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Aloha,

Dina has biometrics 9/30 in Honolulu. We're on Maui. I am having nasty back problems. I have a MRI scheduled which will hopefully lead to surgery. Getting around is becoming difficult. Getting to USCIS office and back home will involve navigating two airports (twice) and getting to the office. Dina posed the idea of going by herself. She made it from Leyte to Maui on her own, so I have no doubt she can pull this off. My question is will this be a big red mark against us or will the biometrics people even care? I could go but it would be a sizeable challenge.

Mahalo,

Bill and Dina

Online form only some of the boxes won t let me put N/A does it matter if I leave them blank ? I 130

On the I-130 form online only Do need a ink signature at the end or is it ok to just type my name in the box.

Hi,

My fianc e is a K-1 applicant in Manila. She already finished her medical and VAC biometrics, but we just noticed her DS-160 has an error.

In the Passport Country/Authority Issued field, she put United Arab Emirates. Her passport is actually a Philippine passport issued at the Philippine Consulate in Dubai. All other details (number, name, dates, etc.) are correct.

Should we:

1. Leave it as is and explain at the interview, or
2. Submit a new DS-160 with the correct info and bring both confirmation pages?

Will the Embassy be able to use the new DS-160 at the interview even though VAC was already done with the old one?

Thanks for your help

In July of 2024, I filed an I-130 for my son to move to the US. We just got an approval for the I-130 and the case has been sent to the NVC for processing. He lives in Canada with my ex-wife.

One of the things to submit is the I-864 (AoS). I am married with my wife here in the US. My confusion is about which I-864 to file AND what supporting documents to share. Here is our situation:

On my own, I make well over the required income. My wife and I both work and we file our taxes jointly. The question is, do I file I-864EZ or I-864? It seems that the EZ form will work for me, but then then does my wife also need to file an I-864A, since we jointly file our taxes? And what documents should we submit? I have IRS return transcripts for 3 years, and I also have my and my wife's W2s for the last year. Do we submit the I864 and I864A along with only one year's IRS transcript or do we also submit our 2024 tax return (1040) with the W2s for both me and her? The confusion is about transcripts vs tax return and whether W2s and 1099s are to be submitted or not. I am happy to submit all of them, but not sure if giving too much information can result in the app being denied or delayed.

Any help as to what form(s) to submit as Affidavit of Support and what documents to submit with them is greatly appreciated.

Thanks.