Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CSC to TSC to NVC: the Saga continues	I sure hope so...thats the last thing I need, especially when my consulate averages over 5 months from NOA2 to interview ugh... Don't worry, there won't be a delay due to the transfers from TSC. Wow, 5 months? Montreal used to be the same, but they've recently went down to 2 months.	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-03-10 21:05:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CSC to TSC to NVC: the Saga continues	how much of an effect do you guys/gals think the recent USCIS approvals of all of these pending cases will affect our completion at NVC? Should we expect even more months of delay due to the increased number of petitions at NVC? I doubt it would cause much of a delay. Only 36,000 cases were transferred and they weren't all approved at the same time, they've slowly been going to NVC. I'm sure NVC gets thousands of cases per week from Cali and Vermont, so just a few extra from TSC won't make a difference..	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-03-10 21:02:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CSC to TSC to NVC: the Saga continues	I received this email. Is this the acceptance of DS3032? thanks Yes!	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-03-10 20:47:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CSC to TSC to NVC: the Saga continues	NVC sent me another email..an hour ago replying to my my DS-3032 with acceptance..and send us an invoice to pay the IV Bill 404$. but still when i'm signing in found no bill ginerated yet..when it will be ready to pay if s.body pass this step? It should appear either tomorrow or early next week.	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-03-10 18:46:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CSC to TSC to NVC: the Saga continues	Hi guys I have a question. I just received my AOS processing fee bill invoice $88. I am bit confuse on the "choice of address and agent" DS-3032. Do I have to sent this document to my father in India and wait him to mail this back to me and than send it back to NVC? Seems it might take long time. You can email the DS-3032 by following this template: http://www.visajourn...il_DS-3032_form Much faster.	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-03-10 18:03:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CSC to TSC to NVC: the Saga continues	Thank you Saylin. You are really awesome. No problem! And thanks, hehe	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-03-10 17:50:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CSC to TSC to NVC: the Saga continues	Awesome Timosha. Thanks. I think we all should appreciate the one who created this site. I was about to get a laywer, but dropped the idea after seeing this site. Awesome site and awesome members. My status says paid for AOS. Can i send AOS documents tomorrow even though my DS3032 has not been accepted? Can I include bank statements even though I fill I-864Ez? Thanks in advance Yeah, this site is great. I definitely wouldn't have been able to do any of this without the help of VJ and its members. You can send off the AOS immediately. Just make sure you print off the 'Document Cover Sheet' from the payment portal site and put it as the FIRST thing in the package. I believe you can include bank statements with the I-864EZ. For our case, we just included tax transcripts, employment letter, and pay stubs. There's only a few hundred dollars in my husband's bank account, so not worth sending in bank statements.	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-03-10 17:40:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CSC to TSC to NVC: the Saga continues	Hi All, Cogrets Saylin!!! I just got I-864 invoice email, but when i try to login to pay i still get the: Sign In Failed Please be advised that the case that you have attempted to access is not eligible for further processing by the National Visa Center at this time. Please click on the Contact the NVC hyperlink if you believe that you have received this message in error. Called NVC operator, she told me to use IE only, but it did not help. should i wait a little? Thanks! Definitely use IE for paying bills. A lot of people have been getting a fake SIF. Just give it a day or two and you should be able to log in to pay bills. saylin, 1)shes making $1,800-2,000 per month,i guess the 125% of poverty line is around $18,000 per annum 2)we received AOS and DS-3032 emails from NVC.Now should we pay AOS fee and send COA e mail (whats with the bar code) and congrats for CC thanks for all the support Oh, she's making enough money then, just wanted to make sure. If you can log onto the payment portal and see the AOS fee generated, then yes, pay it. And send the DS-3032 email now. NVC is ready to accept it since they sent you the email. I dunno what's up with the barcode, just email the DS-3032 following the template here on VJ and you'll be fine. And thank you	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-03-10 15:28:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CSC to TSC to NVC: the Saga continues	Thanks Saylin. I have another question. I am planning to fill I-864EZ. What should I fill in part 2, state and zipcode (she doesnot have any), and SSN and Alient registration no? Should I out N/A or leave it blank? Thanks I don't know anything about her country, but are there no states/provinces/districts? If there isn't any, put 'none'. The same thing goes for zip/postal codes. If her country doesn't have any, then put 'none'. For the SSN and A#, put 'none' as well. Never leave any box blank, always put N/A or none.	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-03-10 14:27:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CSC to TSC to NVC: the Saga continues	Does everyone receive beneficairy ID on email from NVC? thanks I believe so, but the beneficiary ID is only needed for those doing online forms, so you can disregard this number.	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-03-10 13:39:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CSC to TSC to NVC: the Saga continues	I finally got in the NVC! Whew. I'm going to follow the VJ NVC shortcut, I hope that has worked for everyone here Also, Congrats Saylin! Grats on getting the case number! And thanks	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-03-10 12:51:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CSC to TSC to NVC: the Saga continues	A big thank you to all that sent me grats! I tried quoting you all, but apparently there's a limit on how many quotes you can do in one post hey congrats all for the progess i have a question about income and employment. My wife did work till Sep 2009 and has IRS tax receipts and employment letters from employer(2007 to 2009)above poverty lines as required We got married in Dec 2009 and she returned to US and filed our case in July, 2010.Currently, she tutoring kids at home for last 3 to 4 months(unemployment period Sep 2009 to Sep,2010) for which she gets paid in cash fortnightly by their parents. My question is,what kind of evidence she should include in AOS for this type of income a)Letter signed from parents showing amonuts and frquency of payments with total.or; b)Receipts given to parents in lieu of "fee income" for teaching p.s: shes not using co-sponsor and using i-864EZ(but has an option of her father) Is she making enough currently to meet the poverty guidelines with her tutoring? I would get both letters from parents and receipts as well. I called and got my BMB nvc number. Still waiting for the mail. Grats! It's about time! My petition was approved on03/04/2011. When can i start calling to NVC? I tried to call couple of times and wanted to give my email id's but operator said they did not have a record of my file. So what does it mean? when can i give them my email id's for future correspondence? It might take a few days for your case to get to NVC. Just keep calling the AVR and an operator to see if they've received your case yet. aos input in the system march 9 false RFE delivered. At this rate it's definitely like a 2 week processing time. Grats on NVC reviewing your AOS! You're getting closer to the end! so happy for you saylin!! Thanks! How's the process going for you?	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-03-10 11:24:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CSC to TSC to NVC: the Saga continues	Well, this has been a long time coming..... Moving from IR-1/CR-1 Process to IR-1/CR-1 Progress. 91 pages later	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-03-10 00:22:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CSC to TSC to NVC: the Saga continues	Question... On the DS-230, block 22 asks for the father's current address. His address is unknown... should she put "UNKNOWN" in the block, or use her sister's address (which was his last known address)? Hmm, I think either answer would be okay with NVC. I dunno if they even do anything with the father's address. It might be better to put the sister's address though, just so NVC doesn't see an "UNKNOWN" answer. what address should we address the employment letter to..should it be National Visa Center Attn: CMR 32 Rochester Ave, Suite 100 Portsmouth, NH 03801-2914 For my husband's employment letter, we didn't put an address to NVC. The only address on our employment letter was at the top right and that was my husband's work address.	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-03-09 23:58:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CSC to TSC to NVC: the Saga continues	Im late! CONGRATS, SAYLIN!!! We should be holding a welcome party for you here in the U.S.! As for me, I've paid the IV bill 3/07 but can't send off the docs yet, as I'm still waiting for the Police Clearance. Didn't notice it expired end of Feb ( Texas made us hostages for a long time)... Thanks! I wouldn't mind a welcome party! I'll be driving to South Dakota, meet me there How long will it take to get another PCC? Sucks yours expires. For Canada, we have a one year validity period. I got mine back in December, near our 4 month mark at USCIS, so I'll be fine for the interview.	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-03-09 23:07:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CSC to TSC to NVC: the Saga continues	I just noticed this. Congrats Saylin! You will be off to America in no time!! Haha, thank you! As soon as I have my visa in hand, I'm moving to the USA!	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-03-09 22:51:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CSC to TSC to NVC: the Saga continues	CONGRATS!!! WOOHOOOOOO!!! Thank you, thank you!	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-03-09 22:21:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CSC to TSC to NVC: the Saga continues	Thanks:) What do you mean if its snail mail, i can pay extra? hmmopf my husband mail it using UPS i think but am really not sure. Also how would i know if my papers leave the NVC and its already on MNL USEM and what do u mean by AP? i'm just curious i always saw here on VJ Thanks Snail mail = regular mail, as in not email. Most mail carriers like UPS, FedEx, etc have an option to pay more to have a notification of when your package gets delivered to NVC. To know when your papers leave NVC and head to the embassy, you have to call an operator up and ask. I also think there's an AVR update for that after a CC, but I'm not sure on that. AP = Administrative Processing. After an interview, some people get put on AP for either a few days or weeks or months. It's usually when the officer feels something is wrong or more information/evidence is needed. By the way Saylin for the spreadsheet i send both MArch 9:) Thanks, updated USPS (not UPS) $18 flat rate for overnight shipping. Tell your husband to look into. No extree fee for online tracking either) CONGRATULATIONS SAYLIN!!!!!!!!!! Oh nice, free online tracking And thanks!	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-03-09 21:43:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CSC to TSC to NVC: the Saga continues	Saylin i have questions:) How would you know the following: 1. NVC received the docs ( AOS & IV ) i send it together 2. NVC is reviewing it 3. CC 4. Interview date For all of them: an operator. Also, if you snail mail documents, you can pay extra to get a notification when NVC gets it. But then it just gets sent to a mail room I believe and sits there for a bit. You get an email when an interview date has been assigned. But if you consistently call an operator up (at NVC and/or DOS), you'll most likely find out that way first since it usually takes awhile to email things out.	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-03-09 21:29:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CSC to TSC to NVC: the Saga continues	CONGrats Saylin Thanks!	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-03-09 21:21:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CSC to TSC to NVC: the Saga continues	hey guys just checking in !!!!!! was still on the other forum!!!!!!!! lol lol well today i got my return card confirmation by mail that nvc received my aos on 03/04/11. hey saylin what is sif!!!!!! congrats on ur cc!!!! how long do u think it would take after i get my cc for my wife to get the interview??????? SIF = Sign In Fail (it's when you can't sign onto the payment portal site anymore) And thank you! As with Poland, there's not that many IR-1/CR-1 cases for El Salvador here: http://www.visajourn...lvador&dfile=No so it's hard to tell. But it looks like one month from CC to interview date.	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-03-09 20:56:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CSC to TSC to NVC: the Saga continues	Thanks Saylin for updating my timeline on excel sheet... No problem	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-03-09 20:53:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CSC to TSC to NVC: the Saga continues	Hmm... Interesting. Thank you Sensei. Looks like June or July by rough estimate or even May if way too optimistic. If you get everything sent this week and have no RFEs, then I'd say May would be very possible. That is, if Poland is at one month from CC to interview date.	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-03-09 20:22:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CSC to TSC to NVC: the Saga continues	Hmmm...seems I will no longer click on links here from VJ as they aren't always up to date, I must of been going to an old CEAC site because now it's working through the link I pressed on the NVC site. I spoke with an operator and she said they are the same form but to go ahead and fill out the DS-261 just in case. Poor me guys. I'm so anxious to get things done. I'm gonna have to stop and wait until my son goes to sleep because I can't concentrate on both things at once. It's not that the link you had was outdated, it's just for those that aren't doing online forms as well. There's two sites for CEAC: https://ceac.state.g...ice/signon.aspx (just to see and pay bills) and https://ceac.state.g...px?signout=true (to see and pay bills, plus fill out the online DS-261 and DS-260). You should be fine though, especially if you send the DS-261 as well. NVC won't be getting to your optin email for quite awhile. Mine took 16 days to get accepted, so NVC will most likely see your DS-261 one first. Because of excitement, getting ahead of myself thinking where to find info on how long would it take from CC to the actual Interview schedule. Filing with WRW - Warsaw Embassy in Poland for beneficiary. This question instigated after our Spreadsheet Sensei mentioned about 2 months wait with Montreal. Just curious? Any direction? Thank you very much! Well, unfortunately, there doesn't 'seem to be a lot of cases for Poland, so you really can't get much from here: http://www.visajourn...Poland&dfile=No It looks like one month though. Perhaps starting a thread in the Europe regional forum: http://www.visajourn...-uk-and-russia/ and seeing if some Polish people could give you more insight. Edited by Saylin, 09 March 2011 - 08:13 PM.	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-03-09 20:12:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CSC to TSC to NVC: the Saga continues	A ha. I went to the site through a link here on VJ ...Electronic Processing. ...and I was following that, it may be old instructions. I will call the operator and see what they say. UGH! I should always check with the Sensei before making any moves!! I know better next time. This link: http://travel.state..../visa_5163.html is for optional EP (which is what it is in Canada still). If you notice, it's pretty much the same instructions, minus the DS-3032 part. Congrats for SIF and CC, 2 months wait for interview compared with the passed time is nothing Thanks! And definitely not complaining about waiting 2 months. I'm very grateful it's no longer 5 months as it was back last year. But, I won't complain if Montreal goes down to 1 month my DS-3032 not accepted yet i sent the second one 2day morning..is there anything else i can do? because i heard in vj that IV bill wont be ginerated unless they accepted ds3032 Yes, the IV bill won't be generated until NVC accepts the Choice of Agent form. But it can take a few business days, so you're just going to have to wait a bit.	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-03-09 19:55:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CSC to TSC to NVC: the Saga continues	Spreadsheet Sensei - thank you for continuous support. No problem I am more than willing to help everyone here	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-03-09 19:39:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CSC to TSC to NVC: the Saga continues	Just paid both AOS and IV fees with NVC. All show IN PROCESS now. Lawyer said OK for me to pay. Excited like crazy. Are we getting closer??? :-) Yay, grats! They should appear as PAID this week and then you can mail off the packages!	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-03-09 19:35:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CSC to TSC to NVC: the Saga continues	No, I'm using Safari. Ok onto the old laptop I go. Ummm...so was I not supposed to send in the DS-3032 form? Are these forms the same thing? I'm so confused. I sent it in with my OPT IN email as it says to do on the NVC site. Definitely use IE. Safari and Chrome always give problems with the payment portal site. Well, the online forms are REQUIRED for Canada now. I believe you were supposed to fill out the DS-261. Where on NVC's site did you see to attach the DS-3032 with the optin email? That's only for those doing EP, but not eligible for online forms. I just sent my optin email by itself and filled out the DS-261 once it was available online. But since these forms are the same thing, I'm not sure if it will make a difference. I'd call an operator up and ask about it.	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-03-09 19:29:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CSC to TSC to NVC: the Saga continues	Saylin, I'm looking at your NVC timeline. What is this DS-261? It's the online version of the Choice of Agent form that can be found on the payment portal site with the DS-260. I keep pressing Pay Selected Fees...and it doesn't do anything? Is it supposed to take me to another page? Yeah, it's supposed to. Are you using Internet Explorer? The payment portal is designed for IE and might not work in other browsers.	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-03-09 19:24:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CSC to TSC to NVC: the Saga continues	Received an email from NVC - contains the attached pdf file with 5 pages. In short - it has AOS and IV instruction to make payment. Now also able to login to the NVC site to make payment. Can I select both AOS and IV and make both of these payments at the same time? Using a lawyer for processing the I-130, so nothing mentioned about the Choice of Agent. Email addressed to a lawyer, but copied both to petitioner and beneficiary. I agreed with the lawyer, that I will make payments myself. Any suggestions before doing so? I know that by having a lawyer, there is no DS-3032 because the lawyer is automatically designated as the agent and because of that both bills are generated at the same time. The only thing I don't know is if you could pay them. I thought your lawyer has to because he's the agent. I'd call up an operator asap and ask about this.	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-03-09 19:07:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CSC to TSC to NVC: the Saga continues	Oh my god, 5 months!! Well, I'm glad it's getting better. In Ukraine it's a month, as far as I know, I guess fewer people come from Ukraine to the US comparing to Canada... Yeah, just back in January it dropped from a 5 month wait to 2 months. This is due to the new online forms Canadian beneficiaries are required to do. This is getting rid of the mail backlog. I'm hoping it still continues to drop! And I'm sure because of the many people getting visas from Canada caused such a long wait compared to other countries, such as yours. Hey Saylin , Just realised you got CC today. Nice ... Congrats Buddy !!! Babaa Thanks!	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-03-09 18:57:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CSC to TSC to NVC: the Saga continues	CC - case complete? 2 months?! I thought it's a month, are you sure? I'm pretty sure it's a month. Yup, CC = case complete. It varies for each consulate/embassy. For Montreal, the time between CC and interview is currently 2 months. It used to actually be 5 months. But they're slowly getting rid of their backlog. Edited by Saylin, 09 March 2011 - 06:50 PM.	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-03-09 18:50:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CSC to TSC to NVC: the Saga continues	You are very helpful, thanks!!! You're welcome! If you have any other questions, just ask away! Wait! Did they schedule the interview already?? Congrats!!!! How soon? Nope, not yet, lol. Just got a CC today. It'll be about 2 months away.	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-03-09 18:47:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CSC to TSC to NVC: the Saga continues	Oh, I did not know about the birth certificate, thanks for the useful info!!! And, of course, it should be the original of the birth certificate, right? Yup, beneficiary's birth certificate is required. It has to either be the original or certified copy. I don't have my original, so I sent in a certified copy and it was accepted.	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-03-09 18:39:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CSC to TSC to NVC: the Saga continues	Saylin, may I ask you what documents did you send to NVC? The marriage certificate, of course. The police certificate, probably. What else? I read that some are required to send the birth certificate of the spouse, is that true? You mean for the IV package? I sent in: bar-coded coversheet from the payment portal, cover letter, two passport pictures (with my full name, date of birth, and case number on back), photocopy of my passport's bio-data page, marriage certificate, my birth certificate, and police certificate. The birth certificate of the US petitioner is not needed at the NVC step.	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-03-09 18:33:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CSC to TSC to NVC: the Saga continues	in all honesty, getting the IIN did not help our case at all...we still had to wait for the email from NVC to pay, which included the IIN Mine too. I got the IIN and Case no. from NVC at the same time. I was unable to login until I got an email from NVC. Weird. I was able to log in 2 business days after getting our case number (technically it was only one since NVC was closed due to weather the day after we got our case number and IIN) and was able to pay the AOS bill. I only got the initial email (with case number, IIN, DS-3032) the day after my husband paid the AOS fee. Actually, the AOS even appeared as PAID before we even got that initial email. NVC isn't consistent with all cases obviously	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-03-09 17:39:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CSC to TSC to NVC: the Saga continues	yeah...called again,operator told that its not in system yet.i will call tomorrow again..i dont understand the reason they won't give it to you?.. So,when will i email the COA then? after getting IIN # I'd keep calling every few hours if I were you. Some operators for whatever reason don't give it out, while others just give it to you the moment you ask. Depends who you get I guess. NVC will only accept your DS-3032 once they generate and email you the first package. So it's probably better if you wait till you get that initial email before sending out the DS-3032.	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-03-09 16:31:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CSC to TSC to NVC: the Saga continues	Hi all, I just got my NVC case # and IIN from NVC. Senseu Saylin please update the spreadsheet. Thank you Updated the spreadsheet! Grats! GOT NVC # but operator did not give the IIN # i dont know why,also my wife specifically asked for it.i asked her to call again for it Grats on getting the case number! Just keep trying till an operator gives it to you. Some of them are stubborn hi...can u pls let me know if ur using I-864 or I-864EZ for affidavit of support? thanks so much.. My husband used the I-864EZ. But you have to meet 3 qualifications, which can be found here: http://travel.state..../info_3197.html (5th box)	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-03-09 15:20:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CSC to TSC to NVC: the Saga continues	I wonder how VJ Member (Maria SH) case was completed in 11 days even though that was not expedited. Any Clue Saylin? I have no idea. It was early 2009 and there were a couple other people that went through NVC very quickly. They probably didn't have a backlog, so they were able to work faster.	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-03-08 13:39:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CSC to TSC to NVC: the Saga continues	hi saylin what about ur case not completed yet..how much did u stay for reviewing ur case? Nope, no case complete yet. Operators say to wait 20 business days after sending in packages for it to be reviewed. Hey Saylin any upates to your case after they received your packages March 3rd? I was looking at timelines from December (during the holidays...?) and packages were recieved and processed within 3-7 days!! I'm going on a week and you're going on a month! Hope for the best for you. When I called an operator up yesterday, he said that both packages are under review. Finally! Nearly a month for them to receive it and start reviewing. Wow, 3-7 days?! NVC must have had a lot more time on their hands. I guess they're going through a backlog.	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-03-08 12:31:00