I-864 and when to mail packages

[sweetie1986 0]

Hello everyone,

 

My case is IR5. I filled DS-261 on 4/21, and paid AOS fee on 4/24. I read that I can mail the AOS and IV packages to NVC prior to paying IV fee and filling in DS-260. Is that correct? Please advise. 

 

I filed tax jointly with my husband. My income alone is qualified. I know I need to submit my W2 along with 1040 and pay stubs to prove my income. I would like to ask if I fill I-864 correctly. For Part 6, question 2 "My current individual annual income", I will answer my income. Question 19a, Total Income will be our adjusted gross income listed on 1040. Am I right on both?

 

Thank you for your help.

[fly_scuba 0]

I filled out I-864 today. I understood that you used the '"Adjusted gross Income" number IF you are referring to a 1040 EZ form. If you are using a regular 1040 (as I am) you should use your total income figure ( see line 7 on your form ), not the adjusted gross income figure at the bottom of the form.

[sweetie1986 0]

4 hours ago, fly_scuba said:

I filled out I-864 today. I understood that you used the '"Adjusted gross Income" number IF you are referring to a 1040 EZ form. If you are using a regular 1040 (as I am) you should use your total income figure ( see line 7 on your form ), not the adjusted gross income figure at the bottom of the form.

Thanks. Do you know if I can mail the packages prior to paying IV fee and filing DS-260?

[fly_scuba 0]

No. I don't know if this is allowed. I understand the desire to be fast and efficient especially after such a long wait at USCIS. However when I called the NVC yesterday to receive my case number the agent gave a very piece of advice to just follow the directions given and the file will get processed as fast as possible. So I had to tell all my horses to hold on and be a little patient.  Ha ha

[Jojo92122 1,924]

You can not send anything before paying the fees.  

 

Only after paying the fees can you get the bar coded cover pages that are required to filed with the DS-260 and I-864.  You need those bar coded pages to file the DS-260 and I-864.

[fly_scuba 0]

THANK YOU Jojo92122    You have solved this mystery!   Also, it looks like it takes the website about 24 to 48 hours to become initialized in order to pay the fees.  Tonight  (Friday) I received my case number and Invoice ID number. I tried to pay but the website didn't provide any links to pay. I called NVC to ask why. They said that yes I am in the system  but I cannot pay anything until Monday because the website servers have not finished processing my case and presented me with a fee bill to pay.

Edited April 28, 2017 by fly_scuba