mary_ann

1 hour ago, Lil bear said:

Each petition is separate and stand alone. At the time of completing the I 864, you aren’t sponsoring anyone .. they are applications only .. so for each I 864 your household size is 5...  you, your spouse , your 2 children and the parent  that this 864 relates to 

Oh Got it.. will keep that in mind. Thank you so much!

18 minutes ago, Melsky said:

No prob 🙂 I’ll be honest I was a bit scared traveling especially because my petition was approved and sent to the NVC but the officer was really nice and I was honest, I told him where I was in the process and all and he even honestly told me that this process can be long. 

True I mean they really intend to return back to the Philippines after 3-4 months, as they will book their flight with a return ticket.

22 minutes ago, Lil bear said:

You need to find out what the 125% income  level is..you will be sponsoring each parent separately so, on the affidavit of support for each one , your household size is 5 not six. If you were to bring them here one at a time , and already have a parent whom you have sponsored here when you complete the second I864, then the household size for that second parent would be 6 

You also need to consider how they will pay for medical 

insurance etc, as they will

face the public charge test. 

I’m filing for both my parents at the same time. So how should I count my household size? I read from USCIS website that for a household of 6 is 43k.  I know the public charge test is another thing to worry about. 😞

17 minutes ago, Melsky said:

Hi, i have a pending petition that was approved on December 17,2019 and I recently travelled to the US a week ago and I had no problem at the POE. My husband is a LPR and since my petition has been filed in February 2018, I’ve travelled to the USA multiple times. I think it’s important to note that I have a daughter who is a Permanent Resident and she resides with me in our home country so I travel with her often to visit her father (my husband). 
I have always heard that once a petition is filed then it’s harder to travel but so far I haven’t had any problems so maybe your parents won’t. 
good luck to you guys. 🙂

Oh thank you so much for this!🤗 Means a lot to hear based from a true experience than hearsay of people from my home country. 

I know! Really appreciate all the advise.. I guess my husbands income and my babysitting job that would have a total of 50k would be enough for my parents affidavit of support. I have 2 babies so a total household of 6 including my parents. 

Ohh got it. Right. Thanks. Again change of plans 😞

Why would it be illegal if they will just stay at home with the kids for maybe like 4months? 

On 1/27/2020 at 12:07 AM, Paul & Mary said:

As long as they have ties back to home they will be fine.

Hello again, is it possible that the immigration will not allow them to enter US because they have a pending petition? Because I need my parents to be here and help me with my kids for me to be able to work and have enough income(already including husband’s income) for the time I have to submit the affidavit of support. 

25 minutes ago, Paul & Mary said:

As long as they have ties back to home they will be fine.

Yes they do have a house and business back at home. Thanks! Really appreciate the response! 

Thank you! I just did 2nd week of January ☺️ I thought people are having a hard time entering the US with pending petitions. 

Hello,

I am planning to file a petition for both my parents next month, but would like also for them to come visit us this year maybe atleast for 3months. They already have multiple entry tourist visa and have been here in the US 2017 and 2018. Is it possible for them to use the tourist visa after I file for their petition? could someone please advise. 

Thank you in advance!

Thank GOD! Ceac Status changed to Issued after weeks of Administrative processing! got a 221g because I didnt have an original I-864 with me of my husband. Thank you everyone in this forum and especially to Dwheels!! GodBless Visa journey

Thank you so much ms. mary ann i got april 4 interview!! im just wondering if:

1. they receive our docs

2. if they gonna ask for an updated w2 because i submitted 2013..

AGAIN thanks so much and goodluck to us!!

Thank you.. at least i know its pretty normal... im so confused and quite disapponted i thought its only me who experienced that... what can i do? I want to request to reschedule it earlier but when i called the usem there's no available date..oh by the way, the letter is from usem and says that they are all rescheduling all those who have interview on april 29 because visa services unavailable on that date..

I received that letter too telling that my interview date will be moved from April 29 to May 9. But I have already rescheduled my interview through online to 1st week of April. Check this website https://cgifederal.secure.force.com or

http://www.ustraveldocs.com/ph/ph-niv-appointmentschedule.asp

Check it from time to time you will get an earlier date. Just be patient.

Did you change your interview for an earlier date? how did you do that?

Yes I did reschedule my interview date. In Philippines, once the embassy received your case and your CEAC status is "ready" you can reschedule it in this website http://www.ustraveldocs.com

I would have updated I-864, W2, 2013 tax forms or transcripts and most recent paystubs just in case. Whatever was submitted at NVC should be in a folder at interview just in case.

I think it's best to have more papers/documents ready during the interview to be sure..So for me, I just prepared an updated I-864 with info of my 2013 tax return and included my 2013 tax transcript just in case they ask and before that, I already made a copy of the AOS package too that I sent to NVC few months ago.

Thank you dwheels76 and enzo0601!! I agree with both of you. it's better to be ready with more documents!

Btw dwheels I resched my appointment and got an earlier date for April 7!!! Yay 2weeks to go..................

Hey guys for the interview, should I bring an updated AOS or an AOS exactly the same which we have sent to NVC because there is a change in my husband's work. Or an ITR and w2 are enough? Btw our AOS was sent to NVC last October 2013. Thanks in advance

Not necessarily. Some petitions don't go out for a week or two. To know when they ship you have to call NVC if you just have to know. My petition went out 10 days after interview scheduled.

You are right dwheels Philippines has lots of petition to process... Coz I was thinking of rescheduling my interview. Guess I'll just wait then.

Yes it should be showing "IN TRANSIT" by now. Mine showed next day when i received my P4.

Nice!! I was really hoping to see that the next day I received my P4..

woohooo my petition is in transit to the embassy woohooo

Congrats!!

Hi! just wondering how come whenever I checked for my case status in CEAC website it's still at NVC? It has been 3 days since I received my IL and it's supposed to be "In transit" now right?

FYI for the Filipino folks, they requested our CENOMAR because my wife's birth certificate was a month late being registered, so she needed the CENOMAR as another source to verify that she was indeed who she says she was. It's nice just knowing the reason and getting some clarity/closure on the issue. So now we patiently wait. So FYI if you're BC is a later register in PI, submit a CENOMAR with your CEMAR. :-)

Thanks for sharing that information JWD531!

Congratulations. Almost done. April will be here before you know it.

Thank you! Almost..... Will now prepare for that big day

Hi mary_ann. When was your case completed? Congratulations!!

Thanks! My case completed Jan 22 as per phone and Jan 29 as per Email

Omg!! Just got the IL!! Wooooooohooooooo! This is really is it!

April 22 for us!

Congrats to you too! yey Got my IL now! And yeah I've also noticed that my interview date is exactly one year after my PD lol

Congratz Mary ann. When was your case completition?

Yay, Congratz Mary Ann.. When was your case completion?

Thanks! As per phone Jan 22 but they've send mail Jan 29

My husband called NVC to update his new email address and asked re my interview.... And yes April 29 is the date!! Thank God