  We review Shuvaev's transformations, that relate off-forward parton
distributions (OFPDs) to so-called effective forward parton distributions
(EFPDs). The latter evolve like conventional forward partons. We express
nonforward amplitudes, depending on OFPDs, directly in terms of EFPDs and
construct a model for the EFPDs, which allows to consistently express them in
terms of the conventional forward parton distributions and nucleon form
factors. Our model is self-consistent for arbitrary x, xi, mu, and t.
