Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
Asia: South	Visa Fee ?	you wont need to pay anything at the embassy...dont forget the VFS fees though for courier. if i remember right it is rs395	indianheart	Female	India	7/28/2008 21:30
Asia: South	DS2330	the NVC requires all original documents and just a copy of your passport.	indianheart	Female	India	7/30/2008 21:35
Asia: South	Indira Gandhi International (New Delhi)	are you taking the same airline from domestic to international? you will have to transfer your own luggage if it is a different airline, we went through that from international to domestic at that airport. we no nothing about storage of luggage, sorry I cant help there.	indianheart	Female	India	8/7/2008 19:06
Asia: South	Indian Passport Renewal !!	you will have to decide if adjusting status on the basis of marriage and his passport being recently renewed (after marriage) states that he is single would look suspicious? dishonesty may come back to bite you...why would your husband's passport be seen by his family anyway and what is there to hide? you just have to think about what is most important	indianheart	Female	India	8/19/2008 20:15
Asia: South	Speed Post from India to u.s.a.	about a week, maybe 10 days...not too speedy lol	indianheart	Female	India	9/16/2008 16:10
Asia: South	Birth Certificate	I think if you are requesting a new certificate from the issuing authority you can request or they will automatically put name on certificate at this time. My husbands birth certificate has his name on it (he was born in 1967). It may be the re-issue of the certificate as an adult they can put the name on it (I understand that babies dont get a name immediatly after birth like here in the USA).	indianheart	Female	India	9/15/2008 10:10
Africa: Sub-Saharan	tracking ur papres on dhl	THANKS EVERYONE...I just tried this and it works. NVC mailed case to embassy april 30, went out dhl on may 1. this is great	indianheart	Female	India	2008-05-03 09:55:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	received nvc case number	QUOTE (trailmix @ Jan 8 2008, 12:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (indianheart @ Jan 8 2008, 11:45 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> the ball is rolling now...I received the case number today by way of the automated phone system at nvc. Now come more questions. I am a bit nervous about having my husband send the original documents to the nvc (the is what the website intructions request) and I am wondering if anyone knows for sure if that is what they want (originals or certified copies only) or would they accept embassy notarized copies? there is time for him to go to the embassy and get notarized copies if they will accept them in leu of originals (this way if anything happens in the mail or if vfs should fall short on their end he will still have originals to take to the interview). I sent email a week ago and havent received an answer yet and getting through to an operator seems an all day job if not 2 days. I know that we need to do something soon so we are not caught aff guard when the time comes to send it all in. I really appreciate all the help I have received so far here on VJ and thank you all in advance for any answers you can give me on this. You must send the originals. Hope you get a speedy interview! I managed to get through to NVC and talk to an operator and you are in fact correct about the original's, but the one thing that concerned me was having to also submit originals to the VFS office before and my husband not having any documents to take to the embassy (i always worry about others losing our documents). As of January 1st all of India will be getting documents from the NVC and no longer will be using the VFS office as a courier...this is good news	indianheart	Female	India	2008-01-08 22:16:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	received nvc case number	the ball is rolling now...I received the case number today by way of the automated phone system at nvc. Now come more questions. I am a bit nervous about having my husband send the original documents to the nvc (the is what the website intructions request) and I am wondering if anyone knows for sure if that is what they want (originals or certified copies only) or would they accept embassy notarized copies? there is time for him to go to the embassy and get notarized copies if they will accept them in leu of originals (this way if anything happens in the mail or if vfs should fall short on their end he will still have originals to take to the interview). I sent email a week ago and havent received an answer yet and getting through to an operator seems an all day job if not 2 days. I know that we need to do something soon so we are not caught aff guard when the time comes to send it all in. I really appreciate all the help I have received so far here on VJ and thank you all in advance for any answers you can give me on this.	indianheart	Female	India	2008-01-08 13:45:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	HELP PLZ using barcode shortcut	thanks for the encouragement...I understand what you mean about being in a hurry, I had printed this form 3 times before I got it right (forgot to change the name to mine, the nvc number, and the date. each time after printed i cought something new )finally got it correct, but I will be more careful for the ones to come.	indianheart	Female	India	2008-01-29 17:38:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	HELP PLZ using barcode shortcut	I have been trying to make the barcodes for the upcoming forms. I made the one for the AOS bill and mailed it out, then when I was trying to make the one for the I-864 coversheet it dawned on me that there was the IDAutomation under the barcode. In the short cut there was no mention of this being an issue but when I was resizing I beleive that affects the size of the barcode (I had to insert as a picture into word, it would not just paste). can any one tell me what they did in regard to the IDAutomation and the resizing. Also do you think this being on the AOS bill will cause a problem? I sure do appreciate all the information every one shares here on VJ. Thanks again	indianheart	Female	India	2008-01-29 16:51:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	Go NVC goooo.....	I called on tuesday too and got the same information for us. my husband e-mailed the request for choice of agent(DS-3032) and I mailed the AOS fee bill the same day priority mail. I just hope that this tuesday they will say they received the payment. I wish I had been as ready as you and had the signed DS-3032 in hand to mail with it. Good luck to us all and may NVC move faster then uscis did.	indianheart	Female	India	2008-02-02 18:05:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	AOS release of information form	you gave me courage and I called...sure enough the I-864 packet has been mailed...now the trouble is I work 12 hour shifts and cant do a thing about till Monday when i get a day off when the post office is open...so much for saving time	indianheart	Female	India	2008-02-07 08:52:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	AOS release of information form	I have had good luck with the operators being pleasant but it is the long wait to get to one of them on the line (I guess if i put it into perspective that wait is nothing compared to what I have been waiting for my approval ) I will just bite the bullet and give them a call next week and give them a few days to get it generated. Thanks again	indianheart	Female	India	2008-02-05 16:24:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	AOS release of information form	QUOTE (trailmix @ Feb 5 2008, 10:46 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (mgk @ Feb 5 2008, 10:33 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (indianheart @ Feb 5 2008, 12:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I am using James shortcuts and filling out the I-864 coversheet and release form (being much more careful then I was with the fee bill and they receive it feb 1st so I know they will be ready for the next check...money really does move things along ) and at the bottom is the name of the embassy. I dont know if they will put Chennai or Madras. can any one directct me plz. thank you It would be Chennai. If you are talking about the release of tax information form, that hasn't been required for quite some time. Be sure to check the latest version of James's shortcuts here on the VJ Wiki Page: http://www.visajourn...Jame's_Shortcut Thanks Trailmix, I didnt realize there was another update for the shortcuts other than what was pinned on the NVC forums.	indianheart	Female	India	2008-02-05 13:51:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	AOS release of information form	another question for you since you have been using the same shortcuts; it states that the I-864 is gernerated on the monday following the processing of the AOS fee and the automated system doesnt reflect that. When I called this morning the system said it had received the bill and fee, is this the the que that it has or will be processed? I hate calling the operators there so I was wondering if you just went on faith and mailed the I-864 packet with out calling? can you advise me what you would do in this situation. Thanks again so very much	indianheart	Female	India	2008-02-05 13:46:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	AOS release of information form	I am using James shortcuts and filling out the I-864 coversheet and release form (being much more careful then I was with the fee bill and they receive it feb 1st so I know they will be ready for the next check...money really does move things along ) and at the bottom is the name of the embassy. I dont know if they will put Chennai or Madras. can any one directct me plz. thank you	indianheart	Female	India	2008-02-05 12:02:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	IV fee bill	QUOTE (Credzba @ Feb 8 2008, 08:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Actually I was leaving the country for a month while waiting on mine. I called DOS, and they said to just mail it in with a letter to give my case number. As it turned out i received it right before I left, so I never tested if it would have worked. But, if it will work, that would be the shortcut. after hearing that i am giving serious thought to trying it	indianheart	Female	India	2008-02-09 13:26:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	IV fee bill	hey thanks for the info...we will see if i am brave enough to try it	indianheart	Female	India	2008-02-08 22:21:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	IV fee bill	QUOTE (vbtbmrt @ Feb 8 2008, 01:37 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> no there is no shortcut for IV bill due to there is a random number behind case number vj has been unable to break sorry this one you have to wait for good luck the wait wont be too long...they said it would be mailed next week and I am sure it wont be more than one week to recieve it. Thanks for your reply	indianheart	Female	India	2008-02-08 08:26:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	IV fee bill	James shortcuts do not list a IV fee bill...is there one? can a person shortcut that?	indianheart	Female	India	2008-02-07 23:45:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	IV fee bill shortcut	is there anyone out there willing to scan a copy of their IV bill in order for me to see the layout and size of the barcode? I am thinking of taking the leap and trying shortcut but I need to see actual bill. thanks to anyone willing to help with this	indianheart	Female	India	2008-02-09 13:53:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	I-864 generated or not?	QUOTE (sharif @ Feb 11 2008, 04:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I want to use Jame's shortcut but I didn't know what to do with the envelope. Do they require special envelope that shows the code bar through or any envelope will do? the envelope is not important...I have always sent in a priority envelope. just follow carefully the instructions james gives. good luck	indianheart	Female	India	2008-02-11 21:00:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	I-864 generated or not?	QUOTE (DaniAndEnrique @ Feb 11 2008, 02:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (indianheart @ Feb 11 2008, 04:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I called NVC last wednesday and they told me the I-864 packet had been mailed. Because of my work schedule I was unable to send the packet I had already prepared by way of James shortcuts til saturday (now I am thinking that is a good thing). I still havent received the I-864 packet via snail mail. Now I am concerned I may have sent prematurely. Can any one tell me how long it usually takes for the packet to arrive once mailed? And what is the worst thing that could happen if they receive the I-864 packet from me if in fact they had not yet mailed. Am I just worring for nothing? I had the same concern about it. I called NVC some day(dont remember, I am calling every day,lol) last week and spoke with operator, have been told that " as much as they know my I864 is generated and will be sent some day same week", so I mailed straight away and still didnt receive their letter/notification for it. Feel better now? I think it was you the gave me the courage to call, and yes I am feeling better about it, thank you. looks like we are running the same time line .	indianheart	Female	India	2008-02-11 18:28:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	I-864 generated or not?	QUOTE (trailmix @ Feb 11 2008, 01:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (indianheart @ Feb 11 2008, 02:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (sharif @ Feb 11 2008, 01:44 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> you are fine. I think it just take time. I called last week and the message said DS3032 was sent but I didn't get anying by mail yet Thank you for encouragement. I am starting to feel the tension again even though things are moving well and I am hopeful for a quick reunion with my husband. I am just afraid of missing something and slowing the progress due to some error on my part. I guess I am just over thinking... Yes, you are overthinking this. I don't remember if it was the DS-230 or the I-864 package they mailed to me that wasn't even dated until 2 weeks after I knew it had been 'generated' - so your I-864 is probably sitting in the mail room. so in all actuality they could save the postage on the package ,they will receive my I-864 packet tomorrow... possibley before it even leaves the mail room.	indianheart	Female	India	2008-02-11 17:15:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	I-864 generated or not?	QUOTE (sharif @ Feb 11 2008, 01:44 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> you are fine. I think it just take time. I called last week and the message said DS3032 was sent but I didn't get anying by mail yet Thank you for encouragement. I am starting to feel the tension again even though things are moving well and I am hopeful for a quick reunion with my husband. I am just afraid of missing something and slowing the progress due to some error on my part. I guess I am just over thinking...	indianheart	Female	India	2008-02-11 16:53:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	I-864 generated or not?	I called NVC last wednesday and they told me the I-864 packet had been mailed. Because of my work schedule I was unable to send the packet I had already prepared by way of James shortcuts til saturday (now I am thinking that is a good thing). I still havent received the I-864 packet via snail mail. Now I am concerned I may have sent prematurely. Can any one tell me how long it usually takes for the packet to arrive once mailed? And what is the worst thing that could happen if they receive the I-864 packet from me if in fact they had not yet mailed. Am I just worring for nothing?	indianheart	Female	India	2008-02-11 16:22:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	name in native alphabet	thankfully it is not a signiture as sanjiv points out...I have been working with my husband on web cam to figure it out I feel like i am back in kindergarten	indianheart	Female	India	2008-02-16 00:06:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	name in native alphabet	QUOTE (fwaguy @ Feb 15 2008, 02:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (indianheart @ Feb 15 2008, 04:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I just recieved the DS-230 from my husband and he overlooked writing his name in telugu on the form (native language). can anyone tell me if this is going to create a problem? I dont like the thought of mailing all this again with a 3-4 week turn around time If you can do it do it.... There is nothing that says the forms has to be prepared the beneficiary... the thought has crossed my mind...this is not an easy alphabet and right now I am looking for the copy of the gs325 to see if I can manage it...wish me luck	indianheart	Female	India	2008-02-15 17:09:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	name in native alphabet	I just recieved the DS-230 from my husband and he overlooked writing his name in telugu on the form (native language). can anyone tell me if this is going to create a problem? I dont like the thought of mailing all this again with a 3-4 week turn around time	indianheart	Female	India	2008-02-15 17:03:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	ex's name in passport	QUOTE (Jomo @ Feb 18 2008, 10:58 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> In the passport as what? An emergency contact? They are not even looking at that part. passport is old divorce is not as old...so it is in there as wife. if they dont look at that then no worries	indianheart	Female	India	2008-02-18 14:00:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	ex's name in passport	If the ex's name is in the passport will that create any difficulty during interview?	indianheart	Female	India	2008-02-18 13:54:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	DID NVC UPDATE PHONE SYSTEM TODAY?	Called the bank, cashiers check not cleared yet. I am not yet taking that as a sign of trouble just delay due to holiday. I may call nvc tomorrow after they have a chance to update system and see what the message is about/I-864 or IV bill. I am sure there will be one of them mentioned	indianheart	Female	India	2008-02-19 12:39:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	DID NVC UPDATE PHONE SYSTEM TODAY?	QUOTE (sharif @ Feb 19 2008, 07:29 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (indianheart @ Feb 19 2008, 07:21 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I called this NVC morning and there was no change in the message from last week. Since then I have sent the I-864 packet and the IV fee bill and payment, I expected to get some message of receipt but with yesterday being a holiday I was wondering if they are just behind. Did anybody get an update today? the phone is busy today. I've been calling all day.. Did you check your money order status? you can find out if it was cashed or not yet when the bank opens...i am on the west coast	indianheart	Female	India	2008-02-19 10:31:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	DID NVC UPDATE PHONE SYSTEM TODAY?	I called this NVC morning and there was no change in the message from last week. Since then I have sent the I-864 packet and the IV fee bill and payment, I expected to get some message of receipt but with yesterday being a holiday I was wondering if they are just behind. Did anybody get an update today?	indianheart	Female	India	2008-02-19 10:21:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	Is NVC done setting March 08 visa interview dates?	you should be able to look at the embassy schedule...the Chennai embassy has scheduled all of marches interviews.	indianheart	Female	India	2008-02-20 20:11:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	NVC mailing to India	QUOTE (Chris Parker @ Feb 21 2008, 01:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (indianheart @ Feb 21 2008, 12:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> It took 3 weeks for the DS-3032 to reach my husband in india...thankfully there was James shortcuts to help speed things along. I just hope when the time comes for the interview appt. letter it wont take 3 weeks to reach him. can anybody tell me the time they waited from case complete to the interview letter being recieved in India? The agent copy got sent within the U.S. got sent pretty quickly; got it 2 days after they scheduled the interview. The beneficiary copy in the international country took quite some time longer. NVC seems to be sending mail internationally by using DHL's Deutsche Post World Net service. Not exactly sure how that service works, but the notice arrived in the ordinary mail about 3 weeks after the interview was scheduled, still just in time. I believe you could FAX the agent copy if the original doesn't make it to the foreign country in time. That is a wonderful idea...I will certainly keep that in mind	indianheart	Female	India	2008-02-21 21:19:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	NVC mailing to India	QUOTE (mgk @ Feb 21 2008, 11:18 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (indianheart @ Feb 21 2008, 01:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (trailmix @ Feb 21 2008, 10:37 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (indianheart @ Feb 21 2008, 11:27 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> was that mailed from your embassy or directly from NVC? Directly from NVC my husband said the ds-3032 came from usa and passed through chennai embassy...would nvc send that to the embassy to be fowarded on to the reciepient? I thought the applicant (benificiary) would need that letter at the time of the interview, so wouldnt they also recieve one? Hi, All consulates in India have switched to appointment processing from Jan 1st'08. So, your appointed representative(ds-3032) should receive the interview letter from NVC directly. Hope this helps! Cheers	indianheart	Female	India	2008-02-21 15:16:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	NVC mailing to India	QUOTE (trailmix @ Feb 21 2008, 10:37 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (indianheart @ Feb 21 2008, 11:27 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> was that mailed from your embassy or directly from NVC? Directly from NVC my husband said the ds-3032 came from usa and passed through chennai embassy...would nvc send that to the embassy to be fowarded on to the reciepient?	indianheart	Female	India	2008-02-21 13:41:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	NVC mailing to India	QUOTE (trailmix @ Feb 21 2008, 10:10 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (indianheart @ Feb 21 2008, 10:42 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> It took 3 weeks for the DS-3032 to reach my husband in india...thankfully there was James shortcuts to help speed things along. I just hope when the time comes for the interview appt. letter it wont take 3 weeks to reach him. can anybody tell me the time they waited from case complete to the interview letter being recieved in India? I don't know about mailing times to India, but this is how it worked for ours (sent to Canada). Completed at NVC > 15 days later they generated the interview letter. Received the letter a week after that. So 3 weeks from completion date to receiving the hard copy interview letter. was that mailed from your embassy or directly from NVC?	indianheart	Female	India	2008-02-21 13:27:00