheduled

- case is sent to embassy/consulate

And like Krispykreme said, go to that post link and you and your husband study (hard) the first two posts. Trust us, the majority of your questions would already be answered in those two posts.

Also, to answer your original question. If you notice in posts 1& 2 of the link we gave you, one of the first steps at NVC is to give them your email address (only after they assign a case#) and choose an agent (online form 261). Your husband may designate himself as the agent and be able to get all communications regarding your child's case.

Good Luck!

Edited March 2, 2014 by Fabian&Rossy

[Ketsuban 1,034]

Hey what is the fee for 797 1-30 form visa

You should really start your own thread, but the fee is $420 to file an I-130 petition.

[rajvinder kaur 6]

AOS is at NVC stage..Your casefile is still at USCIS...You just wait for a couple weeks

[rajvinder kaur 6]

AOS is at NVC stage..Your casefile is still at USCIS...You just wait for a couple weeks