AB&MJ

Hi,

Did you guys do the medical appointment in Guayaquil or Quito? Did it only take one day?

I did it in Quito and it only took a day. If everything looks good, you can pick up your sealed envelop the following day in the afternoon.

So praying I hear the words "Case Complete" this month.

I'm right there with you!!! Keep praying, it will happen so soon

I just have a quick question I have just to write the DS-3032 like a normal email or I just have attach a file??

don't attach anything. Just email it as a plain text.

me and my fiance are planning to get married here on philippines this december. but then in that case, we have to file for the CR-1 visa when he gets back in the US. i'm still thinking of having the k-1 visa which i heard is faster than the CR-1. help please on what to choose i just don't want to be away from him for a long time. thanks a lot for your opinions! i would greatly appreciate it =)

If this helps at all, we went the CR1 route because we wanted to have the opportunity to celebrate our marriage and the union of our two families at the wedding, and it was way easier to get everybody to my hometown than to the States (you have to think of tickets, logding, visas, etc. etc.). Another big reason was a financial factor - my spouse is going for his Masters in the US and I have a very good job in my hometown, and the fact that with the K1 you have to wait until AOS until and all that to be able to work felt like would be a significant financial burden on us.

If time away from your love is a huge factor, you might want to take a look at where your case would be processed.. and think about how long this process will actually take for you if you did the CR1. The reference and comparison charts are one thing, but you must know that the California Service Center is moving way faster than Vermont, for example. Just to give you an idea, people who filed their I-130 at the CSC the SAME WEEK that we filed ours at the VSC (we filed at the Chicago Lockbox and it got redirected to Vermont) already got their NOA2 in late July, while we just got our NOA2 in late September. Whatever route you take, considering the pros and cons, you should make sure you have realistic expectations.. Also know that you can still travel to the US to visit while your case is pending (even if you don't have a tourist visa, you can even apply for one - although showing your ties to your country and prove your case as a non-immigrant might be harder)... so 2-3 months might not be as big of a difference.

Good luck deciding.. i know how nerve-wracking this decision can be, but as long as you make that decision together everything will be just fine!

Hi! I just saw this thread and I don't know if you still need it, but I believe this is the template that AB&MJ was referencing:

Hope this helps...

Thank you for posting it!!

thank you for this... this will help us alot on our cr1 journey

You're welcome! make sure you visit the LingChe or James' shortcuts for further reference. And do your best to have everything to send out as soon as you get a green light for the next step. It'll save you some time and get you closer to your hubby GOOD LUCK!!

Yes my husband did!! So I will email it soon!! But do I need to creat a barcode and put it on the email?? Or just the case number??

You just need to email the information in the DS-3032 (you can use any of the templates available here, just type it in the search bar) from you email address. The emails are checked in they order they are received so I'd recommend emailing them today. No need to create a barcode, just make sure you write in the case number NVC assigned to you in the subject line of your email.

Hey another question how long after Getting my case number should I send the DS-3032???

you can literally email it as soon as you get your case number. no need to wait! You will get the actual barcoded document whenever it's generated but it really makes no sense to wait. Did you call? Any news on your case number?

i'm so confused right now!! my case was approved like 5 days ago!! and i know that soon i should be doing some things!! but i dont undersrand about mail the DS-3032.. They will tell me email it or I just have to email it after I get my case number??? And what I have to put on it?? And which email i have to send it?? Help i'm si confused. With this - DS-3032 stuff HELLLLPPPPP :thumbs:

Hey Chris and Laura!

Here are my two cents:

1. It took my case 5 days to get to the NVC and the case number was assigned two days after that. Just for kicks, I would call the NVC today and give them your USCIS #. They should be able to tell you whether they've gotten your case file already. If they haven't, then wait until Monday or Tuesday and call again. Whenever they receive it, they will scan it and give it a case number. Once you get a case number, give them your email address and your spouse's. All communication with the NVC will be done through the phone or email, so make sure they have both of your emails.

2. My recommendation is that you send your DS-3032 as soon as you get your case number. This might save a you some time - I wasn't aware that I could send my DS-3032 as soon as I had the case number and I just waited until the form was generated, which was a waste of time. The way things are going with the NVC these days, it could take you more than two weeks to get your IV bill generated (which for some other people has happened a couple of days to a week after they have emailed their DS-3032).

Now, the DS-3032 is the Choice of Address and Agent form. The NVC accepts both the physical copy and the digital one, but you don't need to send both (although you can). If you do opt for the email, make sure you send it from the beneficiary's email address. LingChe's NVC Shortcuts has a pretty good template of what that email would look like so check it out (sorry, I can't post links yet apparently, but you should be able to do a search and find it without a problem), but no matter how you put it together, you will need to include all the information that the actual DS-3032 has. You could pretty much just transcribe the form into an email, and make sure that your email includes all the NVC info requirements :

* Name of the person submitting the inquiry

* NVC case number or USCIS receipt number

* Petitioner's name and date of birth

* Principal Applicant's name and date of birth

As far as other stuff that you could be doing while you wait, you and your spouse can get all the civil documents you will need to send eventually and prepare the Affidavit of Support. Get a co-sponsor if you need one, and make sure you get all the necessary paperwork from that person as well. I don't know if this is the case for everyone, but the generated DS-3032 came in along with the AOS bill (you can just ignore the DS-3032 at that point if you already emailed it). Anyway, check out LingChe's shortcuts as you keep moving forward and remember to take it a step at a time.. this stuff can get a bit overwhelming. But, if you have any questions, just ask!

So... if you can, call tonight and see what they say.. you might get some good news!!! GOOD LUCK!!!