US Immigration from France

We will be filing late since the I-94 expired yesterday.

We are contemplating filing this week with what we have, or hoping my brother will agree to co-sponsor and filing when he's back from his trip. Which would have us filing around 10/20.

If we file now (technically on paper I have enough with the I-865a from my son and child support) but I worry. I have a mortgage, a car lease, some debt from being a college student.

So is it a complete file now? Yes. But is it the best file it could be now? That all depends on the discretion of USCIS.

I don't know if my brother will agree to co-sponsor or not. I know it's a big ask but he's my brother. They have no children and are strong candidates.

The file will definitely pass muster with them added. I just have no way of knowing if he'll definitely agree or not. I *think* he will, but I can't be sure.

My question is this: If I file now with what I have, is it possible to add a co-sponsor to the file should USCIS decide it's not enough?

Or would we have to file all over again and pay the fees again?

This is in addition to the questions I posted on the other thread:

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Last questions while finishing up before we send out the packet:

Part 1, question 14 on Page 3 of I-485 asks: "What is your current immigration status )if it has changed since your last arrival)?

As the K1 and K2 expired yesterday, even though we got married in the 90 days, do we put "out of status" or do we put K1 expired, K2 expired?

Also, for size of household:

I have 5 children. Due to the terms of my divorce, the 1 of the 2 children who actually live in my home and depend on me are *not* the 2 on my tax return.

I have 1 adult away at college,

1 adult here who lives here, is not listed as a dependent and will be on the form as Household member and will also fill out I 865a. So I'll include him in the number.

2 high school seniors who do live here but only one of whom I claim.

1 high school sophomore who lives full time with the other parent. He is listed on my taxes however.

So My self, my husband, my step-daughter, my son who will fill out I 865 a, and the twins are 6.

Yet my 15 yr old is on my taxes as my dependent, even though he doesn't live with me. It's just we split the tax-dependents 50/50 and so my ex put two and I put two. He's not actually a dependent. I make less than my ex and so I don't support him. My ex does. I support the twins and receive child support.

Or do I just include all and put down 8 as household size?

Lastly: I've read different sites & videos that suggest writing a letter of explanation or including an explanation in the cover letter for late applications.

Should I do this? Just explain why it's a bit late?

Thank you all for your assistance!

I hope it's ok to create a new post for this as it's a different subject that doesn't really fall under the first.

So, we did not get a joint bank account yet. My husband isn't allowed to work yet, so we were waiting until he was allowed. Also, it was just easier since it took a while for the banks to hash out the situation with the funds for some reason. (French banks seem to be a nightmare, or maybe just his.)

In any case, he finally has his funds transferred and he has his own account. To help pay bills, he just transfers money to me and I pay them. We were going to split it up once he had a job, but that's what we've been doing for now.

Is his bank account mailed to our home enough proof that he's living here with me as a couple? We do have a joint phone bill now, he and my step-daughter are on my plan and they send me the funds to pay, I can print out and include a copy of the bill.

They are also on my health insurance plan now, I can print something with that? Or just photocopy the cards?

In addition to this I have photos of us of course, our wedding, us with the family, us at trivia night with my brother, etc...

Would these work?

TIA!

So because we are down to the wire and bc of a miscommunication with our joint sponsor, we may not have the joint sponsor documents in time to meet the 90 day deadline.

My brother is out of the country and won't be back until the 17th. Our 90 day mark is 10/16? Maybe 10/13 actually bc he came into the country 7/16.
In any case, unless my brother gets back too late.

It's my fault. I didn't fully understand the different deadlines bc I've been running around for school, work and getting all the appointments set up.

We got the SSN for him and opened them both bank accounts but this...

So, please don't berate me. Trust me I know. I'm sick with it.

I know you all get asked stuff like this all the time by idiots like me but what do I do if I'm filing a little late? (like days late)

Is there any way to get an extension?

I don't meet the financial requirements without the joint sponsor so I'm not sure if filing without his stuff would do any good.

I'm filing out the I-765 and I-864 forms for both my husband and my step-daughter. I'm unsure which category to file them under for the I-765.

Is it "a6" "K1 non immigrant Fiance or K2 dependent" or "c9" which it states to apply under if you have a pending application for adjustment of status.

We are in the 90 days now... but *just* as he got here July 16. (I know! but I had school and a ton of stuff to do for it so I'm getting to it now.)

TIA!

Evening everyone!

We are about done with the K1 application but came across a question that stumped us. It asked which US embassy/consulate my French fianc will be getting his visa. He is closer to the Rennes location, but we were told only certain ones might do the K1. I cannot find a list to say which one we need to list, but I'm guessing it would probably be Paris. Does anyone happen to know where in France he will have to get the visa, interview and etc?