DS 3032 & adjustmant of status

[Robert Fei]

Got a letter and form ds 3032 from portsmouth NH today. States I must pay Affidavit of Support fee $70.00 before they can begin processing my petition. Then it says if applicant intends to adjust status with the USCIS please contact NVC before making payment or taking further action. So I guess I will have to contact NVC? I have to go out to Calif till end of July, and I thought everything was ok till today.

Has anyone been through this?? Thanks, Robert

[Guest Pommey]

yes check out the FAQS for the "james shortcut"

 

good luck with the visa

[NUWORLD]

Got a letter and form ds 3032 from portsmouth NH today. States I must pay Affidavit of Support fee $70.00 before they can begin processing my petition. Then it says if applicant intends to adjust status with the USCIS please contact NVC before making payment or taking further action. So I guess I will have to contact NVC? I have to go out to Calif till end of July, and I thought everything was ok till today.

Has anyone been through this?? Thanks, Robert

 

Yes! This is just one of the forms you will need to fill out.

there are more to come and $$$$

 

Here is just a sample of what is to come next.

 

11/01/06 - DS-3032 received

11/02/06 - sent I-864 - DS-3032 USPS Express mail

11/03/06 - I-864 - DS -3032 received, Portsmouth.

11/20/06 - IV fee bill Generated

12/01/06 - IV fee bill and I-864 papers received

12/11/06 - IV fee bill and I-864 sent to NVC

12/18/06 - DS-230 sent out from NVC

01/09/07 - DS-230 received ( 22 Days )

01/16/07 - DS-230 retured to NVC USPS Express Mail

01/17/07 - NVC receives DS-230

 

 

Good luck!! your just getting started!

[Zhou Zhou]

Got a letter and form ds 3032 from portsmouth NH today. States I must pay Affidavit of Support fee $70.00 before they can begin processing my petition. Then it says if applicant intends to adjust status with the USCIS please contact NVC before making payment or taking further action. So I guess I will have to contact NVC? I have to go out to Calif till end of July, and I thought everything was ok till today.

Has anyone been through this?? Thanks, Robert

 

Yes! This is just one of the forms you will need to fill out.

there are more to come and $$$$

 

Here is just a sample of what is to come next.

 

11/01/06 - DS-3032 received

11/02/06 - sent I-864 - DS-3032 USPS Express mail

11/03/06 - I-864 - DS -3032 received, Portsmouth.

11/20/06 - IV fee bill Generated

12/01/06 - IV fee bill and I-864 papers received

12/11/06 - IV fee bill and I-864 sent to NVC

12/18/06 - DS-230 sent out from NVC

01/09/07 - DS-230 received ( 22 Days )

01/16/07 - DS-230 retured to NVC USPS Express Mail

01/17/07 - NVC receives DS-230

 

 

Good luck!! your just getting started!

 

Robert Fei, brings up a good point...I have just begun the visa process and also plan a trip to the PRC perhaps in August...When would be the best time to be away from home/P.O. Box in case I get mail from USCIS, etc?

[dnoblett]

Got a letter and form ds 3032 from portsmouth NH today. States I must pay Affidavit of Support fee $70.00 before they can begin processing my petition. Then it says if applicant intends to adjust status with the USCIS please contact NVC before making payment or taking further action. So I guess I will have to contact NVC? I have to go out to Calif till end of July, and I thought everything was ok till today.

Has anyone been through this?? Thanks, Robert

You have 2 options, pay the $70 and send an I-864 along with financials, and keep the I-130 moving through NVC for a CR-1 immigrant visa, which I recomend.

 

OR If you filed an I-129F for a K-3 visa you can simply not pay the fees to NVC and follow the K-3 path, and pay the added $800 in fees to adjust status.

 

I recomend following the I-130 path, it has been taking the same lenth of time as the K-3, and saves you $$$.

 

K-3 is an optional visa process that was developed at a time when I-130 was taking a long time to process when compared with K-1 fiancee visa, the K-3 allowed the prospective immigrant to enter the USA and wait for I-130 to be approved. However since USCIS has been approving the I-130 and I0129F at the same time lately the reason for the K-3 no longer exists, the 2 visa processes tend to be about the same time to approve through to a visa.

 

Both visas start the same way, you file an I-130 for a CR-1 spousal visa, and then file an I-129F to the address indicated on the I-130 NOA1 letter to start the K-3 option.

 

Consider sticking to the I-130 visa process, for the most part USCIS has been approving I-129F AND I-130 on the same date which essentially eliminates the whole reason that the K-3 was developed in the first place (LONG I-130 Processing time ate USCIS).

 

For the most part CR-1 tends to take a bit longer than K-3 to get if you prepare for NVC when they request I-864 fee, and Visa fee, as well as documents requested by NVC. In many cases the CR-1 petition reaches the consulate just before K-3 interview, which causes K-3 to get dropped and the interview becomes a CR-1 visa interview.

 

K-3:

I-130: $355

I-129F: NONE

Consulate: $131

Adjustment Of Status: $1010 I-485

($1496)

 

CR-1

I-130: $355

NVC I-864: $70

NVC Visa fee: $400 ($355+$45)

($825)

 

I see many posts from K-3 holders stating, "Wow this sucks, I am stuck at home because I don't have EAD, DL, etc, or I am having hard time getting added to bank accounts because of NO SSN." K-3 has a 90 day or longer period of limbo while waiting for EAD or Green-card.

 

K-3 was developed at a time when CR-1 was taking much longer that today, NVC has greatly streamlined the CR-1 process to the point where K-3 becomes irrelevant.

[Zhou Zhou]

But, but...I have just begun the visa process in April and would like to plan a trip to the PRC perhaps in August...When would be the best time to be away from home/P.O. Box in case I get mail from USCIS, etc?

[dnoblett]

But, but...I have just begun the visa process in April and would like to plan a trip to the PRC perhaps in August...When would be the best time to be away from home/P.O. Box in case I get mail from USCIS, etc?

If you just started, you may see NOA2 (Approval notice) by August, NVC tends to not do anything fro at least a month, if you are out of conntry when they send you notice for I-864, and DS-3032, they will wait for you to respond.

[Randy W]

But, but...I have just begun the visa process in April and would like to plan a trip to the PRC perhaps in August...When would be the best time to be away from home/P.O. Box in case I get mail from USCIS, etc?

Another thing in your favor if you end up mis-timing it - GUZ will keep your case open for up to a year in the event they don't here back - I would imagine NVC has a similar policy.

[Zhou Zhou]

But, but...I have just begun the visa process in April and would like to plan a trip to the PRC perhaps in August...When would be the best time to be away from home/P.O. Box in case I get mail from USCIS, etc?

If you just started, you may see NOA2 (Approval notice) by August, NVC tends to not do anything fro at least a month, if you are out of conntry when they send you notice for I-864, and DS-3032, they will wait for you to respond.

 

Thank you for your reply...I'm sure you know how anxious new petitioners can be... ZZ