ForumTitleContentMemberSexCountryDate/Time
Asia: East and PacificCambodian VJ Thread
Hi nighttrain, please try to send in ur package3 ASAP, dont wait. after 4 to 6 weeks, call DOS for status.....good lucks..

i'm heading to cambodia this June 30th.
Dustin NilaMaleCambodia2007-06-22 17:06:00
Asia: East and PacificCambodian VJ Thread
Hi, this morning i called state dept at 2026631225 ext 100, they told me that my wife is scheduled for Interview on July 5th 7AM....this is good news, becuz finally they updated their database system.

Lace, u should call the state dept to find out.

Dustin :dance:
Dustin NilaMaleCambodia2007-06-04 12:58:00
Asia: East and PacificCambodian VJ Thread
Yes, been months already that the Embassy hired and trained new local staff and transferring the paperwork for more than 6,000 cases from Bangkok to Phnom Penh. This is why most the works are not organized yet. Some gets calls and some received letter. Hopefully things will be much organizes for them soon.

DS :hehe:
Dustin NilaMaleCambodia2007-06-03 13:19:00
Asia: East and PacificCambodian VJ Thread
:yes: :no:
Dustin NilaMaleCambodia2007-06-02 19:32:00
Asia: East and PacificCambodian VJ Thread
finally, my fiance got a call from the US embassy yesterday, they scheduled for the interview on June 15th 9AM sharp! they asked her to bring all the documents.....our NOA2 will be expired on June 12th, i guess they automately extent it.

DS
Dustin NilaMaleCambodia2007-06-02 08:25:00
Asia: East and PacificCambodian VJ Thread

Sounds like a busier place then I thought.....Lots Of Khmer girls comin here eh?



cost the embassy 77 millions to built the new building, but all the applicants end up standing in line out the outside the building....so hot and humids!.....i was there last month with my fiance just to glazed at US embassy building.

IOM buidling is way better, ttheir waiting room came with AC and TV, served with free cold water....

DS
Dustin NilaMaleCambodia2007-06-01 01:21:00
Asia: East and PacificCambodian VJ Thread

Also can go and get medical appointment without anything from the consulate?
Thanks Jeff

Yes, After you received your case number from NVC, you may download the medical forms and questionnaire from the DOS website and go to the designated medical center in Phnom Penh. There is no need to receive materials from the consulate unless if you do not have access to the internet.

I do have a question for those who have received an interview date. How long after the Embassy receive your packet 3 until you get an interview?



im still waiting for the interview date, i ssent a few emails to embassy, no response....taking forever.
Dustin NilaMaleCambodia2007-05-31 18:33:00
Asia: East and PacificCambodian VJ Thread

Cambodian K-1 Packet 3's always go to the petitioner. Don't ask me why. That is why you download them and have the applicant fill them out or you fill them out ahead of time and send them to her. It is much faster then wait until it finally gets here via snail mail. Once I found out the embassy (BKK) had her petition We waited 3 days then sent in the checklist and the other things they asked for. We had our interview date before I received packet 3.


Thanks Sam, I guess what I need is a recent checklist so I know specifically what they want..

Jeff



hi, the Consulate sent Package3 via Email to me, if u want i can forward u the attachement.


Sure Dustin go ahead..any specific way you want to?
Thanks
J.


i need ur personal email addresss....Dustin
Dustin NilaMaleCambodia2007-05-28 14:50:00
Asia: East and PacificCambodian VJ Thread

Cambodian K-1 Packet 3's always go to the petitioner. Don't ask me why. That is why you download them and have the applicant fill them out or you fill them out ahead of time and send them to her. It is much faster then wait until it finally gets here via snail mail. Once I found out the embassy (BKK) had her petition We waited 3 days then sent in the checklist and the other things they asked for. We had our interview date before I received packet 3.


Thanks Sam, I guess what I need is a recent checklist so I know specifically what they want..

Jeff



hi, the Consulate sent Package3 via Email to me, if u want i can forward u the attachement.
Dustin NilaMaleCambodia2007-05-28 13:47:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)DHL Tracking -NVC case
Tracking summary
Current Status Shipment delivered.


Delivered on 2/26/2007 2:06 pm
Delivered to
Signed for by MONOWhat is this?




Tracking history

Date and Time Status Location
2/26/2007 2:06 pm Shipment delivered. Phnom Penh, Cambodia Why is this?
1:40 pm With delivery courier. Phnom Penh, Cambodia
12:07 pm Arrived at DHL facility. Phnom Penh, Cambodia
2/25/2007 3:48 pm Depart Facility. Bangkok, Thailand
6:42 am Arrived at DHL facility. Bangkok, Thailand
2/22/2007 8:17 am Depart Facility. Wilmington, OH
2/21/2007 8:16 am Temporary delay in transit Wilmington, OH
7:52 am Depart Facility. Wilmington, OH
3:30 am Processed at DHL Location. Wilmington, OH
2/20/2007 3:50 pm Departing origin. Portsmouth, NH
3:05 pm Picked Up by DHL. Shipper's Door

Ship From:

U.S.DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Portsmouth, NH 038012901
United States
Ship To:
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Shipment Information:
Ship date: 2/20/2007
Pieces: 1
Total weight: 1 lb *


Attention:
U.S.DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Attention:

Ship Type: Document

Shipment Reference: CORRESPONDENCE
Service: International Express
Special Service:

Description: US DIPLOMATIC PAPERS

Tracking detail provided by DHL: 2/28/2007, 4:54:53 pm pt.
Dustin NilaMaleCambodia2007-02-28 20:00:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)passing through

For Morocco you can look at my timeline



hi, what u mean by physical?? is that medical appointment?...please let me know...thanks
Dustin NilaMaleCambodia2007-03-09 05:28:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)NVC return address
d'oh. i just posted the same question in the timesavers thread. If we just need an amended file, I can make that. I'll volunteer; it's just a quick fix. :P Aussie, if you don't feel like doing it (or are too busy packing everything - woohoo!), just let me know if the captain can update that for us and i'll send you the file. :thumbs: I can also work on new scans (as I receive the docs) to replace the other ones if they've become outdated. ttyl,

mich

DORMANTROOT

James Shortcuts are over a year old now and there has been address changes since. Once should always check on any possible changes. I will see if I can do anything about it so as it reflects those changes.


Edited by phirephly, 11 June 2006 - 08:03 PM.

phirephlyMalePhilippines2006-06-11 20:01:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)DS 3032 and I-864 fee bill generated
np. got your back :P :thumbs: ttyl,

mich


cygnet, you forgot the IV bill in between the DS-3032 and the DS-230 ;) According to the NVC flowchart, the I-864 is completely independent of the DS-3032/IV/DS-230 track, so yes, delaying the I-864 should have no effect on the DS-230.


:oops: I forgot about the IV bill. Thanks, mich!
So yes, after they get the DS3032, they will send the IV bill. :)


phirephlyMalePhilippines2006-06-13 12:49:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)DS 3032 and I-864 fee bill generated
cygnet, you forgot the IV bill in between the DS-3032 and the DS-230 ;) According to the NVC flowchart, the I-864 is completely independent of the DS-3032/IV/DS-230 track, so yes, delaying the I-864 should have no effect on the DS-230.

regarding opening the documents on the timesavers thread, you can do a right click and "save As" and if the name of the file in the box is index.php, delete it and make a different name (maybe "coversheet"), and end it with .doc, so you'd put coversheet.doc in there. ttyl,

mich



Regarding DS3032

How long after we return these forms will they send out DS-230? Will they need my original Birth Cert., marriage cer., police reports etc. when we send the DS-230 as I am waitng for Packet 4 from Montreal and will need them for the K3 inerview (hopefully soon) Yes - I only have one copy of each.

Any idea how long the I-130 process will take from this point and should I continue with K3? I plan on going back to Montreal for interwiew rather than apply for Adjust. of Stat.

Any thoughts and info appreciated.

Thanks


As soon as they get your DS3032, they will send out the DS-230. I don't think that delaying submission of the I-864 will delay your DS-230.

For CR-1, they will need all those certificates. I know it's a tough choice sometimes. I had to apply for two certificates including police certificates from 2 other countries. For the interview in Montreal, it's taking about 4 months from case complete to interview date.

I'm just slightly ahead of you. Have a look at my signature.


phirephlyMalePhilippines2006-06-12 21:08:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)DS3032 + AOS Fee Bill at the same time? Problems with James's shortcuts?
A) Yes. They're sent in the same envelope to the USC. See the packet scans later in the shortcuts thread. I don't think that the Tuesday rule still applies anymore. It seems that I'm getting different information on different days of the week and someone recently told me that he received his case number on a non-Tuesday.

B) Not yet, but I'm not to a point where they would be relevant since I had my wife email our DS-3032. I didn't worry about his shortcut for the AoS Fee Bill since that's the faster track anyways. I think there are a few things that have been updated for the AoS Fee Bill. ttyl,

mich



Hello,

We are getting ready for the next big step, the NVC. Just two questions:

A: Does it still hold true that the DS3032 and the AOS Fee Bill get generated the same day, usually on a Tuesday?

B: Has anyone experienced problems with James's shortcut recently?

Thank you,

Michigan


phirephlyMalePhilippines2006-06-15 18:06:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)NVC moving right along
That's great to hear. :) Good luck and let's hope the rest happens as fast! :D ttyl,

mich

WOW! :D I totally recommend using the shortcuts for this process. It works! :dance:

CR-1 Visa

I-130:
Feb. 1st, 2006 - filed & sent I-130
Feb. 8th, 2006 - I-130 received at Nebraska
Feb. 16th, 2006 - NOA1 (receipt)
May 1st, 2006 - NOA2 APPROVED
NVC:
May 30th, 2006 - Case number assigned
June 12th, 2006 - Received DS-3032 & I-864 AOS Fee Bill in mail
June 13th, 2006 - Mailed AOS Fee Bill money order to NVC
June 13th, 2006 - Emailed DS-3032 Choice of Agent & Address to NVC
June 14th, 2006 - AOS Fee Bill signed for and received by NVC
June 15th, 2006 - Email for DS-3032 received & accepted by NVC
We are moving right along! YAY!


phirephlyMalePhilippines2006-06-15 23:34:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)Who is the Petitioner on the AOS Fee Bill?
Yes, USC.
Yes, [LAST, FIRST MIDDLE]. ttyl,

mich

Is it the US citizen or the foreign spouse? I assume the US citizen?

And is the format always [LAST NAME, FIRST NAME MIDDLE NAME]?

Thank you.


phirephlyMalePhilippines2006-06-17 20:44:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)NVC addreses for AOS Fee Bill and DS3032- a final check
According to the packet I received very recently, these are correct, with one change. The letter I received only had 03801 for the zip code for the DS-3032. It did not have the 2909 on it. However, you should just email the DS-3032 as soon as it's generated anyways instead of postal mailing it back. You'll probably have a response from the NVC days before you even receive the packet. :thumbs: ttyl,

mich

Hello,

I have found too much conflicting information about the mailing addresses, so I would like to double-check them again.

For the DS 3032:

National Visa Center
Attention ACL
32 Rochester Ave
Portsmouth, NH 03801-2909

For the AOS Fee Bill:

National Visa Center
P.O. Box 790135
St. Louis, MO 63179-0135

Is this correct? Zip codes / P.O. Boxes?

Thank you guys,

Michigan


phirephlyMalePhilippines2006-06-20 03:45:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)Cover letters for NVC required?
Well, since you're already halfway through the NVC, it would seem like there's a fair chance that even if your K3 hadn't been killed, it may not have been of much help ;) Mine survived but I'm not sure if it's going to make any difference at all (but if it does, you'll know).

Yup, i'm sitting right around the same dates... though you're trying to close that gap, aren't you? ;) I know that DORMANTROOT is staying right on top of things too :thumbs: ttyl,

mich

:yes:

Too bad we didn't get the I-129F in a few days sooner, eh? ;)

phirephly & DORMANTROOT are right with us with the I-130 too.


phirephlyMalePhilippines2006-06-24 22:20:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)Cover letters for NVC required?
You're talking about coversheets such as the one you wrote for your petition, right?

"Hi people

I'm blah blah, here's what in my packet.
Hurry up and get it done.

sincerely,
spouse stuck in purgatory"


or something like that? I've seen people here say they've had success both ways, so I don't think you'll get in trouble for not providing one. If you feel safer sending one (perhaps a complicated I-864 or something), then I don't see how they can penalize you for trying to help them. My stuff is pretty straightforward, so I'm not planning on adding any more papers to the mix. You'll definitely need to return the coversheet they send (or you generate) with the barcode, but adding a coversheet of your own seems to be optional. Not a clear cut answer, but I hope this helps. ttyl,

mich

Hello,

Would it be useful to create cover sheets for all the mail we will send to the NVC? Or should we just use the documents they provide, without creating any additional documents / cover sheets?

Thanks


phirephlyMalePhilippines2006-06-17 20:14:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)interview substitution


I've scanned through the forum and don't see anyone that's asked the same thing as my question. It seems there should be a simple answer, but I'm not sure where to find it or how to search for it. I was poking around my embassy site and the NVC site and didn't see anything that looked relevant.

ok, so we have a K3 that's at the embassy. as of yesterday, it didn't have an interview date. By the time next month rolls around, it just might. However, I'm also hoping that next month we'll make it out of the NVC. When that happens and our CR1 is shipped out, it will knock our K3 out of the interview list. Hooray for progress. Now, apparently for *some* embassies a new date is scheduled. This sucks. I guess for others, the interview for the IR1/CR1 replaces the K3 interview timeslot. This would be a good thing.

But alas! How do I know which is which? Is there a list somewhere? Is there a term for this that I could have used in a search? Thanks for whatever pointers you might have. ttyl,

mich


Mich,

It is possible that you may get your K-3 interview sooner than IR1/CR1 interview. But, if both paperwork happen to arrive at the embassy around at the same time, the Embassy may schedule the IR1/CR1 interview only. You can email the Embassy and they can hopefully answer how they would handle the situation.


Yeah, I'm pretty sure the K3 will be first. Other case numbers right near our K3 number are already getting dates around Sept 21. I'm pretty confident that ours should be about then too - maybe even our packet 3 has been sent, if we'll see results similar to those listed in the manila interview thread. So our interview should be published in the next couple weeks (in the midJuly list). We were going to call to find out if we already had an interview, but decided that it wasn't worth the $18 fee to find out something we'll know for free in two more weeks.

Since we're still in the NVC, I'm not expecting our CR1 paperwork to be case complete until the end of July, or even August, based on delivery times and case complete estimates. At which time our K3 interview date will have long been set and published. So it looks like they will be sequential, as I suspected before. How these affect each other (if at all) is still the huge question here.

I guess I may need to figure out how to contact the embassy since the NVC doesn't seem to know. They ignored that question in my email, haven't replied to my follow up, and the human operator didn't seem to really know. I'm a bit hesitant to try emailing the embassy again, though, since they've ignored the last two emails I sent (20 May 2006 and 15 June 2006). kainis sobra! ttyl,

mich
phirephlyMalePhilippines2006-06-26 21:05:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)interview substitution
I can understand how this would happen and why it would make sense, but you can't just go there and say "you'll interview me for my CR1, not my K3", right? Doesn't the CO have forms and paperwork (such as your petitions) there to examine during the interview? If you're scheduled for a K3, that's the paperwork that the CO will have sitting there, correct? When you go there, you just need to make sure that the CO has the right paperwork and if not, send that person to fetch the right documents? And how would this work with your medical and such? Apparently, in Manila, you submit the passport with the medical, but these are tagged with the case number, correct? So again, these wouldn't be with the other paperwork.

I emailed the NVC to ask for clarification on this process, if Manila was an embassy where this happens, and if this information (ie a list) was somewhere available on their website and it was completely ignored. Instead the person answered my other question about the status of my I-864 (since the NVC number kept dropping me), four days later. So I shall have to reply with my wording phrased a little more aggressively. When I talked to an operator on the phone, she didn't have any idea what I was talking about either. She was telling me that they don't have information from the embassy regarding my other interview... so it seems that she was trying to indicate to me that it's never substituted.

This seems to be getting even more confusing than clear :blink: ttyl,

mich

what happens is if you have date for k-3 visa and the Cr1 make it to the embassy- the embassy
can interview you for the CR1. if you already interviewed for the k-3 and the CR1
happens to make it in the nick of time. then the k-3 will still cancell even if you interviewed on it.


phirephlyMalePhilippines2006-06-23 17:35:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)interview substitution
thanks aussie. i know i've seen it floating back and forth in mentions, but don't even remember a real answer as to who does what... but then again, i didn't get to read every post in the old forums :P if anyone can find it, i'm sure you can ;) ttyl,

mich

Hi mich

I remember this situation being mentioned in the CR-1 forum on the old site. Im just having a look now and will let you know if I find it.


phirephlyMalePhilippines2006-06-16 02:08:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)interview substitution
I've scanned through the forum and don't see anyone that's asked the same thing as my question. It seems there should be a simple answer, but I'm not sure where to find it or how to search for it. I was poking around my embassy site and the NVC site and didn't see anything that looked relevant.

ok, so we have a K3 that's at the embassy. as of yesterday, it didn't have an interview date. By the time next month rolls around, it just might. However, I'm also hoping that next month we'll make it out of the NVC. When that happens and our CR1 is shipped out, it will knock our K3 out of the interview list. Hooray for progress. Now, apparently for *some* embassies a new date is scheduled. This sucks. I guess for others, the interview for the IR1/CR1 replaces the K3 interview timeslot. This would be a good thing.

But alas! How do I know which is which? Is there a list somewhere? Is there a term for this that I could have used in a search? Thanks for whatever pointers you might have. ttyl,

mich
phirephlyMalePhilippines2006-06-16 00:46:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)SENDING CASE TO EMBASSY/DHL
There's a good thread about this topic here. Hope this helps! ttyl,

mich

1. wait for operator at NVC to say that the package has been shipped off to the embassy (they might tell me what day they sent it too?)

2. go to the DHL website

3. select track

4. track by reference
** what is the "reference"?




many many thanks to all who've helped me along the way

pharmacist


phirephlyMalePhilippines2006-07-04 18:55:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)Tracking Instructions for DHL
To note (since this thread is the place to note it "permanently"), I talked to dhl today about something funny that I saw on their website sometimes. A package would be marked as delivered and signed for, then it would show as in transit again (for exmaple, package 8188058745 until the tracking number gets reused ;) shows that it was delivered May 22, then shows as again being in transit Jun 8). He told me that these were misscans and if the package was signed for, that it was definitely there, despite what is apparently bad info on the website. Hope this may clear up some confusion that others may have about this issue. ttyl,

mich
phirephlyMalePhilippines2006-06-13 21:40:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)Tracking Instructions for DHL
I think that he's saying that since you don't actually know your tracking number, you don't know for absolute sure that (one of) the package(s) that you're seeing go the embassy is necessarily yours. You can't say "my package 1234567890 arrived at the embassy on May 1, 2006". You just know that *a* package that left the same time as you were told that your package left arrived on May 1, 2006. But if there were two sent that day and yours fell under the seat or something, you wouldn't know that from the dhl page. I think the info from aussiewench's post pretty much sums up what larry is talking about and gives a good example of how this approach, while useful, is not infallible since it still depends on assumptions and information from the NVC which may not be reliable. However, I'm still watching the packages going to manila anyways ;) ttyl,

mich




Peter,

Unless I missed something it will not tell you your petition from NVC was sent to the Embassy or that the Embassy received it.
All it tells you is on a certain day something from New Hampshire went to the city where the Embassy is and was received in that city.
Isn't that all the info you can get?
At BEST, at BEST it's an guess and nothing more.
If I'm wrong then tell me how I specifically find out the my petition actually left the NVC and actually was received by Moscow.
Thanks!

Larry

Hi Larry,

Send me your telephone number and I will call you and explain it because I do not know how else to explain it. It is not a guess, I used it and many more VJ members before and after me have also used it.

By using this method along with a couple other short-cuts that I did. I took at least two months off from my fiancée arriving to the U.S. I used this on a K-1 fiancée visa. Read my threads on the “Foreign Embassy and Consulate General Discussion” section.

Regards,

Peter Miami


phirephlyMalePhilippines2006-06-12 21:02:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)Tracking Instructions for DHL
Unfortuantely, the zip codes in the bottom half appear to be US only... however, the destination tariff point appears to be international! :dance:

Instead of having to scan through pages at a time, if you know the three letter code (that's all the box will take) for your destination tariff point, you can put it in there. I did a quick search and couldn't find any references to translate a city to a tariff code (if i may coin it as such), and it looks like airport codes are hit and miss. For example, mnl works for manila, philippines; adj doesn't work for amman, jordan. akl works for auckland, new zealand; sjo doesn't work for san jose, costa rica. Try it when you know that it does exist and see if you get back the right results. If it works, then that will be a bit easier for you later. :thumbs:

This still doesn't necessarily help you locate your own package, but it narrows down the search so that you're only looking at packages going to your embassy :) Hope this helps a few! ttyl,

mich
phirephlyMalePhilippines2006-06-05 20:21:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)Time Savers for NVC, plus Knowing your Case #
Yeah, unless you have a full (expensive) version of adobe acrobat, you'll have to go low tech with the DS-3032 (you didn't make me cringe girl37 nya nya nya) and physically cut and paste the barcode. All the rest of the docs are .doc files, so you will be able to just edit them directly.

However, as girl pointed out, email is a much better way to go. You'll have a faster response and it's much easier. Quite a few people lately have enjoyed a 1 or 2 day turnaround for a response and you don't even have to worry about if the forms look right, etc. :thumbs: ttyl,

mich

I'm totally serious. :hehe: I think that's what James meant for the DS-2030 at least, when he said to print it out.

Print out the result from the resulting pop-up window, cut out the barcode and case number below it, and paste it in the horizontal box on the DS-3032.

Anyway, I agree, emailing is easier. You don't have to worry about finding the tape, scissors, or glue. It saves a stamp or an Express envelope, and it's fast. ;)


phirephlyMalePhilippines2006-06-25 18:28:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)Time Savers for NVC, plus Knowing your Case #
Interesting news, shortcutters!

It looks like the new I-864 form has been published.The date on the page says it was just modified 22 June 2006. The page lists which of the old forms are still acceptable that they all expire this October. It looks a bit more straightforward, but also looks like there's a lot more info that you have to fill out (or maybe it's been too long since I did mine :P ). If you haven't started with one of the old ones, this will be the way to go. :) This new form also has the new requirement of only the latest tax year, instead of the last three years. If I'm skimming the instructions correctly, it also appears that all the other evidence (employment letter, pay stubs, etc) are now *optional* and only need to be submitted if you think they'll help your case. So it looks like the only other thing you need to submit with this now is a single IRS tax transcript (which you can get pretty easily, and for free - see my sig). Note that while the checklist says you need W2s, 1099s, etc, the instructions state these are not needed if you're using an IRS tax transcript. Hopefully I didn't miss the announcement about this that someone else made in another forum ;) ttyl,

mich
phirephlyMalePhilippines2006-06-24 11:06:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)Time Savers for NVC, plus Knowing your Case #
Ah, but that's a horse of a different color. ;) The links that girl gave you were the ones that you asked for. The coversheet isn't in the generated instructions (well, at least not how our files are - the generated instructions are a pdf, so you wouldn't be able to edit them to change the barcode and case number). The I-864 coversheet has its own link in post 5 of this thread (James' shortcuts) about 4 paragraphs down from where you were trying to download the NVC generated instructions. Look for the bold text that says I-864 coversheet. It sounds like that's what you want. ;) I did the name change thing (as I posted earlier) just now with that link and it worked fine for me.

girl37, good catch on the instructions. :thumbs: It looks like these are the ones that we've been expecting for a little while now. Note how they say they were modified May 2006 and they only require 1 year of tax returns. It will be interesting to see if the ones mailed out in the next few weeks have the same language. ttyl,

mich



hi there

i cant download or even open the NVC generated I864 instructions...even if i change the filename. It worked fine with the other links...but not for this one. Any suggestions?

Greets Isabel

Are you looking for the instructions posted on their website, here? There's lots of useful information here too (scroll down for both I-864 and DS-230).


Hi there,

No I dont need the instructions itself, cos my I846 had been prepared for the last couple months. I think what is missing is the MS word Cover sheet for the I846.

Greets Isabel


phirephlyMalePhilippines2006-06-17 20:05:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)Time Savers for NVC, plus Knowing your Case #
yeah, looks like somehow the pdf was damaged. :dead: even adding .pdf on the end doesn't seem to be working (is pdf a binary format? i can't remember). hopefully the captain can get it working soon; i'm sure they're working hard on it. :) ttyl,

mich

hi there

i cant download or even open the NVC generated I864 instructions...even if i change the filename. It worked fine with the other links...but not for this one. Any suggestions?

Greets Isabel


phirephlyMalePhilippines2006-06-16 20:12:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)Time Savers for NVC, plus Knowing your Case #
There appears to be something messed up with apache or php or something techie like that right now ;) Here's what you (and others) need to do when downloading until this is fixed:

1) Right click
2) Go to "Save Target As" ("Save Link As" for you firefox cats)
3) CHANGE THE FILENAME to something that ends in .doc for example, coversheet.doc or AoSFeeBill.doc and hit save
4) Open in word (or openoffice.org or abiword)

For whatever reason, right now VJ's server(s) are telling your browser that it's a .php file (which it certainly is not) - specifically index.php. Windows doesn't know what to do with a .php file. It doesn't know that you want to open it with word or anything. I'm guessing when you say "again with no luck", you mean that you're getting some sort of dialog from Win asknig you what in the world you want it to do with a .php file. So when you change the filename to filename.doc, then it says "Hey! This is a word file! I know what to do with this." and happily goes about its merry way. Hope this helps. It worked for me just now. ttyl,

mich


I'm hoping someone can help me I'm trying to download the MS Word copy of the DS-230 Part I coversheet, but having no luck. When I hit the link below it opens within the browser but it is not readable. I tried everything I can think of and I also tried a right click on the link and a “Save Target As” but again with no luck.

(http://www.visajourn...=post&id=357690)

Can some please email me the DS-230 Part I coversheet at dipen_changela@yahoo.com

Many Thanks,
Dipen


Edited by phirephly, 12 June 2006 - 05:58 PM.

phirephlyMalePhilippines2006-06-12 17:56:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)Time Savers for NVC, plus Knowing your Case #
That's the broken image icon in ie. That means that your browser couldn't find the image at the location referenced. I'm seeing the same thing here now. Looks like the host is up (bcgen.com), but that the port isn't answering right now. Maybe the service is borked for a bit. Unless someone here knows the people that run it or want to shoot them an email, we'll just have to wait for them to notice or to fix it, I guess. ttyl,

mich

The barcode appears as a big red "X". Any idea?


phirephlyMalePhilippines2006-06-12 04:22:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)Time Savers for NVC, plus Knowing your Case #
Worked fine for me just a few days ago. I made the barcode for my AoS Fee Bill and it matched up with the real one that they sent me. I think the thin bars are about one pixel too big (or the space between them), but the fat/skinny sequence matches perfectly for me, having followed the directions precisely. ttyl,

mich

Hello,

I tried to create a barcode on www.idautomation.com, but it does not seem to work anymore. Has someone else experienced the same problem?

Michigan


phirephlyMalePhilippines2006-06-12 02:43:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)Time Savers for NVC, plus Knowing your Case #
What's going on with the NVC address for the AoS Fee Bill? This is a bit weird. In James' timesavers, the address to which he said to send the AoS Fee Bill matched what was on both my AoS Fee Bill and the return envelope.

However, the .doc file has a completely different address, which means the form needs to be corrected, doesn't it? Or does it? The address on the packet scans in post 22 of this thread have the same address as the .doc file. This was posted a couple months ago, but notes that it was resurrected from the archives.

So should we amend the AoS Fee Bill file? Has anyone lately received an AoS Fee Bill that had what appears to be the old address? What shall be the verdict of the VJ court? ;)


Jenny, when you say that the "form has been changed in other ways also", are you talking about the I-864 itself? If so, in what ways? Do you know specific questions/pages in the form? I guess as long as it's not the signed page, we can just swap the pages in and out, but yeah, would definitely be curious to know exactly what changes you've observed. :) Maybe we can still jump the gun a little bit. :P ttyl,

mich

Just had call from my daughter saying she received the I-864 package on Saturday. She used James Shortcuts and had already filled in hers - photocopied 3 years tax returns etc. However the new form she just received only requires the last 12 months info and the form has changed in other ways also - so she now has to scrap the previous one and start again!

Sometimes it doesn't pay to jump the gun......

Jenny


phirephlyMalePhilippines2006-06-11 19:55:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresFC-029 deprecated?

The form is obsolete and as you have found is no longer listed within the USCIS forms nor is it mentioned in any instructions with USCIS. A request is in for the Capt'n to remove reference to it here on VJ as it causes confusion. Using it however has no effect on a petition one way or the other.

Lorelle


Cool. Great that the Capt'n will take care of the guide. :) I thought I'll ask though 'cause usually when you don't agree with the manual, it's not the manual that's wrong :P I figured it wouldn't hurt, but if it'll just get in the way, i'd rather not include it. thanks lorelle! ttyl,

mich
phirephlyMalePhilippines2006-02-19 00:05:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresFC-029 deprecated?
According to the K3 guide here:

http://www.visajourn...om&page=k3guide

It says that we should include the FC-029 form with a 129-F form for a K3. Is this still correct? I don't see anything about the form in any of the USCIS directions or anything. Also, this FC-029 just seems to be affirming (again) what the applicant and USCIS have already agreed upon in the instructions of the I-129F packet. As a matter of fact, the paragraph seems to be exactly the same as the one in the I-130 form (which, according to the guide, doesn't require the FC-029). The packets are almost identical. So I'm guessing that this form isn't actually necessary anymore, but just thought I'll check in case someone knows something :) If this form was still required, woudln't it be listed here:

http://uscis.gov/gra...ces/scnational/

as a requirement? Thanks and ttyl,

mich

Edited by phirephly, 18 February 2006 - 11:43 PM.

phirephlyMalePhilippines2006-02-18 23:40:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresDoubts: k3/CR-1/IR-1
If you want to be together ASAP, you might also check out DCF if you're still planning to get together and you're sure that you'll be married there (and not immigrate as a fiance then get married here). Seems like i've heard this is even faster ('cause i guess some of the paperwork is actually filed and processed there already.

You can read more about it here:
http://www.visajourn...custom&page=dcf
and compare it to your other options here:
http://www.visajourn...om&page=compare

We, unfortunately couldn't get this to time right, but maybe you'll have better luck :) ttyl,

mich
phirephlyMalePhilippines2006-02-27 00:50:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresWhat to wear for interview
i'm not even close to having done this myself, so take my comment accordingly...

i would weigh it two ways:
what does all your documentation show you as? all your passport photos? your pics with your tony, etc? you may want to remain consistent with that...

on the other hand (you have diferent fingers)...

as much as i really don't want to tell you not to be yourself, i wouldn't give the interviewer any reason to be offended and mess with your visa. personally, i think it would be fun. :P but who knows what kind of person you'll end up with there and if this person really hates teal hair (or what if it's an old lady with teal hair? haha), she could make things not so fun. since you're there to appease that interviewer, i would guess that maybe it would be helpful to keep things rolling smoothly if you tried to dress up a little (but comfy) so they feel you're serious about the interview. i imagine that i'll prolly be wearing something nice for ours (khaki pants? collar? oh my!), though i can't remember the last time that i haven't worn jeans or jean shorts (especially to work!). ttyl,

mich
phirephlyMalePhilippines2006-02-26 00:52:00