DS230 form expiring at the end of July

[vylex 0]

Actually, they are now sending URL's instead of forms so you can/have to download the forms yourself. At least, my husband told me both the I-864 and DS-230 'packet' were just letters with the link to the travel.state.gov website.

I thought (maybe my misunderstanding), I-864 form that NVC sends out used to have a barcode, so unless doing James' shortcut and creating the barcode ourselves (which we felt like we weren't up for), we had to wait for the form to come and then complete it. In contrast, DS 230's form itself did not have a barcode but it had a separate coverletter with a barcode.

Does this mean that my husband can go ahead and download and start completing the I-864 now (before the package comes) also? Is there a barcode involved in the new I-864 packet (with the link to download the forms)?

Both the DS-230 AND the I-864 AoS package contain barcode cover sheets. They are separate pages from I-864 form which can be downloaded from the NVC or USCIS websites. I will be using an I-864EZ form to submit once my AoS fee bill payment has been made since I am not using any assets, just my income.

From what Erica and others have posted above, you get letters (barcode sheet and other pages) with links. I bet ours will be the same. In any case, I already generated the I-864 barcode coversheet, filled out the I-864EZ and assembled my tax returns/transripts for the last 3 years + letter of employment. It's ready to go once they process my AoS bill payment and generate the AoS form.