Documents for consular interview (freaked out thanks to a Fb group)

[craftercool 7]

Hello there 👋,

I'm finally gathering all the necessary documents for my mom's interview next week, I am using this website as my guide: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Supplements/Supplements_by_Post/CDJ-Ciudad-Juarez.html#pre_interview_checklist 

 

But then there's this Facebook group that offers help on this matter and there's a bunch of different opinions, different people saying opposite things and now I'm all freaked out, e.g. just today a lady told me I needed to take 3 months of paystubs from the sponsor, (that's me), but I'm an independent worker, I don't have paystubs, plus the aforementioned website doesn't mention that, it only says to take the sponsor's most recent tax transcript. 😐

 

So now I'm all confused (and a lil panicked to be honest), I could really use a tranquilizer, so I wanted to ask here, am I ok by taking the aforementioned website as my only guide?

 

As the petitioner and sponsor I'm giving my mom:

 

• The appointment's letter
• Her unexpired passport (and a photocopy)
• 2 recent photographs
• Her criminal background letter (just obtained)
• The DS-260 confirmation page
• The civil docs (birth certificate, divorce certificate, etc. even with translations)
• 3 years of my tax returns 
• A photocopy of my US passport (petitioner)

 

And of course we still need the medical examination results. Am I missing something? 

 

I would appreciate any help you can provide 🙏

[Lil bear 4,252]

4 minutes ago, craftercool said:

Hello there 👋,

I'm finally gathering all the necessary documents for my mom's interview next week, I am using this website as my guide: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Supplements/Supplements_by_Post/CDJ-Ciudad-Juarez.html#pre_interview_checklist 

 

But then there's this Facebook group that offers help on this matter and there's a bunch of different opinions, different people saying opposite things and now I'm all freaked out, e.g. just today a lady told me I needed to take 3 months of paystubs from the sponsor, (that's me), but I'm an independent worker, I don't have paystubs, plus the aforementioned website doesn't mention that, it only says to take the sponsor's most recent tax transcript. 😐

 

So now I'm all confused (and a lil panicked to be honest), I could really use a tranquilizer, so I wanted to ask here, am I ok by taking the aforementioned website as my only guide?

 

As the petitioner and sponsor I'm giving my mom:

 

• The appointment's letter
• Her unexpired passport (and a photocopy)
• 2 recent photographs
• Her criminal background letter (just obtained)
• The DS-260 confirmation page
• The civil docs (birth certificate, divorce certificate, etc. even with translations)
• 3 years of my tax returns 
• A photocopy of my US passport (petitioner)

 

And of course we still need the medical examination results. Am I missing something? 

 

I would appreciate any help you can provide 🙏

Yep. You are on the right track. Employees submit payslips as part of their I864 documentation…  Self employed do not   … the advice you were given related to the other poster’s circumstances .. not yours. Always use the official sources .. as you are doing .. NVC site as above PLUS the instructions sent to the beneficiary ( your mom) from the interviewing consulate. Each consulate has some specific directions and these can add to what is needed 

[craftercool 7]

4 minutes ago, Lil bear said:

Yep. You are on the right track. Employees submit payslips as part of their I864 documentation…  Self employed do not  

 

MUCH appreciated! 🙏  

[craftercool 7]

On 1/20/2023 at 5:01 PM, Lil bear said:

Yep. You are on the right track. Employees submit payslips as part of their I864 documentation…  Self employed do not 

 

Hello again, so, I'm not giving my mom our 2022 tax return since we haven't filed it yet, being the one from 2021 the most recent we have, would you say it is coherent to give her a bank statement to show/prove solvency?  If so, according to the Affidavit Of Support we must make at least $34,687 in order to sponsor her, there's roughly 20k in the bank so I don't know 😐

[Lil bear 4,252]

2 hours ago, craftercool said:

 

Hello again, so, I'm not giving my mom our 2022 tax return since we haven't filed it yet, being the one from 2021 the most recent we have, would you say it is coherent to give her a bank statement to show/prove solvency?  If so, according to the Affidavit Of Support we must make at least $34,687 in order to sponsor her, there's roughly 20k in the bank so I don't know 😐

Self employed evidrnce is the most recent tax return.   Money can be moved into bank accounts to give the appearance of solvency .. so these don't really carry any weight.. and cant really be verified..  .. i doubt an IO will even look at them. 

[craftercool 7]

23 minutes ago, Lil bear said:

Self employed evidrnce is the most recent tax return.   Money can be moved into bank accounts to give the appearance of solvency .. so these don't really carry any weight.. and cant really be verified..  .. i doubt an IO will even look at them. 

 

Makes sense 🙏

[marriedtomrg 141]

If you have your 2022 1099 (or whatever the equivalent is for a W2 for self employed folks), you can provide her a copy of that, too. Most people wouldn't have filed taxes yet.

[craftercool 7]

On 1/24/2023 at 12:15 PM, marriedtomrg said:

If you have your 2022 1099 (or whatever the equivalent is for a W2 for self employed folks), you can provide her a copy of that, too. Most people wouldn't have filed taxes yet.

Luckily she wasn't requested to provide any other taxes besides the ones I had already sent to the NVC and she was approved ☺️