Interview scheduled!

[Purple_Paladin 26]

We have our interview coming up end of April. 

My brother and sister-in-law are the co-sponsors for my husband and step-daughter. 

Should they come with us? 

The instructions say to bring all of the documentation "unless already submitted." 

We already gave them everything.

Should we print it all out and bring it again or will they even look at it?

 

 

I know I must bring our marriage certificate, his, my and step-daughters birth certificates v and translations for theirs. I'm assuming my and his divorce decrees and translation for his.

I've already submitted all this but the form does not say "unnless already submitted" here, so I'll bring it again.

I was thinking of uploading photos of us together at random events taken since the packet was sent. Should I bring hard copies as well?

 

What's suggested. Should I really bring a second copy of everything they already have? 

Do I need to bring my brother and sister-in-laws birth certificates as well, even though copies were sent?

It mentions letters from their employers proving employment and pay rate, is this a requirement or just one of the options for proving income.

We did already send in their tax transcripts for past 3 years.

I was thinking of bringing their income tax transcript for 2025 (I had sent '24, '23, and '22) So would that suffice or will they have to get letters from their employers as well?

And again, should they come with us?

 

TIA!

 

Edited to add: We applied for work auth for both of them at the time we sent the original packet. We haven't heard anything and the site shows only "current."

Does anyone know if they are even doing work auths? How long after the interview do people usually get the green card. If I'm not mistaken, that serves as work auth as well, correct?

Edited 3 hours ago by Purple_Paladin

[Edward and Jaycel 2,531]

About a week before your interview, upload to the "Unsolicited Evidence" option on your online account any evidence of your marital bona fides that you have obtained since you filed (Joint bank account statements, joint utility bills, joint insurance policies, joint lease agreements, etc.) Focus on the evidence that shows that you two have joined your lives financially. A few photos are good too... with those, focus on pics that show you both with friends/family (public life as a couple), not just selfies. To the interview, bring a Cetrified True Copy (CTC) and a photocopy of all civil documents you submitted with the filing. Also bring IDs, Driver Licenses, husband and step daughter's passports with their entry stamp from when they entered the US. Also bring a hard copy of the evidence you upload prior to the interview in case the officer has trouble accessing it for whatever reason. Your Joint I-864 sponsor does not need to attend the interview. If you are at the interview stage, that means that the I-864 was qualified by USCIS during the NBC stage. The field office generally has nothing to do with the I-864 nor do they want to do anything with it. On this note however, if your joint sponsor has filed their 2025 taxes and has access to their Tax Return Transcript, it would be a good idea for you to bring a copy of that with you. Once approved, the Green Card is the work authorization so if your husband and step-daughter's EADs haven't been approved by the time they get the GC approval, those applications will just be administratively closed.  Best of luck!

Edited 3 hours ago by Edward and Jaycel

[JeanneAdil 7,498]

1. yes,  end of april means 2025 tax transcripts 
2. doesn't mean the officer may look at them but don't take the chance and not take  them
3. also should have evidence of joint sponsor's Us resdiency
4. best to u both