Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - March 2012	i do not agree with this calculation Rujby...You have proof of her boss saying she makes 960.00 biweekly. Use that, multiplied by 26, just like Matt & Rocio said. It's way easier. Your calculation will be ok as long as you have proof - that's my big point. Gotta be able to prove it, and you can with your letter. Although, NVC may get confused and/or stuck on the "year to date earnings" listed, since they're slightly different than the 960.00 biweekly salary. Be prepared... Edited by Trav&Shell, 19 March 2012 - 12:47 PM.	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-03-19 12:46:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - March 2012	If the letter says gross pay of $960 every 2 weeks (bi-weekly) then take that amount and multiply it by 26. This is the amount that should be stated on the I-864 for current individual annual income. $960*26=$24,960 This should be sufficient income unless this sponsors household size is greater than 3. I definitely agree. On both counts. Now I think it's time for a walk...too many numbers, not enough fresh air!!! You're giving us two different numbers. You said her employment letter stated she made year to date on Feb 10 $3,3244.98 No matter how you slice that cheese, it doesn't come out to $960.00 bi-weekly. 3,3244.98 / 6= $540.83 540.83 weekly * 52 = $28,123.16 or 540.83 *2 = 1,081.66 8 26 = $28,123.16 Ignore what she "made". That's after taxes are taken. The letter indicates a biweekly salary of 960.00, so she should use this. Way simpler, and he apparently has proof of it.	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-03-19 12:43:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - March 2012	Gross pay is amount before taxes. Net pay is amount after taxes. I would not recommend using the amount paid as of Feb 10, because the first check of the year most likely included income from the last week of the previous year. Also, it could include overtime pay which can skew the numbers. The key here is to determine the pay rate. It sounds the pay rate in this case is $960 every 2 weeks. That is why I suggest taking that amount and multiply by 26 to get the annual income. Good thinking on not using the amount as of Feb 10. Since he has proof of it on the letter, it's way way way less confusing, agreed? i totally agree with this, but i just took my mothers bi weekly and divided it by two, then multiplied it by 52 and got her exact salary, only 13 cents over what she actually makes. very close If you have proof of her biweekly salary, you're good.	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-03-19 12:37:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - March 2012	this is the number of week left after Feburary 10th 2012 Yes, I get that. But 540.83 is actually the right weekly amount. She worked 6 weeks of the year by Feb 10/12, not 7 (as Sheeshkabelle pointed out - my bad, sorry!!!). So, 3244.98 divided by 6 is 540.83. For a full year, you need to multiply 540.83 by 52. It looks good You're right. $3244.98. Divide that by 6 (sixth week of the year)=540.83 weekly (which would be 1081.66 Bi-weekly) * 52= $28,123.16 NET (net after tax) His wife GROSSES $960 bi weekly (before taxes) YES YES YES!!!! This looks absolutely right Edited by Trav&Shell, 19 March 2012 - 12:34 PM.	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-03-19 12:30:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - March 2012	the bi weekly earning is stated on her employment letter 960 dollars OOOOOOH! I get it! The 960.00 is her BEFORE TAX INCOME. The 3244 is AFTER TAXES ARE TAKEN OFF!!! Now it's clear	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-03-19 12:25:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - March 2012	Where are you getting this bi-weekly earning of $960.00 Her employment letter dated on Feb 10 states she earned $3244.98. Divide that by 7 = 463.57* 46= $21,324.15 Why are we only multiplying by 46, for a full year? I'm confused Edited by Trav&Shell, 19 March 2012 - 12:23 PM.	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-03-19 12:23:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - March 2012	i am sorry i do not agree with this calculation. February 10th was the 6th week of the year and the number of week left in the year is 46. bi weekly earn is 960. weekly earn is 480. SO it is 480 times by 46= 22080 ( which is the money she will earn after 46 weeks). at the end to have her annual earn for the year, 3244.98 ( already earned) + 22080 ( will earn in 46 weeks remained ) = 25324.98 If I'm not mistaken (and I work in finance), you have to use what the documents state as what you've earned, and you can't just use a number out of thin air (which is the 960, you have no PROOF of that - the only way you can use that is if you have proof). If she's made 3244.98 for the first 7 weeks of the year, you HAVE to divide that by 7 to get 463.57. This is the weekly amount you have to use because your documents can prove this is what she makes. Multiply this by 52 to get your annual, for all weeks of the year 2012. That is what your earnings for 2012 should be. That amount (463.57 times 52) IS 24105.64. If you have proof of the 960 biweekly, and I mean financial written proof, you can use it. Does this help? Edited by Trav&Shell, 19 March 2012 - 12:18 PM.	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-03-19 12:15:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - March 2012	Is that why I have credit card debt!!!???? ....oh wait, that would be a different story..! LOL...i know EXACTLY what you mean...	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-03-19 11:00:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - March 2012	NVC takes as long as CSC did with our case, I'm gonna be P*ssed. I would be too if I had your wait! Really hope they pony up with a number for you soon!	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-03-19 10:06:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - March 2012	I talked to Ken today, very pleasant guy. He told me my case is being put into the system right now, he can not access it. With him not being able to see it, means there is a very good chance that a case number will be assigned soon. And to call back later today and he should have something for me. I like Ken. He's about to become my new favorite person! Ken sounds like good peeps. Gus was awesome on Friday. What's her name that I spoke to this morning - kind of vague but nice, and told me NOTHING. Less than normal. SO calling again at noon! Just called NVC.. We finally received our case number and invoice number! YAHOO! Time to email the DS 3032 Yeeeeee haw...we're rollin rollin rollin.... Look at the numbers start coming!	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-03-19 09:31:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - March 2012	I'm getting ready to call them now... c'mon case number! I called this AM and got nothin. Maybe later	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-03-19 08:56:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - March 2012	But Saylin i re read adding O to question C is like saying i am not yet married. The question says if you are currently married enter " 1" for your spouse. Thus it should be 1, doesn t it make sense? No, it's not. As Saylin said, you've been accounted for in the first question. They've listed this option for people who are NOT applying for their spouses to come. So, if your visa was for your daughter, and your wife was already with you, THAT is when you'd use question C. In our cases, we're taken care of in question A. Make sense? Edited by Trav&Shell, 19 March 2012 - 08:27 AM.	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-03-19 08:26:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - March 2012	Correct That long form is called marriage licence in Toronto as well.But i ordered it from online they asked me long form/short form.Anyway i give a copy of both.Thats for ur reply.Isn't Skype night is tonight? That's strange, when I ordered our certificate they gave an option of the official certificate, a certified copy, or a ceremonial (fancy, non official but pretty to hang on the wall) kind. We went with the official certificate - will probably order the fancy one later Sounds like you have the certificate all lined up! Skype night is every night in our household...he's my best friend and we talk every day Gardening season is starting - what have you planted? Have no garden here - making a list of seeds I'd like my husband to plant for when I get there though! He's also got a few bonsai trees that he's going to try and start. I doubt they'll work but worth a shot...how about you?	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-03-18 18:12:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - March 2012	Does it has your signature and your husband's signature on it? no, in manitoba that document means next to nothing, it's just the marriage license. the certificate is issued by vital stats once they get the license given to them by the minister, and that's all the license is good for. The certificate is all anyone cares about here. Edited by Trav&Shell, 18 March 2012 - 02:41 PM.	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-03-18 14:40:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - March 2012	Saylin & Trav$ Shell, Guys for marriage certificate which one you sumbit --1)Long form marriage certificate OR, 2) Short for marriage certificate(Only name and date)? I'm submitting the only one I have - lists our names and birth places, date and place of wedding, and when it was registered as legal (as well as the registry number). it's on official certificate paper, with a seal. Edited by Trav&Shell, 18 March 2012 - 02:02 AM.	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-03-18 02:01:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - March 2012	Nothing really about NVC... but I decided to celebrate the fact we've made it this far! <--------- Look what I got today! That's awesome! Very nice	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-03-17 19:46:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - March 2012	I guess I should tag along here as well, Noa 2 om march the 2nd,and then nothing... Yep, that's same for me and a few others - HI! Been calling NVC yet for your case number?	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-03-17 11:52:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - March 2012	Totally unrelated to NVC, but I'm signing up for driving school today I need to be able to drive in HI. Super excited Congrats! That's awesome (and I'm so glad to know I'm not the only one who'll need to do that ). Good luck - hope you learn lots!	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-03-17 11:48:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - March 2012	Sucks there was no number to get, but at least you got a very pleasant operator! Gus rocked. There should be more NVC/DOS people like Gus. He's my fave	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-03-16 22:48:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - March 2012	and... do we have case numbers shell? 'Cause if you do I'm calling lol. No dice, but I had fun with Gus! (read my above review, lol) Monday it is? Also kind of wondered - do they have ANY way of tracking how often we call? Because if they can see how many calls we make, maybe Gus was sort of telling me "Call Monday, you'll have a number..." LOL. Wishful thinking at its finest! Edited by Trav&Shell, 16 March 2012 - 10:46 PM.	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-03-16 22:41:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - March 2012	CALL! CALL! CALL! Last time before the weekend! ok...calling lol... And update...Gus was the most fun op to date. He asked my CIS number...I gave it. He started to ask for my name, then stopped himself and said exactly this: "Actually, well, sorry about that. We haven't finished processing your case yet. It did arrive Monday the 12th, but the good news is that it's here and we're working on it. These cases can sometimes take up to 3 weeks to process into the system. The best I can tell you is to keep calling to check on it. Unfortunately, I have no other information I can give yet but if you have any other general questions that I can answer, I'd be happy to help you." To which I said: "Actually, I have no general questions right now, I was just calling for more information because let's face it, this is the first bill I've WANTED to pay." To which he said: "Well, that's good to hear! I'm sorry I didnt' have any more information, but hopefully the next time you call in I'll be able to give you some good news about your case." Well, there's always Monday. And there's another first - never really liked Mondays, until now Edited by Trav&Shell, 16 March 2012 - 10:39 PM.	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-03-16 22:31:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - March 2012	Gosh, I really hope so! I thought for sure you and Neela would be getting your case numbers this week! Must...resist...urge....to call NVC agan tonight LOL	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-03-16 22:28:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - March 2012	Nice op at NVC, didn't sound robotic, chuckled with me a bit, and yet..."we're uploading your case, you wanna call us back in about a week." SIGH. Saylin, no dice - maybe Monday?	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-03-16 20:59:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - March 2012	Found my passport! It was at the post office, haha. Thankfully they held onto it. I could have sworn I had brought it home with me LOL!! Awesome	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-03-16 19:49:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - March 2012	Thanks Hun.This is for You You're most welcome - anytime!	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-03-16 19:35:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - March 2012	i dont have Adobe acrobat.can me give me the link?Plz http://www.adobe.com/downloads/	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-03-16 19:30:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - March 2012	Yeap he is gonna do colour scaning.He bought the all in one scanner on boxing day.How you gonna wtite ur case no after u have scanned the file?Are you gonna use Adobe Acrobat? Yep, I bought some funky license for an Adobe program that lets me edit my files all I want for the next month, because I couldn't do anything with the files without this extra program. Case number, please hurry!	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-03-16 19:19:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - March 2012	I'm a beauty junkie and I have a pretty successful blog about makeup, in French of course. I can't wait to come to the US and have access to all the American brands for a fair price! Really? Have you reviewed any of the Philosophy line? I love their perfume/body wash/lotion and stuff...the "Amazing Grace" line is light, mildly floral, yet very clean smelling	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-03-16 19:01:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - March 2012	My husband took all my documents to state.i dont have Scaner.He is waiting for the case nubmer then he will scan all together.Are you gonna write ur name on the back of ur pic with pen or pencil? Is your husband scanning the picture in color? Don't forget to also write your name and birthdate on the back of the pics! I've written my info on the back with a grey fine tip sharpie. When I get the case number I'm also going to take the I-864 documents that are scanned and manipulate them to include the case number. We will be fine	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-03-16 18:58:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - March 2012	So, did you scan all ur documents? I've scanned the I-864 documents. I'll hold off until I get the case number before I scan the DS-260 documents. I want to write my case number on my pics before i copy them. But once that's done - look out! I've got them ready to go, so just a matter of time. How about you?	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-03-16 18:50:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - March 2012	The weather outside is very nice. Great time to go to beach.I will go out next week when my hubby will be in town. Great idea	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-03-16 18:35:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - March 2012	Trust me they will say the same thing like a puppet! So? Call anyway	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-03-16 18:29:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - March 2012	just called NVC no case # yet.Doh! call later - like 11:30 EST	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-03-16 18:25:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - March 2012	Monday? don't be ridiculous. Call tonight. I agree...and yet, after being told no so many time I sure don't think anything new will be told to me. We shall see!	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-03-16 17:40:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - March 2012	Maybe I should make an explanation of the timeline dates? Nah, I was just being a bonehead and following someone else's timeline example that I saw. I know I read you say something like that somewhere, but saw something different and went "ooooooooh, pretty..." Note to self - Saylin knows.	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-03-16 16:00:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - March 2012	Technically that 'NVC Received' date is when peoples's case numbers get assigned, not when NVC actually receives the file. Oohhhhhh...that's what that means! *runs to change timeline...*	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-03-16 15:57:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - March 2012	Thank goodness for visajourney! Agreed - as tough as this process is, it's nice to know people have been where you are and survived, and it's awesome to have all of these resources just a click away!	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-03-16 14:53:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - March 2012	I personally don't think the individual NVC or USCIS employees are to blame for the ridiculous wait times in this process. I think the blame falls squarely on the bureaucrats that run these departments. These are typically people who have never worked in the private sector. They are slow to innovate and make improvements because the system is "working". When there is no real competition in the market mediocrity abounds! You know, I think you're absolutely right. Just frustrated and disappointed earlier. Sigh...	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-03-16 14:37:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - March 2012	You are right.There should be a sign,if anybody want to work at USCIS or NVC they have to be separate from thier spouse for a year.YAy!SO for their sake they will work quickly. Either that, or they'll hire all of us who've "been there, done that"...we know how it feels, after all...	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-03-16 14:06:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - March 2012	Hmmm same here.Missing by sugerpie Hubby!!I wish i could Slap the NVC and USCIS guys so hard. I wish they'd maybe make it a prerequisite of their job that all NVC and USCIS employees must be forcibly separated from their loved ones for a year, see how they like it. Of course, that'll never happen - they don't want to disrupt their families	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-03-16 14:01:00