US Immigration from Singapore

I passed my citizenship interview early December 2020. A couple days later I got case update saying I was scheduled to take Oath in Plano, TX on Jan 12, 2021. However, I then received another notice from USCIS on Christmas indicating that my Oath Ceremony has been cancelled due to health crisis issue. Anyone in here experienced the same cancellation? Have you been rescheduled again? Please share!

CONGRATS!! It's exciting to see folks getting their US Visas approved (even increasing in numbers each month... despite Covid). Best wishes to everyone still waiting or delayed due to embassy shutdowns or interview suspensions. Your day will come soon. HANG IN THERE!!

You can view the full list of members that were approved at the below link.

https://www.visajourney.com/content/visa-approvals-last-month/

The USCIS recently released data for the first 3 quarters of their 2020 fiscal year. Denial rates for I-129F's held constant at 22 percent while I-130's tripled over the same period from 10 to 31 percent! I-485's also had their denial rates double from 14 to 28 percent while I-751 petitions held steady at 5 percent. The increasing denial rates for I-130s and I-485s is disturbing.

As always, this shows why filers should take care to prepare their paperwork and evidence carefully.

Denial Rates for Common Family Based Immigration Petitions:

Data source:

USCIS Data

Hey everyone,

I'm currently preparing the i-864 form for AOS (Spouse Visa). A little background: My husband is the sponsor (US Citizen), he is currently unemployed. I am the Intending Immigrant (Singapore Citizen), so we will be using my foreign income and assets for the AOS.

I have a couple of questions:

1. I am a self-employed online content creator. My work is internet-based, and my income is from advertisement revenue from Google and Facebook. After I moved to the US, I will be continuing my work online, so my income will continue from the same source. My income also meets the income requirement (approx 2x $21,550). Can I use my income in this case?

2. I have savings in my Singapore bank account, which is comfortably over 5x the requirement for assets (5x $21,550 for 2 people). Does my savings need to be transferred to a US bank account or can it remain in my Singapore bank account for the AOS? I would prefer my savings to remain in my bank account for now as the interest rate is pretty good. Of course, when I move to the US, I will be transferring some of my money over to my US bank account for living expenses, which can be easily done through internet banking.

Thank you!

The latest Jan 2021 US Visa Bulletin and Feb 2021 predictions are now posted:

https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/visa-bulletin-predictions-family-sponsored.php

https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/visa-bulletin-predictions-work-sponsored.php