US Immigration from India

Hi All,

I (US citizen) want to file GC for my parents. I have just started filing in I130 form but I see in documents required are my parents birth certificate and marriage certificate. My parents were born in 1930-1940s during undivided India and we dont have records of birth or marriage certificate. Could you please provide information of what documents do I have to submit in this case. If there is any affidavit that is required ?

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Hi everyone,

Background: I am currently in the U.S. on F-1 OPT and married to a U.S. citizen (married in Dec '23). I am planning to file a Family-Based Green Card AOS application soon.

I have a few questions regarding how to fill out the address and employment history sections in the I-485 (and I-130A).

Address History: I came to the U.S. in 2022 for my master's degree. Prior to that, over the past three years, my living situation was as follows:

1. April 2019 May 2020: Rented a place in Bangalore, India, where I was working.
2. May 2020 November 2020: Moved back home (to another city) due to COVID.
3. November 2020 March 2021: Returned to Bangalore.
4. March 2021 October 2021: Went back home for another COVID wave.
5. October 2021 June 2022: Back in Bangalore.
6. June 2022 August 2022: Returned home before flying to the U.S.

During this time, I continued to pay rent for my house in Bangalore but didn't have a formal lease (as it was an informal arrangement between my flatmates and the landlord).

My question is: Should I list this exactly as described, or should I just show one place since I was paying rent throughout and my time back home was temporary? Would the lack of a formal lease affect this?

Employment History:

1. During my master s program, I worked the same on-campus job, but the employment was only during the academic terms (spring, fall, etc.). Technically, it was the same job, but with a different contract each semester. Should I report this as one job or as multiple jobs?
2. Should I report periods of unemployment as well? For example, I was unemployed between June 2022 and December 2022, and between January and July 2024.
3. Currently, I work a full-time job while also working as a TA and Grader for a course at my university. The TA and Grader positions are on separate contracts, but I work with the same team and receive a combined paycheck. Should I report these as two separate positions or can I list them as TA and Grader ?
4. If I run out of space on the form, can I attach a supplemental sheet with this additional information?

Thank you for taking the time to read through and respond to my questions!

Hi All

I am filing I-864 for spousal sponsorship and have question about foreign earned income. For the past 4 years I had taken the Foreign Earned Income exclusion so my total income in the IRS transcripts show up as $0. Based on what I've read here on similar threads, USCIS does not count this income anyways for qualification purpose, which is fine by me because for 2024, I have been working FT back here in the US and can show enough income in Part 6, question 7 (current individual income).

What should I put in question 24.a - c where it asks for total income reported on Federal tax returns? Should I put $0 for each of the last 3 years or show the actual overseas earnings and provide explanation in Part 11 (Additional Information)?

To be on safe side, I am also planning on adding a family relative as joint sponsor (to allay my own concerns about showing $0 income for the past 3 years). The joint sponsor is married and have been filing his tax returns as MFJ. But to provide this sponsorship, if he only shows his current income in Part 6, question 7, then what 'total income' should he show in 24.a - c? Would this just be his own income according to his previous years' W-2s or the husband+wife combined income they reported on line 9 in IRS Form 1040?

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Hi, I submitted my n400 on Aug 4,2024 based on 3 year rule. I got biometric reuse next day. wondering if any one has same FO as me (Detroit)?

Good morning

Application for F4 - January 2009 filed/received at USCIS. Now status pending in India - NVC. How CSPA calculated for aging child? Pls advise?

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RA