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Are you saying the baby is already born and has the ex's surname?

I don't know, I don't think it could hurt honestly. And although I don't think USCIS would care, it's possible it could get media attention if we pulled an all out twitter campaign and that could put pressure on USCIS to get their act together. I'm in.

@DudleyTapirs is my twitter handle, I'll RT anything anyone else tweets and add my own. I think we could really drum up some sympathy for the plight of the TSC people on twitter if we can get this rolling

hmmm... I don't know. Normally once turned over to the courier, it's next day delivery anyway unless you live in a far flung place where it has to get transferred to Royal Mail for final delivery. You might could save one day. She needs ID from you. With this depot pick up option they do now, one of our members said when you get the courier notification, it is already at the local designated depot. He went to the depot as soon as he got the email and picked his up that day, even though it said available the next day.

On the day of your interview, you can try to beg for anything you want and see what happens. Sad face...big tears...wedding to get to. I know you have a deadline in March. Probably better to beg for a quick interview. This isn't a busy month so it ought to go faster for you than those last month.

That was true for us - he got the notification email that it was in transit to the West Midlands this morning and stopped by the pick up location an hour later just to check and sure enough, the packet was there already. It's been the easiest part of this process so far

No need for a lawyer. Immigration lawyers charge such high prices because immigration applications are so tedious, as we all know. Start by reading the guides, and downloading all the needed applications. Fill them out one by one, and attach all evidence. Make sure you check and triple check all your work and follow every guideline, ie some forms specify what color ink to use for the signature. Best of luck! We are here to help

Does anyone have actual instances of the above mentioned process working to link to? My friend's husband was in a similar situation (here legally, got married, then overstayed) and spent 129 days in a detention center in Wisconsin while she fought it out in court to get him released. He's been home with his family for a month now and the legal end did get sorted in the end, but that's an awful large risk to take without knowing what exactly should be done.

That said, good luck Chris and sorry I can't help further!

Feeling so much better about this; was starting to get anxious. Thanks so much for the reassurance!!!!

I'm the petitioner but do not make enough to sponsor my fiance, so we have a joint sponsor. I was told to fill out the I-134 with supporting docs just like my joint sponsor, but have been waiting on the letter from my employer. It finally arrived on Monday and I promptly FedEx'd it over to the UK only to find that someone signed for it and took the package. There's almost zero chance that I'll be able to have another one ready and shipped over in time - so my question is - do I even actually need that since we have a joint sponsor? Should I be panicking or no?

Thanks so much all ~

But that doesn't solve the problem in the longer-term of needing one for the I-864. What are you going to do?

Ay, there's the rub. However, we are planning on using his assets:

I'm also a student in need of a co-sponsor, but so far the people I've asked have all declined due to the possible risks associated with being a sponsor. I get the impression you were successful finding a co-sponsor, so would you be able to share a few tips for how it worked out for you?

I've got to be honest, it wasn't easy, but that was mainly because everyone seemed to think there was kind of payment involved (there's not). I used the fact that it is not a legally binding document - essentially there is no liability to the joint sponsor:

Same issue. I had a joint sponsor fill out the I-134 and the 3 years of tax returns, letter from employer, pay stubs, etc to be handed in with mine when he goes in for the interview. Finding a joint sponsor shouldn't be hard as long as they meet the income requirements and are willing to share the information I just mentioned. The document itself is non-binding, so there is very limited to no liability on the person signing up to be your joint sponsor. Good luck!