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Household size in Form I-864

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Crazy Cat Grand Master

Crazy Cat   41,974

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Item #3 should be "0".........Do not count your spouse more than once. In addition, items 2 thru 7 are only for people NOT sponsored in this I-864.

 

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In summary, it took 13 months for approval of the CR-1.  It took 44 months for approval of the I-751.  It took 4 months for approval of the N-400.   It took 172 days from N-400 application to Oath Ceremony.   It took 6 weeks for Passport, then 7 additional weeks for return of wife's Naturalization Certificate.. 
 

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30 minutes ago, busyybeee said:

Question3. “If you are currently married, enter 1 for your spouse”. 

 

why do they ask that? It’s confusing. 


Will there be a problem if I have a household of 3 even if its just me and my spouse. I dont have a problem with the income, i work in healthcare so I make a decent income. 

it has been like this and is confusing for years  especially when it automatically adds for u

i stuck a sticky note but that was back when we mailed them in

many of the USCIS forms don't make a lot of sense especially when they use them for mulit purpose 

arken Mentor

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1 hour ago, busyybeee said:

Question3. “If you are currently married, enter 1 for your spouse”. 

 

why do they ask that? It’s confusing. 
 

I864 is for everyone not just for those who sponsor spouses. That's why one need to read the form and its instructions clearly and fill out applicable sections  That row is for people who sponsor someone other than their spouse and so have to put 1 for their spouse regardless.

 

The sentences in bold literally says not to count people more than once and that sections  2-7 for people not sponsored on that form.

 

 

1 hour ago, busyybeee said:


Will there be a problem if I have a household of 3 even if its just me and my spouse. I dont have a problem with the income, i work in healthcare so I make a decent income. 

Very likely you'll get an RFE to resubmit i864 for incorrect household which means they don't have a base to compare to accept it.

Spouse:

2015-06-16: I-130 Sent

2015-08-17: I-130 approved

2015-09-23: NVC received file

2015-10-05: NVC assigned Case number, Invoice ID & Beneficiary ID

2016-06-30: DS-261 completed, AOS Fee Paid, WL received

2016-07-05: Received IV invoice, IV Fee Paid

2016-07-06: DS-260 Submitted

2016-07-07: AOS and IV Package mailed

2016-07-08: NVC Scan

2016-08-08: Case Complete

2017-06-30: Interview, approved

2017-07-04: Visa in hand

2017-08-01: Entry to US

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Myself:

2016-05-10: N-400 Sent

2016-05-16: N-400 NOA1

2016-05-26: Biometrics

2017-01-30: Interview

2017-03-02: Oath Ceremony

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Rocio0010   5,579

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2 hours ago, busyybeee said:

Question3. “If you are currently married, enter 1 for your spouse”. 

 

why do they ask that? It’s confusing. 


Will there be a problem if I have a household of 3 even if its just me and my spouse. I dont have a problem with the income, i work in healthcare so I make a decent income. 

 Back in 2019, before I signed up for an account here, I did the same mistake: count as 3 even though we’re two. We also sent tax account transcripts instead of return transcripts. Granted, they just send you a generic RFE with 1000 issues to address, but I remember one of them was incorrect household size. They knew we were just two.

FROM F1 TO AOS

October 17, 2019 AOS receipt date 

December 09, 2019: Biometric appointment

January 15, 2020 RFE received

January 30, 2020  RFE response sent

Feb 7: EAD approved and interview scheduled

March 18, 2020 Interview cancelled

April 14th 2020: RFE received

April 29, 2020 Approved without interview

May 1, 2020 Card in hand

 

REMOVAL OF CONDITIONS

February 1, 2022 package sent

March 28, 2022 Fingerprints reused

July 18, 2023 approval

July 20, 2023 Card in hand

 

N400 

January 30,2023: Online filing

February 4th, 2023: Biometric appointment

June 15th, 2023: Case actively being reviewed

July 11th, 2023: Interview scheduled.

August 30th, 2023: Interview!

August 31st, 2023: Oath ceremony scheduled.

Sept 19th, 2023: Officially a US citizen!

 


 

Crazy Cat Grand Master

Crazy Cat   41,974

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On 5/14/2022 at 11:36 AM, busyybeee said:

Question3. “If you are currently married, enter 1 for your spouse”. 

 

why do they ask that? It’s confusing. 


Will there be a problem if I have a household of 3 even if its just me and my spouse. I dont have a problem with the income, i work in healthcare so I make a decent income. 

Read the form...READ MY COMMENT..... DO NOT COUNT ANY PERSON MORE THAN ONCE!!!   ITEMS 2 thru 7 are ONLY for people not sponsored by THIS I-864.......Your spouse should be entered in item #1 ONLY. 

Edited by Crazy Cat

"The US immigration process requires a great deal of knowledge, planning, time, patience, and a significant amount of money.  It is quite a journey!"

- Some old child of the 50's & 60's on his laptop 

 

Senior Master Sergeant, US Air Force- Retired (after 20+ years)- Missile Systems Maintenance & Titan 2 ICBM Launch Crew Duty (200+ Alert tours)

Registered Nurse- Retired- I practiced in the areas of Labor & Delivery, Home Health, Adolescent Psych, & Adult Psych.

IT Professional- Retired- Web Site Design, Hardware Maintenance, Compound Pharmacy Software Trainer, On-site go live support, Database Manager, App Designer.

______________________________________

In summary, it took 13 months for approval of the CR-1.  It took 44 months for approval of the I-751.  It took 4 months for approval of the N-400.   It took 172 days from N-400 application to Oath Ceremony.   It took 6 weeks for Passport, then 7 additional weeks for return of wife's Naturalization Certificate.. 
 

Crazy Cat Grand Master

Crazy Cat   41,974

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2 hours ago, busyybeee said:

Will there be a problem if I have a household of 3 even if its just me and my spouse.

YES!!

"The US immigration process requires a great deal of knowledge, planning, time, patience, and a significant amount of money.  It is quite a journey!"

- Some old child of the 50's & 60's on his laptop 

 

Senior Master Sergeant, US Air Force- Retired (after 20+ years)- Missile Systems Maintenance & Titan 2 ICBM Launch Crew Duty (200+ Alert tours)

Registered Nurse- Retired- I practiced in the areas of Labor & Delivery, Home Health, Adolescent Psych, & Adult Psych.

IT Professional- Retired- Web Site Design, Hardware Maintenance, Compound Pharmacy Software Trainer, On-site go live support, Database Manager, App Designer.

______________________________________

In summary, it took 13 months for approval of the CR-1.  It took 44 months for approval of the I-751.  It took 4 months for approval of the N-400.   It took 172 days from N-400 application to Oath Ceremony.   It took 6 weeks for Passport, then 7 additional weeks for return of wife's Naturalization Certificate.. 
 

busyybeee Apprentice

busyybeee   0

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On 5/14/2022 at 3:20 PM, Crazy Cat said:

YES!!

Thank you Crazy Cat! I also have few questions..

 

1.My spouse has an interview 3 weeks from now. I submitted 2018, 2019, and 2020 tax returns and all the docs in the NVC website in Jan 2022 and all the docs were approved hence it was sent to the Embassy. However, will I need to upload recent 2021 tax return/return transcripts/W2 to NVC again?  I emailed my 2021 tax docs to my spouse, so can he just print and take those to the interview in case they ask for it?

 

2.I also sent an updated I-864 signed (will electronic signature work or does it have to be signed in ink)?

 

3.Lastly, Also would you know how long a job letter is valid until? Mine was signed in Jan 2022 by my employer. Will I need updated one as well?

 

Since, the petition was approved based on old records, I was wondering if I need to submit new finances/tax records/job letter? Or they wont bother with the new ones?

 

Thank you!!!🙂

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On 5/15/2022 at 1:02 AM, Crazy Cat said:

Item #3 should be "0".........Do not count your spouse more than once. In addition, items 2 thru 7 are only for people NOT sponsored in this I-864.

The problem with the instructions is that it says "Type or print "0" if you are not married".

 
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