Received an RFE from NVC :( confused on what steps to take now...

[life-journey 7]

I received an RFE from NVC but I'm not sure if I should send the missing and corrected documents to NVC or bring it to the interview? I have tried calling NVC and we all know how looking the wait is on the line but I will continue calling! I hope someone on here can provide some answers  I will paste parts of the email from NVC that are not clear to me and highlight them in bold letters and my questions will be highlighted in red. Thank in advance to those that will take time to answer my questions! 

 

______CORRESPONDENCE INSTRUCTIONS:_________________________________

When responding to the National Visa Center, please include the bar code sheet that came with this letter. Failure to include the bar code sheet may cause a delay in the processing of your case. The bar code sheet should be placed on top of all documents being submitted for this case and mailed to the address provided.

PLEASE NOTE: No interview will be scheduled until ALL of the information requested has been returned to the National Visa Center.

______3 - BIRTH CERTIFICATE:_______________________________________

The birth certificate we received is from the incorrect issuing authority. 

 

______F - FINANCIAL EVIDENCE:______________________________________

We reviewed the Affidavit of Support form and supporting financial documents you submitted. While we will schedule your case for an interview, there is something incomplete or missing. This could affect the Consular Officer's ability to make a decision on your case.

On the attached Affidavit of Support Assessment Letter, we have put an "X" by each item you need to correct.

If your Affidavit of Support form needs correction:

•   Fill out a new form online.

•   Print, sign and send the form to the principal applicant so he or she can take them to the visa

  interview. Do not send the updated form to NVC.

  If there are supporting documents missing:

 Send the missing documents to the principal applicant so he or she can take them to the visa

interview. Do not send the documents to NVC.

After NVC schedules the immigrant visa interview, we will send you an appointment letter with additional details. You do not need to contact NVC or send us additional financial information at this time. 

 

Do I send the documents to NVC or take them to the interview? It says that no interview will be scheduled until all of the information requested has been returned to NVC and then on the Financial evidence part it stays they will schedule the case for interview but there is something incomplete or missing? Then it says to take missing documents to the interview. So do I send the correct birth certificate to NVC then take missing financial evidence to interview or do I wait for an interview and take correct birth  certificate and financial evidence? 

 

Do I send documents to NVC or not? Are they going to go ahead and schedule an interview or not? SO CONFUSING!!!

 

______10 - PHILIPPINES NBI CLEARANCE:______________________________

POLICE RECORDS

Available and reasonably reliable. Philippine-born immigrant visa applicants 16 years and over are required to furnish certificates issued by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI). The green NBI certificate annotated for travel abroad is the correct certificate. 

 

ASSESSMENT LETTER for Financial Sponsor _____________Diana______________________

Regarding Your Form I-864 Affidavit of Support and Required Financial Evidence

===================================================================== ======

These instructions refer only to the Form I-864 completed by the financial sponsor named above.

The National Visa Center (NVC) reviewed your Form I-864 Affidavit of Support. This form had one or more sections with missing or incorrect information; was missing required supporting documents; or both. Please review the instructions below. You will need to correct your Form I-864 and collect missing documents as requested.

Do not send the corrected form and documents to NVC. Instead, give all requested documents to the visa applicant, who should present them to the consular officer during the visa interview. 

 

Please make the below corrections to your Form I-864 or gather the requested financial evidence:

[x] You must submit the following financial evidence:

[x] If you were not required to file a Federal income tax return under U.S. tax law because your income was too low, for the most recent tax year ____2015_______________________________ , attach a written explanation indicating why you did not file a Federal income tax return. If you were not required to file a Federal income tax return under U.S. tax law for any other reason, attach a typed or printed explanation including evidence of the exemption and how you are subject to it.

[x] Your _________2015__________________________ IRS transcript from the most recent tax year. 

 

It says here that these instructions refer only to the Form I-864 completed by the financial sponsor named above, which is me BUT they are asking for 2015 IRS transcript or written explanation indicating why I did not file tax return on that year. I have been a stay at home mom since 2011, for years 2013-2016 my mom claimed my daughter and I as her dependents on her Federal income tax return. I provided my mom's IRS transcript for years 2014-2015-2016 on AOS packet (she is my co-sponsor and filled out form I-864a)  . I have provided my mom's IRS transcript for year 2015 where it clearly shows that I am her dependent, I also provided a note saying that I am a stay at home mom with no income of my own therefore was not required to filed tax so I do not understand why there are asking me for 2015 IRS transcript or written explanation and evidence as to why I was not required to file tax. 

 

I'm not sure if they lost the 2015 tax transcript therefore they are asking for another copy? Do I just send another copy of my mom's 2015 tax return to my husband to bring to interview? and do I still provide a letter explaining why I don't have one even though I was a dependent on my moms tax return that year. 

[nejay 4]

Okay....What I would advise you to do is to send all the documents that NVC highlighted to NVC and then give extra copies to the beneficiary to take for the interview process. Hope this helps.

[Kadupul 117]

5 hours ago, life-journey said:

I received an RFE from NVC but I'm not sure if I should send the missing and corrected documents to NVC or bring it to the interview? I have tried calling NVC and we all know how looking the wait is on the line but I will continue calling! I hope someone on here can provide some answers  I will paste parts of the email from NVC that are not clear to me and highlight them in bold letters and my questions will be highlighted in red. Thank in advance to those that will take time to answer my questions! 

 

______CORRESPONDENCE INSTRUCTIONS:_________________________________

When responding to the National Visa Center, please include the bar code sheet that came with this letter. Failure to include the bar code sheet may cause a delay in the processing of your case. The bar code sheet should be placed on top of all documents being submitted for this case and mailed to the address provided.

PLEASE NOTE: No interview will be scheduled until ALL of the information requested has been returned to the National Visa Center.

______3 - BIRTH CERTIFICATE:_______________________________________

The birth certificate we received is from the incorrect issuing authority. 

 

______F - FINANCIAL EVIDENCE:______________________________________

We reviewed the Affidavit of Support form and supporting financial documents you submitted. While we will schedule your case for an interview, there is something incomplete or missing. This could affect the Consular Officer's ability to make a decision on your case.

On the attached Affidavit of Support Assessment Letter, we have put an "X" by each item you need to correct.

If your Affidavit of Support form needs correction:

•   Fill out a new form online.

•   Print, sign and send the form to the principal applicant so he or she can take them to the visa

  interview. Do not send the updated form to NVC.

  If there are supporting documents missing:

 Send the missing documents to the principal applicant so he or she can take them to the visa

interview. Do not send the documents to NVC.

After NVC schedules the immigrant visa interview, we will send you an appointment letter with additional details. You do not need to contact NVC or send us additional financial information at this time. 

 

Do I send the documents to NVC or take them to the interview? It says that no interview will be scheduled until all of the information requested has been returned to NVC and then on the Financial evidence part it stays they will schedule the case for interview but there is something incomplete or missing? Then it says to take missing documents to the interview. So do I send the correct birth certificate to NVC then take missing financial evidence to interview or do I wait for an interview and take correct birth  certificate and financial evidence? 

 

Do I send documents to NVC or not? Are they going to go ahead and schedule an interview or not? SO CONFUSING!!!

 

______10 - PHILIPPINES NBI CLEARANCE:______________________________

POLICE RECORDS

Available and reasonably reliable. Philippine-born immigrant visa applicants 16 years and over are required to furnish certificates issued by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI). The green NBI certificate annotated for travel abroad is the correct certificate. 

 

ASSESSMENT LETTER for Financial Sponsor _____________Diana______________________

Regarding Your Form I-864 Affidavit of Support and Required Financial Evidence

===================================================================== ======

These instructions refer only to the Form I-864 completed by the financial sponsor named above.

The National Visa Center (NVC) reviewed your Form I-864 Affidavit of Support. This form had one or more sections with missing or incorrect information; was missing required supporting documents; or both. Please review the instructions below. You will need to correct your Form I-864 and collect missing documents as requested.

Do not send the corrected form and documents to NVC. Instead, give all requested documents to the visa applicant, who should present them to the consular officer during the visa interview. 

 

Please make the below corrections to your Form I-864 or gather the requested financial evidence:

[x] You must submit the following financial evidence:

[x] If you were not required to file a Federal income tax return under U.S. tax law because your income was too low, for the most recent tax year ____2015_______________________________ , attach a written explanation indicating why you did not file a Federal income tax return. If you were not required to file a Federal income tax return under U.S. tax law for any other reason, attach a typed or printed explanation including evidence of the exemption and how you are subject to it.

[x] Your _________2015__________________________ IRS transcript from the most recent tax year. 

 

It says here that these instructions refer only to the Form I-864 completed by the financial sponsor named above, which is me BUT they are asking for 2015 IRS transcript or written explanation indicating why I did not file tax return on that year. I have been a stay at home mom since 2011, for years 2013-2016 my mom claimed my daughter and I as her dependents on her Federal income tax return. I provided my mom's IRS transcript for years 2014-2015-2016 on AOS packet (she is my co-sponsor and filled out form I-864a)  . I have provided my mom's IRS transcript for year 2015 where it clearly shows that I am her dependent, I also provided a note saying that I am a stay at home mom with no income of my own therefore was not required to filed tax so I do not understand why there are asking me for 2015 IRS transcript or written explanation and evidence as to why I was not required to file tax. 

 

I'm not sure if they lost the 2015 tax transcript therefore they are asking for another copy? Do I just send another copy of my mom's 2015 tax return to my husband to bring to interview? and do I still provide a letter explaining why I don't have one even though I was a dependent on my moms tax return that year. 

Hi,

 

I have a similar situation in addition to another checklist item. You can always call NVC to confirm, but from what it looks like, the beneficiary can just bring the document to the interview. NVC sent me the same instructions about 2015 taxes when I clearly explained why I did not have to file either. So I just have to send it with my husband to his interview-maybe they missed that detail?

 

Please check the page below, it will help through this part of the process 😊

 

[MzJan 18]

Your are being asked to do the following:

 

1. Send birth certificate proof to NVC.

 

2. Take affidavit of support form and supporting document and explanation to interview.

 

The steps are clearly layed out.

 

 

[life-journey 7]

2 hours ago, MzJan said:

Your are being asked to do the following:

 

1. Send birth certificate proof to NVC.

 

2. Take affidavit of support form and supporting document and explanation to interview.

 

The steps are clearly layed out.

 

 

That is how I understood it when i first read the email but the cause of confusion is from the following instructions: 

 

PLEASE NOTE: No interview will be scheduled until ALL of the information requested has been returned to the National Visa Center. 

 

We reviewed the Affidavit of Support form and supporting financial documents you submitted. While we will schedule your case for an interview, there is something incomplete or missing. 

 

It states that no interview will be scheduled until ALL information requested has been returned to NVC then it states that they will go ahead and schedule it?

[life-journey 7]

18 hours ago, Kadupul said:

Hi,

 

I have a similar situation in addition to another checklist item. You can always call NVC to confirm, but from what it looks like, the beneficiary can just bring the document to the interview. NVC sent me the same instructions about 2015 taxes when I clearly explained why I did not have to file either. So I just have to send it with my husband to his interview-maybe they missed that detail?

 

Please check the page below, it will help through this part of the process 😊

 

Have you contacted NVC regarding the RFE? Did they also mention that they will go ahead and schedule the interview? 

 

Thank you!

[Kadupul 117]

1 hour ago, life-journey said:

Have you contacted NVC regarding the RFE? Did they also mention that they will go ahead and schedule the interview? 

 

Thank you!

Hi,

 

Yes, I had 2 reasons for the checklist-one was because of the police certificate which I had to send back in-I did contact NVC regarding this and asked for a supervisor because I did not understand why they said they couldn't accept the certificate, so they helped clarify that. If I had not had the issue with the police certificate we would have been able to have a case complete and just taken the AOS explanation they asked for to the interview.

[MzJan 18]

7 hours ago, life-journey said:

That is how I understood it when i first read the email but the cause of confusion is from the following instructions: 

 

PLEASE NOTE: No interview will be scheduled until ALL of the information requested has been returned to the National Visa Center. 

 

We reviewed the Affidavit of Support form and supporting financial documents you submitted. While we will schedule your case for an interview, there is something incomplete or missing. 

 

It states that no interview will be scheduled until ALL information requested has been returned to NVC then it states that they will go ahead and schedule it?

They will not schedule interview until birth certificate is sent in.

 

You can always submit all requested documents if in doubt as it would not hurt.

 

Just ensure beneficiary has wet signature of affidavit of support and also the other supporting documents.

 

Best of luck and congrats on joyrney thus far.

[life-journey 7]

On 7/6/2017 at 5:15 PM, Kadupul said:

Hi,

 

Yes, I had 2 reasons for the checklist-one was because of the police certificate which I had to send back in-I did contact NVC regarding this and asked for a supervisor because I did not understand why they said they couldn't accept the certificate, so they helped clarify that. If I had not had the issue with the police certificate we would have been able to have a case complete and just taken the AOS explanation they asked for to the interview.

Hi, just wondering what are the updates on your NVC process? I am still in the process of obtaining my husband's police clearance and birth certificate because it takes so long for the process in his home country.

[Kadupul 117]

31 minutes ago, life-journey said:

Hi, just wondering what are the updates on your NVC process? I am still in the process of obtaining my husband's police clearance and birth certificate because it takes so long for the process in his home country.

Hi! I hope you're able to submit everything soon and get your cc 😊

We finally got a cc on 08/08 and were scheduled for an interview next month! It has been a very long wait at NVC and I'm happy to be almost done with this finally-it has now been over a year since we filed 

Thank you for asking ☺️

[life-journey 7]

16 minutes ago, Kadupul said:

Hi! I hope you're able to submit everything soon and get your cc 😊

We finally got a cc on 08/08 and were scheduled for an interview next month! It has been a very long wait at NVC and I'm happy to be almost done with this finally-it has now been over a year since we filed 

Thank you for asking ☺️

That's awesome, goodluck! and hopefully we are next I can't wait for this to be over! 

 

how long after you sent missing/incorrect files to NVC until your case was complete? 

and did you send your 2015 tax explanation to NVC? 

[Kadupul 117]

Just now, life-journey said:

That's awesome, goodluck! and hopefully we are next I can't wait for this to be over! 

 

how long after you sent missing/incorrect files to NVC until your case was complete? 

and did you send your 2015 tax explanation to NVC? 

Good luck to you too!!!

 

it took 9 weeks for us to get a cc after the checklist-going off of the timelines from the spreadsheet that is typical for Nigeria to take

8-9 weeks 

We actually included an explanation about my taxes when we first sent everything to NVC but I guess they missed it? So I'll send a separate explanation with my husband to his interview 😊

[Clinton & Divina 0]

We have the same situation. We get a checklist too and mine was regarding with my police certificate which should be NBI clearance instead. It's really confusing because the letter says that i can bring it at the interview but then when my husband call them up to confirm, they said that they cannot continue processing until we send the revised document. So we're gonna send it soon and wait for another 11 weeks again... 

 

 

[Clinton & Divina 0]

3 hours ago, Kadupul said:

Good luck to you too!!!

 

it took 9 weeks for us to get a cc after the checklist-going off of the timelines from the spreadsheet that is typical for Nigeria to take

8-9 weeks 

We actually included an explanation about my taxes when we first sent everything to NVC but I guess they missed it? So I'll send a separate explanation with my husband to his interview 😊

So it will took 9 weeks again for the checklist..  

 

 

[Kadupul 117]

4 hours ago, Clinton & Divina said:

So it will took 9 weeks again for the checklist..  

 

 

No, not necessarily-this is for Nigeria-

it seems they profess cases by country, so it could definitely be less for you 😊