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I believe my mom was the sole joint sponsor for the I-864, and her address remains unchanged, so that should be OK.

I may have also filled out an I-864, though; I can't remember how that works.

Part 2a through 2c of the I-751 is for First, Last & Middle names.

So, I'm about to send off my wife's I-751 form, but I'm slightly concerned about the address USCIS has on file. We moved to our current address six months after first coming to the States. We filed an AR-11 online, but we never received a confirmation letter in the mail, and our old address received a letter from USCIS a few months ago.

What happens if I send her I-751 and the address we have listed for ourselves is different than what they have on file? On the I-751, I attached a piece of paper with our previous address (as the instructions request), but what if our previous address is what they have listed for our current address?

Should I fill out the AR-11 again using the same thing for both the previous and current address?

I just want everything to go smoothly for my wife, so I would really appreciate some insight.

Thank you.

All of my income that year was earned in another country; I had no fees/etc. Anyway, what's done is done.

Thanks for the reply about the bank statements.

Also, do the bank statements need all transaction history each month, or is just the first 1-2 summary pages enough?

We moved back late 2011 and my wife had no income, so only I filed for 2011. Then we got established, got jobs, got a place to live, etc., and were ready to file jointly in 2012. Correct or not, that's why we only have one joint return.

Like I said, we have health insurance, but it's provided by our work, so we each have different health insurance.

I work at a small startup, so I don't have a 401k right now. My wife has life insurance with both of our names on it (through her work), so I'll get a copy of that.

Thanks for the replies. Going to gather every last piece of proof I DO have.

I appreciate both of your replies!

For the tax returns, we only have one that is joint, so we can send that. Should it include ALL pages, or just the summary showing our names, income claimed, money we got back, etc.? I filed for us on H&R Block.

Do things such as insurance cards still hold value if we have different insurance providers?

It's nearly two months into the three-month window, so we want to send everything in the next day or two.

Lastly, this may be written in the instructions, but should we send USPS, FedEx?

Thanks!

Hello,

My wife and I are about to send in her i-751 and I have a few questions.

First, should we combine fees into one check or send two checks?

Second, we don't have a lot of photos. We both dislike our photos, so we purposely avoid them. Will this be a problem? We don't have wedding pictures, either, because we wed at a ward office in her country before moving to the States.

Third, bank statements. How much information needs to be on these? I can get them printed from the bank, but do I need all transaction history for the past two years? I also have a separate account I use for bills/etc. that isn't joint. Only one of our accounts is joint, and that account has only been set up for about 18 months.

So far, what we have is a summary of 2012's joint tax return, a bank statement from the last three months (it seems I need to add to this; see my question above), a copy of our apartment's lease with both of our names on it, copies of our joint car insurance, and several other things with our names on them.

We have separate medical insurance. Neither of us has a 401k or life insurance at the moment.

Looking for advice. Thanks!

I realize that, but that doesn't really answer my question about which address they are asking for.

Anyway, I asked them when I went to my interview and they said to put my Japanese mailing address for both #12 and #13 (i.e. where I live now). Hopefully this proves useful for somebody in the future.

Alright, that's what I thought. I'm not sure why the embassy websites always word things so cryptically.

Thank you.

I was under the impression only the Japanese beneficiary needed a police certificate, but then I read some stuff that suggested BOTH the petitioner and beneficiary need a police certificate (from Japan).

Is this right? I just want to make sure.

Thank you.

Question 12 on the I-864 asks for my mailing address and question 13 asks for my place of residence. Is this referring to my mailing address and residence as of now (i.e. while in Japan) or where I will be staying in the states?

Same thing goes for question 14 re: my phone number.

I didn't mean I would be off the hook for my spouse, simply that whether or not income is at 125% of the poverty level would be based on my sponsor's income (since all of my income is foreign).

I realize I need to file 2008 taxes, but my initial interview is in about a week. I can't have the transcript by then, but I can have it by the time my wife goes in for her final interview.

I need to know whether or not this will work. They don't actually need the I-864 until then, correct? Should I still have them look over my I-864 at the initial interview regardless? I am simply worried they may collect it if everything looks fine only to later find out I haven't yet filed taxes for 2008. I don't know if I should flat-out tell them I am in the process of back-filing for 2008 or just let things play themselves out.

Then again, since my I-864 will be flat-out rejected anyhow, does it really matter whether or not all of my taxes have been filed? What's most important is that all of my sponsor's taxes check out, no?

Perhaps I'm really reaching here, heh.

First, to confirm, the I-864 is collected during your spouse's final interview, correct? However, if you bring it with you to the initial I-130 interview so they can make sure everything is filled out correctly will they just go ahead and take it then?

Second, will they automatically flag your file if you don't have all three years of tax transcripts attached (even though it says they only require one for the most recent tax year)? I have two years of transcripts for me and all three years for my parent (the sole joint sponsor).

I don't believe I filed my 2008 taxes, so if they dig too deep I am worried it will screw everything up. I have an appointment at the embassy soon and can't afford to make any mistakes with this.

Is missing one year of filing three years ago an automatic rejection?

If the I-864 is indeed not collected until my spouse's final interview that will give me time to back-file my 2008 taxes before she goes in. If not, I'm not sure how to handle my upcoming appointment. I am hoping they will simply focus on my parent's taxes (since I will fail the income requirements, thus making my parent's income the basis for qualification) and not investigate mine too far beyond the most recent year (or two).

Any information or advice would be much appreciated.

Thank you.