US Immigration from United Kingdom

I am looking to adjust status to permanent resident having entered the United States on a K-1 visa in August followed by an October marriage.

I have been reading through the instructions for form I-864 and also threads in this forum. My wife has a very low income due to being on SSDI. One of her family has kindly agreed to be a joint sponsor. There are no other people in the household of this relative.

We are a household of three - two adults and one child - so need a sponsor with an income of about $30,000.

The total/gross income lines on their 2023 federal tax return are more than twice what we need. I will ask the family member to provide an IRS transcript of their 2023 tax return. (I think I read here that they prefer transcripts to the 1040 form. The instructions say 1099s and W2s are not required if a transcript is provided.) I won't ask the family member for 2022 and 2021 transcripts so will put NA in lines 16b and 16c.

The person concerned is retired with both social security and non-social security retirement pension income. So I will ask them to get copies of letters from the SSA and other pension providers to evidence 2025 income. Then I will multiply the income in those letters by twelve to get the individual annual income figure needed for part six, sections seven and twelve.

Is it worth including a January 2025 bank statement to evidence income referred to in the letters? (The I-864 instructions don't ask for that.)

The assets section will be left blank as I think the sponsors income is sufficient. If an RFE comes back we could potentially include the value of a house and bank accounts with a new I-864 form.

How does the above sound? Has anyone else used a retired joint sponsor recently? Did you receive any RFEs?

Hi team,

We are currently visiting family in another state and my Fianc has received an email notifying him of mail he has from UPS. Has anyone experienced this for the NOA2?

I'm just excited, which is why I'm asking here. We won't be back at his apartment till Monday.

Any help would be great...

Thanks as always

Wise, Revolu, OFX - any others?

What are the tax implications if any from the UK and to receiving large amount in the US?

And can someone breakdown the actual shipping process? From the moment they come to assess what you want to bring over to the moment it is in the US and ready for delivery? Can someone breakdown the steps for me please?

thanks!

I filed the I-130 and I-485 for my mom while she was here on ESTA in September. I would like to plan a family trip for us in August 2025 but doubt her application will be processed by then. I did not file a I-131 with her I-485. Can I still do that now? What is the timeline? Is there a fee?