US Immigration from Australia

Good morning,

I am just going through the process now and wondering if I need an I-864A for our application. My fiance started a new job last month that meets the requirements after finishing school but his income has been wonky previously and he was furloughed during COVID so to be safe we are getting my FIL to do a I-864 as well along with the supporting documents. He more than meets the requirements on his income. The issue comes that he files jointly with his wife. I have been looking into it and I can't see one way or the other whether or not she needs to fill in an I-864A? I don't need her income but if it is required I will submit one. If I have to submit what proof do I need to have with the I-864A? Is it the same full load of documents as the sponsor and joint sponsors I-864 or does the I-864A require different documentation?

Thanks!

Hey guys, first of all, completely acknowledge that this is a frequent topic, and I appreciate whatever advice you're able to offer.

I recently applied for an expedite for I-130 based on financial loss through my congressperson and was denied. I am the USC living in Australia with my Australian spouse beneficiary. I'm an actor, and I lost two lucrative jobs here due to COVID. My partner and I both are lucky in that we're receiving unemployment assistance, but that is shortly due to be reduced by the Government to below the national poverty line. The industry in the United States has not been shut down as drastically as it has here, so I have no prospects here but more in the US. (Less relevant, but my spouse is also an actor and started his career in the US on OPT and O-1s. He has an extremely high calibre American manager, so his prospects of work are better in the US as well.)

The response I received was the following: 'Please note that the separation of family members is a common circumstance for cases of this type which generally does not meet the USCIS expedite criteria.' ALSO, 'expedited processing requests based solely on loss of employment or future employment will not be granted.' Perfectly clear why my expedite, as presented, was not accepted.

They've invited me to resubmit, and I'm just curious if anyone has any advice on how to present this more substantively? My spouse and I cannot get jobs here, but we can in the US. Our unemployment benefits are soon to expire. We will soon be under severe financial duress. Our city currently has 5 more weeks of severe stage 4 lockdown with a curfew, so absolutely no job prospects any time soon.

Good afternoon,

I am working on finishing up all of our paperwork before our upcoming wedding so we can send it off and hopefully be in the system before the fee change etc!
I have read a lot of things about K2 AOS getting kicked back for reasons people aren't sure of but mostly relating to principal and derivative applicant. My question pertains to what I am meant to write about my daughter in my application. She is listed as my child in Part 6 and I have noted that she is applying with me - correct? However in part two there is question 12 and 13 which ask for the receipt number and priority date of the principal applicant -which I am- and I have filled that out. Following that it immediately asks about the derivative applicant. Am I meant to fill out her details here on my application? Or only fill this out in hers (14a to 18) and leave the question 12 and 13 blank?

Basically I just want to check that I have put all of the information needed in MY K1 AOS form about her that I need to and making sure I put all of the information about ME in hers where it goes? If anyone who has applied can elaborate on what they did I would appreciate it very much.

I just want to make sure all of the boxes are correct and we don't get any RFE for an oversight. I hope this question makes sense.

Thank you!

Hi All. So my partner and I are nearly ready to submit our k1 application and I was hoping to get some feedback on the evidence that we're sending in. Here is the list of what we have:

• 4 x photos from my last visit
• My flight itinerary
• Hotel receipt
• Screenshot of his train ticket to meet me in NYC
• 3 x cards/letters that we've sent
• 15 x screenshots from WhatsApp (5 from my visit to see him and 10 from when we are apart)
• 4 x screenshots from when we video call

Do you think that this is enough to prove that we've met and prove our ongoing relationship?

Also, I was just looking online to see if there was a checklist of requirements for the K1 and I couldn't see anything. Does anyone know if such a document exists and if so where can I find it? I feel like every time I think I have it all together there's something I've forgotten.

Hope you're all staying safe out there!

Finally received a call this morning from NY office informing us that cancelled AOS interview will take place next week.