Filled in DS-260, next steps.

[mariyagami 0]

Hi all,

First of all, I want to apologize, because I know this question is answered in these forums, but I am at the point where each answer I read just confuses me more, instead of dispelling doubts.

Now that the tech issues with the NVC site have finally cleared up I was able to select my Agent just now. My following steps seem to be:

1) Pay AOS Fee

2) Pay IV Processing Fee (not available to me yet)

Question #1: Do I have to pay the AOS Fee before I can pay the IV Processing Fee, or can I wait until both are available for payment? (I am transferring the money to a friend's account and I'd rather do a single transfer than two).

Once those are done, I should be able to start Collecting and Submitting Forms and Documents. And that brings me to Question #2:

Some of the Supporting Documents I am being asked to submit by the NVC site (http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/english/immigrate/immigrant-process/documents/Supporting_documents.html) are the same I have already sent in with my I-130. Some of them are not a big deal to obtain again (photos, passport photocopies) but others (marriage certificate with translation) are costly. The translation itself (which I have already mailed in) costs quite a bit, and I am not sure if I am expected to get a second translation done or if I can mail in a photocopy of the one I have already provided (I mailed in the original translation with my I-130, and now I am wondering if that was a mistake).

And that is it, as I said, pretty standard questions, but my brain is not processing very well right now.

Thank you all for your time.

[mallafri76 1,012]

Q1. You have to pay the AOS fee first. Once the DS-261 have been reviewed and the AOS fee have been, the IV fee will open up. I think we waited 20 days or something between the DS-261 and the IV fee being paid, but you can see that in my timeline.

Q2. You only submit copies to USCIS and NVC. The originals are brought to the interview. It does say on NVC's website that you only have to make translations for documents not in English or the official language of the country in which the interview will take place. I chose to translate everything in to English anyway. Better safe than sorry.

Edited July 6, 2015 by mallafri76

[mariyagami 0]

I am just noticing I never thanked you for this information.

Thank you, it was just as you said.