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She is Permanent Resident in Namibia. US Consulate in Johannesburg, South Africa handles Immigrant visas for Namibia.

That amount is SALARY she paid herself. We have proof that she paid this to herself through official TAX Returns.

No, I did not. Only the one I-864 for Spouse. Spouse is the only one who reached NVC stage.

No, I filed separate I-130 for each child. They are from her first marriage, but are not Ukranian. Their I-130s have not been approved.

thank for your replies. Spouse has two minor children, so, i completed i-864A as in the Instructions for I-864 is states the following: Item Numbers 8. - 22. Current Annual Household Income. This section is used to determine the sponsor’s household income. If your individual annual income listed in Item Number 7. is greater than 125 percent (or 100 percent if you are on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces or U.S. Coast Guard and sponsoring your spouse or child) of the Federal Poverty Guidelines for your household size from Part 5., Item Number 8., you do not need to include any other household member’s income. See Form I-864P for information on the Federal Poverty Guidelines. To determine the filing requirements for your relatives included in Part 6., Item Numbers 8. - 19., follow the instructions below. 1. If you included the income of your spouse listed in Part 5., Item Number 3., any child listed in Part 5., Item Number 4., any dependent listed in Part 5., Item Number 5., or any siblings, parents, or adult children listed in Part 5., Item Number 7., each one of these individuals must be over 18 years of age and must complete Form I-864A. 2. If you included the income of the intending immigrant who is your spouse (he or she would be counted in Part 5., Item Number 1.), you must provide evidence that his/her income will continue from the current source after obtaining lawful permanent resident status. He or she does not need to complete Form I-864A unless he or she has accompanying children. 3. If you included the income of the intending immigrant who is not your spouse, (he or she would be counted on Part 5., Item Number 1.), evidence that his or her income will continue from a lawful source after obtaining lawful permanent resident status must be provided and the intending immigrant must provide evidence that he or she is living in your residence. He or she does not need to complete Form I-864A, unless he or she has an accompanying spouse or children.

Hi There, Here's the situation: I'm USC, resident in Washington State. Spouse is Ukranian. She lives abroad in a 3rd country (Namibia), where she was previously married. Has two minor children from ex. We were married in Olympia, WA July 2023. She went back to Namibia, where she is Permanent Resident, as we decided to go consular route, CR1. i-130 file Sep 2023, approved within days DQ on NVC early December. (We applied I-864 route by attempting to use her existing foreign income, which she receives from her two retail stores, which she does not physically manage. This is easily proven with long established business formation documents and also Namibian Tax Transcripts) I completed an I-864 (not enough income; I'm still rebuilding business after Covid) So completed I-864a with Spouse as HOUSEHOLD MEMBER (I successfully added her as one under the Spouse category on CEAC) but also as the Intending Migrant where we attempted to use her continuing FOREIGN income from the two shops mentioned above (about $75000 annually) as proof to meet the threshold. All this was accepted by NVC. No issues. Interview today 15 Feb 2023 JOHANNESBURG, South Africa as it handles Namibian Immigrant Visas However, at the interview: Immigration Officer gave SPOUSE 221(g) Refusal/Administrative Processing - saying she cannot sponsor herself (Which as i understand is incorrect, as per I-864Ainstr - two extracts of that document below), and that we need a Co-Sponsor. https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/forms/i-864ainstr.pdf "Who May Be Considered a Household Member for Purposes of Form I-864A? For purposes of this contract, one or more of the following individuals may sign the Form I-864A as a household member if at least 18 years of age: 1. The intending immigrant, if the sponsor seeks to rely on an intending immigrant’s continuing income to establish the sponsor’s ability to support the intending immigrant’s spouse or children;" How Can the Intending Immigrant Be Considered a Household Member? Listed below are two ways that the intending immigrant may be considered to be a household member for the purposes of pooling income with the sponsor to meet the Affidavit of Support requirements: Form I-864A Instructions 12/08/21 Page 1 of 10 2. The intending immigrant is the sponsor’s spouse and the intending immigrant can show that his or her income will continue from a lawful source after acquisition of lawful permanent residence. Was he wrong, or am I missing something.

Spouse is Ukrainian national but her kids are of different nationality. Her I-130 was approved within days and today we received notice that she is DQ with NVC and we should wait for Interview date at consulate. Her kids (from previous marriage), both minors, I-130s are still being processed. How do we proceed from here to get the kids attached to her application? Thank you

Yes. That's what I suspect. That and the immaculate packet I filed. 😉

No it's not. It's definitely an APPROVAL notice. Received email from NVC last night.

Filed I-130 online on 28th. Approval received on the 31st. Anyone ever heard of a petition being approved this quickly? I am US Citizen. Spouse is Ukrainian.

I forgot about two parking tickets, not mentioning them on my N400 and was freaking out about them the day before the interview. Printed out recipts and a letter of explanation. And was sure to mention it before taking the Oath. The officer waved it away, completely unbothered.

I feel a lot of folks, myself included, overthink the interview. I was sweating it before hand but the interview is really just a chance for the officer to ensure that you know your civics stuff and that you are being truthful. Study. And as to the veracity of your claims, if you told you truth in what you claimed on the form and throughout the immigration process, you will be fine.

So they say you should wait at least 10 days after Oath and Certificate before visiting asking SSA to update your citizenship status. Yesterday (Friday) I went to apply for an Enhanced Driver's Licence and was successful. First the clerk at the Licensing Office here in Washinton State said that since I only received citizenship the day before (Thursday) the system might not be updated yet and I'd have to come back at a later date. But the system, which must be a Federal Database, recognized me and I was able to obtain my Enhanced DL. Do you think as Licensing sees my new status that SSA will too and that I will not need to wait the suggested 10 days? I'd like to go to SSA on Monday and use my Certificate there and then be able to send it off with my passport application on Wednesday

No. Didn't see any visitors. I did get the feeling though that Tukwila is really trying to get through as many of us as soon as possible.

Arrived 15 minutes prior to scheduled 10:45 interview. At the check-in they scanned index finger of both hands and took an image of my face. And that's the closest I got to a Biometrics. (The last one I had was early 2019. No interview for my I751 so I hadn't seen the inside of the Seattle FO for some 3.5 years.) Then upstairs to wait. Was called at around 11. A gruff but extremely professional IO, in what could only have been his own office, interviewed me. After 25 minutes or so, he said congratulations and directed me towards the auditorium, where I forfeited my two Green Cards and waited with others until we had 15 or so folks and then we were asked to stand and recite the Oath. Directly after we were handed our Naturalization Certificates. We left out the back door as there were others waiting to get in. Just under 11 months. Case Closed! (which is what it says now in my USCIS account lol)