Proof of a bonifide marriage

[dekedwin 52]

My sister has agreed to be the co sponsor for my wife, a Philippine Citizen, her son, also a Philippine Citizen, and her daughter, a Philippine Citizen as well. My sister is alone. She said that she wants me to fill out the paper work and send that to her. For the required income she would need to cover three people and herself, and so how much income does she need to qualify? If she does not have enough income to qualify can she combine income and assets, or does it need to be one or the other? Does she need to furnish an IRS Return and W-2s for each one. In other words does she need to furnish three IRS Returns and W-2s? Do I need to complete an Affidavit of Support, I-864 for each of them, my wife, and her two children?  Do I download this form, fill it out for each one, and then mail them to my sister for her to complete, sign, and return to me? I am confused about exactly how I should go about that. I need to do it correctly because the Visa Processing fees are so expensive, and after spending all that money I need to have the Visas approved. Thank you so much for any help you can give me on this.

[dekedwin 52]

I have sent my sister a Form I-864 for her to fill out as she is the joint sponsor. I have been working on filling out the I-130 and the G 325a. I decided to have my wife's name put on my BPI banking account, but I couldn't do that because that account is for my social security and that is not allowed, so we opened a joint peso account to have mingled finances to help with our proof of bonifide  marriage. Peso account requires less for a deposit, and we need pesos for St. Lukes Medical Extension Center anyway, and so that will kill two birds with one stone, providing some proof of our real marriage, and get us started saving money for SLMEC.

[broppy 204]

7 minutes ago, dekedwin said:

I have been working on filling out the I-130 and the G 325a.

Double check you have the latest version - edition date 02/27/17. You should be filling out forms I-130 and I-130A. G-325A is no longer required.

[dekedwin 52]

Thank you.

[dekedwin 52]

My I-130 is the latest addition, so I am okay there. I was not aware that the G325a was no longer required. I found that requirement on DL's Spousal Visa Overview, and I guess that was old information. I have it all filled out, but I see that form expires in June 2017, so it would be expired before we will be ready to file our Petitions. Where do I find the latest requirements, so that I do not make other mistakes like filling out the G325a, and I would have taken it when I filed our Petitions.Thank you!

[verwen 33]

If your wife late registered her kids' birth, make sure to provide proof of relationship between her and her kids. We got an rfe for that and it took an extra 2 months to get approved.

[dekedwin 52]

Thank you! There is no father listed on either birth certificate, and she is listed as their mother.

[patriot10 11]

On 5/13/2017 at 1:57 PM, dekedwin said:

My I-130 is the latest addition, so I am okay there. I was not aware that the G325a was no longer required. I found that requirement on DL's Spousal Visa Overview, and I guess that was old information. I have it all filled out, but I see that form expires in June 2017, so it would be expired before we will be ready to file our Petitions. Where do I find the latest requirements, so that I do not make other mistakes like filling out the G325a, and I would have taken it when I filed our Petitions.Thank you!

• You must file a separate Form I-130 for each eligible relative, unless he or she can be considered a derivative beneficiary. See the form instructions for more information.
• If you are using the 02/27/17 edition of Form I-130 to file for your spouse, you must also submit a Form I-130A, Supplemental Information for Spouse Beneficiary.
• If you are using the 12/23/16 edition of Form I-130 to file for your spouse, you must also submit two Form G-325A, Biographic Information: one for you and one for your spouse.  Do not submit Form G-325.Please read our Lockbox Filing Tips.
• To receive an email or text message when we accept your form, complete Form G-1145, E-Notification of Application/Petition Acceptance and clip it to the front of the petition.

To ensure your Form I-130 is accepted for processing:

• Fill out the form completely and accurately
• Sign the form
• Pay the correct filing fee of $535.

TAKEN VERBATIM FROM THE USCIS WEBSITE.

Edited May 15, 2017 by patriot10

[broppy 204]

1 hour ago, patriot10 said:

If you are using the 12/23/16 edition of Form I-130 to file for your spouse, you must also submit two Form G-325A, Biographic Information: one for you and one for your spouse.  Do not submit Form G-325.Please read our Lockbox Filing Tips.

If you're using the 12/23/16 edition, your petition will be rejected. USCIS are only accepting the 02/27/17 edition now. Looks like they didn't update the information under Special Instructions - it conflicts with the info under Edition Date.

 

But OP has already confirmed he's using the latest edition, so not an issue in this case.

[patriot10 11]

of course, one is expected to use the latest edition. you are quite right.

Had quoted the USCIS more to bring out the fact that while the need for G-325 is now gone but at the same time, they have added something called the I-130A which didnt seem to exist before or was not part of the process when i went through it a few months back.

 

 

[dekedwin 52]

I have the 130A downloaded and ready to fill out, but I have not worked on it yet. Much of the information that goes on the 130A is my wife's information, so I will have to get that from her or have her fill out that form, and I will look at it again, and see what we can do to get started on that. 

[dekedwin 52]

I appreciate all the suggestions being made to help us!