NVC Filers - April 2020

[two_black_cats 114]

2 hours ago, Godknowsus said:

I am at NVC phase now.

Do we have to submit beneficiary's proof of health insurance and DS-5540 to NVC?

 

I was thinking to add my husband to my health insurance plan from workplace when he arrives. Or I can buy visitors health insurance when he arrives.

 

I looked through DS5540.. it seems like it applies to people who are filing AOS within the United States..?

 

Please correct me if I'm wrong.

 

 

At this point there is no good excuse to not upload DS-5540.

and you do need it for the consular processing (NVC). yes, they ask for the health insurance so it would make sense to upload proof of it if he has it.  if you plan on adding him to your job health insurance I`d attach a proof such as a letter from employer (we did that and some other people here too)

hope it helps

[Quarknase 1,072]

4 hours ago, Godknowsus said:

I am at NVC phase now.

Do we have to submit beneficiary's proof of health insurance and DS-5540 to NVC?

 

I was thinking to add my husband to my health insurance plan from workplace when he arrives. Or I can buy visitors health insurance when he arrives.

 

I looked through DS5540.. it seems like it applies to people who are filing AOS within the United States..?

 

Please correct me if I'm wrong.

 

 

it's up to the CO's discretion if they ask to see it at the interview. Dept of State language is that they "may" ask for it. So far I haven't seen any DQ's or interviews at consulate where it was required (NVC didn't ask for it), but NVC has also not reached 02/24 submission date yet so we don't know if they will eventually start asking. I have tried to keep NVC submission as lean as possible, so they don't have to review papers that they don't need. 

Generally it's true, the new public charge rule applies to adjustment of status from within the US. Most questions don't apply to people that don't already have a life here

[David G 117]

9 hours ago, Quarknase said:

I filed by mail and the IRS has issued a statement that they currently don't process paper filing. I did paper filing (I had no choice since we needed to apply for an ITIN for my hubby) just this week, so it'll sit there until they go back to "normal operations".

https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs-urges-taxpayers-to-use-electronic-options-outlines-online-assistance

 

Paper Tax Returns: All taxpayers should file electronically through their tax preparer, tax software provider or IRS Free File if possible. The IRS is not currently able to process individual paper tax returns. If you already have filed via paper but it has not yet been processed, do not file a second tax return or write to the IRS to inquire about the status of your return or your economic impact payment. Paper returns will be processed  once processing centers are able to reopen. This year, more than 90% of taxpayers have filed electronically.

We did the same, On February 13, 2020 I went to an IRS certified acceptance agency here in Mexico City to apply for an ITIN and filed my husband’s tax return. We kept a copy of the tax return and the W7 application so we uploaded those and the 2018 2017 tracking transcripts. 
 

we haven’t heard from them yet. And There Is no way to call. 

[Nikkidew 17]

15 hours ago, two_black_cats said:

At this point there is no good excuse to not upload DS-5540.

and you do need it for the consular processing (NVC). yes, they ask for the health insurance so it would make sense to upload proof of it if he has it.  if you plan on adding him to your job health insurance I`d attach a proof such as a letter from employer (we did that and some other people here too)

hope it helps

Where do you see that the DS5540 is needed for the NVC? I'm pretty sure it's not one of the documents required, which is also not listed on the official travel state gov website here. I remember asking my lawyer about it and she said it is only needed during the embassy interview. Please ensure your information is accurate as to not induce panic to people who have not uploaded a DS5540 to their CEAC for the NVC stage. 

[corntop 129]

Hi everyone. We finally get to join in with these topics, we submitted everything on 14th April  Good luck to all.

[two_black_cats 114]

2 hours ago, Nikkidew said:

Where do you see that the DS5540 is needed for the NVC? I'm pretty sure it's not one of the documents required, which is also not listed on the official travel state gov website here. I remember asking my lawyer about it and she said it is only needed during the embassy interview. Please ensure your information is accurate as to not induce panic to people who have not uploaded a DS5540 to their CEAC for the NVC stage. 

First of all my information was my opinion that "there is no good excuse to not upload DS 540 at this stage". now I did not say : "you gotta do it or else earth will collapse," did i? The form is in the drop out list under additional documents  so that tells you something.  It`s everyone`s opinion as to upload docs or not. Just like your lawyer and my ex-lawyer had different opinions in this case. there are multiple cases where one thing applied to some people and another to other. just like some people get approved with date printed on their forms and some get RFE for that. 

we here provide information and it`s up to people to use their head.

 

DS5540 is needed for Consular processing (NVC) not for AOS is what I meant.

Edited April 19, 2020 by two_black_cats

[Inita 44]

On 4/18/2020 at 12:46 AM, Pqm527 said:

Hi Guys, 

 

I submitted my application and uploaded documents on  end of February. Will it help requesting for an expedite processing now ? 

 

Please advise 

Hiya, 

 

I think, expediting is not really an option atm unfortunately (unless your country is not under a corona travel ban). The expedite- request email goes straight to the local embassy as far as I know and they're not open for interviews right now. At least that was the case for us...

 

I mean you can still try of course 😉👍

[JAC&MEH 34]

26 minutes ago, Inita said:

Hiya, 

 

I think, expediting is not really an option atm unfortunately (unless your country is not under a corona travel ban). The expedite- request email goes straight to the local embassy as far as I know and they're not open for interviews right now. At least that was the case for us...

 

I mean you can still try of course 😉👍

There is absolutely no harm in trying.  We applied for ours on March 5th and was approved on March 24th, after the suspension of routine visa processing on the 18th.  The email is worded differently in that rather than the NVC immediately sending your file to the embassy/consulate, they state that that will immediately send your file as soon as routine visa processing resumes.  

[Inita 44]

37 minutes ago, JAC&MEH said:

There is absolutely no harm in trying.  We applied for ours on March 5th and was approved on March 24th, after the suspension of routine visa processing on the 18th.  The email is worded differently in that rather than the NVC immediately sending your file to the embassy/consulate, they state that that will immediately send your file as soon as routine visa processing resumes.  

Oh, that is interesting!! May I ask if you had sent your expedite request to the expediteNVC@ email address? And also, which country are you applying from? thank you!

[David G 117]

4 hours ago, corntop said:

Hi everyone. We finally get to join in with these topics, we submitted everything on 14th April  Good luck to all.

thank you! To you too. We submitted ours on 16th April! Fingers crossed  🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻

[Danova 22]

On 4/1/2020 at 4:08 PM, two_black_cats said:

if you have to go the interview again after a year has passed since your first payment for DS260., you need to pay application fee again. from what i gathered the payment for DS260 (which is $325 though, not $350, maybe a typo of false memory of your friend? but I have not heard of any fees being 350) only valid for 1 year. if you do not go to the interview during that year , they want to be paid again. 

Wow! We received welcome letter from nvc 2month after our case was approved. In the letter, it state the nvc case number and invoice. My priority date is Nov 2014, I’m in F1 category.  My question: we’ve paid the fees and we’ve started submitting AOS form and tax transcript. does it mean if our case didn’t become current before 1yr, we’ll need to pay the fees again? 

[Quarknase 1,072]

1 hour ago, Danova said:

Wow! We received welcome letter from nvc 2month after our case was approved. In the letter, it state the nvc case number and invoice. My priority date is Nov 2014, I’m in F1 category.  My question: we’ve paid the fees and we’ve started submitting AOS form and tax transcript. does it mean if our case didn’t become current before 1yr, we’ll need to pay the fees again? 

I believe so, yes. Maybe others know for sure. What surprises me is that you already received welcome letter. Isn’t PD for F1 currently January ‘14? That would make the wait naturally almost a year 😑 I hope I’m misinterpreting though

[Damjop 4]

New here. Will be submitting my AOS and IV forms this week and hopefully ask for expedited processing.  My questions is "what priority date do I go with?" My NVC file says August 6th which was also my I-130 PD.

[Quarknase 1,072]

4 hours ago, Damjop said:

New here. Will be submitting my AOS and IV forms this week and hopefully ask for expedited processing.  My questions is "what priority date do I go with?" My NVC file says August 6th which was also my I-130 PD.

Welcome! All embassies are closed at the moment, so unless the petitioner has urgent medical reasons as to why the beneficiary needs to travel asap, and the embassy processes expedite for medical reasons, chances are high that an expedite won't do anything.

CR1/IR1 visas have a visa number available immediately, so the priority date does not matter.

[AarLar 53]

Hi everyone!

 

We also uploaded everything on the 16th of April.. so now the wait begins!

 

Goodluck