US Immigration from Japan

Hi, currently filing an I-130, I-864, and I-864A for my Japanese spouse. My father is acting as a joint sponsor for us. I have a few questions regarding the process, though.

For the I-864A form, would my father be both the sponsor and household member? For both #5 28 to 31.b it is asking for information about sponsors, and #6 is asking about the household member. Is the sponsor in this case me, or him? A bit confused as both of us are co-sponsoring.

Also, as my father files joint tax returns with my mother, would she have to file a I-864A document as well? Or is his alone sufficient?

Thank you for any information you can provide.

Hello my green card interview was done in this March but my vaccines seat was old so they told me I have to get new one and send it to them. So I got new medical check I-693 and I sent it to uscis office where I did interview in middle of may. But my case hasn t changed yet when I sent it to them I didn t get tracking number:( so I m not sure if they actually get it . Also I was supposed to send it by June 25th what should I do? Should I just wait ???

Hello my green card interview was done in this March but my vaccines seat was old so they told me I have to get new one and send it to them. So I got new medical check I-693 and I sent it to uscis office where I did interview in middle of may. But my case hasn t changed yet when I sent it to them I didn t get tracking number:( so I m not sure if they actually get it . Also I was supposed to send it by June 25th what should I do? Should I just wait ???

Hey again! Filing our I-130 online. Going to finally file it this weekend!

I'm currently trying to upload a file that is 5.6MB big (about 50 pages) and it is taking...forever. Like it has been 30 min and it's still not uploaded. Is this normal? Or is the USCIS site being buggy? Should I just try again tomorrow or just be patient?

Thanks!

Hello.

I'm a military spouse and a U.S. permanent resident. We're PCSing to Japan next month. Due to the medical reasons, EFMP didn't recommend me to travel overseas (mainly because of the medications I used to take in the past). Because of this, command sponsorship was denied, meaning my name is not on the order my husband received. Thankfully I still have a Japanese citizenship, and will have healthcare when I move there, so I decided to accompany him.

My main concern is the USCIS might think I've abandoned my permanent resident status by going back to my home country. We've contacted USCIS military help line several times, but each time we talk to them they give us different answers. Some told me we should file I-131 (request for reentry permit) before we leave, but it expires in 2 years and we'll be in Japan for at least 3 years. It means I might have to come back to the States to file the form again or pay fines when coming back for overstaying. Some agents told us we could file it when we come back to the States, but said it's "totally up to your decision," which confused us even more.

I understand as a military spouse, I may still be allowed to reenter the country even with the expired green card, but I'm still worried that I might have issues with USCIS because of it. We've scheduled an appointment with the military base legal office to discuss about our situation next week.

Did anybody experienced the same/similar situations? The reason why we still haven't figured this out yet is because EFMP process took so long and my husband received the official order less than a month ago. Since we don't have much time until we leave the country, any advice is greatly appreciated. Thank you very much.