IV bill generation and cost

[MegDan 0]

Dang, are you telling me that my powers failed?! Sheez.

Ok, my 8 ball just said that you will get it next week some time. If not, then the week after.

lol I really didn't want to tell you but I had to let you know. Hey, this will make your powers more stronger lol.

I think we have the same 8 balls . . . I feel it next week or the week after as well.

[vylex 0]

Hi MegDan, I think you'll have it tomorrow (Sat mail).

I received my IV Bill finally!

I noticed that although the generation date was listed as Monday the 16th, the actual bill date is 7/14/2007. Interesting.

Also, the postmark date is 7/25 so it took a grand total of 2 days to actually get to me once it was sent. I'll be off to the post office to get the $380 money order Saturday morning.

Finally, I compared the barcode cover sheets of the AoS Fee Bill and IV Fee Bill. I compared them to the DS-230 version 2.2 form and see that the Immigration and Address are in blue like the graphic of the Statue of Liberty (also confirmed by Mononoke). I also noticed that the address font size is 12 and the date was off more to the right.

Being a bit too #######, I tweaked my address fonts (and capitalized all letters) as well as shift the date. The barcode lines up perfectly now that I increased the address font size.

Woo Woo! I just need to have this bill processed by the NVC and the rest I have ready to mail.

I am still waiting for the actual snail mail instructions for the AoS just out of curiosity. If I don't get it by Monday, I'll be sending in the AoS paperwork in with my own coversheet.

-Alex

[dejima 1]

Nice to hear that you received it. Congrats and thanks for the info.

Megdan,hope ours will be in the mailbox soon too.

KayArt :

Hi MegDan, I think you'll have it tomorrow (Sat mail).

I received my IV Bill finally!

I noticed that although the generation date was listed as Monday the 16th, the actual bill date is 7/14/2007. Interesting.

Also, the postmark date is 7/25 so it took a grand total of 2 days to actually get to me once it was sent. I'll be off to the post office to get the $380 money order Saturday morning.

Finally, I compared the barcode cover sheets of the AoS Fee Bill and IV Fee Bill. I compared them to the DS-230 version 2.2 form and see that the Immigration and Address are in blue like the graphic of the Statue of Liberty (also confirmed by Mononoke). I also noticed that the address font size is 12 and the date was off more to the right.

Being a bit too #######, I tweaked my address fonts (and capitalized all letters) as well as shift the date. The barcode lines up perfectly now that I increased the address font size.

Woo Woo! I just need to have this bill processed by the NVC and the rest I have ready to mail.

I am still waiting for the actual snail mail instructions for the AoS just out of curiosity. If I don't get it by Monday, I'll be sending in the AoS paperwork in with my own coversheet.

-Alex

[Stabu 0]

I noticed that although the generation date was listed as Monday the 16th, the actual bill date is 7/14/2007. Interesting.

Also, the postmark date is 7/25 so it took a grand total of 2 days to actually get to me once it was sent. I'll be off to the post office to get the $380 money order Saturday morning.

Now, this makes me wonder. How on earth is it possible to spend 11 days for a bill without moving from being generated to being posted? I mean, I'm bad with posting stuff too, but it only takes me 2 days to do so in general. They do this for living . I don't think there are any steps in the NVC machinery from an IV bill being generated to an IV bill being sent or is there?

[Geist 0]

Yea, but it's the government. So things take a while.

Add in the fact that they send out a TON of these things and man...makes me really wish they hadn't killed DCF.

[vylex 0]

Nice to hear that you received it. Congrats and thanks for the info.

Megdan,hope ours will be in the mailbox soon too.

KayArt :

Thanks! You should be getting your soon too given the timeline. Good Luck!

Geist, I am totally with you on DCF! That was our original plan. However, they did re-instate it but with stricter rules. The USC has to live abroad for at least 6 months if I remember correctly.

[MegDan 0]

Well I received mine today! (you were right Vylex) I was surprised because I thought for sure I'd be receiving it next week, but hey the sooner the better! KayArt I hope you receive yours very soon and whoever else is out there waiting for it I hope it comes very soon for you too!

*And onto the next step as well as more waiting...*

Edited July 29, 2007 by MegDan

[dejima 1]

Nice to hear that you received it. Congrats and thanks for the info.

Megdan,hope ours will be in the mailbox soon too.

KayArt :

Thanks! You should be getting your soon too given the timeline. Good Luck!

Geist, I am totally with you on DCF! That was our original plan. However, they did re-instate it but with stricter rules. The USC has to live abroad for at least 6 months if I remember correctly.

Thank you, my husband received the IV Bill but was wondering why without the I-864!?

[dejima 1]

Well I received mine today! (you were right Vylex) I was surprised because I thought for sure I'd be receiving it next week, but hey the sooner the better! KayArt I hope you receive yours very soon and whoever else is out there waiting for it I hope it comes very soon for you too!

*And onto the next step as well as more waiting...*

Thank you Megdan. My husband received the IV Bill (27 or 28)not sure coz he was out of town for business since thursday and was'nt able to check the mailbox until today. He was wondering why he did'nt get the I-864 while the NVC personel told him that it will be sent together with the IV Bill the last time he made a follow-up call last week. Did you get yours(I-864)? Thank you.

KayArt

[vylex 0]

Well I received mine today! (you were right Vylex) I was surprised because I thought for sure I'd be receiving it next week, but hey the sooner the better! KayArt I hope you receive yours very soon and whoever else is out there waiting for it I hope it comes very soon for you too!

*And onto the next step as well as more waiting...*

Thank you Megdan. My husband received the IV Bill (27 or 28)not sure coz he was out of town for business since thursday and was'nt able to check the mailbox until today. He was wondering why he did'nt get the I-864 while the NVC personel told him that it will be sent together with the IV Bill the last time he made a follow-up call last week. Did you get yours(I-864)? Thank you.

KayArt

KayArt,

I didn't receive the I-864 with the IV Bill either. I didn't expect it to come together (in the same mailing that is) but I did expect it to come within a few days of each other.

I am going to wait until tomorrow or Tuesday before I go ahead and mail in my own I-864 package with self generated coversheet. I have to wait for them to process the IV Bill payment anway. I don't foresee any issues with my I-864 so I am waiting it out a little longer.

-Alex

[MegDan 0]

Well I received mine today! (you were right Vylex) I was surprised because I thought for sure I'd be receiving it next week, but hey the sooner the better! KayArt I hope you receive yours very soon and whoever else is out there waiting for it I hope it comes very soon for you too!

*And onto the next step as well as more waiting...*

Thank you Megdan. My husband received the IV Bill (27 or 28)not sure coz he was out of town for business since thursday and was'nt able to check the mailbox until today. He was wondering why he did'nt get the I-864 while the NVC personel told him that it will be sent together with the IV Bill the last time he made a follow-up call last week. Did you get yours(I-864)? Thank you.

KayArt

No KayArt, I didn't receive the I-864 either. I believe it will come this week though, probably yours will too. Let's hope so!

[Mononoke28 135]

Well I received mine today! (you were right Vylex) I was surprised because I thought for sure I'd be receiving it next week, but hey the sooner the better! KayArt I hope you receive yours very soon and whoever else is out there waiting for it I hope it comes very soon for you too!

*And onto the next step as well as more waiting...*

My psychic powers were off by only a day... YES!!! I still got it!

Congrats!

[dejima 1]

I didn't receive the I-864 with the IV Bill either. I didn't expect it to come together (in the same mailing that is) but I did expect it to come within a few days of each other.

I am going to wait until tomorrow or Tuesday before I go ahead and mail in my own I-864 package with self generated coversheet. I have to wait for them to process the IV Bill payment anway. I don't foresee any issues with my I-864 so I am waiting it out a little longer.

-Alex

Oooh! My husband already sent the I-864 with the self-generated barcode (7-26-2007 thursday),expecting that he will received the package with the IV bill.

Would you think there'll be a problem? Thank you.

KayArt

[dejima 1]

No KayArt, I didn't receive the I-864 either. I believe it will come this week though, probably yours will too. Let's hope so!

I hope so Megdan because my husband already sent the I-864 with the self-generated barcode(7-26-2007 thursday) without receiving the real package. Hope there'll be no problem.

KayArt

[MegDan 0]

Well I received mine today! (you were right Vylex) I was surprised because I thought for sure I'd be receiving it next week, but hey the sooner the better! KayArt I hope you receive yours very soon and whoever else is out there waiting for it I hope it comes very soon for you too!

*And onto the next step as well as more waiting...*

My psychic powers were off by only a day... YES!!! I still got it!

Congrats!

I know, your powers are really good! Looks like my 8 ball was wrong though considering I thought I would have gotten the IV bill this week or next...guess my powers are still a bit rusty and need some tweaking lol.

KayArt, I don't think it will be a problem, BUT then again I'm no expert. I would wait for one of the experts on here to answer back! I hope it won't be a problem either.

Edited July 30, 2007 by MegDan