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I called USCIS on Monday and put in a service request for my husbands adjustment of status. The women was very friendly and got started on the request right after I told her it had been 8 months since we filed. I hope we hear something helpful from it. If not, my next step in my congressman's office!

Eduardo's visa was approved on Thursday! He said the interview went great and the women who did the interview was very friendly and they had a few good laughs together. And he was able to go pick up the visa later that day! We have already bought his plane ticket and he'll be here Saturday! Good luck to you all who are still waiting... It will come!!!!

When my fiance and I filled out our original paperwork, we listed his son, who lives with his mother, but put that he would not be traveling now or later. The embassy emailed me my fiance's appointment letter today and under "Traveling Applicants," his son's name is listed. There is a part of Visa Application that again asks for children's name and whether they will be traveling now or later and we will again put no. But should I worry that his son's name being on the appointment letter will some how mess us up? (especially in regards to the affidavit of support counting for 3 people instead of just my fiance and I??) I thought I saw this same problem in this forum sometime before, but of course I can't find it now when it actually applies to me. I sent an email back to the embassy asking about this and will hopefully get a reply tomorrow but I just wanted to see if anyone else had any insight.

Thanks!

This is the website with the poverty guidline chart. Forgot to include it above!

http://www.coverageforall.org/pdf/FHCE_FedPovertyLevel.pdf

USCIS Website says this:

"Do the Same Income Requirements Apply to Form I-134 as Apply to Form I-864?

No. The 125 percent of the federal poverty guideline minimum income requirement, the most recent year's tax return, and other requirements only apply when Form I-864 is needed. Applicants presenting Form I-134 will need to show that their U.S. sponsor's income is 100 percent of the federal poverty guideline."

http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/types/types_2994.html

And this website has a nice graph to help you determine what you need to make to meet 100% of the poverty guideline considering your family size. According to this, a family of 3 only needs $18,530 to make 100% of the poverty level.

Hope that helps!

I got an email Sept 7 saying that they mailed my notice of approval on September 2nd (but still haven't recieved the hard copy). But USCIS website says it was last touched on 9/7 too. Maybe they'll get sent to NVC together. I just hope that is very, very soon!

I am a May filer (the 25th I think) and just got a notification last night that our petition was approved and mailed on Sept 2. I think Vermont is indeed picking up the pace! Only 105 days since we sent the petition!