Invoice ID Number

[qjnr57]

I am filling out theDS-260 Online information page - in place of the old DS-230 form and the website keeps asking me for an Invoice ID number. I have looked over all of my information, especially the e-mails and letters from NVC (which informed me that I can now schedule for an interview) and I cannot locate the Invoice ID number anywhere.

 

So, my questions are many-fold:

 

1) Where can this number be found and how do I request for one if it was not included in the information I have already been provided?

 

1.5) Is the Invoice ID number only given to me once I have paid for the interview?

 

2) Also, the payment for the interview and application, must it be paid before going in to the consulate for an interview or can it be paid in the consulate itself prior to interviewing?

 

3) Last question - do I need to complete the DS-260 form prior to scheduling for an interview or can I schedule an interview first without completing the DS-260 form, as I have only used and submitted the DS-230 form before?

[qjnr57]

Another question to this long queue:

 

My father-in-law is the petitioner for financial support for me to immigrate and I am unclear as to how much the total fee would be. The US consulate webpage lists both $420 for petitioning and $230 for processing the I-130 forms for relative immigration. Which of these will I need to pay, or will I need to pay both?

[dnoblett]

1) I believe the Invoice is generated by CITIC bank when you pay the interview fee, it needs to be paid before you can schedule an interview appointment.

 

2) Yes it must be paid before you can even schedule an interview date and time.

 

3) you need to fill out the DS-260 before scheduling the interview, it is considered P3, and scheduling the interview is P4

 

If father in-law is petitioner, he paid the initial $420 when he filed the I-130 petition you will pay another $230 to interview

[qjnr57]

1) I believe the Invoice is generated by CITIC bank when you pay the interview fee, it needs to be paid before you can schedule an interview appointment.

 

2) Yes it must be paid before you can even schedule an interview date and time.

 

3) you need to fill out the DS-260 before scheduling the interview, it is considered P3, and scheduling the interview is P4

 

If father in-law is petitioner, he paid the initial $420 when he filed the I-130 petition you will pay another $230 to interview

Thank yo very much!

 

I got it! But there comes another question. Actually, it is my husband who filed the I-130 form at the beginning, not my father-in-law. My father-in-law just give me his three years tax returns, which is a lot of paper, his photocopy, and he filled the I-864 and post mail to me. Is that OK? He is the only petitioner.

[dnoblett]

Is father in law acting as a joint sponsor? Your spouse must be primary sponsor and provide an I-864 too.

 

Depending on where I-130 was filed the I-864 needs to be sent to NVC or if petition filed in China to USCIS Beijing or Guangzhou, then the two I-864 are brought to consulate when interviewing. Also if your spouse had been living in China he will need to prove maintained his US domicile.

 

Father in law will need to attach proof of residency or citizenship to USA

[qjnr57]

Is father in law acting as a joint sponsor? Your spouse must be primary sponsor and provide an I-864 too.

 

Depending on where I-130 was filed the I-864 needs to be sent to NVC or if petition filed in China to USCIS Beijing or Guangzhou, then the two I-864 are brought to consulate when interviewing. Also if your spouse had been living in China he will need to prove maintained his US domicile.

 

Father in law will need to attach proof of residency or citizenship to USA

No， my husband said because he is currently a PHD student in Beijing, so my father-in-law should be the only sponsor. But he only realize that when we come to the preparing interview stage. So at the beginning, my husband applied for me and filled the I-130 form as required. But since they required three year's tax returns, we turn to my father-in-law for help. He sent us his tax returns, fill the I-864 form and sent his copy of passport too. Is that alright?

[qjnr57]

Is father in law acting as a joint sponsor? Your spouse must be primary sponsor and provide an I-864 too.

 

Depending on where I-130 was filed the I-864 needs to be sent to NVC or if petition filed in China to USCIS Beijing or Guangzhou, then the two I-864 are brought to consulate when interviewing. Also if your spouse had been living in China he will need to prove maintained his US domicile.

 

Father in law will need to attach proof of residency or citizenship to USA

 

And as to the "proof of residency of citizenship to USA", what should I provide? The copy of passport isn't enough?

[dnoblett]

 

Is father in law acting as a joint sponsor? Your spouse must be primary sponsor and provide an I-864 too.

 

Depending on where I-130 was filed the I-864 needs to be sent to NVC or if petition filed in China to USCIS Beijing or Guangzhou, then the two I-864 are brought to consulate when interviewing. Also if your spouse had been living in China he will need to prove maintained his US domicile.

 

Father in law will need to attach proof of residency or citizenship to USA

No， my husband said because he is currently a PHD student in Beijing, so my father-in-law should be the only sponsor. But he only realize that when we come to the preparing interview stage. So at the beginning, my husband applied for me and filled the I-130 form as required. But since they required three year's tax returns, we turn to my father-in-law for help. He sent us his tax returns, fill the I-864 form and sent his copy of passport too. Is that alright?

 

 

Here is the deal, they will deny the visa and green-card because your spouse the petitioner MUST provide sponsorship and an I-864, father-in-law can only be a joint sponsor. Your husband will need to provide evidence that he maintained USA domicile.

 

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Is father in law acting as a joint sponsor? Your spouse must be primary sponsor and provide an I-864 too.

 

Depending on where I-130 was filed the I-864 needs to be sent to NVC or if petition filed in China to USCIS Beijing or Guangzhou, then the two I-864 are brought to consulate when interviewing. Also if your spouse had been living in China he will need to prove maintained his US domicile.

 

Father in law will need to attach proof of residency or citizenship to USA

 

And as to the "proof of residency of citizenship to USA", what should I provide? The copy of passport isn't enough?

 

 

Typically a US Citizen or resident can provide a copy of:

• Copy of a State Driver's license or State non driver's ID
• Copy of green-card if not a citizen.

[qjnr57]

So, in addition to my father-in-law's forms, my husband will need to fill out an I-864 also along with a copy of his driver's license? Will a copy of his passport also work? His permanent address is at his parent's home, where his bills and letters are kept or forwarded to him when necessary.

[dnoblett]

 

So, in addition to my father-in-law's forms, my husband will need to fill out an I-864 also along with a copy of his driver's license? Will a copy of his passport also work? His permanent address is at his parent's home, where his bills and letters are kept or forwarded to him when necessary.

 

I would attach a copy of a few bills showing US Home address, and the driver's license.

 

Also will need to attach copies of returns, or a good explanation why no returns filed over the past couple years. http://www.irs.gov/Individuals/Do-You-Need-to-File-a-Federal-Income-Tax-Return%3F-

 

As for Part 1 of the I-864, Your spouse needs to check box 1.a. (Petitioner), and father-in-law checks 1.d. (Joint Sponsor)

 

These I-864 should have been sent to NVC when they request them and an $80 Affidavit of support processing fee paid, since you indicated that the NVC was involved. Was the petition filed in Beijing or Guangzhou, or was the petition mailed to USCIS in the USA?

[qjnr57]

 

 

So, in addition to my father-in-law's forms, my husband will need to fill out an I-864 also along with a copy of his driver's license? Will a copy of his passport also work? His permanent address is at his parent's home, where his bills and letters are kept or forwarded to him when necessary.

 

I would attach a copy of a few bills showing US Home address, and the driver's license.

 

Also will need to attach copies of returns, or a good explanation why no returns filed over the past couple years. http://www.irs.gov/Individuals/Do-You-Need-to-File-a-Federal-Income-Tax-Return%3F-

 

As for Part 1 of the I-864, Your spouse needs to check box 1.a. (Petitioner), and father-in-law checks 1.d. (Joint Sponsor)

 

These I-864 should have been sent to NVC when they request them and an $80 Affidavit of support processing fee paid, since you indicated that the NVC was involved. Was the petition filed in Beijing or Guangzhou, or was the petition mailed to USCIS in the USA?

 

 

The petition was filled and submitted in Beijing and NVC has since contacted us to schedule an interview in Guangzhou. It seems that since my husband has been in Beijing for the past several years and is currently an unemployed student, that his father will need to sponsor my citizenship process. However, when we began this process, a joint-sponsorship did not apply as my husband's income for the past several years would fall well below the poverty line. Although he has been living in China for the past three years, he still receives his bills and letters at his parents' house in California, which is also the permanent residence listed on his driver's license.

 

In this case, would he also need to fill out an I-864 and will his father need to fill out the I-864 as a joint sponsor?

[dnoblett]

The petition was filled and submitted in Beijing and NVC has since contacted us to schedule an interview in Guangzhou. It seems that since my husband has been in Beijing for the past several years and is currently an unemployed student, that his father will need to sponsor my citizenship process. However, when we began this process, a joint-sponsorship did not apply as my husband's income for the past several years would fall well below the poverty line. Although he has been living in China for the past three years, he still receives his bills and letters at his parents' house in California, which is also the permanent residence listed on his driver's license.

 

In this case, would he also need to fill out an I-864 and will his father need to fill out the I-864 as a joint sponsor?

Thanks for the clarification, NVC is not involved, you were contacted by the US Consulate in Guangzhou.

 

Yes, you will need to get the I-864 corrected, you will need husband to do an I-864 and indicate he is the primary sponsor, and father do another I-864 and indicate he is joint sponsor.

 

In this case there is no I-864 fee, and you will need to pay the DS-260 visa fee at a CITIC bank location to get an invoice number.

 

More can be found here: http://www.ustraveldocs.com/cn/cn-iv-visaapplyinfo.asp

[qjnr57]

1) I believe the Invoice is generated by CITIC bank when you pay the interview fee, it needs to be paid before you can schedule an interview appointment.

 

2) Yes it must be paid before you can even schedule an interview date and time.

 

3) you need to fill out the DS-260 before scheduling the interview, it is considered P3, and scheduling the interview is P4

 

If father in-law is petitioner, he paid the initial $420 when he filed the I-130 petition you will pay another $230 to interview

 

We have already scheduled an interview in Guangzhou and thus far, no invoice was received indicating that I needed to pay for the interview fee. Furthermore, when I went to CITIC bank earlier this afternoon here in Beijing, no one at the bank could tell me how or where to pay for such a process. Although the online notice indicates that all applicants must fill out the DS-260 form after September of 2013, I have already submitted the DS-230 in April of 2013. Do I need to fill out a DS-260 as well? If I still need to fill out a DS-260, then what should I do with the requested invoice number, which was not included on any of the instructions sent to me via e-mail or snail mail. In this case, how would I go about paying the interview fee prior to arriving at my interview?

[dnoblett]

DS-230 in April? Was that submitted when you filed the I-130? If so, USCIS probably discarded it, and yes you would need to do a DS-260 instead. You would then visit: http://www.ustraveldocs.com/cn/cn-iv-visaapplyinfo.asp and set up an account there, that page will generate "CGI" number which you bring to the CITIC bank to pay the interview fee.

[qjnr57]

DS-230 in April? Was that submitted when you filed the I-130? If so, USCIS probably discarded it, and yes you would need to do a DS-260 instead. You would then visit: http://www.ustraveldocs.com/cn/cn-iv-visaapplyinfo.asp and set up an account there, that page will generate "CGI" number which you bring to the CITIC bank to pay the interview fee.

 

What is the CGI number? I have an account there, but I don't know where to find that number so I can pay in the CITIC bank. Thank you!