US Immigration from China

Hello, everyone. I applied for I-485 based on a K-1 visa in April this year. A few days ago, I received an RFE asking for additional proof of our married life since the ceremony. In our initial application, we only submitted our marriage certificate and wedding photos as bona fide relationship evidence. The screenshot shows what the RFE is requesting.

So far, we ve gathered the following evidence:

• Joint lease agreement
• Joint auto insurance policy
• Proof of living at the same address (driver s licenses, pay stubs, bank statements, Costco membership)
• Evidence of being listed as emergency contacts for each other at work
• Additional wedding photos
• Photos from other life events
• Sworn affidavits from my spouse s family

After getting married, my spouse and I have taken on different financial responsibilities. He pays for rent and internet, while I cover auto insurance and groceries. We handle the remaining expenses separately. I added my spouse as an authorized user on my credit card, and he added my name to the internet bills after receiving the RFE.

My questions are:

1. Should we open a joint savings account to strengthen our case?
2. Will actions taken after receiving the RFE raise any red flags with USCIS?
3. Does the evidence we ve gathered so far seem sufficient for approval?
4. Do we need to notarize the sworn affidavits? We are aware that we should include a government ID for each of them.

I d appreciate any advice or insight. Thank you!

I received an REF for some court records dating back to 1992. In my original I-129 App i put 1991 for the case. I got all court records snd noticed it was 1992. Opinions on when i mail in all records they ask for should i mention my mistake of the year?

Hello,

I got DQ in July 29th, still waiting on interview letter from NVC, and I am aware on Oct. 18th, NVC has sent out lots of interview letter for Guangzhou Embassy, ranging DQ date from July 2024 to late September 2024. I have tried to contact NVC and got the answer that my case is still at NVC waiting on interview scheduled, and it was undergoing AP process even though I got DQ in July. Does anyone encounter this situation, I need some advice on how to push my case forward.

Thank you.

Hello friends

New member of the board here but have been silently reading and educating myself for few months here.

I am a US LPR and have filed I-130 for my wife, a Chinese citizen and currently an international graduate student here in the US on F1 visa. As her Application Filing priority date is becoming current now in October, we are moving forward with submitting her AOS application. I want to know when should we get her medical exam Form I-693 done? Should we include the exam report in the AOS packet and send along or wait until after I-485 has been submitted, USCIS issues an RFE for medical?

Based on what I've searched here - and there are lots & lots of personal experiences from members here - there doesn't seem to be a consensus on the pros/cons of one way or the other.

My concern is we're not getting readily available appointments in our nearby areas. As my wife doesn't have her childhood vaccination records available, this could further add delays in getting her final medical report back from the physician's office, possibly further delaying submitting her AOS package.

Would it be best to send out AOS without medical just so it gets in USCIS system and we don't have to worry about her PD regressing by any chance next month etc. ?

I've also read from members who sent their medical with AOS package that due to long processing time, their medical gets expired and USCIS asks them to get a new one anyways. So can anyone please guide us to what would be the best way to tackle this issue?

Thanks

Just received approval on our I-129f application, yay~

*5 minutes later*

We are very anxious about filing out form I-134, the affidavit of financial support.

Helen the U.S. petitioner makes enough to meet the 100%-property-line benchmark for the two of us. However, she is also the head of household at home who s been supporting her parents who are both disabled and mostly unemployed. And her income will not be enough if all her families are considered as her dependents.

And here s tricky part number one: we are obviously planning on moving out together, just the two of us, once I (the beneficiary) arrive in the U.S.

Should she put me as her only dependent on form I-134?

Here s tricky question number two, we plan on scheduling for an interview as early as this coming February/ March , since by then we would be able to collect the necessary tax-related income proofs such as IRS transcript. When she s filing for this year s taxes, should she file as single instead of head of household to be consistent with our situation? Doing this will set her back thousands of dollars in tax return, a significant amount for her and her family.

Sorry for the lengthy questions, both of us are very hard workers and we are determined to make the best out of our situation during this whole K-1 process. Seeing her taking on extra shifts, and in her eyes the stress from uncertainty, I knew I needed to do my best to help her navigating through all this.

Thanks in advance

Lee