Background: Currently on H1-B, working for a multinational company, mine is a Employement based CP, at Chennai India, EB-2 case.
Before sending the filled pkt-3 back, would like to clarify the following:
1. Form OF/DS-169 has not been sent, only 'SUPPLIMENT 1 TO OF-169' has been sent. Is it normal? I was under the impression that I need to fill and retrun DS-169 also.
2. In the covering letter sent, NVC indicates, "We have received all of the necessary Immigrant Visa and applicable Affidavit of Support fees for this case', is it normal ? Does $335 per applicant includes 'Affidavit of Support Fee' too?
3. In the covering letter, NVC indicates, " We wish to remind you of certain legal requirement regarding the Affidavit of Support (I-864). In most employment-based immigrant visa cases, the I-864 need not be filed. However, U.S law requires applicants for employment-based immigrant visas to present a valid I-864, if a relative of the benificiery filed the immigrant visa petition or has at least a five % ownership interst in the businees or corporate entity that filed the petition" And also in "What happens next" section of 'Instruction for Immigrant Visa Applicants" NVC indicates " The petioner in your case has been sent instructions concerning completion of the Affidavit of Support (Form I-864) and supporting documents needed for financial sponsorship. You may want to contact your petioner to ensure that these documents are completed and returned to NVC as directed"
From the posts in this forum my understanding is, in case of employement-based GC, primary applicant has to provide Affidavit of Support for I-134 in support of each of the dependents, at the time of interview Not I-864 to NVC along with DS-230 part 1.
I think, the instructions are general (covering all types of cases), and not applicable in my case, hence not planning to send I-864 with DS-230 part 1 to NVC. Please share your experiences, is is normal? Or NVC is specifically asking me to provide I-864.
Appreciate your inputs and thanks in advance.
MBM
Before sending the filled pkt-3 back, would like to clarify the following:
1. Form OF/DS-169 has not been sent, only 'SUPPLIMENT 1 TO OF-169' has been sent. Is it normal? I was under the impression that I need to fill and retrun DS-169 also.
2. In the covering letter sent, NVC indicates, "We have received all of the necessary Immigrant Visa and applicable Affidavit of Support fees for this case', is it normal ? Does $335 per applicant includes 'Affidavit of Support Fee' too?
3. In the covering letter, NVC indicates, " We wish to remind you of certain legal requirement regarding the Affidavit of Support (I-864). In most employment-based immigrant visa cases, the I-864 need not be filed. However, U.S law requires applicants for employment-based immigrant visas to present a valid I-864, if a relative of the benificiery filed the immigrant visa petition or has at least a five % ownership interst in the businees or corporate entity that filed the petition" And also in "What happens next" section of 'Instruction for Immigrant Visa Applicants" NVC indicates " The petioner in your case has been sent instructions concerning completion of the Affidavit of Support (Form I-864) and supporting documents needed for financial sponsorship. You may want to contact your petioner to ensure that these documents are completed and returned to NVC as directed"
From the posts in this forum my understanding is, in case of employement-based GC, primary applicant has to provide Affidavit of Support for I-134 in support of each of the dependents, at the time of interview Not I-864 to NVC along with DS-230 part 1.
I think, the instructions are general (covering all types of cases), and not applicable in my case, hence not planning to send I-864 with DS-230 part 1 to NVC. Please share your experiences, is is normal? Or NVC is specifically asking me to provide I-864.
Appreciate your inputs and thanks in advance.
MBM