On 3/28/2019 at 6:20 PM, rahma2018 said:

 

My mother sponsored by brother and my sister and she is married but my dad is not living with my mother, he is living in our original country, he doesn't have the permanent resident   , my mother is now sponsoring my second brother. My brother who she sponsored already is willing to be co-sponsor, an office helped me with the forms they made I 864 forms and put my brother as household member in stead of co sponsor. 
The immigration said the income is not enough and it is up to embassy to take their decision, it seems that the office who helped us put houses size 6 witch don't know why and put my brother as household member and they count it double in household size ( once because my mother sponsored him and another one because he is filling the form with her ) 
the nvc said to add a co sponsor to avoid any delay and it is up to consular officer to decide. i think my brother income is enough for 2 persons witch is him and my brother  My brother doesn't live with my mother 

Should we have to submit new Affidavit of support -and add my borther as co sponsor ? 

How much the co sponsor has to have as income ? 

 

we contact the office and they said to let the file to go to embassy then will correct it because they understood better than NVC

 

What do you recommend ?

Thanks you so much

Is your brother in USA single? If he’s married and has kids, his joint sponsor form should include his wife and kids plus your other brother, in the household size question. 

For both your mother’s and your brother’s I-864 forms, please read official instructions in detail and try to fill them both correctly this time. If you’re unsure about any part of the form (after reading the instructions) come to this forum and ask for advice. 

If your brother has both I-864s correctly filled with him at his interview, he will be fine. Otherwise, consular officer will not accept wrongly filled forms and your brother’s case will be delayed. 

4 hours ago, Umka36 said:

Are only grandmas able to can assist? I would imagine ones partner would chip in as I had to, since both my wife's parent have passed away?

 

In all seriousness, no one is saying that one's parent shouldn't be able to visit. But mentioning their visit is for watching/babysitting their grandchild, then don't be surprise with the responses one will get.

Oh I quoted you, to agree with you. Grandmas helping with newborns always derail threads and make everyone loose track of the original question/post. 

3 hours ago, Mr Genuis said:

I submitted all those  during interview yesterday. i was giving a blue paper for for denial and to reapply wwith prove of domicile. He even listed some of the documents i could come with.

Can you please let us know which documents he suggested? My mom will have an interview soon, I’m very interested.

3 hours ago, Umka36 said:

What's new. Posting like these always get derailed in the end. I imagine the OP got what the need and moved on.

Nothing gets more attention than sweet excited grandmas, visiting to hold their daughters’ terrified hand during labor and perhaps change a few diapers while their postpartum daughters take a 45 minute nap to compensate for their sleepless nights. Those mischievous nasty grandmas, stomping on the laws in pure bliss 

9 hours ago, DonneKD said:

Thanks in advance for your time.

 

Filed I-130 in April 2018, approved and now case is in NVC stage. I would like to be the agent instead of my family member whom I'm sponsoring. I have already paid AOS & IV fee. I am NOT seeing and option to choose Agent. How do I go about filing DS-261 in CEAC? Or what is the process to change Agent? Been trying to reach agent at NVC by calling (603) 334-0700, no luck call just disconnects. After google search, I think I have come to right place for help. Please help!

 

THANK YOU!

I wasn’t requested to choose an agent at CEAC. I’ve paid, filled, submitted forms, and got case complete. Continue with the process. 

(I’m the petitioner and the applicant is my mom)

She can’t get birth certificates of her MARRIED children, she was told, when she attempted. Country is Turkey. We don’t have hardcopy birth certificates there. You request one and they print&stamp one, valid for 6 months (because other events are marked too, like marriage, divorce, death)

Hi everybody,

My mom is getting her original documents ready for her interview. On the official pre-interview checklist (attached below) the last item is her children’s birth certificates, even if they’re not accompanying. 

MY QUESTION:

Should I read the word “children” as minors?

My brothers are married adults, thus she’s unable to get their original birth certificates, as per her country regulations. Both my brothers live abroad, so it’s very inconvenient to get one and send to my mom internationally. 

Thank you in advance for all responses.

On 3/23/2019 at 4:36 AM, EMMO said:

Hey, I tried doing that, but it doesnt allow us to save.  It gives an error saying I havent put in all the information since I was 16, so I cant save it.

I’ve entered my mom’s current address starting from her 16th birthday and saved.

That took me to next question. I went back to address question, corrected dates for current address and added one more address, starting from 16th bday until current address’s move-in date. Save, correct, repeat for all addresses.

16 minutes ago, Boiler said:

Most people do not, none of it is that relevant, the relevancy arises when the PD number is current.

 

Currently varies between 14 and 23 years and is getting longer, we are talking generational wait periods for someone filing now.

Thank you Boiler. Another poster wrote “add spouse and children asap” so I got curious. I applied for my brother 2 years ago and left it alone 👍🏻

9 hours ago, aleful said:

hi

 

you should write to the nvc to add spouse and children asap

 

 

Since sibling category is a long wait, I have always assumed we apply and forget about it. I thought all the info will be updated when the sibling’s priority date becomes current and we file more forms. 

My question is, through out the 13-14 year long wait, do we update NVC of all life changes? Marriage, divorce, childbirth etc.

If you give more details, like the relationship between you and the petitioner (parent-son or sibling-sibling) and the legal status of the petitioner (permanent resident or citizen) you may get better answers.

3 hours ago, Ironman140 said:

that's  great news. I would have filed this weekend if I understood that 

thank you.

will file next weekend then. 

Ironman, please study the attachments below. Your step-daughter’s category:

Right now: F2B

After her mom becomes citizen: F1

After she gets married: F3

So your wife can now file I-130 in F2B category and get a priority date for her daughter. Then, if I understand correctly, your wife can move the category from F2B to F1, without loosing the priority date. And then to F3 after her daughter is married. 

My second attachment shows which priority dates are being processed as of March 2019. You’ll immediately see, how faster it is, to bring unmarried daughters here. 

You have a good guess that your step-daughter will get her visa under F3 category. Regardless, as other posters have pointed out, it’s best to get a priority date as soon as possible. It’s like getting in the line at a movie theatre before deciding which movie or even which time of the day you’ll see one. There will be plenty of time to figure it out  

These attachments will come handy, when you’re having the long talk with your wife and step-daughter. 

Best wishes!

On 3/22/2019 at 3:18 PM, RenoBound said:

My daughter submitted for me April 23, 2018.  Potomac approved my i-130 and sent it to NVC on Oct 24, 2018. 

 

After a few mishaps with paperwork and wrong submissions, I was documentarily approved by NVC on March 7, 2019.  Now just waiting for an interview date in Montreal.

 

We filed her support documents with 2017, but I am thinking it might be a good idea to bring her 2018 transcripts with me to the interview.  Anybody think that is a good idea?

 

Man, so close to the end of this! 

I will definitely make my mom take 2018 taxes with her. We are waiting for the interview too and most probably it will be after April 15th. If I don’t have the 2018 tax transcript by then, I will make her take 1040s and all, instead. 

On the same subject, does anybody think it’s a good idea to have my mom put an updated I-864 in her folder, with 2018 exact income figure? The one we uploaded on CEAC (and accepted) has 2017, 2016, 2015 tax transcripts income figures. 

In other words, should I make my mom have another signed I-864 with 2018, 2017 and 2016 on it, since her interview will be after tax due date? 

If you entered the suffix in all your forms, but THEIR noa2 paper doesn’t have it, it will not be a problem. 

For example, my son’s school’s printing format is not designed to include suffix. So his school reports etc. doesn’t have his suffix, even though school’s digital records have it.

Consular officer won’t hold you responsible that NOA2 print design omits suffixes. He/she is probably well aware of it, don’t worry.

On 3/20/2019 at 10:16 AM, United2019 said:

How much time does NvC take to review updated documents. I got some rejected ( passport was upside down etc) and i reuploaded ASAP i got email from them. How much time will nvc take to reply back? Thanks

I updated 2 documents 3/16 Saturday. They got approved today, 3/21 Thursday. 

On 3/18/2019 at 8:53 PM, gb6435 said:

Wife’s parents were approved! They had an interview and asked one question and said you’ve been approved.

 

Thank you everyone!

 

We had to pay a $200 fee that you can either pay when you arrive to US or prepay online. This is so they get a Social Security card when they land I believe.

Congratulations by the way, to you, your wife and your in-laws!

On 3/17/2019 at 5:25 AM, Nomi78666 said:

Do update us if you get any response by nvc

Nomi I wanted to let you know, I got a case complete today.

To remind you, I only submitted 2017-2016-2015 tax transcripts, no 1040 or W2s for those years or 2018.

My mom’s interview will most probably be after April 15th, the tax deadline. If I can get it by the interview date, my mom will take my 2018 tax transcript to the interview. If not, she will take my tax return with her.

I uploaded electric bill to show domicile and it got approved. Driver’s license and voter registration card also have addresses.

Try uploading just to be sure. If you can’t, I hope you get a case complete without it. Worst case, you will get a message asking for it, then the system will let you upload. 

Best wishes.

On 3/18/2019 at 11:21 PM, Maria Yanez said:

For the required documents at the NVC 

 

I came to the US at the age of one do I have to provide the police report from the US , even though I haven’t had a traffic ticket  or the police cert from the place I was born ? 

 

 

Maria, from this thread I can’t understand if you are the petitioner or applicant. And since I don’t know the relationship between the petitioner and the applicant, I can’t understand what category immigrant visa yours is.

I became USC a couple of years ago and last year I petitioned for my mom. So I’m the petitioner and my mom is the beneficiary/applicant. My mom’s case just got approved today and she’s waiting for her interview to be scheduled.

In our case, I wasn’t asked to provide any police clearances, only my mom was. I currently live in USA. I lived abroad the first 34 years of my life, then lived the last 9 years in USA (so far) No clearance from anywhere is asked from the petitioner.

Just wanted to let you know.

20 hours ago, gb6435 said:

Wife’s parents were approved! They had an interview and asked one question and said you’ve been approved.

 

Thank you everyone!

 

We had to pay a $200 fee that you can either pay when you arrive to US or prepay online. This is so they get a Social Security card when they land I believe.

I’ve heard about that one last payment. I think it’s greencard (physical) creation fee. I might be wrong.

Did your in-laws pay the $200 at the interview in cash? Was it $200 each, or $200 for two of them? I will be grateful if you can find out how they paid it, so I can give my mom a heads up. Thank you.

Unfortunately our case took longer to be approved than average. So don’t take it as a reference. And you also have an expedited case so hopefully your case will move faster:

PD: March 28, 2018

RFE: beginning of December, 2018

Approval date: ?

Sent to NVC: January 14th, 2019

We got RFE because in my country, birth certificate is not a hardcopy certificate. You go to Civil Records Office and submit a request for a print of your civil records (birth, marriage, divorce..etc) with the reason you need it. My mom wrote “to be submitted to American authorities for immigration” so they’ve printed the English version of it for her and stamped / signed it. 

She got an RFE for not sending the original but only the translation! 

So in December, my mom wrote the reason “personal use” and got a copy in her country’s language, then paid a translation office (to English again.) Then it got approved by USCIS. Crazy but true, what a comedy!

Mokhaleel, that June 4th case they put up there is the “newest dated” case they’re processing, among thousands of cases. It doesn’t mean the “oldest” case in process.

Theorically, the best place to check your status is https://egov.uscis.gov/casestatus/landing.do but unfortunately statuses aren’t updated real time. Many people got approval (or rfe) letters in the mail whilst their status still reading “we have received your case”.

Only time I’ve seen a different status there for my mom was “we have sent your case to the department of state” which meant they approved the I-130 and sent it to National Visa Center. 

I’m attaching a screen shot of what that (approval status) looked like:

28 minutes ago, databit said:

Today is not 2018!

Thank you for spotting such a tiny typo. How is your reply helping Mokhaleel? We are all here to ask for help and/or give help. His question is very clear.

5 hours ago, StrangeBrew said:

the CEAC site is quite temperamental and it does this for me whenever i have to add more than 5 entries be it addresses or education or employment..however, it will not allow any gap in addresses from age 16 - what id suggest is add 5 addresses to cover entire time from age 16 - meaning lie to trick the site on the duration to save it, go back and add another 5 and so on until you cover the entire time..and when u add another address, don;t wait to fill one before you click add another - in one go, click add another 5 times so that you can see 5 open slots and quickly add the five..it helps a lot if you save all the addresses ( and for that matter all data) on a word document and copy paste quickly..the site has a cycle length bug in it i think..meaning it will give you only a 5 or max 10 min window during which u should quickly put in all the data and hit save. else it will boot you off. also keep in mind, the volume of visitors on the site from all over the world is humongous at any time - it can only take so much.

I second this advise. I did exactly the same.

Example: For my mom’s current address, I’ve put the dates from my mom’s 16th birthday to present, then I’ve saved it. That took me to next question. I went back and entered current address’ real start date and added 2nd address starting again from my mom’s 16th birthday to 1st address’ start date, saved it... and so on.

1 hour ago, Nomi78666 said:

But you also sended 1040 for 2018 ? Right 

 

My issue is I have 1040 and w2 for 2018 and job letter as well is that enough for nvc ?

Or I also have irs transcript w2 for 2017 ? 

I think suggestions what should I upload cuz my interview will be for sure after may 2019 or so but since my joint sponsor will be filling taxes end of March so transcript wont be available but he will send me complete 1040 n w2 job letter should I be worried about anything???

No I didn’t send anything for 2018. We will do our 2018 taxes end of March. 

I’m not saying that’s the right way. I did so, because we haven’t filed 2018 yet. See, our I-864A hasn’t been reviewed yet. I will update you if it gets rejected or accepted.