Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	I 129 F	QUOTE (Rings @ Jan 3 2009, 12:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> It was the best choice for us because we didn't want to wait, but it does cost more and it means more paperwork. If you can wait a couple months longer then it may not be the best choice for you financially. It may or may not be a faster way to be processed either. Sometimes the I 129F is not processed BEFORE the I 130. It seems that people who have filled the I 129F with the I-130 are taking longer to process (especially at Vermont). It used to be that the CR1/IR-1 was slower then the K3. I would recommend the CR1/IR-1 because it is cheaper in the long run, faster, and a better Visa. Good luck with your process.	Peter&Jaime	Male	Peru	2009-01-03 12:48:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	NOA1/NOA2 spreadsheet tracking	We were transferred to California on December 17. Thanks for creating the great spreadsheet! Edited by Peter'n'Jaime, 26 December 2008 - 01:20 PM.	Peter&Jaime	Male	Peru	2008-12-26 13:19:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	NOA1/NOA2 spreadsheet tracking	QUOTE (whisper2me @ Aug 27 2008, 02:33 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Peter @ Aug 27 2008, 12:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Can I be added? memyselfandi & Peter 'n' Jaime - I am happy to add you both to spreadsheet but you both have a K3 timeline even though your profile says IR1/CR1. Please confirm which visa you are pursuing as the accuracy of timelines impacts on data. IRI/CRI, thanks for the heads up I will change my timeline	Peter&Jaime	Male	Peru	2008-08-27 07:42:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	NOA1/NOA2 spreadsheet tracking	Can I be added?	Peter&Jaime	Male	Peru	2008-08-26 21:13:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Another I-130 Question.... Affidavits for Bona Fides marriage	QUOTE (222Andy @ Jan 9 2009, 08:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> My wife and I obtained two affidavits to show bona fides of our marital union. However, on these affidavits, some one decided to hyphenate my wife's middle and last names!!! I'll use the initials for the sake of protecting our information... S and K are her middle and last names respectively. So then on the affidavits, her name is listed as Kimberly S-K (actually full names are on the papers so don't forget!) which, in my mind would make them both her last name... all the other paperwork shows her middle and last name separate.... Is this going to be a problem???? Thanks, Andy I think that you will be ok. We had 3 affidavits to show our marriage is bona fide. My husband's legal name is Piter, they misspelled his name when he was born. Two of our affidavits had his name as Piter but the third had his name as Peter, which is what his name really is. We had no problems with this and didn't get any RFEs for our I-130. However, I do recall putting Peter as one of the names he goes by on some of the forms ( I can't remember which one). Hope this info helps.	Peter&Jaime	Male	Peru	2009-01-09 21:21:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	I-130 packet..photos...	QUOTE (222Andy @ Jan 9 2009, 07:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi, it's me again... before I submit my I-130 (appx two weeks away from doing this) I had a couple questions about the photos that are required... How strict is the processing center about these photos... my wife sent me some passport sized photos, but they have a blue background. She also sent me some slightly larger sized photos with white background. The standards say it must be a white background and that from the top of the hair to the chin must be 1 inch. These that I have are 1.25 inch. So my dilemma is this: I have two sets of photos. One set is the right size but the wrong color. The other set is the right color but the wrong size... Any advice? Thanks in advance, Andy My husband's photos where smaller then our standard American pass port photos and were accepted.	Peter&Jaime	Male	Peru	2009-01-09 21:24:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	juarez interview	QUOTE (dani1818 @ Jan 12 2009, 02:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hello, my husband has his interview in Juarez on Feb 6 @7:45am. Are they going to want to interview me as well and if so what type of questions do they ask? Check out this link it has information on the embassy in Mexico and people http://www.visajourn...e...&cty=Juarez Edited by Peter'n'Jaime, 12 January 2009 - 03:02 PM.	Peter&Jaime	Male	Peru	2009-01-12 15:01:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	DS-230 Question	QUOTE (jm&mcs @ Jan 14 2009, 10:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> My husband's birth certificate was registered in Nauta. It says his place of birth is Local: caserio Jaldar District: Sapuena Province: Requeña On his passport it says he was born in Loreto. (a department) On his DS-230 I put: Caserio Jaldar Loreto Peru We had no problems with this and did not include an explanation of anything. Relax and don't worry. Thanks so much!! I was very worried, and feel much better now!	Peter&Jaime	Male	Peru	2009-01-15 06:42:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	DS-230 Question	QUOTE (Peter'n'Jaime @ Jan 14 2009, 01:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> My husband and I are preparing our documents for the NVC and noticed some problems with his city of birth on some of the documents. My husband was born: district LA VICTORIA province CHICLAYO apartment LAMBAYEQUE country PERU On his birth certificate it has Chiclayo as his city of birth, however, on his passport they put place of birth as Lambayeque. For people who have been through the NVC, do you think that this will cause an RFE? I am planning on including an explanation of the differences and a map of the area. Does anyone have any suggestions or advice? I am afraid this will cause a delay in our process. Thanks!! Bump	Peter&Jaime	Male	Peru	2009-01-14 18:27:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	DS-230 Question	My husband and I are preparing our documents for the NVC and noticed some problems with his city of birth on some of the documents. My husband was born: district LA VICTORIA province CHICLAYO apartment LAMBAYEQUE country PERU On his birth certificate it has Chiclayo as his city of birth, however, on his passport they put place of birth as Lambayeque. For people who have been through the NVC, do you think that this will cause an RFE? I am planning on including an explanation of the differences and a map of the area. Does anyone have any suggestions or advice? I am afraid this will cause a delay in our process. Thanks!!	Peter&Jaime	Male	Peru	2009-01-14 13:15:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Albania Consulate- Interview 1/29/09	QUOTE (Lindsay G @ Jan 15 2009, 06:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> We finally have my husband's interview on 1/29/09! We're both extremely excited to almost be together again, but I am worrying so much that we'll have a problem or they will give him AP or worse. Our case is pretty straight-forward, no concerns, but you never know! My husband spoke with a lawyer who has translated our documents for us, and told her about our interview date. She told my husband that "there's a 90% chance they wont give you your visa right away because you are a man- they wont believe you"...!!!!!!. (there are no problems with our petition or any red flags in my opinion!)....... then told my husband that I really should be present for the interview (at least waiting outside as I can't enter), as they look very favorably on that (which isn't a suprise after spending time on this forum)... I'm freaking out. I don't have time off of work (If they gave me time off, which I think my boss would, I'd probably have to use unpaid). I've been living at home for the last 8 months to save money so we can buy a home sometime in the near future, and am not kean on spending $1000 for a few days. Do you think it is worth it to send an email to the consulate, expressing my desire to be there, but outlining the reasons why I can't? I have sent so much information to my husband, ridiculously organized, with pictures and ticket reciepts... do you think it could really just depend on my being in Albania at his interview time? Silly! I wish I could be there, but my husband can handle this on his own too. Any advice? I plan on going to my husband's interview in Lima. I know my husband can handle the interview on his own, but I want to be there to support him. You said you are freaking out about the process think how he will feel when the people in the embassy are grilling him. Just knowing you are outside waiting for him will give him more confidence and will look better to the embassy. I also do not have any paid time off, but for me the cost is well worth it, because I will be there to help my husband with his embassy, to help celebrate our visa, help him pack, see his family, etc. Ultimately it is your decision though. Good Luck	Peter&Jaime	Male	Peru	2009-01-15 20:55:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Recent I-130 January Approvals	QUOTE (Moosker @ Jan 16 2009, 12:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Wow. I just called NVC asking about the DS-3032 being generated and I got some jerk of a lady! I was super nice to her. Yesterday I had a nice lady, but this one was a witch! I said "has the DS-3032 been generated yet?" She said "NOPE." That's all she said! Wow....anyways....I'm going to try again on Monday! HOPEFULLY by then it'll be generated. Thanks Mommy and Moosker that was what I was looking for!	Peter&Jaime	Male	Peru	2009-01-16 13:13:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Recent I-130 January Approvals	One Question I have is after I receive notice that my DS-3032 has been generated and I email them my form what comes next? I know that I-864 bill will also be generated. I plan to pay this bill online, but after looking at the website I am not sure where to pay the bill. Anyone know?	Peter&Jaime	Male	Peru	2009-01-16 06:37:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Recent I-130 January Approvals	QUOTE (Moosker @ Jan 15 2009, 09:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hey guys, Just wanted to see where everyone else is at in this journey with NVC? We received our I-129F & I-130 approvals January 6th. We're already in the AVR system, but haven't heard anything (via AVR and operators) about our DS-3032 being generated yet. I guess I'll try back again tomorrow! Good luck all! Dido.	Peter&Jaime	Male	Peru	2009-01-15 21:52:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Any June -Vermont filers for cr-1/ir-1 only (no K3)	QUOTE (Mommy @ Oct 1 2008, 04:55 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (frali @ Oct 1 2008, 04:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> No touches for me. I don't expect to be approved this year VSC is not working on Cr1/IR1 applications at all (or so it seems). Any recent approvals are from the transferred applications to CSC. Hi Frali I actually feel the same way as you do. I don't want to hope too much but it would be really great if it really happens. Dido. My husband and I don't expect vermont to do anything with our petition until next year.	Peter&Jaime	Male	Peru	2008-10-01 20:49:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Any June -Vermont filers for cr-1/ir-1 only (no K3)	I got one touch.	Peter&Jaime	Male	Peru	2008-09-30 21:19:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Printing Email Records	QUOTE (Arthur Roberta @ Jan 20 2009, 03:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thinking that we had better start getting together evidence of our relationship, we have a lot of emails both to and from my yahoo.com email address and also my google gmail account. I would like to just print off the recipient subject and date and would be grateful if anyone has done this before and the best way of going about it. My thoughts being that should there be a requirement for the actual email contents then it would be easy to access the email account and view whatever email was required, or else there will be a lot of paper being printed. Many thanks Arthur and Roberta Create a folder for both of your email accounts and put all the messages to your wife and from your wife in these folders. This gives a list of all the emails sent back and forth the dates and the subjects. Print that page. This will show a long string of emails between the two of you. You will probably have to print several pages. I plan on doing that and taking a few emails with me to the interview. Hope that helps!	Peter&Jaime	Male	Peru	2009-01-20 15:44:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	can someone help me	QUOTE I've tried this number already and for some reason it won't let me connect to anythink. God i'm getting more stressed by the min lol If you can't connect to the number it means they are busy. This is normal. I try to call between 730-830 am and after 10pm. I always get someone then.	Peter&Jaime	Male	Peru	2009-01-21 15:22:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	check status online	QUOTE (Princess In Love @ Jan 21 2009, 03:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> we recieved our noa1 yesterday, the notice date is 01/14/09, i tried to enter the receipt number EAC09102***** to check status online but everytime the result says """""Your case can not be found at this time in Case Status Online. Please check your receipt number and try again. If you need further assistance please call the National Customer Service Center at 1.800.375.5283""""" how much time i should wait before it appears online..... Please help! I think mine took a week, but you can call USCIS to ensure everything was ok. Also, the case number they printed on the back of my check was off by one digit and when I checked the online system I got the same message you got. I called USCIS and found out I had the wrong number.	Peter&Jaime	Male	Peru	2009-01-21 15:15:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	NVC question ?	QUOTE (Edward&Denise @ Jan 31 2009, 06:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> about a week	Peter&Jaime	Male	Peru	2009-01-31 18:55:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	APPLYING FOR ITIN ---Form W7	QUOTE (geezer @ Jan 31 2009, 03:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (ryandgracey @ Jan 31 2009, 11:26 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I have a question about the requirements for filing a W7 Individual Tax Identification Number. Says that photocopies need to be notarized by either A) A US notary public, and a foreign notary public (with some conditions that need to be fulfilled). According to the W7 instructions, there is a US notary public available in the embassies worldwide. I am looking to have photocopies of my passport photocopied. Can I do this at the US Embassy in Manila? Hoping for any input on this. Hubby is looking to file his returns at the soonest possible time and it takes about 4-6 weeks to get the ITIN. Thanks! I had her FedEx her Philippine passport to me and I took it and the W-7 to the local IRS office got it done in a snap. Geezer, Did they give you your wife's ITIN when you went into the IRS office? What things did you need to take with you? I assume now you can file your taxes electronically? Thanks	Peter&Jaime	Male	Peru	2009-01-31 16:21:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	Invoice Identification Number	QUOTE (H & B @ Feb 12 2009, 03:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Has anyone else been having problems getting the Invoice Identification Number. I have tried soo many times, but the operator keeps saying you have to wait until you get the paper in the mail. Any suggestions on how to get it? They wouldn't give it to me either. I just ended up waiting. Only took 2 or 3 days to get it by mail.	Peter&Jaime	Male	Peru	2009-02-12 16:16:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	AOS	QUOTE (xylide @ Feb 13 2009, 10:34 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> hello everyone, i would to ask,does my hubby needs to send in his 2008 tax now for the affidavit of support? or will 2005-2007 tax will still be ok? thanks I didn't send my 2008 and was approved. I think because the taxes are not due until April they are not required.	Peter&Jaime	Male	Peru	2009-02-13 10:35:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	Affidavit of Support (AOS) & DS-230	QUOTE (Lisa Momeny @ Feb 16 2009, 03:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Today I did a status check on the Affidavit of Support (AOS)submitted. I am told as of Feb. 13, 2009 NVC put out a letter request. I am missing and/or additonal information is requested. This forum mentioned people are sending the DS-230 with the Affidavit of Support (AOS). I am waiting on the DS-230 to come in from my husband and then I will submit it directly NVC. Should I have waited and submitted AOS and DS-230 together, but to the addresses as according to the cover sheet? I sent my AOS then my DS-230 one day later. But both got to the NVC the same day. I had no problems. If you are getting a request for additional information it means they are waiting on your DS-230. Hope that helps.	Peter&Jaime	Male	Peru	2009-02-16 20:36:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	Updating of NVC's AVR system...	QUOTE (VerGo @ Feb 17 2009, 05:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Do any of you know when they update the AVR system? I read Tuesdays, then I read Tuesdays & Thursdays, now I'm wondering if anyone knows with more certainty.. The few times I have noticed an update I had called and called all day with nothing, then the next day found that it had changed, do they update at midnight or something? It seems like they update it during the 7 1/2 that the AVR system is down. I found that the system is about a day behind.	Peter&Jaime	Male	Peru	2009-02-17 20:21:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	NVC Phone Message	QUOTE (OKC_German @ Feb 19 2009, 07:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thanks for the help. We were wondering if thats what it was all about, the delay between the I864 and DS-230. We spoke with the Embassy in Frankfurt, and they told us the same thing. So, I guess we'll just wait it out and hopefully the NVC will update the phone message soon. Call the NVC and push 1 and then 5. That will get you to an operator. The operator will tell you what is missing and what you have to do. When I got an RFE I called the day I found out and was told exactly what the problem was. I mailed the corrected forms to them on the same day.	Peter&Jaime	Male	Peru	2009-02-19 20:48:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	What is up with NVC?!?!	QUOTE (Em4oAndKrisi @ Feb 20 2009, 05:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (YuAndDan @ Feb 20 2009, 05:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Will not give you WHAT??? Moving to NVC forum. Will not give me Invoice identification number, and it is very rood of you to move me because most of the people that I am corresponding with are still in this forum not in NVC> so thanks alot Yu Doing a great job with, now you can give me a ticket From my understanding it is against their policy to give it to you. They wouldn't give it to me. The shortcuts say it is very difficult to get. So you will probably have to wait for it. Usually takes 3-4 days to get it.	Peter&Jaime	Male	Peru	2009-02-20 18:18:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	K3 Visa I130 and I129F Approved No Answer NVC	QUOTE (TRDUSA2001 @ Feb 11 2009, 06:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi could someone give a idea like how longer it will take for the NVC to receive my paper work i call and they said they dont have it in there system and i have seen people that the NVC receive the paper work with in days can someone give me advice what i can do thanks How did you send the documents? You may be able to track the documents and see if they were received. How long have you been waiting? The automated system reported having my documents the day after they should have received them.	Peter&Jaime	Male	Peru	2009-02-12 11:00:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	Another case complete	QUOTE (paul. @ Mar 6 2009, 05:32 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> The automated line told me our case completed on the 04th of March. We started NVC on Dec 22nd, but we had 2 RFEs along the way, just for other peoples info if they read this and our about to start and are looking at rough timelines. I used the LingChe guide throughout, the RFE set us back about 4 weeks in total. Now on to the interview and then I might see my wife for just after Easter! Congrats!	Peter&Jaime	Male	Peru	2009-03-06 06:37:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	Interview - CR1 - preparation docs for interview day	QUOTE (Lars-N-Yenia @ May 24 2009, 03:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (YuAndDan @ May 20 2009, 01:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Note: all of this is sent to NVC when you send them the DS-230 for a CR-1 visa. NVC will then send all of this to the consulate for you. You only need to take care of the medical and vaccinations before the interview, and perhaps bring some evidence of bonafide relationship, like photos, letters etc... to the interview. this is sooo true...i brought a ton of stuff with us to my wife's interview...all they wanted to see was 5 pics out of the 300 pics i brought, no e-mails, no greeting cards, no phone records ...etc...all the other paperwork and copies were dead weight i carried...BUT...after going through what you both have, what inconvience would it be to carry a box of paperwork for a few hours...GOOD LUCK Same with us. They only wanted pictures and our 2008 taxes (they were submitted to NVC becuase we where out of the NVC by March). I completly agree with Lars-N-Yenia and would cary all those documents again just for the peace of mind. Good luck all!	Peter&Jaime	Male	Peru	2009-05-24 20:49:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	NVC AVR System	QUOTE (sinad @ Aug 27 2009, 12:22 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> yes they do that when the line is busy !! hmm ok then that is definetly new. It used to be when you called and the phone was busy you would hear nothing. Thanks.	Peter&Jaime	Male	Peru	2009-08-27 00:52:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	NVC AVR System	QUOTE (tomsarah11 @ Aug 26 2009, 09:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> It depends...for immigrant visas you push 1 and it is automated. For k visas you push 2 and it goes to an operator every time. If you want to speak to someone you are told to push # 5. I don't know the others b/c those are the only ones that applied to me. Hope that helps... Strange when I called I didn't push any buttons and it said it was sending me to an operator. I was placed on hold as soon as I called.	Peter&Jaime	Male	Peru	2009-08-26 23:20:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	NVC AVR System	Hey guys I got a kind of a strange question. I am working on a guide for the NVC and it's been a couple of months since I've been there. I was calling the NVC to check on the phone system and what you have to push to get to the automated and operator. However, when I called today the recorded messages where different then when I was at the NVC in Jan/Feb. It seemed like it was putting me straight through to the operator instead of the Automated system. So my question is: is the automated system still being used?	Peter&Jaime	Male	Peru	2009-08-26 19:52:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	Birth and Marriage Certificate translations?	QUOTE (imaisha @ Aug 27 2009, 08:53 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Peter'n'Jaime @ Aug 27 2009, 06:30 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> If you send orginals you will not get them back so that is something to think about. We got our originals back at the interview- everything except the police certificate. I think you just have to ask for them. I guess it depends on the embassy because we asked at the Embassy and they said that it would be in our packet that we took to POE. However, when we got there they wouldn't give them to us. In the end we never got our originals back. So it's best just to have extra copies. Edited by Peter'n'Jaime, 27 August 2009 - 12:49 PM.	Peter&Jaime	Male	Peru	2009-08-27 12:48:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	Birth and Marriage Certificate translations?	QUOTE (Fiaz & Brenda @ Aug 24 2009, 04:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Send ORIGINALS to NVC bcz they will never accept CERTIFIED COPIES . Thats what we are going to do . Thanks Sorry that is not true. Look here: http://travel.state..../info_3195.html The NVC says QUOTE Original Document Requirements The applicant and each family member who will accompany the applicant to the United States will need to submit original documents or certified copies of the documents listed in this section from an appropriate authority (the issuing entity). Photocopy Requirements In addition to sending the original documents or certified copies of the documents to the NVC, the applicant and each accompanying family member must submit a photocopy of the original documents or certified copies of the documents. If you send orginals you will not get them back so that is something to think about. Edited by Peter'n'Jaime, 27 August 2009 - 05:31 AM.	Peter&Jaime	Male	Peru	2009-08-27 05:30:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	STILL WAITING FOR INTERVIEW	QUOTE (Matana74 @ Aug 24 2009, 08:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I have a quick question. I noticed that most people who are in this particular post have IR-1/CR-1 visa. Is that a better way to go? I am curious I am a novice in this Visa world. Are they basically the same in regards to waiting time? Does one have precedence over the other? Does that make it easier or faster having that type of visa? I read the pros and cons...but lists are just lists until someone walks out the process. What I have read about the visa process and what I have walked through have been different. They are the same visa the only difference is that the CR-1 is for people who who are married less then two years before the foreign spouse enters the USA. They will get a conditional green card and will have to apply for the permanent green card after 2 years. An IR-1 is for people who have been married 2 years or more at the time the foreign spouse enters the USA. The foreign spouse will receive a ten year green card. The processing time and procedure is the same for the CR-1 and IR-1.	Peter&Jaime	Male	Peru	2009-08-27 05:25:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	wrong address	QUOTE (transformer @ Aug 29 2009, 02:38 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> i sent papers for correction in date of birth and name's spellings at the following address National Visa Center Attn: CMR 31 Rochester Ave. Suite 100 Portsmouth, NH 03801-2914 because according to http://travel.state..../info_3177.html all documents go at this address. but i later found out that i was supposed to send at National Visa Center Attn: WC 31 Rochester Ave. Suite 200 Portsmouth, NH 03801-2915 which is basically for question asking letters. what will happen would they return the papers to me at my home address or its ok? or they will forward to the later address? I did the same thing and my papers got to the right place with out a problem. I am sure this is a fairly common mistake there.	Peter&Jaime	Male	Peru	2009-08-29 07:59:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	TWO LOTS OF PAPERWORK FOR NVC AND CONSULATE?	QUOTE (LadyYang @ Sep 5 2009, 08:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I am confused. It says that NVC requires DS230 I & II plus police clearance plus originals of court documents etc. My US Consulate in Sydney says that I need exactly the same forms submitted for Package 3? Do I need to duplicate everything - that is: one complete set of documents for NVC and one set complete documents for US Consulate? Isn't this being a bit redundant or is it bureaucracy gone mad? Not to mention the cost to self for getting properly certified documents!!!!! Any help would be greatly appreciated. The NVC forwards all of your documents to your embassy so they will get them that way. I never got any packages for my husband's interview in Lima, Peru, however, we brought copies of all our forms to be on the safe side. We had no problems.	Peter&Jaime	Male	Peru	2009-09-06 02:42:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	PERU (LIMA) NVC Documents Request	QUOTE (Carito @ Sep 28 2009, 10:51 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hello everyone. I hope someone can give me some help. My wife and I had mailed in the I130 with all the required documents as outlined on the state dept website. A couple of days ago I get 2 emails (Checklist Letter Response IR5) documents about both cases saying that they need additional info or docs were missing. They basically wanted almost everything I already sent including the photos. The duplicate photos I still had I checked against the requirements and they were exact size and everything. Anyways... I called NVC and was told they never recieved any photos even though they were paper clipped to the top of the packet contents. Is that normal??? Can someone please give me some info on exactly what I need to send for Lima Peru. They are saying that I need the following which I already sent: 1) Peru Certificado De Antecedentes Penales (previously sent) 2) Peru Antecedentes Judiciales A Nivel Nacionel (INPE- National Penetentiary Institute) (previously sent) 3) Liberta Electoral (L.E.) or "Documento Nacional De Identidad (DNI) (previously sent) 4) Wife's Birth Cert (previously sent) 5) Petitioners Marriage Cert (FORGOT this) I already sent all these and her parents went to the addresses specified and got the certified documents. Can someone please give me some advice or any additional input? I also need to send a copy of OUR Marriage Certificate which of course is in English. Will I need to have this translated to Spanish since everything will eventually be sent to Lima for their interview? Thanks so much! Carito I am confused because you said you sent the I-130 and then called the NVC. What exactly are you applying for and where are you in your process.	Peter&Jaime	Male	Peru	2009-10-01 00:13:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	AOS	QUOTE (tsx2010 @ Oct 15 2009, 12:44 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Regarding the AOS Package: I already paid the 70 dollar fee, and I have all the AOS package documents completed, do I send them along with the cover sheet, or do I have to wait for the NVC to tell me to send in the AOS package? No you don't need to wait. Go ahead and send all of the documents and the coversheet to the NVC.	Peter&Jaime	Male	Peru	2009-10-15 04:06:00