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For financial support for Form I-134, I have been seeing some conflicting information. I have been told that 3 years of tax information is required, but I can't find this anywhere on the uscis website? Does anyone have a reference for this? I won't have 3 years, so I am worried. I will be able to provide my tax information for the 2025 tax year, which will reflect a 6 figure salary. But I graduated from grad school last year, so my income was very low for the 2024 tax year and will not meet the amount required. For my 2023 taxes, I will be able to show that my income was sufficient based on poverty threshold guidelines. I'm just a little confused about what the expectations are for what documents I will need to submit when the time comes. Would appreciate any information!!

Hi, I m a U.S. citizen (born in California) currently living in Canada. I m exploring whether my children qualify for a Consular Report of Birth Abroad (CRBA) and U.S. passports, and I need clarity on the physical presence requirement.

Key details:

• I left the U.S. as a child and lived mostly in Canada.

• I do not have traditional evidence like tax returns, W-2s, leases, or complete school records.

• I do have:

  • Bank statements and subscription/payment records (2023 present)

  • A valid SSN

  • Some government mail/voter correspondence sent to my U.S. address over the years

  • Travel history that shows about 1.5 cumulative years of visits but I m unsure if the travel records are complete

  • A few childhood documents/photos from times when I was staying in the U.S.

  • Brief school enrollment in California in 2003, though the school no longer has records

What I need clarity on:

1. What exactly counts as valid evidence of physical presence, especially for childhood years.

2. Whether bank statements, government mail, and intermittent travel entries can be combined to meet the 5-year requirement.

3. Whether incomplete travel records can still be used and if there is any acceptable workaround when travel history does not fully reflect my actual time in the U.S.

4. Whether the 2003 California school enrollment can be used, and if the school has no records, whether there are alternative ways to prove those months.

5. Realistically, whether the evidence I can gather is likely to meet the 5-year requirement, or whether I should expect challenges or a denial.

I want to be fully honest and compliant with the law I m not trying to bend rules, but I need to understand whether my situation offers any legitimate path to proving the required physical presence.

How long does it take for the USCIS to make a decision after sending in additional evidence to revise the notice of intent to revoke?

I've just found out my Mother will be receiving her Visa Interview this December 2025. (She is residing in the US)

I am her petitioner with a join sponsor.

(If there are similar threads with my situation please guide me to them)

I'm currently living abroad and recently got married, waiting for my Temporary Residency Card.

I have:

3 Bank accounts

401K account

Driving license (current) under my parents address.

What really sucks is that her lawyer didn't mention anything about me providing domicile, I just found out and reading about it.

I saw threads that the above is not still enough. They are looking for a Foreseeable future of me to live in the US with the applicant.

I can't leave my current location because it will affect my application process, so if the above is not enough:

1. Should she push her interview back I don't know... Until I get my card (time it correctly) I move back, find a job and hope everything works out?

2. Or what else can be sufficient for the NVC to approve

Hello,

Looking to compare timelines and experiences with anyone else in the F2A category from a recently banned country (especially Afghanistan or Iran).

Married to or minor child of an LPR/Green Card Holder and not exempt from the travel ban.

Do you already have a visa interview with a consulate abroad?

Are you delaying or cancelling this interview?

It seems that without some exemption, I.e. marriage to a USC or some national security exception (very rare), that the visa would be denied.

If the interview is requested to be delayed by the petitioner, would they go to the end of the line?

Has anyone kept an interview appointment that was scheduled before the June 2025 travel ban change and occurred after it? How was your experience?

Thanks,

V. Taylor