NVC Filers - June 2016

[Sunnybeach7 2]

Does anyone know if I can use my son's (13) social security survivor's benefits on the affidavit of support?

Also, when my husband goes to the interview.. does he have to have original copies of my birth certificate and the birth certificates of any other sponsors?

Thanks in advance!

[Smartwater 5]

How long do you have to wait for an official email to confirm a case complete status from the actual case complete date?

[dwheels76 5,466]

How long do you have to wait for an official email to confirm a case complete status from the actual case complete date?

The Case Complete letter comes 7 days after Case Complete. So if you called today June 7th and they said you have Case Complete June 14th the email would be sent.

[Albano_al 0]

Morning guys.... Just received the e-mail for 1st scan date, it's 3rd of June! Let's hope now this is the last scan date and to get a case complete this month.

[Jo Al 5]

Hi,

Yesterday I received the welcome letter from NVC and with it I received this:

June 7, 2016
Document Cover Sheet

This cover sheet is for case BCH########## .When you send your documents to us, place them in the order
shown below, and put this cover sheet on top. Mark the checkbox [ X ] under Enclosed if you are sending the
document. Mark the checkbox [ X ] under Unavailable if you cannot obtain the document. Mark the checkbox [
X ] under Not Applicable if the document is not applicable or not needed for your case.

Order Document Enclosed Unavailable Not Applicable
===============================================================================
1. Document Cover Sheet................................ [ ]
2. Original, signed Affidavit of Support..............[ ] [ ] [ ]
3. Photocopies of Financial Documents:
IRS Tax Transcript............................................ [ ] [ ] [ ]
Federal Income Tax Returns............................ [ ] [ ] [ ]
Form W2.......................................................... [ ] [ ] [ ]
Evidence of income............................... ...........[ ] [ ] [ ]
Proof of relationship......................................... [ ] [ ] [ ]
Proof of U.S. status.......................................... [ ] [ ] [ ]
Social Security Earnings Statement................. [ ] [ ] [ ]
Proof of assets................................................ [ ] [ ] [ ]
4. Photocopies of Supporting Documents:
Adoption documentation.................................. [ ] [ ] [ ]
Birth certificates.................................... ...........[ ] [ ] [ ]
Court and prison record(s).............................. [ ] [ ] [ ]
Marriage certificate.......................................... [ ] [ ] [ ]
Marriage termination documents..................... [ ] [ ] [ ]
Military records..................................... ...........[ ] [ ] [ ]
Petitioner documents....................................... [ ] [ ] [ ]
Valid, unexpired passport................................. [ ] [ ] [ ]
Police Certificate(s).......................................... [ ] [ ] [ ]
Translations...................................................... [ ] [ ] [ ]

If you have not submitted Form DS-260 "Online Immigrant Visa and Alien Registration Application"at
http://ceac.state.gov, please do so now. We cannot forward your petition to a U.S. Embassy overseas until you
submit Form DS-260. Also, only send photocopies of your civil documents (e.g., birth certificate). Send an
original, signed Form I-864 Affidavit of Support(s). Do not send documents on any form of electronic media,
such as memory cards.

This is the AOS package only or on the above is mentioned about AOS and IV package altogether?

From what I read on visa journey information....we have to send two packages at once at NVC. Is it the same thing ?

Did anyone received same thing in the welcome letter?

[amren 2]

Has anyone from Potomac received their case number as yet? Its been over two weeks and I called NVC only to know that no case number has been assigned.

[eljourney 9]

Hi,

Yesterday I received the welcome letter from NVC and with it I received this:

June 7, 2016

Document Cover Sheet

This cover sheet is for case BCH########## .When you send your documents to us, place them in the order

shown below, and put this cover sheet on top. Mark the checkbox [ X ] under Enclosed if you are sending the

document. Mark the checkbox [ X ] under Unavailable if you cannot obtain the document. Mark the checkbox [

X ] under Not Applicable if the document is not applicable or not needed for your case.

Order Document Enclosed Unavailable Not Applicable

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

1. Document Cover Sheet................................ [ ]

2. Original, signed Affidavit of Support..............[ ] [ ] [ ]

3. Photocopies of Financial Documents:

IRS Tax Transcript............................................ [ ] [ ] [ ]

Federal Income Tax Returns............................ [ ] [ ] [ ]

Form W2.......................................................... [ ] [ ] [ ]

Evidence of income............................... ...........[ ] [ ] [ ]

Proof of relationship......................................... [ ] [ ] [ ]

Proof of U.S. status.......................................... [ ] [ ] [ ]

Social Security Earnings Statement................. [ ] [ ] [ ]

Proof of assets................................................ [ ] [ ] [ ]

4. Photocopies of Supporting Documents:

Adoption documentation.................................. [ ] [ ] [ ]

Birth certificates.................................... ...........[ ] [ ] [ ]

Court and prison record(s).............................. [ ] [ ] [ ]

Marriage certificate.......................................... [ ] [ ] [ ]

Marriage termination documents..................... [ ] [ ] [ ]

Military records..................................... ...........[ ] [ ] [ ]

Petitioner documents....................................... [ ] [ ] [ ]

Valid, unexpired passport................................. [ ] [ ] [ ]

Police Certificate(s).......................................... [ ] [ ] [ ]

Translations...................................................... [ ] [ ] [ ]

If you have not submitted Form DS-260 "Online Immigrant Visa and Alien Registration Application"at

http://ceac.state.gov, please do so now. We cannot forward your petition to a U.S. Embassy overseas until you

submit Form DS-260. Also, only send photocopies of your civil documents (e.g., birth certificate). Send an

original, signed Form I-864 Affidavit of Support(s). Do not send documents on any form of electronic media,

such as memory cards.

This is the AOS package only or on the above is mentioned about AOS and IV package altogether?

From what I read on visa journey information....we have to send two packages at once at NVC. Is it the same thing ?

Did anyone received same thing in the welcome letter?

It is both AOS and IV package together. Yes I got the same thing in my welcome letter.

[Jo Al 5]

It is both AOS and IV package together. Yes I got the same thing in my welcome letter.

Ok, and where do I enclose this document cover as they request? In the AOS package or in the IV?

[eljourney 9]

Has anyone from Potomac received their case number as yet? Its been over two weeks and I called NVC only to know that no case number has been assigned.

I am from Potomac center too. I received it by the end of 2nd week(check my timeline). You should be getting it by the end of this week. Just call them and hopefully you might have it by this Friday.

[amren 2]

Thanks buddy :-)

I am from Potomac center too. I received it by the end of 2nd week(check my timeline). You should be getting it by the end of this week. Just call them and hopefully you might have it by this Friday.

[eljourney 9]

Ok, and where do I enclose this document cover as they request? In the AOS package or in the IV?

I had 2 separate package for AOS and IV with the cover sheet for each from the payment portal and then on top place this welcome letter cover sheet. I put them in one single package from USPS. Not sure how others have done this.

[rodriguezhiraldo 7]

How long do you have to wait for an official email to confirm a case complete status from the actual case complete date?

The Case Complete letter comes 7 days after Case Complete. So if you called today June 7th and they said you have Case Complete June 14th the email would be sent.

Yep! This is so right. I got my CC email exactly 7 days after my actual CC date.

[LinJoe 117]

Ok, and where do I enclose this document cover as they request? In the AOS package or in the IV?

Yup, that's the standard welcome letter. Keep in mind there is a N/A column because they use the same cover sheet for all different types of visas so if there is something listed that does not pertain to you just mark it as N/A.

Regarding the Document Cover Sheet (DCS) -- from the CEAC Payment Portal you will get two (2) DCS. one for the AOS package and one for the IV Package. the ONLY difference between the two is AOS DCS says "Attn. CMR AOS" and the IV says, "Attn. CMR". You don't have to wait for the IV Fee to be available and paid to print that. you can print two copies of the AOS DCS and either white out the AOS or use Adobe Acrobat and delete the AOS. All they need is the barcode that's on them. It's how they know which case number those documents go with.

Here's how I organized mine:

Write case number at the top right of each and every piece of document.

NVC Welcome letter's DCS -- the one with the three columns you showed.

AOS DCS from CEAC payment portal

all AOS documents as listed in order on the welcome letter DCS.

medium binder clip holding this stack together

IV DCS from CEAC payment portal

all IV documents as listed in order on the welcome letter DCS.

medium/large binder clip holding this stack together

Then I used one Large Binder clip to hold both stacks together.

put this big stack into a large Manila envelope, address it as normal PLUS write your case number on it.

put that Manila envelope in the FedEx mailing package (or whatever carrier you choose....just be sure you can track it since it has sensitive documents in it. I would NOT advise sending it regular USPS mail. Be sure you get a tracking number!)

Good luck!

[Jo Al 5]

Yup, that's the standard welcome letter. Keep in mind there is a N/A column because they use the same cover sheet for all different types of visas so if there is something listed that does not pertain to you just mark it as N/A.

Regarding the Document Cover Sheet (DCS) -- from the CEAC Payment Portal you will get two (2) DCS. one for the AOS package and one for the IV Package. the ONLY difference between the two is AOS DCS says "Attn. CMR AOS" and the IV says, "Attn. CMR". You don't have to wait for the IV Fee to be available and paid to print that. you can print two copies of the AOS DCS and either white out the AOS or use Adobe Acrobat and delete the AOS. All they need is the barcode that's on them. It's how they know which case number those documents go with.

Here's how I organized mine:

Write case number at the top right of each and every piece of document.

NVC Welcome letter's DCS -- the one with the three columns you showed.

AOS DCS from CEAC payment portal

all AOS documents as listed in order on the welcome letter DCS.

medium binder clip holding this stack together

IV DCS from CEAC payment portal

all IV documents as listed in order on the welcome letter DCS.

medium/large binder clip holding this stack together

Then I used one Large Binder clip to hold both stacks together.

put this big stack into a large Manila envelope, address it as normal PLUS write your case number on it.

put that Manila envelope in the FedEx mailing package (or whatever carrier you choose....just be sure you can track it since it has sensitive documents in it. I would NOT advise sending it regular USPS mail. Be sure you get a tracking number!)

Good luck!

Oh, wow!!! Thank you LinJoe. You gave me such great info. I can now understand perfectly how should I proceed further.

Thumbs up for you ???

[Jo Al 5]

I had 2 separate package for AOS and IV with the cover sheet for each from the payment portal and then on top place this welcome letter cover sheet. I put them in one single package from USPS. Not sure how others have done this.

Thank you for informing me eljourney! It is a great help for me...?

Oh, just as extra information, we paid our AOS fee last night. Now we have to wait for the IV fee to be available to pay.