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Finally! It took a total of 7 months since we received the Potential Interview Waiver letter, better late than never!

Best of luck to everyone else and Happy Holidays.

Been waiting almost 4 months since receiving the letter on May 14, 2014.

Only two weeks since I received the letter, but no updates here.

Received the "Notice of Potential Interview Case" letter on May 14, we filed our I-485 on February 7, 2014. 3 month wait so far, hopefully we all get a surprise approval soon!

Thanks. I actually sent the passport to a cousin who is traveling there this week, I had the same worry about mailing it. Well, it looks like we should be set. I have checked everything at least 20 times, haha. I'm just paranoid we could be missing something, but I've used this forum to clear all doubts, it's a great resource! We never received the letter, but I have read several posts from other people here that she can get it upon her arrival to CDJ, same for her pictures, it's just better to get them there.

It is not adjusted gross, it is simply current gross income that is used. For example, someone that is making $10 an hour working full-time would make $400 a week, times 52 weeks in a year means they make $20,800. That would be their current annual income. You do not use the amount from last year's taxes, you use your current income amount, unless you are self-employed(then it would be Total Income from line 22 of the most recent 1040).

Yes, you should include a letter from your employer and recent pay stubs. They might accept your income on its own, if it meets the requirement. If your job is really new, then a co-sponsor may be a good way to go, but if you currently make enough, the co-sponsor may not even be needed.

Does your co-sponsor have their pay info online? Lots of people get paid by direct deposit and have no actual pay stubs, but the 'pay stubs' can be found online because many places use employee portals where you can log in and see all the information about your pay and benefits and such. If that is the case, you can print out the pay stubs from there. The bank statements also work if there is no other way than to show the money being deposited to the bank. The co-sponsor should also provide proof of being a USC or LPR in case it is needed.

My co-sponsor works in construction in a small business with just my dad and another brother so he's unable to get paystubs. His monthly/weekly salary varies depending on the amount of jobs they have, but his bank statements do show deposits.

Would an original document be needed to prove my cosponsor is a US citizen or is a copy fine? Such as a scan of birth certificate or scan of US passport. He is a USC by birth. I have already sent my fiancee my us passport, sine I know they want original documents for me, the petitioner.

Hello,

My fiancee has her interview in Ciudad Juarez (CDJ) in three weeks! We have pretty much everything in order but wanted to check if I was missing anything for the I-134 Affadavit of Support with Co-Sponsor. I just graduated from college and started my full-time job, but my most recent tax return does not meet the minimum income requirements. Therefore, I've decided to use a co-sponsor.

I have asked my brother to be the co-sponsor, and for a household of 6 (himself, his wife, 3 children and my fiancee), he meets the 125% 2013 poverty guidelines with an adjust gross income of $45,000 (minimum is $39,500).

1. He filed his taxes jointly with his wife, but she does not have a job, therefore all the income can be attributed to him, correct?

2. Also, I only need his name and original signature on of the Co-sponsor i-134 form, correct?

I have the following documents for i-134:

• i-134 form with original signature (mine and co-sponsor)
• Job letter (mine and co-sponsor) 3. Should I even include mine since I'll be using a co-sponsor?
• Tax return transcripts for past three years (mine and co-sponsor): 4. Should I even send mine, since I'm using a co-sponser?
• Bank statements for past 6 months (co-sponsor) 5. He does not have pay stubs so I was hoping his bank statements are enough for supporting evidence. Would this be fine, to include bank statments which show his deposots, instead of paystubs?

6. Do I have all the financial documents required for the i-134?

Any advice or feedback (especially from those that have used a co-sponsor) would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you!

From the recent trend of other cases, including mine, it takes three weeks for an approved case to be shipped to the NVC (should receive a status update about this), then about another additional week for them to receive it. Once they receive it, you should be able to get your case number by calling them.

I wouldn't call everyday, I'd suggest to wait until you receive the notification that the case was shipped, but it's up to you.

My status was just updated saying my approved case was shipped to the Department of State. I received the email for my NOA2 on July 25, so it also took 3 weeks just to ship.

Just called NVC and they said it takes up to 8 weeks, what DOS number are you calling? Why is it better than calling NVC, less wait time?

Have you received your case number or more updates to your status?

I just got an email saying we've been shipped to NVC! Finally, it only took 20 days. I'll refrain from calling tomorrow and just wait until Monday. Hopefully we'll get the case number. Fingers crossed!

Congrats! I also receive the approved status yesterday July 25, 2013! So excited. I was transferred to TSC on July 10th. My NOA 1 was sent on April 25, so a total of 91 days. I can't believe it.