US Immigration from Colombia

Hi everybody,

I just filled out Form I-134 for my fianc e and wanted to make sure I got some things right:

• I'm supporting both my fianc e and her minor daughter. When reading the instructions at first it sounded like I need to fill out 2 forms, one for each of them, but then I realized her daughter was listed in the Part 2 #13 as a dependent, so it seems like just 1 form is necessary for my fianc e as the main beneficiary. Anybody know if this is correct, or do I need to fill out another one for my future step daughter as well?
• In Part 2 #13 I listed both my fianc e and her daughter. Under Total Number of Dependents I put 1 - i.e. my fianc e has 1 dependent. Correct? Or should it be 2, because there are two names on the form?
• In Part 3 #14 I put that I have 0 dependents, as I currently don't have any dependents living with me in the United States (i.e. my fianc e and her daughter are not my dependents yet). Plus, it says don't include individuals named in part 2. Is this correct?
• In Part 3 #21 where it asks to explain the contributions you will make to the beneficiary, I just wrote "All expenses for (fianc e's name) and (step daughter's name)." Is this sufficient?
• Attached to the form, I'll give my fianc e a copy of my US passport, letter from my employer stating my income, and my 2023 tax transcripts

Just as extra backup in case anything comes up, I also plan top bring all of my tax transcripts, W2s and 1040s going back 3 years, and all of my paystubs for this year. I know that may be a little hardcore, but I would feel better being over prepared.

Anything I'm forgetting?

Thanks!

Hey everybody!

My wife (Colombian) and I (US citizen) live abroad in Brazil.

I have a work contract that ends in July 2025 (That I would like to complete)

This is why I'm wondering if an Immigration process (IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa) can be intentionally delayed without issues, like having the case canceled and sent back to USCIS.

Right now (March 2024), we are at the stage of submitting documents to the NVC.

The NVC contacted us in August 2023 to let us know our assigned case #.

All documents submitted up to this point have been "Accepted," and we have an FE Review Note asking for extra documents that are pending to be submitted.

Even though we haven't been DQ'ed yet, we seem to be pretty close to the end of the NVC process and moving to the interview stage.

Because my work contract ends in July 2025, we would like to have the interview between February - April 2025.

1. Is it possible to delay the NVC approval until next year?

2. What would happen if we don't submit this pending document, requested in March 2024 in the FE Review Note, until January 2025?

3. If it is possible to delay the NVC approval, is there any reason you might recommend against that?

Could it potentially harm our chances of getting the visa approved?

I have heard about the section 203(g): "Termination of Registration: Secretary of State shall terminate the registration (petition) of any alien who fails to apply for an immigrant visa within one year of notice of visa availability".

Since the NVC contacted us for the first time in August 2023:

4. Does it mean we have until August 2024 to complete the case, get DQ'ed, and do the interview?

5. Or, because we have some documents accepted and we have been actively in contact with the NVC, does this "year conditionally" not count?

Thank you!

Hello

New Here looking for some clarity on a question in the I-130 application, question 59A asks to list the address we have lived together. I have visited my wife

many times in Cali, Colombia and stayed at our apartment there when I visit. so the question is if the visits were only for 2 weeks do they count as living together ?

thank you in advance for any advice on this .

my wife just passed her naturalization test and we are wondering what will happen to stepdaughter's status. does she become a us citizen since she is under 18? does mother need to file some paperwork ? if anybody knows please let us know as we are not sure about this.

Hi everybody,

My fianc e I got our NOA2 on December 14 and were notified by NVC that the file was sent on January 16, and we finally got our visa instruction from the US Embassy in Bogot , Colombia on Monday (February 26). When we logged in to make an appointment, the site said that there are no appointments available and to check back "in a few days." Does anybody have any recent experience with making an appointment in Bogot and could give us an idea on how often they open new appointments? The info on the embassy page here says the update the open appointments around the 15th of each month, however that page was last updated in 2019 so I'm wondering if anyone has more recent experience.

Thanks!