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To E-mail or Mail?

QUOTE (waiting06 @ Oct 11 2007, 09:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Exactly 4 weeks ago I sent some important documents to the NVC that they had requested, trough priority mail. My tracking receipt shows it was delivered to them on Sept. 10 .
Today I called them and they said they had no record of recieveing these documents!

I don't know if they lost it or what. Isn't is suppose to be in their computers by now? Its been 4 weeks!

Ayways.. so the operator suggested that I should said them again to be on the safe side

She said I can do it through e-mail. I have never sent them anything through email before.

Can someone please advise wheather I should said it through e-mail or Priority Mail? I just want them to enter it into their system ASAP! since its already getting delayed for no apparent reason!
WHAT SHOULD I DO?! I NEED TO DO SOMETHING FAST!
I AM FEELING SO FUSTRATED!

PS: I have a lot of attachements (documents) that I would need to attach, tht wont be a problem will it?

sorry for ur problem.
I had to send some missing document to the NVC so I called them and the operator told me to just scan and email them. so I did and waited for like a week and I decided to mail them and not wait. and till today I've never got a respond for that email. thx god I didn't wait.

Tarik

Male

Morocco

2007-10-11 18:02:00

Is it necessary ?

QUOTE (MargotDarko @ Oct 12 2007, 08:43 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

If the co-sponsor is an actual co-sponsor filling out an I-864 and not just a household member filling out an I-864A, then yes get an employment letter (unless of course they are self-employed).

thx for the reply but I contacted the consulate and the said employment letter isn't required.

Tarik

Male

Morocco

2007-10-12 21:12:00

Is it necessary ?

Hi everybody.
I just wanna know if it's necessary to submit an employment letter for co-sponsor ?( the co-sponsor's income in my case is over the requirement)

Tarik

Male

Morocco

2007-10-12 03:02:00

Casablanca, how long you think it will take them ?

Hi everybody.
as I posted before my interview was on Oct 2nd and I was given section 221(g) requested to get a co-sponsor and submit affidivat of support, tax return documents and W-2 for a co-sponsor.well I got a co-sponsor and I'm gonna go tomorrow to the consulate in casablanca tomorrow to submit the documents. my question is how long it may take them to review the doc and issue the visa ?

Tarik

Male

Morocco

2007-10-14 18:50:00

Affidavit of Support?

Sometimes even if your husband makes above the poverty guidelines and he didn't make above that in the past year, the consulate will ask for a co-sponsor and that what happened in my case.even we contacted the NVC during the process and they said its not a problem if my wife didn't make enough money last year as long as she does now, we just need to submit employments letter stating how much she makes now and that the job is full time.so that's what we did and the NVC approved the affidivat of support but on the day of the interview the consular officer requested a co-sponsor.

Edited by Tarik, 16 October 2007 - 09:18 PM.

Tarik

Male

Morocco

2007-10-16 21:17:00

Some Help with our new Co-Sponsor Situation

QUOTE (Misty1979 @ Oct 17 2007, 01:46 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

With the CR1 interviews finally making some progress at the Montreal Consulate, and the fact alone that they have started interviewing people who had case completion in June, my husband and I realized its about time we look at our co-sponsorship situation and figure out a new plan.
My father-in-law was our co-sponsor, but due to his sudden passing, we had to find a new one. My mother-in-law has volunteered to be our new co-sponsor, however we are not sure how to use her assets to make up the difference in the income requirements.
She is working, but most likely not making enough to meet the requirements with her income alone, so we are pretty sure the assets will have to come into play.
I don't know her financial situation very well, so I won't be able to provide thorough details, but from what we know here is what she has for assets to use towards the I-864:
-She owns 1 house and 2 trailers. The house is completely paid off, no payments, no loans, however we think there is a loan involved with the 2 trailers. We figure the house is worth about $80k and the two trailers together about $120.
-2 vehicles, both payed off.
-Some sort of life insurance payout will be coming into play soon. She is starting the paperwork tomorrow to collect the life insurance plan my father in law had in place. I have no idea how much it is, but am pretty sure it isn't too substantial.

We figure we will be getting an interview in the early part of December, judging by other timelines, so we know we need to start putting all this together now. I have no idea how life insurance works, so I don't know if she will have the payout from that in time to use it towards meeting the requirements.
Also I'm wondering if we are going to have the three properties appraised? I know that can be pretty costly, so I don't really want to ask her to do that unless there is no other choice.

Anyways, any insight into this would be greatly appreciated. I figure the one house alone should be enough to meet the difference with the income requirements, but if it has to be appraised, that will be an awkward situation right now.
Thanks in advance for any advice you may have

hey.
this may be helpful for you.its from the I-864 form instructions.you should download the form and read it.it has a part about assests.
''In order to qualify based on the value of your assets, the total value of your assets must equal at least five times the difference between your total household income and the current poverty guidelines for your household size. However,if you are a U.S. citizen and you are sponsoring your spouse or minor child, the total value of your assets must only be equal to at least three times the difference. If the intending immigrant is an alien orphan who will be adopted in theUnited States after the alien orphan acquires permanentresidence, and who will, as a result, acquire citizenship undersection 320 of the Act, the total value of your assets need onlyequal the difference.Example of How to Use Assets: If you are petitioning for aparent and the poverty line for your household size is $22,062and your current income is $18,062, the difference betweenyour current income and the poverty line is $4,000. In orderfor assets to help you qualify, the combination of your assets,plus the assets of any household member who is signing FormI-864A, plus any available assets of the sponsored immigant,would have to equal five times this difference (5 x $4,000). Inthis case, you would meet the income requirements if the netvalue of the assets equaled at least $20,000.''

Edited by Tarik, 16 October 2007 - 09:40 PM.

Tarik

Male

Morocco

2007-10-16 21:36:00

preparation before interview?

QUOTE (Jigi @ Oct 20 2007, 10:38 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Hi

Please visit the Consulate website , it has what you have to get ready.

4 Photos
DS230 Part 1 , 2
I-864 copy , Pay Stub Copy, Bank Statement copy, Tax return copy
Marriage Certificate , Divorce Certificate ( if applies to you)
Medical Reports
Police clearance certificate ( PCC) from Passport Office & Also from Local Police Authority.
PASSPORT

Jigi

+ have a good breakfast before you go to the consulate.

Tarik

Male

Morocco

2007-10-20 08:55:00

waiting after submitting requested documents after the interview.

QUOTE (SIMO1972 @ Oct 20 2007, 04:40 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (Tarik @ Oct 19 2007, 10:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Hi everybody.
after my interview the consular officer requested a co-sponsor.
my question is for ppl that have been in similar situation or were givin section 221 (g) and requested to submit other documents,how long did you wait after submitting the doc for the consulate to review and issue the visa ?

hi tarik i'm sorry to hear that,that you still need more document,i hope that you it done soon,but it's still not clear to me how they aprouved the affidavie of suport here and they complated the case and consulate found something missing there??i hope you can clear it thanks

I don't get it either.cuz we called the NVC when they were processing the affidivat of support and they said even my wife didn't work enough last year so her income wasn't enough that its alright but she has to send proofs that she's working full time now and that she makes enough.so thats what we did and my wife submitted letters from employers stating she makes over 31 000 dollars a year and that she has a full time jobs.after that the NVC approved the affidivat of support but in the interview the consular officer said we need a co-sponsor.I think they didn't even look at the employment letters but it doesn't matter anyway I submitted the doc for a co-sponsor last week so I hope they will reveiw them soon and issue the visa.

Edited by Tarik, 20 October 2007 - 08:54 AM.

Tarik

Male

Morocco

2007-10-20 08:53:00

waiting after submitting requested documents after the interview.

Tarik

Male

Morocco

2007-10-19 21:06:00

CASE COMPLETE INTERVIEW COMPLETE VISA GRANTED

congratulations!

Tarik

Male

Morocco

2007-10-17 07:58:00

how much it takes to generate DS-230 form

QUOTE (jeta&preeti @ Nov 3 2007, 12:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

hi all

wanna know how much time approx does it take to generate DS-230 form after the NVC have received the IV fee bill.......thanx in advance.....

7 to 9 days .

Tarik

Male

Morocco

2007-11-03 11:37:00

please help! I'm new to this

QUOTE (Huanyen @ Nov 3 2007, 11:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Hi everyone,

1.
I got married in 07/08/2007. That is the date in the wedding invitations.
In the marriage certificate, it says " the marriage certificate becomes valid from the date when we both signed the certificate".
and we actually signed the marriage certificate in 07/09/2007.

So which one is our date of marriage ?

2.
for the evidence of our relationship, we got some letters. But they are not in English. Should I get them translated or keep them original?

Thanks,

07/09/2007 is ur marrige date and you need to traslate the letters.

Tarik

Male

Morocco

2007-11-03 18:56:00

Pls help me...

QUOTE (samkhan @ Nov 19 2007, 07:43 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

i need a right guaidance from anybody.. i got married in ma country england in july 2006.ma spouse is US citizen.after getting married she went back to us in dec 2007,n she filled ma case in jan 2007. now after all process of nvc i m at da stage of ds-230.i might get visa at march 2008,n will get probarbly go to US in april 2008.i know that i will be getting conditional green card which is valid for 2 years. but i hav heard that before 3 month of our wedding annvirsery i can fill for permenent residential card.
now can anybody tell me after getting conditional card , at dat time it would be almost 20 months of our marriage, can i directly apply for perment residentional card,after getting conditional card,or i have to wait for for 2 years of the conditonal card to be expire first.
thanks.
hoping for your reply

if you got the visa before your 2 years marriage anniversery it will be CR1 (conditional residence) then if you moved to the US before the 2 years annivesery they will stamp ur passport with 2 years conditional residence but if after you got the visa you waited till ur 2 years anniversery to move to the US they will stamp ur passport derictly with IR1 wich is permenent residence and you won't have to apply for it again.

Tarik

Male

Morocco

2007-11-19 04:30:00

simple question for ppl with CR1 visa.

hi everybody.
I'm gonna be moving to the US next week.I'm wondering if somebody out there with CR1 visa could help me by answering my simple question.
JFK will be my port of entery, so I'm wondering if I'm gonna have to present any documents other than my passport with visa and the brown envolope they gave me at the consulate.am I going to need pictures or anything like this ? and how long it takes to go though customs and getting to my connecting flight ?
any help will be appreciated !

Tarik

Male

Morocco

2007-11-23 07:09:00

waitimg for Greencard question.

Hi everybody.
I've been here in the US for almost a month now and I haven't got my Greencard yet.
my question is do I have to apply for greencard and social security number or just wait till they mail it to me ? and if they're gonna mail it to me, how long does it normally take ?
any help will be appreciated.

Tarik

Male

Morocco

2008-01-02 16:11:00

what the hell is wrong with the consulate ?

QUOTE (MargotDarko @ Nov 2 2007, 02:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (RandyandRina @ Nov 2 2007, 12:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Ah ok, that explains it

MargotDarko, good luck on your interview!

QUOTE (MargotDarko @ Nov 2 2007, 07:58 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (RandyandRina @ Nov 2 2007, 11:41 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Wow. they are still going to review it although your paperwork was already reviewed by NVC???

Nope. They didn't have a co-sponsor until after the interview, so it's new documents they are reviewing.

Thanks!

To Tarik - If you're sure that they've received the documents, I wouldn't worry too much yet. If you haven't heard anything by mid/end of next week, I would try to contact them to inquire about it. However, if you're not sure they even received the documents, I would contact them today.

I'm sure they recieved the documents

because I took them to the consulate myself.

Tarik

Male

Morocco

2007-11-02 12:34:00

what the hell is wrong with the consulate ?

after passing my interview on Oct 2nd the consular officer said I needed a co-sponsor. so I submitted the co-sponsor's needed documents ( form I-864 ,tax return and W2) on Oct 15th. the consulate said they will contact me after they review the documents, well it has been 3 weeks and I havn't heard from them.
is that normal or I'm just unlucky ?

Edited by Tarik, 02 November 2007 - 03:49 AM.

Tarik

Male

Morocco

2007-11-02 03:48:00

Is this normal or what ?

How long does it take for the green card and SSN to come in the mail after I get the welcome notice.

Tarik

Male

Morocco

2008-01-27 11:22:00

Is this normal or what ?

Hi.
I got a letter today from the USCIS called I-797c,Notice of action.
it said USCIS recieved my visa pocket from the port of entry and I should hear from them within a month.
so is that normal or what ? and what's gonna happen next ?
thank you.

Tarik

Male

Morocco

2008-01-26 15:52:00

is it normal to get 2 I-797c welcome letters ???

Hi everybody.
I just wanna know if its normal to get two welcome notice from USCIS .the reason I'm asking is I got 2 of them with different dates.the fist one had ( notice date : 18 JAN ) and the second had ( notice date : 25 Jan ).
any help will be appreciated.

Tarik

Male

Morocco

2008-02-02 13:01:00

Urgent help regarding filling DS-230 form......

QUOTE (jeta&preeti @ Oct 1 2007, 12:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

hi

i m married to USC......he is applicant ( residing in US) n myself beneficary (residing in india)........
i hv jst sent my DS-3032 form...choosing my husband as my agent....
pls help me regarding

1. now as my husband is my agent.....he'll get DS-230 form.......i wanna ask that now whether i should send the downloaded and filled ds-230 form to my hubby immidiately......
2. sud i send both DS-230 part I & II.........or jst part II
3. can i copy bar code on DS-230 form ( generated using james shortcut )
4. what to write in the space provided above the downloaded ds-230 form...extreme left side....( space same like affixing a photo)....i guess in that space bar code and case number sud b written.....am i right??
5. sud i fill form in my own handwriting or computer printed ????

regards
harpreet

1.you should download the form DS-230 and fill it and sign it and collect all the requarment papers and then send it to ur husband.but before u do that u should go here http://travel.state..../info_3176.html and select ur 3 first letters from ur case and then it will take u to another page where they will tell if u have to send just part 1 from DS-230 or both part 1 and 2.
3.you don't have to copy any bar codes in DS-230.
4.you don't right anything.you just fill the form with info and then sign just part 1 even if u have to send both parts.
5.you can fill them using handwritting or printed but I think its clearer to print them.

Edited by Tarik, 01 October 2007 - 07:52 AM.

Tarik

Male

Morocco

2007-10-01 07:49:00

Immigtation visa processing(form DS.230) fee bill is coming ,what next ?

Hi.
I've contacted the NVC and they said they sent me the immigration visa processing fee bill two weeks ago.I have two questions I hope somebody will help me with.
1) After I send them the money and they send me the instraction packet with the required papers and the form DS.230, will I have to send it pack to them with all the papers or I'll have to take it with me to the Interview ?
2)what kind of questions they ask in the interview and how long does it take ?
any help will be appreciated .thank you so much.

Tarik

Male

Morocco

2007-05-18 00:55:00

National Visa Center (Dept of State)

3032 Mailing

QUOTE (dbzman @ Nov 3 2007, 03:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Hello everyone!!!!

What is the best way to mail the DS-3032?

Money is no object; I just want the fastest way to mail it.

Oh, my wife is in Japan right now so she will have to mail it from there.

Thanks!!!!

the fastest is Fedex.

Tarik

Male

Morocco

2007-11-03 11:39:00

National Visa Center (Dept of State)

Time Savers for NVC, plus Knowing your Case #

Hi everybody.
after submitting packet 3 form DS-230 the NVC said I missed some information and after talking to an operator he told me the missing info is a copy of my passport expiration date page.
anyway now I don't wanna wait for the letter to come from the NVC to send the missing info , so I'm wondering if somebody has or knows how to make the coversheet that NVC sends that's called Checklist Letter Response that I have to send back with the missing info.
I looked at James shortcuts but they don't have it there.

Tarik

Male

Morocco

2007-08-01 11:41:00

US Embassy and Consulate Discussion

Casablanca Consulate

UNITED STATES CONSULATE GENERAL REOPENS

The United States Embassy is pleased to announce that the Consulate General in Casablanca will resume normal operation on Monday June 4, 2007, after a temporary closure for security upgrades.

We remind the public that American Citizens Services hours at the Consular Section are 8:30A.M. to 9:30 A.M. and 1:30 P.M. to 3:00 P.M. Monday through Thursday. Visa services are by appointment Monday through Thursday. The opening hours for Dar America are from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Monday through Friday. Dar America’s Information Resource Center is open to the public from 10:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M.

Consular staff will contact Immigrant and Diversity ("lottery") Visa applicants who had appointments for the period that the Consulate was closed (April 16-June 1) to reschedule their appointments. Applicants who have not been contacted by June 11 should e-mail the Consular Section at ivcasablanca@state.gov to schedule a new appointment.

Previously scheduled appointments for tourist and business visa interviews have been cancelled and appointment letters printed prior to June 3, 2007 are no longer valid. All tourist and business visa applicants must schedule interviews via our online appointment system at the following address: http://casablanca.us...nformation.html. Banque Marocaine de la Commerce et de l’Industrie (BMCI) receipts for payment of the $100 non-refundable, non-transferable visa processing fee are valid for one year from the date of payment.
Student, exchange visitor, and temporary work visa applicants do not need to make appointments. They may apply Monday through Thursday between 8:00AM and 10:00 AM, provided they have the required documentation. Individuals with urgent business travel needs and those seeking emergency medical travel to the U.S. should consult the Consulate website at http://casablanca.us...t_business.html and follow the procedures for requesting an expedited appointment.

For security reasons and to minimize waiting time, visa applicants should not bring cell phones, backpack, or large handbags and must not arrive more than 15 minutes prior to their appointment times. Applicants must present their appointment letters in order to enter the Consulate and should bring only the documents necessary for their interview.

Tarik

Male

Morocco

2007-06-03 20:19:00

Well thx everybody for the info...I've decided not to take the risk and just wait a couple years until I turn 31.I'm still gonna request the status letter from the sss just to have on hand and prove I tried to register when I found out I was required to.

Tarik

Male

Morocco

2014-09-09 12:07:00

It's blasted all over the "Welcome to America" letters you get when your GC is approved. And USCIS will not agree that it is not a big deal, it is cause for a denial of citizenship.

haha you really think I would willingly not register if I have seen it on the welcome letter.I'm pretty sure I'm not the first to not register and sure not everybody gets denied for that reason...thx for the info though very helpful .

Tarik

Male

Morocco

2014-09-09 08:11:00

Thank you guys. I'm gonna send the status request letter to the sss and see what happens.

You might already be registered with selective services without even knowing. That is what happened to me. I assume I was automatically registered through my immigration application. To check if you are in the books, go to https://www.sss.gov/...rification.aspx

I did check and it said no records were found. So I guess I did not register

Tarik

Male

Morocco

2014-09-08 18:40:00

Google is your friend. Its not impossible, but you might have to wait a bit longer. Read this article

http://www.nolo.com/...ve-service.html

Very helpful info.. Thank you very much.

Tarik

Male

Morocco

2014-09-08 15:16:00