US Immigration from Canada

Hey y'all. I am seeking advice on Form I-864 Affidavit of Support regarding the following supporting documentation requirement: For U.S. citizens or U.S. nationals, a copy of your birth certificate, passport, or certificate of naturalization or citizenship

Firstly, I am confused as to what the requirements for supporting documentation are as the sentence is confusing. Do I need to send in both a copy of my passport and birth certificate or either one? Secondly, my US passport is expired will USCIS still accept this? There has been delays in passport renewals due to COVID so I want to know if it's worth it to wait it out and get a renewal.

Lastly, does USCIS accept non-certified copies of birth certificates?

Thank you in advance.

When we filed our I-864 we knew that my husband's income wouldn't be sufficient, so we used the value of his property to supplement his income (the land of his house is worth way more than what he makes). We receive the following rejection, even though all of our AOS documents were accepted:

XXX does not meet the minimum income requirement to sponsor the intending immigrants for this case. The consular officer will make a decision regarding this requirement at the time of the interview. [NOTE THIS IS MY UNDERLINE. THE MESSAGE DID NOT APPEAR THIS WAY IN THE EMAIL.] For more information, please visit https://www.uscis.gov/i-864p. To avoid delays, an additional Affidavit of Support Form I-864 for a joint sponsor may be submitted

So I have a bunch of questions, but they really come down to this:

1. Does the underlined passage mean they are going to consider the value of his assets at the time of the interview when deciding if they will admit my son and me (we are a 3 person household per the AOS forms), or is that an outright rejection of the AOS?

2. I have just found out (and been negotiating like mad afterwards) that my employer is willing to let me keep my job when I move to be with my husband. My income will more than make up for the deficit. I can get a copy of a letter from my employer guaranteeing my job and my income. Because of this, should we just file a revised AOS or a brand new AOS which will include my proof of income, and if so, do we have to pay another fee to process this AOS? I believe that would be better proof that I am not intending to be a burden on the social systems of the country.

3. I will also be selling my house, but because of COVID I can't really afford to get a proper appraisal done for the house at this time. Do they need a formal appraisal or will my tax valuation from my municipality for my property suffice (along with a copy of my mortgage renewal showing how much I still owe)? And if I do need to add this, same question - do we file an amended AOS or do we have to pay to file a brand new AOS?

Note that when I say "AOS", I mean a standard I-864 form, the form we initially used for the process.

Thanks everyone in advance for your help.

In NC where I am at, in order to get a marriage license I need to have a SSN.

For context, I'm Canadian, entered as a tourist in May planned to go back September 1, but my embassy still isn't open(I'm currently waiting on a K1 interview) and instead of going back as planned, I'm just going to get married and AOS here, and have some of my belongings shipped.

Now, obviously I won't be able to get one of those until I get my EAD in, so what happens about that?

Will they just be like 'oh you're Canadian? Okay NVM?!'

I am unsure where this goes.

Canada and the U.S. have agreed to extend current land border restrictions until Sept. 21, top border officials said Friday.

"We will continue to do what s necessary to keep our communities safe," Public Safety Minister Bill Blair tweeted of the countries' "reciprocal restrictions" designed to help fight the spread of Covid-19

https://www.politico.com/amp/news/2020/08/14/canada-us-border-restrictions-september-395295

https://ca.usembassy.gov/message-to-u-s-citizens-in-canada-u-s-consulate-general-toronto-resumes-most-american-citizen-services/

August 13, 2020

Location: Toronto

Event: U.S. Consulate General Toronto resumes public appointments for American citizen services

Information:

The U.S. Consulate General Toronto is now accepting a limited number of appointments for most U.S. citizen services. You can request an appointment for routine and emergency passport services, Consular Report of Birth Abroad (CRBA) services, and adult citizenship claims by emailing us at TorontoPassport@state.gov. Please note that appointment numbers are limited to prevent crowding, and therefore wait times for appointments will be longer than normal. We appreciate your patience and support for our mutual efforts to prevent the further spread of COVID-19.

We are not offering routine visa services at this time. For information on visa appointments, visit https://ais.usvisa-info.com/en-ca/niv

read the rest at

https://ca.usembassy.gov/message-to-u-s-citizens-in-canada-u-s-consulate-general-toronto-resumes-most-american-citizen-services/